There were so many people at the drill ground. So were sharp-minded and keen-sighted, and gradually they began to notice Shi Chun changing his course. The word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, causing the drill ground to buzz with excitent.
Could it be that Shi Chun intended to claim the Extre Crystals under the na of Sheng Province?
As soldiers of Sheng Province, where else could they attribute them if not to Sheng Province?
Yet, the underlying cause and effect were truly baffling. Not to ntion anything else, there were so many people in Xuan State. Were they just going to sit by and watch the people of Sheng Province walk away with the Extre Crystals?
All ideas had significant flaws, causing everyone from top to bottom to be confused about what was actually happening. They could only wait for the final outco.
At Wukang Mountain, Bian Jixiong, Elder Ke, and Elder Yin occasionally glanced at each other and were occasionally greeted by people around them, with the problem being that they had no idea what was happening—they truly knew nothing.
The only thing they could understand was that the two renegades were controlling the Magical Treasure Wind Scale to fly about. The origins of the treasure needed no questioning; not knowing who they had seized it from, they could only hope that there were no surviving witnesses, since those rogues dared to kill anyone.
The night had deepened. At this hour, many of the usual spectators at the drill ground would have left, especially the distinguished guests who mostly attended only during the pri ti to observe the general trends. But this ti, truly no one was leaving.
Even the extravagantly dressed noble ladies, who either couldn't understand what they were watching or didn't find it appealing, stayed due to the presence of so important figures rather than leaving early.
To them, the rewards for being first were trivial, hardly worth their casual play; they simply looked down on them.
To put it bluntly, it was like a bunch of country folks fighting over a few bones—there was nothing interesting in that.
Whether various states built more or fewer Xun Gates, what did it have to do with us?
They'd rather gather around soone like Young Master Nan, who could casually spend billions of Sandalwood Gold with a wave of his hand, or spend more ti next to soone like Miao Dingyi. Even if it was boring, they still found it aningful and fun.
In short, not everyone was interested in this grand gathering, with many not caring at all.
After watching for a long ti, soone suddenly exclaid, "Look, it's changing direction."
Just as everyone thought Shi Chun and his group were about to enter the Sheng Province entrance, just when they were near the entrance, everyone suddenly saw Shi Chun's group change course again, deviating from their path—seemingly headed sowhere other than the Sheng Province entrance.
Wei Mo, who was sitting in a chair clutching the armrests, imdiately straightened his back and stared intently.
Chi Rang, who had been pacing back and forth at the corner, also heard the shout and imdiately stepped forward, standing with his hands behind his back, closely watching the illusory screen.
Young Master Nan, at the window of the small building, clutched at his chest. His already haggard and unattractive face now looked even worse. This constant change was too much for him; what on earth did those two troublemakers want to do? Couldn't they make it clear?
It was Shi Chun who decided to change the direction of their flight.
"Let's check the place where we were enclosed before."
Shi Chun ntioned casually, and Wu Jinliang imdiately understood, swiftly changing the direction.
Xiang Laner curiously asked, "Why go there?"
Shi Chun gestured to the large pile of black cloth bags held by a spell, "We are faking it, and so are they. Most of these are stones; don't we have to clean them out? You expect the people at the Royal Court to help us sort through a pile of stones?"
Wu Jinliang agreed, "Yes, taking a pile of stones back would look too unsightly."
Xiang Laner thought about it and then suddenly asked, "At the final mont of the confrontation, who was the person who struck to drive you back?"
Shi Chun replied, "I couldn't even see their face; how would I know who it was?"
He didn't want to elaborate on this matter, a warning from a godlike master. He might tell Wu Jinliang but certainly not Xiang Laner.
Before long, the trio landed back at the gorge that showed signs of a previous collapse. The dug-out entrance was still there. After searching to ensure it was safe, they crawled inside.
Many people in front of the mirror looked at each other, feeling very familiar with this gorge. Most recognized Shi Chun and his companion starting from their interactions in this gorge.
"Why are they going back there?"
Such questions were asked, but no one answered. Only a ghost would know.
Once inside, Sandal Gold Illumination was activated, and a pile of black cloth bags was thrown on the ground. Shi Chun said, "Sister, you clean up here first. Jinliang, co with to the cave next door."
Xiang Laner imdiately beca alert, "What are you two going to do behind my back?"
Shi Chun promptly lifted his shirt to reveal a bloodstained tear on his trousers and also pointed to a tear on his abdon, "Mulan Qingqing is not easy to deal with; I'm injured too. Let Jinliang help with so dicine—it requires undressing. Do you want to watch? If you really want to, I can indulge you this ti."
"Hey hey," Wu Jinliang's mouth again stretched to his ears, his banter flowing smoothly, "Just rember, if you see, you're responsible."
Xiang Laner rolled her eyes, "Scram."
Thus, the two n swaggered off. As they reached the mouth of the cave, Xiang Laner called out again, "You'll need to change how you address . Not 'sister' anymore. In Wukang Mountain, I'm your elder sister."
She raised her hand to show the bracelet, indicating she was "Wukang Mountain Three"; the two n were Four and Five. These numbers were originally listed according to the seniority in their sect.
Then, casually gripping a fake naplate, she yanked it off, "Don't forget this one."
The two n imdiately stripped off the bracelets FileManager Temporar from their wrists, tore off the fake Youxia Mountain badges, and casually tossed them aside.
Amid the clinking sounds of things hitting the ground, the two n went out and then entered the cave next door.
There wasn't anything else to it; upon making eye contact, the two intuitively began to undress.
There was no need for dication; Shi Chun rely wanted to return the Magical Treasure robe to Wu Jinliang. Otherwise, once Wu Jinliang removed his tattered coat, not to ntion the risk of exposure, the coat's intermittent appearances on Shi Chun's body, changing in size sporadically, could easily arouse suspicion.
A Magical Treasure capable of such transformation was more valuable than spatial artifacts. To put it plainly, this ability to vary in size integrated so capabilities of spatial artifacts, making it an extrely high-end object, even more valuable than the Qiankun Bracelet.
Such a treasure should not be carelessly revealed; hence, taking extra precautions to protect it was worthwhile.
Once the robe was on Wu Jinliang, he cast a spell and it resized itself to fit his body. He didn't imdiately discard the tattered coat but wore it over again, completing the act.
After the swap was done, Shi Chun retrieved a black cloth bag from the Qiankun Bracelet and pulled out a red Insect Extre Crystal.
Just as Wu Jinliang prepared to stow away the Sandal Gold Illumination, he saw the crystal and asked in a low voice, "What should we do with this? Should it also be handed over?"
Shi Chun considered for a mont and then shook his head, "Forget it. The outco doesn't hinge on this one piece. It's red and feels quite special; let's give it as a gift."
Wu Jinliang acknowledged with an 'Oh,' understanding imdiately and even guessing who it was intended for—it was always like this, using newfound curiosities as tokens of goodwill to that particular person.
He chuckled, but was sowhat puzzled. They had already left the Land of Exile, so was there still a need to keep up appearances?
However, knowing that the Master had reasons for his actions, Wu Jinliang could sowhat guess why; although he felt it was unnecessary, it didn't really matter. It was just a mutated Insect Extre Crystal after all. Whether to keep it or to give it away was up to the Master. He was content with the haul they had secured this ti, sothing he couldn't have achieved without the Master's capabilities.
Thus, without any objections, he let the Master decide and took his leave first.
The two of them returned to the neighboring cave to join the counting effort.
Wu Jinliang was not pleased with the elite troops' counterfeit Insect Extre Crystals; they were nicer and more well-shaped than his, so he crushed quite a few.
Their busyness inadvertently drained the energy of the mirror monitoring the canyon, increasing the anguish of those watching through the mirror.
After a busy while and discarding a majority of the rocks, the total count of Insect Extre Crystals was tallied—45,668 pieces. Excluding the 3,000 so pieces they held, this ant that Mulan Qingqing and her group had actually managed to secure about 42,000 pieces.
Shi Chun allocated roughly half of the black cloth bags to his side and stated unabashedly, "Half for , the rest you guys can divide."
Wu Jinliang then nearly split the remainder in half for himself. "Half for , the rest you..." he started, then turned to Shi Chun, "Should we also share with Weiying?"
Shi Chun thought for a mont, "Let's share. We all have so; it's not right to leave her out since she's the team leader after all."
Wu Jinliang grinned knowingly with a peculiar glint in his eyes, "I knew it."
Xiang Laner was actually troubled by the abundance of Insect Extre Crystals. She had been tasked to procure so crystals to establish her accomplishnts, but now with the surplus that couldn't be hidden, and so many in Xuan State aware, attributing this feat solely to her would only dilute the type of accomplishnt she desired.
Shi Chun noticed her concern. All she wanted was to rightfully marry Weikang, so he reminded her, "Even if you share half with Weiying, it's still substantial. Making it to the top ten should comfortably suppress any internal criticism over your status at Wukang Mountain."
Xiang Laner queried, "Are you sure about making the top ten?"
Wu Jinliang interjected, "No one can make absolute guarantees, given that the competition scales over hundreds of states into countless forces of varying sizes. No one can predict accidents. However, if we go by the typical amounts Mulan Qingqing conquers... let's say the strongest elite troops from Ji State, a group of a thousand or two, only hold about ten thousand crystals in total. With your quantity, making the top ten shouldn't be a problem."
Their various looting amounts, those of the disorganized rabble, were counterfeit and had no referential value—an aspect Xiang Laner was also privy to.
Shi Chun nodded slightly after hearing this, "Jinliang is right, making the top ten should not be a challenge. This amount should secure first place."
Had he not been sure, he wouldn't have divided the spoils of victory this way. Securing first place was enough; there was no need to push too far ahead.
"I should be okay too, right? Hehe," Wu Jinliang laughed, convinced he wouldn't be far off.
Comforted by this, Xiang Laner nodded and said, "Alright, I'll take half, and the rest goes to Weiying. But, will she accept it?"
Wu Jinliang replied, "Who would refuse a benefit? Is she silly?"
Xiang Laner shook her head, "It's not what you think. My worry is that Wukang Mountain lacks the ambition, and Weiying might not dare to accept such a significant gift."
Wu Jinliang retorted, "It's up to her to accept or not. I'm not spitting out a piece of at that's already in my mouth. Even if she's ousted from Wukang Mountain, she'll still have a al to eat. Whoever loves to stay there can stay."
Shi Chun added, "You're overthinking it. Others at Wukang Mountain might not dare, but she does. Otherwise, she wouldn't desperately try to align herself with Bai Shuchuan and the likes. She has her plans."
Realizing this made Xiang Laner reconsider and notice sothing deeper in the big man's words.
Thus, the fruits of victory were allocated accordingly.
After packing their bags, the group once again took off on the Wind Scale.
At the entrance of Xun Gate, by this hour, most who were going inside had already entered. The crowded scenes were nowhere to be seen, with only sporadic individuals or small groups occasionally appearing—nearly all large-scale forces had vanished, leaving it sowhat empty.
Next to the seal's breach, Weiying occasionally peered expectantly, quite conspicuous standing there alone.
With her striking beauty, the armored soldiers occasionally glanced at her, and after so waiting, one approached and inquired, "Still waiting? Not going in?"
Weiying replied, retaining her composure and politeness, "If it's no bother, please allow so more ti."
In the midst of her response, a streak of light descended from the sky, slowing down to reveal three figures cradling large piles of black cloth bags, gently landing.
Turning her head, Weiying bead a radiant smile.
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