Chapter 15

Just like Lin Yifu, when Princess Zhao Hua, Min Ruoxi, Zuo Lixing, and the others arrived at the camp of the dare-to-die soldiers, they were all stunned by the appearance of the person hanging on the flagpole. Min Ruoxi felt a chill in her heart. She had wanted Qin Feng to teach Yang Zhi, a young man who didn't know his place, a lesson, but she never imagined it would be like this. From the outside, Yang Zhi was unrecognizable.

Zuo Lixing's hands were trembling, as if the situation was beyond his expectations. Qin Feng had been too harsh.

"Take, take him down!" He shouted at the monk standing in front of him, his voice trembling.

The monk looked down at his toes. He wasn't afraid of Lin Yifu, but he couldn't afford to be afraid of Zuo Lixing. Lin Yifu might have been bluffing when he said he would kill the monk, but if Zuo Lixing said he would cut him down, it would be carried out immediately.

"General Zuo, I, I dare not," the monk stammered.

Lin Yifu sneered from the side. "He refused to take him down earlier, saying he was afraid Qin Feng would beat him."

Zuo Lixing glared at the monk, waved his hand, and ordered his subordinates, "Go, take Master Yang down."

"Yes, sir!" Two of Zuo Lixing's personal guards responded loudly and walked towards the flagpole. But they stopped after a few steps because the hundred soldiers guarding the flagpole raised their machetes in unison. This shocked everyone present.

"Are you planning to rebel?" one of the personal guards shouted angrily. "This is General Zuo's order!"

The monk secretly took a few steps back, trying to distance himself from Zuo Lixing as much as possible, for fear that Zuo Lixing might take out his anger on him next.

From the ranks of the hundred soldiers, a voice rang out: "We don't recognize General Zuo. We only recognize Commander Qin. Without Commander Qin's order, anyone who wants to approach the flagpole will have to step over our dead bodies. Brothers, advance!"

"Advance!" the hundred soldiers roared in unison, taking a step forward. With this step, a killing aura began to spread from the ranks.

Zuo Lixing was furious. Qin Feng had trained such good soldiers that they even refused to recognize him. The dare-to-die soldiers had never been easy to manage, and he had always let Qin Feng do as he pleased, never bothering to interfere, as long as the dare-to-die soldiers could fight hard battles. But he never expected that these soldiers would refuse to recognize him.

"Qin Feng, I'll count to three. If you don't come out, I'll kill all your disrespectful soldiers. One!" Zuo Lixing's voice echoed over the camp like rolling thunder, wave after wave. The hundred soldiers under the flagpole felt as if they had been hit by a heavy hammer, their faces turning red. They faced Zuo Lixing's fury, and this thunderous roar was mixed with pure true qi. If they hadn't formed a military formation earlier, this roar would have knocked them to the ground.

"Rise!" a hoarse voice rang out from the ranks.

"Rise!" the hundred soldiers roared in unison, raising their iron knives above their heads, their arms braced, instantly dispelling their earlier dejection.

"Sweep!" the hoarse voice rang out again.

"Sweep!" the hundred iron knives swept horizontally in front of them. Although it was a slash in the air, the force of the blow made the clothes and hair of everyone in front, including Zuo Lixing, flutter. The horses neighed and retreated.

This not only changed the expressions of Zuo Lixing, Princess Zhao Hua, and Guo Jiuling, but also shocked them. Zuo Lixing was the commander of the western border army and one of the top experts in the Southern Chu Kingdom, a renowned master. These ordinary soldiers, relying on a military formation and iron knives, had combined their killing aura to force Zuo Lixing to retreat, even though he was unprepared. This was too absurd. What kind of soldiers were these? How had Qin Feng trained such monsters? There were only a hundred of them, but the dare-to-die soldiers numbered two thousand. If these two thousand formed a military formation and attacked together, even a martial arts master would have to avoid their sharp edge. No wonder every time the western border army was mentioned, the dare-to-die soldiers were always mentioned.

"Good soldiers!" Guo Jiuling exclaimed.

Zuo Lixing's face was extremely ugly. "Two!"

Just as he said the word, a panicked voice came from behind the dense tents: "General Zuo, calm down, General Zuo, calm down, Qin Feng is here, Qin Feng is here."

With a whoosh, a figure flew out from behind the tents and landed heavily on the ground. Princess Zhao Hua watched this unique captain with great interest. If she had only heard about him before, and then seen his arrogance in Zuo Lixing's tent, now she was truly witnessing his arrogance.

The deputy commander had come, but Qin Feng didn't even show his face, directly angering him. Now, the commander had come, and Qin Feng had to give him a warning before showing his face. It was hard to say whether having such a subordinate was a blessing or a curse for Zuo Lixing.

Qin Feng looked very young, much younger than most of the captains under Zuo Lixing. His face wasn't handsome, but it was clearly defined, as if carved by a knife. This kind of face was typical of a person who was good at killing.

When he landed, instead of bowing to Zuo Lixing and the others, he first turned to roar at the hundred soldiers: "What are you doing? Do you want to rebel? Don't you recognize General Zuo? Get lost, get lost, all of you, a bunch of blind animals, you're trying to kill me!"

With a rustle, the hundred soldiers who had been ready to fight the commander instantly scattered, disappearing in an instant. This speed made everyone gape in astonishment and made Zuo Lixing's face even darker.

"General Zuo, these bastards just need a beating. I'll punish them for you later." Qin Feng bowed respectfully to Zuo Lixing. "Why are you here today? This is the first time in two years, and the dare-to-die soldiers are honored."

"Heh, could I not come?" Zuo Lixing's face turned red at Qin Feng's opening words. The dare-to-die soldiers were a distinguished unit of the western border army. To say that he hadn't come for two years would make Princess Zhao Hua think less of him. What would he do if he came here for no reason, just to be insulted? His tone became even more unfriendly. "Even Deputy Commander Lin was driven away by your men. You have a lot of face, don't you? Deputy Commander Lin couldn't even see you."

"When did Deputy Commander Lin come? I didn't know." Qin Feng looked surprised. "Monk!"

The monk immediately ran over. "Commander Qin, Deputy Commander Lin did come, but you were unconscious at the time."

"Even if I was unconscious, couldn't you splash me with a bucket of cold water to wake me up?" Qin Feng said angrily. "You, you, you actually drove Deputy Commander Lin away. That's outrageous."

Lin Yifu coughed. "I wasn't driven away. I heard that Commander Qin was unconscious and thought that even if I saw him, we couldn't discuss anything, so I left."

"Deputy Commander Lin is magnanimous. Qin Feng thanks you in advance and will visit to apologize later." Qin Feng bowed repeatedly.

Zuo Lixing's mood worsened. Oh, Lin Yifu's magnanimity made him seem broad-minded. If he pursued this, wouldn't he seem petty and vengeful?

"Did you really faint?" he said coldly.

"Yes, General Zuo, I really fainted. Someone attacked our camp and cut our flag, how could I not faint? Not just our dare-to-die soldiers, but the entire western border army, whose flag has ever been cut?" Qin Feng said solemnly. "I was overwhelmed with anger."

"Why did you wake up now?"

"General Zuo's might, they shouted that General Zuo was here, and I was so scared that I woke up instantly." Qin Feng said seriously.

Behind him, Guo Jiuling shook his head repeatedly, and Min Ruoxi's eyes were full of amusement. The two maids behind her tried to lower their heads as much as possible, unable to hold back their laughter. They had never seen such a serious and ridiculous commander.

"Do I have such power in your eyes?"

"Of course, I have been under your command for six years, and your might has seeped into my bones," Qin Feng said.

"Alright, now I order you to immediately take Master Yang down."

"Taking him down is no problem, but General Zuo, this person cut our flag. How do you want to deal with him?" Qin Feng's smile remained, but his tone changed. "This isn't just a matter for our dare-to-die soldiers."

Zuo Lixing took a deep breath, about to speak, when footsteps sounded behind him. Min Ruoxi had already walked over and stood beside Zuo Lixing.

"Commander Qin!" Min Ruoxi leaned forward slightly and called softly.

"Your subordinate greets the princess!" Qin Feng immediately stepped back, clasped his hands, and bowed.