Chapter 659 - I heard that you recently got a maid? (1/2)

The battle was over. At the same time, the outcome of the Battle of Wangchunmen Boulevard meant the monthlong chaos in Luoyang City had come to an end.

However, Old Li, Xu Ke, and the others could not feel any joy when they saw how devastated Luoyang City had become.

Not all of the consortiums’ supernatural beings were annihilated in this place, with at least a third of them managing to escape. Old Li regretted this a little.

In this battle, the Riders also realized their shortcomings. Although they were much stronger than most normal superhumans, the 12 of them were still unable to cope when it came down to protecting such a large stronghold.

If Wu Dingyuan and Wen Meng had managed to rush back on time, it would probably have been much better. However, they were also held back by the enemy out in the wilderness.

With shackles, there would also be weaknesses.

When he was at Stronghold 74, Li Yingyun could just leave when the situation became impossible to handle. However, he could not do the same when it came to Luoyang City.

It was not that the Riders had deep feelings for Luoyang City but that they could not abandon Xu Ke.

Riders with no attachments to the world were truly terrifying. As a united group of 12 superhumans, even the consortiums would not dare to underestimate them.

But once they were tied down by their responsibility to the stronghold, the Riders would not have any distinct advantage over others.

Take Luo Yunxian for example. He had remained guard at the Qinghe Group’s headquarters even when the crisis was unfolding. But upon learning Xu Ke was in danger, he finally stood down from his duty and went to his rescue. Throughout the entire battle, it could be said that Luo Yunxian did not really face any enemies at all.

Many of the stronghold residents who worshipped the Riders always felt they were invincible and extremely powerful. But while that was what they wished for, reality did not concur.

This was probably the reason why Huang Xiaoyu wanted the Riders to leave the Qinghe Group completely.

At this moment, Xu Ke leaned against a wall and slowly sat down. He looked up at Huang Xiaoyu and asked, “So you’ve already considered this point. That’s why you wanted the Riders to leave the Qinghe Group?”

Huang Xiaoyu, who was standing next to him, said, “Even if the Riders have to continue guarding the Qinghe Group, it should be done covertly. Do you understand what I mean? Once the enemy knows what you care about, you’ve already lost. Actually, I have feelings for the Qinghe Group and Luoyang City as well. But with the world already in chaos, we can’t gift others an opportunity to bring us down.”

In Huang Xiaoyu’s opinion, only when the Riders became a sword of Damocles above their enemies’ heads would their enemies feel fear.

If their enemies attacked Luoyang City again, the Riders would no longer be its guardian. Instead, they would avenge it. They could destroy Luoyang City as much as they liked, but they would have to face the fanatic retaliation of the 12 Riders in the aftermath. No matter which consortium it might be, they would definitely be afraid of this happening.

In this era, you could not have anything that would tie you down. Even if you did, you couldn’t let others know about it, and you would have to be ruthless as well.

This was the point Huang Xiaoyu was trying to make.

Xu Ke nodded. “Then we can start making plans for that. I can’t cut ties with the Qinghe Group for the time being, but I’ll join up with you all in a year.”

“Do you plan to hand over the Qinghe Group?” Huang Xiaoyu asked, “Who are you gonna to give it to?”

Xu Ke glanced at Ren Xiaosu, then thought for a moment and said, “To Xu Zhi.”

“Xu Zhi? That young man?” Huang Xiaoyu said with a frown, “Surely he’s not capable yet, right?”

“When I took over the Qinghe Group, I was also only 23 years old. Who would be capable right from the beginning?” Xu Ke said with a smile, “I’ll take him under my wing for a year. Other things aside, at least that kid has courage and determination. Did you hear of the time he got kidnapped? The kid straight-up told his kidnappers to kill him rather than giving in to their demands. Among the young ones, he’s definitely the cream of the crop.”

Huang Xiaoyu still felt it would be a little rash to hand the Qinghe Group over to Xu Zhi. After all, Xu Zhi was way too young.

However, Xu Ke said with a sigh, “It’s mainly because there’s no other suitable candidate. I… also want to achieve freedom like you all as soon as possible.”

These were Xu Ke’s heartfelt words. After this battle, he suddenly got the desire to travel across the famous mountains and great rivers with everyone. He did not want to be a tycoon who had to toil so hard for the stronghold. That was not Xu Ke’s ambition in the slightest.