Chapter 80 - Dark Clouds

Chapter 80: Dark Clouds

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After being promoted to the internal qi realm, Xu Ning’s confidence grew even stronger.

One could make the case that he was the strongest mortal realm sixth stage warrior.

Furthermore, Xu Ning was strong enough to be a captain in Kangyun County.

Next, before going to bed to rest, Xu Ning routinely took a look at his Thousand Source Bug.

The fat white worm in the ceramic pot was still motionless.

Xu Ning poked at it a few more times before it began to move.

“This Thousand Source Bug seems to have gotten fatter…”

Xu Ning realized that his Thousand Source Bug had gained weight after it hatched. This was different from the growth path of Thousand Source Bugs described by Wei Binglin previously..

After a normal Thousand Source Bug hatched, it would take at least three months for its physical changes to be noticed by the naked eye.

But less than a month had passed since this Thousand Source Bug had hatched.

However, even though he was puzzled, Xu Ning didn’t take it too seriously. After all, the Aura Crystals it expelled were still normal.

Xu Ning looked at this lazy, fat white bug. Xu Ning hoped that it could grow faster. After all, he wanted to receive higher quality Aura Crystals.

…

The next day.

Outside Kangyun County, fortifications had been built.

For now, the number of refugees had decreased.

It was because after they heard that Qiuyun County had fallen, the refugees left Kangyun County to escaoe even further.

“Master, something major happened at Lushui Lane last night.”

Xu Ning walked into the guard station, and Feng Sigua greeted him and reported the news.

“What’s happened?”

Xu Ning asked quickly after hearing this.

“Lieutenant Du in Lushui Lane was assassinated by his men last night.”

Feng Sigua’s words shocked Xu Ning.

“Where is he now? Is he injured?”

Xu Ning quickly asked.

“He’s dead.”

Feng Sigua’s answer exceeded Xu Ning’s expectations.

“The Black Armored Guard who assassinated Lieutenant Du had escaped from the county last night.”

Feng Sigua continued, “After assassinating Lieutenant Du, he escaped the county with the excuse that he was carrying out a mission.”

“Lieutenant Du was a qi realm warrior, so how could he be assassinated by a Black Armored Guard?”

Xu Ning asked.

“He used poison.”

Feng Sigua lowered his voice.

“Poison?”

Xu Ning’s eyebrows furrowed.

‘That must have cost a lot.’

There were many warriors in this world, and for those who practiced internal strength, most poison had no effect on them.

After reaching the internal qi realm, one would have internal qi in their bodies. After detecting any physical discomfort in one’s body, one could easily expel the poison.

Only poisons that activated quickly or entered the body silently could cause harm to warriors above the qi realm.

And the cost of making such a poison would be a lot more expensive than the resources consumed by a warrior in the qi realm.

‘They must have spent a lot of money on this.’

Xu Ning’s face was rather gloomy.

This was not just about killing one lieutenant.

This would affect the stability of the entire Black Armored Guards.

Once this happened, everyone in the Black Armored Guards would have to wonder if their colleagues were enemies.

Even the qi realm lieutenants could no longer guarantee that they could withstand a secret assassination attempt from their subordinates.

“Poison…”

Prior to this, Xu Ning didn’t pay much attention to poison.

After all, after being promoted to the internal qi realm, his internal qi could resist most poisons.

Only a few extremely high-quality poisons could cause harm to him.

But right now, the opposing party clearly had a lot of resources, and could get their hands on extremely expensive poison.

Xu Ning felt that this might be related to the fact that the other party was a Magic Faction—they had crazy and reckless tactics.

‘It seems like I have to be more careful in the future…’

Xu Ning increased his vigilance.

…

Commander Mansion.

Wei Changqing was quite happy today.

It was because he had received a response from his letter to his family clan.

Wei Changqing had been wondering why Yunying City had not sent reinforcements.

But now, his family clan finally answered the question for him.

According to the response, all of the senior executives of Yunying City had been focusing on a major event recently.

And this matter was even so major that even if the counties in the southeast border of the Source Faction were all destroyed, the Source Faction and the high level Black Armored Guards would not even bat an eye.

As for the specific matter, the letter did not say.

However, in addition to explaining the situation, the letter also brought good news.

Which is that the major event that the senior leaders of Yunying City were focused on, had come to an end.

As of now, Yunying City was starting to dispatch reinforcements.

As long as reinforcements arrive, Kangyun County’s predicament would be resolved.

Wei Changqing was relieved after hearing this.

However, shortly after he heard the good news, Wei Changqing heard some bad news again.

A lieutenant of Lushui Lane was poisoned by his subordinate.

Wei Changqing knew what kind of effects this would bring.

In order to prevent this negative impact from spreading in the Black Armored Guards, Wei Changqing immediately decided to announce the news of the upcoming reinforcements.

One reason was to calm people down, and the other was to scare the enemy.

…

A few days went by.

Tao Village.

Xu Ning’s home.

Tao Yunchuan returned home with a heavy heart.

He had just attended the town meeting.

“How is it? What did the village leaders talk about?”

As soon as Tao Yunchuan returned home, Xu Lian eagerly asked.

A few days ago, they heard the news about Qiuyun County’s downfall.

At that time, everyone in the village panicked.

They had been at peace for thirty years, but now war was about to ignite in Kangyun County.

“The village said that the situation was not optimistic at the moment. It is inevitable that the rebels will attack Kangyun County.”

Tao Yunchuan sighed.

“Then what do we do?”

Xu Lian was worried.

Tao Yunchuan said, “The village is prepared. Over the past few days, we have reached a consensus with the Song Village, the Tan Village, and even our two local horse bandit gangs, the Knife Horse Group and the Flower Butterfly Group.”

“Since we are at war, everyone put away past prejudices and are helping each other. If an enemy attacks us, everyone will fight back together.”

Tao Yunchuan said, “But generally speaking, we are not in danger. The main focus of the rebels is to deal with the defenders of Kangyun County.”

“To deal with the defenders of Kangyun County?”

Xu Lian did not relax. Instead, she was even more worried. “What would happen to Xu Ning?”

Tao Yunchuan frowned when he heard this.

He was also worried about Xu Ning’s safety.

But on the surface, Tao Yunchuan still comforted Xu Lian and said, “Don’t worry, the meeting also said that Yunying City has sent reinforcements to help. As long as they survive the enemy’s assault, Kangyun County will definitely be able to hold on.”

“Moreover, Xu Ning is a lieutenant. Didn’t you say that he is already very powerful? It shouldn’t be difficult for Xu Ning to survive in the war.”

In fact, Tao Yunchuan was worried about Xu Ning’s safety, but in order to comfort his wife, he had to say this.

“It’s good to have reinforcements…”

After hearing this news, Xu Lian seemed to be slightly relieved.

Instantly, the room was silent.

In fact, Xu Ning’s home was an exception.

It felt like dark clouds were covering every household in Kangyun County.

But fortunately, after knowing that there were reinforcements on the way, everyone still had hope in their hearts.

Everyone was looking forward to the end of the war and returning to the calm days like before.