As the shouts erupted, a terrifying imperial authority descended from the sky, pressing down on the group of walking corpses.
Instantaneously, the walking corpses, originally driven only by the urge to kill, seemed to sense fear, frantically retreating backward, moving away from the man and his two children.
Nine Five-Clawed Golden Dragons, their bodies enwreathed in red-gold lightning, charged towards the group of walking corpses. It was just a confrontation, and the walking corpses closest were smashed into pieces.
The impact left them in such a state that their Dantians were shattered, and they could no longer fight.
The strength of these walking corpses, at most, ranged from the First Level to the Second Level of the Nirvana Realm, hardly worth mentioning in front of Lin Qian. By simply summoning the nine dragons, he could easily sweep aside the group of walking corpses with ease.
The bearded man and his children stood aghast, witnessing the spectacle before them. They had already resigned themselves to a grim fate, knowing the odds were against them, when unexpectedly, nine dragons descended from the heavens, tearing the group of walking corpses to shreds in the blink of an eye.
After the walking corpses were all slain, the once imposing nine dragons also dissipated, and Lin Qian descended steadily from the sky, landing in front of the three people.
"Phew, I made it just in time." Seeing the three people staring at him in amazement, a sigh of relief escaped Lin Qian’s heart.
Fortunately, the direction in which the three people had fled was also towards him, and luckily there was a slope that allowed him to leap over from a higher spot, saving him a lot of time.
Lin Qian watched the three people as they, in return, sized up the young man who had appeared before them.
"You… you look nice," the girl said softly, her voice timid as she gazed at Lin Qian.
"I look nice?" Lin Qian couldn’t help but laugh at the girl’s words, "I am a man, how can you say I look nice."
"Your clothes, they seem so soft, and you are also very clean," the girl said, looking at Lin Qian with eyes full of envy.
Just then, the bearded burly man knelt before Lin Qian, banging his head against the ground in frenzied gratitude. With each bow, his forehead struck the ground with a heavy thud, and blood began to flow: "Thank you for saving our lives, sir, thank you, thank you!"
Lin Qian quickly reached out, grabbing the man’s shoulder. The bearded man found that no matter how much force he used, the hand grasping his shoulder could dissolve the force instantly.
"There’s no need for this, it was just a simple effort for me," Lin Qian patted the man’s shoulder, and three half-transparent Crystal Bottles appeared in his hand, which he handed over to them, "Drink these."
The man took the Crystal Bottles somewhat bewilderingly, never before having seen such a beautiful container. Especially the pale red liquid rippling inside, it was exceptionally alluring.
The bearded man passed the other two Crystal Bottles to his children, pulled the stopper, tipped his head back, and drained the pale red Potion in a single gulp without any hesitation.
The young man who had suddenly appeared before them had saved their entire family’s life, and the bearded man had already decided that he would be willing to do anything the other party asked.
"Dad, it doesn’t hurt anymore, my body feels so comfortable," the boy who had also drunk the Potion exclaimed with surprise.
The girl beside him started smiling happily as well, noticing that the wounds on her body were starting to heal.
The bearded man too was astonished to find that the injuries all over his body were visibly recovering at an observable rate. In just the blink of an eye, the blood from the wounds on his severed arm had completely stopped.
Suddenly, a strange vibration arose behind them. The bearded man and his children turned around in confusion and saw the scene behind them, their pupils contracting.
They had never seen such a building before, appearing out of nowhere, with pristine white courtyard walls and an iron-red gate. This kind of thing seemed like something that could only be found within a door.
Lin Qian stepped forward first; the courtyard gate opened by itself, and he stood in front of it, saying to the family of three, "Come in. You are safe now."
The family looked at each other and followed Lin Qian inside.
Behind the door was a small courtyard, with a brick path, a pond harboring red clouds, and verdant green plants that were rare to see, standing tall in this small courtyard.
As the courtyard door closed, the Array of the residence was activated, enveloping the entire yard within it.
A mere residence was insignificant compared to the vast Huaxia Empire, not worth mentioning.
But in the eyes of this family of three, it was simply paradise.
"Go take a good bath, change into clean clothes, and after you have eaten and drunk your fill, I will ask you some questions." Lin Qian spoke and beckoned, "Take them away."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Six maidens emerged from within the courtyard, bowed to Lin Qian, and led the bewildered trio away.
Maidens, too, were a unit of the Huaxia Empire, but also a unit of the world.
In the past life’s game, the world’s civilians, maidens, and plants were all world units, completely obeying the commands of the player who controlled the survival Territory.
Like how Lin Qian had once dominated an entire server planet by himself, all the units on the planet were his subjects, following his commands.
An hour later, in the main hall of the residence, the three of them were wolfing down the various dishes on the table.
However, after eating half of it, all three of them simultaneously stopped.
The father of the two youths had shaved his beard and looked to be in his thirties, though his skin was somewhat pale due to what seemed like a lack of sunlight over the years.
And after his children had bathed and changed into clean clothes, they looked refreshingly clean.
The man knelt before Lin Qian, "Benefactor, we are full, but I have a disrespectful request. May we take the remaining food for my people?"
"There is plenty of food, don’t worry about that, just fill your own bellies first." Lin Qian stepped forward, pulling the man up to ease his mind, "Go ahead and eat; I have something to discuss with you afterward."
After a while, the table was cleared, and the three of them looked at Lin Qian before them with both gratitude and fear.
He had saved their lives, allowing them to wash their bodies so cleanly for the first time, wearing such comfortable and fine clothing, and eating food beyond their wildest dreams.
It was these things that made them fear him even more, wondering who this young man really could be.
"Besides you, are there other people living here?" Lin Qian sat in the main seat, looking at the three standing before him.
"Yes, there are many tribes of our Human Clan, large and small, numbering over a hundred. Besides them, there are the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, each with tribes numbering in the thousands, and wars break out frequently." As he spoke of war, the man’s emotions visibly surged, revealing a countenance full of both anger and fear.
And fear was the predominant emotion.
"Why do you seem so afraid of the wars between those two races?"
Hearing Lin Qian’s question, the man raked his hair and said, "Benefactor, you don’t know, but once a war breaks out, they arrest many from our Human Clan, to use as provisions for their tribal warriors!"