Chapter 302: with translation of chapter title

After Guan Zhen's words fell, he slashed down with all his strength using the crescent blade in his hand.

Even a lion hunting a rabbit uses all its strength!

He had just broken through to Martial Sovereign not long ago, and although he now had the strength to overwhelm Xiao Yuan Shan.

But he certainly did not want to give Xiao Yuan Shan a chance to escape alive!

Xiao Yuan Shan exerted all his strength to try to block.

But in the face of an absolute strength gap, it still could not serve any delaying function.

Sss!

The powerful blade aura cut Xiao Yuan Shan's body into two halves.

As Xiao Yuan Shan's corpse fell from the sky, the hearts of all the soldiers still desperately resisting in Dan Ren Cheng sank to the bottom of the valley.

The last glimmer of hope they harbored in their hearts was also cut off here!

The Mu Shan army, with the force of breaking bamboo, smashed open the city gate of Dan Ren Cheng.

Not a single soldier of Dan Ren Cheng managed to break through the encirclement to send word back to the Jian Chi State.

Their idea of a temporary withdrawal naturally turned into a mirage in the water.

Inside Dan Ren Cheng, most of the populace hid in their homes, trembling, their eyes filled with despair.

Although the border frontier sees frequent warfare, it has been who knows how many years since a city was captured.

According to the unwritten rules, after Dan Ren Cheng was attacked and taken over by the Mu Shan army.

As long as they were willing to surrender to the Mu Shan army, they could preserve their lives.

However, Dan Ren Cheng being plundered by the victorious Mu Shan army is inevitable.

If an army, after winning, cannot obtain the benefits it desires.

That army will lose the motivation to continue fighting.

Everyone understands this principle.

They now only hope that the Mu Shan army will not set its sights on their property.

"Let the fellow daoist die, not the poor dao" became the thought of the vast majority at this time.

Of course, there were also fearless civilians in Dan Ren Cheng.

These people have been, generation after generation, citizens of the Jian Chi State.

They moved to this frontier pass because their ancestors or forebears guarded the border and relocated together.

In their eyes, the Mu Shan army is the invader attacking their homeland!

Even if they risk their lives, they must drive the Mu Shan army out of Dan Ren Cheng!

Watching these people rush forward one after another, using eggs to strike stones, charging at the already-formed Mu Shan army formation, Gu Han felt not a trace of pity in his eyes.

He could understand and respect their idea.

Those who can sacrifice themselves for righteousness are worthy of respect anywhere.

Their hero is my enemy.

Mercy toward the enemy is cruelty toward oneself.

Gu Han will not, out of respect for these people, go easy on them.

At the same time, Gu Han's ears were constantly filled with the dense system notification sounds.

"Congratulations, the host's subordinates have slain Dan Ren Cheng soldiers, absorbing 10 points of Qi Blood, ……"

"Congratulations, the host's subordinates have slain Dan Ren Cheng squad leaders, absorbing 100 points of Qi Blood, ……"

Since this battle began, Gu Han has noticed a change in the system.

According to his guess, it should be after the Lord of Ben Lang Guo conferred upon him the title of Heavenly Spear General.

His binding with the fortune of Ben Lang Guo has become deeper than before.

And the system's functions have also been enhanced accordingly.

From initially having to absorb it himself, it has been upgraded so that his subordinates slaying enemies can likewise absorb attributes.

However, for Gu Han, who has now reached the Martial Ancestor realm.

Absorbing the attributes of all Dan Ren Cheng's soldiers would only let him raise a minor realm.

For other Martial Ancestors, such a minor realm would take years, decades, or even tens of decades to break through.

For Gu Han, however, it is as simple as eating and drinking, and Gu Han is even dissatisfied!

If others were to find out, they'd probably have the mind to kill Gu Han!

After about an hour, Guan Zhen ordered the Mu Shan army to continue clearing the remaining Dan Ren Cheng soldiers in the city.

The final clearing work, namely street fighting, is the most troublesome and also the most dangerous.

The Dan Ren Cheng soldiers know the city's interior far better than they do.

If one is not careful, one will likely fall victim to the hidden Dan Ren Cheng soldiers who desperately try to drag others down with them.

Guan Zhen could only order that if any local citizen reports the hiding place of Dan Ren Cheng soldiers, there will be a heavy reward.

In order to reduce the Mu Shan army's losses as much as possible.

The clearing operation is destined to be an extremely tedious affair.

Meanwhile, Guan Zhen and the others are now seated in the Dan Ren Cheng City Lord's mansion.

"This Xiao Yuan Shan, his usual days are rather moist."

Looking at the City Lord's mansion, namely the three beauties staying in General Xiao Yuan Shan's residence, Guan Zhen and the others all wore knowing smiles.

These three people, dressed coolly, their towering peaks attract everyone's gaze.

As the saying goes, after serving two years in the army, even looking at a sow feels pleasant and refined.

What's more, they are already beautiful women?

Xiao Yuanshan, too, is used to beautiful women; with his taste, those he fancies are naturally not ordinary folk.

Therefore, the three of them naturally attracted the gazes of the many officers.

One of them even quietly pulled down her veil a bit, almost exposing what cannot be described.

Guan Zhen cleared his throat and spoke coldly,

「Get lost, all of you! I, the Mu Shan army, am not the kind of people you think! 」

The three looked at Guan Zhen with pleading eyes, but seeing his firm expression, they could only slink away dejectedly.

A Bijang glanced at the departing three with his peripheral vision, his eyes showing some reluctance.

Guan Zhen, seeing this, gave a low shout.

「If you want that, go to the brothels and find women yourselves! 」

「Isn't the grain and pay the state gives you enough to find women? 」

「There are brothels in Dan Ren Cheng too; if you can't control yourself, go there, don't disgrace our Ben Lang Guo here! 」

Guan Zhen's words made several Bijang blush.

The court knows the temperament of those long stationed at the border.

If they already have families, bringing their dependents to the border posting makes things better.

But for those unmarried, that need is essential.

Thus the court has always factored this expense into the rations from the start!

They now obviously realize that their earlier lust for Xiao Yuanshan's three beautiful concubines has disgraced Ben Lang Guo!

Even though those three, after Xiao Yuanshan's downfall, still hope to have a big tree to rely on.

That is also not justification for their current behavior, which is akin to looting amid chaos!

Seeing that everyone had realized their mistake, Guan Zhen stopped harping on it and shifted the topic.

「Having captured Dan Ren Cheng today, my knot is undone; from today onward, I will relinquish the post of Mu Shan General. 」

What?!

Zhou Kuan and the others never expected Guan Zhen to say such words on the joyous occasion of capturing Dan Ren Cheng.

「There's nothing surprising about it; once one reaches Martial Lord, it's customary to move into the inner city and become a city lord, a practice in all nations. 」

Guan Zhen laughed heartily and said,

「To me, this is also a bright path forward. 」