"Take ten men with you and keep watch over the dense forest below."
After Hong Lei finished speaking, he put away his smile.
He continued walking, his expression seemingly unchanged, though his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
Almost at once, a whispered message slipped into Shen Yi's ear.
"Keep an eye on her for me. Be careful. Report any unusual movements immediately."
The secret communication, much like a voice transmission, made Shen Yi pause.
Tsk. Looks like I still have a lot to learn.
As for the person Hong Lei had mentioned, he probably wasn't referring to those two Initial Realm Captains.
Shen Yi glanced sideways at the woman beside him.
Though she wore a dark robe, she still had a mature allure. Her peach-blossom face struggled to maintain a calm expression, but a trace of bewilderment showed in her eyes.
Hong Lei's inexplicable friendliness toward the young man had clearly attracted everyone's attention.
Aside from the person being questioned, the others all looked at Shen Yi curiously, wondering why, despite both being in the Jade Liquid Realm, a two-marked Captain was in charge of a three-marked one.
And wasn't it a bit extravagant to put two Jade Liquid Realm cultivators on the same team?
Among the many watching eyes was Zhao Kanglin, wearing a cloak nearby. He reclined before the campfire, poking at the charcoal with a branch.
He had heard that "pig brain" more clearly than anyone.
Zhao Kanglin expressionlessly licked his lips.
Hah. Once we're back in Qing Prefecture, I'll have plenty of ways to make that bastard Hong cry.
After Shen Yi, the other Captains' realms were much more ordinary.
Of the thirty-eight men, only one elderly Captain had barely broken through to the Jade Liquid Realm. He had accumulated merit for many years, and had clearly