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Immediately, they saw Yun Zhiqian stepping on a spirit kite as she flew down from the sky. After that, her feet landed on the ground as she walked in the direction of Shi Ling, while Zhao Yunlan and the rest of the people from Yi Xiao City also rushed to Shi Ling's side, all of their faces filled with excitement.

Although Lang Gu was defeated by Yun Zhiqian in the end, everyone present knew clearly that if Shi Ling hadn't appeared and killed Lang Hao's corpse by himself, then turned the entire battlefield upside down, the victory this time would definitely have been Lang Gu's. Therefore, everyone's eyes were filled with respect when looking at Shi Ling, even though Shi Ling's cultivation was weaker than most of the people present.

When Yun Zhiqian came to Shi Ling's side, she saw that the current Shi Ling was just standing there quietly with his eyes closed, as if he was thinking about something. When Zhao Yunlan and the rest saw this scene, they stopped and did not dare to disturb Shi Ling.

However, no one expected Shi Ling to suddenly open his eyes and spit out a mouthful of blood. His eyes turned white and he fainted on the spot, causing everyone to panic. They quickly surrounded him and shouted, "Lord Commander, Lord Commander!"

Yun Zhiqian even went forward to support Shi Ling and said nervously, "Shi Ling, Shi Ling, what's wrong with you!"

Seeing that Shi Ling did not have any reaction, Yun Zhiqian immediately made Shi Ling sit cross-legged in front of her. Her mana seeped into Shi Ling's body to check. She wanted to see if Shi Ling had suffered any serious injuries in the battle just now.

The surrounding people all had worried looks on their faces as they nervously looked at Yun Zhiqian. After a while, Yun Zhiqian finally let out a sigh of relief, and said to everyone, "Don't worry, he's fine. It's just that he's exhausted too much of his Fa Li. He'll be fine after a short rest."

When everyone heard this, they let out a long sigh of relief. Some of them even wiped away the cold sweat on their foreheads.

Yun Zhiqian took out a White Spirit Pill from her Storage Ring and fed it to Shi Ling, helping him recover his mana. She immediately put Shi Ling in her embrace, and said to everyone: "You guys should also rest for a while. When the sun rises, let's all search this area of ruins for any materials that have been stolen from our Yi Xiao City."

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and then left. However, everyone sat around the table consciously. Shi Ling and Yun Zhiqian were in the middle of it. It could be seen that they truly wanted to protect Shi Ling and Yun Zhiqian from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment, Yun Zhiqian looked at Shi Ling with a gaze full of gentleness. She wiped Shi Ling's dirty face with one hand and then kissed Shi Ling on the lips. After a long while, Yun Zhiqian let go of Shi Ling and whispered in his ear, "Thank you!"

Two hours later …

When the sun was about to rise, the remaining three thousand people of Yi Xiao City began to search for the goods that Wolf Bandit snatched away. Fortunately, the area wasn't too big, and there were a lot of people.

Fortunately, Wolf Bandit still hadn't used the materials, so he counted them roughly and didn't lose anything. Presumably, after Lang Gu made his breakthrough, he used these materials to consolidate his foundation. Unfortunately, before he could even use these materials, he was killed by Yun Zhiqian.

Afterwards, Shi Ling who was already conscious let Wolf Bandit steal all of the children out, and said that none of them were harmed. To everyone in Yi Xiao City, this news was undoubtedly a heavenly blessing.

When everyone returned to the Yi Xiao City with severely injured bodies, they were naturally welcomed by the entire Yi Xiao City. Wolf Bandit was exterminated, and the children that were snatched away also returned without any problems. The entire Yi Xiao City cheered as well.

During the celebration that day, red lanterns were hung up from every household, as if it was New Year's Eve. As one casually walked through an alleyway, one would be able to see the happy expressions of the citizens within the Yi Xiao City.

And today, it just so happened to be the third day since Spirit Sword Sect had requested for Yun Zhiqian to collect the materials. When the envoys from the Spirit Sword Sect had arrived at the Yi Xiao City and demanded for the stolen goods, Yun Zhiqian not only handed them over, but she also reported all of her achievements in planning the annihilation of Wolf Bandit to the Spirit Sword Sect envoy.

After the Spirit Sword Sect envoy finished listening to Yun Zhiqian's words, she felt a little surprised. This was because the extermination of Wolf Bandit was definitely a meritorious deed, while Yun Zhiqian was the only one to blame for it. This caused him to be somewhat puzzled, but he did not ask and only expressed that he would report this matter to the sect. After that, he used a high rank Storage Ring to take the supplies away.

What the Spirit Sword Sect Envoys didn't know was that the reason Yun Zhiqian gave her all to Shi Ling was that, in her heart, if it wasn't for Shi Ling's advice, perhaps she would have already been chased away by the elders of the four major cities, or even be humiliated by them.

A few days later, all sorts of things that had happened within the Yi Xiao City were instantly spread around, and it was so popular that even the masses were abuzz.

Shi Ling's name resounded throughout the entire outer sect. Within the city, he carried out his new rule. On the battlefield, he turned the tide and slashed down on enemies and bandits with his sword.

Spirit Sword Sect was also very happy about this. On the same day, they gave Shi Ling a reward and promoted him from his original disciple of the trial to an honorary disciple. From then on, he entered the extreme academy.

These rewards weren't generous at all. At the very least, to many people with Spirit Sword Sect, they were all envious to the point that even many official disciples were endlessly envious.

A few days later …

At night, in Yun Zhiqian's room, Shi Ling was lying on the side of the bed. In his hand was a jade plate, and he was looking at it, at this moment Yun Zhiqian walked over, she was wearing a very thin, white gauze dress, outlining her exquisite figure, the collar on her chest, as if as long as one stood in front of her, one would be able to see the fullness of her chest, and from the wet top of her head, one could tell that she had just taken a bath, and her face was still red.

In her hand was a bowl of soup. When she saw Shi Ling's focused look, she pursed her lips and smiled, then sat on the side of the bed. She placed the soup on the bedside table and said: "The Spirit Sword Sect has been bestowed."

Hearing this, Shi Ling only responded "oh". From the looks of it, he did not have much interest. Yun Zhiqian immediately told her about Shi Ling's reward, but Shi Ling still replied "oh" without any change in his expression. It was obvious that he was not interested in the rewards.

For Shi Ling, the biggest gain this time was the Time Divine Furnace and the martial art he had secretly learnt from Lee Shiyuan.