26

Meanwhile in glory city, people were cleaning up the aftermath of the banquet they had thrown to welcome the people of Highland plateau. The banquet had been huge, one large enough to express the significance of the matter. Because the people from highland plateau not only injected fresh blood to the society, but they also showed that the glory city was not alone. It showed the chance of other groups of survivors. And the people had celebrated this with vigour.

"Last night still feels like a dream" a guard standing near the gates spoke out loud, almost in a dazed voice.

"I bet" his companion, the other guard retorted sarcastically. "You were drunk before even the banquet started. How are you standing right now?"

"That my friend is my very special skill, But I didn't mean that, I was talking about the new people"

To which the other guard replied "I was just messing around, but yeah. I get what you mean. Who would've thought that there were others out there." Then suddenly his eyes brightened. "Remember how instructor Ye Xiu threw you out of the class for getting that question wrong three times in a row"

The guard replied with a good natured guffaw. "HaHa. Yeah, i always thought there were other humans out there, but the old coot never listened . Told you he must've gone senile. "

"Probably because he was stuck with trouble makers like you!"

The two men engaged in small talk while they stood guard. But they had to end their conversation suddenly because of a disturbance they could feel. Not a second later , a scout, usually in charge of monitoring the activity of demon beasts beyond the city limits ran towards them.

The scout was in his demon beast state. Not just that, he was running at them in the full speed, a gold rank spiritualist with wooden horned Antelope demon spirit could muster.

The guards, immediately vigilant, raised their spears in unison and pulled a cord leading to a special bell that notifies the arrival of a scout to the barrack leader.

The leader, who himself was a little hung over barely had time to come out of his small tent when a wind tainted with red blew past.

Snapping out of their dazed state, the squad leader, along with the other inebriated guards turned their eyes to see something they had believed to be a miracle just a few days ago.

More people. Grown and young members of the human tribe, all walking in the direction of the glory city. Almost all of them with significant achivements in cultivation. And most importantly, non of them were hostile.

The squad leader stood in a daze as an old man emitting the aura of a legend rank cultivator stepped foreward.

Young man can you please call out the city lord? We are hoping to establish a living in your city"

While the leader stood slack jawed, the guard whisper asked his friend,"Do you think you can impart me with your secret technique?"

Needless to say, that night cheers echoed throughout the city as another banquet ensued . And though no one noticed it, two guards were happily gorging in the fine liquor with no restraint.