Step aside, let me take charge!.

Summary

The Dragon-Slaying Bureau's allied forces face a dire situation. Yanzhou's lands are ruined, food is scarce, and the elderly and weak have been abandoned. Guren’s army, relatively well-off, spares some provisions, but Thirteenth Brother Shaochong is deeply troubled after witnessing the suffering of civilians, including an old man who refuses food and two hanging bodies. Shaochong's depression grows as he grapples with the harsh reality of war and death. Meanwhile, the Dragon-Slaying Alliance, despite their victory, finds no joy. Shen Tang’s reputation as a compassionate leader is noted, though the alliance faces greater challenges ahead, including the powerful Sixteenth Rank Grand Master, who shows no weaknesses and once killed his own family to prove his ruthless strength. Tension rises within the alliance as they prepare for the next battle. Guren and Shen Tang strategize, aware that Zheng Qiao’s forces are formidable. Shen Tang, undeterred by fear, inspires the group with a fierce resolve to confront the enemy, declaring that Zheng Qiao’s reign of terror in Yanzhou must end, even if it means total destruction.

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