Elder Lu was pushed by Feng Xi onto a moral high ground and had no choice but to pinch his nose and agree to take out two hundred thousand spirit stones as a reward for the city guards.
Originally, he wanted to say one hundred thousand, but Feng Xi kept emphasizing that one thousand five hundred city guards had come.
He had no choice but to say two hundred thousand.
Feng Xi said with a beaming smile, "Elder Lu truly lives up to being an elder of Hunyuan Sect. Your generosity reflects the style of great sects!
Also, these prisoners should be handed over to City Lord Hu for interrogation. After all, we still have to guard against a counterattack by the demon clan and don't have the energy for that."
On this point, Elder Lu had no objections.
Thus, Feng Xi led the city guards to escort the captured demon prisoners back to Zone Ding, planning to escort them back to An Ding City after daybreak.
Even the demon corpses were all brought back to Zone Ding as well.
On the way, Xing Wu asked Feng Xi curiously, "I didn't get a chance to ask, where did these city guards come from?"
Feng Xi immediately said, "Didn't a Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant surface during the day? I thought something abnormal must be going on, so I went to find City Lord Hu.
That's why he can be the city lord, possessing both foresight and vision. He thought something might happen, so he sent city guards to support us."
She said this loudly, and the city guards heard every word clearly.
Their admiration for their city lord instantly reached an unprecedented height!
Some trusted aides immediately sent messages to City Lord Hu, both to report the situation and to express their admiration!
When City Lord Hu received the message, the weight on his heart was finally lifted.
He hadn't dared to leave An Ding City to provide reinforcements, not because he feared death, but because he was worried the demons might seize the opportunity to cause chaos inside the city.
City Lord Hu's favorability toward Feng Xi skyrocketed!
If it weren't for her suggestion, something serious would've definitely happened today!
What he had never expected was that Feng Xi would actually place the halo of credit squarely on his head.
This child Feng Xi, she's someone you can get along with!
When Feng Xi returned to Zone Ding, she saw Elder Duanmu standing and looking around from far away.
Although he had already received news that the human side had won a great victory and that Feng Xi was safe, he still felt uneasy until he saw her in person.
Now that he saw Feng Xi and Jun Wen return safely, he's finally completely relieved.
Feng Xi briefly explained what had happened to Elder Duanmu, then instructed people to… strip the storage demon rings from the demon prisoners and corpses.
Jun Wen: "..."
He had thought Feng Xi hadn't immediately escorted the prisoners back to An Ding City out of safety concerns. He never imagined she was planning to make a small fortune.
Elder Duanmu thought that doing this was inappropriate. Feng Xi let out a snort of laughter, "These are our prisoners. What's wrong with taking our war spoils? If Hunyuan Sect has the face to come ask for them, I'll give them back!"
Elder Duanmu fell silent.
Because he thought if Elder Lu had even a shred of shame left, he wouldn't come asking.
After organizing the demon storage rings, Feng Xi said to Elder Duanmu, "You rest first. I'll go put those prisoners through a hearing."
Naturally, Elder Duanmu wouldn't agree and followed her to the so-called main hall.
Feng Xi first had people bring over the demon clan commander, Shi Wuhen.
Before Feng Xi spoke, she laughed twice. Shi Wuhen inexplicably felt a chill, "Are you feeling unconvinced about being captured by us?
I'm a kind person and don't like seeing grievances go unresolved.
How about this, I'll give you a chance to regain your honor.
Elder Duanmu, please seal part of his cultivation. I'll spar with him."
Although Elder Duanmu thought she was fooling around, Feng Xi's performance today had been outstanding, so he indulged her.
With him present, Shi Wuhen wouldn't be able to hurt Feng Xi anyway.
He sealed seventy percent of Shi Wuhen's cultivation and then removed the spirit-binding rope from his body.
A trace of viciousness flashed in Shi Wuhen's eyes. Even if he couldn't survive this time, he would drag this wretched girl down with him.
Grinding his teeth, he released a ferocious tiger formed from demonic qi at Feng Xi.
The tiger bared its bloody maw and lunged toward Feng Xi.
Feng Xi merely dodged lightly and didn't counterattack.
Then… she kept dodging.
At first, Shi Wuhen was furious. In the end, he was panting heavily.
He's already injured, and with seventy percent of his cultivation sealed, how could he endure such exertion?!
Feng Xi looked dissatisfied, "That's it? You can't fight anymore after such a short while?
I really don't understand, how did the demon clan choose trash like you to lead?
No wonder your demon clan was almost wiped out. As the saying goes, a weak soldier ruins one man, a weak general ruins an army. You really are useless trash!"
Shi Wuhen spat out a mouthful of blood!
He finally understood the wretched girl's intention!
She was humiliating him! Toying with him!
How could the human race produce such a degenerate?!
No, she's simply not human!
Feng Xi said to Elder Duanmu, "Unseal a bit more of his cultivation."
Elder Duanmu complied.
He thought Feng Xi was just fooling around. She's young, a little playful behavior was normal.
After part of his cultivation was unsealed, Shi Wuhen regained some strength and fought Feng Xi again.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't even touch a strand of Feng Xi's hair, because Feng Xi ran faster than a rabbit.
Shi Wuhen truly couldn't understand, this wretched girl clearly only had Qi Refining Stage cultivation. How could her stamina and spiritual qi be so abundant?
They had been running for so long, yet she showed no sign of fatigue at all!
Soon, he collapsed again. Feng Xi had Elder Duanmu unseal another portion of his cultivation…
After several such rounds, Shi Wuhen lay limp on the ground.
"Ask whatever you want. Just don't humiliate me like this anymore."
Feng Xi: "..."
I just wanted to help the little black ball absorb more demonic qi and practice footwork along the way. How is that humiliating you?
But since you're offering it yourself, I won't refuse.
So Feng Xi asked, "Previously, your demon clan only sent a few hundred people each time to harass the human race. Why did you send so many this time?"
Shi Wuhen said weakly, "Your four major sects came to support, so we wanted to give you a warning. If we could capture a direct disciple, even better."
Feng Xi nodded, "Then why did you choose to land in Zone Jia instead of Zone Ding?"
Shi Wuhen ground his teeth, "We originally planned to land in Zone Ding, but on the way we encountered a Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant that suddenly went crazy and attacked us.
We had no choice but to abandon landing in Zone Ding and chose Zone Jia instead, planning a surprise attack."
Feng Xi: "..."
She had never imagined that this would be the reason!
She continued asking, "Do you have any follow-up ambush plans?"
Shi Wuhen shook his head, indicating he didn't know.
Feng Xi thought it's normal for a small commander not to know such things and changed the topic.
"I love listening to gossip. Tell me some fresh news from the demon race!
Whether it's from your Shadow Demon Clan or other demon clans, it's all fine!
If you tell it well, I can help plead with City Lord Hu for you and save your life.
As long as there are green hills, there will be firewood. Maybe one day you'll have a chance to escape back to the demon clan!"
Elder Duanmu: "..."
He originally wanted to stop her, but seeing that the two small buns on Feng Xi's head had come loose and her face was covered in blood, his heart softened, and he swallowed his words.
Although Shi Wuhen thought Feng Xi seemed like a little lunatic, he still racked his brains and shared some gossip he knew with her.
Feng Xi listened with wide eyes. When it came to things she was interested in, she even discussed them with Shi Wuhen.
One human and one demon, both have eyes glowing with the light of gossip!
Jun Wen: "..."
Elder Duanmu: "..."