Chapter 1402: Caring for the Foolish

Hearing the Great Emperor expert's mocking laugh, Zuo Feiqing merely smiled faintly and showed no intention of reprimanding him.

The Land of War was a place where strength alone spoke.

Within Dongling Immortal Pool, status and rank carried weight. Here, they meant nothing. Only true power and ruthless efficiency in killing enemies earned respect.

Once they arrived, those once arrogant inner sect elites all chose silence. Even someone as domineering as Bai Qi simply clenched his fists and swallowed his anger without daring to act.

Ling Feng glanced around. The small groups scattered throughout the area were each led by individuals whose strength rivaled the top thirty experts of the Creation Star Ranking.

In other words, these were former top thirty experts who had left the sect's protection behind. Through relentless slaughter in the Land of War, they had grown even stronger.

Noticing Ling Feng looking about, Chu Tiange frowned and lowered his voice. "Junior Brother Ling, do not stare around so openly. Many of the powerful disciples who once withdrew from the Creation Star Ranking are gathered here. This is not the Immortal Pool. If you provoke someone with a bad temper, you may end up badly beaten."

Li Fei also spoke softly. "Senior Brother Chu is right! In the inner sect, aside from the top ten Young Emperors, few can contend with the older generation here. Most of them are at least forty or fifty years old. We are barely around thirty. The gap in foundation is simply too great."

Ling Feng nodded. "I understand."

Inwardly, he thought,

As long as they don't provoke me, there would be no problem. If they did, their seniority won't matter!

At his side, Fairy Qingping gave a soft snort and transmitted her voice through spiritual consciousness. "Your life belongs to Senior Brother Qin. Only he may decide whether you live or die. Before he leaves seclusion, you are not allowed to die at someone else's hands."

"

Psycho!

"

Ling Feng cursed inwardly. This woman truly had something wrong with her mind. In her heart, that Senior Brother Qin was greater than heaven itself.

Soon after, under Zuo Feiqing's arrangements, the Hall of War sent out a middle aged man in armor to assign quarters to the fifteen elite squads. Each squad was given a relatively spacious cavern as their base of operations.

Fortunately, each cavern was divided into separate stone chambers. Though simple and crude, they were sufficient for rest.

When it came time to choose rooms, Chu Tiange smiled at Fairy Qingping. "Fairy, you are the strongest among us. Please choose your chamber first."

Without hesitation, she replied, "There is no need. I will take the chamber next to Junior Brother Ling."

The moment she spoke, the expressions of the male disciples toward Ling Feng changed.

It suddenly felt as if the Unrivaled Young Emperor had acquired a faint green glow above his head.

Fairy Qingping herself seemed unaware of anything improper. She merely wished to keep a closer watch on Ling Feng.

Ling Feng's lips twitched. This woman was not only irrational but also frighteningly single minded!

"

Ahem

..."

Chu Tiange coughed awkwardly and turned to Ling Feng. "Junior Brother Ling, then you may choose first."

Ling Feng's eyes shifted slightly and he smiled. "It is fine. Let everyone else choose. I will take the last one."

"

Em

..."

Chu Tiange did not quite understand, but once the rooms were assigned, the reason became clear. Including the team leader's chamber, each cavern contained only eleven stone chambers, along with a main hall and a storage room. Since Fairy Qingping insisted on choosing after Ling Feng, she would naturally be left with either the main hall or the storage room.

"Very well. I will take this stone chamber."

Ling Feng moved calmly into the final stone chamber. Fairy Qingping clenched her delicate fists, embarrassment flashing across her face as she shot Ling Feng a fierce glare.

This scoundrel hundred percent did it on purpose! Does he not possess even the slightest bit of manners?

Ling Feng shrugged and grinned. "Fairy, you may choose between the storage room and the main hall."

She stood there with clenched fists and a wronged expression. The male disciples nearby stared at Ling Feng in disbelief.

How could a man treat a woman of such beauty this way?

Li Fei shook her head with a smile. "Fairy Qingping, how about this. You can share a room with me. Or I can squeeze in with Junior Sister Feng Ling and let you have one to yourself."

"Really?"

Fairy Qingping looked grateful and thanked her repeatedly. "Then I will stay with you. Thank you, Junior Sister Li Fei."

Ling Feng shot Li Fei a glance. She was good in every way except that she was too kind.

Still, he had to admit that although Fairy Qingping carried herself with pride and possessed formidable strength, she had not tried to pressure anyone with her status. In that regard, she was not entirely without merit.

Her only flaw was her blind devotion to the Unrivaled Young Emperor.

No wonder Feng Mo had once warned him at Tianwei Academy that when a woman became blindly devoted, she stopped thinking clearly.

"What a pitiful, foolish woman!"

Ling Feng looked at Fairy Qingping again. The coldness in his eyes softened slightly, revealing a trace of sympathy.

It was the kind of look one reserved for someone hopelessly foolish.

Fairy Qingping was baffled by his strange gaze. What did that look mean?

...

Meanwhile, after arriving at the Hall of War, Zuo Feiqing was led into a grand hall. In a side chamber, he met an elderly man with graying hair, bright eyes, and a posture as upright as an ancient pine.

This elder was Xu Zhengfeng, the supreme commander stationed at the Hall of War and the nominal Hall Master of the Ninth Hall.

It was Xu Zhengfeng who had released the Void Fire Jade to request reinforcements from the sect.

The old man stepped forward quickly and bowed. "This old one greets Hall Master Zuo!"

Zuo Feiqing hurried to support him. "Elder Xu has guarded the Land of War for many years and rendered great service. You are my senior. How could I accept such a grand salute? It would shame me as a junior."

"Times have changed. You are now the master of one of the Eight Halls. I'm just an old relic. When I see a Hall Master, of course I should pay my respects."

Even as he said that, Xu Zhengfeng let Zuo Feiqing help him to his feet. His seniority even exceeded that of the Sect Master. Even if the Sect Master personally arrived, he would not dare accept such a bow.

"Elder Xu, the matter is urgent. Have the northern barbarians truly formed an alliance with the northern demon tribes?" Zuo Feiqing asked gravely.

Xu Zhengfeng sighed. "If the demon tribes had not intervened, I would never have dared to release the Void Fire Jade and alarm the Sect Master. In just half a month, the losses at the Land of War have already surpassed those of the previous half year. If this continues, I may not be able to hold this stronghold."