Su Hang.
"Well killed!"
The news of Chen Jiuyang's reappearance and the killing of over forty people from the Eastern Ying nation reached Su Hang, and the Tianqi Legion and many others praised him loudly.
Zhou Fangzun sealed off Su Hang, cutting off any support for Chen Jiuyang. Chen Jiuyang was forced to fight alone overseas, his survival depending entirely on his own fortune.
In a street in Su Hang, disciples of the Demonic Path were maintaining order.
This great purge in Su Hang had exposed too many people, and there was a severe shortage of manpower. Even the disciples of the Demonic Path were dispatched to the streets to maintain order, ready to deal with any disturbances.
The disciples of the Demonic Path had also received the news.
"Chen Jiuyang has already killed the Eastern Ying princess, why hasn't he returned to Long Country?"
"Heh, it's clear you didn't participate in the previous selection for the True Demonic Han family's Saintess's Dao companion. Chen Jiuyang is a person with an extremely strong killing intent. Seizing such a good opportunity, he will definitely satisfy his bloodlust to his heart's content."
"Well said. The reinforcements sent by the Zhennan Army were also killed by Chen Jiuyang this time."
"Hiss! He even killed his own reinforcements. Is this Chen Jiuyang really from the righteous sect, Shu Mountain?"
"How could that be false? He's probably deliberately not returning to Long Country now just to satisfy his desire to kill. Previously, his concubine was poisoned, and he directly went to their doorstep and wiped out the entire Ning family of the Jiangnan Sect!"
"Hiss, is that so?"
"A person with such a strong killing intent probably won't live for long."
"Indeed, Chen Jiuyang has already killed over 150 Eastern Ying Earth Realm Grandmasters and is severely wounded. Yet, he still refuses to return to the country to recuperate. He is too arrogant and overconfident. He will likely fall into the hands of the Eastern Ying people this time."
A group of Demonic Path disciples nodded slowly with fearful expressions, agreeing with this assessment.
After this battle, Chen Jiuyang had truly made a name for himself in the martial arts world.
However, only those who truly knew the truth understood that Chen Jiuyang had a home he could not return to and a country he could not go back to.
The next day, Chen Jiuyang reappeared, fifty li from the border of Long Country. With a single saber strike, he killed twenty-three people.
On the third day, Chen Jiuyang was forty li from the border of Long Country. Hit by three arrows, he killed seventeen people.
Many people could see that Chen Jiuyang wanted to return to his country and his home. The Eastern Ying people were intercepting and ambushing Chen Jiuyang along the way, relentlessly pursuing him.
On the fourth day, Chen Jiuyang, with three arrows embedded in his body, appeared twenty-eight li from the border of Long Country. He killed nine people, was struck by a saber, and fell into the sea.
On the fifth day, Chen Jiuyang, with white hair, was thirteen li from the border of Long Country. Three crossbow bolts were in his back, and his body was covered in blood. After killing thirteen people, he fled, spitting blood.
On the sixth day, Chen Jiuyang appeared five hundred meters from the border of Long Country.
Here, a Zhennan Army warship was stationed. The captain, a major general, immediately appeared upon learning of Chen Jiuyang's arrival. Seeing Chen Jiuyang covered in blood, his eyes dim, his hair white, and still carrying seven arrows and three saber wounds, he was deeply moved.
Even this major general captain could not remain calm. His expression changed, and he pursed his lips. The words that came to his mouth could not be spoken, and he could only relay the news of Chen Jiuyang's appearance here back to Su Hang.
The head of the Chen family rushed here with his men.
The captain spoke, "You cannot cross the border."
The head of the Chen family gritted his teeth, his eyes red, "I know!"
"Jiuyang, just one more day. You have to hold on!"
Chen Jiuyang stood on the sea, looking at him, and nodded slowly.
In the distance, dozens, even hundreds, of Eastern Ying people appeared, carrying sabers and swords, their faces ferocious.
Chen Jiuyang's voice was hoarse as he softly chanted:
"Southern expedition, a thousand cavalry, far heard battlefields.
Youth full of chivalry, half their bones in foreign lands.
Border geese cry for the aging autumn, women weep through the long night.
Where can the soul be summoned, the moon hangs vast beyond the heavens."
"Patriarch, I don't want to die in a foreign land. I want to go home..."
The head of the Chen family, with red eyes, replied with a trembling voice, "Good."
Chen Jiuyang was extremely weak, his hair completely white, as if he would fall with a gust of wind. Chen Jiuyang knew he wouldn't last until the seventh day, otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared at the border of Long Country now. But he didn't want to die outside of Long Country. By appearing here, he only wished for his body to be brought back to Long Country for burial after death.
Chen Jiuyang stood on the border waters, saber in hand, strike after strike... the Eastern Ying people came one by one, he killed one, two came, he killed two. Those who got close to him faced instant death.
One by one, Chen Jiuyang killed dozens more Eastern Ying people. The movements of this god of slaughter had begun to slow.
The Eastern Ying people's eyes lit up, "He can't hold on any longer. Stay away from him and shoot him with crossbows!"
"Ch! Ch! Ch!"
Arrow after arrow shot towards Chen Jiuyang, but his movements were already slow, and he could no longer resist. The first arrow hit Chen Jiuyang, followed by the second, and then the third.
The soldiers of the Zhennan Army couldn't bear to watch. Their eyes were red as they said, "General, let us act!"
"A soldier's duty is to obey orders!" The warship captain turned his head away with unbearable pain and said with a trembling voice, "Seven days have not yet passed. I... we cannot intervene!"
"Damn it!" Many people roared in anger.
"Beasts!" The head of the Chen family stood behind the border line, his eyes bloodshot, filled with murderous intent, so angry he spat blood.
Arrow after arrow, Chen Jiuyang's movements became slower and slower until he gradually stopped moving altogether.
Some Eastern Ying people shouted with joy, "He's dead, he's dead! Rush up and cut him down."
"Hahahaha, this bastard is finally dead! Chop him into pieces and avenge our fallen ninjas!"
"Jiuyang..." The head of the Chen family collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
The man stood on the sea, his body as straight as a spear. Dozens of crossbow bolts were embedded in him. No blood flowed from his body, only his head was slightly bowed, and he still held a saber in his hand, as if he were asleep.
"Is he an idiot..." Qiu Yihan stood behind the border line, witnessing all of this. Her eyes were slightly red, and then she turned and left, saying, "Write a challenge for me. On this day next year, I, Han Shi Yiqiu, invite the Third King, Zhou Fangzun, to a duel to the death."
Elder Han opened his mouth, but in the end, not a single word came out.
These Eastern Ying people galloped across the sea, wanting to rush up and chop Chen Jiuyang's corpse into pieces. But suddenly, a chill ran through their bodies. Hundreds, even thousands, of Zhennan Army soldiers jumped down from the warships, their eyes red, their gazes filled with killing intent as they looked at them.
The Eastern Ying people stopped. The Eastern Ying ninja at the forefront spoke, "What are you doing? Are you going to disobey military orders?"
The warship captain, his eyes red, said in a deep voice, "The military order is to guard the border and not intervene, but it does not say we cannot retrieve the bodies of our comrades."
"Youth full of chivalry, half their bones in foreign lands."
"We, the people of Long Country, will not let our comrades' bodies be buried in foreign lands."
The warship captain personally handed Chen Jiuyang's body to the head of the Chen family, "I'm sorry, this is all I could do."
The head of the Chen family took Chen Jiuyang's body and said with a trembling voice,
"Jiuyang, you're home. You can go home now..."
At this moment, a woman rushed forward and threw herself onto Chen Jiuyang, feeding him a pill and crying with red eyes, "Chen Lang."
The head of the Chen family recognized her as one of Chen Jiuyang's women, named Lin Yuexian.
The person was already dead, what use was feeding him a pill?
Afterward, another woman named Yao Zixuan rushed to Chen Jiuyang's side.
Then, Ji Lengyue came to Chen Jiuyang and wept loudly.
The warship captain said in a deep voice, "These Eastern Ying people have entered our Long Country's territory. Surround them and do not let a single one escape!"
The seven-day order had not yet passed, so they could not intervene, but they could surround them and, after tomorrow, slaughter them all!
...
In a daze, Chen Jiuyang woke up, finding himself in a vast white space.