Chapter 1293: No Meat This Time (1/2)

That person threw himself into the chair and unceremoniously sized Zhao Jundu up from head to toe. “You bastard, how did you get yourself into this state? I thought an Imperial marshal would be nothing short of awe-inspiring. Who would’ve thought you’d be drenched in blood?”

Zhao Jundu replied expressionlessly, “I’m still doing better than a fellow who couldn’t even become a marshal.”

That person shot to his feet. “This daddy will become a marshal sooner or later. What’s so good about being a marshal? The difficult step is becoming a heavenly monarch!”

Zhao Jundu broke into a laugh. “Did anyone say you have a chance?”

That person’s momentum deflated sharply. “No…”

Zhao Jundu leaned forward while holding the hand rests. “Do you think you can reach that level?”

The deflation intensified. “This daddy is a man capable of breaking through the heavens. A mere heavenly monarch… is still… fairly difficult.”

“Forget the sky for now, can you defeat Yuying?” Zhao Jundu revealed a weird smile.

The one sitting before the table was Wei Potian. The fellow immediately looked satisfied as he said, “I can’t defeat her yet, but she can’t beat me, either!”

Zhao Jundu’s smile became even weirder. He pointed at Wei Potian’s face, saying, “Is this what you mean?”

“What?”

Smiling, Zhao Jundu drew a shiny knife and moved it in front of Wei Potian’s face. “Just look for yourself! I might be bloody, but I’m doing much better.”

Wei Potian used the blade as a mirror and saw his blackened eyes. That bruise was clearly caused by a beating.

Wei Potian jumped up, both surprised and furious. “This has nothing to do with Yuying. I fought an arachne during the last battle, and it went on for quite some time. I was careless enough to take a couple of punches to the face, but of course, I won in the end. Who would’ve thought that fellow would be so ruthless? These two bruises are still unhealed.”

“No need to explain, it’s fine even if you were beaten up by Yuying.”

“Of course not! She can’t beat me at all!” Wei Potian cried out.

Zhao Jundu switched to a more comfortable position, saying, “Fine, let’s stop talking about this. You made such a hurried appointment, what’s the matter?”

“What else is there? Of course, it’s about pioneering the new world with you! You won’t refuse this little request, will you?”

“Are you going to leave Far East just like that?”

“The defense should be fine without me. Those dark-blooded bastards have been pretty well-behaved lately. I heard most of them have been transferred to the new world, and I had to provoke them really hard just to start a couple of battles. I don’t need to stay in such a boring place! Wei Potian lives to fight on the battlefield!”

Wei Potian stared at Zhao Jundu for a good while, his haughtiness vanishing as he realized that the latter was serious. “I heard even that Song Zining fellow broke through, how can I accept that? So, I wanted to head into the new world and give it a try. My Thousand Mountains can only improve in battle now.”

“Zining risked life and limb to breakthrough.”

“When have I ever been afraid of death!?” Wei Potian was excited again.

Zhao Jundu gestured for him to calm down. “That wasn’t just danger, he was really an inch away from death. The bloke is still collapsed in the new world now.”

“I’m fine with that as long as I can break through this threshold. I refuse to let that bastard leave me behind, I’m unresigned!”

Zhao Jundu spoke no more. He said with a nod, “Fine, pack your things. We’ll leave in a bit.”

Wei Potian pointed at the blood-stained robe. “Your wounds are still bleeding.”

“It’s fine. A claw from that thing will leave you bleeding for at least half a day, there’s no way to stop the outflow. Just let it bleed.”

He produced a map from the drawer and pointed to several areas, saying, “This is our plan for the upcoming segment of the operation. These forests are the main camps of the beast army, as well as our capture objectives. I’ve already sent you the relevant intelligence about the forests and how the enemy army is structured.”

“I’ve already studied them.”

“Good, we currently have a forest with three holy trees, four with dual holy trees, and seven with a single holy tree. Your mission is...”

“Of course it’s the one with three holy trees! Is there even a need to discuss this?” Wei Potian said recklessly.

“Of course it’s a forest with one holy tree.” Apparently, Zhao Jundu wasn’t going to discuss this decision. He immediately issued a military order for Wei Potian, saying, “Don’t die, I don’t want to see Yuying depressed.”

“It’s fine, she’ll be sad for a couple of months at most if I die.”