The sky in the distance gave birth to a fish-belly white, as daylight began to replace darkness, awakening the ancient city of Loulan.
At the eastern exit of the ancient city, Jiang Wuming still stood there, staring at the empty ancient battlefield, but he could no longer sense the energy fluctuations from before.
"Did I hallucinate?"
Jiang Wuming couldn't help but ask himself.
The response to Jiang Wuming was the sound of neat, unified footsteps.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Wuming withdrew his gaze, turned around, and was surprised to see the soldiers of the Vanguard under the command of Wang Tuo had arrived not far behind him, with great momentum.
Among them, Wang Tuo, who was at the forefront, had eyes as sharp as knives, filled with fighting spirit.
Beside Wang Tuo, Lin Xiao wore a cold sneer, An Lutu had a complex expression, and Mo Ling looked playful.
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming vaguely guessed something, but he paid no attention, nor did he show any hostility or fighting intent.
Because his sole purpose in coming to the ancient city of Loulan was to "reunite with his parents."
He had never considered taking over the Loulan Legion, nor had he even decided to join the Dragon Kingdom's Martial Department.
For this reason, he hesitated when Zhuge Lingjun wanted to hand him the Zhan Shen Blade.
At that time, Qi Wufu saw Jiang Wuming's hesitation and guessed his thoughts, so he told Jiang Wuming to put away the Zhan Shen Blade first, and it would be up to Jiang Wuming to decide whether to keep it after arriving at the ancient city of Loulan.
Jiang Wuming decided to leave the Zhan Shen Blade at the city walls of the ancient city of Loulan.
Last night, he stopped at the eastern gate of the ancient city and, as he looked back at the Loulan Legion's battle flag and drums, he had thought about sticking the Zhan Shen Blade into the side, but in the end, he did not do so.
He chose to take the Zhan Shen Blade to the graves of Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei, chat with his parents, use the Zhan Shen Blade to recount everything he knew about his parents, and then find Zheng Yuandong and Wu Yong to hand over the Zhan Shen Blade and leave the ancient city of Loulan.
"Halt!"
A few seconds later, with a command from Wang Tuo, the three hundred soldiers of the Vanguard simultaneously stopped, displaying exceptional discipline.
"Jiang Wuming, did you hit Lin Xiao just now?"
Wang Tuo stared sharply at Jiang Wuming and asked in a cold voice.
"Yes."
Jiang Wuming looked at Wang Tuo as well.
"Jiang Wuming, I know that the superiors gave you the Zhan Shen Blade and asked you to bring it here, intending for you to take over the Loulan Legion! But the superiors have not yet given the order, and Lin Xiao has opinions about it, so you resorted to hitting him. Do you think our Vanguard is easy to bully?!"
Wang Tuo spoke again, full of confidence, his voice resonant and powerful.
"Commander Wang, let me clarify, I am not yet a member of the Martial Department, let alone taking over the Loulan Legion," Jiang Wuming said.
Swish, swish, swish…
To Jiang Wuming's words, Wang Tuo, Lin Xiao, An Lutu, Mo Ling, and the rest of the Vanguard soldiers were all shocked!
From yesterday to today, except for Zheng Yuandong and Wu Yong, everyone in the Loulan Legion believed that Jiang Wuming was definitely going to join the Loulan Legion, and even take over the Loulan Legion in the future!
And now, Jiang Wuming had denied this matter, which naturally shocked Wang Tuo and the others.
"Jiang... Jiang Wuming, I never thought you'd show cowardice! You know you're no match for the commander, so you deny taking over the Loulan Legion?"
After a brief shock, Lin Xiao was the first to recover and sneered.
"You know why I hit you."
Jiang Wuming glanced at Lin Xiao, then looked at Wang Tuo again and asked, "If I were really as you say, then why didn't I attack the other person?"
"Brother Wang, I also said that he was not worthy of being the commander of the Loulan Legion, and I blocked him twice, but he really didn't attack me," An Lutu said.
Hearing this, Wang Tuo frowned, his face filled with confusion. "Then why did you hit Lin Xiao?"
"He slandered and smeared my brother Qin Xiaozhi," Jiang Wuming said.
"Heh... Everyone in the Martial Department knows about Qin Xiaozhi being a deserter. The Qin family found someone to coordinate for him, and the superiors issued a document to clear his name. This might fool ordinary soldiers, but do you think it's possible to fool people in our Vanguard?"
Lin Xiao, relying on Wang Tuo and the others being present, became emboldened again.
"Whether you believe it or not is not important, what is important is that I believe my brother is not a deserter."
Jiang Wuming frowned slightly and said word by word, "Also, I went easy on you just now because you are a soldier of the Loulan Legion. If you don't know what's good for you and continue to court death, I don't mind teaching you another lesson!"
"Jiang Wuming, are you going to make a move in front of us?"
"Jiang Wuming, even though you are the son of the legion commander, you are too arrogant!"
"That's right, do you really think our Vanguard is easy to bully?!"
...
This time, as soon as Jiang Wuming finished speaking, some of the Vanguard soldiers angrily spoke up.
A commander protects his own, and soldiers are united.
This was the characteristic of the Vanguard.
Although they might not agree with what Lin Xiao said, they all felt that Jiang Wuming was disregarding all the Vanguard soldiers, including Wang Tuo, and openly threatened to teach Lin Xiao a lesson, which made them very unhappy.
Swish!
Just then, Wang Tuo suddenly raised his hand.
The next moment.
All voices instantly disappeared.
This scene, seen by Jiang Wuming, made him look upon Wang Tuo and the Vanguard with new respect.
Having once been the master of the Zhanlong Hall, he had led the soldiers of the Zhanlong Hall in the dark world more than once.
He could see that the Vanguard was a disciplined unit, and Wang Tuo held great prestige within this unit!
"Jiang Wuming, according to you, you hit Lin Xiao to stand up for your brother, right?" Wang Tuo asked again.
"Mm."
Jiang Wuming nodded.
"Then, if I hit you to stand up for Lin Xiao, is this logic flawed?" Wang Tuo asked again.
Jiang Wuming was taken aback.
"You don't need to overthink it. I am standing up for Lin Xiao purely out of protectiveness for my own.
You can ask anyone in the Loulan Legion about this – here, no one can bully my soldiers, Wang Tuo!
Even the legion commander cannot deal with them if they haven't violated military regulations!
I am telling you this to let you know that my disciplining you has nothing to do with whether you join or take over the Loulan Legion!
Moreover, I can assure you that as long as the order comes from above for you to take over the Loulan Legion, I and all the soldiers of the Vanguard will unconditionally accept the order and resolutely follow your command!"
Seeing that Jiang Wuming remained silent, Wang Tuo added.
Huh?
Jiang Wuming frowned, but not because of Wang Tuo's words, but because he once again sensed energy fluctuations from the ancient battlefield behind him!
Moreover, this time the energy fluctuations were much more intense than before!
Swish, swish, swish…
At the same time, including Wang Tuo, all the Vanguard soldiers immediately shifted their gaze from Jiang Wuming to the ancient battlefield behind Jiang Wuming, their faces filled with shocked expressions!
This discovery made Jiang Wuming's heart stir, and he immediately turned around.
The next moment.
Jiang Wuming was stunned.
Because on the originally empty ancient battlefield, a large screen appeared, and behind the screen were dense figures.
Twelve years since the divine war ended, foreign enemies reappear!
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ps: The third chapter is finished.