God of Pets-Chapter 545: Follow Me from Now On

In the Council Hall of the City Lord’s Mansion in Celestial Yang City, each and every Demon commander was full of indignation, yet their eyes also showed disbelief.

Lei Yan led two thousand troops of the Thousand-Breaking Corps to surround and kill more than three hundred human cavalry, yet almost the entire army was annihilated, and Lei Yan himself was killed. What a devastating defeat this was.

"The renowned sword Bai Xiuyan truly lives up to his name," sighed the strategist Feng Buxiu.

"What renowned sword? If he dares to come, I will ensure he has no burial place," a Demon commander roared.

"Can you defeat General Lei Yan?" Feng Buxiu asked.

"Naturally, I cannot," the Demon commander replied.

"Even General Lei Yan couldn’t withstand a single sword stroke from Bai Xiuyan. How will you kill him?" Feng Buxiu asked again.

The Demon commander was speechless immediately. He was, of course, well aware of Lei Yan’s strength. If Lei Yan was killed by a single sword slash from Bai Xiuyan, he certainly was no match either.

Seeing these Demon commanders fall silent, Feng Buxiu turned to Mo Qianpo, who was seated on the city lord’s throne, and said, "Third Master, that troop of human cavalry is not worth worrying about, but we must guard against Bai Xiuyan. Since he plans to come to Celestial Yang City to retrieve the corpses of the Black and White Impermanence Couple, we should ambush him here and no longer need to chase after them with more troops."

Mo Qianpo said indifferently, "Bai Xiuyan is not someone you need to worry about; I will deal with him personally. You only need to take care of those human cavalry."

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed. If Mo Qianpo was personally taking action, Bai Xiuyan was surely doomed.

They were all very aware of Mo Qianpo’s formidable abilities. Within the Sixth Sense realm, there were only a few individuals who could match his prowess.

For humans, the personal battle strength of a commander was often not the strongest.

But among Demons, martial strength equated to everything; commanders were often the strongest within the corps.

This was the case with the Thousand Break Army; Mo Qianpo was the strongest, and the corps was even named after him.

Everyone in the Thousand-Breaking Corps had absolute confidence in Mo Qianpo.

They also understood that Mo Qianpo was eyeing Bai Xiuyan’s talent, intending to kill him personally and devour his talent.

"Rest assured, Third Master, we will hack those human cavalry into pieces," the commanders responded in unison.

...

Chen Guan was curiously watching the small soldier wearing the Taishan City military uniform, filled with surprise and puzzlement.

This small soldier, wearing such an eye-catching uniform, had blended into their team so casually, yet no one else seemed to find it peculiar. Not even Nan Zilan, Fujimura Reiko, or Bai Xiuyan noticed him as being out of place.

He ate and rested with the team, but even with so many people, no one, not even Nan Zilan, Fujimura Reiko, or Bai Xiuyan, noticed this peculiar person.

"What’s the deal with this guy?" The more Chen Guan looked, the more astonished he was.

However, he bore no malice towards this person. During the Rock River battle, if not for this small soldier disrupting the Celestial Doctor Star Demon soldiers, Chen Guan would have needed to exert more effort to win.

In a moment of distraction, when he looked again, Chen Guan found that he couldn’t immediately spot the soldier’s figure. He searched once more with his eyes and finally found the soldier squatting on the ground, holding a bowl and eating.

"This is definitely a kind of talent," Chen Guan decided to have a chat with this peculiar soldier.

Gao Weiqiang was eating, seeing Chen Guan approaching, he didn’t move, assuming, as usual, Chen Guan wouldn’t notice him and would just pass by.

"Are you a soldier from Taishan City?" Chen Guan stopped in front of Gao Weiqiang, squatted down, and asked.

Gao Weiqiang was suddenly stunned, his mouthful of rice not yet swallowed as he stared wide-eyed at Chen Guan, dazedly asking, "Officer... are you talking to me..."

"Of course I’m talking to you; is there anyone else here?" Chen Guan said with a smile. "Are you a soldier from Taishan City? What’s your name?"

"Reporting to the officer, I am a scout from the reconnaissance platoon of the Fire Banner Camp of Taishan City, third squad. My name is Gao Weiqiang." Gao Weiqiang quickly swallowed the rice, stood up, and saluted properly.

He felt a bit flattered, for he actually got noticed by this officer.

"Did they send you here to monitor us?" Chen Guan asked, standing up.

"Yes, officer, I have to report every action of yours to my superiors," Gao Weiqiang answered.

"Why are you calling me officer?" Chen Guan found it strange how Gao Weiqiang addressed him.

"Because I think you’re a good officer," Gao Weiqiang replied without hesitation.

"Are there bad officers?" Chen Guan found it amusing.

"Hmm... many..." Gao Weiqiang blinked his eyes.

Given his abilities, the reason he remained a scout was that he was capable yet without connections. Such a person was useful but had to be used at the frontline, not be promoted to leadership.

The primary reason was that he was easily overlooked; this was also a significant reason.

"Have you ever thought of leaving Taishan City and following me? Although I’m not the best officer, I can guarantee that following me would be better than staying in Taishan City," Chen Guan said, looking at Gao Weiqiang.

"If you are willing to take me, then I’ll be your soldier from now on," Gao Weiqiang said without hesitation. He had already planned to follow this team; he liked the feeling here.

"Alright, then follow me from now on. Continue sending information to Taishan City as usual; there’s no need to cut it off," Chen Guan said.

"Understood, officer. Whatever you want me to report, I will report," Gao Weiqiang said, blinking.

"Very good." Chen Guan smiled, patting Gao Weiqiang on the shoulder, "Now, let me see your abilities."

Chen Guan tested Gao Weiqiang’s abilities and found that his cultivation practices and Secret Skills were too ordinary, just basic fare.

But his talents of being an escape artist and his Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure, the "Withdrawn Cloak," were truly exceptional.

This Gao Weiqiang was practically a born assassin. With his talent and the Withdrawn Cloak, it was nearly impossible for others to notice him, even when he was right in front of them; people would overlook his existence.

However, Gao Weiqiang’s aspiration was to become a warrior on the battlefield, which left Chen Guan somewhat speechless.

With such talent, his abilities were somewhat wasted in direct combat on the battlefield.

However, Chen Guan thought that this wasn’t entirely impossible. Given his abilities, on the battlefield, he could easily approach an enemy commander and take their head amid a thousand troops.

Although the method differed slightly from Bai Xiuyan, the result was the same.

If Gao Weiqiang was truly sincere about following him, Chen Guan thought he could cultivate him well.

His Secret Technique and talent were too commonplace. The Unparalleled Secret Technique was something he later switched to; initially, due to poor conditions, he practiced only a rare Secret Technique. Only after reaching about level ten did he obtain an Unparalleled Secret Technique and switch to cultivating it.

He later switched to several different Secret Techniques, obtained later and slightly better than before, but still not much improved; overall, they remained relatively average.

Chen Guan had some Secret Techniques at hand, but for the time being, he didn’t think any were suitable for Gao Weiqiang.

The team set out again, this time heading straight for Celestial Yang City. Chen Guan knew very well that after the Rock River battle, Celestial Yang City would no longer dispatch troops to hunt them; they could only go to Celestial Yang City themselves.