My Father Is Definitely Possessed

Chapter 563 - 262: Hong Shen’s Appreciation (Part 2)

"How are the losses?" Hong Shen asked the soldier, somewhat worriedly. "We won’t have just half the men left, will we?"

"Reporting to the commander..." The soldier said awkwardly at this moment, "Li Yun’s squad didn’t lose a single soldier, not even one injured."

"What did you say?" Hong Shen was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

He could hardly believe it and quickly stood up and walked outside.

Li Hengsheng also returned with his men, back to General De Kang’s Mansion.

As they came face to face, Hong Shen was walking towards them.

"Commander."

Li Hengsheng dismounted, cupping his fists towards Hong Shen.

"You’ve had a hard time, Li Yun." Hong Shen quickly said, but his gaze directed towards the people behind Li Hengsheng. When he saw that everyone was intact, without a scratch, Hong Shen was momentarily stunned.

Not even one person dead, not a single injury?

"Are you all unhurt?" Hong Shen still found it unbelievable and asked the many soldiers.

"Reporting to the commander, Li Yun’s squad wiped out the Celestial Water Tribe and brought back the heads of the Zhong brothers without any casualties!" Bai Ha enthusiastically reported to Hong Shen.

Not just Hong Shen, even they themselves couldn’t quite believe how easy the mission turned out to be this time.

They did nothing but rummage through things, didn’t even engage in battle, so how could they get injured?

Li Hengsheng single-handedly spearheaded the entire Celestial Water Tribe.

At this moment, Li Hengsheng was like a god in their eyes.

"Good, very good!"

Hong Shen couldn’t help but step forward to pat Li Hengsheng on the shoulder, then said, "I must report this accomplishment for you!"

"Thank you, commander." Li Hengsheng replied with a smile.

Li Hengsheng’s challenge against the Celestial Water Tribe, achieving victory without losing a single soldier and bringing back a vast amount of supplies, quickly spread throughout General De Kang’s Mansion, even causing a stir in Ghost City.

Other commanders and captains found this utterly unbelievable.

On regular occasions, they would suffer some losses even attacking a small tribe, let alone a large tribe like the Celestial Water Tribe.

No losses at all—is that even possible!

That would imply the rest of them were just a bunch of incompetents?

When General De Kang heard the news, he was visibly surprised and immediately became interested.

Thus, that evening, Li Hengsheng was summoned by General De Kang.

When Li Hengsheng arrived at General De Kang’s study, he found that it was not just the General present, but several other commanders as well.

Even Hai Dongsheng was there.

Hai Dongsheng’s eyes flashed with a hint of severity upon seeing Li Hengsheng.

He was sure that there was something suspicious about Li Hengsheng, but lacking evidence, he was already taking action, determined to find proof against Li Hengsheng.

"Greetings, General, and all the commanders."

Li Hengsheng respectfully saluted the group.

"You’re Li Yun, right?" General De Kang sat there, his eyes calm, his voice even more so.

"I am." Li Hengsheng stepped forward.

"You’ve handled the Celestial Water Tribe very well." General De Kang nodded.

"I dare not take credit; this wouldn’t have been possible without Commander Hong’s guidance." Li Hengsheng calmly stated, "Before departing, Commander Hong gave me detailed intelligence on the Celestial Water Tribe and advised me on how to minimize casualties while succeeding, so much of the credit should go to Commander Hong. Otherwise, taking the tribe down on my own would indeed have been difficult."

His words left everyone, especially Hong Shen, stunned.

Hong Shen never expected to be here for an accolade for Li Hengsheng, only for Li Hengsheng to attribute most of the credit to him!

"Oh?"

General De Kang glanced at Hong Shen, then said slowly, "Hong Shen, it seems you’ve grown. You failed at taking the Celestial Water Tribe three times before, losing a captain, and I was quite disappointed in you. But now it seems you’ve learned to reflect and have made a nice comeback."

Upon hearing this, Hong Shen hurriedly kneeled and said, "General, I have deeply reflected on past failures, and losing a captain was painful. But thanks to Li Yun this time, despite my guidance, much of the credit still goes to Li Yun."

The expressions of the other three commanders became peculiar.

Could it be that Hong Shen, this big brute, knows how to reflect?

And could he really guide Li Hengsheng in strategies?

Were they dreaming?

Yet they came to a realization—the present Li Hengsheng not only chose to share his credit, giving Hong Shen a share, but also displayed his humility in front of General De Kang.

This man had capability and tact.

As they observed the appreciative look in General De Kang’s eyes towards Li Hengsheng, the two other commanders regretted not contending with the "fool" Hong Shen for him earlier.

Meanwhile, Hai Dongsheng’s expression was grim, feeling Li Hengsheng was becoming dangerous.

"Li Yun, you’ve done well this time. You shall receive ten thousand taels of silver as a reward. Go home, rest up, and hopefully, you can secure another victory next time."

General De Kang smiled as he spoke.

"Thank you, General." Li Hengsheng expressed his gratitude and, knowing he probably wasn’t needed anymore, left.

Receiving a reward of ten thousand taels of silver.

The next day, after getting the money, Li Hengsheng first allocated three thousand taels to reward his subordinates.

This move left Li Hengsheng’s subordinates doubting their eyes.

Normally, they would only receive a pension if they died on the battlefield; otherwise, it was just their regular military pay, which was typically only two taels of silver a month.

Yet Li Hengsheng gave each of them ten taels of silver.

They were deeply moved.

Vowing to always support Li Hengsheng in the future.

Soon after, Li Hengsheng went to find Hong Shen.

Thanks to this recent turn of events, Hong Shen was in high spirits from General De Kang’s praise. So, when he saw Li Hengsheng, he was delighted!

All the accolades he received now were because of Li Hengsheng.

At this moment, Hong Shen viewed Li Hengsheng as his lucky star.

Li Hengsheng, on the other hand, remained humble, not seeking credit and even offering five thousand silver notes, claiming half the credit belonged to Hong Shen.

Hong Shen was initially embarrassed to accept, but Li Hengsheng insisted on sharing too much.

After pocketing the silver notes, Hong Shen regarded Li Hengsheng as a confidant.

Patiently explaining much about Ghost City to Li Hengsheng.

Promising that he would assist Li Hengsheng in the future.

Furthermore, he even proposed recruiting new soldiers for Li Hengsheng.

Handing a command token to Li Hengsheng, allowing him to mobilize other commanders’ troops in times of urgency.

Li Hengsheng happily accepted.

Three days later, Li Hengsheng’s squad expanded by two hundred people.

Unexpectedly, Li Hengsheng spotted a familiar face in his army.

It was Huang Li.

"Lord Li Yun, I will serve under your command from now on," Huang Li said with a smile.

"Very well."

Li Hengsheng looked at Huang Li before him and said, "Then you’ll be my personal guard."

Li Hengsheng knew that Huang Li had previously been approached by Hai Dongsheng’s men, and he wanted to know what Hai Dongsheng was up to.

Huang Li was likely a spy, and keeping him close would be safer.

Moreover, if necessary, Huang Li could disappear at any moment.

In the two months that followed, Li Hengsheng led his forces to conquer tribe after tribe, achieving tremendously proud feats.

Meanwhile, his cultivation reached the Postnatal Peak realm!

His Inner Strength surged like a vast ocean!

The aura, during his breakthrough, made others in the army feel as if Li Hengsheng was a terrifying beast.

Night fell.

The army camped in the wild.

Li Hengsheng slowly opened his eyes, having stabilized his Inner Strength.

Huang Li handed a cup of water over.

"My lord, drink some water."

Li Hengsheng took it, not saying much.

But Huang Li seemed to casually ask, "My lord, your strength is truly impressive. What school do you belong to? I hail from the Southern Wilderness, where geniuses abound, but I’ve never seen one as strong as you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng internally sneered—Huang Li was finally showing his true colors, attempting to probe his background?

"You’re from the Southern Wilderness?" Li Hengsheng asked.

"Yes!"

"What a coincidence, so am I," Li Hengsheng fibbed.