Chapter 1121: The Loyalty Alliance, Silver Fox

The inner city of the Song Clan was not far from the docks. Its walls were tall and sturdy, offering a wide view from above, allowing a clear sight of the entire sea surface. At that moment, at least thousands of experts from various sects and factions from all over gathered on the city walls. Together with the Song Clan’s own troops, the total number exceeded ten thousand, creating a spectacular sight. A pre-battle atmosphere filled the skies above the Song Clan.

Among the crowd, heroes from different groups occasionally encountered familiar faces or met for the first time, exchanging greetings in a lively atmosphere.

Yet there was a group on the city walls who remained quiet, avoiding interaction with others. They silently observed the rocky reefs rising and sinking in the turbulent waves outside the island, as well as the distant horizon, with solemn expressions.

Many on the walls knew the origin of this group…

Lin Xiao and Hong Chen— the leader and vice-leader of the Loyalty Alliance.

The third-largest gang in the Central Plains, whose combat capabilities had been nearly destroyed in an operation against the First-Class Hall just a month earlier…

Back then, hundreds of thousands of Loyalty Alliance members crossed the Yangtze River, aiming to storm the capital city. It happened that the Evil Emperor arrived at that time, and Meng Yun revealed his hidden trump card—the forces of the twelve major capital gangs.

At that moment, all eyes in the Central Plains were fixed on the Xifeng Tower and the capital city…

Almost no one paid attention to what was happening to the Loyalty Alliance.

However, the hardest-hit party that day wasn’t just the Xifeng Tower. At least some of their members managed to break through, but the Loyalty Alliance was completely unaware of this. In an attempt to rescue the Xifeng Tower, hundreds of thousands of their members were successively attacked by the twelve major gangs, the Blood Alliance, and the First-Class Hall. Caught off guard, most of them perished. Those who survived fled to nearby cities, while hundreds of thousands were slaughtered, leaving the Loyalty Alliance’s headquarters on the verge of being destroyed by the First-Class Hall in the days that followed!

After all, the Loyalty Alliance’s foundation was far weaker than that of the Xifeng Tower. With hundreds of thousands of its members killed and scattered, and fighting in a foreign land, they found themselves in an even worse and more dire situation than the Xifeng Tower.

After the appearance of the Wild Wolf Organization, the shattered Loyalty Alliance lacked the strength to reorganize in a foreign land…

Many saw no future for the alliance in this battle.

Over the next two days, the Loyalty Alliance teetered on the brink of collapse.

Yet the rapid changes in the Central Plains situation brought hope to the alliance, though it also filled them with sorrow.

To this day, the Loyalty Alliance has only barely recovered some of its strength. Its power is far less than at its peak. Nowadays, aside from Lin Xiao and Hong Chen still being among the top experts, the gang has shrunk to the size of a large gang.

Jinxiu Riverland has grown stronger in the north!

Xifeng Tower has almost seized most of the resources in the south, leaving so little that it’s difficult for the Loyalty Alliance to recover its strength in a short time. It is precisely for this reason that many people, distracted by the rise of Jinxiu Heshan and Xifeng Tower’s campaigns, overlooked the Loyalty Alliance, which was utterly defeated in that battle. As a result, Lin Xiao and Hong Chen now have to personally lead their troops to the front lines to secure more resources and opportunities for their gang, starting from scratch.

“Baixiaosheng’s intelligence is accurate. Look, the Demon Sect’s fleet is arriving…” In a small circle formed by some of the Loyalty Alliance’s experts, Hong Chen and Lin Xiao faced the turbulent rivers. Silhouettes of ships could already be seen in the distance, yet their tones lacked the excitement and tension one might expect—remaining as calm as ever, almost as if they were bystanders, exceptionally composed.

“I knew Baixiaosheng wouldn’t abandon his reputation just because he joined Jinxiu Heshan. But I’m still curious—why did he share this information with us? Is it because we agreed to let him join the ‘Imperial Guard’ we formed together? Does he hope the Loyalty Alliance becomes stronger, or does he want us two to become stronger?” There was a hint of sarcasm in Hong Chen’s voice.

This man, who had weathered many storms in the martial world for years, was now in his early thirties and looked weathered. Though the lines on his face still revealed his once handsome and bold appearance, after experiencing the dissolution of the Chivalry Gate, two crises in the Central Plains, and two times of severe danger for the Loyalty Alliance, the man once known as Marquis Hong Chen had lost some of his carefree smile, replaced by a look of world-weariness and heaviness.

“Whatever his motives, at least his presence has saved our Loyalty Alliance from destruction and pushed Yipin Hall into a desperate situation. The Wild Wolves Organization has also been driven out of the Central Plains.” Compared to Hong Chen, Alliance Leader Lin Xiao remained resolute, staring at the hundreds of large ships approaching the island through the waves, his hero’s cape fluttering in the fierce wind.

“Brother Lin, have you never regretted it?”

Hong Chen turned, gave Lin Xiao a deep look, then turned his gaze back to the river, saying calmly, “Back at the Chivalry Gate, we let a woman named Mo Feng become the leader, and in the end, the Chivalry Gate couldn’t escape Mengyun’s division… Now, with the Loyalty Alliance, we prioritized loyalty above everything and rushed to aid Xifeng Tower, ending up in this situation…”

Lin Xiao sighed inwardly. During this period, Xifeng Tower had seized numerous resource points in the south without considering the development of the Loyalty Alliance, which ultimately caused Hong Chen’s strong dissatisfaction. After pondering for a while, Lin Xiao sighed deeply.

“Everyone has different principles in life. Mengyun will stop at nothing for profit, even cooperating with the Wild Wolf Organization, but I, Lin, have my own principles—loyalty first. I’ll fight to the death for my brothers without regret… You, Hongchen, also possess an unyielding spirit, which is why we’re together. That’s why we have a group of like-minded brothers around us, and why the Brotherhood of Loyalty exists…”
After a pause, Lin Xiao glanced at the group of eager brothers behind him and smiled. “If you really want to know if I regret my decisions, I’ll tell you—I’ve never regretted them. The Brotherhood of Loyalty puts loyalty first; we haven’t done anything wrong… I just want to know if these brothers around me regret following me.”
“…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hongchen fell silent. His self-mocking expression gradually faded, seemingly distracted by Lin Xiao’s question about whether the brothers regretted anything.
Just then…
“The people from the Demon Sect are landing!”
“Everyone, get ready for battle!”
Shouts echoed from the city walls, and many drew their bows and arrows.
On the other side of the walls, several men with vastly different temperaments remained calm, their eyes sharp as they stared intently at the fleet approaching the docks and reefs:
“We can’t see the Evil King or the Dark Queen… They’ve stopped, but they’re not landing… What’s going on?”
“Silver Fox, what should we do?” Realizing the strange behavior of the Demon Sect, Lei Zi, Dao Zi, and Tiao Zi all turned their attention to the tall man with piercing eyes.
He had eagle-like, deep-set eyes as he scanned the dense fleet anchored near the docks before slowly speaking:
“Wait and observe.”
Silver Fox’s appearance hadn’t changed much; his face was as expressionless as a playing card, appearing cold and heartless, with a similarly icy voice: “The Evil King and the Dark Queen have brought many skilled warriors from the Demon Sect this time, but the Song Clan still comes from a military family with a strong foundation. They have more experience in warfare than the Demon Sect! In a real fight, the Song Clan might not be at a disadvantage. The Evil King will surely try to enter the Song Clan’s inner city first to challenge Song Que, aiming to crush their morale before attacking the city… We don’t need to intervene yet.”
After a pause, Silver Fox spoke again, his tone shifting:
“Basically, anyone in the Song Clan can take on the tasks assigned by the Demon Sect. But what intrigues me now is what Bai Xiaosheng’s purpose for bringing us here really is…”

“Didn’t he propose that we join some Imperial Guard before? I overheard just now that it seems there are others here besides us who have also received invitations from Bai Xiaosheng and Kai Xin.”
“But we refused.”
Yin Hu’s eyes flickered as he said warily, “We entered the game too late. Now we don’t even have the Wu Wei Realm or decent equipment, nor have we done anything truly remarkable. It shouldn’t draw Kai Xin’s attention. Why would he choose us?”
“The three of us are certainly unknown, but boss, don’t forget that before re-entering the martial world, you also had quite a reputation there…” Dao Zi reminded him.
Yin Hu sighed deeply. “Impossible… Sister was gone for almost three years. In that time, everyone in the martial world has long forgotten who I am. Besides, I even took off my mask and haven’t put it back on since. Thinking that Sister couldn’t be saved in the end, the usually strong man’s gaze instantly dimmed.”
The three of them looked at each other and sighed.
After about ten seconds, Lei Zi suddenly said, “Others may have forgotten Brother Yin Hu, but Kai Xin might still remember…”
“…”
Yin Hu was stunned.
Tiao Zi and Dao Zi were also momentarily shocked before quickly realizing and nodding in agreement. “That’s right.”
“Lei Zi is right. Didn’t Kai Xin spend a year and a half lying in bed sick? By the time something happened to him, you had just left the game not long ago. Maybe that’s why he still remembers you and asked Bai Xiaosheng to contact us.”
“What’s the use? Bai Xiaosheng said that although the ‘Imperial Guard’ is a free organization, its main purpose is to deal with the Wild Wolf Organization and fight in the Central Plains. With our current strength, it’s already hard enough to deal with ordinary top experts in the Central Plains, let alone those cunning mercenaries!”
“That’s true…”
Hearing Yin Hu’s words, the three nodded. They also knew that the reason why the Wild Wolf Organization and Yipin Hall were defeated by Jinxiu Heshan was largely due to the Evil Emperor’s and Wild Wolf’s underestimation of their opponents, as well as Kai Xin’s massive revenge fund of 100 billion, plus two clever and desperate surprise attacks by Jinxiu Heshan’s headquarters.
There’s no doubt that the Wild Wolf Organization is the strongest and most elite team in the world!
If they really went all out and fought without restraint, the Central Plains would have to bring in all its top experts. Relying solely on the Imperial Guard formed by Kai Xin—a group of ordinary first-rate experts—to compete with the Wild Wolf Organization is undoubtedly delusional.

This is exactly why the silver fox politely declined Bai Xiaosheng’s offer!