This was Zhao Er's first Off-Campus Mission. Before this, he had only heard that such missions were dangerous, but often came with rich pickings.
Now that Zhao Er was undertaking one for the first time, he naturally had to be cautious. As for the Black Market, he could find another time to explore it.
Meanwhile, in a restaurant in the Nameless Town, Sun Yuanying, Qian Hao, and He Yan sat in a private room.
"We've been waiting so long. Why aren't Li Baili and Lü Yi here yet...?"
Qian Hao sat beside the table, frowning at the tea and dishes that had gone completely cold.
"The Clear Source Sect is different from our Martial Academy. They don't have compulsory missions, but the strong devour the weak there, and the competition is fiercer. They probably need to be more careful coming here. Let's wait a little longer!"
Sun Yuanying spoke from her seat beside him, without the slightest impatience on her face.
"I hear the internal struggles in the Clear Source Sect are brutal. Even newly admitted Outer Sect Disciples have to watch out for one another. They probably really do have it rough."
He Yan sighed on the other side as well.
"Fine, let's wait a little longer. Their lives in the Clear Source Sect probably aren't easy..."
Hearing this, Qian Hao stopped complaining. They were no longer the spirited, talented Martial Artists who had first arrived in Ningjin Prefecture. They now knew much more about the Martial Academy and the Clear Source Sect, including the hardships within them.
"But even if it's hard, it's definitely better than staying in the County Town. Whether it's the Martial Academy or the Clear Source Sect, once we get in, we can obtain cultivation methods for breaking through to the Primordial Unity