"Sorry for the trouble, Brother Guan."
"Yes, sorry for the trouble."
The other group leaders chimed in with their thanks.
Quite a few found it galling. We risked our lives to help your Suyuan Sect take first place, and now we have to thank you instead? Where's the sense in that?
Disgruntled or not, his strength and backing were plain to see. On the surface, they still had to behave themselves.
Guan Wen was in a foul mood and said no more to them.
Once they had established their bearings, a distance of around ten li was nothing to them-just a few bounds.
They soon reached the approximate landing site of the Insect Core Crystal meteor shower. After dividing up the search areas, they took out their Sandalwood Gold Illumination one after another.
Since he was already there, Guan Wen could hardly stand idle. He had just taken out his sandalwood gold to join the search when Shi Chun approached him again.
The sight of him irritated Guan Wen. This damned fellow had more crap to spout than anyone, and every time he opened his mouth, he made himself obnoxious.
Shi Chun knew he had already annoyed him, but paid it no mind and offered blunt advice. "Brother Guan, there's no need to trouble yourself with a little search like this. You need to handle the big things. You'd be better off commanding from high ground, like there..." He turned and pointed at a nearby hilltop. "Stand guard there with your treasure. If anything happens, we won't have to run all over looking for you. We can head straight there, so you can get us out quickly."
That made sense.
"Yes, Brother Guan, just stay here and hold the fort."
"Exactly. If something happens, we won't scatter in all directions