The Legend of Fangren

Chapter 114 The Great Beast

"What is this?" Attorney Chu tried to pick it up with one hand, but he almost hurt his wrist.

Fang Shi smiled and kept it a secret: "It's a good item. Fellow Daoist Chu, there's no need to open it now. Let's wait until it's taken to the sword-making place before opening it. If it's not suitable, you can sell it and get money to make the sword."

"Hey!" Attorney Chu suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Fang, meeting you is like meeting my deceased parents. How can I possibly thank you enough?"

"I won't thank you for such a great favor. It was just a small favor, and I was only keeping my word. — Alright, alright, fellow Daoist, you're a man of principle, stop being so sentimental."

However, Fang Shi still wanted to complain, "Are you cursing me?"

After kicking the person away, the matter was over. Fang Shi returned to his training team, only to be immediately surrounded by his senior and junior sisters. In particular, Senior Sister Qu, unlike her usual self, casually put her arm around his shoulder and said, "Oh~ Junior Brother Fang, didn't you say you only wandered around the city yesterday? How come you're already making friends with martial arts heroes?"

"Get out of here! What kind of behavior is this, flirting like this?"

Fang Shi pushed her away with a straight face, then put his arm around He Zi's shoulder, brushed a stray hair from his forehead with his other hand, and said smugly, "Who told me to be so chivalrous? I always help those in need. That's called personal charisma, you know?"

"Fang Zi is so cool!" Luo He clapped at the right moment, acting as a perfect mood-maker.

But instead of laughing at his vanity as usual, the other sisters stared at him with a strange glint in their eyes.

Fang Shi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, his momentum weakened, and he shrank behind Luo He.

"Hezi, I'm a little scared. What's wrong with everyone?"

The two elders watched the show with smiles on their faces. Luohe didn't answer him, but just made a face at the other sisters.

"Hey! You little brat." Now the strange female disciples were finally normal, shouting and pinching Luohe's cheeks, and the girls started making a ruckus again.

Not wanting to be implicated, Fang Shi shrank between the two elders and asked, "I hope the elders can enlighten me, what's going on?"

Elder Yun chuckled lightly: "Who told you to go over there and show off a bit? Sometimes boys need to have some 'self-awareness,' you know, don't be too attractive to girls."

"Really?" Fang Shi exclaimed in surprise, as if the clouds had parted and the sun had shone through, and he suddenly understood.

It really comes down to my incredibly powerful and charismatic personality!

"Haha, I'm so happy to see all the disciples in the sect so cheerful and lively."

Suddenly, Fei Xuange, who had arranged for the troops to return to camp, came to the crowd and smiled. The disciples quickly tidied up their mischievous appearances and stood obediently beside the elder. Luo He, who had fought four opponents alone, returned to Fang Shi panting and made another funny face, which caused the girl to chatter away in private.

Elder Yun quickly patted each of them on the head to calm them down, while Elder Qian stepped forward and greeted Fei Xuange: "Senior Brother Fei, it's been many years since we last met. Many people have been thinking about you, saying that you haven't gone back to visit in all these years."

Fei Xuange smiled and said, "Hey, I don't have time for that. In recent years, military affairs have been busy. The old general of Emerald City has been in the world for so many years and is preparing to leave the world and return to the path of cultivation. He has started to delegate things to us deputy generals. I haven't had a moment of peace for more than half a year. — Junior Sister Qian, please take your disciple into the camp to talk. It would be disrespectful of me to stand outside."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Fei Xuange then led the group to the main camp and treated them to a meal of camp rations. The disciples ate together, while the elders chatted with the general, just like adults and children at a banquet.

That's why no one wants to do this job every year; it's too tiring. It's better when there are many people, as you can enforce strict discipline. But there are only a few kids here, and they've all gotten to know each other well. When they start to act cute, no one can do anything about it.

Elder Yun, known for his good temper and patience, was asked to take care of the child, while Elder Qian inquired about more important matters.

"Senior Brother Fei, according to what was said outside the door, is the border situation still the same this year?"

During sect training, the elders leading the group also have side tasks. Large cities like Emerald City are just as important as sects on the borders of human territory, so naturally they all need to keep an eye on each other.

Just like the calamity of the two cities a month ago, and the destruction of the Azure Dragon Peak formation, there were special personnel who urgently reported to each city immediately.

Fei Xuange was naturally aware of this matter, and said, "Not only is it still the same as before, but this year there is a trend of it becoming even worse. This is partly due to the difficulties in the two cities, but we in the Ministry of War speculate that the overall environment has probably changed as well."

"How could this be—could it be that a great beast has truly been born?" Elder Qian frowned upon hearing this.

Fei Xuan said, "The Five Realms have been stable for hundreds of years. After the evil sects were eliminated, they are even more stable. According to the cycle, the calamity is coming. Fortunately, in these years of stability, the sects have also discovered many talents, which has enriched the power of various cities and regions."

"Senior brother, have you ever seen a great beast?" Elder Qian asked.

Compared to the history of the peaceful period, she is still young. If she weren't in front of her disciples, she would just be a junior sister.

Fei Xuange recalled for a moment and said, "I saw it once when I was very young. I was only a teenager at the time and had just entered the sect. I went out to the wilderness with my master for training and found that a large beast was approaching. At that time, my master gathered several colleagues to hunt the beast and asked me to watch from a distance of several miles on the mountain. But I could still see the wind and thunder surging in the distance, and a snake body as thick as a mountain peak and a giant claw as outstretched as a tree appearing and disappearing in the clouds."

He shook his head, also feeling uncertain: "That happened many years ago. Even now, if I were to think about it, I wouldn't be completely sure."

Fang Shi, who was standing nearby, had been listening intently to this interesting tale. When he heard that some great beast was mentioned, he was so curious that he was pulled by the ear and floated over. Before he knew it, he was in front of the elders' table.

"What are you doing here? Go back and eat your food properly." Elder Qian waved his hand, trying to send him back.

But Fei Xuange smiled and raised his hand, saying, "Junior Sister Qian, there's no need to chase him away. It's just some observations. It's good for the younger generation to hear more."

To everyone's surprise, as soon as he said that, the other disciples brought their stools and sat down in a row.

Fei Xuange chuckled and said, "Alright, it's rare for you to come, so it's only right that I take a few days off to tell you more."

So, Brother Fei's mini-class started.

He decided to use this as a recruitment campaign, trying to make his experiences in the military over the years sound as exciting as possible, hoping that some junior female student might hear it and want to join the army in the future.

Incidentally, there is no significant difference in power between men and women in the Xuan Realm. The physiological differences between men and women are like Yin and Yang, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

Therefore, the ratio of men to women in the Ministry of War is actually quite balanced, especially since the eastern border belongs to the element of wood, so logically speaking, women should be more dominant.

However, men and women do have natural desires, and if they were to eat, drink, sleep, and train together, many problems would inevitably arise. Therefore, it is still better to separate men and women in the military for easier management.

Therefore, deputy generals like Fei Xuange were both men and women. Female deputy generals led female soldiers who wore armor and helmets just like the male soldiers, demonstrating a spirit that rivaled that of men.

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