"General, someone on the outskirts wants to see you." A messenger stepped forward to report.

  "Oh? Lin Changkong, you lead 200 men to take those two back first. Qin Yong and Andrew will follow me to see who it is." Xuhai Feng instructed nonchalantly.

  Arriving at the outer perimeter guarded by the Black Flag Army, Xu Haifeng saw a general standing awkwardly in front of two Black Flag soldiers. Looking at his face, he seemed somewhat familiar, and Xu Haifeng was trying to recall his identity when the man suddenly discovered him with his sharp eyes and shouted loudly: "General Xu, youve finally come out."

  As soon as he spoke, Xu Haifeng suddenly remembered that he was General Chen, who had led his troops to the training camp three months ago. Xu Haifeng and he had met less than five times, only knowing that his surname was Chen, and his official position was one level higher than himself, a deputy general in charge of tens of thousands of people. However, since His Majesty the Emperor began to deploy troops and generals everywhere, he was among the first batch of people to be deployed, and it had been some time since they last met.

  Xu Haifeng didnt dare to be slow and hastily paid his respects, saying: "So its General Chen, I apologize for not welcoming you properly. May I ask what brings General Chen to see me?"

  Chen Vice General hastily returned a courtesy and sighed: "Its not me looking for you, General Xu, but rather youre the one whos been looking for trouble with me."

  Xu Haifeng was taken aback and asked in confusion: "General Chen, what do you mean by that?"

  "General Chen pointed to the dark houses all around and said, This area is within my jurisdiction. You suddenly brought your troops here, drove my men out, and surrounded this place so that not a drop of water can leak through. Can you blame me for coming to ask whats going on?"

  Vice General Chen was polite on the surface, but he had already cursed them out in his heart. If it were any other deputy general leading the troops like this, he would have had every reason to order their arrest. However, after witnessing the Black Flag Armys performance on the battlefield today, even heavy cavalrymen were defeated by these monsters in a fierce battle. Vice General Chen thought that with only 10,000 infantrymen under his command, they might not even be enough for the enemy to use as cannon fodder. Moreover, those cowardly little devils would run faster than rabbits upon seeing the Black Flag Army approaching, and if he gave the order, there would likely be more deserters than chargers.

  He knew this, so he was blocked by several lowest-level soldiers outside, although he felt a great loss of face, but still didnt dare to force his way in. At this moment, seeing Xu Haifeng, he felt a suffocating feeling in his heart, and his words were also tinged with three points of anger.

  Xu Haifeng had just thought of going to capture Alexanders brothers alive, but hadnt considered this aspect. However, he couldnt explain it to others and was at a loss for what to do, opening his mouth to speak but unable to say anything.

  If Xu Haifeng had been a bit more forthright, Deputy Commander Chen would not have dared to be difficult. But seeing that Xu Haifeng seemed to know he was in the wrong and didnt dare speak up, Deputy Commander Chens courage grew: "General Xu, no matter what, you must give me an explanation, otherwise how can I explain it to the young men?"

  General Chen said to this, suddenly felt a chill, as if being stared at by some fierce beast, raised his head and looked up, Qin Yong opened a pair of big eyes like bronze bells staring at himself. He was shocked in his heart, his gaze condensed, and suddenly found that ten steps away, Zhebie had already drawn his bow and arrow, the black feathered arrowhead reflecting a dangerous light under the firelight. In addition, beside Xu Haifeng, a tall and deep-eyed man grasped the hilt of his sword, although he did not look at himself, but Chen Deputy General somehow produced a feeling that his life and death were already in this persons hands.

  His face was pale, sweat dripping down like rain, and his heart was filled with regret. He knew that this group of thugs were ruthless killers who wouldnt bat an eye at taking a life, and yet he had foolishly provoked them. If he ordered his own execution on the spot, although military law was strict, given the achievements and strength of this unit led by Xu Haifeng, perhaps not many people would speak out for him.

  Moreover, he himself did not believe that the Emperor would issue an order to kill a peerless general like Qin Yong for his sake.

  "This cough, indeed, is not right for a young general."

  Xu Haifeng fell silent for a moment, but General Chen felt as if thousands of years had passed. Until Xu Haifeng spoke up, all the pressure dissipated. He let out a sigh of relief, and didnt dare to ask any more questions. He hastily changed his tone and said: "However, since General Xu has done this, he must have his reasons. We are all under one roof as subjects, General Xu can do as he pleases without worrying about us. I still have military duties to attend to, so Ill take my leave first." After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and quickly left without looking back.

  Xu Haifengs mouth was agape, staring at the back of Deputy Commander Chen in utter disbelief. He had just racked his brains to come up with a set of excuses, although they were full of loopholes, but he thought they could barely pass muster. But he didnt expect Deputy Commander Chen to change so quickly, rendering all his preparations useless.

  He did not realize that his Black Flag Army had already gained a very high reputation and deterrent power in the army. Just look at him gathering a team of 500 people from the inner city to the outer city, passing through countless checkpoints along the way, but it was unimpeded all the way, which can be inferred.

  Led by Qin Yong, this prominent figure, even if there were obstacles on the road, he would kick them open with one foot and never pay attention to others obstruction. The soldiers who blocked the way were intimidated by his majesty and ferocity, and did not dare to take action, so they had to report to their superiors. The generals who really had the power knew that this city already belonged to Fang Xiangming and Xu Haifeng, although they were dissatisfied with his overbearing behavior, but would not make things difficult for Xu Haifeng because of this small matter. Only Deputy General Chen was duty-bound, unavoidable, and could only come to deal with it, making a show, once discovering the situation was unfavorable, immediately softened and retreated.

  Xu Haifeng returned to his residence with a puzzled heart. Since he couldnt figure it out, he didnt want to think about it anymore and focus on more important things.

  Under his command, Andrews two younger brothers were also given the blood wine, and by dawn the next day, they too had become loyal and brave warriors under his banner. It was only then that Xu Haifeng learned that their names were Atland-Alexander and Octo-Alexander. They were three brothers born of the same mother, but with an age difference of no more than five years between them. After drinking the blood wine, however, it was the youngest, Atland, who had gained the most in terms of strength. The three brothers kung fu was strange and unusual, derived from a lineage of yoga, their bodies as soft as boneless flesh, slippery as loaches, which was also why Andrew had been able to easily break free from the Black Flag soldiers capture.

  The three of them had a set of kung fu that could be used in conjunction with each other, and its power was extraordinary. Lin Changkong was captured alive under their joint attack without even being able to make ten moves, which showed that Andrews previous words about the three of them being comparable to a master-level expert when working together were not empty talk. However, what left Xu Haifeng perplexed was that although their kung fu had improved slightly, the degree of improvement was not great, and it was far from reaching Xu Haifengs expected standard, and could only be said to be barely passable.

  Xu Haifeng was overjoyed to have obtained three powerful allies, but for the time being, they could not reveal themselves openly. So on the second day at dawn, Xu Haifeng hurriedly rushed to Fang Dianyins place, despite his exhaustion from the previous night, and proposed selecting strong prisoners of war to join the Black Flag Army in order to make up for the losses he had suffered previously.

  Fang Xiang naturally agreed, and the city had already belonged to them in name, including the captives. Since Fang Xiang did not object, no one dared to make trouble. Xu Haifeng handed over a thousand six hundred strong men from the captive camp. This time, Lin Changkong went with him, and Xu Haifeng wanted to borrow his eyesight to select the strongest soldiers. Anyway, as long as they had drunk blood wine, they would become puppets who only knew how to obey orders, of course, the stronger their physical strength, the better.

  The selection was completed, and Xu Haifeng led the Black Flag Army to bring them to a small valley outside the city, where they set up camp. This time, since they were strong enough on their own, Xu Haifeng didnt use any tricks and directly ordered all the captives to enter his camp, forbidding them from making noise or using violence. Then, he brought Qin Yong and others to take turns entering the camp, watching as they drank blood wine in front of him. Those who drank the blood wine were allowed to rest on the spot, while those who resisted were killed on the spot.

  With the pressure of Andrews three brothers, Lin Changkong, Qin Yong and others, the ten Caesars were completely powerless to fight back. After one round, more than 50 people died, and the rest drank the wine in front of them that was obviously not good.

  Things went more smoothly than Xu Haifeng had imagined, he thought that at least two or three people would refuse to drink, but unexpectedly only about 50 people did so. As a result, the entire teams roster was left with over a hundred extra people, but these people couldnt be dismissed or killed off without reason, which was something Xu Haifeng couldnt bring himself to do. With no other choice, he had to accept them all, and just consider it as having a few more mouths to feed, since they didnt require any additional military pay. With Linan City as his backing, Xu Haifeng wasnt concerned about this small amount of money.

  It wasnt until everything was done that two days had passed, and Xu Haifeng couldnt leave the military camp so quickly. He lingered here for nine more days, until Duan Mingqing finished checking everything in the city and sent someone to find him at the military camp. Only then did he reluctantly follow the messenger back to Linan. Accompanying him were Andrews brothers and Qin Yong, while Zhebie and Lin Changkong stayed behind to guard the military camp. Xu Haifeng specifically instructed Lin Changkong to ensure Zhebies safety. After all, someone with Zhebies abilities was a rare treasure in this world.