binnovel Chapter 983 836: Rewards and Recognition
Chapter 983 836: Rewards and Recognition
Just before the Mingshan Sect returned to the Command Center of the Heavenly Court Team, Mulan Jin stared at her daughter in the mirror image for a while, then suddenly turned around, greeted Manxi, and left the Demon Realm without meeting the group from Mingshan Sect.
Under the high platform, over a hundred thousand soldiers had gathered. The arrival of Shi Chun and his group caused a stir, and countless envious eyes were fixed on them, actively clearing a path for them.
"Master…" A familiar shout rang out as a familiar figure emerged from the noisy crowd.
The newcomer was none other than Old Chai, Chai Wenwu himself, with an expression of tearful joy. He ran up to Shi Chun and the others, excitedly saying, "Master, I finally found you."
His excitement was genuine. By now, he had heard from others about the glorious deeds of the master and his team since his departure, knowing that upon their return, their merits would surely be recognized.
Of course, he wanted to claim some share. After all, having survived so many thrilling and dangerous encounters with them, he felt he deserved something even if he hadn't achieved great merit. He was truly afraid of being left behind, so he returned early to wait nearby, knowing they'd eventually come back here.
Previously, he had tried to search for them after they split up to save his own life, but he truly couldn't find them.
It was distressing to think that, despite having gone through so many life-and-death encounters, the master and his team didn't even give him a Mother-child Talisman to contact them — he felt ignored.
However, he was also aware that they really might not have cared whether he was there or not.
Now, he understood more clearly that his fate could change with just one word from them — they could dismiss him as worthless, or recognize his hardship even without achieving great merit, which would transform his destiny completely.
Thus, he looked at the Mingshan Sect group with excitement and apprehension, fearing they might tell him to get lost.
Shi Chun and the others exchanged glances, only now remembering this person among them. If he hadn't revealed himself, they would have forgotten he was even there.
Old Chai approached Shen Moming, who was carrying Qilin A San's massive size, and immediately volunteered to take over, saying, "Let me handle this."
With his slim frame, he managed to hoist Qilin A San's big body onto his shoulder.
Shi Chun and the group were contemplating how to deal with this person when suddenly, Manxi's laughter resonated from the high platform, "Shi Chun, all of you come up here."
Upon hearing this, Shi Chun waved, leading everyone to fly up to the high platform.
Chai Wenwu hurriedly carried A San up with them.
Several envious glances followed Old Chai from the crowd. These were members from the former Third Thousand Team, who had been scattered and returned to the Command Center without insisting on joining their original team. At that time, they felt following Shi Chun was dangerous and offered no future, so they accepted the reassignment.
Who could have imagined Shi Chun and his team being pursued all around upon entering, would end up achieving such grand merits? They never thought Old Chai, still accompanying Shi Chun's team, would survive to the end, becoming an enviable existence.
While there was envy, there was also regret, but it was not intense. It was merely a mild regret, as they knew that had they joined Shi Chun's group, they might not have survived until now.
No matter what is said, the Heavenly Court Team took the championship, and their prospects are thus elevated, ensuring a basic future.
"All seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-one tokens are here, please allow the commander to verify."
Shi Chun offered a Qiankun Bag with both hands on the high platform.
Manxi took the Qiankun Bag, employed some magical investigation, then tossed it to Mo Hei and others for counting. He then thoroughly looked Shi Chun over from head to toe, and patted Shi Chun's shoulder several times, saying, "Good, good, good."
He also admired Shi Chun's battle armor, repeatedly praising it, "This armor is nice."
Though interested in the armor worn by the group, he had no intention to covet it, as he knew even if he had it, he couldn't keep it — it would either be lost, or bring trouble, with no other possibility.
Furthermore, he assumed the items were given by Mulan Jin.
He immediately approached Tong Mingshan, patting his shoulder too, "Good, good craftsmanship."
Tong Mingshan, taken aback by the praise, pondered why 'good craftsmanship' would be used to describe fighting and killing. Such a compliment seemed more apt for Artifact Refining, but his skill in it was rather average, certainly not warranting admiration.
It was indeed rather perplexing.
Moving to An Wuzhi, Manxi nodded in appreciation, "Not bad."
He similarly expressed approval to Zhu Xiangxin, "Very good, very good."
He vividly remembered her annihilating disciples of the Thunder Sound Sect.
As he stood before each individual, he nodded and smiled, until reaching Chai Wenwu, carrying Qilin A San, where Manxi finally uttered "Hmm," asking, "Shi Chun, what is this mount?"
Shi Chun quickly approached and reported, "Ao Long, the 'Ao' from 'arrogant,' and the 'Long' from 'dragon clan.'"
"Ao Long…" Manxi mused, unable to recall what it was, yet refrained from showing ignorance on the spot with underlings present, he nodded slightly, saying, "Alright, you don't need to worry about the remaining matters, go over there and wait together."
He gestured to a corner of the platform where something white and fluffy was present, though its nature was unclear.
Shi Chun and the group excused themselves, approaching the white fluff and inspecting curiously, where it suddenly moved, revealing a head, leading the group to realize the furry mass was actually a large cat-like Cloud Demon curled up together.