Upon hearing Advisor Chen’s name, Su Bamboo immediately sat up straight, no longer looking indifferent.
Shi Gang nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, Advisor Chen is busy with many affairs, so there’s no need to trouble him with such a minor issue for now."
Su Bamboo blinked and curiously looked at Song Wei, "Master’s wife, since your leader is Director Chen, have you come into contact with him? What kind of person is he?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Yu clenched his fist and coughed heavily, yet secretly appreciated his apprentice for the helpful prompt. Meanwhile, Song Wei blushed and pretended she hadn’t heard the latter part of the question.
Fortunately, she quickly composed herself and replied seriously, "Although Advisor Chen is my superior, I haven’t had the chance to work with him yet."
"You should know that Advisor Chen is different from us. He is concerned with all of Qinling, and he is tasked with bringing glory to Qin Province in the upcoming Donghuang Conference. Unless it’s something particularly urgent and important, we don’t want to bother him."
Su Bamboo nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Advisor Chen is indeed very busy."
During the conversation, the vehicle they were in approached the scene of the incident.
"The road ahead is blocked; we should get off here."
Song Wei led the group off the vehicle onto the village path leading to Daping Village. After walking a few steps, they saw scattered rubble and large stones placed randomly around.
She pointed to the road ahead and sighed, "This is the handiwork of the Cliff Centipedes."
Su Bamboo recited instinctively, "Cliff Centipede, a Rock Pet Beast, has a hard body and is best at throwing huge stones with its tail for attacks."
"All these stones on the ground must be traces from their battles."
"Yes." Song Wei nodded, affirming Su Bamboo’s guess, then said, "Let’s move on."
As Song Wei led the way, she spoke slowly, "I’m planning to first find out why these two beast groups are in conflict and see if I can persuade them to leave."
"If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to use force."
At this point, Song Wei looked at Shi Gang and Shi Yu, "I’ll be counting on you then."
Shi Gang crossed his arms, maintaining a calm demeanor that showcased his mastery, "Leave it to me."
Shi Yu smiled gently, exuding a sweet aura, "Don’t worry, Wei, I’m here to help resolve this matter."
"Count me in too!" Su Bamboo exclaimed excitedly, raising his hand, while patting the Wooden Panda sitting on his shoulder, "The Wooden Panda and I will also lend a hand!"
As they moved forward, sounds of intense fighting suddenly reached their ears.
The group quickened their pace, stepping over the snow, their gaze sweeping past the sparse forest, with the scene unfolding in front of them.
Song Wei sighed deeply, "Look, they’re at it again."
A flock of Violent Cloud Sparrows covered in gray-black feathers soared mid-air, emitting sharp, high-pitched cries one after another, making it quite unbearable to the ears.
On the ground, a group of Cliff Centipedes stood against the Violent Cloud Sparrows.
Like most Rock Pet Beasts, the bodies of the Cliff Centipedes seemed to be made of hard rock, presenting a deep gray color with irregular black patterns on the surface, featuring a long tail raised upwards behind them.
The Cliff Centipedes were quite large, about a meter long, their small, pitch-black eyes staring at the Violent Cloud Sparrows above, emitting sounds tinged with anger.
There were about twenty Violent Cloud Sparrows and ten Cliff Centipedes.
Despite the difference in numbers, the individual combat strength of the Cliff Centipedes was notably stronger than that of the Violent Cloud Sparrows, with their rocky body capable of withstanding the Sparrows’ attacks.
The group watched from a distance, deliberately keeping a safe distance to avoid disturbing the two groups of conflicting beasts.
Suddenly, the leading Violent Cloud Sparrow flapped its wings vigorously, a dark brown crest standing atop its head, and torrents of Wind Blades burst out with a howl!
The sudden eruption of Wind Blades marked the start of the melee, with the other Violent Cloud Sparrows launching their attacks.
The Cliff Centipedes quickly retaliated, either stomping heavily on the ground to whirl up debris into the air or forming large stones at the end of their long tails and hurling them out.
Any Violent Cloud Sparrow hit would suffer severe injuries instantly, its form wavering as it plummeted toward the ground.
Fortunately, the Violent Cloud Sparrow flock leveraged their numbers to somewhat mitigate their disadvantage, and the Wind Blades shot forth, making it evenly matched with the Cliff Centipedes for the moment.
"Should we intervene?" Su Bamboo asked excitedly, his eyes brimming with anticipation as he observed the sudden melee.
"Roar, roar~"
The Wooden Panda on his shoulder waved its paw, its expression both fierce and adorable.
Song Wei appeared a bit hesitant, looking at the scene before her.
Mediating may sound straightforward, but it’s by no means an easy task, as it places extremely high demands on the mediator.
With even slightly insufficient strength, the mediator would be jointly attacked by both enraged parties of the confrontation.
Yet, if they don’t mediate and let these two major groups continue their struggle, the conflict will only intensify until a life-and-death outcome is determined.
In such a case, peacefully resolving this matter would become incredibly troublesome.
"Let me give it a try." Shi Gang’s voice drew Song Wei’s thoughts back; a confident smile was on his face as he stepped forward slowly.
Song Wei’s eyes brightened involuntarily.
That’s right!
They might not be able to mediate effectively, but with Advisor Shi’s capability, he could certainly accomplish this effortlessly!
This is Advisor Shi, who is comparable to Advisor Chen!
He’s the pride of everyone in Weixian County!
With everyone’s expectant gaze on him, Shi Gang first flexed his neck and then took a large step forward with his towering and burly frame.
As he advanced, a mysterious white summoning array appeared before him, and a powerful gust inexplicably arose, sweeping through and billowing everyone’s garments.