The setting sun is like blood, and yellow sand fills the sky!

The enemy’s border line is within a hundred miles of our western frontier.

A three-month long, earth-shattering battle was nearing its end. The scene resembled a hell on Earth, with mangled limbs and bodies strewn everywhere, blood painting half the sky red.

A young man in plain clothes, clutching a bloody shadow sword, sat on the ground. Not far from him lay a headless corpse.

The young man in plain clothes was named Ling Hao, the highest commander of the Blood Shadow Army and the King of the West!

The headless corpse was that of the enemy's number one general, the War God, the Mad Demon!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In a flash, five figures appeared from five different directions at high speed. They knelt down on one knee beside the young man in the blink of an eye.

The five warriors were clad in battle armor, standing tall and proud. Their bodies emanated a suffocating aura of bloodshed.

"Reporting to my lord commander, the enemy's elite forces have been utterly destroyed!" said the warrior in armor, bowing respectfully.

His name is Lu Yue, he is Ling Hao's deputy general!

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The remaining four are the four commanders of the Blood Shadow Legion, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

"Rise, rest for a moment, and let us return to the capital!" Ling Hao lit a cigarette and took a puff.

"Greetings, Inspector!" All five people rose simultaneously.

Beep! Beep!

At this moment, the phone's message notification sounded. Ling Hao took out his phone from his pocket and looked at it. It was two voice messages.

"Daddy, you...why aren't you replying to me? I...I'm Ruirui...I sent you so many messages...you...why don't you answer any of them..."

"I... I'm so scared, I've been locked up by bad people... I can't find my mom..."

The voice belongs to a little girl, and you can hear that she is in extreme fear.

"Kid, you sent the wrong message. I'm not your father. Have you met a bad person?"

After adjusting his emotions, Ling Hao replied.

This number, I already sent him two messages last night, the content is similar to this one.

However, he was too busy fighting in the midst of bloodshed to deal with this misdirected message.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The message came again, and the little girl burst into tears.

"Daddy is lying, Mommy said...this number is yours, isn't it? Ruirui hasn't been good, Daddy doesn't want Ruirui?"

"Rui Rui is so scared, hearing...hearing those bad people say that after today...after today, Rui Rui won't be able to see her mom and dad anymore...I'm really scared..."

"Daddy doesn't know what Ruo-ruo looks like yet, I...I took a picture last month for my birthday, I'll send it to Daddy right away. Daddy has to remember what Ruo-ruo looks like."

After the voice message, a photo was sent, of a little girl who looked like she was carved from jade.

Between the ages of four and five, with a pair of big eyes that seem to speak, and dimples that are especially cute.

Boom!

After seeing this photo, a surge of murderous intent erupted from Ling Hao like a raging flood!

Heaven and earth will be destroyed, straight to the sky!

At this moment, the temperature of the surrounding air instantly dropped to freezing point, and the entire void felt as oppressive as a dark cloud hanging overhead.

Five young men beside him couldn't help but shiver, their faces filled with terror.

Having been by the general's side for so long, they had never felt such a level of killing intent!

"Marshal, what happened?" Lu Yue asked after taking a deep breath.

Ling Hao didn't answer him, picked up his phone and dialed the little girl's number.

However, an automated voice informed me that the call could not be connected.

Ling Hao was unwilling to accept this, so he tried again. The situation remained the same.

"Lu Yue, no matter what means you use, I must arrive at Dongzhou immediately!" Ling Hao turned to Lu Yue and roared in a low voice, his whole body filled with murderous intent.

"Yes sir!" Lu Yue didn't say a word, took out his phone and dialed it.

"Xuanwu, mobilize all resources and immediately locate this phone number!" Ling Hao then turned to the other four people and gave them the little girl's phone number.

"Yes!" The four of them stood up and saluted, then hurriedly got to work.

Five minutes later, an SUV sped toward the border at high speed.

"Marshal, what exactly happened?" Inside the car, Lu Yue looked at Ling Hao, who was still radiating killing intent in the passenger seat.

“She’s really my daughter!” Ling Hao’s voice was icy cold, his eyes bloodshot.

As they spoke, scenes from the past flashed before their eyes.

A life full of hardships, leaving home at a young age and wandering to the East Continent. He was adopted by the head of the Zheng family.

Five years ago, on one night, his foster family was wiped out by a group of assailants. He was stabbed multiple times but managed to escape. He was saved by Qin Yuxin, the eldest daughter of the Qin family.

After Qin Yuxin brought him to a hotel, he fainted from exhaustion shortly after.

Qin Yuxin bought medicine for him to heal his wounds, and it wasn't until the night two days later that he recovered a little bit of consciousness.

Waking up, he was overwhelmed with grief and anger. He clung to Qin Yuxin like a child, sobbing uncontrollably.

Qin Yuxin, out of pity, allowed him to hold her tightly in his arms. She knew Ling Hao needed an outlet for his emotions.

At that time, Ling Hao was half-conscious. What happened afterward, he had no memory of it at all.

The next day when I woke up, Qin Yuxin was already gone, leaving behind a note.

Tell him the one who killed his foster father might find this place soon, and ask him to leave Tozan as quickly as possible and never come back.

And she told him, taking the dragon-shaped jade pendant he wore as a keepsake.

He originally thought that Qin Yuxin was just a noble person he had met in his life, and he thought to himself that if he had the opportunity in the future, he must repay her life-saving grace.

When he first saw the jade pendant in the little girl's hand, everything became clear to him.

Five years ago that night, he did something worse than an animal. He not only hurt Qin Yuxin but also got her pregnant!

What pained him even more was that his own daughter had been begging for help from yesterday, but he mistakenly thought it was a wrong message!

"Ruru is so scared, she heard...she heard those bad people say that after...after today, Ruru will never see her mommy and daddy again... I'm really scared..."

Thinking of his daughter's voice filled with despair, his heart bled, an endless agonizing pain, wishing he could slap himself hard!

He is not only not a good husband, but also not a good father!

What Western King, Master of the Shadow Gate, is all bullshit!

To fail to even protect one's own daughter is a disgrace to being a father!

"General, my five subordinates request to follow you to Dongzhou!"

Half an hour later, the off-road vehicle crashed into a controlled airport, and Lu Yue led the four great generals to shout in unison.

Along the way, they also learned about the situation, one by one, their bodies were filled with murderous intent.

To dare to lay a hand on the daughter of the Marshal! Are they looking to exterminate the entire clan?!

Lu Yue will accompany me. You four stay behind in the Western Territories to handle the aftermath. If you disobey, you will be dealt with by military law!

Ling Hao said in a deep voice, then turned and rushed into the plane. Lu Yue closely followed suit.

Two minutes later.

A military jet soared into the sky, streaking across the heavens like a bolt of lightning towards the east.

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network