This guy has some scratches, but it's not too serious.

"Are you alright? You look so pale," Lin Zheyu said.

"No, I'm fine."

Xu She said, but his heart was full of worry.

He knew what kind of people those bandits were; they were ruthless killers.

The information about the southern defense line was leaked to the bandits by him, and it was also him who took away the men to support other defense lines.

With the few men left at the southern defense line, they shouldn't have been able to hold it.

'Could it be that those bandits launched only a feint at the southern defense line and attacked the other defenses primarily?' Xu She thought.

He could only hope so; otherwise, he'd be in big trouble.

"Sir, we've dealt with all the bodies. Last night, we lost two brothers, and thirteen were lightly injured."

"However, our victory was glorious, killing fifty-nine bandits, including eighteen in the Bone Forging Realm and three Refining Internal Organ Realm experts!"

Hongcheng said excitedly.

With such achievements, when it comes time to recognize their merits, they would receive substantial rewards.

"Very good, you've worked hard,"

Lin Zheyu said, patting Hongcheng on the shoulder.

Upon hearing Hongcheng's words, Xu She's mind went blank with a buzz.

Eighteen Bone Forging Realm, three Refining Internal Organ Realm experts—these were definitely the elite among the bandits, it couldn't have been a feint.

That meant that after listening to his intelligence, the bandits launched the main attack on the south, but still failed and suffered heavy losses.

'How is this possible!'

Xu She couldn't believe it.

He had already told them the locations of the traps and mechanisms; with the limited manpower at the time, how could they have killed so many experts?

Were those bandits pigs!

Xu She was in a state of extreme panic.

Those bandits would definitely think he gave them faulty information, or he betrayed them, setting up an ambush in the south in advance.

This is bad.

Xu She swallowed hard, secretly thinking: 'At worst, I'll just stick with the main group of the Feihong Gang from now on and not leave the city alone.'

'Will those guys try to sneak into Songyi City to get me!' Xu She felt a bit paranoid.

"Are you really okay? Why don't you take a few more days off and go back to rest?"

Lin Zheyu said, noticing Xu She's pale face and patting his shoulder.

"No, no need. I'm fine, no need to rest." Xu She quickly said, shaking his arm: "See, I'm alright, it doesn't affect my movement."

"Alright, that's good."

Lin Zheyu nodded.

This kid was acting suspiciously, definitely hiding something.

Find a chance to talk to Xu Chuanliang and let him investigate; Lin Zheyu didn't want to get involved in this matter.

After arranging the area responsibilities, Lin Zheyu mentioned Xu She to Xu Chuanliang and then headed to the north of White Stone Mountain.

Arriving at the north of White Stone Mountain.

Lin Zheyu met with Jia Yanrong and others, and they all bore some injuries.

"Are you all alright?" Lin Zheyu asked.

"We're fine, just minor injuries. Lord Qiu is the one in serious condition," Jia Yanrong said.

"How is Lord Qiu? Is he in life-threatening condition?" Lin Zheyu asked. "Where is he? I'll go see him."

"He's being treated by the doctor; let's go together," Xie Jiang suggested.

There's a resident doctor stationed on White Stone Mountain, with a medical facility set up next to the warehouse.

The group entered the medical facility, finding it crowded with patients who had just come from battle.

In the inner room, Qiu Gaoxuan lay on a bed; his skin had a hint of bluish-purple, and his face looked somewhat ashen.

"Lord Qiu, are you alright?" Jia Yanrong asked with concern.

"I'm fine, the doctor said I just need a few months of rest," Qiu Gaoxuan replied coolly.

Even in such a state, he maintained a cold demeanor.

"Lord Qiu, what happened to your chest?"

Lin Zheyu pointed to Qiu Gaoxuan's chest, where it was bandaged with a white linen cloth, with threads of fresh blood seeping through, staining the cloth red.

"I was hit by that creature, and the doctor said I was inflicted with corpse poison, requiring a chunk of flesh to be cut out, or the poison would slowly invade the entire body," Qiu Gaoxuan explained.

He pointed to not far away, where a piece of purple-black flesh lay, with many charred areas on it.

Lin Zheyu examined it closely, noting it resembled the pieces of flesh he had seen before on Beast Roar Mountain.

"What did it feel like when the undead struck you?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

To date, he had never seen an undead, nor had he fought one.

"That creature had terrifying strength; when it struck me, I was sent flying,"

"The moment its hand touched me, a chill surged into my body, paralyzing me instantly, unable to move."

"It took quite a while before I could move again."

Qiu Gaoxuan said: "The undead is extremely strange; don't touch it, or you'll be paralyzed and then poisoned."

"Luckily, Lord Ren Jie arrived in time, or I would have been done for."

"Where is Lord Ren Jie? I haven't seen him around," Lin Zheyu asked.

He was eager to meet this Qi Blood Realm expert of the Ren Family, to gauge his own strength against the undead.

"I know where he is."

"I heard that Lord Ren Jie lured the undead to Lion Valley and battled the bandits there, suffered some injuries, and went back to recuperate,"

Xie Jiang said with a smile.

After visiting Qiu Gaoxuan, the group returned to their respective positions.

After yesterday's surprise attack, the defenses on White Stone Mountain had become much stricter.

With significant casualties, the Feihong Gang transferred new personnel in.

…

In Lion Valley.

The valley was filled with poisonous mists, teeming with poisonous creatures and beasts, most of which were toxic or had resistance to toxins.

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