Destiny is ashes

Chapter 50 Red Armor Guard

“So there is this layer of relationship!”

After knowing the relationship between An Jing and Gu Yeqi, the atmosphere suddenly eased and the attitude of the Red Armor Guards became quite friendly.

From the other party, An Jing learned about the current battle situation.

When An Jing rescued his fellow junior brothers and sisters, the Red Armor Guards had already suppressed the guards of Xuanming Manor.

However, because the Red Armor Guards did not want to fight the Demon Cult to the death, most of the Demon Cult guards also retreated from the village.

Now, most of the demon cult guards abandoned their village and fled to the mountains. The remaining wounded were abandoned, or they voluntarily stayed behind to cover their retreat.

An Jing knew that the Demon Cult had a strong internal cohesion. Now, these rearguards were trying their best to delay time, but they no longer posed any threat.

All this is thanks to An Jing killing Instructor Han. The other party came to Dongzhuang with the Life-Nourishing Dish in order to squeeze out the Blood Pill for a last-ditch effort.

If those injured demon guards obtained the blood pills, healed their injuries, and greatly improved their skills in a short period of time, the outcome of the battle would be hard to predict.

The Demon Cult team originally had twelve people. They came to investigate the situation because Instructor Han and others did not return with the blood pill.

As a result, the team encountered the Red Armor Guards on the road and was dispersed. Only five people broke through the encirclement and arrived at Dongzhuang.

Then he died at the hands of An Jing.

At this moment, the Red Armor Guards have arrived at the manor, and they are treating the injuries of the eleven children.

As a gesture of goodwill, they distributed Gyokuro, a sweet syrup with a rich osmanthus scent, to everyone.

Just a small sip of this sweet syrup is enough to provide several people with nutrition for a few days, and it is a special supply provided by the Red Armor Guards.

After every child got a bite, they were visibly cheered up and their physical condition improved.

As for those children with rotten wounds on their bodies, the rotten flesh was accurately cut off by the Red Armor Guards with a knife and then covered with medicine.

——Are they really good people? Just like the soldiers in my hometown before the frost disaster... The soldiers I met after the frost disaster were more arrogant than the others, and I didn't know why.

Seeing this scene, even An Jing retracted his sword, but he still had doubts in his heart.

Before, he was still wondering, since the Red Armor Guards were here to wipe out the Demon Cult, why didn't they use heavy weapons or large-scale destructive magic to raze Xuanming Manor? Now he knew the reason.

Because the order the Red Armor Guards received was to protect the lives of the Sons of Disaster as much as possible, they were cautious in every step, fearing that they would accidentally kill the target of the mission.

"These people are full of murderous aura, but not much evil or curse. They are not good people, but they are definitely not evil soldiers."

The sword spirit in his mind also commented: "As for the effect of this Jade Dew, it is a bit like the Bigu Pill of the past. The effect is a little weaker, but it obviously tastes much better."

“Times are advancing.”

On the other hand, the Red Armor Guards also figured out An Jing's identity.

——The leader of the Demon Cult’s ritual this time, he has already awakened his destiny and supernatural powers, and he is a genius with inner energy as strong as a river, having broken through at the age of twelve.

It seemed that he was the one who disrupted the chaos of the previous demon cult ritual. His character and ability to act were both top-notch.

From any perspective, he is truly a child of destiny.

Finding Ye Qi was a mission, but if they could bring An Jing back, it would be a great achievement. The three red armor guards who found An Jing were all delighted at the moment, and they used the medicine and jade dew very happily. "I know where Ye Qi is."

An Jing also made up his mind. After confirming that the Red Armor Guards would not harm the Sons of Disaster, he did not wait for the Red Armor Guards to ask, and directly said: "I hid them in the Hanging Life Valley. You can't find them in the manor."

Leading these three extremely lucky Red Armored Guards who were grinning from ear to ear towards Xuanming Valley, An Jing saw many Red Armored Guard teams gathering together along the way.

They had obviously received the hint from the Red Armor Guards beside An Jing. Without saying a word, they professionally protected An Jing and escorted him to Xuanming Valley.

It didn't take long for all the Sons of Disaster who heard the Anjing signal to leave the Xuanming Valley and receive the most professional care from the Red Armor Guards.

Gu Yeqi looked confused about this.

"I?"

When she found out that she was the real target of the Red Armor Guards, the usually enthusiastic and cheerful girl was stunned: "But, but, but my family is just an ordinary family, are you mistaken..."

As God knows, she has lived for more than ten years. Although her family is not poor, they are definitely not extravagant at all!

——Could it be that they have the same name?

This doubt was completely dispelled after the Red Armor Guard took out a portrait that was so detailed that it was almost a photo, as well as a jade disc used to test bloodline.

The person in the portrait was indeed Gu Yeqi, but she was much younger, probably around seven or eight years old. The little girl was concentrating on identifying herbs on the table. She had big eyes and looked extremely cute.

When seeing the portrait, An Jing noticed that in addition to astonishment and shyness, Gu Yeqi also had a hint of fear - obviously, the painter was really watching Gu Yeqi's every move at that time, but she had never noticed this "observer".

After Gu Yeqi dripped a drop of blood from his fingertips, the jade disc began to glow with bright golden light - this proved that Gu Yeqi was indeed a direct bloodline descendant of the jade disc holder.

As for who the holder is, there is no need to ask.

"I can't believe it. I really can't believe it."

The little sister who had always played with him turned out to be the granddaughter of the commander of Hanhai Road. This was so unbelievable that even An Jing and Cang Linzu, who were sitting next to him drinking water, were deeply moved.

Cang Lin nudged An Jing and said, "Brother, you are smart. Have you noticed any clues before?"

"Really? Apart from being cute and having a talent for herbs, Ye Qi is pretty average in other aspects - she can't even accompany us to run 20 laps around the mountain."

"No, brother, I can't finish it either. Who else can finish it except you?"

After chatting with Cang Linzu for a while to relax the atmosphere, An Jing actually had many doubts in his mind.

Now that Gu Yeqi has indeed been proven to be a descendant of the Commander of the Vast Sea, according to An Jing's idea, the other party should have stayed in the Northern Frontier since his father's generation as a reserve bloodline of the "seed", or he may be an illegitimate child sent away.

But both of these assumptions are problematic.

The problem with the former is that if the backup forces left in the northern border really encountered a frost disaster, Commander Gu would most likely provide rescue immediately. How could he let Gu Yeqi and her father encounter such danger?

He didn't come to rescue him during the frost disaster, he didn't come to rescue him when he was fleeing, and he didn't come to rescue him when he was sold to the Demon Cult. It's been almost a whole year from the winter of the first year to the autumn of the second year. If Gu Yeqi hadn't had his care, he would have been eliminated and locked in the dungeon long ago. He might have turned into a blood pill. How could he be saved then!

Although he knew that there were undercover agents in the Demon Cult who might secretly help Gu Yeqi, An Jing still felt that it was unlikely, unless a major accident happened at the Gu family.

The problem with the latter is, is the daughter of a mere illegitimate child really worth the commander mobilizing the Red Armor Guards to encircle and suppress the Demon Cult's manor?

(End of this chapter)