Mountain Patrol Military Officer

At this moment, Prefect Li Xun and others in the courtyard raised their heads, faces showing shock and surprise.

Especially Li Xun, knowing that the person before him was a Great Dragon and Tiger Divine Ability User, calling an old friend of his aunt "sir", which made him lose his wits for a moment.

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, his gaze turned to the kindly smiling elderly woman in front of him. From her bone structure, she must have been a beauty in her youth. However, she looked pale and lacked spirit, appearing older than her actual age.

"Madam, you must be a long-time friend of Mr. Gongsun. I see your health is not good. This is a Dragon Scale left from when I killed a Jiao Long. Wearing it for a long time can cure your stubborn ailments!"

As he spoke, Chen Yuan turned his hand, and a shimmering blue ice-crystal Jiao Dragon Scale suspended over his right hand.

It emanated the purest Water Attribute Essence Qi, radiant as jade, with a resplendent glow, stunningly beautiful.

This scene shook the people around. All eyes instinctively fixated on the dragon scale, mesmerized by its gem-like splendor.

The elderly woman, seeing this scene and looking at the noble young man in front, still didn't know Chen Yuan's identity. Earlier, when Li Xun introduced him, she was too far away, and the crowd was noisy. Nevertheless, she had seen the world, and it seemed significant.

"Xun'er, who is this?" she looked towards Li Xun.

Prefect Li Xun, seeing that this Great Dragon and Tiger Ability had gifted his aunt, casually gave a piece of Jiao Dragon Scale. Judging by the Essence Qi fluctuation, it was clearly not an ordinary Jiao Dragon Scale. His thoughts grew complicated.

He pressed his dry lips together and said, "Aunt, this is the Nine Colonels of Shu, a distinguished guest of the Lord General. As your nephew, I must respectfully call him the 'Dragon Tiger'!"

"The battle outside the city was orchestrated by this General!"

He finished, and the courtyard was filled with exclamations; for a moment, everyone widened their eyes, but soon the exclaims subdued, and the atmosphere quieted down.

Earlier, when the lord introduced this young gentleman as a general, a distinguished guest of the Lord General, everyone only knew he was someone important.

Now, knowing the gentle-looking young man was the master of the terrifying battle outside the city, felt completely different.

Earlier, during the terrifying battle outside the city, they could only glimpse a corner of it, but the divine-like person now appeared before them, making them instantly tense.

After hearing, the elderly woman lowered her body, performing a bow. Beside her, Li Yu, dressed in men's attire, opened her beautiful eyes wide, suddenly recalling the back of the green-clad young man seen at the inn; clearly this was him. In her daze, she hurriedly assisted her grandaunt in performing the bow,

"I didn't know the general had arrived, my negligence is inexcusable. The general has bestowed gifts, for which I am most grateful, yet this gift is too precious, and I truly cannot accept it."

Her demeanor was quite genteel, perhaps a quality refined by time.

Chen Yuan raised his hand in response, helping the elderly woman up from afar, then glanced at Gongsun Yang.

"Madam, please do not refuse. Mr. Gongsun and I are entering the capital this time. Unexpectedly, sir met an old friend here. Mr. Gongsun has followed me in battles, guarding the borders, achieving great merits, earning respect. Encountering such a fate today, this little gift is nothing."

He took a deep look at Gongsun Yang, smiling, making Gongsun Yang's old face turn a little red.

Then he turned his gaze to Li Xun, whose face showed uncertain expressions, "Besides, since we're intruding tonight, there's no need to refuse this small matter."

"Lord Li!"

"I am here!" Li Xun quickly restored his expression and responded.

"Take this Jiao Dragon Scale for the madam. Later, have craftsmen polish it to wear, and say no more." Saying that, Chen Yuan flicked the flowing light in his hand, which flew before Li Xun.

Li Xun caught it, quickly bowed his head, raised both hands above his head, bowed deeply with ceremony,

"I thank the general on behalf of my aunt!"

.......

Meanwhile, on another side, in the West City of Baoqing Prefecture.

The aftermath of the battle seemed to be quickly subsiding.

Inside the city, the government army moved in full force, completely sealing off the West City, maintaining order. The Big Formation activated, driving away onlookers.

Outside the city, the devastated land was being repaired by the Divine Skills of various Mountain Gods and Land Gods.

The Land God, with some of Erlang's infantry, blew flat ground from cracks in the earth, resembling cows and horses in the fissures.

Mountain Gods, like giants, pieced together exploded boulders into hills, stacking them like large blocks.

These scenes appeared extraordinary under the dark night.

Only the battlefield left by the Dragon and Tiger battle made the earth look like a cobweb, with unknown shattered mountains, involving hundreds of miles, fierce and terrifying. Obviously, some minor gods repairing it would be unclear how long it would take.

Their tasks were mainly to repair official roads.

Fortunately, a Big Seal like a divine artifact in the sky emitted a strong wave, repairing the most devastating sky. Otherwise, the residual space cracks would turn this realm into a forbidden zone.

While inside and outside the city quickly repaired the aftermath of the battle, an area outside the city.

Two individuals knelt, their whole bodies pierced by stakes, hands tied back to the stakes.

A man and a woman.

The man was over forty, with a face destroyed, looking like it had been burned by fire, charred and revealing fierce flesh, old wounds, not new.

The woman donned a green vine dress with a beautiful face, yet crow's feet at the corner of her eye evidenced her age.

Both were disheveled, displaying uncommon auras, the disfigured man had Martial Vaults opened four temples, while the woman opened three.

But even with their remarkable energy, they could not escape the ordinary-looking stake, confined there, demeaned in a kneeling position.

However, neither dared to breathe audibly.

At this moment, in front of the two, stood a domineering figure.

It was the Three Qin General Mu Yuntian.

This General, at that moment, eyes gleamed with cold light, looking down at the kneeling pair.

"Who will speak first?"

"Who is your mastermind?"

"I will only ask once. If you do not answer, don't blame me for taking your life. I just want to serve peacefully in office without troubles."

His voice carried killing intent, the Dragon Tiger Suppression rampantly wreaked on the two.

These two were the 'scapegoats' he captured after destroying two Void Projections.

Someone had attached a Divine Seed to them, using Void Projection to strike from afar.

He spoke, the disfigured man's expression unchanged, the green vine woman's eyes flickered under the Dragon Tiger Suppression.

"I am from Youlong Palace of Yuzhang!"

"The Old Flood Dragon nurtured by Senior Qian Yunzi was killed by the Nine Colonels during its crucial transformation to a dragon. This dragon had earlier been part of a transaction with our Youlong Palace, involving a seat at the Luotian Grand Sacrifice. Upon receiving this news, I was sent to assist..."

"My master is the Palace Master of Youlong Palace, and I hope Lord General will show some leniency!"

This woman explained the cause of the event.

Then she mentioned her master, hoping the General would consider it.

Mu Yuntian, hearing that she came from another path, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.

"From Yuzhang!"

"Dared to cross the boundary, then deserves death!"

As he spoke, under the green vine woman's sudden dilation of pupils, this Lord General instantly turned into a shadow, his large hand descending upon the woman's head.

"Bang"

The woman, under the Dragon Tiger's might, couldn't withstand even a single blow, her flesh and Primordial Spirit crushed to pieces.

The splattered blood sprayed directly onto the scarred face beside her and his body!

"And you?"

Mu Yuntian stood in front of him, extremely oppressive aura pressing down on him, making the fierce flesh roll on his face.

Yet he still didn't show any fear, remarkably steadfast.

The person instead gave a weird laugh, "General Mu, check inside my sleeve and you'll know!"

Mu Yuntian tore through the air, and a golden shimmering token fell from the torn-off sleeve, landing on the ground.

Seeing this, Mu Yuntian's brows furrowed.