Chapter 502: Executing Blood Demons (2/2)

Wu Quan and Xiao Chen were not too affected by these strange cries.

They sat on the roof, each holding a bottle of wine, as they chatted.

“Our results during the day are all thanks to you. Just thinking about it feels unbelievable. Unexpectedly, no one got heavily injured.”

Wu Quan gulped down mouthfuls of wine. He wiped off the wine that dribbled down as he thanked Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen brought the wine bottle up to his lips and took a sip. Then, he laughed softly. “It is thanks to your leaders.h.i.+p. I did not do much.”

Xiao Chen’s words were not exaggerated. Wu Quan did have the makings of a leader. After the initial battles, the team members had now formed a rudimentary rapport with one another.

The situation where everyone fought their own battles had not recurred. This was all due to Wu Quan’s leaders.h.i.+p.

As for Xiao Chen, he had not done much. He only went out for a walk and swept the place with his Spiritual Sense.

When the team was fighting, he did not do much. However, he kept his eyes on the Demons, especially the stronger ones.

When Xiao Chen saw his teammates in danger, he would lure the Demons away. This was all he had done.

After a few more days, when he had figured out the habits and abilities of the Demons, he would leave. There was no need for him to leave a strong impression on the team.

Wu Quan smiled gently, acknowledging Xiao Chen’s praise silently. Then he took another mouthful of wine before asking, “Xiao Chen, why did you come to the Deep Sea Battlefield?”

Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, “Of course it is to temper myself and improve further.”

Wu Quan shook his head and said, “That is not what I meant. Let’s put it this way: What will you do after you improve? Will you set up your own sect, or wander the world? Maybe become a Consecrate of a sect or join the Royal Court?”

Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned. Wu Quan’s question was rather interesting. Simply put: why was he cultivating?

Xiao Chen pondered for a while before answering seriously, “To climb to the apex of cultivation, to see the scenery at the peak. Then, to leave my name behind for thousands of generations, to not be forgotten after ten thousand years.”

Wu Quan’s mouth gaped slightly as he smiled in discomfiture. “This is quite a big and n.o.ble dream. There is only one of such people like the Tianwu Emperor or the Thunder Emperor every few thousand years.”

Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, “Just joking. I want to be a wanderer, exploring the world and getting to know all sorts of famous bladesmen.”

Wu Quan finally felt some relief. If anyone else heard that dream, they would take Xiao Chen for a dreamer spouting nonsense. The latter answer was a more normal one.

Wu Quan did not realize that many years later, he would sigh incessantly at the memory of this exchange tonight.

This youth would someday become someone greater than the Thunder Emperor, leaving his name for thousands of years, not forgotten for tens of thousands of years. Such a legend was currently sitting beside him.

History would remember the White Robed Bladesman who liked to wear white and always had a calm expression. However, it would not remember that there had been a night such as this, a night where he, Wu Quan, drank together with this legend and chatted. It would not even remember that Wu Quan was once Xiao Chen’s nominal captain.

As the two drank and chatted, the night pa.s.sed very fast. Nothing had happened in the night.

When the cultivators in the house woke up and opened the doors, the visibility was still very poor. However, it was not to the point where they could not see their fingers when they stretched out their hands. They could see quite far after circulating Essence to their eyes.

“That what-his-name…Xiao Chen, go scout around and find out where the Demons are. After one night, my saber is thirsty.”

The moment Ping Xingteng stepped out, he called out to Xiao Chen, speaking very naturally, like it was something expected of Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen found it very funny. This person had already gotten used to ordering him around; he was not embarra.s.sed at all.

Wu Quan said somewhat worriedly, “Should I go? You did not sleep the entire night. You are probably quite tired.”

“It’s fine. It is just one night. It is not a problem.”

Seeing that Xiao Chen said that, Wu Quan did not say anything more. It was indeed not a problem for cultivators to stay awake for a few nights.

Xiao Chen leaped up gently and flew a hundred meters away. Soon, he vanished from everybody’s sight.

Ping Xingteng smiled and said to the rest, “This brat…although he is not very strong, he is pretty good at Movement Techniques. Even I admit that I am inferior to him in that aspect.”

Yesterday, all of Xiao Chen’s information was very accurate. When they were fighting, it was as he had said.

Xiao Chen basically just moved around and did not burden them at all. He also did not fight for any benefits.

“He also has a very good temper, not fighting for anything. I really like youths like him. Speaking of which, the few of you should learn from him. Newcomers need to have the awareness of a newcomer. Xiao Chen is a good example.

“Unfortunately, the youths today are all useless. Their arrogance is so great. They are afraid of others gaining an advantage on them. They do not know how to be realistic and take one step at a time. This is the most important thing.”

Ping Xingteng already had more than a hundred points and was feeling very pleased. He started trying to give advice to everyone.

Wu Quan shook his head and interrupted, “Let’s leave that for later. We should practice that troop formation from yesterday. Prepare it in advance for later.”