620: Chapter 620 Three Years

"So what?"

"I've taken a liking to the Hundred Fragrance Hall. Move aside!"

A man with an ordinary appearance stood with his arms crossed, sneering, followed by six Star Lords.

"Adler, give me some Face. I've just recruited a personal guard and came here to relax," Captain Bi Zi said, suppressing his anger.

"Oh, is that so?"

"You recruited a new personal guard so quickly?"

Adler scanned the group, his gaze finally settling on Xiao Weiqing.

"But what does that have to do with me? What if I don't give you Face?"

"Tan Windsor, you're the person in charge. Who do you say this Hundred Fragrance Hall should go to?"

The woman was immediately terrified. "You are a noble member of the Fifth Heaven of the Yunxu Holy Land; the Hundred Fragrance Hall should rightfully go to you."

Adler's lips curled upward. "You heard that, my Captain Bi Zi. Move aside."

Captain Bi Zi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Windsor, are there any empty private rooms on the fifth or sixth floors?"

"Captain Bi Zi, they have all been reserved. New recruits arrived today, and many people have come."

Today was the day the outpost delivered new recruits, and many mid-level and junior captains had come to welcome them. They had intended to come as well, but happened to encounter an attack by the Yao Race, which delayed them quite a bit.

"Is Hall No. 3 empty?"

"This..."

The woman hesitated for a few seconds, then lowered her head to remind him, "Captain Bi Zi, the three halls on the seventh floor can only be used by experts in the Undying Realm. Even if a Battalion Commander wanted to use them, they would need to book in advance."

Her tone was filled with apology. Compared to Adler, the woman preferred serving Captain Bi Zi, but rules were rules. As people serving sentences, if they didn't follow the rules, there was only one outcome: death.

"Hahaha..."

"Captain Bi Zi, you still want to go to the seventh floor?"

"Who do you think you are?"

Captain Bi Zi's eyes narrowed, and he stared down at Adler.

"Oh?"

"That look, I like it. What? Want to make a move?"

Adler sneered, completely unafraid of Captain Bi Zi. Although he was only a Peak Star Lord and just a junior captain, he had his confidence. With his status as a member of the Fifth Heaven of the Holy Land, if Captain Bi Zi made a move, he would only end up being punished.

"Captain, forget it. Going to the third-floor hall is the same."

Qi Wei advised.

Captain Bi Zi was silent for a few seconds, then walked toward the third floor from the other side, with Qi Wei and the others following.

Adler's lips curled up, and he scoffed, "Hmph, do you think I was scared growing up?"

"Windsor, are there any new girls recently?"

"Yes, there are."

"Call 10 of them up."

"Yes, Captain Adler."

"Let's go, let's head in first." Adler led his people into the Hundred Fragrance Hall.

Tan Windsor sighed helplessly.

Turning around and seeing that Xiao Weiqing hadn't moved yet, she couldn't help but ask, "Honored guest, you..."

"There should still be empty private rooms on the fifth or sixth floor, right?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

"Honored guest, they have all been reserved."

Tan Windsor said, lowering her head.

"I think your boss must still have private rooms kept for emergencies, like now."

Tan Windsor looked at Xiao Weiqing in silence.

Seeing this, Xiao Weiqing didn't waste any words; he reached out and opened his palm.

Tan Windsor lowered her head to take a look and was immediately shocked. She was about to kneel, but halfway down, she found she couldn't kneel.

"There's no need for that. Go do it. Communicate with your boss, and remember not to make a fuss. Just tell Captain Bi Zi that someone suddenly couldn't make it, freeing up a private room."

"Yes... yes, my Lord."

Tan Windsor wiped the sweat from her forehead and trotted off to report to her boss.

Soon.

Someone led Captain Bi Zi and his group to another private room. The interior of the room was extremely luxurious.

"It seems we really have good luck today. Captain recruited a powerful personal guard, and even when we want to sleep, someone delivers a pillow," Qi Wei laughed.

"Indeed."

Jin Qi agreed.

The five of them had a simple meal, and in the end, they all spent the night at the Chunfeng Pavilion, except for Xiao Weiqing.

Xiao Weiqing politely declined the enthusiastic invitation from Captain Bi Zi and his group and walked out of the Chunfeng Pavilion alone.

When he walked to the city gate, he ran into Huo Yue and was a bit curious.

"What kind of expression is that?"

"You don't actually think I would spend the night there, do you?" Huo Yue asked with an unkind look in her eyes.

Xiao Weiqing shook his head and ignored her. To him, all of this was irrelevant. He was destined to be just a passerby, and he had only one goal: to complete the mission as soon as possible and, incidentally, bring back Captain Bi Zi.

...

...

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

"Let's go, Old Qin, to the Chunfeng Pavilion."

Qi Wei, who had just finished a great battle, walked up to Xiao Weiqing.

"I have other things to do. You guys go ahead."

Xiao Weiqing refused.

"Brother Qin is different from you guys. Don't corrupt him," Huo Yue said from the side.

Qi Wei and Jin Qi exchanged glances and didn't insist; the two left together.

"Brother Qin, I'm leaving too."

Huo Yue said.

"Mm."

Xiao Weiqing responded softly.

The group parted ways at the military camp gate, and Xiao Weiqing walked toward his residence.

"Old Qin, wait."

Suddenly, Captain Bi Zi chased after him from behind.

"Captain?"

"Want to chat?"

Captain Bi Zi asked.

Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow and nodded slightly.

"Huo Yue is interested in you. Have you considered it?" Captain Bi Zi asked.

Xiao Weiqing said expressionlessly, "Captain, I've told you I have a family, and I have more than one wife."

"What's the harm in one more? Huo Yue is a good person," Captain Bi Zi continued to persuade.

Xiao Weiqing shook his head and said nothing.

"You came to me just for this?"

Captain Bi Zi said, "There's one more thing. There's a vacancy for a mid-level captain, and I'm planning to recommend you to the Battalion Commander."

"I'm not interested."

"Old Qin, I have to say, you're really interesting. Although you only have the Realm of a Peak Star Lord, your strength is clearly stronger than mine. In these three years, you've accumulated more merit than all of us combined, yet you don't want to be promoted. What are you after?"

"If it weren't for your clean background, I would really treat you as a spy. It's too much of a waste for you to be an ordinary soldier here."

Xiao Weiqing stopped in his tracks. "Isn't that a good thing? Being your personal guard, didn't you profit?"

"Hiss~"

Captain Bi Zi suddenly gasped. "I say, Old Qin, you aren't hitting on me, are you? I'll have you know, my sexual orientation is normal. Nothing is possible between us."

"..."

Xiao Weiqing was speechless and reiterated, "I have a wife."

"You always talk about me, but what about you?"

Xiao Weiqing steered the conversation toward Captain Bi Zi.

"Me?"

"What about me?" Captain Bi Zi asked, puzzled.

"You have an air of nobility about you. Although you hide it well, I can tell. Why are you here serving as a captain?"

Xiao Weiqing asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this.

Captain Bi Zi was silent.

Then he shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Sigh, how should I put it?"

"I was immature in the past, couldn't figure some things out, was stubborn, and just ran here."

"Thinking about it now, I was just too young and had experienced too little. Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Captain Bi Zi said self-deprecatingly and didn't say any more.

But how could he not talk about these things?

Xiao Weiqing's merit mission was already more than half complete, but he hadn't killed many Peak Dominators. He was preparing to find an opportunity to do something big.

But that also meant exposing his full strength. By then, the time to leave wouldn't be far off, so he had to find an opportunity to have a showdown with Captain Bi Zi.

Having spent these three years together, he already had a certain understanding of Captain Bi Zi.

Xiao Weiqing felt that Captain Bi Zi was a good person, perhaps just as he had said himself: he had been stubborn in the past and left the Nanwu Civilization in a fit of anger.

Now that he had figured things out, he couldn't bring himself to go back. At this time, he had to find a stepping stone for him.