Chapter 330: Capturing a King?

In the Fifth Guard Camp of the Uncle Chu Xuan Hu Army in the Great Chen battle zone, many soldiers were looking toward the direction of the Second Department's station.

In the army station of the Fifth Guard's Second Department, nearly a thousand soldiers surrounded a courtyard, lingering for a long time.

This was the camp room of the Deputy Commandant Ning Ning Yuchan, who had just returned, within the station. Two female personal guards with different degrees of injury guarded the front of the camp room. Not long after, two other female personal guards walked out of the camp room, carrying blood-stained water and shredded, blood-soaked clothes.

Zhang Fang, the Fifth Guard Commandant who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly greeted them, and the personal guard captain Yuan Jing also urged, "Commandant, Deputy Commandant Ning's injuries are serious, and the Sixth Tier alien race's star power is entrenched in her body. The subordinate has already used three Fourth Tier Star Healing emblems, but it can only maintain her, not improve her condition.

Please, Commandant, use a mid-tier Star Healing emblem to save Deputy Commandant Ning's life!"

Commandant Zhang Fang, however, rubbed his hands helplessly. "I want to use one too, but there are no mid-tier Star Healing emblems! I have already submitted a report, and the higher-ups said they are currently mobilizing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the personal guard captain Yuan Jing, who was both anxious and angry, said, "Commandant, if Deputy Commandant Ning hadn't blocked the Sixth Tier alien race, more than half of the soldiers of the Fifth Guard's Second Department would have died in battle! How can it be that an emergency requisition for a mid-tier Star Healing emblem cannot be made?"

"The Commander's Camp said that during the Nine-Star Tide period, material consumption is huge, and they are currently requisitioning them temporarily, but it takes time!" Commandant Zhang Fang said.

"But if Deputy Commandant Ning doesn't have a mid-tier Star Healing emblem, the Sixth Tier alien race's strange power will constantly intensify her injuries in her body, and she won't last long! Or, please invite a Seventh Tier..." The words were only half spoken, and the personal guard captain Yuan Jing stopped silently.

If a Seventh Tier expert made a move, it might be possible to save Deputy Commandant Ning, but Seventh Tier experts were scarce and held noble status, and it was wartime.

Even a mid-tier Star Healing emblem couldn't be requisitioned, let alone a Seventh Tier expert.

While speaking, another weak voice rang out. "Commandant, in the Commander's Camp, there should be spare mid-tier Star Healing emblems; how could they be exhausted! Commandant, why don't you make a trip to the Commander's Camp yourself?"

The one speaking was Cui Zhongguang, the Commandant of the Fifth Guard's Second Department.

In this battle, when they were guarding the Star River passage, they unexpectedly encountered a Sixth Tier expert. He, a Fifth Tier late-stage Commandant, was seriously injured in less than three breaths.

He had thought they were surely going to die, but he hadn't expected Ning Ning Yuchan to step up and hold off that Sixth-Tier alien race, buying time for them.

In the end, they used the army formation to concentrate fire and repel that Sixth Tier expert, successfully completing the mission, but Ning Ning Yuchan was seriously injured as a result.

Her body was entrenched by an extremely difficult-to-deal-with ink-green star power, which was constantly destroying her. Using up all the Fourth Tier Star Healing emblems they had on hand didn't work either.

"But the Commander's Camp said they were exhausted..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Fang discovered that the soldiers of the Fifth Guard's Second Department were looking at him with changed eyes. He immediately changed his tone. "Fine, I will make a trip myself! This round trip will take about a day.

I have three Fourth Tier Star Healing emblems here; you all use them to keep Deputy Commandant Ning hanging on, you must make her hold on."

After speaking, Commandant Zhang Fang left, taking his personal guards and hurriedly leaving the station, flying toward the location of the Great Chen Uncle Chu Xuan Hu Army's Commander's Camp, Yangdu Battle City.

When he left, Zhang Fang also wiped cold sweat from his forehead.

This Ning Ning Yuchan had only been in the Fifth Guard's Second Department for a few months, yet she had gained such high prestige.

He could see it; if he didn't make this trip today, and if Ning Ning Yuchan died because of it, these soldiers of the Second Department would hate him.

It might even affect the morale of the soldiers of the entire Fifth Guard, causing his prestige to plummet.

Therefore, regardless of whether it was useful or not, he had to make this trip.

After flying out of the camp, Zhang Fang also sent a starlight transmission to the Left Sima of the Commander's Mansion, urging the requisition of mid-tier Star Healing emblems.

Ning Ning Yuchan's serious injury not only caused a huge uproar in the military camp but also stirred up waves in the entire Xingyang Battle City.

The reason was very simple: there were two loose cultivator mercenary squads that were paying high prices to collect mid-tier Star Healing emblems!

"Brothers, we are collecting mid-tier Star Healing emblems at a high price. As long as you have them, just name your price, we will buy them even if we have to go bankrupt! Or, if any brothers have channels for this, you can also help us contact them. If we can buy them, there will definitely be a heavy reward!"

Several Fourth Tier loose cultivators were shouting in the most prosperous area of Xingyang Battle City. The leader was a Fifth Tier, Eighth Layer loose cultivator named Li Zhen, the captain of the Green Forest mercenary squad.

There was also another mercenary squad captain named Hou Hou Yunzhang of the Sword Hero mercenary squad, who was shouting in the city while injured, still offering high prices and heavy gold to collect mid-tier Star Healing emblems!

These two mercenary squads were both mercenary squads frequently hired by the Fifth Guard's Second Department.

At this moment, they were all shouting.

Because of this, Zhong Wei learned the news and notified Xu Jin.

As for why Zhong Wei notified Xu Jin, the reason was very simple: in these ten-plus days, Xu Jin had used Wen Meng to guide Zhong Wei quite a few times.

Through dreams, Xu Jin injected two pieces of information into Zhong Wei.

The first was that Qi Qi Tian Sheng was quite curious about Ning Ning Yuchan and quite concerned about Ning Ning Yuchan's condition, entrusting Zhong Wei to keep an eye on it.

The second was that when Zhong Wei returned to the current era earlier, he was entrusted by someone to bring home letters and some clothing and miscellaneous items to Ning Ning Yuchan.

Xu Jin had arranged these two things early on, intending to transfer the cultivation materials he had prepared for Ning Ning Yuchan to her, to improve Ning Ning Yuchan's strength.

As for him, he still had to lie low for a period of time before choosing an opportunity to reveal the news to Ning Ning Yuchan.

But he didn't expect that the first piece of news he brought back was that Ning Ning Yuchan was seriously injured.

And judging from the current intelligence, although Ning Ning Yuchan had returned, she hadn't been saved yet.

Otherwise, these two mercenary squads wouldn't be offering heavy gold to collect mid-tier Star Healing emblems.

This made Xu Jin feel a bit strange. Mid-tier Star Healing emblems, although they were extremely important strategic materials and extremely rare in the market, should be available in the military camp.

How could there be none?

But then again, during the Nine-Star Tide period, the appearance of material shortages seemed to make sense.

But now, saving people comes first.

When Xu Jin killed that super-powerful Flower Queen in the Flower Star Domain, the Fourth Tier supreme Wood Spirit star core he obtained contained mid-tier Star Healing, which Xu Jin himself could cast.

After thinking about it, Xu Jin prepared to sneak in to save the person first.

Regardless of anything else, save Ning Ning Yuchan first.

Under stealth, sneaking into the military camp was not difficult.

But after sneaking in and finding Ning Ning Yuchan's camp room, Xu Jin was stunned.

There were too many soldiers and generals surrounding it.

Although there were only two female personal guards on duty at the door, there were hundreds of soldiers waiting for news outside the camp room.

And if Xu Jin wanted to treat Ning Ning Yuchan, he had to enter the camp room and come into contact with Ning Ning Yuchan.

To enter, he could only use Wen Meng to hypnotize those two female personal guards, and then sneak in.

But under the eyes of everyone, if these two female personal guards fell asleep, they would be discovered immediately.

Unable to sneak in, this was truly troublesome.

The Bright Era Star Patterns could remotely sense Ning Ning Yuchan's aura; it was indeed very weak and continuously weakening.

Xu Jin's brows locked tightly.

This was not easy to save people.

Did he really have to pretend to be an expert and save someone with a mid-tier Star Healing emblem?

But casting a mid-tier Star Healing emblem in public might lead to a series of unpredictable troubles.

Suddenly, Xu Jin remembered that when he was fighting in the Fifth Tier Spirit Martial Star Domain earlier, he had killed Zhang Zhang Yucheng, an expert secretly sent by the Heavenly Sun Star Palace, and then captured a mid-tier Star Healing emblem. Xu Jin immediately decided!

Sell the mid-tier Star Healing emblem!

At worst, he would be targeted by some people with ulterior motives, but that might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Because no matter where, people who carry mid-tier Star Healing emblems are not simple.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin took the initiative to find the captain of the Sword Hero mercenary squad, Hou Hou Yunzhang.

"What, brother, you have a mid-tier Star Healing emblem! That's great, that's great, you really saved a life. Let me see the goods, you name the price!" Hou Hou Yunzhang was an incomparably tall middle-aged man, a head taller than Xu Jin, with a heavy sword like a door panel on his back. As soon as he heard Xu Jin's words, his palm-leaf-like big hand pinched Xu Jin.

In an instant, Xu Jin felt a sense of being confined, his hand bones pinched until they hurt, and he could only use star power to support them.

"Born with divine strength!" This was Xu Jin's first reaction.

Xu Jin exerted his star power, struggling to break his hand free from Hou Hou Yunzhang's grip. Only then did Hou Hou Yunzhang react and hurriedly apologize.

Xu Jin smiled and directly took out the mid-tier Star Healing emblem he had captured.

Hou Hou Yunzhang glanced at it and said, "This piece is a Fourth Tier mid-grade mid-tier Star Healing emblem, considered an entry-level one. Brother, you name the price!"

Hou Hou Yunzhang had already prepared to be ruthlessly slaughtered. An entry-level mid-tier Star Healing emblem was still a mid-tier Star Healing emblem.

"You name the market price."

"Market price, really?" Hou Hou Yunzhang said happily.

"Really, I know you are doing this to save a strange woman like Deputy Commandant Ning; otherwise, I wouldn't have taken it out."

Hearing this, Hou Hou Yunzhang rubbed his hands. "Brother, according to the market price, the selling price of a Star Healing emblem must add the selling price of a major rank, and then double it.

The selling price of a Fifth Tier mid-grade emblem is generally 1500 to 2000 wisps of starlight, then doubled.

4000 wisps of starlight, what do you think!"

"Can!"

Xu Jin was also somewhat surprised by this price.

A very ordinary mid-tier Star Healing emblem could actually sell for four thousand wisps of starlight.

It seems that no matter where, things that can save lives are always the most expensive!

"Wait!"

Just as the two were about to trade, a Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer peak loose cultivator suddenly came to the two and said, "Brother, I'll buy this Fourth Tier mid-grade Star Healing emblem for 5000 wisps of starlight!"

In an instant, Hou Hou Yunzhang's face flushed red, and he said angrily, "Zheng Yu Guan, we are doing this to save people, you don't have to snatch it at this time, right!"

"I'm buying it to save people too! Why, are you allowed to save them, but I'm not allowed to?" Zheng Yu Guan smiled. "Besides, I'm buying with real gold and silver, who can stop me?"

"Brother, 5000 wisps of starlight, after tax, deal immediately!" Zheng Yu Guan looked at Xu Jin.

"I'll offer 5000!"

Hou Hou Yunzhang said through gritted teeth.

"I'll offer 6000!"

Zheng Yu Guan increased the price again, and at the same time said, "Brother, I see you haven't joined a gang yet, right? How about this, sell this mid-tier Star Healing emblem to me, and I'll throw in a spot to join the Seven Kill Palace!

Our Seven Kill Palace is the number one big gang in the Star River battle zone, and it's a gang with a battle city!

Think about it carefully."

"I'll offer 7000!"

Hou Hou Yunzhang reported a high price through gritted teeth, and while reporting the price, he instructed his comrades on the side, "Go shake people, just say it's an emergency in the Jianghu, borrow two thousand wisps of starlight for me, I'll pay it back in two months."

Hearing this, Zheng Yu Guan laughed. "Brother, this strength is clear at a glance. Who to trade with, who to make friends with, I don't need to say, right!"

While speaking, Zheng Yu Guan had already confidently taken out his Star-Plucking Token, wanting to trade with Xu Jin.

Xu Jin, however, shook his head with a smile. "Sorry, my original intention in taking out this life-saving emblem was to save Heroine Ning!

Not for money!

And even less for any gang spot!"

After speaking, under Zheng Yu Guan's stunned gaze, Xu Jin directly slapped the mid-tier Star Healing emblem into Hou Hou Yunzhang's hand. Hou Hou Yunzhang was also very straightforward and transferred 4000 wisps of starlight, but his actual payment was 5000 wisps of starlight.

Because he still had to pay tax to the Star-Plucking Tower!

The transaction price is after tax!

"Brother, you're a man! If you don't have a team, or want to join a squad, feel free to come find me. Our Sword Hero squad absolutely welcomes you!"

"Definitely if there's an opportunity! Hurry up and save the person." Xu Jin arched his hands with a smile.

Hou Hou Yunzhang left quickly, while Zheng Yu Guan stared at Xu Jin and snorted coldly before leaving quickly.

Xu Jin didn't care, but Zhong Wei, who was with Xu Jin, shrank his neck. "Brother, after you leave the city, if you meet this Zheng Yu Guan, keep an eye out."

Xu Jin nodded, but Zhong Wei began to look at Xu Jin with a different kind of gaze. "I say Brother Qi Tian Sheng, your family background is not ordinary!

You actually carry a mid-tier Star Healing emblem with you! Not to mention Fifth Tier loose cultivators, even Sixth Tier loose cultivators or even Sixth Tier military officers don't necessarily carry mid-tier Star Healing emblems! Tell me honestly, which big family's descendant are you?

Or which country's imperial prince hiding your identity to train?

Is there a family expert protecting you in the dark?" Zhong Wei said these few sentences extremely loudly, so loudly that many people around, including Zheng Yu Guan who had just left, heard it, and many people looked over.

Even Zheng Yu Guan, who was about to leave, turned his head and looked at Xu Jin, lost in thought.

Xu Jin also reacted afterward.

This was Zhong Wei creating momentum for him to protect him.

Borrowing a mid-tier Star Healing emblem to raise his status, making this Zheng Yu Guan wary and not daring to easily target Xu Jin.

This friend is not bad, quite caring.

But Xu Jin was not very authentic.

Because he used Wen Meng on him.

Even being so good to Xu Jin was because of Wen Meng!

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin made an excuse to return and parted ways with Zhong Wei, returning to the small courtyard.

After returning to the small courtyard, Xu Jin went stealthily toward the Fifth Guard station of the Uncle Chu Xuan Hu Army again, sneaking in very easily and finding Ning Ning Yuchan's camp room.

Just arrived, he saw the female personal guard and Hou Hou Yunzhang walking out of the camp tent with helpless expressions.

This made Xu Jin's face change.

Could it be that the mid-tier Star Healing emblem was also useless?

Ning Ning Yuchan's injuries, were they really that serious?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 331 =====

These were all plotted by this Grand Steward together with the King of Frost.

This Grand Steward was somewhat like the King of Frost's military advisor.

He knew many things about the King of Frost, including the secret treasury!