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"Not for fame, not for profit, only to slaughter every demon beast, and prevent them from bringing calamity upon the world's people!"

These words were spoken by Fu Fangsheng with finality and resonance. And right after he said them, his eyes immediately brightened!

At this moment, his greatest wish had been resolved; he no longer had any concerns and had found his next direction to move forward.

It was not just talk, but something he truly intended to put his lifelong effort into doing.

Such unwavering faith, an eternally unyielding spirit, is called—firmness!

Suddenly, Fu Fangsheng became different, appearing incredibly still, like a sleeping infant.

"With a guarded spirit and a calm heart, embrace the primal unity." Lu Yao clasped his hands and smiled, "Congratulations, Fu Xiong on your sudden enlightenment, Spirit Refinement Firmness!"

Zhao Sanduo also remarked emotionally, "The old fellow is deeply accomplished; if not for lingering concerns, he would have broken through long ago. Now that Spirit Refinement has advanced to the Jin Realm, his martial path must be nearing as well."

Fu Fangsheng's eyes widened as he looked around in amazement, "Is this what firmness feels like..."

It took a few minutes for him, a man who had suddenly come into wealth, to adjust to the Spirit Refining State.

Then, he immediately bowed deeply to Lu Yao:

"This time, I am deeply indebted to Great Master Lu for lending a hand! Hereafter, whatever you command, whether to climb a mountain of swords or descend into a sea of flames, I, old Fu, will never hesitate!"

Lu Yao reached out to support him, but the other party's bow was so sincere and full of strength that it was hard to hold him up.

He had to sidestep and let it pass, "There is no need for such formalities between us."

But Zhao Sanduo also bowed with a smile, "Brother Lu, you deserve this bow. Without you, we might all be dead."

Unable to be everywhere at once, Lu Yao had no choice but to gracefully accept the two men's bow.

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Shortly afterwards, Jiang Daming and the others arrived.

The old man had been slightly injured, but it was not serious. He used "nanosilver solution" to wash the wound, and it was fine. Now, he was bustling about.

He had come upon a tricky problem—

"Ladies and gentlemen, how should we arrange for the 500 rescued girls? It's really difficult to just send them back."

The original plan was to send them home, but it soon became clear that it wasn't so simple.

Most of the girls had been sold to the institute by their own parents, some for money, others because they genuinely couldn't afford to raise them.

Given the societal preference for boys over girls, even if we forcefully sent them back, it might not do any good.

Lu Yao also felt troubled; this wasn't as simple as finding a family, giving them some money, and being done with it. That would be too irresponsible.

Just then, Li Pei said, "My lord, the matter is actually quite simple. You just need to send out a letter of introduction to the surrounding powers."

Lu Yao, realizing later, asked, "A letter of introduction?"

Li Pei nodded, "Yes. With your reputation, asking them to take in these girls and to care for them well is not a difficult thing."

"That would be good, let's do it that way," Lu Yao agreed immediately upon hearing a better solution.

Li Pei found some paper and a pen and personally wrote the letters of introduction, inscribing only four characters—Yunzhou Lu Yao.

She wrote ten such letters, placing them into yellow envelopes, and handed them to several volunteers willing to act as messengers.

These individuals received the letters, clasped their hands to the assembly, and sped off.

Li Pei confidently declared, "That should settle it, and we can even spread the word about this incident, making it a well-established fact to prevent some scoundrels from distorting the truth!"

This Royal Lady's mind is so agile; she handled the matter perfectly, saving her lord considerable worry~

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Lu Yao is always busy, diligently practicing without stop, seizing any bit of time to train 'lifting' skills and seldom socializing, not fully aware of his current 'martial reputation'.

But he was about to experience it firsthand.

The Yangtze River connects numerous prosperous prefecture governments, and countless powers make their living there.

The messengers with the letters moved swiftly, visiting the nearby sects, gangs, and other powers at top speed.

And these powers, no matter their size, upon seeing the four characters "Yunzhou Lu Yao" on the letters, immediately took them seriously, promptly sending representatives.

Within less than an hour, people began arriving one after another to pay their respects.

"Feixing Sect—Cai Daisong, I have come to see Young Master Lu!"

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"Geng Family Fist—Geng Xiao, pays respects to Great Master Lu!"

"Shuiyun Clan—Hua Balang, pays respects to Great Master Lu!"

"Yushan Sect—Ran Qingying, fortunate to meet you!"

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All these were influential figures within their respective forces, the weakest among them had at least achieved Organ Refining, the vast majority were at the Marrow-Cleansing level, and only a few had reached Blood-Exchange.
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This was the typical composition of the ordinary forces.

After the crowd hurried over, they saw rows of small coffins, a large pit where the bones of young children were buried, and the 500 girls that had been rescued.

They immediately understood what had happened and burst into angry curses.

[Those who harm young girls are worse than beasts!]

[Those foreigners are really despicable! It's only because Young Master Lu demonstrated his divine prowess that they were eradicated; otherwise, I, Geng Xiao, would certainly not have let them off!]

Some were secretly amazed: The institute had been leveled to the ground... Young Master Lu's move was impressively bold!

Those with a bit of insight could tell at a glance that the institute's layout was essentially a "fortress". Smelling the pervasive scent of gunpowder and seeing the remnants of large cannons strewn about, they knew this battle must have been on a grand scale.

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Besides them, countless reporters also continued to arrive.

These reporters were from Jinling and Zhenjiang, who had just received the news and rushed over swiftly.

Upon arrival, they didn't even catch their breath; they immediately started filming with their equipment, and some began drafting reports on the spot.

The crowd paid no attention to them and instead focused on discussing the matter of the 500 girls.

Lu Yao bowed with clasped hands and said solemnly, "Thank you all for coming here despite your busy schedules. Please do what you can to provide these poor girls with a place they can call home."

[Rest assured, Young Master Lu, we will not mistreat these poor girls]

[We should also thank Young Master Lu for inviting us to join this righteous cause!]

[Indeed, such a charitable and virtuous deed, we certainly won't be outdone by others!]

At this moment, there was not a hint of unwillingness on their faces; instead, some were quite excited.

Plainly put, this was an opportunity to "gain face".

The news of Lu Yao and his companions leveling the Sacred Heart Institute and eradicating the den of evil would undoubtedly become known to the entire world.

Aiding the rescued young girls and being part of this affair not only reflected well on them but also allowed them to build a good relationship with a master of Spirit Refinement of Divine Fetal Breathing—why wouldn't they be eager to help?

Following this, the crowd began adopting the rescued girls. Some took two, others three, and the Yushan Sect, who said the least, directly adopted 50 girls!

Liao Qe explained, "This is a sect composed entirely of females, so such a decision is actually quite normal."

In this way, just the local forces from Mingzhou alone adopted over a hundred of the girls.

By evening, as the forces from Jinling, Zhenjiang, Yunzhou, and other places sent people, there were almost not enough girls to go around.

Jiang Daming, who had been bustling about all this time, breathed a sigh of relief: "With this, I dare not say these girls will be dressed in silk and jade, but growing up safely is definitely not a problem."

He then respectfully said to Lu Yao, "Young Master Lu, following you has accumulated great virtue for this old man!"

Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, it was just a simple effort, nothing much. Moreover..."

He looked towards the river, his expression cold, "This matter isn't over yet. That Linjiang Gang, Master Jiang, could you tell me more about them?"

Lu Yao remembered clearly the animal that had escaped earlier, and now that he had the chance, he was determined to deal with it.

Jiang Daming spoke with righteous indignation, "The Linjiang Gang is the largest local gang in Mingzhou, and their business has always involved human trafficking.

Even the foreigners knew that what they were doing was utterly devoid of any humanity, so they wouldn't blatantly transport them through the ports.

So, they employed the boats of the Linjiang Gang to transport them directly down the Yangtze River and onto the ocean-going cruisers!

The one that escaped earlier is the sole son of the Linjiang Gang Leader—Hou Bo!"

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After a lengthy explanation, Jiang Daming was somewhat reluctant: "Although the Linjiang Gang is worse than beasts, their leader 'Hou Lin' is an expert of the Innate Realm. This matter... we need to plan carefully."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Jiang, for the advice. I have taken note of it."