Chapter 470 - The hearts of men

Chapter 463

/*unedited*/

Dongxi city, southern main city gate area

A hundred rebel armies are standing by and camping in the gate area. This is the assignment given to them by their superior. On their shoulder is the insignia of the Lao mercenary clan. The Lao mercenary clan has aligned themselves with the rebels as they have connections with Ding clan.

It has been many years now after the new king usurps the late king. After the war, peace reigns and this peace has been a problem for the Lao clan. This is because as a mercenary clan, they usually gain more money on wars and subjugations of cities, towns, or beasts. However, ever since the new king sat on the throne, their cash flow slowly withers and that resulted in their forces getting weaker.

Hence, when the youngest and the only surviving heir of the Ding clan propose to revolt against the new king, they all agreed. It took them many years before they were able to gather enough men in secret. They integrate themselves into the society of the other noble clans and pretended to work with them.

But who would have known that Prince Linque Ding would suddenly act upon the plan which they have painstakingly worked and prepared for?

Although a bit took aback the Lao mercenary clan has always been prepared for this time. And every one of them is itching to take back the glory which their mercenary group once had.

Boom!!!

Suddenly the city's huge gates were blasted open by a very strong force. Even those who are standing afar felt the powerful force as they were sent tumbling to the ground.

Thousands of wood debris flew all over the place turning the mercenary encampment behind the gate into ruins. There are also many who were wounded and killed on the spot when hit by the sharp wood and iron debris.

"What was that?! Is it an enemy attack!" shouted the mercenaries as they scramble to their feet.

However, upon seeing the bloody scene in front of their eyes, everyone was dumbfounded. They were just happily chatting with their colleges on how they successfully took over the city gate and killed the people near it.

Their triumph was really easy and some of them are even torturing some of the people inside the tent. However, who would have known that something like this would happen.

Everyone was on their toes as they held their weapons and look at the gate which is filled with thick dust clouds.

Suddenly, they saw a silhouette of two people walking inside.

When they noticed the young man and saw that he didn't have any spiritual fluctuation, their eyes turn towards the young woman behind him. However, they had confusion in their eyes as the two does not conform to the strength that was released a while ago.

With vigilance, they waited for another person to appear. However, no one enters.

"Who are you? Do you know that you have hurt the people of the Lao clan!" suddenly a young mercenary shouted as he jumps in front of Shin Jiao's path.

Shin Jiao just stops and looks around.

The young mercenary suddenly pointed his sword on Shin Jiao and without a word, directly stabs his chest. The young mercenary has a sinister look on his face. He was having too much fun inside his tent when the attack happens and now he is angry. He wanted to find someone other than the woman inside the tent to bend his anger.

However, upon his sword reaching Shin Jiao's chest, Shin Jiao just moved his body dodging the blade by a hair's breadth. Then he formed his finger into a claw and grabs the young mercenary's neck. With a twist, a loud crack was heard and the young mercenary fell to the ground dead.

Everyone was stunned at this scene. That young mercenary is a peak gold core cultivator and is very powerful. Even a 1st level infant soul realm would have a hard time defeating him. How could someone without spiritual undulation be able to kill him with ease?

Fear began to creep in everyone's heart. When they were torturing and raping the helpless people in the city, they were ecstatic and their hearts were filled with laughter and evil intention. This is the life that they wanted, a life where they can feel powerful, a life where they didn't have to follow any rules and can just trample anyone under their feet.

However, they didn't expect that they would see something like this.

Shin Jiao didn't think twice and just took out two submachine guns. Using his contact lens, he marked 5 – 10 people with his spiritual sense, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation. These people are the sc.u.ms of society, why would he hesitate to kill them?

And so, it didn't take long for him to finish the rest of the mercenaries guarding the gate.

Suddenly, he saw some women coming out of the tents. He can see their pitiful state and could not help but heave a heavy sigh.

This is the harsh reality in this world. The strong ruled the weak and the law are made by those with power.

He just casually walked towards the edge of the path and began to spread his absolute sense.

Meanwhile, the woman following him also helped the other woman and the men who were badly beaten and it didn't take long before a huge crowd was gathered behind Shin Jiao.

Shin Jiao turn to look at the people. He frowns as he thought of a way to at least help them for a bit. He is not some saint to save everyone, but at least he is still a human with morals.

He took out a few bottles of rapid hemostatic capsules and called for the first woman who was following him.

"You… come here."

"Ye… yes… master." She said with a low bow.

"Give these to those who are heavily wounded. Clean this place up and stay here for a while. It would be dangerous for the whole group to follow me. It would be best for you to recover first." He said as he handed her the bottles.

"But…" she wanted to say something but Shin Jiao raised his hand.

"I may not be a saint to help you all. So this is the best I could do for you as a fellow human being." He said as he suddenly jumps to the top of a roof.

Shin Jiao suddenly wrote something in the air and the pattern he wrote slowly landed in the middle. Then it embedded to the ground and formed a golden barrier surrounding the ruined mercenary camp.

"No one can enter this barrier, but anyone can get out. So it would be your choice if you want to stay and be safe or go out and be in danger." He said as he turns around and disappears.

Although still a bit afraid, everyone already has a grateful for their eyes upon seeing a powerful immortal helping them.

In their eyes, they are now seeing Shin Jiao as a great immortal that came to their city to save everyone.

Not long after Shin Jiao's figure disappears, the woman immediately went towards the survivors and gave those wounded some of the capsules.

The group then pushes out the corpses of the dead mercenaries. Some of them even bend their anger to those who abused them even though those people are already dead.

After they did this, they all sat on the ground and rested. They were all exhausted and traumatized by this event. They didn't expect that some of the people they have trusted have done something atrocious to them. Some even began crying once again especially the women and the men who lost their loved ones.

Not long later, the group of people saw a large group of students approaching the gate.

"What… what is happening here?" suddenly a man asked while approaching the golden barrier.

The woman whom Shin Jiao helped walked towards the edge of the barrier and look at the people. When she saw that they were students and teachers of the academy, she felt a bit tensed.

"Who… who are you people?" she asked in vigilance.

"We are from the academies, we were sent to gather beast core materials in the forest. What happened to the city?" the man asked.

"The mercenaries are attacking the city from the inside, I think…" the woman said unsure of what to say.

"It was the Lao clan! They have betrayed the city!" said a man full of wounds on his body.

He is being supported by a woman with a disfigured appearance.

"We need to enter the city, can you remove this barrier?"

"Sorry, an immortal senior set this up. We can only go out and cannot come inside." The woman replied.

Then Cao Lan walks towards the barrier and carefully inspects it.

"This is a level 3 protection barrier. Only nascent realm experts can make this… Is this done by master Ji?" she muttered.

She then turns towards the student and the remaining teacher behind her. It has taken them a long time to gather all the materials at the bottom of the cliff. However, they now have enough to even support their academies. After that, they ran for a couple of hours before reaching the city, so everyone was a bit exhausted.

Yet, they need to check what is happening so, they didn't have a choice but to scale the wall.

"Everyone, prepare to climb!" she shouted as she takes the lead.

The students and teachers behind her followed her and also climb over the wall. When they reached the top, everyone was stunned. They can now see clearly the black smoke rising high up in the air as many houses in the city were burned.

"This is chaos… why... why is this happening." Cao Lan muttered as a heavy and sad feeling came over her heart.