Xu Qing looked at the Captain. Earlier when he had arrived, he’d sensed that the Captain was lurking around. Then Sir Firedark searched the returnees with killing intent bubbling. And then there were the clues he’d personally uncovered in Hillworm Jungle in the Mountain and Sea Region.4

All of it seemed to be pointing in one direction. His Eldest Brother definitely got into some heated conflict with Sir Firedark. And the one who came out on the short end of the stick was the latter....8

It didn’t matter that Sir Firedark’s cultivation base was equivalent to the Smoldering God level, or that he had a terrifying reputation. Xu Qing knew that the Captain could deal with any challenge. What was more, Xu Qing didn’t care about learning Sir Firedark’s secrets. However, he could see how excited the Captain was to share this news, so he decided to play along. He nodded.6

“What secret?”0

The Captain’s eyes lit up and he licked his lips. Squatting down in front of Xu Qing, he instinctively looked left and right to check the surroundings before lowering his voice and saying, “Little Junior Brother, get this. Sir Firedark is a real gem!”4

Xu Qing wasn’t sure what that meant. It was his first time hearing his Eldest Brother use the word...11