Seeing everyone remain silent, Victor Wang couldn't help but look disappointed. He grabbed the bottle on the table and took a deep swig, then said coldly, "Forget it. Everyone has their own ambitions. If you don't want to go, I won't force you. Farewell!"
"Wait, Victor!" Jackson Wenren reached out and grabbed his arm. "It's not that we don't want to go. We just need to report to our families first, so we can't promise you right away."
"That's right!" Adrian Zhang also nodded. "Victor, you're just too impatient. We never said we wouldn't go. If you leave now, it's like you're not treating us as friends!"
Hearing this, Victor Wang couldn't help but look embarrassed. "Sorry, everyone. I misunderstood you."
"No worries." Rhea Yan smiled. "Victor, your noble spirit impresses us, but even if we go to the front lines, just a few of us won't make much difference. I heard the Insect Horde is coming in force this time; why not gather more people to go together?"
Moira Ji thought for a moment and said, "That's right, Brother Chu is very strong and also skilled in formations. Why not invite him to come with us?"
"That's right, we should definitely invite Brother Chu to join us!" Hannah Chen also nodded in agreement.
After some discussion, the seven of them each went their separate ways.
Victor Wang went to the Daxia Merchant Guild's manor to visit Ian Song, inviting him to join the front lines against the Insect Horde.
Victor Wang, known as the Green-Robe Swordsman, is famous in Dragonfang City. However, he doesn't come from a top sect or a wealthy family, and even his cultivation technique is just an ordinary King-grade initial technique.
But his combat strength is extremely strong, comparable to Sun-Soul experts.
"Brother Chu, I'm here to invite you to the front lines to fight the Insect Horde together!"
Victor Wang is straightforward and doesn't like beating around the bush, so after seeing Ian Song, he stated his purpose directly.
Ian Song hadn't forgotten the System's "Make your name resound throughout the Mystic Sun Domain" quest. The Insect Horde are humanity's mortal enemy—if he could make a big contribution or heavily wound them, his fame would definitely rise.
So even if Victor Wang hadn't come to invite him, Ian Song would have gone to the front lines to fight the Insect Horde on his own.
After getting Ian Song's answer, Victor Wang was very satisfied. However, they still needed to discuss when to set off.
"Victor, I have a cultivation technique here. Why don't you take it and study it?"
Just as Victor Wang was about to leave, Ian Song took out a mid-tier King-grade technique and handed it to him.
Victor Wang took the technique and flipped through it. His expression instantly changed as he stared at Ian Song. "Brother Chu, what do you mean by this?"
Ian Song said seriously, "If your strength increases, you'll be able to kill more insects, and our people will lose fewer lives. You understand what I mean, right?"
Victor Wang was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply to Ian Song. "Thank you, Brother Chu. I will remember your kindness in giving me this technique!"
Not long after sending off Victor Wang, Sherry Summers hurried in, her face troubled.
"Did something happen?" Ian Song asked.
"I just got word that my fifteenth sister, Summer Snow, is sending her trusted handmaidens here," Sherry Summers said grimly.
"Because of the Marrow-Cleansing Pill?" Ian Song asked again.
Sherry Summers nodded. "My fifteenth sister is ruthless and ambitious, and she's aiming for the family head seat. In a year, the family will choose candidates based on the children's performance. She must be worried I'll threaten her, so she's sending people to the Mystic Sun Domain. And knowing her, if she can't recruit you, she'll try to kill you!"
"What do you plan to do?" Ian Song asked, looking at Sherry Summers.
Sherry Summers gritted her teeth. "With my fifteenth sister's resources, it won't be hard to find out you supplied me with the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. Maybe you should leave Dragonfang City for now!"
Ian Song was a bit surprised. "If I leave, you won't have anyone to supply you with Marrow-Cleansing Pills. Won't you regret it?"
Sherry Summers shook her head sadly. "All my recent success is thanks to your Marrow-Cleansing Pills. I can't betray you for profit, and I won't let you fall into danger. Worst case, I'll be knocked back to where I started. As long as I don't threaten my fifteenth sister, she probably won't keep chasing you!"
"Are you really being honest?" Ian Song stared at her, as if trying to see through her.
"Of course I'm being honest. Oh, here's the gold notes from selling Marrow-Cleansing Pills these past days—take them!" Sherry Summers handed him a stack of gold notes. Honestly, she did regret it, but she didn't want her ambition to endanger Ian Song's life.
Hahaha!
Suddenly, Ian Song burst out laughing.
Sherry Summers looked at him in confusion. "Why are you laughing?"
"I'm laughing at how naive you are."
Sherry Summers: "...!"
Ian Song added, "Relax, I'm not as weak as you think. The people your fifteenth sister sends might not be my match!"
Right now, Ian Song's strength was comparable to a Tribulation-Transcending expert, and there were many high-level beast cultivators in the temple.
So even if Summer Snow sends a hundred Sun-Soul warriors, they wouldn't be able to threaten him.
Besides, could she really send so many Sun-Soul warriors? That's simply impossible!
But?
Sherry Summers wanted to say more, but Ian Song waved her off. With a flick of his wrist, he produced a thousand Marrow-Cleansing Pills. "I may need to go to the front lines soon to fight the Insect Horde. Here are a thousand pills—take them!"
For a moment, Sherry Summers felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Evan," she said gratefully.
That afternoon.
Suddenly, ten burly men arrived at the manor looking for Ian Song.
Upon seeing Ian Song, the ten men became his personal guards.
All ten men were beast cultivators Ian Song released from the temple, each with late-stage Fusion cultivation and combat power comparable to early-stage Tribulation-Transcending experts.
Summer Snow's personal handmaids arrived quickly, reaching Dragonfang City by the next evening.
That very night, they sought out Ian Song.
"Mr. Chu, you're a smart man. You must know why we've come!" Yuri White smiled sweetly, as if certain Ian Song would cooperate.
"That's right, Mr. Chu. Wise men go with the flow—serving my lady is far better than following Sherry Summers. If you join us, you'll see me often!" Mia White winked at Ian Song, speaking coquettishly.
Watching the twins' performance, Ian Song took a sip of tea and said, "If you don't want me to throw you out, you'd better speak properly."
How dare you!
How dare you!
The two girls were furious, and the four Profound Guards who came with them glared at Ian Song.
Take your filthy eyes off me—I don't like being looked at that way!" Ian Song's gaze turned cold as he swept over the four Profound Guards.
Courting death!
The four Profound Guards were furious. One drew his sword, unleashing a chilling blade of light aimed straight at Ian Song.
Ian Song remained unfazed.
But just as the blade was about to strike, one of the burly men behind Ian Song moved.
He threw a punch, shattering the blade, then strode forward, slapping the four Profound Guards out of the courtyard with a series of loud smacks.
Yuri and Mia White were left in shock, mouths agape. The four Profound Guards were late-stage Sigilforge experts, strong enough to fight Sun-Soul warriors—how could they be so easily defeated?
"What did you say just now? I didn't quite catch it. Mind repeating yourselves?" Ian Song put down his teacup and looked lazily at the White sisters.