Chapter 458: The Heavenly Demon's Request

Chapter 458: The Heavenly Demon's Request

As the frontline commander, Qiu Xingtian shared all the information he knew with Qiu Ruofang.

In all these years, the Jin Kingdom had probably never experienced such a situation.

The Heavenly Demon was attacking like a swarm of lesser and greater demons.

Although Qiu Ruofang had guessed the reason, finding a complete solution was still difficult.

The Heavenly Demon's intelligence was no less than a human's.

They knew it had a request, but figuring out what it wanted was still a major problem.

In Qiu Xingtian's opinion, this was definitely a long-term issue.

It wasn't something that could be resolved in a day or two.

The siblings had more or less discussed everything they needed to.

Next was to choose an appropriate opportunity.

To let the powerful cultivators from various sects witness Qiu Ruofang's strength and realm.

After confirming Qiu Ruofang's Third Rank power, the Autumn Clan's ruling position should also be stabilized in the short term.

After the conversation, the two returned to the camp.

Su Chen was waiting outside the camp, and the others in the camp were strangers to him.

With their biases, it was natural that they wouldn't approach him.

Seeing Su Chen alone, Qiu Ruofang also guessed the situation.

Standing alone outside the camp meant he wasn't getting along well with the others.

Even without considering others, just seeing Qiu Ruofang walking towards Su Chen, Qiu Xingtian's expression turned gloomy.

He hadn't paid attention to what his sister had just said.

Many people in the corner also witnessed this scene.

Soon after, they quickly spread the news.

Qiu Xingtian had just talked with Qiu Ruofang for so long, and his expression when looking at Su Chen, made it clear he was displeased.

He was probably unhappy about this.

But what difference did it make? Qiu Ruofang still seemed as close to Su Chen as ever.

The dusk hour had passed.

It was now the middle to late October, and in the late autumn, darkness fell earlier each day.

On this side of the camp, the evening meal had been prepared and delivered to the various camps.

Fresh ingredients were delivered to the camp's defenses daily.

Here, the top cultivators from various sects were stationed.

To deal with the Heavenly Demon, they were always on high alert.

Given the danger, they should also enjoy some comforts in other aspects.

From Qiu Xingtian's attitude, Qiu Ruofang didn't eat with him.

Instead, she called Su Chen to her tent, and the two ate in the tent.

"You don't need to care about their attitudes.

Being born in the Jin Kingdom, people from other smaller countries always look down on us."

Hearing this, Su Chen smiled helplessly.

"This time, it's not that they completely look down on me. In some aspects, others even praise me."

"They would praise you?"

Qiu Ruofang's charming face showed a hint of confusion, which was beyond her expectations.

"Is it because you demonstrated your ability to deal with monsters, and they were convinced?"

In terms of strength, Qiu Ruofang felt that it was difficult for Su Chen to make them believe in him.

It should be his ability to deal with monsters.

But Su Chen shook his head again and explained with a smile.

"The elders and peers from various sects seem to think that I'm extremely good at seducing women. After Senior Qiu left, they all came to seek advice from me.

It seems they all want to be that kept man."

Hearing Su Chen's words, Qiu Ruofang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are these people thinking? Just because you look handsome, they always have lewd thoughts.

If you didn't have this appearance, who knows what strange reasons they would come up with."

These people's strange ideas made Qiu Ruofang's mood much lighter.

Hesitantly, Qiu Ruofang's words carried a hint of teasing.

She asked, "It's probably not easy to make you commit to a woman, right?

Can you reveal what conditions you have?"

As her words fell, her eyebrows seemed to carry a hint of shyness.

Su Chen hadn't expected Qiu Ruofang to joke like this.

He hesitated for a moment, his gaze fixed on Qiu Ruofang, and gave his answer.

"Actually, my conditions are quite harsh. It can only be a specific person.

If it's not her, then no other conditions will work."

Su Chen spoke softly, and after saying it out loud, he felt embarrassed.

Hearing this, Qiu Ruofang turned her face away, not letting Su Chen see her expression.

They didn't continue the conversation, but the two sat closer and closer.

While the two ate in the tent, on the other side, Qiu Xingtian was busy with various arrangements and deployments.

First was Su Chen's tent.

Qiu Xingtian had originally intended to not bother with this.

If Su Chen didn't have a tent to stay in, he could endure a few nights outside.

For a cultivator, this wouldn't have too much of an impact.

They wouldn't suffer from cold or illness, as their bodies and minds were already tempered.

Unless it was an extremely cold environment, a bone-chilling and heart-freezing kind of cold, there wouldn't be much of a problem in most other situations.

But now, Qiu Xingtian felt that he shouldn't set up a camp for Su Chen.

Tonight, his younger sister, Qiu Ruofang, might ask Su Chen to rest in her camp.

Compared to that, it was better to give Su Chen his own camp.

His younger sister had been independent since she was young.

Whenever there was something, she would always make her own decisions.

Putting that aside, Qiu Ruofang's strength was also stronger than his.

He couldn't convince her with words.

At the very least, he wouldn't create other conditions for the two of them.

Night had completely fallen.

Su Chen also had his own camp.

The camp wasn't quiet; it was even livelier than during the day.

When dealing with monsters, one always had to invest more effort at night than during the day.

Lying on the bed in his tent, Su Chen began to reflect and plan.

After arriving at the frontline camp today, Su Chen had already walked a big circle with Qiu Ruofang.

Although the surroundings weren't entirely clear, he could see many traces.

These Heavenly Demons were intelligent, even using many strategies to lure the enemy.

From the traces, it was clear that these Heavenly Demons would actively split into groups for luring and attacking.

If they were lured away, a huge gap would appear in the defense line.

In the past, when dealing with monsters, no one had encountered a swarm of Heavenly Demons.

Even if other monsters had the intention to use such means, they lacked the intelligence, and it was easy for them to run into problems themselves.

There was no need for anyone to break their strategies.

But these were Heavenly Demons.

If they planned to use these ambush tactics, and no one in the camp paid attention to counter them, it would be a big problem.

But in Su Chen's opinion, things would definitely be stable for a while.

Qiu Ruofang, a Unity Realm powerhouse, was here.

Even if these Heavenly Demons were extremely bold and fearless of death, they would definitely stabilize the situation first and wouldn't just charge straight ahead.

The monsters' keen perception of Martial Way powerhouses made them lack the courage to cause chaos.

After lying on the bed for half an hour, Su Chen had a general understanding of the overall situation.

There were still some doubts, so he decided to go out and investigate during the night.

Su Chen was determined to find an answer tonight.

The current predicament of the Qiu Clan was, to some extent, their own doing.

Additionally, there was Qiu Ruofang's involvement.

Helping them resolve this crisis and defuse the danger the Qiu Clan faced was the right thing to do.

After thinking it through, Su Chen got up and walked out of the camp.

Transcendent Realm powerhouses were guarding around the camp.

In certain specific positions, young disciples were also on watch.

For scouting, surveillance, and other tasks, Martial Artists with lower realms definitely had an advantage.

Monsters couldn't detect them as easily.

Executing related actions would be very beneficial.

But these young disciples also had a big problem.

If they encountered Heavenly Demons, they wouldn't even have a chance to send a warning.

As soon as they tried to light a signal fire, they would be eliminated by the Heavenly Demons.

The huge gap in strength left no room for the slightest mistake from these young disciples.

At night, their perception was also limited.

Su Chen looked at these young disciples and knew that unless they had his level of ability, they wouldn't be able to deal with these top-tier monsters.

He headed north.

With the help of the Monster Hunter, he could clearly see the monsters in the wilderness.

After walking a little further, Su Chen had already observed the shadows of the Heavenly Demons.

These monsters must have sensed the presence of Qiu Ruofang, a Third Rank Unity Realm powerhouse.

They were still quite far from the camp and were no longer approaching.

Su Chen carefully observed the traces of these monsters.

These traces revealed some information.

The formation and layout of these Heavenly Demons, as well as the positions they had passed through, were blocking the way to the northeast.

With each attack and ambush, these Heavenly Demons left room for retreat.

From these traces, Su Chen felt that they were preventing Martial Artists from going northeast.

He didn't know what was in the northeast that made them so determined to protect it.

Thinking of this, Su Chen decided to test it further.

As soon as he headed northeast direction, these monsters became alert.

Then, these monsters actually turned around and tried to attack him from another direction.

The Heavenly Demons didn't want others to think that they were coming from the northeast to ambush.

They deliberately avoided the northeast direction.

Su Chen used the Cloudwalking Steps to dodge and return to his original position.

As Su Chen moved away, the attacking Heavenly Demons were probably surprised.

In the pitch-black night, this Fifth Stage Martial Artist had dodged before the monster even got close.

In normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Transcendent Realm powerhouses to discover these creatures.

Seeing that Su Chen had retreated close to the camp, the Heavenly Demon reluctantly left.

For the next step, Su Chen prepared to have a talk with Qiu Ruoshang.

He wanted her to make arrangements to see if they could go and take a look in the northeast direction.

In the current situation, it was highly likely that the monster had already obtained what it wanted.

And this thing, too heavy to move, could not be relocated.

To prevent the Jin Kingdom's Martial Artists from discovering it, they had created this commotion.

As Su Chen thought of this, he began to consider various possibilities.

The worst-case scenario was that the thing they were guarding provided an immense benefit to these Heavenly Demons.

It might even allow them to advance further.

Even if it wasn't that bad, granting them longevity would still be a huge problem.

Upon returning to his tent, Su Chen finally calmed down and rested.

Speaking of which, he had now met Qiu Ruoshang's family.

Although Qiu Xingtian was somewhat dissatisfied with him, Su Chen didn't think it was a big deal.

With Qiu Ruoshang's current strength and realm, she was several times more outstanding than her peers.

Why would he be willing to let his sister be with a young man he didn't know?

This was normal, and Su Chen wasn't surprised.

Moreover, Su Chen didn't consider these obstacles to be the countless difficulties and obstacles that Elder Wen Hua had foretold.

As long as Su Chen could improve his strength, Qiu Xingtian and the others wouldn't oppose it so much.

What they cared about was whether he was worthy or not.

Su Chen didn't see any of these obstacles as a problem; in fact, he found them quite reasonable.

By the morning hour, the sky had already brightened.

The morning meal had been delivered again.

As Su Chen exited the tent, he happened to run into Qiu Ruoshang who was also coming over.

The two of them were about to eat their morning meal together, but they didn't want to be seen by Qiu Xingtian.

So, he made up a strange excuse and called Qiu Ruoshang away without further explanation.

Qiu Ruoshang could only helplessly purse her lips and exchange a glance with Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded slightly, and the two of them were very much in sync.

But when Qiu Xingtian saw this, he became even more uncomfortable.

It seemed that Qiu Ruoshang and Su Chen were even more familiar with each other than with him, her own brother.

After calling Qiu Ruoshang over, Qiu Xingtian informed her about the afternoon's assembly.

The purpose of the assembly was clear: to discuss the response to the upcoming frontline.

So many people had died.

Even though the Autumn Clan had suppressed the dissatisfaction of other sects, they still needed to come up with a solution.

Just because they had gained a Third Rank powerhouse didn't mean they could completely ignore the frontline matters.

If they couldn't resolve the issue, the Jin Kingdom would definitely demand a change in leadership.

They would either request another faction to step in or send their own forces.

By eliminating the threat of the monsters in the wilderness, they would gain significant contributions in the Jin Kingdom.

These contributions would determine the distribution of resources within the Jin Kingdom.

If a sect was powerful but didn't contribute to the stability of the Jin Kingdom, those resources wouldn't be allocated to them.

Otherwise, it would be like stealing.

Other sects would unite to deal with them.

The fundamental principle that kept the Jin Kingdom running was this system of contributions.

The reason why major sects were qualified to obtain more benefits was precisely because of this.

This assembly was a bit rushed.

But Qiu Xingtian felt he couldn't delay any further.

His decision was to focus on night defense and during the day, form small teams comprising Transcendent Realm powerhouses above the Middle Stage.

These teams would infiltrate the wilderness to search for any suspicious clues.

He also arranged for people to search in the camp's rear.

To see if the monster's desired object was located there.

After clarifying these matters, Qiu Xingtian, along with Qiu Ruoshang, went to notify everyone about the afternoon assembly.

They demanded the attendance of all powerhouses from the various sects, refusing to accept any excuses.

Starting today, Qiu Ruoshang also began to showcase her strength.

The pressure of her Third Stage Unification Realm suppressed most of the initial chaos.

With two Third Rank powerhouses, the Autumn Clan's influence among its forces began to recover.

Throughout this process, Qiu Ruoshang was quite busy.

She needed to appease the powerhouses from various factions.

All these people before her were the Autumn Clan's allies and partners.

In displaying her Martial Way prowess, she couldn't let them misunderstand her intentions as boasting.

The purpose was to let them continue to believe in the Autumn Clan's capabilities.

So that they wouldn't lose faith in the Autumn Clan just because of these current troubles.

These discussions continued until the afternoon assembly.

After talking with Qiu Ruoshang, more people acknowledged her.

Her exceptional strength and graceful demeanor earned their approval.

But during the afternoon assembly, they saw Su Chen being brought in by her.

(End of Chapter)

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