Keep Up the Momentum

"Hiss..."

A heavenly premonition struck. Outside the main gate, Zhang Liang suddenly felt his heart jolt, a chill inexplicably running down his spine and making him instinctively suck in a breath of cold air.

He immediately became alert and looked around, afraid that some demon or monster that had not been thoroughly cleared out might attack him, but he found nothing suspicious.

At the same time, that chill came as quickly as it went.

Shaking his head, he could only sit back down.

By then, Qin He had already extinguished the furnace fire and was shoveling out the ashes.

Before long, he carried a bucket of steaming bone ash to the gate and grinned. "Sir, the body has been burned."

"How did you burn it so fast?" Zhang Liang stepped closer and eyed the bucket of ashes suspiciously.

Qin He's speed was more than just a little faster than the other Corpse Burners. They were still far behind him.

Qin He blinked. Under normal circumstances, he might have said the corpse had been rather dry or skinny, but before this distinguished gentleman, he naturally had to be more sincere. So he answered, "Because of my strength."

"Good!"

Zhang Liang's eyes widened at once. He raised a thumb and said, "You've got what it takes. Keep up the momentum!"

He had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant.

Did he know what humility was? Did he know what subtlety was?

"Because of my strength?"

To Zhang Liang's ears, it was practically saying, "Bring it on."

"Mm, I'll work hard. I definitely won't let you down, sir." Yet Qin He nodded with a thoroughly earnest expression.

The breath in Zhang Liang's throat immediately caught there, and he nearly let out a shriek. Turning to the side, he shouted, "Ji Daye,