Chapter 519 -127: Post-War Gains_3
As for Yuan Hua and Tang Miaomiao standing off to the side, they displayed expressions of disbelief.
They saw how quickly the situation had deteriorated and how Hong Minghu, Ye Qiu, and others were caught in life-threatening crises.
However, as Jiang Ning took action and merely shot two arrows,
he directly kill Li Hong on the spot and turned around a very dire situation.
Jiang Ning’s performance had gone beyond both of their expectations.
Especially beyond Yuan Hua’s expectations.
He couldn’t help but think back to himself at the beginning of the year when he had wanted to share in the credit Jiang Ning had earned.
“I really was seeking my own death at that time!”
“Fortunately, I did not make a great blunder!”
Yuan Hua felt secretly filled with relief in his heart.
covering the short distance of over five hundred meters, Jiang Ning quickly arrived beside Li Hong, who was next to the county government.
He stood next to Li Hong’s huge body and crouched down, placing his right hand on Li Hong and pretending to check his physical condition.
As soon as his hand touched Li Hong, a prompt flashed in front of him.
[Discovered thirteen points of Divinity, found two Authority, absorb?]
Jiang Ning was secretly delighted, yet his expression remained unchanged.
He silently absorbed them while pretending to check Li Hong’s condition.
Jiang Ning slowly stood up and then bowed to Hong Minghu.
“Residence Master, Li Hong has been beheaded, I couldn’t capture him alive and had no choice but to shoot him.”
“You did very well!” Hong Minghu slowly rose from the ground, enduring the pain in his body.
Seeing this, Yuan Hua hurriedly came over and extended his hand to help Hong Minghu.
“No need!!” Hong Minghu pushed Yuan Hua away and then stood upright.
He immediately bowed to Jiang Ning, bending over in courtesy, “Thank you, Commander Jiang, for saving my life!”
“Why be so formal, Residence Master?” Jiang Ning chuckled.
His slightly delayed intervention was for this very moment to offer a favor to Hong Minghu.
If he had acted earlier and killed Li Hong, how would that be beneficial?
That would just be within his duties.
Delaying slightly before acting,
The difference between the two was immense.
Moreover, earlier, Hong Minghu had him raid the Cao Mansion; although it was his duty, going against the Cao family when he already had disputes with them was not decent.
Today, by using Li Hong, letting Hong Minghu suffer a bit was his intention.
Ye Qiu also bowed profoundly to Jiang Ning.
“Thank you, Brother Jiang, for saving my life!”
Li Changkong and the other three Commanders, seeing this, also performed the same grand gesture.
“There’s no need for that, this was my duty,” Jiang Ning spoke.
Hong Minghu said, “Although it was Commander Jiang’s duty, his intervention indeed saved our lives. Had Commander Jiang not acted, if we had persisted for a few more moments, I likely would have perished here.”
“Residence Master speaks wisely!” Ye Qiu nodded in strong agreement.
Then, with a look of gratitude, “If there is ever a need where you can use my help in the future, Brother Jiang, don’t hesitate to ask.”
The other few, seeing this, also voiced their own promises.
Jiang Ning heard them and merely chuckled, not taking it to heart.
What use is pretty talk?
The importance lies in doing, not saying.
The world of adults, usually, everyone is good at making gestures.
Hong Minghu suddenly spoke.
“Gentlemen, today’s chief contribution in killing Li Hong should go to Commander Jiang. Does anyone object?”
Upon hearing Hong Minghu suddenly say this, Jiang Ning looked at him, a surprised expression on his face.
“I have no objection!” Ye Qiu was the first to express agreement.
“I have no objection too!”
“I have no objection!!”
The other three Commanders also spoke up.
Seeing the surprised look in Jiang Ning’s eyes, Hong Minghu, enduring the pain in his body, spoke again.
“Today’s chief merit should be yours!”
“If it weren’t for you, all of us might have perished!”
“I underestimated these ghostly evils!”