127 Despicable and Shameless (2/2)

In the stillness, the two stared at each other and said in unison, ”One, two…three!”

The next moment, the Professor stopped the melody brewing in the flute. Ye Qingxuan retracted his cane as well. Good. They had both followed the rules and were true to their words. Very good.

But then a murderous glint flashed past the Professor’s eyes. The cold flute melody sounded again. He was going to take this opportunity to kill the d*mn b*stard! But he did not expect that after Ye Qingxuan put his cane away, that his agile partner would aim her bow at the formation! Like an experienced assassin, she pulled the bow back half an inch!

In the next moment, there would either be a shattering explosion or a fight to the death, but they halted once again. The flute music dissipated and the hand on the bow relaxed slowly.

”…”

”…”

The deadly silence was awkward as h*ll.

”Despicable!” the Professor cursed under his breath.

”Low-class!” Bai Xi had found the chance to cut in. If this were an insult competition, the points would be 1:2 now!

”Yay, we won!” Ye Qingxuan and Bai Xi high-fived each other, whistling, their eyes bright with joy.

For some reason, the Professor suddenly felt weak. It was an insult to his intelligence to fight with these two idiots.

”…” The stalemate continued.

The Professor finally broke the silence, ”We can’t keep wasting time. Puspotkata might come back any time.”

”Right.” Ye Qingxuan nodded, not without mockery. ”You make so much sense. I’m in awe.”

”How about we let go at the same time?” the Professor suggested.

Ye Qingxuan shook his head. He jutted his chin at the formation between them. ”It’s easy to let go, but what about the stuff? How do we split it?”

The Professor sighed. ”Undo the formation first…Whoever does it first gets the stuff.”

”I agree.” Ye Qingxuan nodded politely. ”I have a partner. Do you mind if she helps me?”

The Professor glanced at Bai Xi. Seeing that she was just a student, he nodded.

”One, two…three!” both of them let go. But at the same time, they reflexively raised their hands. Sensing the other’s guard, they lowered their hands in regret again.

”He will be a strong opponent in the future.” For some reason, the thought appeared in both Ye Qingxuan’s and the Professor’s mind. They retreated in unison, showing that they had no bad intentions.

Watching them exchange glances and their troubled expressions, Bai Xi could not help but shake her head. ”…You’re both so boring.”

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When both were certain that the other would uphold the agreement, and that they themselves had no chance to make the first move, they gave up on attacking. The most important task at hand was to get the treasure. Everything would be lost if they did all the work and someone else took the reward.

The Professor was focused on breaking through the formation on his side. He did not think about helping Ye Qingxuan at all. Sometimes he would glance over to observe what Ye Qingxuan was doing, as if trying to calculate his mysterious enemy’s skill and technique…

But Ye Qingxuan obviously could not let that happen. It was just breaking through a formation under a spell. He just had to reverse the steps and create it again. It should be easy with the deciphering method…yeah right!

If Abraham, who could perform the Requiem enchantment, could do it, breathing through the Resonance Ring would be easy as pie. But Ye Qingxuan had only studied for a little over a month! He had not even finished the book! He could only manage to decipher single notes. He was completely at a loss when faced with a measure…

But no problem. He did not have the skills…but he had Bai Xi!

He glanced at the girl, his eyes saying, ”Cousin, it’s your time to shine!”

”Watch me!” Excited, Bai Xi moved over. Rolling up her sleeves, she pointed and looked at a point in the distance. Right before her finger, the aether above the Resonance Ring instantly scattered. Talent: Zhaodang!

At its full power, Zhaodang could create a dark zone where the aether would be uncontrollably powerful, but when it was on her finger, it was like a knife that could slice through all enchantments and aether structures!

Under Hermes’s guidance, she had learned how to control the terrifying power within her a few days ago. She no longer had to worry about using up all her energy.

The little girl who loved to show off had performed it for Ye Qingxuan, winning the youth’s praise and satisfying herself. She had also erased all help from Hermes and credited the huge success to her own talent.

As for the Professor on the other side of the formation, his eyes practically fell out of their sockets. He rubbed his eyes, scared that he had gone crazy. ”What the f*ck?!”