Today's first update: Chapter 1674! 1/2!
"Hello, I'm Egg Yolk Pie—ah, no... I'm Xu Kun of the human race!" Xu Kun accidentally let it slip.
Clearly, Shan Yanguai was his dog, and Xu Kun had specifically sent him to open the gate. Yet now, he had to pretend they did not know each other.
Shan Yanguai hid his momentary servile demeanor well and said without a smile, "Jade Qilin said distinguished guests had arrived and asked me to welcome them. I didn't expect Bao Xu to be the one bringing you. Could it be that Lord Xu Kun is a guest of Brother Hu Bao Yi Song?"
Bao Xu froze. He studied Xu Kun twice and thought to himself, Could this be what he was planning?
If Bao Xu brought him inside, then as a member of the Song Faction, regardless of whether the faction leader knew about this, it would look as though the Song Faction intended to grow closer to the human race.
Standing at the entrance of Liangshan Marsh, Bao Xu did not even need to guess that the three major factions within Liangshan Marsh would certainly discuss this matter.
The Elder Faction and the Song Faction would inevitably clash over it.
Why had the Mount Tai Ghost Race shown no reaction since Xu Kun returned to the human race?
The human race had become powerful. Smaller races needed to attach themselves to and curry favor with them, while stronger races either had to lie low and wait for the right time to suppress them, or extend goodwill.
An S-Tier Race like the Mount Tai Ghost Race was caught right in the middle. Publicly showing goodwill was unwise, while suppressing and targeting them would be foolish.
This was the most sensitive period. Though the Mount Tai