"We refuse! Absolutely not!"
"What does the City Guard Battalion amount to? Whenever there's great danger, haven't they always hidden behind our Demon Hunting Camp?"
"When danger comes, our Demon Hunting Camp goes in. When there's credit to claim, they have the gall to come and take a share.
And trash like that dares to ride roughshod over us?"
For a time, the Demon Hunting Camp's officers and soldiers on the Martial Practice Grounds shouted at the tops of their voices, their passions running high.
Xiang Chuxiong's face darkened further. The corners of his mouth twitched, but he said nothing.
Wang Tianye's face trembled with rage. "Chen Shi'an, you've only won the contest. You haven't even put on the Deputy Commander's waist token, so you're not the Demon Hunting Camp's Deputy Commander yet. Stop putting on airs!"
At that, he turned to Xiang Chuxiong and firmly cupped his hands. "City Lord, Chen Shi'an is still merely a squad leader in the Demon Hunting Camp, yet he already flouts the rules and acts with arrogant impudence. He dared to insult me, a commander, in public, and even incited hostility between the Demon Hunting Camp and the City Guard Battalion. I implore you to punish him."
Xiang Chuxiong's gaze flickered. He was clearly weighing his options.
At that moment, Qianshan Xue spoke. "Since Squad Leader Chen has already won the contest, he is already our Demon Hunting Camp's Deputy Commander. Whether he has put on the Demon Hunting Camp Deputy Commander's waist token is merely a formality."
At her words, the eyes of the many senior figures on the Reviewing Platform immediately took on a knowing look, their expressions varied.
Xiang Chuxiong unconsciously furrowed his brows. Wang Tianye narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing more.
A smile appeared on Ye