Pretending To Be A Boss

"What are you talking about?" Song Que suddenly appeared, interrupting the conversation among the group.

Lin Jue gave a silly smile and laughed without saying anything.

Song Que didn't mind and said,

"Doctor Qin, is everyone here?"

"Yes, Lin Jue, the Cyclops, and I were chatting, while Lao Lei and Xiao Shi are in the tent."

"Then let them know we're ready to set off," Song Que said, his face breaking into a simple smile again.

Lin Jue asked, "Where is this hunt taking place?"

"We're going to the Red Clay Forest. Get ready in advance and observe the terrain; it will be helpful for us."

Song Que knew these people had formidable abilities and were likely to be somewhat arrogant, so he said,

"This hunting festival holds extraordinary significance for me. I'm not afraid of being laughed at, but I do want to achieve a good ranking, to make a good impression on my fiancée. I've heard there are many teams, and it's the largest scale event yet, so everyone must not take it lightly."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Lin Jue and the Cyclops remained silent, but Doctor Qin smiled and said,

"Don't worry, Captain. We have a plan. We've all been through tough times with our heads strapped to our belts—we won't make any rookie mistakes. The stronger the opponents, the better they perform."

Song Que's smile deepened, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Lin Jue said, "Whose daughter are you marrying? The great young master of the Song Family actually gets shy and nervous? You're still a greenhorn."

Song Que scratched his head and said with a wry smile,

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"The daughter of the Li family from the Thirty-Ninth Fortress."

Lin Jue's expression became odd.

He had been ousted from the school by a joint petition of male teachers nine years ago, but it was only the previous year that the Song Family had invited him to Fortress Number One.

He was naturally familiar with the princess of the Li family.

"Damn, I won't comment on anything else, but boy, you've really got guts. I, Lin Jue, cannot compare." After pondering for a bit, Lin Jue blurted out that sentence.

Song Que became a bit flustered, thinking increasingly fearful thoughts of the yet-unmet young lady.

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Tang Xian took action again two days later, having already spent five days in the mining area. To reach the Tianque Plains, even if the group traveled at their fastest pace, it would take three days, so he let Akasi go back to the Pyramid to rest.

He also told Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan not to come too early.

On the morning of the third day, the chill had subsided considerably, and the glaciers had receded by half, with the area around the lakes and marshes finally showing some signs of life.

After Tang Xian had breakfast with Akasi in the White Bone Mountain Range, Dong Ran brought Tang Xiaojiu, and Qiao Shanshan brought Tang Suoye.

Tang Suoye remained unconscious. Akasi's gaze was always filled with a touch of concern.

Tang Xian patted Akasi on the shoulder and said,

"All her vital signs are gradually improving. Don't worry, she will surely wake up, and I'm certain of this."

Qiao Shanshan nodded in agreement; she had been investigating the reasons behind Tang Suoye's failure to wake up.

Her blue eyes were as deep as the ocean, and pale blue streaks were gradually appearing in the whites of her eyes.

But they had stabilized a day before. Perhaps this meant that the serum from the Eden Deer had finally fully integrated with Tang Suoye's own serum.

She should wake up soon.

Qiao Shanshan wasn't actually worried about this; her concern was more about whether Tang Suoye's thought processes might be affected once she awoke.

Tang Xian and his company continued on their way.

After traveling for another three days, they finally emerged from the White Bone Mountain Range and arrived at a vast crevice.

Standing on the edge and looking down, all that could be seen was darkness at the end of their sightline.

"An abyss that seems bottomless, isolating this vast plain, marks the edge of the Tianque Plains. According to legend, this abyss is the bite mark of some creature, but that truly is just a myth," Tang Xian explained to his companions, taking in the Tianque Plains' vastness through his nostrils, detecting the stench of blood and rotting flesh in the distance.

The scents of foxes and Nvwa Snakes intertwined, indistinguishable for him.

The scent of the White Phosphorus Serpent Demon was no different from that of the Nvwa Snake.

This gave Tang Xian a subtle unease.

He just hoped they wouldn't encounter Bai Mansheng. After all, he had said he would head south.

The group continued on their journey, and Tang Xian felt he needed to kill a few more hellhounds or maybe even start breeding some canids.

Opening a dog meat farm didn't seem like a bad idea either.

It would satisfy his cravings while enhancing his sense of smell.

By now, Tang Xian could detect hundreds of scents from a great distance. In fact, his olfactory senses had become even more acute than those of the hellhounds themselves due to his continuous culling of them.

It was just that the Tianque Plains as a battlefield between two clans was... too complex in scent.

However, the scent of the Biphasic Orchid was quite distinctive. The only one who could possess that scent was Qing JiuYu.

After Tang Xian had given her a few Biphasic Orchids, she had always carried them with her, which had ended up giving Tang Xian a direction to follow.

Otherwise, the Tianque Plains were several times larger than the woodlands; finding a single fox would be very difficult.

Tang Xian led the group towards the area where Qing Jiuyu was located.

Along the way, he admonished the others, including Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan, to speak as little as possible.

Qiao Shanshan, now that her deep grudge was avenged, was quite respectful of Tang Xian, while Dong Ran had slowly developed the habit of whatever Tang said would happen.

So neither woman objected.

West of the Tianque Plains was a forest made up of guiding locust trees.

After nearly three hours, Tang Xian led his company from the edge into this forested area.

Originally, the Tianque Plains hosted many creatures, and its ecosystem was even more complex than that of the woodlands.