Chapter 463: Marquis Wei, You???

Chapter 463: Marquis Wei, You???

2024-10-18

These elders seemed to have a tacit understanding.

In their respective tents, they all came up with the same idea.

Previously, because of Su Chen and Qiu Ruofang's closeness.

These elders looked down on Qiu Ruofang.

They thought that their juniors might also have a chance with Qiu Ruofang.

But now, seeing Su Chen, they were sure that Qiu Ruofang wasn't someone who would look favorably upon just anyone.

Having thoughts about Qiu Ruofang was just a gamble.

They wanted to diminish Qiu Ruofang's status, so she wouldn't be so arrogant.

But changing their approach.

What if they tried to get close to Su Chen?

Qiu Ruofang was from the Qiu family, and there was a significant age gap between the two.

Before, they had heard Su Chen address Qiu Ruofang as Senior Qiu.

It was hard to tell if there was any romantic connection between them.

Letting their sect's young women try to get close to Su Chen might be a possibility.

It seemed that Su Chen wasn't the type to easily reject others.

At this moment, Su Chen was resting in a tent.

If he knew about this, Su Chen would definitely be speechless.

Why did these people always associate their attempts at persuasion with marriage alliances? But the truth was, marriage alliances were an excellent method of persuasion.

This wasn't just a simple friendship; it was about becoming family.

Shared interests and unified goals.

Compared to other methods, marriage alliances were the best.

Many Transcendent Realm experts remained at the frontlines, causing the Heavenly Demons to suffer heavy losses.

To prevent their retaliation, more Transcendent Realm experts were needed.

After resting for a day and a half, another group of Transcendent Realm experts arrived.

Everyone could now return to the camp.

Upon arriving at the camp, Qiu Ruofang and Qiu Xingtian's team hadn't returned yet.

But someone brought news that there was nothing unusual in the northeast direction.

There were no demon attacks or obstructions.

They had ventured deep into the wilderness, yet they hadn't seen any signs of demon activity.

The team was about to turn back after going a bit further.

If it were before, the elders and disciples of other sects would have made fun of Su Chen and ridiculed him.

They would have used this to embarrass Su Chen.

But this time, Marquis Wei and several elders took the initiative to talk to Su Chen and shared their speculations.

Their first speculation was that Qiu Xingtian's team lacked the ability to deal with the demons.

Therefore, they couldn't find the hidden location of the Heavenly Demons.

Secondly, they might not have ventured deep enough and hadn't reached the area where the demons were guarding something.

Upon hearing this second speculation, Su Chen slightly frowned.

When communicating with the elders, Su Chen was careful with his words.

"Elders, I believe that the second speculation is unlikely to be true.

If the thing the Heavenly Demons want to protect is far from the Jin Kingdom's frontline and would take several days to reach, then they wouldn't need to provoke the elders.

It's certain that the elders have ventured to that area before, and in the past, martial artists frequently approached that area."

Su Chen spoke in a speculative tone.

But what he said was, in fact, the truth.

The surrounding elders could tell if Su Chen's words were reliable if they understood him.

The basis for this conclusion was clear.

If they didn't understand, then they were just pretending to be foolish.

Excluding the second possibility, the current most likely scenario was that Qiu Xingtian's team lacked the ability to deal with the demons and couldn't find their hidden location.

Su Chen agreed with this speculation.

The Heavenly Demons were cunning, which was why Su Chen had prepared to follow them.

The wilderness was vast.

These Heavenly Demons had lived for hundreds of years, and their knowledge and experience far surpassed that of humans.

Their physical functions might be inferior now.

But their accumulated knowledge of dealing with humans was immeasurable.

Su Chen and the elders had just returned to the camp and settled down when they received news.

Qiu Xingtian's team had returned.

After returning, they didn't rest for a moment.

They immediately sent someone to notify the elders in the camp to gather in the central tent to discuss the next course of action.

Su Chen was talking with Marquis Wei and the other elders.

Naturally, he also heard this notification.

Marquis Wei asked the messenger for more details.

From this person's mouth, they learned the exact news.

Qiu Xingtian's team had ventured into the northeastern wilderness with no success.

Although Qiu Ruofang accompanied them, it wasn't surprising that no demons dared to provoke them.

But after traveling for so long and searching thoroughly, they hadn't found anything.

Basically, they confirmed that there was nothing in the northeast direction.

Seeing Qiu Xingtian's urgency, everyone else didn't hesitate.

Su Chen initially planned not to go, as they hadn't invited him.

The elders were resolute, insisting that Su Chen must go and investigate.

Having witnessed Su Chen's capabilities, they naturally wanted him to accompany them to listen in.

Su Chen's previous decisions had proven highly effective.

Unable to refuse, Su Chen could only follow the elders to the central command tent.

The last time he came to this tent, they strongly opposed his presence.

This time, however, he insisted on attending the assembly.

Inside the central command tent, several people were already waiting.

Su Chen and Wei Huifang's group arrived slightly later than the others.

Seeing Su Chen, Qiu Xingtian, seated at the highest position, wore a helpless smile.

"You seem to have the inside scoop, as many of our sect's elders haven't received any news."

Before Qiu Xingtian could finish speaking, he saw his sister looking at him with displeasure.

Noticing Qiu Xingtian's attitude, Su Chen was about to leave.

But Qiu Xingtian waved his hand.

"Forget it, you can come along and listen."

After speaking, Qiu Xingtian gestured to a disciple beside him, signaling for him to begin.

Without hesitation, the disciple started narrating the investigation findings from the past few days in the wilderness.

Su Chen listened attentively to their verification process.

It was meticulous and professional.

The Jin Kingdom's major sects were clearly more capable than the Yunyang Sect in dealing with monsters.

They paid attention to every detail, ensuring they had a clear understanding.

But Su Chen was well aware of their problem.

This time, they were facing a group of experienced ancient monsters.

These monsters would use various tactics to interfere and deceive.

After the report concluded, Qiu Xingtian glanced at everyone.

Then, he turned to Su Chen, "The investigation in the northeast has concluded, and according to your suggestion, we've conducted a thorough investigation again.

Now, what do you think our next step should be?"

Qiu Xingtian was preparing to embarrass Su Chen.

This mission had yielded nothing, and he was naturally disappointed.

Amidst these emotions, he wanted to make Su Chen lose face and disappoint his sister.

At least, it wasn't entirely fruitless.

The direct question, along with its underlying meaning, was clear.

It was meant to embarrass Su Chen and reprimand him.

When asked, Su Chen calmly stood up.

"During this trip to the wilderness, under the protection of the elders, we gained a deeper understanding of the ancient monsters.

As a junior, I believe it's necessary to conduct another investigation in the northeast.

This time, I'd like to accompany you to verify some speculations."

The previous investigation in the northeast had yielded nothing.

Now, they were suggesting another trip.

Hearing this, Qiu Xingtian shook his head with a smile.

"Do you think the failure of the previous investigation in the northeast was because you weren't there?

Is my little sister's approval enough to boost your confidence to this extent?

Apart from my little sister, everyone here has their own opinions.

Who else supports you?"

Qiu Xingtian felt he had already given Su Chen a hard time.

He wanted to say that Su Chen was shameless.

In this situation, he still suggested going again.

Considering Qiu Ruofang, Qiu Xingtian restrained himself.

Qiu Ruofang hadn't shown much favor towards Su Chen before.

If he criticized Su Chen, it would also reflect poorly on his sister.

"Second Brother, I still think..."

Hearing his brother's words, Qiu Ruofang wanted to speak up for Su Chen.

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Before she could finish, Qiu Xingtian interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"This time, neither my sister nor I will express our opinions. Let's hear the views of the various sect elders."

Marquis Wei and the others had accompanied Su Chen on this journey, gaining some understanding.

If it fails once, try again. If it fails again, should we try once more? The frontline is busy; we don't have time for such nonsense."

Qiu Xingtian's words were directed at Su Chen, with a hint of criticism even towards Qiu Ruofang.

After speaking, Qiu Xingtian turned his gaze towards the various sect elders, including Wei Huifang.

Qiu Xingtian imagined that the elders would agree with him.

After all, they had already been quite disapproving of Su Chen.

Amidst the hesitation, Elder Wei Huifang of the Huayan Sect stood up.

Elder Wei Huifang had a hot-headed temperament.

When something displeased him, he couldn't hold back and had to voice his opinions.

Previously, Wei Huifang had been quite vocal with his objections.

Now, being asked to share his thoughts, he was bound to make a bigger fuss.

Under everyone's gaze, Wei Huifang spoke up.

"I believe it's necessary to conduct another investigation in the northeast.

Without a doubt, the ancient monsters' guarded treasure should be located there."

Wei Huifang spoke while Qiu Xingtian nodded in agreement.

After repeating the words, he seemed to realize their meaning.

"Hmm?"

This was completely different from what he had expected.

Qiu Xingtian only realized later that Marquis Wei's words were in support of Su Chen's proposal.

"Marquis Wei, what...?"

Qiu Xingtian was perplexed, not understanding the meaning behind this.

Earlier, Wei Huifang had been more opposed to the idea than he was.

Inside the tent, even more people were confused by this sudden change of heart.

They couldn't fathom why Wei Huifang would suddenly support Su Chen.

However, Qiu Ruofang understood.

After experiencing the wilderness firsthand, Marquis Wei and his men must have witnessed Su Chen's abilities.

Their initial doubts gradually transformed into belief.

Just like she had experienced before.

Back then, she was injured and surrounded by heavenly demons, thinking her life was about to end.

But Su Chen managed to handle every crisis, leading her through the wilderness and overcoming all the difficulties.

It was only natural that Marquis Wei was convinced after witnessing their survival.

Amidst the confusion of many, Wei Huifang shared their previous experiences in the wilderness.

The last time in the central tent, they had looked down upon and discredited Su Chen.

But this time, they were full of praise and recognition.

"Everyone, something strange is definitely happening in the northeast direction.

Su Xiaoyou's predictions have been proven right."

Wei Huifang explained, but Qiu Xingtian stood up to argue.

"Marquis Wei, we've been to the northeast several times.

Whenever we went in that direction, there were no signs of monster attacks.

If the heavenly demons had something to protect in the northeast, why wouldn't they come out to stop us?"

Hearing this, Wei Huifang waved his hand dismissively.

These doubts had crossed his mind before.

"These heavenly demons are far more cunning than we thought, one might even say they are deep and crafty.

If they were to block us in the northeast, we would only suspect that there's something amiss there.

Then, we would allocate resources to investigate the northeast thoroughly.

What benefit would that bring them?

Therefore, letting us ignore the northeast is the best strategy."

Wei Huifang's words caused many in the tent to fall into deep thought.

Upon careful consideration, the northeast had never been attacked by monsters.

These monsters seemed to be avoiding that direction.

Or perhaps, they were intentionally attacking from other directions to launch a surprise attack.

This greatly weakened everyone's judgment about the northeast.

Hearing this, Qiu Ruofang also stepped forward in agreement.

"This time in the wilderness, we were indeed much more thorough than before.

But the wilderness is vast, and there must be many things we missed.

Marquis Wei himself has said so, and we should go back one more carefully."

Qiu Xingtian turned his head to glance at Qiu Ruofang, then looked back at Wei Huifang.

His eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with sharpness.

"It seems Marquis Wei has indeed drunk some Confusion Brew, causing him to retract his previous words."

Such a thing would indeed damage Marquis Wei's reputation.

Qiu Xingtian wanted to use this to pressure Wei Huifang.

But today, Wei Huifang seemed unconcerned about this.

"If losing face is what it takes, then so be it. As long as we can deal with these heavenly demons, a little loss of face is nothing."

His words were firm and resolute, leaving Qiu Xingtian speechless and unsure how to respond.

At this moment, Wei Huifang's decision completely aligned with the elders who had no intention of accompanying Su Chen to the wilderness frontline.

Previously, he had been more dismissive of Su Chen than Qiu Xingtian.

Now, he was so full of praise.

Qiu Xingtian's mind was filled with various conspiracy theories.

He suspected these old men might be intentionally plotting something.

Perhaps they wanted to push his sister, Qiu Ruofang, closer to Su Chen.

Though he thought this way, he couldn't quite grasp their true intentions.

What benefit would this bring them?

Inside the central tent, Wei Huifang and his group became more adamant in their proposal.

They convinced many with their words.

Wei Huifang was a persuasive speaker, often inciting others.

As he spoke, it seemed as if the lack of findings was indeed due to Qiu Xingtian's team not searching thoroughly.

"Fine, one more trip is acceptable.

If we still find nothing this time, don't blame me for making unilateral decisions in the future.

A young outsider like Su Chen should be removed from the frontline immediately."

Qiu Xingtian waved his hand, indicating he would not argue further.

But he had his own plans.

If they still found nothing this time, it would be a unilateral decision from now on.

With these words, the other elders had no grounds to refute.

Some hesitated, but Wei Huifang's group was steadfast, with little hesitation, and they agreed.

The assembly's discussion came to a close.

News of Su Chen's proposal to investigate the northeast spread.

When many others heard this news, they were momentarily stunned.

How could an outsider's suggestion receive such importance?

(End of Chapter)

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