Taking Command

At midnight, Qing Chen opened his eyes.

Beside him were baskets full of Longevity Sky fruits.

Xiao Qi and the others sat cross-legged beside him, cultivating with Purple Orchid Star leaves in their mouths, guarding him closely.

"Dean, you're awake!"

Qing Chen looked toward the voice and saw Little Yu squatting on the ground, playing with mud, while Zard stood beside him, grinning at Qing Chen.

Xiao Qi and the others opened their eyes. Qing Chen said, "Continue cultivating."

Xiao Qi closed his eyes again.

"Why are you still here in the middle of the night? You even brought Little Yu over?" Qing Chen asked Zard. He had no idea where the water for playing with mud had come from.

Little Yu smiled innocently. "Dean, Zard said you overexerted yourself during the day, so we had to stay beside you right now. There are dangerous bad guys on the island too."

Qing Chen paused and looked at Zard. "By bad guys, do you mean the creatures in the Forbidden Forest, or... He Jinqiu?"

Zard chuckled. "There aren't really any bad guys. I just put it that way so Little Yu could understand."

"Who are you guarding against?" Qing Chen asked with a smile. "Xiao Qi and the others are guarding me in the War Fortress. Ordinary people can't fight their way in."

"I'm guarding against He Jinqiu. With your status now, anyone daring to kill you definitely won't be ordinary. Xiao Qi and the others are still too weak!" Zard said, scratching his head.

The corners of Xiao Qi and the others' mouths twitched. Still, when an expert like Zard said they were too weak, it did not seem wrong. They could only pretend they had not heard him.

"Why do you think He Jinqiu is dangerous?" Qing Chen asked.