Chapter Eighty-Seven: Stunning the Entire Hall!

"Your Highness, Lord Governor, Commander Lin, Commander Chen!"

"Commander Qin has just returned to Cloud Province City covered in blood. He has already been escorted to the Qin family by the Qin family martial cultivators."

A warrior of the garrison level hurried over, dropped to one knee, clasped his fists in both hands, and spoke with reverence.

"He has returned?"

Chu Tianfa, Zuo Taoming, Lin Xiaozhong, Chen Donghai, and Elder Chu all showed looks of astonishment.

They had never imagined that Qin Feng would come back alive.

"Could something have gone wrong? Did Commander Qin never actually clash with the twelve commanders of the three great sects?"

"It must have been some accident."

Chu Tianfa, Zuo Taoming, and Elder Chu suspected that Qin Feng had run into trouble on the way to Red Sun Mountain and been forced to return.

After all, there were twelve commanders on Red Sun Mountain. Such an enormous force was not something Qin Feng alone could storm.

"Send people to Red Sun Mountain and inquire about the situation there."

A guess was only a guess. Someone had to be sent to verify it and learn the truth. Chu Tianfa said in a low voice.

"Your servant obeys."

Zuo Taoming clasped his fists and said respectfully.

"Commander Chen, lead a hundred men to Red Sun Mountain and investigate along the way."

"Remember, be cautious in everything."

"If there is danger, withdraw at once."

Zuo Taoming waved to Chen Donghai and said gravely, then added more instructions, still uneasy.

"Your subordinate obeys!"

Chen Donghai departed in haste, leading a hundred-man squad toward Red Sun Mountain.

"Could it be that Commander Qin truly went to Red Sun Mountain?"

Along the way, Chen Donghai continued investigating and tracing Qin Feng's trail until he reached Red Sun Mountain. He even heard from the locals that a world-shaking battle had recently erupted there, so violent that the mountains and earth had trembled.

"All of you, fall back!"

Chen Donghai waved his hand, sending the hundred soldiers who had followed him far away. The strongest among them was only at the garrison level; if they came with him to Red Sun Mountain, they would only hold him back.

Chen Donghai looked toward Red Sun Mountain with great caution. Taking a deep breath, he quickly slipped into the mountain.

"It seems Red Sun Mountain really did suffer an unimaginable battle."

As he crept upward, he saw the mountain in utter disarray. In many places, rocks had collapsed and fissures had appeared.

"Hiss!"

When Chen Donghai finally reached the summit, he drew in a sharp breath.

The mountaintop was a ruin, riddled with cracks and strewn with broken stones.

Amid the wreckage lay the mutilated corpse of a giant python, along with several human corpses and many severed limbs.

"Clang!"

Chen Donghai carefully examined his surroundings. Seeing no other martial cultivators nearby, he emerged.

He drew his longsaber and struck at the giant python's corpse, as well as the other human remains. Each blow rang out with a sound like metal striking metal.

"All of them are commanders."

"Could these be the twelve commanders that His Highness the Third Prince and the Lord Governor spoke of?"

Chen Donghai's gaze swept the area, and the shock in his eyes grew ever more intense.

"According to the information I gathered earlier, after Commander Qin arrived at Red Sun Mountain, there was a thunderous explosion and the earth shook. It was clearly a battle between powerful experts."

"Looking at it this way, it must have been Commander Qin who fought the twelve commanders of the three great sects!"

"And in the end, Commander Qin killed the twelve commanders and even a commander-level ferocious beast entirely by himself."

"Commander Qin's battle strength is actually this terrifying!"

As Chen Donghai imagined what had happened that day, his pupils constricted sharply. His expression was filled with shock, awe, disbelief, and horror.

"Go!"

Having uncovered the truth, Chen Donghai quickly descended Red Sun Mountain, gathered the hundred soldiers, and hurried back to Cloud Province City.

...

"What did you say?"

"All twelve commanders of the three great sects on Red Sun Mountain have fallen?"

"And they were killed by Qin Feng?"

After hearing Chen Donghai's report, Chu Tianfa and Zuo Taoming changed countenance dramatically and sprang up from their seats in alarm.

Elder Chu also narrowed his eyes, his face showing shock and disbelief.

"Reporting to Your Highness, according to this general's investigation, there is an eighty percent chance that the fall of the twelve commanders of the three great sects was the work of Commander Qin."

Chen Donghai's expression was solemn as he nodded heavily.

Even he found it unbelievable, but the facts lay before him, leaving him no room to disbelieve.

"Commander Qin is actually this strong!"

"Killing twelve commanders by himself is absolutely not something a martial cultivator at the commander level can accomplish. Only a powerhouse at the level of a Human King could do it. Could it be that Commander Qin has already broken through to the Human King realm?"

Chu Tianfa's face was filled with shock as he weighed Qin Feng's battle strength in his mind.

If Qin Feng was indeed a Human King, he had to make every effort to win him over.

Chu Tianfa felt profoundly regretful. When he learned that Qin Feng had returned to Cloud Province City, he had not gone to visit at once.

He had missed the best opportunity.

"Elder Chu, bring me the two thousand-year spiritual herbs from my collection. I am going to visit Commander Qin!"

Chu Tianfa said quickly.

At this moment, he addressed him as Commander Qin; perhaps a little later, he would need to address him as Human King Qin.

Carrying the two thousand-year spiritual herbs, Chu Tianfa led Elder Chu, Zuo Taoming, and Chen Donghai in haste toward the Qin family.

With feelings of doubt, reverence, and anticipation, Chu Tianfa, Zuo Taoming, and Chen Donghai arrived at the Qin residence.

"Greetings, Lord Governor."

Since Zuo Taoming had once come to visit Qin Feng, the Qin family's martial cultivators essentially all recognized him and knew his identity.

When the four Qin family guards saw Zuo Taoming arrive, they clasped their fists and bowed respectfully.

"This is His Highness the Third Prince. Hurry and go report it."

Zuo Taoming stepped forward and ordered the four Qin family martial cultivators.

"Lord Zuo, there is no need to trouble everyone. I can go in directly."

Chu Tianfa quickly interrupted Zuo Taoming and strode into the Qin residence.

If Qin Feng was likely a Human King, then in status he stood on equal footing with the reigning emperor.

Even as a prince, Chu Tianfa had to show a Human King sufficient respect.

"The Qin family patriarch, Qin Tianyun, pays respects to Your Highness."

Although Chu Tianfa entered the Qin residence without making a fuss, Qin Tianyun learned of it soon after and hurried over.

"Quick, get up."

Seeing Qin Tianyun about to kneel and pay obeisance, Chu Tianfa's expression changed dramatically. He rushed forward and helped Qin Tianyun up.

"Patriarch Qin, may I ask whether Commander Qin has come out of seclusion yet?"

Chu Tianfa spoke to Qin Tianyun with great courtesy.

"Not yet."

"Since Xiaofeng returned, he has been in seclusion all this time and has still not come out."

Qin Tianyun said respectfully.

"Patriarch, the young master has come out of seclusion."

Wang Fu hurried over from afar, his face brimming with joy, and called out loudly.

"Commander Qin has emerged from seclusion. That is splendid!"

"Come, follow me to visit Commander Qin."

Chu Tianfa's face lit up with delight, and he hurried after Wang Fu toward the room where Qin Feng was healing in seclusion.