Hurt my loved ones? I'm not guarding this country's borders anymore!

The blood at the Wu family mansion is still wet.

Even though Sima Nantian issued a gag order that "anyone who leaks this information will be punished and executed," fear still spread like a plague through the darkness of Cangcheng.

The phones of the major wealthy families were ringing off the hook. The powerful and wealthy hid at home, trembling with fear, and the news of "the Wu family being wiped out" spread like wildfire in private, but no one dared to say a word about it in public.

The entire city of Cangcheng was eerily quiet; even the night watchman dared not ring his gong loudly.

Which of the guests attending the engagement banquet wasn't a prominent figure in Cangcheng?

When they came out of the Wu family's gate, they were all pale-faced and their legs were weak, as if they had seen a ghost.

"What happened? Master Li, what's going on inside?"

"Don't ask, I don't know anything!!!"

A wealthy merchant who had just tried to get closer to Li Yuanwai was shoved aside and scrambled into his own carriage, yelling at the driver to hurry up and leave as quickly as possible.

Zhou Jinli, Zheng Hewei, and Wang Biqun had long since disappeared from the crowd.

The news only circulated within a small circle of key individuals.

"Have you heard? The Wu family is gone!"

"Which Wu family?"

"Who else could it be? The Wu family, one of the four great families! They were wiped out!"

"Oh my god! Really? Who did this?"

"That jinx from the Shen family, Shen Jinglong! The one who ran away seven years ago! He's back!"

"hiss..."

The rumors spread in private circles of the powerful and influential.

For the first time, Cangcheng was quiet under the cover of night.

The lights in countless mansions were extinguished prematurely, and not a single ghost could be seen on the streets.

Everyone was afraid.

The Wu family, one of the four great families, was wiped out from top to bottom on their own joyous day. Even the corpses of the family head Wu Bingtian and the young master Wu Chengfeng were dragged out by the soldiers of the Military Command like dead dogs.

The sky over Cangcheng is about to change!!!

...The Zhou family residence, a secret room.

The heads of the Zhou, Zheng, and Wang families gathered together.

The three family heads, who were once so imposing, now looked increasingly grim.

"Shen Jinglong... How dare he?! How dare he come back?!"

Zhou Wanshan, the head of the Zhou family, slammed his hand on the table, but his hand trembled uncontrollably.

Zheng Yuanshan, the head of the Zheng family, had a gloomy face. He slowly picked up his teacup, but the clinking sound of the lid hitting the rim betrayed his inner turmoil.

"He not only returned, but also made Sima Nantian bow down to him."

Wang Xiaolin, the head of the Wang family, said in a trembling voice, "They even took out... that legendary Black Dragon Token."

"What's the panic!"

Zheng Yuanshan suddenly sneered, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"You really believe that's the Black Dragon Token? You really believe he's the Dragon Commander of the North?"

Zhou Wanshan and Wang Xiaolin were taken aback:

"Brother Zheng, you mean..."

"If he were truly the Dragon Commander, would he need to personally wipe out the Wu family? A single military order would have leveled Cangcheng long ago!"

Zheng Yuanshan cracked the walnuts in his hand: "I think he just got a minor official position in the Northern Territory and stole his superior's token to act like a bully! As for Sima Nantian, hmph, that old fox was probably intimidated by the token and didn't dare to verify anything!"

After hearing these words, the expressions in Zhou and Wang's eyes gradually changed from fear to surprise and suspicion, and finally to ruthlessness.

"So it was just a case of a fox borrowing the tiger's power..." Zhou Wanshan gritted his teeth. "If he was an imposter, then his unauthorized mobilization of troops in Cangcheng and the murder of a powerful family is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family!"

"That's right."

Zheng Yuanshan said sinisterly, a greedy glint in his eyes, "Hmph, don't be afraid. Just now, I received an urgent coded telegram from that important figure in the capital!"

"The letter says that Commander Long of the Northern Frontier is currently inspecting and conducting exercises on the northern border, and it's impossible for him to be in Cangcheng! This Shen Jinglong is nothing but a lucky bastard who stole the token and is now swindling people!"

"Moreover... that person said that as long as we kill Shen Jinglong and retrieve the Black Dragon Token, it will be a great achievement, and our three families will be allowed to develop in the capital!"

After hearing these words, the eyes of Zhou and Wang gradually changed from fear to surprise and suspicion, and finally to utter ruthlessness and greed.

Fortune favors the bold!

. . .

Baicaotang.

Shen Jinglong stood by his younger sister Shen Yishi's bedside, having deliberately concealed the heavy stench of blood emanating from him.

He reached out and gently stroked his sister's pale cheek, his eyes tender and filled with guilt.

"Commander Long".

Zhuque walked in silently.

"How is she?"

Shen Jinglong did not turn around, his voice low.

"Commander, you used the Thirteen Needles of Xuanmen and your own true energy to prolong her life, and her life has been saved. However, her injuries are too severe, and her internal organs are damaged. To completely cure her, we will need some extremely rare medicinal materials."

Zhuque answered respectfully.

"What medicinal herbs?"

"Snow lotuses over a hundred years old, ginseng over a thousand years old, and..."

"No matter what it is, find it for me, even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!!!"

Shen Jinglong interrupted her.

"yes!"

Zhuque agreed, then hesitated for a moment.

"Is there anything else? Tell me all at once."

"Commander Long, I have also found information about your former fiancée, Qin Xuerong."

Shen Jinglong's body stiffened abruptly.

Qin Xuerong.

This name, like a needle, pierced his heart deeply.

Seven years ago, the Shen family was in trouble, and he fled with serious injuries. It was Qin Xuerong who saved him at all costs, giving him a chance to survive.

"Is she... alright?"

Shen Jinglong's voice trembled slightly.

Zhuque's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Not good. Seven years ago, after the Shen family fell from power, the Qin family, in order to protect themselves and to curry favor with the Zheng family, forced her to marry a distant nephew of Zheng Yuanshan, the head of the Zheng family."

Shen Jinglong clenched his fist tightly.

"More importantly..." Suzaku took a deep breath and decided to say it, "She... gave birth to a daughter for you."

"What did you say?!"

Shen Jinglong suddenly turned around, his blood-red eyes fixed on Zhuque.

daughter?

I, Shen Jinglong, actually have a daughter?!?!

The overwhelming amount of information left his mind blank, as if it had gone completely empty.

Ecstasy, shock, guilt... a myriad of emotions instantly filled his chest.

"Where are they?! Where are they now?!"

Shen Jinglong's voice even changed tone.

Zhuque dared not look him in the eye, her head lowered, her voice growing increasingly heavy:

"The mother and daughter... were severely bullied in the Zheng family. That man was an alcoholic and a gambler, and he constantly beat and verbally abused them. Even more... even more shockingly..."

Zhuque's voice trembled.

"Their daughter, your daughter, is being used by the Zheng family as a medicinal ingredient. She is extremely weak and could die at any moment."

A medicinal guide?

These two words, like two red-hot iron hammers, slammed hard into Shen Jinglong's chest.

boom!

A murderous aura a hundred times more terrifying than when the Wu family was destroyed erupted from Shen Jinglong's body.

The air in the entire room seemed to freeze.

The table, chairs, teacups, and everything around him shattered inch by inch under this invisible pressure!

Under this imposing aura, Zhuque retreated several steps, her face turning deathly pale, and she almost knelt on the ground.

She had never seen Commander Long so out of control.

This is no longer anger.

This is a boundless killing intent that will burn the heavens to ashes!

My daughter... my daughter... From birth, has she been raised by our enemies as a medicinal ingredient, treated like an animal?

"The Zheng family!!!"

Shen Jinglong squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, each word carrying a chilling edge.

He clenched his fists tightly, suppressing an almost uncontrollable killing intent; his knuckles cracked from the force.

"take me!!!"