Chapter 2763

Everyone was waiting.

Waiting for the other to collapse, waiting for the other to launch an attack.

Taking the initiative means creating openings.

Li Ruanyu continued:

"Although everyone is at a stalemate in the overall direction, there are small-scale battles every day in the local areas.

"We and the werewolves are infiltrating each other, after all, we must now figure out the enemy's troop deployments.

"Otherwise, if the enemy shifts their troop deployments, we will not only be unable to seize the opportunity to attack but will also fall into a passive position.

"At the same time, we and the werewolves have also sent out many patrol teams to sweep away the other side's scouts.

"The scouts sent by the werewolves mostly enter in squads of ten.

"However, werewolf lords often infiltrate as well.

"Sometimes even a group of lords or a squad of lords.

"These are quite tricky; ordinary patrol teams are simply no match, so we also have many lords patrolling the rear.

"You must have encountered them when you came, right?

"Besides these,

"there are also some local surprise attacks and ambush battles, but these are relatively rare.

"That is the overall situation."

Zhao Chi and the others nodded in agreement.

Li Ruanyu smiled: "Why do you all have such expressions? Am I speaking too fast? Are you all confused?"

Zhao Chi smiled: "It is a bit fast, but I understand the general idea."

Li Ruanyu nodded: "How is your development going?"

"Hmm... still a bit short; give me a few more days and it will be done."

"Only a few days? Then there should be no problem. Rest assured, even if you come over here, you don't need to worry about other matters; just focus on developing as quickly as possible. Unless a decisive battle breaks out, you won't be needed in other aspects."

Zhao Chi smiled: "That's great; I guess I can finally eat some soft rice."

Li Ruanyu smiled: "It's not easy for you to eat a meal of soft rice; I'm just afraid I won't have the ability to let you eat it in the future."

Zhao Chi smiled: "How could I not? You have two naturally born ones right there; they absolutely count as soft rice. I'll taste them shortly."

Li Ruanyu's pretty face flushed red, and she quickly glanced at Gu Qing and the others.

Then she said: "Everyone is here... be careful."

Zhao Chi smiled: "Everyone in this room is one of us; no need to be shy. When I help you change your race later, everyone will even watch me add energy to you."

Li Ruanyu pressed her lips together and said nothing.

Gu Qing smiled: "Sister Li Ruanyu is even more beautiful when blushing. My lord is right; we are all family, so no need to be too formal."

Li Ruanyu shook her head and said: "If we're talking about beauty, you two are even more beautiful. However, I am very curious about you two. Why do you feel completely different from before? And it's not a makeup issue; you two hardly wear any makeup... yet you can be this beautiful with bare faces... I am truly curious and envious. Can you tell me?"

Su Qin also asked: "Yes, Sister Gu Qing, Sister Zhuang Ya, why did you two change suddenly? Your appearances haven't changed, but you are obviously more charming than before; I can't help but want to stare at you two."

Gu Qing smiled: "No problem. I'll keep it brief, and Sister Zhuang Ya will fill in the gaps."

Zhuang Ya nodded: "Okay."

Just as she was about to speak, a knock on the door suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, the door opened.

The beautiful Shangguan Ting stepped in.

While Zhao Chi was still stunned, Shangguan Ting flashed forward and leaped onto Zhao Chi.

"You've finally arrived; let big sister give you a hug!"

Having spoken, she embraced him, holding Zhao Chi's head in her arms.

All the women in the room turned to look at her.

Li Ruanyu exclaimed: "Why are you here? You are stationed at Green Fish Village; how did you come over here without authorization?"

Shangguan Ting didn't answer; she simply lowered her mouth and kissed Zhao Chi's face repeatedly.

She did this more than ten times before finally stopping.

"It's fine. I'll rush back very quickly after a full charge; there is still a lookout on the front line, so it's definitely no problem."

Shangguan Ting sat on Zhao Chi and turned to look at the others.

Only then did she realize there were two strange women beside her, watching her.

She had never seen those two women before.

But... they were absolutely stunning!

Shangguan Ting, who was always extremely confident in her looks, felt as if struck by lightning.

She immediately stood up from Zhao Chi and asked politely: "These two... should be Sister Gu Qing and Sister Zhuang Ya, right?"

Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya both stood up.

They had also been watching Shangguan Ting the whole time.

At this moment, Gu Qing smiled: "Sister Shangguan is indeed beautiful. My lord Zhao Chi has praised you several times in front of us; now that I've seen you, I know he wasn't lying."

Zhuang Ya also nodded and said: "Zhao Chi said you are not only beautiful but also very powerful, on the same level as Sister Li Ruanyu. I couldn't see clearly at all during that flash just now; Sister Shangguan is indeed very strong."

Shangguan Ting couldn't help but smile: "Is that so? Zhao Chi would praise me behind my back?"

She glanced happily at Zhao Chi, then said somewhat guiltily: "I can accept being called powerful, but being called beautiful... Alas... how can there be two women as beautiful as you two in the world? I previously heard Tang Ruan and Qi Yue say you two were like fairies, and I thought it was a bit exaggerated, but now seeing you... I'm actually a bit jealous."

Li Ruanyu said: "Then you've come at the perfect time. If they really want to talk about the secret to becoming beautiful, sit down quickly and listen."

"There's a secret?"

"You could say so..." Zhao Chi answered.

Shanggu Ting wanted to sit on Zhao Chi's lap, but there were six other women around her; no matter how independently she acted, she couldn't truly continue sitting there.

She had no choice but to sit on the empty chair beside Li Ruanyu.

Zhao Chi said: "It's not exactly a secret—just an inference. Gu Qing, tell them, let Shanggu Ting hear too."

"Why are you calling me by my full name again?" Shanggu Ting said with a hint of pout.

Zhao Chi smiled: "Let Tingting sister hear."

Gu Qing smiled: "Alright."

Immediately, she recounted Zhuang Ya's inference.

Zhuang Ya added several details and the reasoning process.

Li Ruanyu and Shanggu Ting listened very carefully.

Shanggu Ting frowned slightly: "You mean… Zhao Chi modified your genes, but didn't fully refresh your appearance… and it only fully manifested after resurrection? That's weird."

Li Ruanyu said: "... The Wandering Soul Clan's records do mention such things. Though it's indeed hard to comprehend, Zhuang Ya's logical reasoning holds up—though direct evidence is still lacking."

Gu Qing asked: "Have neither of you ever heard anything similar?"

Li Ruanyu and Shanggu Ting both shook their heads.

Zhao Chi said: "It doesn't matter. This isn't important."

Shanggu Ting immediately rebutted: "This is important."

Zhao Chi said: "You're already beautiful enough."

Shanggu Ting laughed: "Even though you're complimenting me and I'm happy, I still have self-awareness..."

She glanced at Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya, then said: "Don't think becoming Deputy Commander means I've stopped caring about my appearance. Quite the opposite—I still hold myself to the same strict standards as when I was a girl. Otherwise, I wouldn't maintain myself like this. Isn't that right, Li Ruanyu?"

Li Ruanyu nodded silently.

Zhao Chi smiled: "We still can't confirm it yet. Besides, I think you're both already beautiful... and aren't we discussing this in the frontlines a bit inappropriate?"

Shanggu Ting said: "How is it inappropriate? Must we only talk about war on the frontlines? Sometimes we can relax too."

Zhao Chi said: "If that's the case... I have another question I'd like to ask you."

Shanggu Ting nodded: "Alright, ask."

Li Ruanyu also turned to look at him.

Zhao Chi told them about his lifespan.

Li Ruanyu tilted her head slightly, staring into Zhao Chi's eyes, thinking he was joking.

Shanggu Ting furrowed her brow completely: "Zhao Chi, do you think I'm stupid? Ten thousand years? That's impossible!"

She didn't believe it at all.

Zhao Chi sighed helplessly: "I'm serious, but it seems... you don't have any related information either?"

Li Ruanyu shook her head: "How could such a thing exist? Zhao Chi, are you really not joking?"