Chapter 20 – Unexpected Even (1/2)

Within the pitch black and dense forest, an indistinct campfire was flickering in a quick and lively manner, and it brought strands of warmth and light to the deathly silent night.

A few people sat cross-legged around the campfire.

Yang Ye had his back to a large tree, and the branch in his hand frequently jolted towards the fire before him. From the conversations they had before this, Yang Ye had obtained a slightly better understanding of the three of them.

All three of them were from a city called Green Mountain City, and it was the city closest to the Sword Sect. Man’zi and Qing Hong were actual siblings, and a few generations of their family before them were all mercenaries that relied on hunting Darkbeasts to provide for their family. As for Xiao Hei who hadn’t spoken all along, it wasn’t because he had a cold and indifferent bearing, and it was instead because Xiao Hei was mute!

“Brother Yang, are you really not a disciple of the Sword Sect?” At this moment, Man’zi gazed at Yang Ye and asked with slight curiosity.

When they heard Man’zi, Qing Hong and Xiao Hei gazed at Yang Ye as well. Needlessly to say, that scene from before where Yang Ye slashed the Twin Wing Python apart with a single strike had truly shocked them. This sort of strength was absolutely not something an ordinary independent cultivator or the disciple of a small clan could attain.

When they thought about how they’d asked Yang Ye to clean up the battlefield, their faces could help but burn slightly with embarra.s.sment.

“I can’t be considered to be one for now. Right….” Yang Ye stopped prodding the fire with the branch and looked at the three of them before he said, “What do all of you intend to do if you encounter that companion of yours, Xiu Yuan, in the future?

When they heard this name, all of their expressions became slightly unsightly.

Qing Hong grunted coldly while she didn’t conceal the disdain on her face at all. She said, “This fellow didn’t have pure intentions when he joined us. I originally thought that he was just slightly proud, yet I never imagined that he would be so cowardly. He actually abandoned his companions to seek survival. I’ll definitely shoot an arrow through his head when I see him again!”

Yang Ye shook his head and smiled as he gazed at Qing Hong who was angry. Looks like that Xiu Yuan who fled by himself has really infuriated her.

Man’zi shook his head and sighed before he said, “Forget it, let’s just not have anything to do with such a person in the future.”

“Forget it?” Qing Hong said with slight anger, “Big Brother, if it wasn’t for Yang Ye, the three of us would have already perished beneath the attacks of the Twin Wing Python. How could we just forget this?”

Xiao Hei revealed a gloomy expression as he casually swung the dagger in his hand through the air, and he used this sort of method to display his displeasure towards Xiu Yuan.

As he gazed at the two of them who were angry, Man’zi shook his head and sighed before he said, “How could I desire to just forget it? Qing Hong, you’re right. If Brother Yang wasn’t here when he fled in the midst of battle, then it would absolutely cause us to be annihilated. However, all of you are unaware that his older brother is a general in Green Mountain City. If we deal with him and news of it spreads, then we’ll be unable to gain a foothold in Green Mountain City.”

When they heard this, Qing Hong and Xiao Hei’s lips moved, yet they kept silent in the end. One had to at least be a First Heaven Realm expert in order to become a general at Green mountain City, and such an expert wasn’t someone they could go against.

After a moment of silence, Qing Hong grunted coldly and said, “We can’t let it go just like that. After we return to Green Mountain City, we’ll spread the news of him abandoning his companions. Let’s see who’ll allow him to join their group.”

Man’zi and Xiao Hei nodded when they heard this. If they didn’t do anything at all, then they themselves would feel slightly aggrieved in their hearts. Just like Qing Hong had said, so long as they spread the news, then Xiu Yuan would absolutely become the shame of the mercenary world in Green Mountain City. After all, fleeing in the midst of battle and abandoning one’s companions were taboos of the mercenary world.

“Is Green Mountain City close to Southpeace City?” Meanwhile, Yang Ye suddenly asked this question.

The three of them were stunned and didn’t know why Yang Ye asked such a question. Man’zi smiled and said, “Even though we’ve never gone to Southpeace City, it should be close. Because we’ve sometimes encountered mercenaries from Southpeace City that came to the Grand Myriad Mountains to hunt Darkbeasts.”

When he spoke up to here and glanced at Yang Ye before he said, “Could it be that Brother Yang is from Southpeace City?”

Yang Ye nodded, and then he glanced at them while seeming to be lost in thought.

When they noticed Yang Ye didn’t feel like talking about it, the three of them were very sensible and didn’t continue asking about it.

After a short period of silence, Man’zi seemed to feel as if something was off, and he stood up and glanced at the surroundings. The surroundings were completely pitch black and deathly silence. He frowned and thought for a moment before he said to Xiao Hei who sat silently at the side, “Xiao Hei, let’s sprinkle some Beast King droppings around us. It’s too quiet, and something doesn’t seem right.”

Xiao Hei nodded when he heard this, and then the two of them walked towards the distance.

Yang Ye was thinking about something when Qing Hong suddenly sat by his side. As she looked at Yang ye, a wisp of an unusual glow flashed past Qing Hong’s beautiful eyes. Yang Ye’s face was slightly thin, his features were clear, and he had elegant black hair. Even though he couldn’t be called a pretty boy, but he was still handsome as well. Of course, the key was Yang Ye’s strength. Even though he was only a Profounder at the seventh rank of the Mortal Realm, his strength could be described as terrifying.

She had a slightly good impression of Yang Ye because Yang Ye’s gaze wasn’t so invasive like the gazes of others towards her. So, she’d looked after Yang Ye all along the way. But when she saw Yang Ye stand in front of her like a G.o.d of battle and split the Twin Wing Python into two with a single strike, she knew that she had a trace of an unusual feeling towards this young man from that moment onwards.