Chapter 1017 - Start! (1/2)

Chapter 1017: Start!

“I never noticed that Mamba actually looks quite pleasing to the eye.” Looking at Bai Xiaofei, who had turned into a ‘brute,’ Qiu Muxue chuckled.

“That’s because I’m the one who controls this body. No matter what I become, I can still move the hearts of countless girls.” Bai Xiaofei proudly raised his head, successfully earning an eye-roll from Qiu Muxue.

“Do we still go as planned?” Her expression grew serious. Going to see the five elders was different from seeing Mamba. No one knew what the relationship between these people was like. Moreover, the five elders were old monsters who had crawled out from a river of blood and a mountain of corpses. The extent of how cautious they were was nothing that a fledgling like Mamba could compare.

“Or else? Just pack up and go home after all this trouble?” Bai Xiaofei smiled wryly. Although he understood where Qiu Muxue was coming from, he could not agree. “Don’t worry, even if there are ten elders instead of five, I will still handle them all. Let’s go, it won’t be easy to explain if we take too long.”

Bai Xiaofei then turned to leave, but Qiu Muxue stopped him.

“Don’t tell me you’re just going back like that?” She glared at the confused Bai Xiaofei. “Don’t forget what Mamba came here for.” She walked to his side and laced her arm with his. “Let’s go, I hope that Mister Captain of the Guard Team will keep me safe this time.”

In the face of her smirk, Bai Xiaofei coughed awkwardly.

……

“Captain, you are back!” The members of the Guard Team immediately came up as soon as Bai Xiaofei and Qiu Muxue returned. After the previous matter, they now looked at Qiu Muxue with respect in their eyes. “Greetings, Saintess.”

“From today on, the Saintess’s words are my words. If any of you are dissatisfied with that, feel free to come at me!” Bai Xiaofei domineeringly declared, to which none of the Guard Team members dared to challenge.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaofei inwardly heaved a sigh of relief. Lucky me, this brute is harsh enough and taught his group to be so obedient.

“We obey!” The group of guards knelt down on one knee in unison.

During this, Bai Xiaofei quickly shot Lan Shuang a look, and her equally quick response eased his worries.

“Depart!” Bai Xiaofei commanded, and the army hit the road.

Because of his declaration, no one in the army dared to complain about Qiu Muxue for losing the war. Barbaric Godism was recognized as the overlord of the Sacks and given Mamba’s status, there were very few people who dared to openly go against him.

The two-day journey was fleeting. There had been some minor problems along the way, but no irreparable impact had been caused. Under Bai Xiaofei’s deliberate fault-finding, many members of the Guard Team had been replaced by Qiu Muxue’s confidants. Those who were replaced were people who Bai Xiaofei could tell to be secretly dissatisfied with Mamba.

Due to Bai Xiaofei’s domineering actions, the rest of the Guard Team began to worry about their positions and therefore didn’t have the heart to resent him.

“We will arrive tomorrow. You have to be very careful. From what I know, all the other elders outside Mamba’s father all have other ideas about Mamba’s position as the Guard Team captain,” Qiu Muxue warned with a serious face. This had been her most discussed topic in the past two days.

“It would be strange if they didn’t. Since Mamba occupies this position, the Third Elder is the one with the most authority among the five elders,” Bai Xiaofei said, but there was more expectation on his face than worry.

“You mean we can take advantage of their discord?” Qiu Muxue immediately caught on.

“There is no unending cooperation in this world. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, every party would want to be the dominant side,” Bai Xiaofei whispered.

At that moment, the entrance flap of the tent was lifted.

“Captain, Saintess,” Lan Shuang respectfully greeted.

Bai Xiaofei understood what she meant. He shouted to the guards outside, “Stand down, we have something to discuss in private.”

Upon his order, the two soldiers standing outside quickly retreated.

“What’s the matter?” Qiu Muxue hurriedly asked upon seeing Lan Shuang’s serious expression.

“I just received news that the other elders intend to use our defeat to impeach the Third Elder,” Lan Shuang worriedly replied.

Hearing this, Bai Xiaofei and Qiu Muxue exchanged a look and laughed. Here we go!

“How can you two still laugh? Don’t you know why this is happening?” Lan Shuang frowned.