Chapter 42 The Truth

Xu Jingming was a little surprised.

"My brother is still alive?" Fei Xinlan couldn't help but say from the side, "Dad, are you saying my brother is still alive?"

"Yes."

Master Fei nodded, "You've been living in the martial arts academy, so I haven't told you."

The silver-haired elder Lu Shao on the side said, "Miss, Master Fei's 'fake death plan' has risks. The journey to the Eastern Region is also fraught with life-and-death uncertainties. Even if we reach the Eastern Region... whether we can still control the Blood Rain Guard of the Eastern Region is also variable! So, Master Fei's 'fake death plan' has been kept completely secret until he completely controlled the Blood Rain Guard of the Eastern Region, then Master Fei informed Master."

Master Fei nodded slightly: "Once the news of the fake death plan is leaked, it will be irreversible! Qing'er is so cautious, as he should be."

Xu Jingming secretly sighed when he saw this. Master Fei's hair was all white and his face was old, obviously the death of Fei Qing had a great impact on him!

"He even hid it from me and Dad." Fei Xinlan said in a low voice. How had she spent these days?

"Your brother has had it hard, too."

Master Fei said, "His Majesty is wary of him. Before, he put together an army from the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guard to fight in the Western Region! But he didn't let your brother lead it, instead sending General Wang Jiuyan. But what was the result? General Wang Jiuyan's entire family was executed."

"The last army was completely wiped out, and the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guard was badly damaged. There was a lot of internal resentment, and they were unwilling to go and quell the rebels again. His Majesty had no choice but to let your brother go." Master Fei said, "But His Majesty still placed a lot of people around your brother, and even sent a supervisor!"

Xu Jingming shook his head secretly as he listened.

Sometimes you have to know how to delegate power!

How can a general truly exert his strength when he is given all sorts of handcuffs and shackles?

"Your brother set a fake death plan and arranged for a group of loyal confidants. The plan went very successfully," Master Fei said. "After arriving in the Eastern Region, although he encountered some trouble, with your brother's prestige, he successfully controlled the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guard."

Hearing this, Fei Xinlan, even though it was just a few words, understood how many life-and-death crises her brother Fei Qing had experienced to achieve this step.

"After controlling the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guard, Qing'er sent an elite team to the Imperial Capital to pick us up." Master Fei said, "According to the estimated time, they should arrive in about ten days."

"I originally thought that when everyone was together, I would take you out of the martial arts academy and leave the Imperial Capital quickly." Master Fei said, "Who would have thought that Dean Ming would pass away! And that Prince Qi actually took you away. Fortunately, we had Brother Jing's help."

"Mr. Jing."

Master Fei said, "Originally, Qing'er planned to take us back to the Eastern Region! And Lanjiang City, located in the border area between the Eastern and Northern Regions... I think it's very suitable for me and my daughter to live temporarily. After all, Qing'er will lead an army to conquer the world! It's safer for me and my daughter to live in a remote small city."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"However, this matter still needs to be told to Qing'er, and Qing'er will make the final decision." Master Fei said, "Don't worry, a flying bird can send the message to Qing'er in just two days."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news." Xu Jingming nodded.

A few days later, Fei Qing sent a message back via flying bird.

He agreed with his father's idea!

"Hoo~~~"

The snow was falling heavily, and the weather was getting colder.

Master Fei and Fei Xinlan, disguised, sat in a carriage. A group of guards escorted the carriage, leaving the Imperial Capital from the south gate.

"We've left the Imperial Capital." Lifting the curtain, Master Fei looked back at the huge city in the distance.

"We're still disguised, afraid of being recognized." Fei Xinlan's complexion was much darker, and she couldn't help but say, "Who would have thought that these gate guards wouldn't even look at who was in the carriage?"

Master Fei said, "The Imperial Capital is in chaos now. No one knows when the rebels will attack. The gate guards are just living day to day. As long as there's money to be made, they're naturally too lazy to care."

Xu Jingming, Liu Hai, Tu Ling, Fang Yu and the other twelve were also in the guard team.

"Off to Lanjiang City." Tu Ling was quite excited.

"There will be some dangers on the road, everyone be careful." Xu Jingming said, with an elite team sent by Fei Qing, plus his own strength, the journey should be relatively safe.

Da da da da da da

Along the way, it took a full 29 days.

During these 29 days, Xu Jingming mainly used "intelligent auto-pilot" and left instructions for "intelligent": If any enemies are detected, immediately remind me!

So, when some bandits and rebels appeared, Xu Jingming would immediately go online and sit in command of the team. The Fei family team's "elite" was enough to solve most of the enemies. If they encountered some big trouble that could cause a lot of casualties to the Fei family's elite, Xu Jingming would take action.

Once he took action, it was naturally like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. Whoever stood in his way would die, easily killing the enemy leader.

When there were no enemies, Xu Jingming was in his personal space, focusing on the cultivation of the *Light* chapter.

"After crossing this river, we'll be at Lanjiang City."

The Fei family team, after 29 days, had a smooth journey and finally arrived at a wide river. The river was more than ten miles wide, and the Fei family team also needed to go to the ferry and cross the river by boat.

"Master."

"Master."

A group of soldiers came from the distant ferry. Seeing Master Fei getting out of the carriage, they shouted from afar.

"Hmm?" Master Fei looked from afar, his eyes lit up, "It's Guard Qu and the others."

"Master, the lord has already arrived at Lanjiang City and has been waiting for you." These soldiers were very happy. They had been waiting at the ferry for two days and two nights. Qu, the head guard, reported, "The lord ordered me to wait here for you and the young lady. All the ferry boats are ready at the ferry."

Xu Jingming, Liu Hai, and the others quickly boarded the ferry boats together. After all, the weather was so cold, it would not be easy to find so many large ferry boats temporarily.

Six large ferry boats sent the Fei family team, along with their people and horses, to the other side of the river.

Once ashore.

The Fei family team traveled nearly a hundred miles before arriving at Lanjiang City.

Outside Lanjiang City, a large number of soldiers had gathered, with Fei Qing standing at the front, eagerly waiting.

"They're here." Fei Qing saw the team and excitedly stepped forward to greet them.

"My son."

Master Fei saw his son from afar in the carriage, and ran over with his daughter.

The family of three reunited.

"My son." Master Fei looked at his son, carefully checking if he was injured.

"Dad, I'm fine." Fei Qing's eyes were filled with tears as he looked at his much older father, and he felt even more guilty. "Your son is unfilial, and has caused you to worry."

"I know your difficulties." Although Master Fei knew from the letter that his son was still alive, seeing him in person still filled him with joy.

"Brother." Fei Xinlan was also very excited.

Her elder brother was really still alive!

The family reunion was very happy.

Soon, Fei Qing also personally walked towards Xu Jingming and the others.

"Lord Fei." Xu Jingming had already dismounted and took the initiative to greet him.

"Brother Jingming." Fei Qing said gratefully, "Fortunately, I had your help, otherwise, with Prince Qi's nature, my sister would have hardly escaped."

In order to prevent any mishaps in the fake death plan, he had kept it from his father and sister, for fear that his family would accidentally reveal the truth. But who would have thought that Dean Ming would suddenly die, and his sister would be captured by Prince Qi.

"Since arriving in the Imperial Capital, the lord has been taking care of me, and also taking care of my many friends. How could I stand by and watch when the young lady was in trouble?" Xu Jingming said.

"I heard that you and your friends are planning to live in Lanjiang City for a long time." Fei Qing nodded, "I have already sent troops to take Lanjiang City! The entire Lanjiang City will be under your control from now on. You will be the lord of Lanjiang City!"

"No, I can't." Xu Jingming said immediately.

The lord of Lanjiang City?

He, a cosmic citizen player, was not suitable to be a high-ranking official! Otherwise, there would be a lot of trouble. This was also the constraint of the world.

"It's just an ordinary city." Fei Qing said.

Now he controlled the entire Eastern Region, and could be said to be one of the most powerful people in the world. A small Lanjiang City was really not worth mentioning. Just Xu Jingming saving his sister was worth a city as a reward.

"Lord, I am focused on the path of martial arts." Xu Jingming said, "Although I will be based in Lanjiang City, I will still often travel around to hone my martial arts. So I don't want to be burdened by worldly affairs, and I hope you will understand."

"Qing'er, leave this matter to me. I will properly arrange for Mr. Jing and his friends." Master Fei said.

"Then I'll leave it to Dad." Fei Qing nodded. He trusted his father's skills, and he was busy and had to leave Lanjiang City tomorrow.

Two days later.

Lanjiang City, the only gang, the Iron Saber Gang.

"Greetings, Gang Leader."

A group of gang leaders respectfully saluted.

Xu Jingming sat high on the throne, with Liu Hai sitting in the deputy position.

"All the hall masters stay, the others can leave." Xu Jingming ordered. Soon, only the twelve from Xia Country were left in the hall.

"Master Fei really knows how to do things." Liu Hai said.

In Master Fei's view, Xu Jingming first had saved Fei Xinlan's life.

Secondly, the sect behind Xu Jingming could attack Prince Qi's mansion! Obviously, his strength was very strong. Giving a gang in an ordinary city to Xu Jingming was also a way of befriending him.

"The Iron Saber Gang will be yours from now on." Xu Jingming said, "If you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, then notify me, and I will immediately enter the Blood Rain World."

Liu Hai laughed, "We don't have any ambitions. Running the Iron Saber Gang, we will naturally seek wealth through harmony and pay more attention to long-term benefits. After all, you said that everyone can earn up to 100,000 gold in the Blood Rain World! So we have to look far ahead. In the future, batches of Xia Country experts can use Lanjiang City as a base to manage the surrounding area."

"We have limited manpower, so let's manage Lanjiang City first. When there are more people in the future, we can slowly infiltrate the surrounding area." Lei Yunfang also said.

Everyone present nodded.

Xu Jingming might not care, but for them, these newly promoted cosmic citizens, they were very satisfied with the silver they could earn as gang leaders in the Blood Rain World.

"I'll leave the gang to you from now on." Xu Jingming smiled and stood up. "I'll leave first."

Unless there was something important, he would not come back.

Goodbye, Blood Rain World.

"Don't worry, Jingming, we will manage the Iron Saber Gang well, and manage this Lanjiang City well." Liu Hai said.

Everyone present was determined. Xu Jingming, with his strength and Fei family connections, had already laid such a foundation.

It would be a disgrace if they couldn't manage it well!

Xu Jingming looked at the world again.

Then he disappeared out of thin air, leaving the Blood Rain World.

"The Blood Rain World is no longer attractive to Brother Xu." Fang Yu said, "Spending more than a month in the Blood Rain World was also for us, for the future star life of Xia Country."

"The future star life of Xia Country can use the Blood Rain World to obtain a starting capital for the path of evolution." Everyone present nodded. They all understood what Xu Jingming had spent more than a month for.

"Old Brother Liu Hai, how high is Jingming's current strength?" Lei Yunfang asked curiously.

Liu Hai smiled, "A year ago, when you were still stuck at Tier 4, Jingming was already a top-tier expert. How high do you think he is now?"

Everyone present exclaimed in amazement. He was truly the number one person in Blue Star Civilization, and he was far ahead!

They originally thought that Ti Yano was comparable to Xu Jingming, but later they learned that Ti Yano was a special envoy sent by the Cosmic Human Alliance.

"Brother Xu's combat power bonus might be thirty or forty times!" Tu Ling said.

"The path of evolution becomes more and more focused on the mental aspect." Liu Hai said, "Many Tier 7 star life have extremely strong combat power, but they just can't break through! Jingming's mental aspect is too weak. If he wants to become a Tier 8... The mental direction will be his biggest obstacle! So in the future, we should try to solve the matters in the Blood Rain World ourselves. Unless it's a major event, don't disturb him."

Everyone present nodded.

With so many outstanding people, they were confident in managing a gang in a city.

******

Blue Star.

Xu Jingming sat in his own courtyard, looking at a lot of information about the Subduing Demons World on the screen in front of him.

"I spent more than a month to settle the affairs of the Blood Rain World." Xu Jingming thought to himself. In any case, his experience in the Blood Rain World was very successful. After all, he successfully entered the Yuanchu Research Institute! And he also laid a foundation for the people of Xia Country.

"Next, I will focus on mental power." Xu Jingming carefully watched the information about the Subduing Demons World.

The Subduing Demons World is a special virtual world built by the Cosmic Human Alliance, specifically for improving mental power.

The entry barrier is also very high. It costs 100 million cosmic coins to create an account!

But according to records, almost every Tier 8 star life in the Cosmic Human Alliance has entered the Subduing Demons World!

"It costs 100 million cosmic coins to create an account and enter. It's really expensive." Xu Jingming read a lot of information about the Subduing Demons World.