A Martial Gallant as powerful as Gongxi Chou didn't need long to reach his destination when he unleashed his full speed and fought alone.
Even with Shen Tang saddling him with more than three hundred burdens, which greatly slowed their overall pace, his efficiency was still nothing to scoff at.
So he had a question.
"Does Mama really want to save them?"
If they really wanted to save them, he'd put in the effort.
If not, he'd play along and make a show of it.
They needed to get their stories straight, or Gongxi Chou might go all out once he got there, only to find that all his effort earned him nothing. Wouldn't that be a raw deal? Shen Tang was just about to bring it up. "Perfect timing. I was just about to give you your orders. Just make sure you put up a serious fight!"
Gongxi Chou pointed at himself. "A serious fight?"
Shen Tang said, "I've already arranged for someone to handle things. If you don't take the fight seriously, your lifelong reputation could be ruined!"
Gongxi Chou didn't like the sound of that.
With his naturally proud face, he delivered an even more arrogant declaration. "Hmph. In this world, the only ones who can make me suffer a loss are Mama and those old fossils lurking in the shadows. Below the 20th Rank Che Hou, I'm your equal at worst... Maybe we can add Yun Yuanmou to the mix and let him have a share, too. Aren't the nations of the Southwest just a bunch of barnyard fowl and clay dogs?"
Gongxi Chou added a caveat.
"With Big Brother around, I'm the one and only!" He was one of the rare Martial Gall Warriors with an exclusive, bonded support. His military merits and standing didn't