Chapter 517: Great Ming, Er Ming, and Da Wu

"Fine, then I will trust you for now."

Qin Jian raised his hand to let her rise, saying, "Now I will tell you the situation, why I have been so anxious to come to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Guibao stood up, stood with her hands at her sides before him, fully assuming the posture of a subordinate: "Yes, please speak, Commander."

From the moment Qin Jian said that sentence, she no longer called him Chief Judge, but Commander, which was also a way of stating her position.

Because the command authority of the Guard Army was delegated layer by layer, as the Grand Commander of the Guard Army, she only took orders from the Commander alone.

"I am going to save my partner; she is a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast."

When Qin Jian said this, his gaze remained tightly fixed on the expression of Guibao Douluo.

She was stunned for a moment, then a look of greed seemed to flash in her eyes, but it quickly vanished, and she continued to maintain the appearance of listening attentively.

"I presume you would not covet the spirit ring of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast; after all, it is not a Twin Martial Spirits, but the soul bone must be tempting, right?" Qin Jian said indifferently.

Guibao tried her best to control her expression, lowered her head, and said, "This subordinate would not dare to have ideas about the Commander's companion."

"Guibao, to be honest, you are a Title Douluo after all; even if you weren't so respectful to me, I wouldn't do anything to you."

Qin Jian stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Or if you said directly that you had ideas, that wouldn't matter either, because that is human nature, and I understand you."

"Therefore, since you are willing to be my subordinate, to be the subordinate of a Million-Year Soul Beast, you have probably considered such things, so I should also give you something to look forward to."

His words aroused Guibao's curiosity.

"Follow me, and one day, you will see a larger world, a world where you can become strong without hunting Soul Beasts or seizing soul bones; this is the true Dao."

Qin Jian smiled and said, "Perhaps you think I am just making empty promises, so believe it or not, I have said my piece. If you move against my companion later, then you are my enemy; it is that simple."

"Yes, this subordinate understands."

Guibao nodded.

She had never intended to go against Qin Jian; as a controlled Title Douluo, she had a very clear sense of self-awareness.

To the point that now that Qin Jian spoke to her with such respect, a sense of gratitude for his appreciation actually rose in her heart.

This was also the goal Qin Jian wanted to achieve; after all, a Title Douluo who is set on opposing you has countless ways to ruin things at a critical moment.

But he had observed this Guibao the entire way and tested her several times, and he had finally gained ninety percent of her trust.

"From now on, the Knight Order will be divided into ten squads. Head to the southwest region of the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, gather all the Guard Army within one day's travel of the surrounding area, and rendezvous at the area I have designated!"

Qin Jian called the Knight Order Captain and the various Squad Leaders over to distribute tokens and tasks to them.

"Understood!" all the captains said in unison.

"Depart!"

At Qin Jian's command, the Knight Order scattered into ten squads and headed in various directions.

"Commander, how shall we act now? Are we going directly to the rescue?" Guibao asked.

"No, follow me."

Swish...

Qin Jian picked up Zhu Zhuqing, Sword Wings unfolded on his back, and the next moment he shot into the sky, with Guibao following closely behind.

They flew toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, they encountered flying Soul Beasts, but they were all casually driven away by Guibao Douluo.

She was quite thoughtful; when following Qin Jian, she did not slaughter a single Soul Beast.

But gradually, she began to feel something was wrong, because the direction Qin Jian was taking her was none other than the legendary Forbidden Area for Spirit Masters: the center of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Do not worry, that is my home."

As if knowing what Guibao was thinking, Qin Jian flew in front, but his voice reached her.

A look of realization flashed in the depths of Guibao's eyes, and she nodded, saying, "Yes."

Half an hour passed like this. Qin Jian had only rested once midway before bringing Guibao near the Core Area, that vast, boundless lake.

"Big Brother... is back..."

Before they even landed, a massive ox head that reached the sky emerged from the center of the lake, and the majestic aura almost crushed Guibao Douluo, causing her to fall from the sky.

"Clang!"

Qin Jian retracted his Sword Wings, landed slowly, placed Zhu Zhuqing on the ground, and looked up to see the massive figures of Tianqing Niumang and the Taitan Giant Ape.

Of course, the Taitan Giant Ape looked less than one-tenth the size of Tianqing Niumang.

At this moment, Guibao Douluo was already extremely cautious, not daring to show any abnormality.

As a level 93 Title Douluo, she dared not challenge these two brothers.

"Er Ming, what are you looking at?! Hurry up and wash yourself clean before you look! Is it that hard to take a bath?"

A woman's voice suddenly rang out.

Qin Jian looked over in surprise and saw a woman in a light green dress walking toward them along the small lake, directing the Taitan Giant Ape in the water behind her as she walked: "If you want to talk to your big brother, then hurry up and wash yourself clean."

It was clearly a pleasant voice, but at this moment it was spoken in a gruff manner; it seemed she was truly angered by Er Ming.

"Got it... Auntie Da Wu..."

The Taitan Giant Ape scratched its head, waved its claw from afar toward Qin Jian, and then continued to bathe and scrub off its mud.

Qin Jian blinked; he really hadn't expected to see this scene upon returning.

"Auntie Da Wu, you have recovered your human form?" he said with some pleasant surprise.

The woman named Da Wu walked up to him, casually stroked his hair, and smiled gently: "Yes, I just recovered my human form a while ago. Why did you suddenly come back? And these two women..."

She looked at Guibao and Zhu Zhuqing, especially lingering on Zhu Zhuqing; she had a fresh memory of this young girl's figure.

"Oh, they are both your women, right!" she realized suddenly.

Guibao: "..."

"No, only she is, and the other is my subordinate." Qin Jian pointed at Zhu Zhuqing and said.

"Eh? A Title Douluo as a subordinate? Xiao Qing has been doing quite well these past five years," Auntie Da Wu laughed.

Guibao's expression twisted for a moment; it was just that the name Xiao Qing... emmm... was so cute...

"By the way, where is Xiao Wu? Didn't she go to find you? Didn't you come back together?" Aunt Da Wu finally noticed the key point.

"That is the reason I came back to find you."

Qin Jian's expression became serious: "Xiao Wu never came to see me, and, if my judgment is correct, she is being hunted in an organized manner!"

"What?!"

The woman's voice, and the deep, heavy voices of Da Ming and Er Ming, rang out almost simultaneously.

"Roar! —"

Er Ming suddenly leaped out of the water, landing with a boom not far in front of Qin Jian.

Da Ming's ox head directly blocked the line of sight, covering the sky and the sun.

"Big Brother, where is Sister Xiao Wu?! We will go save her!"

Da Ming's voice rumbled, shaking the entire lake and the earth slightly.

Guibao Douluo was shocked and turned pale.

Only then did she realize why Qin Jian did not immediately go to the rescue, but instead returned here to bring reinforcements; it was truly because these reinforcements were too strong...

(End of this chapter)