Chapter 365: Teaming Up (2/2)
No one else would be willing to work together with them. They were not overly strong compared to the other groups who had entered the realm, and neither did they have the advantage of numbers.
Xue Wei was acutely aware of this. If it were not because of him knowing them personally, he would have never teamed up with them either.
But how could he possibly be at ease knowing that Wang Xiaoyun was braving all sorts of dangers alone?
Now that he finally saw her again, he was so happy that he would never let her just leave him without a good reason.
He respected her opinion about beasts, but he was still stubborn. She was a special entity to him, he could never forget her, and he did not want to forget her either.
”We will travel together,” Wang Xiaoyun finally announced, and although two of the Elders had ugly expressions on their faces, the rest were relieved. Although Xue Wei and his team were small, it consisted of Saints. Having more Saints on their team would increase their survivability.
”Everyone, this is Xue Wei,” Wang Xiaoyun decided to introduce him to the others. Although he was wanted all over the entire continent, that was with a facemask and an alias, so no one knew who Xue Wei was.
”Xue Wei and I have known each other for a long time and traveled together for some time. I ought to warn you, though; he is a beast.”
Although Wang Xiaoyun did not wish actually to say this, she had no choice. When a battle ensued, he would likely display his beastly transformation, and if she did not warn them, then they would, without a doubt, feel tricked.
”This is Hei Gou; he too is a beast. This is Bai Tianyi. I am not too sure what he is.”
Wang Xiaoyun introduced the three people she knew, and looked at Lin Xiao and Luoluo, unsure of how to introduce them.
”This is Lin Xiao, he is a Diviner,” Xue Wei took over and introduced the rest of his companions. ”This is Luoluo; she is my little sister.”
”you said he is a beast?” a hostility was evident in the voice as the other Elders looked at Xue Wei warily. They hated beasts, and they knew that Wang Xiaoyun hated beasts even more than them. How could she possibly have traveled alongside two beasts?
”I am a beast, but I hold no hostility towards humans; in fact, I am quite annoyed with the other beasts too. Unfortunately, humans do not seem to welcome us, so our group decided to leave the Chang'an continent until we hold enough strength.”
Xue Wei had initially not intended to explain, but when he looked at Wang Xiaoyun, he wanted her to know the truth. He was not friendly with beasts, nor were he friendly with humans. On Chang'an, there was only Wang Xiaoyun and Xiao Lei, who mattered to him.
”You are still a beast, how can we fight alongside a beast?” one of the men who had been against Xue Wei from the beginning felt that he had found something to latch onto so that they could get rid of him, but Xue Wei just snorted.
”I believe that since you are here, Lan must have a hand in it,” he began as he looked at them. ”Lan would not have sent you here without the basic information such as humans and beasts do not fight everywhere. Only Chang'an is a warzone between the two races.”
”While I understand your feelings, you have to keep in mind that this is not Chang'an. This is the Ascended's Realm, and it belongs to the Vermilion Birds of the Demon Phoenix Continent.
”You are currently benefitting from a secret realm belonging to a beast race. If you loathe beasts so much, why even enter this realm? Or is it that as long as it benefits you, it does not matter, however as soon as you can use the beasts in your own agenda you will do so?”
Although Xue Wei was unsure of what exactly he was, he knew that part of him was a beast, and seeing the way these two Elders were talking about beasts; he was slightly annoyed. Why could Chang'an not just be like the Demon Phoenix Continent where beasts and humans co-existed?
Although Xue Wei was depressed when he thought about how Chang'an was currently at war between the races, he knew that he had to thank the war for the opportunity to move onto an even bigger stage.
If the war had not happened, and if the beasts and humans alike weren't chasing him, then Xue Wei would never have left Chang'an and entered Yan Dalu and Demon Phoenix Continent.
This travel had made him find new companions and friends, at the same time, made him understand more about himself and the secrets around his birth and also helped him increase his strength.
The people who had been silenced by Xue Wei's questions had no way to answer. They looked at him with hostility and grievances, hoping that Wang Xiaoyun would speak out for them.
Unfortunately, she did not seem to have any attention of doing so, she looked at Xue Wei with a bit of hesitation, but she ended up saying nothing.
Another Elder could not stay silent, and he spoke out, ”Young Master Xue, I understand that you are native to Chang'an; how could you possibly leave the continent?”
It was clear that they too wished to leave the continent. Maybe they had gotten tired of the constant war, or it could be that they thought the grass was greener in somebody else's yard. Either way, they had decided to leave if they got the chance.
”Lan helped us,” Xue Wei answered honestly after considering for some time. ”He made a dimensional tunnel for us, but even then, we ended up somewhere else than planned due to a space storm.”