After Ye Yan finished speaking, Zhu Xuanji was silent for a moment.
Ye Yan immediately felt a surge of excitement.
There was hope!
He was someone Zhu Xuanji valued!
As long as Zhu Xuanji disagreed, he wouldn't have to go!
But in the next moment, Zhu Xuanji happily said, "This is a great thing! It means General Shen values and trusts you!"
Ye Yan, "??"
Zhu Xuanji said joyfully, "This mission is a great opportunity for you to show your abilities."
"You are a Demon Suppression Guard of the Vermilion Bird Fortress. Everything you do represents the face of the fortress."
"If you find the demon altar, all the Demon Suppression Guards of the human race will take pride in Vermilion Bird Fortress!"
Ye Yan, "..."
Zhu Xuanji paused, then added, "However, this mission is indeed tough and quite dangerous."
Ye Yan's eyes, which had just dimmed, suddenly lit up again.
He heard Zhu Xuanji think for a moment, then say seriously, "Is General Shen by your side?"
Ye Yan quickly replied, "Yes! He's right here! I'll have him speak with you now."
Shen Mo smiled. "Sister Xuan."
Zhu Xuanji said sincerely, "Brother Mo, you know how the Vermilion Bird Fortress is short on talent. Any loss of a genius is a real blow..."
Ye Yan's heart nearly leapt out of his chest.
General Zhu!
You're my savior!
"...So, could you give Ye Yan a life-saving trump card?"
"I recently got three drops of Blackwater Profound Essence. If you're willing to give Ye Yan a life-saving card, I'll have someone send the Blackwater Profound Essence to you immediately!"
Zhu Xuanji's tone held a trace of pleading.
Ye Yan's expression froze instantly.
Shen Mo smiled. "Of course. Ye Yan is a rare talent, and I don't want to see him injured or killed, either."
"Sister Xuan, rest assured, I will absolutely give him a life-saving trump card."
Only then did Zhu Xuanji relax. "Good, good! Brother Mo, thank you!"
"Ye Yan, hurry and thank General Shen!"
Ye Yan, "…Th—thank you, General Shen."
Shen Mo smiled. "No need. If you want to thank someone, thank General Zhu for her guidance."
Ye Yan, "…Thank you, General Zhu."
Zhu Xuanji chatted with Shen Mo for a while longer before hanging up, clearly having full confidence in Shen Mo's character.
Shen Mo then took out two talismans.
"This talisman was personally drawn by me. It's called the Hidden Sword Talisman, and it contains a strand of my sword qi."
"As long as you don't run into one of the ten Great Demon Lords themselves, you won't be in mortal danger."
He handed the two talismans to Wang Xing'an and Ye Yan respectively.
Lately, he'd been studying the Marvelous Methods of Spiritual Treasure Talismans and had gradually learned to draw some low-grade talismans.
For instance, this talisman was merely a lower earth-grade empty talisman with no special effects.
But it could hold an attack.
So he imbued it with a strand of Void Ancient Sword's sword qi.
Of course, the power that a top profound-grade empty talisman could contain wasn't very great.
Thus, the sword qi inside this one only had about one-tenth of the Void Ancient Sword's full power.
Wang Xing'an laughed heartily. "Commander Ye, what are you standing around for? Let's go!"
"If we really do find the demon altar, we'll be credited with a major achievement, and the whole fortress will share in our honor!"
Ye Yan gave a dry laugh.
At this point, with Zhu Xuanji's approval and Shen Mo's life-saving card in hand, he had no reason left to refuse.
He could only go along.
He could only hope his luck would hold.
Shen Mo watched the two leave, a faint smile on his lips.
Wang Xing'an was a seasoned veteran and had already figured out what kind of person Ye Yan was.
Most likely, nothing would go wrong.
As for Ye Yan, he had even less to worry about.
In this world, he was the one who understood Ye Yan best.
Countless times better than Ye Yan understood himself.
'As expected, Ye Yan's status panel has changed.'
Watching Ye Yan's departing figure, Shen Mo saw, as expected, something had shifted.
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