Chapter 1021

【Clan Leader, if I leave the family, will it affect the Zhao clan?】

【I'm only a village-level lord, very weak. The alien races probably won't care about me, right? I won't drag the Zhao clan down, will I?】

Zhao Shizhang replied:

【Child, don't be rash. Calm yourself, wait a little longer.】

His voice gave away no emotion, still aged and steady.

Zhao Chi sighed.

He didn't want to fight the World-Breaking Army, but he also didn't want to drag the Zhao clan down.

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Qi Yue's gentle voice came over.

Zhao Chi shook his head and forced a smile: "It's nothing…"

Qi Yue's cheeks flushed slightly. She hesitated, then said: "My lord, battle is about to start. Didn't you say before the battle… you wanted me to enter my strongest state?"

"Oh, right. What time is it?"

"Um… 9:33. If you have other arrangements, that's fine too. I'll still give it my all in battle."

Zhao Chi shook his head: "No other arrangements. There's enough time. Let's go inside."

"Oh…"

Qi Yue glanced to the side.

Gu Qing smiled at her: "Just remember—be careful of your teeth."

Qi Yue nodded with flushed cheeks and followed Zhao Chi quickly toward the lord's house.

Zhuang Ya watched Zhao Chi and Qi Yue leave with some puzzlement, then looked at Gu Qing and Tang Ruan beside her.

"Huh? What are Zhao Chi and Qi Yue going to do? Don't we need to go over?"

Tang Ruan shook her head: "No need."

Gu Qing laughed: "This is Qi Yue's time now. We won't go."

"Qi Yue's time?" Zhuang Ya didn't understand.

But seeing Gu Qing's suggestive look and Tang Ruan's expression, she guessed a little.

Zhao Chi was in a bad mood.

Qi Yue could tell.

Though she didn't talk much, she was very delicate in her thoughts.

She usually worked silently; if she didn't speak up, others might not even notice her.

People like this might normally end up at a disadvantage.

But Qi Yue still did things this way.

Knowing Zhao Chi was in a bad mood, she became even gentler, trying to make him feel better.

Under Qi Yue's tenderness, Zhao Chi's mood really did recover quite a bit.

Zhao Chi felt he was very strong, but Qi Yue's progress was truly obvious.

In just over ten minutes, she had won with pursed lips.

"Thank you, Qi Yue."

Zhao Chi patted her head.

Qi Yue wanted to answer, but right now she still couldn't speak.

She just shook her head with pursed lips, swallowing repeatedly.

Almost instantly, Qi Yue entered that ravishingly radiant state.

Her lips and cheeks were extremely red.

Like very natural heavy makeup.

Qi Yue finally swallowed the last bit, then licked her lips and said coquettishly: "My lord, what are you thanking me for? I should be the one thanking you. Thank you."

At this moment, Qi Yue's Energy +500%, Mood +100%—in terms of mindset, she was already invincible.

Qi Yue gently helped Zhao Chi put on his pants and leg armor.

"Let's go, my lord."

"Mm."

The two walked back to the open ground outside the village and regrouped with Gu Qing and the others.

On the way, Zhao Chi checked the status of two skills.

【Skill】 Blissful Berserk

【Energy】 242/400

【Partners】 Gu Qing 79, Tang Ruan 74, Qi Yue 73, Su Qin 16

The last battle with Yan Ping had consumed quite a bit.

But Zhao Chi hadn't been idle for a single moment in the days since.

Either he was crafting, or he was on them.

Only that one night spent alone with Su Qin counted as a bit of rest.

But that night wasn't really idle either—he'd given Su Qin quite a bit of Energy too.

Fortunately, where there's a付出, there's a收获.

These full 242 points of Energy were both Zhao Chi's付出 and his best收获.

He hadn't expected there to be this much again.

These women should still be fairly blissful, right?

【Skill】 Hereditary Enhancement

【Energy】 20/100

【Companions】 Gu Qing 6, Tang Ruan 7, Qi Yue 7

The energy points for Hereditary Enhancement have never been plentiful.

They were nearly drained during the last fight with Yan Ping; all of this is what has accumulated over the past few days.

Gu Qing has tried many different food combinations, as well as some bizarre medicinal recipes.

But none of them worked when Zhao Chi ate them.

It seems increasing hereditary genes isn't all that easy.

He'll have to keep trying slowly.

Soon, the time drew near to 10 o'clock.

The mandatory voice appeared in his ear again.

【This is Wu Lang Yihong】

【Teleportation in 3 minutes】

【Last time, someone among you didn't fight with full effort — I let you off once already】

【If anyone dares hold back again this time, Captain Mu Chang will not be merciful】

【We will judge your performance this time. The 10 lords with the worst combat performance will be executed outside the village】

【No matter who it is, they will die. Do you understand?】

【So all of you damn well behave yourselves — if you won't kill the enemies, we'll kill you】

【Don't forget, you are repaying a debt of gratitude!】

【Shout with me: Long live the Holy Clan!】

【Long live the Holy Clan!!】

The mandatory voice ended.

Zhao Chi dug at his ear.

"My lord, does your ear itch? Lie on my lap and I'll dig it for you."

Gu Qing said gently.

Zhao Chi smiled: "No need. We're about to be teleported. Get yourselves ready — I'll head out through the Yihuijiu Society shortly."

Gu Qing nodded: "Understood."

Zhao Chi opened the clan group chat again to check.

It was quiet inside, with only a few scattered well-wishes — nothing worth noting.

He felt something was off.