Sun Never Sets Port, Central Church.

Moonlight Knight Yu Lian and the rough knight carrying the Demon-Breaking Greatsword walked in from outside.

They both had injuries, looking somewhat battered.

"Mission accomplished?"

Zhan Ning's voice rang out from his seat, and the frustrated Yu Lian instantly lost her composure upon hearing it.

"Zhan Ning, you're such a jerk, making us do all the grunt work while you handle the brainy stuff, huh? Your Anti-Xia Alliance pals nearly left us there!"

"That's right, Zhan Ning, you owe us an explanation this year!"

The rough knight chimed in.

As they spoke, they looked up at Zhan Ning, and what they saw stunned them.

They saw Zhan Ning's head wrapped in thick bandages, seemingly injured much worse than they were.

"There's no such thing as tranquil times, just someone else shouldering the burden ahead," Zhan Ning said with a melancholic look in his eyes.

"Speak plainly," Yu Lian interrupted him mercilessly.

"A madman broke into my home and blew it up."

"Hahaha, good!" Hearing this, the two of them simultaneously showed expressions of schadenfreude.

Back to the point.

"Bob has already followed the plan and successfully infiltrated the heart of the Anti-Xia Alliance. If we calculate the time, he should have arrived at the gates of Fulong City by now."

"As long as he can enter Fulong City, given Drunkard Sun Yun's nature, he won't miss this chance."

"The information we spread can withstand scrutiny; Bob will be recruited by Sun Yun and become a secret agent planted within the Anti-Xia Alliance."

Zhan Ning's statement was not entirely agreed upon by Yu Lian.

"Your plan might be foolproof, but there's one thing you never considered."

Looking at Zhan Ning, Yu Lian said, word by word: "Bob's personality."

Zhan Ning, who enjoyed playing with people's emotions and whose love had a very short shelf life, was indeed adept with women but had never paid attention to anyone else.

Yu Lian, on the other hand, was more observant and meticulous. "I can sense that Bob is a proud person."

"Even though he shows only Tier Six strength, he is always extremely relaxed and confident around us. Have you ever thought about why this key knight under your banner behaves this way?"

Yu Lian's question left Zhan Ning without an answer.

Because he spent his days focusing on finding today's true love and tomorrow's true love.

As for his knights, Zhan Ning thought, since they're all part of the Sun Never Sets Knight Order and adhere to the Knight's Code, there's no need to spend energy studying them.

But Han Zhan was different.

His essence lay in being a Spirit Contract Master, a man from the Anti-Xia Alliance.

"What do you mean?" Zhan Ning subconsciously asked in return.

Yu Lian recalled the first time he met Han Zhan, at the port of Sun Never Sets Port.

A Tier Six core knight able to withstand the charm of a Tier Seven knight, able to chat with the Punishment Knight fearlessly.

He is proud, his pride comes from confidence, and confidence comes from strength.

"Bob concealed his strength, or rather, Tier Six is not his limit."

"He is very proud, confident, and has his own persistence and beliefs."

"Would such a person be willing to crawl through that 'dog hole'?"

Zhan Ning would crawl through because he had already betrayed his faith and was exiled to the City of Extreme Evil. Entering the Anti-Xia Alliance and playing with multiple women was his best counterattack to the 'dog hole.'

The Mechanical Church would crawl through because they aren't even human and wouldn't get angry over such petty tricks.

The Alien Race would crawl through because they don't have brains...

But would Han Zhan crawl through?

Yu Lian's question instilled a tiny bit of doubt in the overly confident Zhan Ning.

He began to doubt his own plan.

"He probably wouldn't, right? Even if Han Zhan is a proud person, if no one tells him it's a dog hole, he wouldn't know, would he?"

Zhan Ning said, spreading his hands.

Yu Lian didn't speak, just looked at him.

Until Zhan Ning began to hesitate, understanding the meaning in Yu Lian's eyes: "What if?"

A plan that isn't foolproof isn't a perfect plan; it can lead to unexpected outcomes.

Zhan Ning rubbed his temples; this plan was conducted by him personally. If it fails, he would surely be heavily punished by the Lord of the Fallen Knights.

Not to mention, powerful items like the Demon Crossing Cloak and the Moonlight Longsword have also been sent out.

"If he doesn't want to crawl through the dog hole, what will happen?" Zhan Ning asked.

He himself had crawled through dog holes too many times and completely forgot that there is another choice besides not crawling through them.

"Challenge the gate."

Yu Lian said calmly.

"Challenge the gate with a combination of strength, passing through five barriers. As long as the challenger can kill to the Central Army Tent, it counts as a victory."

"Whoever wins can not only gain an exceptional recruitment offer from the Anti-Xia Alliance but also choose one of the 'Ten Heavenly Stems' tokens as their future identity."

In short, the rewards for challenging the gate are very generous, capable of propelling someone from an obscure grassroots level to the core high ranks of the Anti-Xia Alliance.

But the difficulty of successfully challenging the gate can be imagined.

"Passing through five barriers represents that the Anti-Xia Alliance will have five generals defending their tents. There are five tents, and the last one is the Central Army Tent."

"Those selected to represent the Anti-Xia Alliance in defending the tents are at least Tier Seven or above. But who exactly will take this role depends on which core members are present in Fulong City and who are willing to fight when the gate is challenged."

The more Yu Lian spoke, the more sweat appeared on Zhan Ning's forehead.

"We can't be that unlucky, right?"

"You'll find out if we're unlucky once daylight breaks."

...

Fulong City, inside Wofeng Palace.

Gongyang Jin removed her clothes, revealing skin as delicate and white as sheep fat. She gently stepped into the bathtub, with water pre-adjusted to the right temperature.

The water, just at the right temperature, enveloped her body, washing away the day's fatigue.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes and pointed distantly toward a spot on the ceiling.

A stream of water condensed into a transparent, sharp little sword, shooting towards the direction of her finger.

"Sister, I'm your husband!" The silhouette flipped by the Sword Qi fell from above the palace, clumsily climbing up from the ground, still smiling and not angry.

"No, you are not." Gongyang Jin was immersed in the tub, but small water swords continued to form behind her.

"Leave here, or even if you're my brother, I won't hold back."

"One day, you'll agree to be my wife!" The young man with a mischievous smile at the door was eventually forced back by the small water swords.

After driving the person away, Gongyang Jin closed her eyes again to rest.

Uncertain how much time passed.

While in a meditative state, Gongyang Jin heard a distant, clear voice.

The east is bright,

Someone is challenging the gate!

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