Chapter 1080
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Chapter 1080: Lin Qiye’s Confusion
Hearing those three words, Si Xiaonan felt a surge of joy in her heart. She hugged the elixir pot and deeply bowed to the Queen Mother of the West before turning and running toward the mist.
“Wait.”
Upon hearing those two words, Si Xiaonan’s footsteps abruptly halted.
She stiffly turned around to see the Queen Mother of the West slowly walking up behind her, taking the elixir pot containing the “Immortal Pill” from her arms.
“The Poison Soul Devouring Pill you took is somewhat lacking in potency for the divine beings…” The Queen Mother of the West extracted the dark green pill from the pot and replaced it with a completely white pill that emitted a faint fragrance.
“Replacing it with this might yield better results.”
Si Xiaonan took the elixir pot that the Queen Mother returned to her, standing there in a daze.
After a moment of hesitation, the Queen Mother spoke again, “In addition, I will leave you with one more thing…”
She extended her hand and gently drew a few strokes in Si Xiaonan’s palm.
“What is this?”
The Queen Mother whispered something, and Si Xiaonan’s gaze gradually brightened.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
She respectfully bowed again and then hurriedly ran toward the mist, clutching the two elixir pots.
Watching Si Xiaonan’s figure disappear into the mist, the Queen Mother of the West stood alone for a long time before letting out a long sigh.
“The Immortal Pill has entered the mortal realm; it seems this Eternal Life Pill cannot escape the same fate. But if that’s the case…”
She fell silent for a moment, raising her head to glance at the endless void above.
“Heavenly Sovereign, is this what you desired…?”
…
Lin Qiye was lost in thought, unconsciously moving forward, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the entrance of the Kayi Border Defense Unit.
To his surprise, the border defense unit was completely quiet at this moment. From outside, he could see that the vast area was empty, with not a single person in sight.
By all accounts, this place should have been caught up in the time silhouette as well… Why is it so quiet?
Lin Qiye did not directly flicker through the tightly closed gate; after all, there were many ordinary soldiers here. Using the Forbidden Ruins in front of them might raise some unfounded suspicions. He walked straight to the entrance and exchanged a few words with the soldiers guarding outside. Soon, An Qingyu walked out from within the border defense unit.
“Qiye, you’re back?”
“Yeah.” Lin Qiye looked around, “Why is it so quiet here?”
“Oh, I came to take over as soon as the time silhouette began. I ordered them all to stay in their dorms and not go out without permission.”
“Just as expected of you.” Lin Qiye sighed, “How are the new recruits doing?”
“Not bad. I observed them closely, and it seems quite a few of them have already opened their minds. Some still look a bit confused, but after witnessing that time silhouette, they seem to have gained some insights.” An Qingyu paused before continuing, “The new recruits from Gonggel Peak, Pang Pang and Zhuang Ge are leading them over. They should be arriving soon.”
An Qingyu glanced at the time, and before he could say anything else, Lin Qiye turned to look into the distance and smiled slightly.
“They’re already here…”
Outside the border defense unit, a chubby man draped in a deep red cloak was leading over a hundred new recruits, all limping and looking utterly exhausted. At the very end of the line, Shen Qingzhu stood quietly, smoking a cigarette.
These over a hundred new recruits had survived six days of elimination to reach Gonggel Peak. At this moment, they walked unsteadily, covered in mud, resembling a group of beggars, but their eyes shone like finely honed swords, bright and full of determination.
Lin Qiye scanned the crowd and recognized familiar faces among them: Lu Baoyou, Fang Mo, Ding Chongfeng, Li Zhenzhen.
“Qiye!”
Baili Pangpang spotted Lin Qiye and waved at him with a smile.
Lin Qiye nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the new recruits as he asked, “Did anything happen to the new recruits?”
“Nope, with me around, what could go wrong?” Baili Pangpang patted his chest. “Except for the time when the illusion of Yuding Zhenren showed up and focused on Xiao Fangmo and Lu Baoyou, nothing else happened.”
Yuding Zhenren?
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment and understood the situation. The white tiger hidden within Fang Mo was indeed one under Yuding Zhenren’s command. It was not surprising that he sensed Fang Mo’s presence and came to take a look.
“What happened next?”
“Later, I explained it to him clearly, and he left.”
Lin Qiye nodded and was about to turn away when he suddenly remembered something. “By the way, Pangpang, how did you know that was Yuding Zhenren? You shouldn’t have seen him before.”
“He said so himself.” Baili Pangpang replied matter-of-factly.
“…Oh.”
Just as the two were chatting, Cao Yuan approached.
“Qiye, the new recruits have all gathered. Shouldn’t we let them tidy up and prepare to return to the capital?”
The seven days of grueling training had ended. Regardless of the outcome, the upcoming oath-taking and distribution of the Night Watchman set needed to take place in the capital.
“I think before that, Qiye, you should hold a meeting with the new recruits first.” Shen Qingzhu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. “Most of them have already grasped some things from this training, but they need someone to awaken them and guide their thoughts onto the right path. Also, the reason for the elimination system and why they were divided into two different environments needs to be explained clearly.”
“I agree.” An Qingyu nodded. “The training has just ended, and summarizing it now while the iron is hot will yield the best results. Qiye, you… Qiye?”
An Qingyu’s words trailed off as he noticed Lin Qiye had become lost in thought.
Lin Qiye’s gaze swept over the bright-eyed new recruits, their faces filled with vitality, as if each one was full of hope for the future.
Looking at their expressions, Lin Qiye’s heart trembled slightly.
The right path, huh…
A hint of confusion flashed through Lin Qiye’s mind. After a moment of silence, he patted Shen Qingzhu on the shoulder.
“Zhuang Ge, can you go hold the meeting and summarize for me… I’m a bit tired.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qiye turned without waiting for anyone else to say anything and walked straight toward a mountain outside the border defense unit.
Everyone present stood frozen in place.
They had never seen Lin Qiye like this before.
Cao Yuan frowned slightly as he watched Lin Qiye’s departing figure, puzzled. “What’s wrong with Qiye?”
Jiang Er pondered for a moment. “Maybe he really is tired?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Qingyu, what do you think?” Baili Pangpang turned to An Qingyu, and all eyes fell on this team’s strategist.
An Qingyu thought for a moment and sighed deeply.
“I… don’t know either.”
Seeing that even An Qingyu couldn’t discern what Lin Qiye was thinking, the expressions of the others grew serious.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Qingzhu stepped forward. He glanced in the direction Lin Qiye had left and slowly spoke, “I’ll go take a look.”
