Chapter 1853

"Huh?"

"Don't worry, President Tan seems to quite like them!"

This was something Xia Na had never expected.

Still, she wasn't worried that Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi would expose Su Yang's identity—she just found it somewhat unbelievable.

It wasn't until afternoon that Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi were let out.

Xia Na, who had waited half a day, complained: "Why did it take you so long to come out?"

Liu Mengyun replied: "We just chatted with President Tan a bit too long…"

"Then I'll take you to eat. I know a restaurant with pretty good signature dishes. My Master should have already booked a table there!"

Liu Mengyun gave an awkward smile: "We've already eaten!"

Xia Na quickly caught on: "With President Tan?"

"Mm!"

"Ah~ you two really are something!"

Xia Na felt hurt.

Everyone else had eaten and drunk their fill, while she alone waited miserably at the door on an empty stomach.

"Nana, sorry!"

Liu Mengyun gently rubbed Xia Na's head and said apologetically.

Xia Na swatted away Liu Mengyun's hand: "Fine! Then I'll be generous today and forgive you two!"

"Then are you still going to the restaurant?"

"Let's go!" Liu Mengyun thought for a moment, then still nodded. "Let's go see what the signature dishes here are like. Jiazi, what do you think?"

"Go, the dishes are already ordered!"

They really had already had lunch.

Just not much of it.

A God-Rank Beast Tamer eating with abandon really could wipe out a restaurant's entire stock!

Inside the restaurant's private room, the four of them gathered together.

Su Yang specifically asked why it had taken them so long to come out.

Sovereign Jiazi replied: "President Tan seems to really admire Sister Mengyun. She even invited Sister Mengyun to join the Eight Treasures Hall!"

Su Yang said in surprise: "There's such a thing?"

Liu Mengyun nodded: "President Tan said she hopes to invite me to serve as her deputy. If I perform well, once my strength reaches God-Rank Mid-Grade, she can arrange for me to become vice president!"

Xia Na exclaimed in surprise: "Ah! It can work like that? I remember the Eight Treasures Hall doesn't have a vice president, right?"

"The Eight Treasures Hall used to have a vice president!" Su Yang said. "But that vice president was later killed. The former president was rather autocratic, so the position of vice president was never settled."

Su Yang asked curiously: "Mengyun, what did you chat with her about?"

"Matters concerning the operation of the merchant guild!" Liu Mengyun said briefly. "In that area, I do have some experience."

"Then no wonder!"

In terms of strength, the Huaxia Federation certainly couldn't compare with the Central Domain.

But when it came to running merchant guilds, the Huaxia Federation was not bad either.

The Liu family had held important posts in the Treasure Pavilion for generations—essentially a commercial clan.

Seeing Liu Long had originally trained Liu Mengyun as his successor, not only teaching her the knowledge of a Beast Tamer, but also having her seriously study cultural and commercial knowledge!

Liu Mengyun's talent as a Beast Tamer might not count as top-tier in Huaxia.

But she herself was very smart, and she had interned at the Eight Treasures Hall for several years, picking up quite a bit of practical management knowledge.

In contrast, the Central Domain had always revered martial prowess above all else!

Many Beast Tamers there began training their companion beasts from childhood, building combat experience, and barely had any exposure to commercial knowledge.

A young God-Rank Beast Tamer like Liu Mengyun, who possessed rich commercial knowledge, was still quite rare in the Central Domain!

Su Yang suddenly asked: "Right, how did you reply to President Tan?"

"I said I need to think it over carefully!"

"And are you interested?"

Liu Mengyun raised an eyebrow: "A little interested, but not very!"

"What do you mean, not very?" Xia Na grumbled. "Sister Mengyun, do you know how many people want to be appreciated by President Tan? Do you know how many people dream of becoming President Tan's deputy? You don't know how to appreciate a favor!"

Liu Mengyun gently pinched Xia Na's cheeks: "All that food still can't shut you up!"

Su Yang smiled: "If you like it, then go. If you don't want to, just refuse President Tan after this great battle is over!"

"Mm!"

After lunch, on the way back, Su Yang ran into Yun Shuying.

To be honest, he didn't want to see her right now.

However, Yun Shuying took the initiative to come up and greet him.

"Oh my! Isn't this Elder Chen Feng? Elder Chen Feng really is blessed with romance!"

Su Yang explained awkwardly: "These two are General Liu Mengyun and General Jiazi from the Huaxia Federation. We knew each other before—just ordinary friends. Don't talk nonsense!"

"So that's how it is!" Yun Shuying put on a look of sudden realization. "General Liu, General Jiazi, you didn't tell me on the road that you knew Elder Chen Feng!"

Liu Mengyun explained: "Elder Yun, at the time we didn't know Senior Chen Feng was serving at the Eight Treasures Hall!"

"Then that really was my oversight!" Yun Shuying nodded. "Well, you all chat slowly. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll be going first."

After Yun Shuying left, Liu Mengyun frowned and asked: "I feel like this woman… seems to know your identities?"

"It's not a feeling—she really does know!"

Su Yang had to admit, Liu Mengyun's intuition was really accurate!

"Ah!" Xia Na said in surprise, "Master, why didn't you tell me?"

"What good would telling you do?"

"Indeed, no use at all!"

Liu Mengyun asked, "Will she report it?"

Su Yang shook his head: "Not that, she just hopes I'll find time to turn myself in..."

"She risked danger to help you conceal it... you two must have a really good relationship!"

Su Yang always felt there was more than met the ear in Liu Mengyun's words.

This woman was too clever—just that one trouble.

"Right, since an outsider now knows your identity, how long do you plan to keep hiding it?"

Liu Mengyun didn't press further, but deliberately changed the subject.

"If possible, try to keep it hidden as long as you can! The demons of the Eight Treasures Hall don't care about reason!" Su Yang considered for a moment and said, "This war is unprecedented in scale, a rare opportunity. If my strength can greatly improve, even if the Eight Treasures Hall learns my true identity, they won't be able to make things hard for me. Maybe even if I actively reveal the Annihilating Phoenix, they won't pursue it anymore!"

"No one knows when I signed the contract with the Annihilating Phoenix. I'll just say I encountered the Annihilating Phoenix after killing the Blue-Skin Ghost. The Eight Treasures Hall can't blame me for that, can they?"

"I'm continuing to hide it now only because I don't want to drag the Huaxia Federation into this."

Liu Mengyun nodded: "I agree with your view. Continuing to operate under the identity of Chen Feng is indeed better!"

"You all this time must also seize the opportunity and properly improve your strength!" Su Yang said, "On the battlefield, don't stray too far from each other. If you run into danger, call for help immediately. Absolutely don't let anything happen."

Liu Mengyun smiled: "Don't worry, we're not battlefield rookies!"

"Mm!"

These three people were indeed all seasoned veterans.

Only Xia Na might have slightly less experience with large-scale warfare.

The next day, Su Yang and the others received notice to head to the front lines for combat.

There was intelligence that the Shenlongshang Alliance had already allied with the Night Demon Kingdom, the Blue Demon Kingdom, and other nations, mobilizing the majority of their Divine Beast Tamers as well as elite troops, with the target aimed directly at the Wuyun Kingdom!

The legions of several major nations on the front lines were already advancing toward the Wuyun Kingdom.

Some of the Divine Beast Tamers from the Eight Treasures Hall had already set out ahead of time.

These Divine Beast Tamers of theirs, along with the reinforcements that had just arrived, as well as some Eight Treasures Hall elites, all had to speed up and rush over.

The great battle was imminent!