248 Chapter 248 (1/2)

”Cthulhu”

”Cthululu?”

”Cthulhu…”

”Cut-a-who?”

”Close but...you know what? it doesn't even matter…”

Zhang Dong was in the room with his wife and his son. The boy was getting nursed by Zhang Liena right at this moment while his father was trying to explain to her about his favorite monster nemesis.

He had already explained the situation at the Divine Fist Sect and now just wanted to describe the monster that he needed to face.

”Does this really require your attention? Can't we send Qiang instead, he loves things like that, he will be thrilled to face off against something that gave you trouble.”

He was worried about this, she wasn't so keen on letting her husband go into unfamiliar lands to fight against some kind of occult monster. From her perspective, they could dispatch one or two nascent soul elders that they now had.

”We can even lend him Zhang Zhi, those two should be enough to handle a demonic beast.”

”Buaaahh…”

Their talk was interrupted by the sound of a baby. His son Zhang Jun was placed over his mother's shoulder and performed a magnificent burp. After getting his mouth wiped he was carried over to the crib by one of the maids. She was part of the sect and a trusted member so the two could talk freely around her.

”I understand your point, but those two are a bit…”

”Foolish? Simple-minded? Dense?”

”You don't hold back much my wife... I was thinking more in line with overzealous. Don't think they were made for tasks requiring stealth. If we send them together we might as well just declare war on the other sects.”

Zhang Dong was afraid that those two would cause trouble. He could already see them picking fights with almost anyone they met along the way. Then if anyone even dared to speak ill about the United Element's Sect Zhang Zhi would be the first one to pull out a sword and bisect them.

He was the poster boy for a fanatical sect member. Huo Qiang on the other hand just liked to fight. He would probably go out of his way to pick fights with other nascent soul masters if he just got the opportunity.

The sect leader here wanted to avoid things like this. His plan was to disguise himself as a wandering cultivator and travel through the territory of the other sects. He could pretend to be a core formation expert as traveling as a nascent soul master was dangerous. If someone wasn't affiliated with a strong faction they could be seen as a large threat.

”Certainly that could happen…”

Liena frowned a bit while looking at her husband. He returned the gaze while furrowing his brows. He knew that look she was giving him, it was a look of anger with some concern.

”I wouldn't be going if it wasn't necessary, that monster can't grow any further. I can always summon the elders if I get in trouble.”

This function required spirit points, how many depended on the devotion rating and then the realm they were in. Summoning core formation cultivators cost less than doing it with nascent soul ones even if they had lower devotion.

”Can you summon me then?”

”You? Why would I ever do that? You should rest!”

Zhang Dong raised his voice slightly at the proposition. How could he call his recently pregnant wife over to battle a dangerous monster?

”Rest? I will be back on my feet within the week, don't look down on Zhang Liena!”

He flinched a bit as he felt her aura spike. Her angered voice was raised and caused the windows in the room to vibrate. It also caused the baby to wake up and cry in the process, luckily the maid was quick to calm the little guy down.

”B-but think of the children...”

He scratched his head not really knowing what to say. He could see that his wife made up her mind, she also was wearing a teleportation ring and could transfer herself to his whereabouts. He could of course block this function but then he wouldn't be able to get to her if anything happened either.

”I am thinking about them. I can't have their father put himself in danger while I sit here doing nothing! The servants can tend to them!”

Zhang Liena looked at him with narrowed eyes. He didn't know that she would react in this way but deep down he was glad that she cared. He knew that she should be recovered in about a week's time and this would also be the time he would need to reach the Divine Fist Sect area.

”I can just summon Qiang and Zhi, they will be more than eager to help…”