At this moment, Qingyuan Caicaizi's face was extremely pale, yet she did not cry out.

She suddenly raised her head to look at Ying Zi, a tragically beautiful smile on her face, her eyes revealing an excited expression: "Ying Zi, just now, were you about to call me auntie?"

Ying Zi fell silent for a moment, her gaze complex as she looked at Qingyuan Caicaizi.

Seeing the almost pleading look in Qingyuan Caicaizi's eyes, Ying Zi gently nodded her head.

A satisfied smile appeared in Qingyuan Caicaizi's eyes, she turned her head towards Jiang Chen and spoke softly: "Mr. Jiang, please believe me, for Ying Zi, for the family, I will do whatever you ask of me! I think I might have guessed the gist of what you want me to do, this severed arm will make Sanben Jinnan believe me!"

Jiang Chen looked deeply at Qingyuan Caicaizi and then turned his head to shout: "Elder Shen, send Ying Zi and Mr. Murakami back to the country through your channels immediately, take them to Elder Yao, their injuries can't be delayed for too long!"

"Young Master Jiang, what do you mean by this? Aren't we your brothers? Are we afraid of death?" Shen Xiangtian was stunned upon hearing this, then roared in protest.

"Young Master, we want to stay!"

"Yes, Young Master Jiang, it has been a long time since we've fought side by side with you, we want to stay!"

"Please let us stay!"

Xie Long and several others shouted out one after another.

"Young Master, what do you mean by this? What is your plan of action? Is it really that dangerous? Could it really be a life-and-death situation?!"

Ying Zi was taken aback, then exclaimed: "No way! Forget about the Qiong Gouyu! We can avenge our family later! I can't let you risk your life for my sake!"

"Pshaw! What nonsense are you spouting?"

Jiang Chen glanced at Ying Zi with a disdainful look, saying irritatedly: "You silly girl, are you wishing me dead? When have I ever taken on something I wasn't sure about?"

Ying Zi was startled again, looking at Jiang Chen with a mix of suspicion and confusion.

"Rest assured!"

Jiang Chen flashed a confident smile: "The plan doesn't need to succeed completely, as long as it's half successful, I'll be able to retrieve the Qiong Gouyu and then make the Sanzan Association suffer a great loss, and maybe even cause the Eight-Headed Serpent to lose a powerful Soul Clone!"

"Really? There won't be any danger?" Ying Zi looked at Jiang Chen with a dazed expression.

Jiang Chen stepped over to Ying Zi's side, smiling as he reached out to pat her hair; "Of course it's... fake!"

"Huh?" Ying Zi was stunned for a moment.

Thump!

With a muffled sound, Jiang Chen struck Ying Zi on the back of her neck with a knife-hand chop, and her vision darkened as she passed out.

Supporting Ying Zi, Jiang Chen turned to Shen Xiangtian: "I know you're not afraid to die, but I am, so I can't have any liabilities around me! You guys, take Ying Zi and Mr. Murakami back to the country immediately!"

"Young Master, we won't become a liability!"

"Yes, Young Master Jiang, we won't become a liability!"

"Young Master, please let us stay!"

Shen Xiangtian and the others spoke out anxiously.

Whir!

Jiang Chen's body suddenly exploded with a powerful aura, fiercely pressing down on Shen Xiangtian and the others.

Whirr Whirr Whirr!

Yan Hu, Xuan Long, An Hu, and An Long all simultaneously released powerful auras, pressing down jointly on Shen Xiangtian and the others!

Shen Xiangtian and his group's faces changed, instantly understanding what Jiang Chen intended to do, and they circulated their Internal Qi to the extreme, resisting the pressure from the five auras, striving to keep themselves upright.

Whirr Whirr Whirr!

Suddenly, five profound auras emerged, the air trembled, and another wave of oppressive force, this one formed from the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, weighed down on Shen Xiangtian and his group once again.

"Ah!"

"Hah!"

Shen Xiangtian and his companions' faces were flushed red with exertion, desperately circulating their Inner Qi in a struggle to keep standing erect. However, their spines involuntarily started to bend downwards.

Crack! Snap!

The crisp sounds of bone grinding echoed; Shen Xiangtian and the others were determined to stand upright even if it meant ignoring their fracturing bones.

"Enough!" Jiang Chen said indifferently.

Humming!

The pressure disappeared, and blood began to seep from the shoulders and backs of Shen Xiangtian and his companions.

Their heads hung low, their faces filled with utter dejection.

They knew that they had failed!

"This is called Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, a unique ability of those in the Venerable Realm. You cannot withstand it. Once in battle, if we and the enemy's Venerables use Heaven and Earth Vital Energy to fight, you will only become targets!"

Jiang Chen spoke lightly: "The six of you together might be able to slay a Venerable, but what after that? We may face countless Venerable Realm powerhouses. We need to fight while simultaneously retreating. Can you do that? Do you want me to abandon you and run, or do you want me to die together with you?"

"Young Master Jiang..."

Shen Xiangtian's eyes revealed a hint of unwillingness, still wanting to make a case.

"Shen Xiangtian, what is a soldier's foremost duty?" Jiang Chen suddenly roared.

"To obey commands and follow orders!" Shen Xiangtian replied almost reflexively.

Jiang Chen gave Shen Xiangtian and the others a cold look and spoke in a chilling tone: "By joining the Flame Dragon Group, have you stopped regarding me as the chief instructor?"

Qingyuan Caicaizi and Cunshang Zhengye both were taken aback for a moment, looking at Jiang Chen with surprise.

"No!"

"Of course not!"

"You will always be our chief instructor!"

"Yes, you will always be our chief instructor!"

Shen Xiangtian and the others spoke out hastily.

"Then listen to me well!"

Jiang Chen bellowed once again: "I command you, right now, to take Ying Zi and Mr. Cunshang back to Flame Dragon Kingdom immediately, and to ensure they are delivered unharmed to Elder Yao! This is an order! A military order! I issue this command as an Intermediate Rank Officer of the Flame Dragon Kingdom!"

Shen Xiangtian and his companions stood frozen in place, their eyes filled with intense reluctance.

"What? Are you openly defying orders?" Jiang Chen roared again.

"Absolutely obey the order!"

Tears in his eyes, Shen Xiangtian shouted.

"Take them both and get out of Beihai National now, I don't want to see you again!" Jiang Chen handed over Ying Zi to Shen Xiangtian and spoke coldly.

"Yes!"

Shen Xiangtian cried out and gave Jiang Chen a solemn military salute.

Chen Jiantao and the others also saluted Jiang Chen.

Taking Ying Zi, Shen Xiangtian gazed deeply at Jiang Chen and said with resonating firmness: "Chief Instructor, make sure you come back alive. You should know the feelings your brothers have for you. If you don't return, the Flame Dragon Group's Long Ya Special Forces Squadron will collectively withdraw from the Flame Dragon Group and retire. And then, it will be Beihai National's nightmare!"

Jiang Chen nodded heavily, then pointed in the direction of the motherland and shouted lowly:

"Get lost!"

Shen Xiangtian saluted Jiang Chen again, then, in a flash, leaped towards the nearby jungle.

Chen Jiantao and the others paid their respects with salutes, then, with Xie Long supporting Cunshang Zhengye, the others provided protection as they quickly followed after Shen Xiangtian.

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