Chapter 285: The Departure
Suddenly, Qin Xiao let out a surprised whistle as he began to look at Jian Chen with a strange look. Walking around him, Qin Xiao inspected Jian Chen for a moment before saying, "Brother Jian Chen, you left the compound for only a dozen days or so, so why is it I feel that you are completely different than before?"
At this, Ming Dong nodded his head in agreement, "And here I thought I was the only one, so even brother Qin Xiao could feel that Jian Chen is quite different."
Hearing the two men talk, Jian Chen's heart skipped a beat. If it were just Qin Xiao who said this. then Jian Chen could had played it off as some sort of joke, but even Ming Dong unexpectedly detected a change, the situation was now a bit more serious.
"Could it be that after making a breakthrough to becoming an Earth Saint Master, even these two are able to sense it?" Jian Chen thought to himself.
Just then, Qin Xiao gave a knowing smile as if he realized something. "Brother Jian Chen." He whispered. "In this short amount of time, could you have gone off somewhere to spend the time with some young girl? I've heard that a few men have undergone a great noticeable change after experiencing this." Qin Xiao laughed as he smiled coyly.
With a dumbfounded look, Jian Chen glared at Qin Xiao with a dirty look, "Qin Xiao, don't say such nonsense."
Continuing to laugh, Qin Xiao had a crooked smile on his face, "Brother Jian Chen, you seem quite uncomfortable, could I have struck the truth head on?"
Jian Chen was left speechless. While Qin Xiao was quite honest and tall, Jian Chen didn't think that he would be such a master with women?
Ming Dong looked at Jian Chen with a serious look, "Jian Chen, I really do sense that something is quite different with you."
Laughing, Jian Chen said, "Then say it, just where am I different?"
Looking closely at Jian Chen, Ming Dong began to circle around him like Qin Xiao had done before at last shaking his head, "I don't know."
With a smile, Jian Chen said, "That's settled then. On an unrelated note, brother Qin Xiao, has the date for when we set off for Mercenary City been decided?"
With this change in topic, Qin Xiao straightened himself up, "The date has been decided. After three days, our Tianqin clan and several other strong sects within the Zhuya Kingdom will travel to the other kingdom Zhuya Kingdom is allied with to use their Space Gate.
"Oh? The amount of people participating in the Gathering of the Mercenaries is quite a lot." Jian Chen muttered.
"Although there is going to be a hundred people at the least going, only a few dozen of them are actually going to be participating. The rest of them are just bodyguards just in case something goes wrong during the Gathering of the Mercenaries." Qin Xiao said.
After the date had been discussed, Jian Chen and Qin Xiao separated from each other. Leading Ming Dong back, Jian Chen returned to his own room.
Closing the door, Ming Dong grabbed a chair to sit in before looking at Jian Chen with concern. "Jian Chen, it won't be long until the Gathering of the Mercenaries starts. It will be extremely dangerous there and even Earth Saint Masters don't have a good chance to survive there, do you realize this?"
With a faint smile, Jian Chen replied, "Ming Dong, don't worry. If I plan on going, then I naturally understand the risks. Even if I don't make it within the top ranks, protecting my own life won't be much of a problem." Jian Chen was filled with confidence in himself. In the past his strength as a Great Saint Master was enough to be a threat against Earth Saint Masters. Now that he had passed the bottleneck combined with the assistance of the azure and violet Sword Spirits that could destroy Saint Weapons, Earth Saint Masters were no longer a concern for him.
