After greeting the two captains, Liu Changxu joined his own team.
Fifteen people had already arrived in his squad. He recognized quite a few of them, but knew only two well.
One was none other than Qin Yulian, the sole disciple of his master's wife, Jiang Yuqing.
Senior Sister Qin was as cool and aloof as ever, her bearing remarkably similar to Captain Zhang Yuyan's.
When Qin Yulian saw her junior brother join the team, she merely looked at him impassively. Her gaze left Liu Changxu feeling uneasy, and he had no idea why she was looking at him that way.
Unable to make sense of it, Liu Changxu broke the silence, stepped forward, and greeted her:
"Greetings, Senior Sister Qin! Have you been well lately?"
"Very well! Congratulations on reaching great perfection of Foundation Establishment, Junior Brother!"
Qin Yulian's voice was crisp and pleasing, like jade beads falling to the ground! Yet it remained as cool as ever.
"Master instructed me to make sure I protect you once we reach the battlefield. So you must follow my arrangements! No acting on your own! Understood?"
Qin Yulian spoke to Liu Changxu through voice transmission.
Hearing Qin Yulian's commanding tone and her insistence that he follow her arrangements made Liu Changxu deeply uncomfortable! With his strength, why would he need a woman to protect him?
Still, despite his discomfort, he knew this was a kind gesture from his master's wife, so he did not refuse.
"All right, Senior Sister!"
Unlike the cold, uninteresting Qin Yulian, the other familiar face put Liu Changxu in a very good mood.
After he exchanged a few pleasantries with Qin Yulian, a plump young cultivator at great perfection of Foundation Establishment, dressed in a purplish-red cultivator robe, approached and greeted Liu Changxu with a smile:
"Congratulations