Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 78 The whole story
The existence of being regarded as a small fish and shrimp by Chu Shenfeng has now caused Fang Jingxuan a lot of pressure.

After Xia Wujiu led his men out, Fang Jingxuan asked everyone to stay where they were. This plan was safe, but it did not give them the initiative.

However, Fang Jingxuan had no choice. If these cultivators really came into contact with the enemy, how many of them could be trusted?
Hearing the faint sounds coming from afar, Tuoyuan shrank his neck uneasily and leaned towards Fang Jingxuan.

At this time, Fang Jingxuan was sitting cross-legged in meditation with his eyes closed. He seemed very calm and composed.

This action calmed the others. Seeing that Fang Jingxuan was not panicking, they also felt much calmer.

But at this moment, Fang Jingxuan said that he was not panicking, but that was a lie. Although he had been preparing himself mentally along the way, telling himself that he had entered the battlefield, when he really met the enemy, oh no, before he had even made formal contact, his heart began to beat faster.

Will I get hurt? Will I die? Why have I ended up like this, in a strange place, having to fight with others?

These thoughts have been circling in Fang Jingxuan's mind.

Fang Jingxuan thought he was strong inside, but when the time came, he found that he was still afraid.

Life is difficult and the only thing that ends with it is death. Fang Jingxuan waited silently, wondering how this short moment could be so unbearable.

"Camp Commander, there's news."

Han Feiyu's calm voice sounded in Fang Jingxuan's ears, which made Fang Jingxuan feel very relieved. This guy was more stable than himself.

Fang Jingxuan opened his eyes and smiled calmly:

"Oh, what's the news?"

"Xia Wujiu sent a message saying that the 10th Battalion had encountered the enemy. The spies who came to investigate accidentally revealed their whereabouts, so both sides started a chase. The 10th Battalion fired warning fireworks to let the other barracks surround, intercept, and capture them."

Xia Wujiu has a talisman on him that can transmit information over short distances. This is a first-grade, top-quality talisman and is not cheap, so the Chu family distributes it in small quantities, and people are only willing to use it at critical moments.

Moreover, the communication range of this talisman is small, only less than ten miles. In addition, if it is blocked by a magic circle, the talisman message cannot be delivered.

"That damned Tenth Battalion, in order to take all the credit, they didn't even bother to use the talisman. They only sent out warning fireworks. Who knows what they meant? The next time I see them, I'll give them a good scolding."

Behind Fang Jingxuan, Lu Kui spoke angrily, expressing what everyone was thinking.

Fang Jingxuan ignored Lu Kui's complaints. After thinking for a few breaths, he smiled and said:
"So that's the situation. We didn't encounter a large group of enemies raiding our camp, nor were we surrounded and attacked by reinforcements. If that's the case, then we're not a threat at all, haha.

How can we sit idly by while our allies are in trouble? Pass my order, and we will all set out to stop these spies. If we can capture a few of them alive, we will have made a great contribution, and the Chu family will reward us generously.

These words excited the eyes of the monks below. They surrounded and blocked the enemy, using more numbers to defeat fewer. This would maximize the safety. If they didn't show their strength now, when would they?

So next, Fang Jingxuan led the remaining cultivators out of the protective magic circle.

As soon as he left the protective magic circle, Fang Jingxuan felt a little cold. The night in the wilderness was very cold.

He thought for a moment and then ordered:
"Sima Shang, Lu Yue, each of you take ten people, spread out, and go to support; Han Feiyu, Lu Kui, the rest of us will go find the commander of the Bingshi Battalion to see what exactly is going on." Fang Jingxuan subconsciously kept Han Feiyu by his side. This cultivator with the highest level of cultivation could not run around aimlessly, but had to stay close to him.

"Captain, if we all leave, what if these spies escape from our side?
Will the Chu family punish us for this? Don’t let it happen that we don’t get any credit and are punished. That would be unpleasant.”

At this moment, Sima Shang put forward his opinion, and when Fang Jingxuan heard it, it seemed to make sense.

He left his own defense zone and went to help the 10th Battalion to capture people. If he caught them, a large part of the credit would go to the 10th Battalion. If he failed to catch them, it would be a waste of time. But if there was no one left in his own defense zone and someone slipped away, that would be a big problem.

It’s bad. This is my first time as a leader. I have no experience and my subordinates are questioning me. What should I do?
Fang Jingxuan immediately said:

"The suggestions put forward by Captain Sima are very good. It is my fault for not considering them carefully. I want to thank Captain Sima for checking for loopholes and filling in the gaps. In the future, if you have any opinions, please speak them out on the spot. This is a battlefield, not an officialdom. Every suggestion is valuable. Maybe it can save a few lives.

Since Captain Sima is right, let's change our plan. We'll select fifteen people who are willing to help. The rest of you will hold the line with me until the Chu family arrives and we can put an end to this matter."

Fang Jingxuan also immediately realized his mistake and corrected it. He was young, and facing Sima Shang, an experienced old man, it was no big deal for him to bow his head, and it would not lose his authority.

On the contrary, people are more willing to follow a leader who is humble and willing to accept advice.

Finally, Lu Kui and Sima Shang led a dozen monks to support the Bingshi Battalion, while Fang Jingxuan, Han Feiyu and Lu Yue led the remaining men to continue to defend the area to prevent the spies from escaping from this area.

When the long night finally passed, Fang Jingxuan finally felt relieved. Although his innate talent, [Spur of the Mood], had not been activated last night, he was still a little nervous.

What if the enemy has a talisman like the [Life Hiding Talisman] that can interfere with this kind of divination-type magical power?
How many cultivators have fallen into the trap of blindly trusting their own talents? Fang Jingxuan doesn't want to make this mistake.

At this time, after a night of information collection, Fang Jingxuan had a general understanding of what had happened.

There were more than a dozen enemies in total. They chose to conduct an investigation from the area of ​​the Bingshi Battalion, hoping to sneak in and find out the strength of the Chu family's main camp. However, they were unlucky and were discovered even when they were on the periphery.

Then the warning fireworks exploded, scaring Fang Jingxuan half to death, thinking that a large enemy force was coming.

Finally, with the Bingshi Battalion as the center, seven or eight battalions of the Chu family were mobilized to encircle and intercept the enemy.

However, the monks who can be sent to investigate the enemy situation are basically powerful characters, and ordinary monks cannot stop them at all.

However, they were able to keep track of them until the end, when the Chu family sent a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage to cooperate with everyone and capture the five opponents.

During the whole process, except for the people sent out, the rest of Fang Jingxuan's people stayed where they were and did not go out.

Afterwards, the Chu family rewarded Fang Jingxuan according to his merits and sent a reward directly to him for distribution.

And now, it's time to count the harvest.

(End of this chapter)