Chapter 2144 - 2144: 600,000 Military Merit

"If I tell you, can you let me live?"

"If you spare me, I am willing to serve under you and follow your orders," Jian Jia said.

Tang Zhen didn't speak immediately; he merely raised his hand.

An overwhelming pressure instantly made Jian Jia's forehead break out in a cold sweat.

"Stop wasting my time."

Tang Zhen spoke coldly.

"Senior Sister Tang, your father is really domineering."

Xuu Qian glanced at the weak and helpless Jian Jia, feeling a bit sympathetic towards him.

Jian Jia said, "What do you want to know?"

Only then did Tang Zhen lower his hand, and the pressure disappeared: "Why did the Orange Frog Clan migrate entirely?"

"It's because..."

Suddenly, a cold gleam flashed in Jian Jia's eyes, and his two fingers shot towards Tang Zhen's throat like twin swords.

He intended to kill Tang Zhen!

Jian Jia probably knew that falling into Tang Zhen's hands meant he wouldn't have a good outcome, even if he obeyed.

Fortunately, he struck when Tang Zhen was off guard.

"Not good."

Xuu Qian's expression changed dramatically, and Qin Chen's eyes involuntarily focused.

"Bang!"

The next moment, however, Tang Zhen kicked Jian Jia in the chest, and even before Jian Jia's fingers could touch Tang Zhen's throat, he was sent flying.

His chest collapsed severely, and his internal organs were entirely ruptured, bleeding profusely.

Jian Jia fell directly into the Orange Frog Lake behind him.

The lake splashed as if a huge boulder had fallen into it.

"Such quick reflexes."

Xuu Qian exclaimed.

If it had been him just now, Jian Jia might have succeeded.

"No wonder he is the Commander of the Qian State Prefecture."

Qin Chen also silently praised; such reflexes must have been honed through countless battles.

Tang Zhen reached out and grabbed Jian Jia from the water.

Looking at Jian Jia again, he was soaking wet like a drowned rat.

Critically, his face was extremely pale, blood kept oozing from his chest, his lips were turning purple, and his eyes were wide open.

"Dead?"

Xuu Qian was shocked.

Killed with just one kick?

Is Tang Zhen too strong or was Jian Jia too weak?

"It must've been a crucial hit at a fatal spot; he isn't dead yet, but not far from it either," Qin Chen said.

Tang Zhen immediately moved forward to check Jian Jia's pulse, feeling the diminishing life force in Jian Jia's body, causing Tang Zhen's expression to change slightly.

He was hoping to extract some information from Jian Jia's mouth.

He didn't expect Jian Jia's life to be so short.

In a short while, Jian Jia's head tilted, and he completely stopped breathing.

Tang Zhen shook his head and then walked towards Tang Haiyao.

"Father."

Seeing Tang Zhen again, Tang Haiyao's emotions fluctuated greatly; after all, the recent ordeal almost cost her the chance to see Tang Zhen again.

Although she normally displayed an extremely indifferent personality, even her eyes couldn't help but redden at this moment.

Familiar with his daughter's character, Tang Zhen instantly realized something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "Yao'er, what exactly happened?"

Tang Haiyao then recounted the entire incident to Tang Zhen, leaving nothing out.

After listening, Tang Zhen was furious.

Back when he took Zhang Nanfeng under his wing, he had endured enormous pressure and eventually brought Zhang Nanfeng to the Qian State Prefecture, making him part of the Qian State Prefecture Army.

He never imagined Zhang Nanfeng would almost lead to his daughter's demise.

While filled with self-reproach, Tang Zhen also cast a grateful look at Qin Chen and the other two: "Thank you, all three of you."

Earlier, when battling Jian Jia, Tang Zhen was unrivaled in his dominance.

Yet, at this moment, he resembled a neighborly uncle, which made Qin Chen and the others develop a more favorable impression of Tang Zhen.

Qin Chen said, "Commander Tang, we are all Saber Saint Cliff disciples; since we saw it, we naturally wouldn't turn a blind eye."

"To risk being hunted by Zhang Nanfeng to ensure my daughter's safety is not something just anyone would do," said Tang Zhen.

If it were someone else, Tang Haiyao might have fallen into Zhang Nanfeng's hands long ago.

Moreover, Qin Chen even used the information gap to trick Zhang Nanfeng to death,.

Even he felt immense admiration after hearing it.

Tang Haiyao said, "Father, you must properly thank them on my behalf."

Tang Zhen nodded, "Of course. You all came to the Bahu Forest presumably to kill Zen Heart Dragon Palace disciples and earn merit points?"

All three of Qin Chen nodded.

Tang Zhen said, "Since that's the case, I will give each of you two hundred thousand military merits."

"Military merits?"

Xuu Qian was a bit confused.

Tang Zhen explained, "Military merits are just like merit points. When we kill Zen Heart Dragon Palace disciples, we earn military merits."

"So, Commander Tang means to transfer your earned military merits to us?"

Qin Chen understood immediately.

Tang Zhen said, "Yes, and you shouldn't refuse. It's only six hundred thousand military merits after all, and it's truly insufficient to repay you for saving Yao'er."

"But I have nothing else to give; I can only express my gratitude later, or you can make any requests."

Qin Chen said, "We'll accept the military merits, and we have no specific requests, but I do have some questions. Commander Tang, you can answer them based on the level of confidentiality."

Six hundred thousand military merits equate to six hundred thousand merit points, an incredible amount.

However, if they refused, Tang Zhen and Tang Haiyao might harbor grievances.

Moreover, they indeed needed merit points, so there was no need to be polite.

He had many questions, so it was fortunate to ask Tang Zhen while he was here.

Tang Zhen nodded, "Sure, you collect the marks from these Zen Heart Dragon Palace disciples, and when you return to the Saber Saint Cliff, you can exchange them for merit points."

He took out a bunch of insect patterns and some dragon patterns.

Qin Chen and the others divided them according to twenty thousand merit points each, with Su Jingchen collecting the dragon patterns from Zhang Nanfeng.

Although Zhang Nanfeng wasn't killed by Qin Chen directly, Qin Chen did manipulate him to his death, so the dragon patterns belonged to Qin Chen.

After some calculations, the total value of these dragon and insect patterns amounted to about three hundred and fifty thousand merit points.

That's quite a lot.

A fruitful gain.

It seems that doing good deeds brings good rewards.

If it weren't for Tang Zhen giving him these two hundred thousand merit points, it wouldn't have been easy for Qin Chen to kill Zen Heart Dragon Palace disciples on his own.

"What other questions do you have? Feel free to ask," Tang Zhen said.

Qin Chen inquired, "I wonder if Commander Tang knows anything about the Orange Frog Clan's migration to Black Frog Lake?"

Tang Zhen looked at Qin Chen in surprise, "I didn't expect you to know about this. Yes, I know about it, and we suspect that the Black Frog Clan may be colluding with Zen Heart Dragon Palace."

"I thought so."

Qin Chen had already suspected this, but of course, Tang Zhen was only speculating, and specific details needed further confirmation.

"Does Commander Tang know why the Zen Heart Dragon Palace came to the Bahu Forest?"

Qin Chen, from the moment he entered Bahu Forest, wanted to know this.