Chapter 291 (1/2)
Chapter 291: A Proxy War
The arrival of the Single-Horned Dragons was quiet yet uproarious They moved soundlessly but the qi unleashed from them shook the air It took them only a few minutes to form a blockade in front of the valley's entrance
Kiryu stopped his feet, and all of his followers stopped accordingly Theto the inside of the Valley of Immortals was a bottleneck There was only one entrance and it was suitable for defense Even if they vastly outnumbered the enemy by hundreds, only a few could enter at a ti the terrain, Sila realized the Valley of Immortals was a difficult place to raid ”What e do, sir?”
”Aside fronize the other two,” Kiryu said as he sensed power surging from the inside It was a mix between qi and psychic power
Psychic power in a form of mental oppression was unleashed fro his qi into a wall, as did Sila and Rex Meanwhile, Lookhin was al with the wind didn't ell on her, since she was a bird Only the Single-Horned Dragons were trehbor has returned and come for a visit How about I welcome you with hot sake? Come in, Kiryu You too, Sila” Croords, imbued with qi, came from the inside
Rex was the first to ry ”My lord, this may be a trap Please lethio even if there is a trap waiting for le-Horned Dragons than I do, so you're their et You have to be a lot cal harsh on Rex, Sila was taken aback Kiryu walked past Sila while he was at it
”Sila, followto pull Rex, you stay outside Don't forget to be vigilant If you seeDon't hold back”
Rex nodded Kiryu then spoke to him in a more casual tone, ”No need to worry The Valley of Immortals will surely be erased from the world today Rest assured”
Sila followed Kiryu inside with Lookhin, who didn't care about any of this, right behind hiht? Youtheir walk
Sila was on guard against a possible aot permission, he asked, ”Why did you do that to Rex, sir?”
”Because this is going to be a war,” Kiryu explained, ”Rex is like a commander while I'm his lord To control the commander, you have to be friendly to them while, at the same time, make the to their actions Leave therow and show their talent On the other hand, you have to show theer The hierarchy of authority is utterly iht mistake can lead to your downfall”
”Won't it be better if we're on intiroup battle, but you can't during war Soldiers in an army have to respect and fear their lord more than their enemy If you're too intimate with them, your orders won't be absolute On the other hand, if you're too distant, your orders may be misinterpreted You must make them feel that you're respectful, admirable, and fearful, all at the same time If there is one day where they fear your enemies more than they fear you, they will either flee or direct their weapons at you”
Sila ht be useful in the approaching war event
The three of them went past the small mountain pass and arrived at the Valley of Immortals' inner area The same table, where Croays sat, had three people around it One of them was Crohile Sila knew the other tell They were Sanon and Shueria
”It's been a very long time, Kiryu Cohtly bowed his head to Sanon and Shueria to greet them, to which they nodded back He then elcomed and asked to sit down by Crohile Lookhin minded no one as she sat on his lap She extended her hand to a bottle of sake on the table, but Sila pushed it away As a result, she pouted and took out a bag of pet food to eat
Crow poured sake into a sake cup ”When was the last time you ate? You look a lot thinner than before Shueria, can you help me serve the food?”
”Yes, Teacher,” Shueria replied and entered a hut
Kiryu took a side glance at the departing young man ”Do you have a disciple?”
Crow drank the sake ”No, Shueria just keeps calling me that way I have no plans to iaht him some of my moves Well, Shueria lives in France It can be said that our world has beco hi him as my disciple Hahaha!”
”And who are you?” Kiryu turned to Sanon
”I'ent kid, so I caet to meet Mister Kiryu today I'm sorry I have never heard about you before I'm noare that my experience is still too shallow The world of e It turns out that there arein this world”
”No need to apologize I, too, have never heard of you,” Kiryu replied sternly
Sanon was an Elder of the Wulin Masters association Describing hie was quite humble Kiryu was an expert who secluded hi with people He came up with a powerful profound art near the final moments of his life Thus, his reputation was unknown despite possessing great strength
Meanwhile, Sila was thinking about another ive Shueria pointers In his h he was ranked last a disciples Be it Montra, Kawin, or Revin—they were strong in their oays It could be said that Sanon was extre talents
Sila wondered how strong Shueria was at this er or weaker than hi Cloud Qi, one of the Five Croels, almost on his own?
Shueria served japanese food to everyone present Sila hadn't eaten much japanese food before, since he preferred Thai meals that he cooked with his teacher
The at In fact, with the exception of Lookhin and Croho see the for a long tihed
”I'm a mountain person I only ate plants and herbs to survive It's the saame I eat to live, not live to eat”
Crow fed hiretful You should relax and have so for you to try theon's meat included in those tasty dishes you spoke of?” Kiryu asked, his voice husky
Crow's hand, which was holding onto a cup of sake, came to a stop ”Wait Is this the reason why you ca at Sila ”I thought you're here because of Sila”
Sila couldn't help but interrupt ”Wait Why did you think Mister Kiryu came because of me, sir?”
”Well, all of the Slime Seals were destroyed, so they must finally realize their treasure was stolen It's a no brainer that you would return to this place However, you th to beat me I predicted you would invite others to co or the Slime Guardians I was a little surprised to discover that it was Kiryu who caon Qi, so I thought you asked him to lend you a hand”
Sila frowned ”This is my personal problem I won't ask others for help Mister Crow, you looked down on me too much”
Croaved his chopsticks ”I don't think so In fact, it seeer have the Right Arainst ht now can't even win against Shueria”
”Why do you think so, sir?” Sila are that Croas trying to infuriate him However, he was calmer than before All he did in response was ask politely
”To be honest, I planned to let Shueria fight ona kid Exactly because I overestiive Shueria advice and the weaknesses of your arts I even taught hiraded his heart to the fourth stage, which is the highest we can do withoutthe Sealed One personally As it turns out, you don't have the right arm anyaze to Shueria, who neither acknowledged nor denied those statements So but he was bestoith a lot of things simply because Crow favored hiently without a day off He even took risks and paved through adversities and roughCloud Qi In the end, his efforts only
At that ti for Sila's attention Sila looked at Sanon He felt like Sanon was trying to tell hi a word Sila read his lips It see, 'Montra's perspective'
Instantly, Sila felt like sohtbulb in his brain He now understood why Sanon was here
True, one of the reasons why he caiven the latter was passionate and talented However, his true ais from Montra's perspective
'I see Montra ot a lot of helpers Montra also works hard Just seeing his h to know that he has polished theh hard work In his point of view, I just suddenly showed up and becae that he would hold a grudge againstthat can be easilyin more effort than whos always tend to be biased, thinking that they worked harder than others
We often think, ”They worked less than I did How can they become more successful than me? This is unfair” We try our best to search for the flaws in others while ignoring our own