Chapter 28: Begin Action

  Three days later, I left the imperial capital with twenty guards. These twenty people were all selected by me from the Beast Emperor's place at that time, and as the Beast Emperor said, they were all mixed-blooded with human blood, learning to cultivate Qi and martial arts under the Beast Emperor's training since childhood. After many years of practice, just in terms of Qi power, they are not much worse than me.

  Before I left, I went to see the Beast Emperor... "Father, I'm leaving tomorrow, do you have any instructions?" "Lei Xiang, the situation on our front line is not good, we may need to withdraw."

  I frowned and said, "The situation is not good? The loss is very great?" The Beast Emperor said heavily: "The loss is extremely great, but it's not all bad. Your father's Bimon Army lost more than 300 people, which is the largest loss in nearly a hundred years of battle. Of course, the enemy also paid the price of four dragon knights. And apart from the Crazy Lion Army and the Bimon Army, the losses of other tribal troops add up to more than 3 million. You say this loss is great or not? The heavy losses of all tribes also make our plan easier to carry out. Do you want to wait for your father to return before leaving?"

  I shook my head and said, "Father Emperor, it's not necessary. How long do we have to wait for them to return? Let's stick to the original plan. I'll leave tomorrow." In my heart, he was just an indirect murderer of my grandmother.

  The Beast Emperor nodded and said, "Alright then, I will issue a decree tomorrow to let the local powers of various tribes take care of eliminating the bandits around them. Whether they are willing to obey or pretend to obey, it will be beneficial for your actions. Don't worry about the bandits around the Imperial Capital, I will dispatch the Imperial Guard to secretly eliminate them. At the same time, those who learned agricultural knowledge first can start taking action. I will order them to open up farmland in the name of the Beast God Church around the Imperial Capital and develop agriculture and various industries. Child, your father is your great rear base. If you encounter any obstacles or difficulties during your actions, immediately return."

  "Thank you, Your Majesty. I, your subject, will obey your orders."

  I left the imperial capital like this. Today's weather is very bad, with wind and sand blowing in my face, and it's gloomy. The veil on my bamboo hat blocked a lot of dust for me, I wonder if it will rain today.

  I ordered twenty guards to disguise themselves as civilians and scatter, keeping a distance of about 500 meters between each other. This way, we might be able to lure more bandits.

  As for me, I rode alone on the Black Dragon, slowly advancing while unfolding the map.

  The Beastman Nation has seventeen territories, each equivalent in size to the Dragon God's provinces, surrounding the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Capital is also equivalent to a territory, and its area is not smaller than any other. Each territory has a main ethnic group. Our first destination is Yunna Territory, where wolves gather in the west. It is not the closest territory to the Imperial Capital, but it is indeed a completely flat plain, most suitable for growing various crops.

  At the same time, Yunna also produced a very rare iron ore, which was used to smelt helmets and weapons. It was extremely suitable for making armor, not only did it have good steel properties, but its ductility was also excellent. Even the most powerful heavy cavalry corps of the Dragon God couldn't be equipped with this kind of helmet made from brown iron.

  Such an important resource, yet it has been left to waste in the Beastman's territory for so long. For years, the Beastmen have grown accustomed to relying on supplies from the Demon Tribe to sustain their daily lives. And my mission is to change this situation, for as long as the economy remains under the control of the Demon Tribe, the Beastmen will never be able to become strong.

  "Report, Your Highness, there's a situation ahead." The nearest fox-man darted to my side and said.

  I frowned and said: "Tell everyone, from now on don't call me 'Your Highness', just call me 'Young Master' or 'Vice Sect Master', got it?"

  "Yes."

  "What's wrong?"

  "The brother in front discovered that a group of robbers were robbing a small village ahead."

  My heart skipped a beat, raiding the village? Although bandits are rampant in the Beastman Kingdom, it's rare for them to gather and raid villages, as they know this would provoke the ruling class. I reckon this has something to do with the edict issued by the Beast Emperor. Maybe they're planning to make off with a big haul and then lay low for a while to avoid being purged.

  Since it's come to this, I'll make sure you never return.

  "This is the outermost edge of the imperial capital's sphere of influence, and it's likely that the bandits are taking advantage of this to act recklessly." I said in a low voice: "Pass on my orders, everyone gather and speed up our advance."

  "Roger."

  Due to the sandstorm, I didn't realize the bandits' situation until I approached the village. Many houses in the village had been burned down, and there was a tragic scene of people crying and wailing everywhere. It was hard to tell how many bandits there were at first glance, but most of them belonged to several stronger ethnic groups. They killed anyone they saw and looted anything they could find. Of course, the female villagers couldn't avoid it either... I sighed quietly, waved my hand, and said, "Take action, leave one alive."

  My twenty subordinates shouted in unison: "Yes."

  I trudged along with the slow-moving ink darkness towards the village, these bandits were just a mob, and when they encountered the Imperial Guards who had trained in martial arts, they didn't have any power to fight back.

  A burst of bloody rain floated in the air, taking away one after another beastman's soul.

  As I walked forward, I suddenly heard a cry from the nearby civilian house: "Don't."

  I drew my sword and slashed horizontally, releasing a yellow energy blast. With a loud crash, the door of the civilian house burst open, revealing a bear-like bandit with his lower body exposed, tearing at the clothes of an unidentifiable female beastman.

  Having ruined a good thing, the bear-like man let out an angry roar, his eyes bloodshot as he picked up his pants and charged towards me. How stupid! He didn't even think about it - if I could so easily destroy the door of a civilian's house, would I be that easy to deal with?

  Too lazy to talk nonsense with him, Mo Ming brought up a powerful and fierce aura that swept out horizontally. When the bear man's lower body rushed in front of me, his upper body had already left his body.

  I exerted my inner energy and sent it outwards, blocking the splashing blood three feet in front of me, not letting his filthy blood stain my clothes.

  As I entered the house, a female beastman covered in white fur was crouched there shivering. I tried to make my voice as gentle as possible: "Are you okay? Don't be afraid, I'm here to save your village."

  The woman's palm covering her face revealed a gap, and seeing my kindly smile, she seemed to relax a bit. She asked in a trembling voice: "You...you really aren't robbers?"

  I smiled slightly and said, "Of course not, I'm here to kill the bandits. We are messengers of the Beast God, specializing in helping our beastman tribe dispel worries and difficulties. Believe me, okay?"

  After hearing my words, the beastwoman plucked up her courage and put down the hand that was covering her face, staring at me with big eyes. It turned out that she was a rare young white bear person, who looked like she wasn't any shorter than me, with a beautiful appearance. No wonder that bear bandit had fallen for her. "Don't be afraid, hurry up and put on your clothes, I still need to go rescue the other villagers."

  The white bear nodded and said, "Thank you for saving me."

  I turned around and was about to leave when I heard her words, so I turned back and said: "Don't thank me, thank the Beast God instead. We were able to rescue you in time because we followed his orders."

  "Beast God?"

  ……

  As soon as I left the civilian house, I suddenly heard a sharp whistle. Not good, these thieves really have some brains, it seems they want to gather and confront us. Sure enough, one of my lion men rushed quickly to me and said: "Report to Vice Master, the enemy is gathering at the other end of the village, what should we do?"

  This lion-like man is called Meng Ke, tall and powerful in build, with a strong human bloodline and obvious human features. If it weren't for the brown fur on his body, he would be just like a human being. Among these guards, I value him the most, not only brave but also clever.

  "Are you guys hurt?"

  The lion man sneered and said, "What can these despicable thieves accomplish?"

  I nodded and said, "Alright, gather them immediately. Let's go head-on with the robbers."

  This is the first time I've encountered bandits after leaving the imperial capital, and it's a large group of bandits. I couldn't help but feel some excitement in my heart. Killing the bandits would not only resolve the village's crisis, but also spread the word about my so-called Beast God, what's not to be delighted about?

  The shouting in the village had died down, and I sent two of my men to organize the villagers to put out the fire, bringing the remaining eighteen people to the other side of the village.

  As expected, a large number of thieves gathered here, wearing all sorts of clothes. Their teams were basically composed of tiger people, wolf people, bear people, and leopard people. There seemed to be over a hundred people, with most of them holding their own spoils of war in their hands, staring at us with fierce eyes as we approached.

  When we found out there were only nineteen of them, it was clear from their expressions that they relaxed a lot. I said in a low voice: "Meng Ke, later you bring two brothers to be responsible for killing the remaining fish, not one can be let go, do you understand?"

  Meng Ke's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he chuckled: "Don't worry, young master. These scoundrels won't get away today." I also appreciate him for daring to speak freely in front of me.

  I strode forward with a large step, carrying Ming on my back. The thieves opposite me immediately raised their weapons and looked at me cautiously.

  A tiger-like man with a leader's demeanor swung the large chopper in his hand and shouted: "Which faction are you from? Why did you casually kill our brothers, aren't you tired of living?"

  "I calmly said: 'Everyone is a child of the Beast God, why must you slaughter each other?'"

  A werewolf next to the tiger man cursed, "Bullshit, what's it got to do with you? We're just making a living off this, don't rob us, bring some chicks over and let us have some fun."

  The tiger man burst out laughing and said fiercely, "Cut the crap, kneel down and beg for mercy. Maybe we can spare your life. Otherwise, heh heh."

  I helplessly shook my head, and my answer was just one word: "Kill."

  I was the first to rush out, towards the two beastmen who had just spoken with me, Hu and Lang. The tiger man let out a loud roar, swinging his knife in a wide arc, aiming straight for my head. I suddenly stopped in front of him, two meters away, my stillness contrasting sharply with his ferocity, making the scene look extremely eerie.

  After he chopped the knife, I shook my wrist, and Mo Ming brought a strand of yellow millet to challenge, and the tiger man's body was split in two from the center by me.

  I didn't even blink, my body quickly dodged to the left, avoiding the werewolf's sneak attack. Mo Ming swiftly wrapped his arm around his neck. As a leader, he should know more things, I decided to spare his life for now.

  My vital energy was tightly locked onto him, the icy killing intent made him not dare to move a single inch, his pale face trembled as he begged: "Spare my life, Master, please spare my life."

  I sneered and said, "Spare your life? Did you spare the lives of the beastmen you robbed? Let me tell you, we are envoys sent by the Beast God Sect, specializing in cleaning up your kind that disrupts the beastman tribe. Brothers, we already have a live captive, as for the rest, kill them all."

  I stole a glance at the village behind me, and the villagers who were not dead gradually gathered at the village entrance to watch this massacre. As early as when I killed the tiger man just now, my guards had already taken action, and various Dou Qi appeared on them one after another. This battle was simply without any suspense. Although they had an absolute advantage in numbers, those bandits had no ability to resist at all, and were either dismembered or crushed by Dou Qi, with almost none able to leave their whole corpse behind.

  The most enjoyable kill was Meng Ke. In the first few minutes of the battle, the bandits began to flee, and Meng Ke, relying on his pair of large axes, chopped left and right, killing more than 20 bandits with his own hands.

  The wolf-like eyes of the bandits grew more and more desperate as they were annihilated in an instant under the powerful onslaught of my eighteen guards, leaving behind only a bloody mess.

  The werewolf could no longer control his trembling legs, and with a thud, he knelt to the ground, defecating and urinating simultaneously, a strong stench filling the air.

  I kicked him flying with one foot and shouted: "Meng Ke, come over."

  Meng Ke swung his two large axes and ran over excitedly: "Young Master, what are your orders?"

  I pointed at the werewolf ten meters away and said: "This guy is the only living witness, find a place to clean him up and then bring him to see me."

  Meng Ke was taken aback and said: "Wash, you're not going to eat him, are you? Wolf meat doesn't taste very good."

  I slapped him with a loud slap and he tumbled over, I shouted: "What's all the nonsense, just hurry up and do what you're told."

  Meng Ke's face flashed with anger, then his expression changed to one of disappointment, and he let out a sigh. He turned around and walked towards the werewolf.

  "Assembly."

  At my shout, all the guards except Meng Ke immediately gathered in front of me and formed a neat line.

  I glanced around at them and found that several were lightly injured, scolding: "Are you a bunch of good-for-nothings? Dealing with these few clowns and still having people get hurt, I really don't know how you normally practice your kung fu. Go, all of you go clean up the battlefield, if there are any thieves left with breath...” I made a slashing motion: “After handling them all, assemble at the village entrance.”

  After training them, I turned around and walked towards the village. The villagers gathered at the entrance of the village retreated with my footsteps. The person standing in front suddenly knelt down, followed by hundreds of people in the entire village kneeling down like a wave.

  The oldest bear-like man in the front row trembled and said, "Great, great master, don't kill us, leave a way out for our village." Before I could speak, a white figure ran out from behind the crowd: "Grandpa, you're confused, they didn't come to kill us."

  I took a closer look and it was the white bear girl I had just saved when I entered the village. She had already put on her clothes, and indeed she was about my height, relatively slender among the bear people, with a hint of a smile on her face.

  The old bear man was shocked and pale when he heard her words, and trembled with fear, saying: "Annie, you quickly kneel down for me, don't talk nonsense in front of your elders."

  I smiled and said, "No, she didn't speak nonsense, what she said was right. We came here to save your village, everyone please get up, we absolutely won't do anything that would harm you. Which families had things stolen from them earlier can now go and claim their belongings back. My men are over there cleaning the battlefield, if there's anything on those dead bandits that you need, it all belongs to your village, consider it as their compensation."

  The villagers who were kneeling down suddenly became chaotic, and the old bear man was the first to stand up, looking at me with surprise and uncertainty.

  "Grandpa, what he said is true. They are messengers of the Beast God and were sent by the Beast God to save us. If it wasn't for him saving me just now, you probably wouldn't be seeing your granddaughter again." At a critical moment, the white bear girl helped me out in a big way once more.

  The old bear man asked cautiously: "Are you really a messenger of the beast god?"

  I took off my bamboo hat and smiled, nodding: "Yes, the Beast God knows the hardships of our beastman tribe, so he specially sent us to help you. The Beast God will not forget his people."

  Seeing the human form, the old bear man took a few steps back: "You, you are human?"

  I shook my head and said, "No, I am not human, I am a hybrid of man and beast, my father is Bimon. Old man, if we wanted to harm you or plunder your village, would I need to say so much to you? You also saw the situation earlier, over a hundred thieves couldn't last more than a minute in our hands. Do you think I need to deceive you? On the other hand, what do you have that's worth deceiving? I can tell you, because the beastmen tribe has been living in a world plagued by thieves for years, the Beast God sympathizes with our suffering and sent us to eliminate the thieves and help you survive. Therefore, we formed the Beast God Sect."

  I paused for a moment and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the beastmen, don't you want to get back what's yours? The bandits' spoils are limited, those who act fast will have some, while those who hesitate will get nothing."

  The one I trust most here is the white bear girl, and the old bear man couldn't hold her back. The white bear girl ran towards where the bandits were annihilated.

  As she passed by me, she also gave me a smile that she thought was charming, but it made me feel a little chilled. After all, I'm not a bear person, maybe in the eyes of a bear person, she would be an absolute beauty. All the villagers were watching the white bear girl, and saw her quickly run to the pile of corpses and start picking up things, while my guards just kept piling up the bodies, some people even searched for things on the bodies and threw them to the white bear girl.

  Seeing this, several more villagers with bigger guts ran over. When the remaining villagers found that they were not in any danger, they could no longer hold back their inner greed and swarmed up. Only the old bear-like man stood still, looking at me incredulously.

  At this moment, Meng Ke came back with a bitter face and dragged the werewolf back. He heavily threw the werewolf to the ground and said to me: "Young master, I've cleaned up this guy. His mom, this guy is simply filthy! It's all because of my big mouth earlier, don't be angry!"

  I forced a smile and said, "Alright, you stay here and watch him. I'll go talk to this villager for a bit, and then come back to ask him again."

  "Yes, young master."

  "My grandfather isn't just some villager, he's the village chief!" The white bear girl came running back with a big pile of spoils. Looking at her excited expression, it was clear that she had reaped a great harvest.

  Actually, I had already guessed the identity of the old bear man, but didn't expose it. I said to the old bear man: "Sorry, so you're the village chief, may I have a word with you?"

  The old bear man thudded to the ground on his knees, tears streaming down: "Benefactor, please forgive this little one's irrationality just now." After speaking, he actually started knocking his head against me with a series of loud cracks. The white bear girl also quickly knelt down beside her grandfather.

  I took a step forward and helped the elderly bear man up with both hands, smiling and saying: "Don't be like this, it's killing me. This is all the will of the beast god, we are just carrying out our orders."

  "Benefactor, let's talk in our village."

  "Alright." I pointed at the werewolf on the ground and said, "Meng Ke, you're in charge here. Clean up everything after you've finished, burn those corpses, then wait for me here. Keep an eye on this guy, don't let him escape."

  "Don't worry, young master, if he dares to run, I'll break his two legs."

  The werewolf lying on the ground trembled all over and said repeatedly, "I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare to run." I nodded in satisfaction, and together with the white bear girl, we supported the old bear man as we walked towards the village.

  Thanks to our timely arrival, the village's losses were not too great. The elderly bear man led me to the same house where I had just rescued the white bear girl.

  Seeing the corpse I killed at the entrance, the white bear girl ran up and kicked it twice.

  "Annie, when a person dies, their light goes out. Don't destroy his body anymore, come with me into the house."

  As I walked into the house, the elderly bear-like man led me to the main seat and I repeatedly declined but couldn't withstand his persistence, so I had no choice but to sit in the main seat. "Old man, what's the usual situation like in your village?"

  "Alas, sir, all the able-bodied men in our village have gone to the front lines, and we don't know how many will return. We usually make a living by ordinary farming, which is barely enough."

  I nodded and asked, "Do bandits often come to harass you?"

  The village chief shook his head and said, "Attacking the village directly like this is a first. Harassment does happen often, but it's usually just intercepting our villagers on the road and robbing them of their belongings. As long as we give them what they want, killings are rare. Just a few days ago, His Majesty the Beast Emperor issued an edict to eradicate bandits, and we were all delighted, thinking that we would no longer be harassed by bandits. But who would have thought that just after the edict was issued, so many bandits would come? If it weren't for your timely arrival, our village would have been finished."

  "I said with a loud voice: 'It's because of these scourges that our Beastman Nation has declined. Don't worry, the Beast God has already issued an edict, ordering us to eliminate the bandits. We are just the vanguard, and after some time, there will be special envoys from the Beast God who will come to help you with farming and production. As long as you follow the Beast God's edict, you will definitely live a good life."

  The village chief exclaimed with surprise: "Is this true? We have been waiting for this day for a long time, great beast god, you haven't forgotten your descendants after all, and you still remember us."

  Seeing him so excited, I knew my purpose had been achieved. I comforted him: "Don't be too excited, it's not good for your body. The Beast God will never abandon his people. As long as you believe in the existence of the Beast God, you will have a happy life."

  As I spoke, I pulled out a bag of gold coins from my bosom and handed it to the village chief, saying: "Please distribute these coins among the villagers to rebuild their homes."

  The village head hastily declined, saying: "This won't do, you've already helped us a great deal, how can I possibly take your money again?"

  "I said solemnly: 'This money is not given by me, but by the Beast God to his people. Take it, and when our companions who are responsible for helping you with production and life come, just cooperate with them with all your might. Don't worry, the Beast God will take care of you.' The village head trembled as he took the gold coins, knelt on the ground excitedly, and shouted: 'Beast God, our god, thank you for bringing us hope.'"

  Having achieved our goal, I stood up and said: "The matter here is settled. I still need to continue helping other beastmen escape their suffering. I bid you farewell for now."

  The village head grasped my hand and said, "How can that be? We must have a meal before you leave. Otherwise, the beast god will blame us for delaying his messenger."

  The white bear girl also chimed in, "Yes, yes, stay for dinner." I smiled and said, "The Beast God is kind and forgiving, he will not get angry over this. As his messengers, we must do our best to serve the Beast God, and really cannot linger here, please forgive us."

  The village chief, this old man, no matter how I explained it to him, refused to let me go, saying that he had to keep us there for dinner. Just as we were pushing each other back and forth, Meng Ke suddenly rushed in hastily. I frowned and said: "Didn't I tell you to watch that wolf-like person? How did you get in?"

  Meng Ke bowed and said: "Sorry, young master, the other wolf-like bandit brothers are watching, why don't you go out and take a look? The villagers are all waiting to see you."

  Waiting to see me? I exchanged a glance with the village chief, turned around and left the village chief's house. The scene was truly magnificent, all the villagers surrounded the village chief's house, kneeling on the ground, my guards tried to get them to stand up, but the villagers were firmly kneeling, refusing to get up, the guards couldn't use force, awkwardly not knowing what to do.

  As soon as I walked out of the village chief's house, all the villagers shouted in unison: "Thank you, benefactor, for saving our village."

  Facing such a scene, although I had a purpose, I still felt proud of my behavior and shouted excitedly: "Brothers and sisters, get up quickly. If you don't get up, I'll kneel with you." After finishing speaking, I lifted the hem of my clothes and was about to kneel down. The old village chief who followed me out hurriedly supported me. Seeing such a scene, the villagers slowly stood up one after another.

  "Everyone, no need to thank me. As I said earlier at the village entrance, I am a messenger sent by the Beast God to save our beastmen. We represent the Beast God, and he has not forgotten us. He is always watching over our beastmen people. As long as everyone can live happily, it is the greatest gratitude to him. We have other matters, would you please make way for us?"

  Just as the villagers were about to be moved by me, the old village chief suddenly shouted: "Villagers, the Beast God's messenger has saved us from the brink of death. Shouldn't we thank them and treat them well? Can we just let them leave like this?"

  The villagers who were about to give way suddenly became excited again and shouted in unison: "No."

  "The village head continued to urge: 'If we let the messengers of the beast god leave like this, it would be a disrespect to the beast god. So I have decided that each household will take out their best things to entertain the messenger gentlemen, what do you think?'"

  "Good!"

  I smiled wryly: "Old Village Chief, aren't you making things difficult for me? The Beast God's will is that we cannot take even a single thread from you, the Beast God's orders, we dare not disobey."

  The old village chief smiled brightly and said: "This is what we are willing to do with our hearts, the beast god will not blame you, let's act now."

  At this time, the sky was no longer gloomy, a strip of bright sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, sprinkling all over the ground, and the sunlight grew stronger and stronger. The dark clouds in the sky were being driven away one by one, and everyone present was shocked by this strange scene.

  "My heart stirred, I shouted loudly: 'Fellow countrymen, the hard days are about to pass, do you see? The dawn of hope is shining towards us. Let's work together under the leadership of the beast god and move towards a better life.'"

  All the villagers cheered up at my call, and just a few moments ago, this place was once a sea of sorrow, but now it has become an ocean of joy.