Chapter 68 In the Name of My Younger Brother (Part 1)

  My sleep schedule has indeed been messed up, I went to bed at 6:30 and didn't wake up until 2...

  This chapter of Yang Jun's monologue has a part that is a true story. As for which part it is, I won't say, you can all guess.

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  "This time, the demon tribe seems to be different from before. They have begun to covet several main cities. The people of the three southwestern provinces are not fools either. Every year they were robbed, but this time they became clever and transferred their wealth and sold their grain early. The demon tribe couldn't find enough food to spend the winter, so they could only kill the chicken to get the eggs."

  Li's voice was cold and detached, devoid of any emotional tone, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table in front of him.

  This was the first sentence Zong Yin heard after he came to. He couldn't help but shiver, and Zong Yin seemed as cold as if he had just come out of a refrigerator, staring at Hei Sen with a deadly gaze, silently cursing him in his heart. He didn't expect that Hei Sen would still have the soul technique of Frostbite. Unbeknownst to him, Bing Yi, who was standing behind Lu Jin, lowered her already bowed head even further when she saw Zong Yin wake up.

  "Alright, I'm not here to discuss national affairs with you all. Anyway, I've already provided all the methods I can think of, whether you use them or not is up to you. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first. I really haven't strolled around Jingying Academy before, Brother Zong Yin, how about taking me for a stroll?"

  Lu Jin was fiddling with a gold coin from an unknown country in his hand, feeling extremely bored and lost in thought. Seeing Zong Yin wake up, he quickly put his arm around his shoulder before the other could say anything and pulled him out.

  "Which cities in the three southwestern provinces have been breached? What is the situation with the nine ring cities?"

  It has to be said that the ice previously sealing Zong Yin had indeed achieved a certain effect. The awakened Zong Yin was no longer as excited as before, and he stopped Lu Jin's movements. With an expressionless face, Zong Yin calmly asked the seated crowd.

  "Twenty-seven small cities, nine destroyed and one surrendered, only eight intact ones left behind the main city. The nine-ring city wall has only two horned forts left to echo each other. Although the demon tribe is temporarily quiet, the situation isn't very good either."

  Ye Feng's face looked a bit unsightly, and he casually tossed a copy of the latest battle report from the three southwestern provinces onto the table, saying slowly.

  At that moment, the students from various classes in the three southwestern provinces changed their expressions and no longer estimated others. A group of people rushed to the war report thrown on the table by Ye Feng. These people were mostly the children of the city owners, and when they learned that not even a third of the 27 cities were left intact, each person could only pray that their own family was among the lucky ones who survived.

  Then the students present two completely different expressions, one is a face full of death ash, these people's families are either all dead or have already surrendered, and the result that awaits them is self-evident. The other is their own family intact, they deeply breathe out, with a relieved expression on their faces.

  But those students who had just caught their breath didn't have a relaxed expression for long. Since the demon tribe launched a war and occupied the main city of the border 30 years ago, they hadn't clashed with the army of Xuanling Country again, let alone entered the main city. Now that they've occupied the main city again, are they going to launch another war?

  The principle of "when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" is understood by everyone. In just half a month's time, the 200,000 regular army of the demon clan swept through like a broken bamboo, and ten cities were slaughtered. Wherever they passed, not a single chicken or dog was left, no one survived, and all people became food for the cannibal tribe in the demon clan.

  After the fall of ten cities, the demon tribe raised the banner of "those who surrender will not be killed". Feng Zhi's father was the first to choose to surrender when the cannibal tribe was devouring human corpses. Fortunately, the demon tribe was still relatively trustworthy, and all those who surrendered were confiscated of their weapons and food. As long as these people did not leave their homes, they were left unattended.

  With the leader in place, and the demon tribe having kept their promise, the rest was easy. The eight cities simultaneously raised white flags, opened their city gates, and chose to surrender. The demon tribe's army stopped in front of the three main cities only when they arrived, and it has been three days since then without any movement, but it is unknown what kind of conspiracy is being plotted.

  Just as all the students were at a loss, Ye Feng put another contract in front of the students from the other three southwestern provinces.

  "This time I called you here is to let you and the Ding Sheng Soul School sign a contract. As long as your family doesn't betray the country, the empire will spare your lives in consideration of the entire clan's sacrifice and the face of Ding Sheng."

  Those who were about to die and had not yet breached the city's defenses went mad, ignoring the contract and biting their fingers to sign it with their own blood, leaving behind their original soul power. Even those students from families that had surrendered did the same, for in the most critical moments, people would desperately cling to the last straw of salvation.

  "Hmph, robbing by fire? If the master of Xuanling Country really wants me dead, I don't think the prestige of Ding Sheng Soul School is of any use. I'm afraid my fate and Fengzi's won't be much different. In that case, I won't sign this contract. Let's go, Lu Jin big brother, I'll treat you to a drink."

  Zong Yin's mouth curled up with a sneer, Ye Feng's method was really too simple. At the most helpless moment of everyone, he threw out this contract, without worrying that someone would have any hesitation, and everyone would be willing to sign it. But he didn't quite understand, with the temperament of the Xuanling Country's master, these students were basically doomed to die, what was the point of signing a contract with people who were bound to die?

  His goodwill towards the top of Ding Sheng Soul Academy decreased again, Zong Yin turned around, revealed a smile, patted Luo Jin's shoulder and walked out.

  Zong Yin's words made the crowd, who had initially sparked a glimmer of hope in their hearts, fill their eyes with despair once again. Yes, if Ding Sheng could really protect everyone, then Feng Zhi wouldn't have been taken away so easily today.

  There was another person who, like Zong Yin, had not signed the contract. That person was Yang Jun. From start to finish, Yang Jun sat with his eyes closed, cultivating his soul power, as if everything had nothing to do with him. Until Zong Yin stood up and left, he also got up and followed behind Zong Yin, walking out of the conference room.

  "In the class of Hei Sen, there were two decent students who had signed a contract. According to the old rules, let them join the Temple Guardians and Soul Guards under the name of accidental death. The ones named Zong Yin and Yang Jun will be observed for a while, if everything is fine, let them understand some situations and try to get him to join us. Ding Sheng needs fresh blood like them."

  The old man sitting in the corner was Li Shi, who had saved Zong Yin's life. After the two left, he slowly opened his eyes, sighed, and like steam, slowly evaporated from where he sat. Yefeng and Fan Old Man, sitting far away, nodded to each other knowingly and also disappeared on the spot.

  Zong Yin and Lu Jin sat face to face in the empty dining hall, both silent, only pouring wine into their mouths. Zong Yin didn't actually like drinking, but his mood was terrible at this point. Until two jars of strong liquor were downed, Zong Yin finally showed a hint of intoxication and started loudly cursing everyone, including Lu Jin in front of him.

  Lu Jin couldn't help but shake his head, and could only smile wryly as he lowered his head to drink.

  Just as Zong Yin was about to pour the third pot of wine into his mouth, Yang Jun's powerful hand suddenly snatched the wine pot from him and sat down beside Lu Jin, starting to drink.

  "Who told you to take my wine? Get out! Get out of here!"

  Zong Yin saw it was Yang Jun and immediately became furious, slapping the table and scolding him while pointing at his nose.

  Yang Jun seemed as if he hadn't heard Zong Yin's words, and poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth, raised his head, and stared straight at Zong Yin.

  "Do you know, when I was little, I was an abandoned child that no one wanted. A beggar adopted me and thought that after he grew old, I could help him beg for food. Unfortunately, in my 13th year, he starved to death. At that time, I could only survive by rummaging through trash cans every day. Although I was alive back then, I didn't know why I was living."

  Yang Jun's voice seemed to have a strange magic power, and as soon as he spoke, Zong Yin quieted down, as if Zong Yin was also waiting for Yang Jun to give him an explanation. It was as if they had entered the past, and Yang Jun's face was filled with nostalgic emotions.

  "Until one day she appeared, giving me a new life, letting me wear luxurious clothes, eat food I never dared to eat before, and even teaching me the soul-refining technique. At that time, I didn't understand anything, but gradually began to rely on her, trust her, and finally discovered that I had irrepressibly fallen in love with her."

  "But it seems God played a joke on me, her unusual behavior was finally discovered by her family and my identity was also exposed. I am his own brother from the same father but different mother! Hahaha! A biological younger brother!"

  Yang Jun's expression was still very sweet just a moment before, but suddenly changed, becoming somewhat ferocious and crazy, he drank the strong liquor in the pot in one gulp, laughing loudly as if no one was around.

  "She told me that it was her mother who had abandoned me in the first place, and that my own mother had been poisoned to death by her. Her mother seemed to have gotten what was coming to her, as she died soon after mine, falling down a flight of stairs to her death. She felt guilty towards me, and since we were siblings, she came to help me. My father is a good man, and when he found out about my true identity, he immediately restored my status as the heir to our family's legacy."

  After saying this, Yang Jun took a deep breath and fell silent for a while.

  The eight people present were all moved, and the story of changing from lovers to siblings was really too tragic, not everyone could accept it. The fact that Yang Jun's spirit did not collapse already showed how strong he was. Zong Yin, although sympathetic to Yang Jun's misfortune, seemed to have nothing to do with him, even if he loved his own sister, he couldn't forgive Yang Jun.

  "It should have ended here, and perhaps we would all have died in obscurity. But damn the Xuanling Empire! Damn the Ding Sheng! They demanded that someone from our family enter this prison cell! My father had intended to send her in, but I couldn't bear it! So I volunteered to come in myself! I still remember when I left, her originally lively eyes were red and puffy like peaches. At that time, I vowed that no matter what, I would survive and return, to protect her in my younger brother's place!"