After all, Yue Fei was a talent that Mei Changge urgently needed.
“Hero Guo is here!”
“Look! Beside Hero Guo is General Yue Fei!”
At that moment, a few figures emerged from the Guo Residence. The two individuals at the forefront drew astonished exclamations from the onlookers in the crowd.
“My lord, these two seem to be Transcendents.”
Xu Chu’s eyes were solemn as he whispered to Mei Changge.
Among the two individuals at the forefront, the one on the left appeared sincere, whereas the other one exuded an imposing presence.
“Yes, he’s a Transcendent.”
Mei Changge nodded subtly. The instant the two of them appeared, he discerned their strength. Both were at Transcendent Level 1, though somewhat unsteady in their power.
“Hero Guo Jing, may I ask why did you choose this time to recruit martial artists? Could it be that you’re trying to resist the Great Jin?”
“Yeah, you even invited General Yue Fei. Could it be that you plan to attack the Great Jin?”
Two men shouted at the people who came out of the Guo Residence.
“Guo Jing, Yue Fei, and the Great Jin?”
“Everything’s a mess!”
Mei Changge’s eyes were solemn. He suddenly realized that this world seemed to be in chaos. It did not match the information in his memory.
Guo Jing and Yue Fei hailed from two distinct historical periods. One was part of the fictional martial arts realm, while the other was a historical figure documented in official records.
They originated from entirely separate worlds, yet the scene before Mei Changge indicated that the information in his memory was inaccurate.
“Excuse me, is Hero Guo’s wife the chief of the Beggar’s Sect?”
Mei Changge asked the people around him with a thoughtful gaze.
“The chief of the Beggar’s Sect is Hong Qigong. How could he be Hero Guo’s wife?”
“Furthermore, Hero Guo has been guarding Xiangyang alone. If news of him having a wife spread, he would have invited his brothers in the martial arts world to a wedding banquet.”
The man’s expression turned serious as he spoke to Mei Changge. Then, his tone changed.
“I say, what kind of book have you been reading?”
The man chuckled and asked Mei Changge curiously, revealing an understanding expression.
“Could you enlighten me about the book’s title? Hong Qigong is Hero Guo’s master! Hehe, this plot is quite intriguing.”
The man said to Mei Changge with a wicked smile.
Mei Changge was taken aback. Indeed, Hong Qigong was Guo Jing’s master, but now, even his wife, Huang Rong, was gone.
“That’s weird.”
Mei Changge looked at Guo Jing and Yue Fei again. He was getting more curious about this mysterious Xiangyang City.
“Everyone, I’m sure you have guessed my thoughts. That’s right, I’m recruiting martial artists to resist the Great Jin!”
After Guo Jing walked out of the mansion, he looked at everyone and spoke in a calm voice.
“This is General Yue Fei. I don’t think you need me to introduce him.”
“The Great Jin has garnered support from foreign races, and the Great Song is now in peril. The reason I’m here is to assemble martial artists from the Great Song and stand up against the Great Jin!”
Guo Jing clapped his hands lightly as he spoke.
Shortly thereafter, two individuals emerged, bearing something concealed beneath a black cloth.
“Foreign race?”
Mei Changge’s eyes narrowed when he heard Guo Jing’s words. Then, an idea came to him.
“Could it be that this world has changed because of the influence of the foreign races?”
Although there was such a possibility, two people from different eras should not appear in the same era.
The only possibility was that there was something wrong with this world.
Mei Changge no longer thought about this matter. His gaze landed on the thing covered by the black cloth that had just been carried out.
“Everyone! This is a foreign race!”
Guo Jing’s tone was solemn. He reached out and lifted the black cloth, revealing a corpse.
This corpse looked exactly like a human as if it was a human corpse.
However, Mei Changge noticed something strange at the back of the corpse.
“This is… a Ghoul?”
Mei Changge’s eyes were stern as he looked at the corpse.
“My lord, what is a Ghoul?”
Xu Chu asked curiously when he heard Mei Changge’s words.
In Xu Chu’s opinion, this corpse was no different from a human.
“Ghouls are one of the foreign races. They bear a resemblance to humans, but on their backs, they tend to develop tentacles or various other appendages.”
“It’s said to be a special ability formed by devouring spirits.”
Mei Changge elaborated for Xu Chu. Ghouls themselves weren’t particularly formidable, but the strength lay in the entities that formed on their lower backs.
“This is the foreign race that is helping the Great Jin!” Guo Jing pointed at the corpse.
“Hero Guo, isn’t this the corpse of an ordinary human?”
“That’s right. How can the Great Jin be a match for our Great Song?”
Someone in the crowd shouted again and even looked down on the Great Jin.
“Everyone, in the past year or so, your strength has increased a lot. So wouldn’t the Great Jin improve as well?”
Yue Fei’s tone was calm, but he exuded an iron-blooded aura as he said to everyone present.
“Moreover, the foreign races are aiding the Great Jin. Our Great Song’s borders have been repeatedly breached!”
Yue Fei flipped the corpse over and said to everyone.
“What’s that?”
“Disgusting!”
Everyone looked at the back of the corpse. There was a red tumor that was moving continuously as if it was still alive.
“Hero Guo, General Yue Fei, what exactly do you want to do?”
“That’s right. Do we have to go to the Great Jin?”
Upon witnessing the true visage of the corpse, the crowd shifted their attention to the two of them.
“Form an army! Fight the Great Jin!”
Yue Fei picked up the spear at the side and said solemnly. “Impossible. How can martial artists like us enter the army?
“That’s right! They might as well let us go freely.”
When everyone heard Yue Fei’s words, many of them refused. They did not agree to form an army at all.
“Everyone, I forgot to tell you that the Great Jin’s army is already heading for Xiangyang City.”
When Guo Jing heard that they refused to join the army, a helpless expression appeared on his face.
He and Yue Fei didn’t believe it at all when they found out that the Great Jin had received help from the foreign races.
They would definitely arrive outside Xiangyang City in less than half a month.
As Guo Jing spoke, he suddenly felt a sense of danger and dodged swiftly.
In an instant, a sharp arrow pierced through the spot where he had been standing.
“Die!”
Yue Fei’s eyes narrowed and his expression changed. Then, he threw the spear in his hand and instantly pinned a black-robed man to the ground.
The black-robed man’s face was revealed. He looked completely different from the people of the Great Song.
“One of the Great Jin’s men? Damn it!”
Yue Fei was furious. He didn’t expect them to arrive at Xiangyang City already.
“You’ll bear the consequences!”
Guo Jing’s expression changed. He thrust his palm forward, summoning a dragon-shaped surge of faint golden spiritual energy to assail the crowd once more.
He homed in on the black-robed individual within the gathering but refrained from employing his full might due to the crowded surroundings.
“My lord?”
Xu Chu stood beside Mei Changge with an eager expression.
Mei Changge nodded gently. When Xu Chu heard Mei Changge’s words, a smile appeared on his face. Then, he took a light step and jumped up.
A large saber made of bones suddenly appeared in his hand and headed straight for the black-robed man.
Golden spiritual energy appeared to create a fiery effect on the bone saber, generating a scorching aura that emanated from the weapon.
“A Grandmaster?”
Yue Fei was pleasantly surprised to see Xu Chu. He did not expect to meet a Grandmaster here.
There were only five black-robed men, and one of them had been killed by Yue Fei’s spear. As for Guo Jing’s attack, it was not very effective. After all, these black-robed men were standing in the crowd.
Guo Jing’s large-scale attacks only managed to restrict the black-robed men slightly.
As for Xu Chu, he did not care at all. He instantly rushed to the front of the black-robed men and raised his hand, slashing down the saber at two black-robed men.
“Flaming Hill Slash!”
For a moment, the martial artists in his vicinity steered clear of him, seemingly apprehensive about getting entangled in the situation.
“Hmph! Await the arrival of the mighty Great Jin army!”
One of the black-robed men spoke with a stern tone. After uttering those words, he ascended into the sky and swiftly departed.
Xu Chu was about to chase after him when he heard Mei Changge’s voice.
“Zhong Kang!”
Mei Changge’s voice was calm. Then, he shook his head at Xu Chu, indicating that he did not have to chase after him.
After Xu Chu dealt with the last black-robed man, he returned to Mei Changge with a respectful expression.
“My lord.”
In the distance, Guo Jing and Yue Fei saw Xu Chu’s respectful expression and became even more curious about Mei Changge.
“My lord?”
Yue Fei also heard Xu Chu’s words and pondered.
“Brother Yue.”
Guo Jing came up to Yue Fei with a puzzled look on his face.
“Didn’t you invite these two over?”
Yue Fei looked at Guo Jing and asked.
“I don’t think so. Moreover, if he has the strength of a Grandmaster, he should have a name in the martial arts world. I’ve never heard of these two.” Guo Jing shook his head, showing a curious expression on his face.
“May I know who you are?”
Yue Fei cast a glance at the individuals surrounding him. With the exception of Xu Chu, everyone else had backed away and displayed no inclination to attack.
This made him a little disappointed. He did not expect the martial artists to be inferior to ordinary soldiers.
“I’m Mei Changge, and he is my guard, Xu Chu.”
Mei Changge smiled and pointed at Xu Chu.
When Yue Fei heard Mei Changge’s words, his face was solemn. He did not expect a Grandmaster to be the guard of this young man in front of him. This made him even more curious about Mei Changge’s identity.
“With a Grandmaster as a guard, it seems you have a strong background.”
Yue Fei could not help but sigh. He also felt a noble aura from Mei Changge, and there was a hint of dignity between his eyebrows.
“Grandmaster? General Yue, are you talking about Zhong Kang’s strength?”
Mei Changge asked curiously when he heard Yue Fei’s words.
“Let’s have a chat inside. Shall we?”
Beside him, Guo Jing wore a smile. He had already dispatched someone to handle matters concerning the individuals at the Guo Residence.
“Sure.”
Mei Changge nodded slightly and followed the two of them into the Guo Residence.
“This is my first time venturing out to see the world. Could you enlighten me about the Grandmasters, the Great Jin Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty, and the foreign races?”
Once they had entered the Guo Residence, the group seated themselves one by one. Mei Changge proceeded to question the two of them..