Chapter 838: Zero Combat Merits

Seeing Happy going all out to protect Little Li Feidao, Meng Yun immediately smiled!
Little Li Feidao’s devastating power was even beyond Huang Sha’s abilities, which included the “Immortal Dark King Art” and the “Heaven and Earth Great Shift,” allowing him to resist it not even slightly. Its speed was so fast that no one could track its trajectory. How foolish of Happy to try blocking it with his hands?
Thud!
Meng Yun heard the sound of flesh being pierced.
Happy also heard it…
In that instant, his palm went numb! It turned out that the Silver Light Arhat truly couldn’t stop Little Li Feidao—his silver-colored palm was directly pierced…
But the moment Little Li Feidao passed through his palm, Happy keenly sensed that the blade, which had torn through the blue coiled dragon, slowed down slightly as it passed through his palm!
Instantly, inspiration struck…
“Stars in Motion”!
Happy decisively turned 180 degrees. Little Li Feidao emerged from his palm and, with its remaining momentum, shot back.
Thud!
Meng Yun didn’t realize what had happened at all. She only felt a sudden blinding white light in her eyes, followed by a shock in her chest, as if something had passed through her body…
Looking down, she saw a hole in her armor on her chest, with blood spraying into the air, forming a tragic blood arrow.
“Little Li Feidao… Happy used Little Li Feidao…”
This thought flashed through Meng Yun’s mind in an instant. She then used the last bit of strength left in her to lift her eyes.
Her injured arm hung limply, with blood dripping from her fingers onto the grass. Happy stood not far away, a faint cold smile on his lips, unharmed at all.
“Kill!”
As her consciousness rapidly faded, Meng Yun heard a bone-chilling word burst from Happy’s mouth!
With Meng Yun’s death, Hong Shanhua and Happy joined the battle. The grassland quickly turned into a scene of unilateral slaughter. The top fighters of Yipin Tang lost all fighting spirit and were soon defeated by the fierce attack of the Mu family.
However, Huang Sha managed to break through with a small group under the cover of some of Yipin Tang’s top fighters and escaped unscathed.
“What’s the casualty situation?”
Glancing at the less than a thousand men from the Mu family who had gathered, Happy frowned and asked about the battle losses in front of the field littered with corpses.
Silver Fox stepped forward from the crowd:
“Yipin Tang lost at least four thousand men this time. Those who lost their combat merits include Xueyi, Xie Lang, Meng Yun, and the Thick-Browed Monk, with cumulative combat merits exceeding forty thousand…”
“But we also lost over four hundred brothers. As for the combat merits sacrificed, only ‘Phoenix Dancing in Colorful Clothes’ lost a little over ten thousand merits.”
“Not bad!”

Kai Xin nodded happily and said, “Feng Wu Cai Yi’s death was worth it. After all, we got a fourth-tier divine weapon and a Little Li Flying Knife. A weapon like the Little Li Flying Knife is extremely dangerous; the more we can use it to take out enemies, the better.”
“How did you dodge the Little Li Flying Knife just now?”
Yin Hu looked curiously at the still-unhealed wound on Kai Xin’s palm. “It’s said that the Little Li Flying Knife never misses its target. Meng Yun used two of them but couldn’t kill you—instead, you killed her. How did you do it?”
The brothers of the Mu Family around them pricked up their ears, clearly very curious.
“The Little Li Flying Knife never misses its target—this refers to Li Xunhuan, not Meng Yun. Although she used two flying knives in succession and almost killed me, she didn’t inherit Li Xunhuan’s skills, so their power wasn’t great. After piercing my palm, she had no strength left to threaten me…” The scars on Kai Xin’s palm were still shocking to see.
“What should we do next?”
Yin Hu shifted his gaze from Kai Xin’s hand to the surroundings. The battle here was over, but with Meng Yun’s death, the conflict between the Mu Family and Yipin Tang would truly begin. Or rather, the battle had just started.
In the coming month, the few people left of the Mu Family would face more than a hundred thousand elite soldiers from Yipin Tang in a desperate struggle!
At present, Kai Xin didn’t have a good solution either:
“Those with military achievements should return to the camp first to receive their ranks!”
“Pass the order: Brothers who sacrificed themselves and returned to the city should stay there temporarily and not act rashly.”
“Also, all brothers in the border areas should immediately head to the logistics camp!”
“Contact the friends from the Xiyi Gate and change tactics. Everyone’s top priority should be to earn 200 points to exchange for a corporal rank…”
After issuing several orders in a row, the group quickly took action.
Yin Hu and Hong Shanhuhu understood Kai Xin’s series of instructions right away.
Now that Meng Yun and Xue Yi were dead, Aru City, located dozens of miles away, had seen Ah Lu escape with a few people. Although Yipin Tang had many soldiers, they were leaderless and at their most vulnerable, unable to resist the Mu Family.
Meng Yun and Xue Yi wouldn’t be able to appear on the border battlefield for at least two hours!
This was the best opportunity to eliminate the remaining forces of Yipin Tang.
The group mounted their horses one after another.
Hong Shanhuhu looked up at the scorching sun above and turned to Kai Xin:
“Lord! I have a suggestion.”
“Speak.”
Since Hong Shanhuhu had expressed her opinion, Kai Xin had already planned to include her in the decision-making group, so he didn’t hesitate to let her speak freely.

“The battles of the second day have been going on for a long time. The number of Mongol cavalry units on the grasslands is now very small. I infer that the time to call a halt to the fighting is not far off. If we gather our forces at the rear now, war will soon break out fully with Yipin Tang. It would be better to avoid direct confrontation for now and move deep into enemy territory.”

Hearing Red Coral’s bold proposal, Silver Fox couldn’t help but glance at her in surprise.

Red Coral was right. On the first day, the martial artists from the Central Plains suffered heavy losses due to a lack of information, and the fighting didn’t end until sunset before they retreated with the main army. But today, the situation is completely different—fights have already ended in many places. Even in those areas where fighting continues, there probably aren’t many remaining troops. Gathering forces now won’t lead to a good outcome. A head-on clash would cause heavy losses to the Mu family, and they can’t afford that in the north.

“I agree.”

Silver Fox nodded and suggested, “Lei Zhan has already been promoted to company commander, which triggers a protection mission to prevent Mongol cavalry from intercepting our supply routes. This is a mission that only someone with the rank of company commander can initiate. There are two other missions as well, which should yield a few thousand points in merit. I think I, Baolong, Mo Mo, and Xiao Bei all have enough merit to be promoted to company commander… If we trigger them all together, it will be enough merit for us to launch a large-scale harassment mission.”

“That’s also a viable option! But in that case, the Xifeng Tower, Fengyu Alliance, and Xiyi Gate will be in a very difficult situation…” At this point, his cheerful tone shifted. “Well, after we gather, you quickly obtain your ranks and lead your troops to initiate the missions. I’ll head to Aru City to draw Yipin Tang’s attention and rescue the members of those three gangs along the way.”