In the Demon Suppression Division: Crimson Words Nurture the Blade, Slaying Demons to Prove the Dao

Upon hearing this, all the villagers in Chenjia Village stood up.

They craned their necks to look at the horizon.

Sure enough, a red flag was getting closer and closer!

"It's someone from the Demon Suppression Division!"

"We're saved! We're saved!"

"Waaaah, you've finally come..."

"..."

Qi Sha and Xiu Hua exchanged a glance, both able to see the surprise in each other's eyes.

Family members...

finally come!

Jiao Yu, dressed in a flying fish robe, held a knife in one hand, like a divine soldier descending from the sky, killing Xuanlan wolf demons with a single strike!

In an instant, all the wolf demons surrounding the people of Chenjia Village were killed!

"Mysterious Wind!"

"Yes, sir!" Wei Xuanfeng slammed the general's flag into the ground, then looked around. "Wen Shihan, lead squads one and two to build a defensive line! Hu Murong, lead squads three and four to stand guard! Squads seven and eight, bandage the wounded..."

Under Wei Xuanfeng's command, the hundreds of people worked in an orderly and efficient manner, without the slightest disorder.

He even assigned some people to appease the villagers of Chenjia Village.

He himself went to the village chief of Chenjia Village to find out what was going on...

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Jiao Yu then walked towards Qi Sha and Xiu Hua.

"You brat, I knew you weren't dead!"

As soon as she stepped forward, Jiao Yu hugged the embroidery tightly into her arms.

"Gently... gently... my ribs are going to break..." Although Xiuhua's face was pale, she had a smile on her face.

"I hope it hurts so much, you bastard!" Although she said that, Jiao Yu still let go of her hand and took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom. "Here, take the medicine."

"Jiao Meiren, I never expected it would be you who came to save us!" Qi Sha bumped fists with Jiao Yu, grinned, revealing blood-stained teeth, "I thought it would be Boss Wu's personal guards."

"Your personal guard? You two really have a lot of influence." Jiao Yu rolled her eyes at him, her gaze sweeping from Qi Sha's severed arm to the claw marks on his embroidered lower back. Her smile faded. "Stop joking around and swallow your medicine first."

"I swallowed it." Qi Sha smacked his lips. "What kind of medicine is this? It's quite bitter."

"Poison, the kind that kills instantly upon contact with blood," Jiao Yu said irritably. "You two are suffering terribly, don't you know? I've been working myself to death for the past three months. And you two, on the other hand, have been having a blast for the past three months!"

Xiuhua leaned on Qisha's shoulder, clutching the wound on her lower back. Her breath was still weak, and there was a hint of guilt in her eyes.

She looked Jiao Yu up and down several times, then suddenly pointed to Wei Xuanfeng, who was talking to the village chief not far away.

"That guy carrying the flag, is he one of your men?"

Jiao Yu looked in the direction she was pointing. She knew she was changing the subject, but she couldn't help but smile and slightly raised her chin.

"Yes, I trained her myself, she's very capable!"

"Tsk, I never expected that the dignified beauty Jiao would like this..." Xiuhua teased.

"This kid, he can satisfy you... Ah... Embroidery, why did you hit me!"

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak!"

Xiuhua squinted, watching Wei Xuanfeng's efficient and decisive command of the troops...

He divided his troops, deployed defenses, pacified the people, and gathered intelligence; he did the work of a hundred households without making a fuss.

"Brother Wu mentioned it briefly in his letter, saying that you've found a promising talent, but I didn't believe it." Xiuhua turned to look at Jiao Yu.

"Not one, but three!" Jiao Yu added.

"Give me one!" The embroidery's tone carried the eagerness of an old master who couldn't resist the temptation of good material.

"Pah! I've trained you for three months, and you're just here to reap the rewards?" Jiao Yu raised an eyebrow. "Besides, see? I'm a centurion now, we're equals. What makes you think you can intimidate me!"

"I'll take... ouch..." Xiuhua was about to argue when she aggravated her lower back wound, wincing and gasping for breath. "I'll take my seniority! I've led more soldiers than you've eaten rice!"

"Then why don't you bring out someone decent for me to see?"

"Doesn't Seven Killings count?"

"You're not even a contestant, you're being picky about husbands! I can't be bothered to call you out on it!"

Qi Sha rubbed his nose beside him and said, "No, you two are just arguing over seedlings, don't use me as a stepping stone."

Jiao Yu and Xiu Hua glared at him at the same time, and Qi Sha wisely shut up.

After exchanging a few words, Jiao Yu suddenly remembered something, took out a token from his pocket, and handed it over.

"Boss Wu asked me to give this to you, saying..." Jiao Yu mimicked Wu Santong's tone, lowering her voice, "'You'll understand as soon as you see it.'"

The moment Xiuhua received the token, her fingers paused for a second.

That was an urgent order, its copper edges slightly greenish.

"Go on..." Jiao Yu didn't react at first, but she noticed that Xiu Hua's expression had changed. "What's wrong?"

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but the other person's expression seemed to carry a hint of guilt...

"It's nothing..." Xiuhua raised her head and forced a smile.

Jiao Yu stared into her eyes.

Embroidery wasn't the type to keep things to herself; the more she said "it's nothing," the bigger the problem became.

Jiao Yu glanced back at Wei Xuanfeng, who was directing the bandaging of the wounded; Wen Shihan, who was leading the team on guard; and Hu Murong, who had already started using his embroidered spring knife to whittle wooden sticks for the villagers to use as walking sticks…

The three children did a very good job.

She turned her head back, her voice suddenly becoming very soft.

"Embroidery, you're my best sister. When you 'died,' I drank for three days straight, and no one could persuade me otherwise. If you're really hiding something from me..."

"Jiao Yu." Xiuhua interrupted her, her voice hoarse for a moment, but then she laughed, "It's really nothing, it's just that people get old and tend to overthink. Alright, alright, don't look at me like that, I can still live. You should go and see that boy holding the flag, I've seen him staring at us for a long time, probably wanting to come over but not daring to."

Jiao Yu didn't move.

She stared at the embroidered flower for three breaths, and the embroidered flower smiled and met her gaze, neither hurried nor averting it.

"Alright." Jiao Yu finally patted her shoulder. "You owe me an explanation. You'll pay me back slowly once you've recovered."

She turned and walked towards Wei Xuanfeng.

After taking a few steps, he looked back again...

Xiuhua had already put the token into her bosom and was leaning against Qisha's shoulder, whispering something.

The smile on Qi Sha's face vanished...

Jiao Yu gripped the hilt of the knife, etching the image into his mind, and then strode toward Wei Xuanfeng.

"Xuanfeng, how is it?"

"The village chief said that most of the villagers have evacuated. The dead..." Wei Xuanfeng paused, "less than twenty died, mostly elderly people and children who were slow-moving and couldn't escape."

Jiao Yu nodded: "Bury it, register the name, and report the compensation when we get back."

"Yes."

Jiao Yu glanced at the direction of the embroidery again, then looked away.

"Let's finish what's in front of us first," she said. "We can talk about the rest when we get back."

"Well, boss, there are really only two paths we can take right now," Wei Xuanfeng said. "The first is to lead the villagers back to the village while sending scouts to request reinforcements, and the rest of us to guard the village. Once the reinforcements arrive, we can coordinate an attack from the inside and surround these wolf demons!"

The second plan is to leave a small group behind to hold off the wolf demons, while the main force leads the villagers to Kangcheng for refuge.

Both options have their own risks.

The first option is to deal with the situation if the scouts die on the way or fail to defend the village.

In the end, the villagers and everyone else died at the hands of the wolves.

In comparison, the second option is more prudent, but...

The small team responsible for stopping the wolf pack...

Certain death!

Because there are just too many wolf demons.

After hearing this, Jiao Yu looked at Wei Xuanfeng with even more admiration.

"Good lad, how about we go later? You be the centurion, and I'll be your junior officer!" Jiao Yu said, patting Wei Xuanfeng on the shoulder.

"Hey boss, what time is it? Stop joking." Wei Xuanfeng was speechless. "Speed ​​is of the essence in war, give me a choice!"

"These soldiers might not be able to withstand many rounds of attacks..." Jiao Yu sighed, vaguely sensing something but unable to put it into words. "How about this, I'll stay behind with the team, you take the villagers back to Kangcheng, and send scouts to request reinforcements..."

"No!"

Before Jiao Yu could finish speaking, Xiu Hua, supported by Qi Sha, walked over.

"Embroidery..." Jiao Yu frowned. "You just need to rest. I'll take charge..."

"No, from this moment on, everyone must obey my orders!"

As Xiuhua spoke, she revealed the urgent order in her hand...

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