Chapter 439: Tie Haolong

It was not only Xue Wei and his friends who decided to eat at the restaurant. Usually, it was not an extremely lucrative business to have a restaurant in the capital, but today many people gathered in the restaurant, all of which were ordering the most exclusive dishes and the most luxurious wines.

This was something that happened whenever a group of people was entering the battlefield, and the restaurant owner was cursing the leaders of the army camp for never warning them so that they could prepare a lot of food and drinks.

Xue Wei was drinking a spirit fruit wine that did not make one intoxicated, but still tasted like wine. Luoluo was drinking juice, Lan was drinking wine, Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou were drinking tea.

The dishes had a heavenly scent, all of them were mouthwatering delicious, and they dug in as soon as they arrived at the table.

When the others saw Xue Wei and his friends digging into the meals, they too wanted their food to arrive as soon as possible.

The day went by quickly, they ate their food, and when they had finished, they returned to the army camp. Their original plan was to get resources, and while they got some, the majority were gone by the time they had finally arrived.

Now they spent the last of the time, before they had to meet up, to ensure that they had all the things they needed, and condition their minds for the travel ahead.

The following day, all the selected soldiers gathered at the arena where they had been tested two days prior.

Here, the stoic and the happy-go-lucky man, were both waiting for them to arrive. Next to them was a whole group of tamed Fierce Beasts. All of them were of the same race; they were Golden-Winged Eagles.

The Golden-Winged Eagles were extremely fast, but they had been picked because of their size. They were so big that at least fifty people could sit on each eagle's back.

As such, although many beasts were still needed since there were so many people, it was a lot better than if they required a beast per person.

Although there were many bird-clan members in the Demon Phoenix Continent, it was hard to find a clan with more than two thousand members to their clan.

Xue Wei had flown on a beast long ago when he was trying to escape the prison in the Chang'an continent with the help of his swallow friend.

Since then, he had not flown on any beasts; he would usually fly on his own.

But because of the distance between the army camp, he was also reminded of Tie Haolong.

It had been a long time since Xue Wei had thought about Tie Haolong, and his heart was aching slightly. Tie Haolong was his friend when he was still in the Heping Kingdom.

Tie Haolong had lost his life in an attempt to save Xue Wei. He was the one whom Xue Wei considered his equal, the first real friend, but he had died in front of him.

It was true that time heals all wounds, and while he was still saddened by Tie Haolong's death, he was grateful for his sacrifice.

It was thanks to Tie Haolong that he was still alive. It was also his credit that he had been able to grow as much as he had. For Tie Haolong sake, Xue Wei was not going to belittle his life.

When he had the strength, he was going to bury the entire Heping Kingdom together with Tie Haolong. He still had some friends back in Heping, and he had no interest in killing every citizen, but he wanted to rid the world of their royal family and their Primordial Beast hunters.

The others looked at Xue Wei when they felt that the aura was turning dark and dense. The experts close by him were starting to be suppressed by his character alone.

"Xue Wei!" Lan called out with a low voice, and Xue Wei was dragged from his thoughts, the aura diminishing again.

Everyone looked worriedly at Xue Wei. They could feel his emotions were tumultuous, but they did not know why.

Xue Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down. He felt a throbbing in his heart. Initially, he had hoped that there was a chance for him to reunite with Tie Haolong's reincarnation, which had caused him to feel that it was somewhat acceptable.

However, after talking with Lan and knowing that even his lover was unable to reincarnate, how could Tie Haolong? His heart was heavy, and he did not know what to say.

He had always been hopeful and thought the best about everything, he always thought that as long as he got strong enough, anything he had lost could come back, but now he knew that he couldn't always get what he wanted.

What was lost was lost forever. The sight of the birds was enough to make him remember all those unhappy thoughts, and he was forced to accept reality.

His friends were worriedly looking at him, but Xue Wei quickly pulled himself together again. He was not going to destroy himself; Tie Haolong would not want him to do that, he would want him to live rightfully and become a cultivator that stood at the apex.

This was also an excellent way to respect Tie Haolong. To never forget him, and to become the strongest of them in his stead.

Lan looked at Xue Wei. A slight smile played on his lips as he understood what he was thinking about.

Lan knew everything that had to do with Xue Wei. Xue Wei was the key, so he had no other choice than to follow him carefully.