But Xiang Beifei seemed too lazy to bother with him.
Does he disdain to scold himself?
Damn! Am I not even worthy to be scolded by you? How little you must think of me!
Long Guocheng felt indignant inside, as he had always looked down on others and never allowed anyone to look down on him!
Without any hesitation, he angrily followed.
Ye Changfeng chuckled behind them.
"This really is an odd team."
He had seen student-formed pioneer teams before, but this was the first time he had seen such a strange configuration where one N-level pulled four SR-levels along.
Each member of the team had a strong personality, all of whom were among the best new students. Normally, none would submit to the others.
The process of becoming a cohesive team requires time, it's not something achieved overnight, and various conflicts and prejudices would arise among teammates, which required the team leader to mediate—a true test of the leader's capabilities.
But the process of integration seemed to occur naturally in this team.
"Maybe this year's freshman competition won't be so bad after all."
Ye Changfeng muttered to himself, then followed them.
In the snowy wind, four people lay on the ground.
They were utterly exhausted and gasping for breath.
Killing a Meridian Opening stage snow monster was too difficult!
Even though just now, Xi Keyao managed to cover the snow monster, it was only containment and not easy to kill the snow monster.
Xiang Beifei seemed to have killed the snow monster with a simple punch, but for the four late-stage Qi-Controlling individuals, it was akin to climbing to heaven!
Fortunately, under Xiang Beifei's command, they managed to successfully kill the snow monster, though the effort had exhausted them tremendously.
Xiang Beifei still sat on a rock, pondering his own concerns.
"A qualified leader needs to know how to handle the conflicts within a team. You did very well just now; teamwork is most crucial, and actually, it's about having five people with one heart that's key," said Ye Changfeng.
Xiang Beifei looked at Ye Changfeng expressionlessly.
Ye Changfeng chuckled and said, "I know you don't like trouble, but you always tend to simplify complex matters, don't you?"
Xiang Beifei was his junior, but unlike Ye Changfeng himself, who was more cautious and thought about the consequences, Xiang Beifei was much more straightforward.
The threat Xiang Beifei posed to Long Guocheng was very real, and Ye Changfeng did not doubt that if it were on a battlefield during a beast tide, Xiang Beifei really might kill Long Guocheng for not following commands and consequently causing the death of teammates!
Despite looking lackadaisical daily and being polite to everyone with a good temper, Xiang Beifei was not someone to be trifled with when he got serious.
After all, he was a kid who cracked sunflower seeds with Elder Luo every day!
"I'm not sure whether the temper you picked up from Elder Luo is good or bad," Ye Changfeng sighed helplessly.
Xiang Beifei looked puzzledly at Ye Changfeng and said, "Why do I always feel like you are rather enjoying this?"
"Am I?" Ye Changfeng rubbed his chin and then chuckled again, "I'm just here to watch the drama. You handle your team, and I'll enjoy the show."
Xiang Beifei pursed his lips, then fell into contemplation again.
Ye Changfeng said, "You're thinking about the battle just now, aren't you? They did quite well, four late-stage Qi-Controlling individuals defeating an early-stage Meridian Opening desolate beast, especially since you didn't intervene. But reflecting on experiences is also a quality a leader should have. You can think more, improve more, which is very good."
"I'm not thinking about that."
"Then what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about what to eat tonight," Xiang Beifei said seriously, "We've been out for so long, the cafeteria has closed."
He was thinking about food!
This kid's thought processes are so weird!
"We won't be returning, we will spend these ten days outside in the desolate wilderness! Enclosed training!" Ye Changfeng emphasized.
"Oh, is that so," Xiang Beifei thought for a moment before curiously asking, "Mr. Ye, each of your swords has unique abilities, but is there one that can cook?"
"A sword that can cook?"
Ye Changfeng was stunned!
He had never expected Xiang Beifei to ask such a bizarre question!
What does 'a sword that can cook' mean!
Is a sword meant for cooking?
A sword is meant for slaying!
A sword controls the heavens, its force swallowing thousands of miles of rivers!
With a sword in hand, I possess the demeanor!
Every sword can be used to flaunt one's own coolness!
But this kid, to actually say—a sword that can cook?
This is simply an insult to swordsmen!
"No!" Ye Changfeng said irritably.
"Aren't you our nanny?" Xiang Beifei muttered, "If you can't cook, what are you doing following us? Are we going to starve to death in the desolate wilderness these ten days?"
Three lines appeared on Ye Changfeng's forehead, and he felt his blood pressure skyrocketing.
A powerful SR-level Sword Cultivator from Liangzhou University, whose skills were extraordinary and divine, capable of splitting mountains and cutting off rivers with a single strike—had just been reduced to a cooking nanny by Xiang Beifei?
"He's the junior brother, an inexperienced little junior brother! He's the naive youngster that needs my protection. I shouldn't be too bothered! Stay calm! There are other students here, I can't lose my composure."
Ye Changfeng, patting his chest, suppressed his anger and fervently reminded himself not to draw his sword.
These days, his ordinarily calm state of mind, honed through years of sword training, had been repeatedly disturbed by Xiang Beifei. Xiang Beifei's understanding of the Sword Dao made it absolutely impossible for him to remain composed.
Feeling that since he had met Xiang Beifei, he was startled by his talent and choked by his words, his mental state had regressed ten years in cultivation!
But this was his own junior brother, who needed to be well taken care of.
"I'm not really sure which desolate beasts are edible and which are not, I have not studied that yet, Teacher, maybe you could cook? Since you're quite free anyway, find something useful to do, make yourself a competent nanny," Xiang Beifei said.
"Damn it! Draw your sword! Duel at the Summit of Forbidden Purple!"
Ye Changfeng's blood pressure surged, and he could no longer hold back, directly shouting at Xiang Beifei!
Xiang Beifei started laughing; he was just bored and teasing his senior brother.
After all, it was Ye Changfeng who had dumped this messy situation on him while remaining seemingly indifferent, adding some cool remarks on the side.
Besides, they were meant to stay in the desolate wilderness for ten days, so the food issue had to be resolved, right?
Ten days may seem short, but in reality, they are quite lengthy.
Throughout these ten days, their vigilance was constant because this place is the desolate wilderness, always facing various kinds of desolate beasts.
This was an outdoor training for the team led by Xiang Beifei, so during this process, Ye Changfeng never took the initiative to step in and help, treating himself as if he were invisible.
The duty of a team-leading teacher is just , in cultivating pathfinders, he would not intervene to assist unless it was a matter of life and death.
This meant that the five of them had to figure out themselves how to survive in the desolate wilderness, be it taking turns to stand guard while resting or constructing various defensive fortifications and finding food.
Fortunately, with Li Zimu around, he could stack stones to build safe barriers, ensuring a space for everyone to sleep. As for finding food, it wasn't a big issue since there are so many desolate beasts around, not all during Meridian Opening stage, and some during Qi-Controlling stage, just casually killing one would suffice.
Being able to kill a desolate beast was one thing, but the main issue was that no one in the team was capable of cooking, and added to their inability to identify which desolate beasts were edible, it proved to be very troublesome.
Before coming here, they hadn't considered the food problem, nor had they formally learned to identify the meat quality of desolate beasts, a lot of which was poisonous, eating it could result in death!
Xiang Beifei wasn't bothered; he could just snack on sunflower seeds to get by, always full of energy, but the others couldn't manage that way.