Chapter 232 – Interception (2/2)

“They are Qing Mu’s men, what is their business here?” Hong Hai mumbled, frowned in confusion as he recognized the trio.

“They are all Black Dragon listers above four-star returned prime level, and they’ve certainly gotten a stone in the past!”

Ye Wei narrowed his eyes and glared at the trio. ‘They are here to do nothing else than give me a hard time.’

‘There are plenty more puppets here.’ He exhaled slowly, trying to suppress his anger and decided to find himself another puppet instead of confronting the trio.

“Whoosh!”

Just when Ye Wei was close to the next puppet, another blue beam flew past him and reached the target before his fist did.

“Oh, sorry about that. I accidentally broke those puppets!” Shi Kun spoke in a dry tone, ‘Newbies these days… It’s stupid enough to pick a fight with Qing Mu as a veteran. I would not want to be in his position the slightest.’

“Shi Kun, you are just so clumsy sometimes.” Zhou Huan added in a comedic tone.

“I don’t know, my Qi is just very active today. I couldn’t control it.” Shi Kun shrugged and pulled a guilty looking face.

“They are picking on Ye Wei…”

“These veterans are shameless, they have already gotten their stones, they don’t gain anything from being difficult!”

It wasn’t hard for anyone to guess that the veterans were intentionally giving Ye Wei a hard time.

“I can feel it! All three of them are four-star returned prime Warriors, Ye Wei is in trouble, they should be higher ranked than Jin Kui by quite a bit.”

“They really are trying their best to put us down!”

The initiates were angered by the injustice, sharing the same hatred in their hearts.

“Ye Wei, they won’t go away before you do, and I think they might even force you to leave this realm. If you want to participate the tournament in good condition, you just have to accept that today is not the day you get your stone...” Hong Hai urgently told Ye Wei. “We would love to fight by your side but I don’t think it will be any help…”

‘Leave?’ Ye Wei knitted his brows, ‘if I leave now, they will think I am scared of them. From there, these self-centered veterans will just push all of the initiates even harder.’

“I have great respect for all the veterans here. If you three think otherwise, you have misunderstood my intentions that other day.” Ye Wei lifted his head and said sincerely, but he had a chilling glare as if he already knew the trio did not wish to end the dispute peacefully.

“I have been here for less than a month, I don’t even know any of you. If you were displeased by something I’ve done I would like to know how we can resolve our differences.” He continued.

“What do you mean? You turned the palace’s traditions upside down and showed all of us you have the potential to rival Chi Wuxiu, small players like us dare not to cross you.” Shi Kun stared down pridefully and said in a sarcastic voice. “We are just taking a walk, all three of us like how the clouds look in here. You’ve got a problem with that?”

‘Without a doubt, you are a genius among geniuses, but if the Spiritualist doesn’t want you to have an easy life, there is nothing we can do to chance it.’ Shi Kun thought to himself.

Although the trio knew about Ye Wei’s talent and admired the initiate to an extent, they knew they must follow Qing Mu’s orders if they wished to survive the competitive palace.

“Are you three sure about this? If you want to be difficult, I will too.” Ye Wei’s face turned dark as the golden runic patterns on his bones came alive.

“It frustrates me how far you three are going without a reason.” Ye Wei clenched his fist, warm waves of energy began to leak out from his skin. “I do not bully others and I do not tolerate bullies.”

“Oh, look at that, I’ve never seen an angry genius before. I think my legs are getting soft, it’s a scary sight don't you think?” Shi Kun glared at Ye Wei and said sarcastically.

Qian Dao and Zhou Huan began to laugh hysterically.

“Let it out, it’s not healthy to hold a grudge.” Zhou Huan narrowed his eyes and beckoned.

“I will remember what you three did today. And I would like to see what made you guys think you can stop me from getting a stone.” Ye Wei glared at the trio, although uncertain about winning a fight against the four-star returned prime Warriors, he was certain he would be able to get a stone while keeping them occupied.

‘Starblink Steps!’

‘Light clone!’

Ye Wei ignored the trio entirely, rushed to a puppet at his top speed while his clone headed to another. ‘I am here to get things done, I have no interest in fighting any of you.’

“Let’s go boys!” Shi Kun grunted and his eyes turned cold.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Just as Shi Kun ordered, Qian Dao launched themselves towards Ye Wei and Zhou Huan to the clone, while Shi Kun stayed at the backline to control the assault.