5 Treasure in Hand; Disturbance Begins! (1/2)

Ye Xiao received the note from Lan Langlang and rushed to the suggested place - the corner of the alley near Zuo Xiang Fu.

The sun had already set when he was halfway there, and the darkness was quickly settling in.

Not far from where he stood was the Zuo Xiang Fu. Ye Xiao smiled with satisfaction and turned left so as to make a detour into the alley. But just as he reached the corner, his senses were invaded by a terrifying feeling.

”Hmm?” Ye Xiao stopped immediately.

He sensed immense danger!

It was the instinct he had gained after experiencing countless life-and-death situations and ambushes. He had absolute trust in these instincts which he had developed after a lifetime of fighting.

Ye Xiao knew that his instincts would not warn him with time to spare unless the situation was one of extreme peril.

He could sense a large wave of cultivators converging towards him.

And he was very near the place where the cultivators would converge.

”Are they coming for me?” Ye Xiao frowned and then shook his head, ”They shouldn't be... I am not qualified enough for them to make such a big move. They wouldn't be thinking too highly of me, would they?”

At the same time, impatient footsteps approached from the opposite end of the alley. A murmur could be heard, ”Ye Xiao will come, will he not? He won't play me off, right?”

It was the voice of Zuo Wuji.

Obviously, he had arrived earlier, and he was now waiting anxiously for Ye Xiao.

His presence here made Ye Xiao eliminate him as a suspect. It meant that this ambush was planned by an unknown entity.

”Aha... You...” Zuo Wuji couldn't help but shout out loud when he saw Ye Xiao, and he practically skipped towards him.

”Hush!” Ye Xiao covered his mouth hastily, ”Did you bring the item?”

Zuo Wuji nodded as his mouth was covered, and then he took out a package from behind him.

Ye Xiao could tell that this was the crystal without seeing it, he could feel it!

Zuo Wuji had pinched the crystal quite easily, perhaps as a result of him becoming used to thievery.

”Here's the note for 750 taels of gold. Remember to pay me back.” Ye Xiao said as he exchanged the note for the package. He felt a huge sense of accomplishment.

”Thank you sooooo much...” Zuo Wuji nearly cried, ”Brother, a real good brother... From now on brother Ye, you are my best brother. I... I...”

He stuttered due to excitement.

Thinking about giving the ruyi back to his father, saving his reputation and no longer remaining a sandbag for his father and grandfather... Zuo Wuji had became very emotional ”... sniff, you really are my benefactor...”

”Oh thank god! The title of the number one black sheep in the kingdom will be taken away from me soon. God knows how stressed I have been these past few days...” He thought.

”All right now. Off you go quickly. Save your thanks for another day.” Now that he got the crystal, Ye Xiao didn't want to spend another second in this alley.

His instincts were practically screaming at him to get away.

Luckily, Zuo Wuji was even more eager to leave, ”Bro, after the auction the day after tomorrow, I will be free again. After that, we must get a drink together.” Zuo Wuji said while running away.

Now that he had a chance to save his reputation, he felt that he could no longer waste even a second of his remaining life.

”Screw that...” Ye Xiao was impressed, ”The bastard runs even faster than me...”

Now that the crystal he had dreamt of was finally in his grasp, Ye Xiao was one hundred percent satisfied. He turned around to leave the alley as he petted the crystal in the package.

Suddenly, he felt a strong dizziness which made him sway on the spot, forcing him to hold his forehead.

The remnant of the poison within his body had gotten out of control and begun its attack.

”I had completely suppressed it before. How could it flare-up again so quickly?” He thought.

The dizziness in his mind got stronger and stronger, and it even showed a slight eagerness, as if it was alive... He, however, wouldn't dare to consider its threat insignificant. He gnashed his teeth and took out his knife. He currently had no choice but to cut off a piece of the Heavenly Crystal Marrow and use it against the poison, as it had already grown vicious enough to take his life at a moment's notice. At this point, he really couldn't care about wasting some of the crystal because what he prioritized foremost was his own survival.

A grinding sound could be heard as he cut off the surface of the crystal. But he soon discovered that its insides were extremely hard. With his present strength, he could only manage to scrape off a little powder from its surface.

”It is actually that hard!” Ye Xiao felt helpless as he swallowed the powder.

Ye Xiao only had some second-hand knowledge about the crystal, and prior to today, he hadn't even seen it, let alone swallow some of it. It was only at this moment that he found out about the crystal's hardness.

It felt even harder than diamond!