It was but a moment, but the village had completely returned to tranquility.
"Report to the Left Vanguard, all survivors have been eliminated."
The Young General nodded with satisfaction, "Burn this place down, let them have companions as they cross the Naihe Bridge."
"What about Cai Jiang, has he woken up?"
"At the village entrance, still unconscious."
"Very well, we’re not far from Mighty Hall, it’s burdensome but brothers, carry him for a while, let’s head to Mighty Hall and stay overnight."
The soldiers, well-trained, carried Cai Jiang away.
This Elite Troop had come in haste and left in haste; as they left, a torch ignited this newly-built village, and in a moment, a fierce fire devoured everything, houses and corpses alike, like a demon.
Living beings were thus reduced to ashes, no longer existing.
From a distance, Bai Junjun suddenly felt the rustling of the grass and trees around her; others thought it was merely the wind, but in reality, every rustle of the forest was due to a great tree falling.
They were bidding farewell to a companion.
Bai Junjun looked back, the village was already obscured by clouds and fog, yet the path they had come was marked by a plume of thick smoke shooting up into the sky.
This dark smoke blended completely with the night sky; if not for her senses, which were extraordinary, she wouldn’t have been able to see it clearly.
Bai Junjun slightly frowned.
For a moment, she couldn’t guess whether the villagers were burning bodies, or... something else.
But her innate intuition told her that somewhere unknown to her, something bad had happened.
Those Elite Troops are in great danger! They better hide far away.
Just as Bai Junjun was deep in thought, Li Wenli, who had been unconscious inside the Horse Carriage, suddenly opened his eyes.
Seeing the boss finally awake, Rabbit happily pounced in front of him.
"Boss, you’re awake."
Li Wenli hadn’t expected that upon waking up, his previously depleted Special Ability would have recovered significantly; previously it had been drained severely, but now he faintly felt a sense of fullness in his Special Ability.
He glanced at the water bladder on the table, remembering that this water had continuously provided him with energy. Li Wenli slightly opened his mouth, about to ask Rabbit about the origin of this water.
But Rabbit preempted him.
"Boss, something terrible happened just now!"
Before Li Wenli could speak, Rabbit rattled off everything that had happened recently.
And just like that, Rabbit, following Ah Dao, again successfully prevented Li Wenli from asking about the origin of the water.
Li Wenli pondered for a while with the description from Rabbit and spoke seriously, "Are you saying Cai Jiang isn’t dead?"
"Yes, the Young General took over when Cai Jiang was still alive. But that Young General will probably handle it by bringing justice for the villagers."
Rabbit thought this was somewhat reassuring.
However, Li Wenli shook his head gravely,
"I’m afraid the Young General is in collusion with Cai Jiang."
"What?" Rabbit’s eyes widened. "No... that can’t be."
Thinking of the Young General’s demeanor, Rabbit couldn’t imagine this wholly righteous and spirited Young General being cut from the same cloth as those despicable Bandits.
Li Wenli sighed deeply without further explanation, slowly stood up, and pulled back the curtain to ask the Old Monk outside, "How many days until we reach North-South Bridge?"
The Old Monk first answered nonchalantly, and it took a while before he realized that the boss had woken up.
His face lit up with joy as he looked at Li Wenli, but Li Wenli, without much small talk, gave a stern command.
"Don’t rest tonight, for the next few days, travel as quickly as possible."