Following Close Behind
"Exactly. There are nine powerful Celestial Immortals in our group, plus another team led by Thunder General Lingyun. With us working together, our chances of completing the mission are quite good." Cen Ming nodded, then looked at Mei Qingyu, who was deep in thought beside him. "Immortal Wind General, are you confident?"
"I wouldn't call it confidence. We can only give it a try. We still don't know all the details, but since we've come this far, we shouldn't worry about our own safety. Hesitating and fretting will only make things more likely to go wrong." Mei Qingyu, the Wind General, wore a cold expression. A fine breeze seemed to swirl around her at all times.
"Rest assured, Immortal Mei. If we were afraid to die, we'd have done our best to avoid this mission. It may be dangerous, but as long as we make it back alive, we'll have a chance to attend a lecture in the Golden Vault Realm and obtain a fragment of the Golden Vault. That's not the sort of benefit one can expect from an ordinary battle."
Zhao Ruhai glanced at Mei Qingyu. Although she was indeed much stronger than the other eight Celestial Immortals present, Zhao Ruhai had no reason to fear her when it came to their respective backgrounds. Mei Qingyu was rather aloof and proud, and thought little of the others despite being a woman. Zhao Ruhai was arrogant by nature himself, so he naturally found her hard to stomach.
"Senior Sister Mei, what should we do next?" Mu Wanbing asked at just the right moment. She and Mei Qingyu were fellow disciples, and seeing that Zhao Ruhai didn't accept Mei Qingyu's authority, she naturally offered her support. If Zhao Ruhai had been any more discourteous, Mu Wanbing would