"Alright, then it's decided." Xiu Haofeng was overjoyed; he hadn't expected that he could indeed turn the situation around.

"Hold on, the Vanguard Team won't participate. You also need to subtract a thousand-man squad from the Red Cavalry," Ximen Ding said.

"We agreed just now, and you didn't mention this..." Even with his thick skin, Xiu Haofeng felt a little awkward saying this. He wasn't planning to insist on such matters in the first place.

"No need." To everyone's surprise, Chen Guan spoke up.

Both sides looked at Chen Guan in astonishment. Xiu Haofeng was even beginning to suspect if Chen Guan was digging a pit for him to fall into. Otherwise, how could he be so generous in clearly advantageous circumstances, agreeing to such outrageous terms?

"Is it possible?" Chen Guan turned to ask Ji Nanhong.

"If you think it's fine, then it's fine." Ji Nanhong smiled, trusting Chen Guan unconditionally now.

"Then let's do it." Chen Guan looked at Leng Zhe and said, "Only you can win in this situation, win beautifully."

Leng Zhe's gaze hardened, and he nodded solemnly, "Alright."

Leng Zhe's eyes turned toward Xiu Haofeng and the Red Cavalry, filled with killing intent.

In the Battle of the Blood Qilin, he felt he hadn't performed well enough, relying on Chen Guan to turn the tide. But Chen Guan still trusted him so much, and Leng Zhe felt he must win this battle and do so beautifully.

Xiu Haofeng suppressed his inner joy and let Shi Zhimen lead the team against Leng Zhe. Previously, Shi Zhimen had surpassed Leng Zhe in a battle array duel, and they had a thousand more men than Leng Zhe, so the odds of winning this time were great.

"That Chen Guan is too arrogant, he's courting death on his own," Xiu Haofeng repeatedly deduced the situation and couldn't figure out how he could lose.

In this scenario, Xiu Haofeng didn't think Chen Guan could still play any tricks. If he really used some shady methods, it would be even better; catching him would justify kicking him out of the game.

The two cavalry teams remounted, but their weapons were switched to dueling wooden ones, just a point-scoring exercise, not to actually kill the opponent.

With an order from Lin Yushen, acting as the referee, the ten-thousand-man battle array confrontation began.

Both sides arranged their battle formations, and under the command of Shi Zhimen and Leng Zhe, the Red and Black Cavalry continuously changed formations and clashed, like two entangled red and black giant dragons.

It must be said, both are genius-level commanders, and their on-the-spot command and big-picture perspective are beyond anyone else's reach.

Initially, the Red Cavalry held the initiative on the battlefield due to their numerical advantage, making Xiu Haofeng very pleased.

However, as time went on, Xiu Haofeng increasingly realized something was wrong, because the Red Cavalry's casualties were clearly faster than the Black Cavalry's.

Xiu Haofeng's face grew darker and darker, because when he looked at Shi Zhimen, he noticed Shi Zhimen's gaze was no longer firm.

Defeated, and a crushing defeat at that.

They lost badly in a ten-thousand versus nine-thousand battle, with the Black Cavalry left with around six thousand men, while the Red Cavalry was completely wiped out.

Xiu Haofeng only felt extreme shame, not because of losing this battle, but because he had discarded Leng Zhe only to now be defeated by Leng Zhe with a nine-thousand against ten-thousand, losing only thirty percent of their forces.

Shi Zhimen, while with Chen Guan, had beaten his Leng Zhe; and now when Leng Zhe was with Chen Guan, he beat Shi Zhimen, whom Xiu Haofeng had worked so hard to poach.

Xiu Haofeng wasn't afraid to lose, but losing like this made him feel like his face was being totally slapped.

"Mission accomplished." Leng Zhe came over to report to Chen Guan and Ji Nanhong.

"Leng Zhe, if you ever want to develop in my Corps in the future, you're always welcome." Ji Nanhong truly admired Leng Zhe; such a skilled commander is rare.

Although Chen Guan's brilliance today was indeed dazzling, Ji Nanhong could see that Chen Guan's command was somewhat rough, but his charisma was compelling, making him more of a spiritual leader on the battlefield.

A spiritual leader is important, and a commander with strong command and execution abilities like Leng Zhe is equally indispensable.

Leng Zhe merely saluted and said nothing.

"Well done," Chen Guan smiled, patting Leng Zhe's arm, bringing a smile to Leng Zhe's face.

"Not as good as you," Leng Zhe replied with a smile.

The Battle of Qilin Mountain finally came to an end, and Xiu Haofeng exited dejectedly. Even if the Xiu Family gave him another chance in the future to have his own Corps, it wouldn't erase the stain of this great defeat.

Ji Nanhong officially took root in the Qilin Mountain Range, starting the construction of the Corps and corresponding cities and various facilities.

Zhang Yujian, Bai Yueguang, and Zhu Hongzhi, the three Deputy Commanders, were appointed by Ji Nanhong as Deputy Corps Commanders, primarily responsible for suppressing and clearing the Third Awakening Secret Spirits in the Qilin Mountain Range.

The origin of the Secret Spirit is unknown, they cannot be completely eradicated, and despite being killed off completely, new Secret Spirits will reappear after a while, hence the necessity of having a Third Awakening unit guarding the Qilin Mountain Range.

Ji Nanhong was clearly aware of the backgrounds of these three individuals; the Ji Family had long placed their profiles on her desk.

Ji Nanhong originally thought these three would be difficult to manage, but surprisingly, they didn't cause any trouble and cooperated well, allowing the initial establishment of the Qilin Corps to proceed very smoothly.

In addition to the presence of the Blood Qilin Vanguard Team, the morale of the entire Corps was extremely high, making the new Corps seem like a dream beginning.

Chen Guan did not participate in the construction work; his reason was simple, he was not good at doing such tasks.

Originally, Chen Guan thought about going out with Duan Shulin to fight monsters and level up, but Duan Shulin was very busy.

The new Corps construction required various materials, and Duan Shulin took on many businesses in this area, staying busy all day, and having no time to go out with Chen Guan for monster fights and level-ups.

Jiang Qiemo left; he went to Dragon Tiger Mountain to challenge the Tiger List, for battle was what he loved doing most.

Jiang Tianqing joined the Qilin Corps with Ximen Ding and Yun Bihua. Ji Nanhong entrusted them with significant responsibilities, as Jiang Tianqing became one of Ji Nanhong's right-hand persons.

It must be said, Jiang Tianqing is a versatile talent, from Corps campsite construction to urban planning and everything else, he could design everything flawlessly.

Although leading troops into battle was not as brilliant as a genius like Leng Zhe, he was not someone an ordinary general could compare with. The key was that Jiang Tianqing was exceedingly stable, never fighting battles he wasn't confident of winning. Even if Leng Zhe came with fewer people against more, it would probably still be difficult to breach the fortifications Jiang Tianqing defended.

Of course, in a direct array confrontation, Jiang Tianqing would definitely lose to Leng Zhe, as he wasn't a professional commander after all.

Chen Guan had to go to the bank of the Yellow Springs River to fish by himself, the fishing was secondary; the main objective was to level up Ghost Eye and Rouge Rabbit, and he also needed to level up his own skills.

After the Blood Qilin battle, the Paperman finally reached level 10, but the method for the Second Awakening was still unclear.

Chen Guan put away the Paperman for now, usually only summoning Warring States and letting it run around nearby as if walking a dog.

Having raised Warring States from a young age for years, Chen Guan had long gotten used to having it by his side.

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