Chapter 1834: Chapter 1828: Anyway, I Have No Shame

The area in front of the Xingyu Empire’s military outpost gradually became quiet, with no more taunts or challenges, as if the Shenxiao Empire’s people had already left.

"What’s happening, why did it suddenly become quiet?" Inside the outpost, several generals, some legion commanders, and those inner sect disciples from the Divine Profound Hall felt very curious.

"Project the image over here!"

Soon, the image of the front of the outpost was projected inside the operations room.

All the soldiers of the Shenxiao Empire were lazily lying on the ground, some chatting, some snacking on fruit and nuts, looking like a bunch of hooligans.

The Sunset Sect’s trainee disciples were even more outlandish; a few had set up barbecue grills and were roasting meat, some were cooking hot pot, some were watching movies with a projector, and others were graffitiing on their original positions.

"What are they doing?" Several people with their backs turned caught their attention.

The image gradually zoomed in, revealing streams of water flowing strongly beneath those people, heading straight for the outpost’s only water source!

Wait, not far away, someone was even fertilizing the water source after pulling down his pants!

Seeing this image, many people from the Xingyu Empire felt a wave of nausea; could the water they drank this morning have been mixed with these things? Although the base’s water was purified, seeing this image inevitably caused some discomfort in their hearts.

"What are those people doing?"

"It looks like they’re practicing calligraphy?"

"They still have the leisure to practice calligraphy? What are they writing?"

The image gradually zoomed in, slowly revealing the contents on those calligraphy papers.

"Despicable?"

"Shameless?"

"Vulgar?"

"Coward?"

...

"Bang!"

A general suddenly slammed the table, "They are blatantly insulting us! A soldier can be killed but not humiliated; let’s go out and fight them!"

"Persia Gang, calm down!" Another general seemed much more rational, "Their goal is to make us lose our composure out of anger. The more they act like this, the more it shows their powerlessness against our formation. We just need to patiently wait for reinforcements."

"But are we just going to let them humiliate us like this?" The general named Persia Gang was obviously hot-tempered and impulsive.

"Out of sight, out of mind," several disciples of the Divine Profound Hall said while closing their eyes to rest, healing their injuries, "Once our reinforcements arrive and we defeat them, the disgrace we suffered today will naturally be avenged with interest."

"Mr. Wen is right; a hero is not determined by the outcome of a single battle. This war isn’t over yet, and it’s still uncertain who will have the last laugh!"

...

"These people really can endure!" Zhang Menglong lay on a chair, under a large parasol, with drinks, seeds, and peanuts by his side, watching the latest palace drama on a tablet propped on his legs.

They had already used such provocative and insulting methods, but the people of the Xingyu Empire showed no reaction whatsoever. Could these people be like ninja turtles?

"Alright, stop dancing!" Zhang Menglong directly yelled to stop the trainee disciples in the distance who were dancing the Shamate Clan’s dance, "We need to think of another way."

"Clan Leader, we’ve used all the disgusting tactics, if they won’t come out, there’s nothing we can do."

"Yes, Clan Leader, they can really endure. Their perseverance nearly scared me."

"If they never come out, do we just keep waiting here?"

"Even when I hid from the Night Demons at the Ancient Cave Heaven, I wasn’t as cowardly as them."

"Senior Brother, do you have any good ideas?" Zhang Menglong turned his gaze to Xiu Miao.

Xiu Miao and the others shook their heads; Zhang Menglong’s despicable, shameless, and vulgar tactics earlier had already made him quite embarrassed, and he was really unwilling to admit that this group of people were disciples of the Sunset Sect. It was utterly disgraceful. Peeing and defecating into someone’s water supply, could a respectable person do such a thing?

"Since the senior brothers have no ideas, then I’ll go with mine." Zhang Menglong beckoned to his underlings, "Bring those inner sect disciples from the Divine Profound Hall over here."

"Hahaha, I get it, Clan Leader. I was wondering why we went through all the trouble to capture them alive; turns out it’s for this moment."

"Right, we still have hostages from the Divine Profound Hall. If they don’t come out, for every minute they make us wait, we’ll kill one of them until they do!"

"Kill what kill?" Zhang Menglong’s expression immediately changed, "Who said anything about killing? Don’t you think using such methods to threaten others is very disgraceful and shameless?"

"This..." The trainee disciples were stunned, although... their previous actions, weren’t those just as disgraceful and shameless?

"Clan Leader, what do you mean then..."

"The saying goes that a soldier can be killed but not humiliated; if not killed, then it’s just humiliation!" Zhang Menglong was already an old hand at this.

"Clan Leader, didn’t you just say that using life-threatening methods is disgraceful and shameless? Isn’t this method of humiliation more..."

"Doesn’t matter," Zhang Menglong said carelessly, "When did I ever say I care about saving face, anyway I don’t need face!"

"Alright then!" With Zhang Menglong speaking, all the trainee disciples immediately showed a wicked grin. Having been with Zhang Menglong for three years, they naturally knew his character, and now they were even starting to get excited.

"Clan Leader, I brought them over." A group of trainee disciples brought the strictly bound disciples from the Divine Profound Hall over.

They were all poisoned by Zhang Menglong. Without his antidote, they couldn’t use any energy, even though their physical strength was somewhat greater than ordinary people.

"Kneel before our Clan Leader!"

"Hmph!" Even those inner sect disciples of the Divine Profound Hall were quite spirited, "You are just a group of trainees from the Sunset Sect; we aren’t equal in status. Even if we are your captives, it’s absolutely impossible for us to kneel!"

"That’s right, if you have the guts, just kill us. Wanting us to submit, you can forget about it!"

"Good," Zhang Menglong nodded with satisfaction, "I, Gu Mou, like people with a spine like you. I’m willing to call you warriors, loosen their bindings!"

Although the trainee disciples were very puzzled, they still untied them. After all, even if they were untied, they couldn’t escape.

"Do what you want to do directly, no need for such roundabout ways." The disciples from the Divine Profound Hall felt increasingly uneasy as Zhang Menglong’s demeanor became more gentle.

"I don’t want to do anything, I just wish for you all to cooperate with me by having your people surrender, or directly give up fighting for the Immortal Tree and withdraw the army."

"Don’t even think about it!"

"We can never be traitors."

"Good, that’s exactly the attitude I want," Zhang Menglong said with a cheeky smile, "Warriors deserve rewards; let me offer you a taste of our hometown specialty first!"

"What? The Clan Leader’s hometown specialty?"

"I want some too! Last time, that milk tea we had from the Clan Leader was amazing."

"That spicy strip was pretty good too, with its tangy taste."

"I’m envious; this is a real reward!"