Chapter 455: Chapter 454 Old Friends Gone
"There’s nothing much to do here, might as well take the position early. The sooner I assume office, the sooner I can wrap things up."
Xu Lingjun said, "Besides, I’ve inquired with Commander Hao Yuntun, and it’s said that Tian Haiyi has fully succumbed to our Polar Star Battlefield after days of sleepless physical torment. With her as an inside agent familiar with the place, although the Qisha Legion hasn’t been established yet, the Chi Yu mysterious clan within has already been cleared out."
He spread his hands, saying, "Next, it’s foreseeable that the Chi Yu mysterious clan will launch a fierce counterattack. Although I know that normally, I should wait until the Qisha Military District is completely established before going there, it’s currently more conducive for me to win people’s support by going now."
Liu Zhiyuan chuckled, "The way you’re talking, it sounds like you’re planning a rebellion. Too bad, if you wanted to rebel, you shouldn’t have refused to marry Han Qingxue."
"Enough, I don’t want internal strife, especially with such severe external threats. To rebel at this time would be wishing for a quicker death."
"Indeed."
Liu Zhiyuan looked at Xu Lingjun with softer eyes, quite approvingly.
The Qisha Military District is yet to be completed, and it’s the most challenging time...
And as the newly appointed Commander in Chief, Xu Lingjun naturally shouldn’t take office now...
If he were to die just after taking office, it would be a severe blow to morale.
Especially since changing commanders before battle is highly unfavorable, if Xu Lingjun were to go, where should the current command be placed?
Yet, Xu Lingjun chose to go there of his own accord. It might not be wise, but it’s certainly a show of responsibility.
Little did anyone know, Xu Lingjun was also making his calculations internally at this time.
Among the five thousand disciples of the Cuowu Sect, three thousand are likely to follow him later... These people are the true essence of a Sect, including a large number of Profound Realm Martial Artists, their strength immensely powerful.
More importantly, since these disciples are venturing into risky territory, Sun Bumie naturally had no reservations in imparting various Martial Skills to them, and Xu Lingjun had already evolved these Martial Skills with Talent Source upon reading them.
Thus, when these disciples saw Xu Lingjun’s annotations, being knowledgeable individuals, they naturally revered him as a god.
The Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion is the same, for it’s his very own... Xu Lingjun is the pride of the Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, and its people naturally look up to and trust him.
But the largest group, the Baoyan Army Legion, is instead an unstable element.
Now is precisely the right time to go.
Two days later.
Xu Lingjun bid farewell to the reluctant Jun Qing and Daxiong, boarded a special vehicle, and headed towards Biluo City once more.
While passing through Yuzhang City, he originally intended to visit the Li Family again... after all, it’s his future wife’s family.
But he was stunned to learn a shocking piece of news...
Li Fufeng.
The old lady of the Li Family, the last Grandmaster of the Li Family, passed away from illness four months ago.
Four months ago...
It was just after Xu Lingjun returned to the Great Xia Empire and met Li Fufeng.
Not long after meeting him, she was gone.
Gazing at the new memorial tablet in the ancestral shrine of the Li Family.
Xu Lingjun asked with a heavy heart, "Why didn’t you notify me?!"
"There was nothing much to notify."
Li Pingting sighed softly and said, "Aunt was seriously injured early on at the Polar Star Battlefield and only held on due to her attachment to the Li Family, keeping alive with medication. Now, with you making a name for yourself and Jingjun having grown enough not to need her care, she had fulfilled her last breath and naturally departed."
Xu Lingjun: "............"
Li Pingting, with a bit of melancholy in her eyes, said, "Aunt mentioned, she should have died in battle on the Polar Star Battlefield long ago, and now dying from illness in bed makes her too ashamed to face the Li Family ancestors. Staying in the ancestral shrine is already a blessing, so her death need not be arranged, nor should anyone be informed, just let her go quietly."
She looked at Xu Lingjun and said, "You’re fortunate to have at least known. Until now, even Jingjun doesn’t know. Although, according to my aunt, Jingjun might instead be elated over her death, but in my view, Jingjun isn’t that kind of person."
Li Pingting sighed lightly and said, "From now on, in the Li Family... it’s just the three of us left to depend on each other."
Xu Lingjun remained silent.
With Li Fufeng’s passing, he felt a sense of melancholy.
Towards this stubborn and almost pedantic old lady Jingjun had referred to... he didn’t have much fondness but held considerable admiration for her character.
But to think, she just passed like that.
"By the way, before she passed, Aunt had something she wanted you to do for her."
Li Pingting handed over an azure glaze porcelain bottle to Xu Lingjun and said, "Do you know the Tianxuan Military District? That’s where Jingjun is currently serving, and where my uncle fell back then. This time when you head to the Polar Star Battlefield again, if you have the time, remember to scatter this ash outside the military district to reunite the couple!"
"I understood."
Xu Lingjun nodded, took the bottle.
He carefully put it into the Transformation Space, then took incense sticks and candles from the side, lit them, and respectfully bowed in front of Li Fufeng’s memorial tablet.
He wasn’t sure if his actions were proper, as no one ever taught him how to pay respects to the deceased...
But at this moment, he felt a deep respect for Li Fufeng.
After bowing.
Xu Lingjun solemnly said, "I will use the blood of the mysterious races of the heavens to honor him!"
Li Fufeng passed away, harboring concerns for the Polar Star Battlefield up until her death...
...she wasn’t a good Patriarch, but who could deny she wasn’t a good warrior?
Xu Lingjun, usually a very calm person, rarely gets stirred by emotion, even when faced with the crisis on Xuyun Star l, appearing to approach the impending danger, he had full assurance of ensuring his own safety.
But at this moment...
Seeing someone once familiar now departed.
He felt an inexplicable surge of passion and impulse rising within him.
Although Li Fufeng may have been rigid and stubborn, she always treated him warmly, even sharing her family’s secrets without reservation.
This favor, he never expected he wouldn’t have the chance to repay...
Then let the blood of those mysterious races of the heavens be a tribute to those lives!
Xu Lingjun said nothing more and turned to leave the Li Family.
All the way arriving directly at Biluo City.
After having a few words with Zhao Yang, who had been stationed there for work, and then under the guidance of the staff.
He entered the warship via Star Ring.
The micro warship ascended into the sky, carrying Xu Lingjun away from the terrestrial world once more.
The familiar feeling of weightlessness...
Xu Lingjun closed his eyes to rest, yet in his heart, True Qi surged like tumultuous waves, with each wave surpassing the last.
Qisha Military District...
The Baoyan Army Legion, defiant and unruly, is the most difficult to control while possessing the strongest combat capability.
And now, the Baoyan Army Legion has firmly held the Qisha Military District, locked in a bloody battle with the Chi Yu mysterious clan...
Going there at this time is no different from a military power struggle.
But in fact, I am not here to seize power, I am here to kill.
With that thought, Xu Lingjun took out a small pill and another small object, choosing without hesitation to apply Talent Source.
Source Value should be used precisely when needed!
