Chapter 73: Real fight or just a show?
Compared to their smooth sailing, Bai Mingyang was incredibly unlucky. After stumbling and struggling to reach the river, the water had already returned to its original state, leaving no trace at all.
"Did Bai Yan send a message?"
"No, I only sent it and got on the boat, and there was no news since then." Bai Mingyang sat down by the river, "That damn girl must have wanted to keep it all for herself, so she deliberately kept it a secret and played a trick on us."
It was another busy day. Zhao Jun, who was exhausted and looked like a nobody, didn't bother to pay attention to Bai Mingyang. He directly asked about the route, "Water or land?"
Before Lu Lu could answer, Bai Mingyang interrupted him and said, "Of course we took the boat."
"You can take a boat, too," Zhao Jun said, his voice agreeable. "If you encounter piranhas, give us your high-level talismans."
"...You...you see for yourself." Zhao Jun sneered. It would be easy to deal with him after understanding his personality.
"Let's change our route. Tomorrow is the time to gather. If we keep wasting our time aimlessly like this, we'll lose our lives." Lu Lu glanced at Bai Mingyang, "I agree."
Bai Mingyang didn't want to contribute any effort, nor did he want to give up his treasures, so he could only follow the two of them. He didn't even realize that his dominant position had changed, and he gradually became a follower.
Three days later, Yun Xiang and his companions arrived at the Lost City, having gained a lot. Although they were a little disheveled, they were full of energy and spirit. Every time they experienced a battle, Yun Xiang's eyes were particularly bright.
"Were you robbed?" Xie Yu's worries were completely put to rest when he saw Yun Xiang's expression.
"What? You don't trust us at all?" Yun Xiang pretended to be angry, but she was not really angry. She was still anxious to share her experience with Xie Yu.
"Believe it, why not!" Xie Yu immediately begged for mercy.
"Pfft... We weren't the ones being robbed." Yun Xiang used her eyes to signal Xie Yu to look back. As soon as they arrived here, they ran into Bai Mingyang and his two companions.
Wow! "Bai Mingyang, you were robbed?" A single word made a world of difference.
Bai Mingyang moved his mouth but didn't say anything. He needed to rest. What if he provoked Xie Yu and was deliberately taking him for a walk? Would he still be alive?
Lin Ziyu wouldn't miss the chance to ridicule him. "He just failed in his robbery attempt, and lost both his wife and his army."
"Lin Ziyu, that's enough!" Bai Mingyang still couldn't control his anger, "Where's Bai Yan?"
Bai Mingyang looked around and didn't see Bai Yan, so he immediately yelled, "Bai Yan, Bai Yan, you damn girl, get out here!"
Bai Yan, hiding behind Lin Ziyu and Zhao Xueyue, looked away and trembled. She knew that Bai Mingyang was a madman when he got angry. But... he should have seen her gesture.
Zhao Xueyue deliberately stepped aside, revealing Bai Yan's collar. Bai Mingyang grabbed Bai Yan's hair, pulled her to the center of the crowd, and slapped her in the face, "Hide, keep hiding!"
Bai Yan's face swelled up instantly, and she stared angrily with tears in her eyes, "Bai Mingyang, try to move again." She risked her life to do things for him, but he actually hit her instead of just pretending!
"I hit you, what do you want?" Bai Mingyang wanted to vent his anger and also to divert everyone's attention. He didn't want his embarrassed appearance to be exposed in front of everyone.
The others didn't share his thoughts and immediately gathered together to discuss their next plan. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Bai Mingyang breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to let go, Bai Yan scratched him with her claws, leaving several bloody marks on his face.
Bai Yan had long nails, as if all of this was for this moment. The new and old grudges had completely made Bai Yan lose her mind. Before Bai Mingyang could react, she scratched, clawed, and bit him like a madman.
Bai Mingyang, a reckless man, immediately engaged in a scuffle with Bai Yan. Initially a mere scuffle, they resorted to using their special abilities and powers, ultimately developing into a battle of talismans that was truly breathtaking.
"Do you want to stop it?" Zeng Li, the good old man, was a little annoyed.
"How do we stop it?" Bie Nao glanced at him. "Use weapons, or superpowers? What if it develops into a group fight? Hehe, there will be trouble." Is he the one with nothing to do after eating? Zeng Li fell silent.
"Don't worry," Tengchong patted Zeng Li's shoulder, "it will stop naturally when the energy is exhausted."
"Do you think I'm worried about people?" Was he too dark, or had his brothers suddenly changed their ways? Zeng Li looked puzzled.
"Aren't you worried about people?" Tengchong was full of surprise. Good people don't worry about others. This matter must be made clear.
"I felt bad about wasting those talismans. Wouldn't it be better to use them on the mutant beasts?" Zeng Li glared at Teng Chong. "What do you mean by staring at me like that?"
"President, you have become bad." Tengchong said with a smile.
"Go away, I'm a good person, but I'm not ignorant of right and wrong." Zeng Li said unhappily. He was not only a good person, but also a good person who liked to save money.
No one stopped them, and both siblings were injured, wasting a lot of healing medicine, including the most precious soothing agent. They were running low on supplies, so Zeng Li was once again pushed out to persuade them to end the mission early.
Bai Mingyang refused to do that. His plan was only halfway through, and leaving now would only mean failure. He refused to do that! Zeng Li tried to persuade the siblings, but failed. Bai Mingyang even retorted with a single talisman: "Does my Bai family need this little talisman?"
"You might as well tell them directly that we hate them for being a drag." Bie Nao felt that there was something wrong with Zeng Li's strategy.
"Am I not being direct enough?" Zeng Li thought it was fine. "Speech should be artful."
“If you explain art to people who don’t understand it, they’re bound to not understand it.”
“…” There is nothing wrong with what he said, and it cannot be refuted.
Zeng Li couldn't help but reflect on himself, "Is it really my problem?"
"Okay, stop teasing him and get down to business. Those two can't move now. It's definitely not possible to insist on going into the desert. It's not appropriate for us to stay here and walk on our own. What if they die and blame us?" Lin Ziyu finally drew everyone's attention back.
"What should we do? We can't just waste time with them."
"Why don't we go explore the mysterious city?" Xie Yu suggested.
Although the Lost City has been explored countless times, those who haven't been there still want to see it. It's unavoidable; people just have this lucky mentality of "if you haven't found it, maybe I will."
"We came out and estimated that they had recovered."
"Just leave them here?"
"Aren't there still two brothers like them? They are a family, so they will definitely agree, right?" Xie Yu seemed to be asking Zeng Li, but his eyes were fixed on Zhao Jun. It was obvious that he was talking to him, because Zhao Jun looked like he was going too.
Xie Yu can let the Bai family get a little bit of profit, what a joke. No matter how many conflicts you have internally, in his eyes, they are all the same.
"Of course we'll stay!" Lu Dao pulled Zhao Jun and whispered, "Okay, even if you follow them, they won't let you get the things, just because we are from the Bai family."
In the end, everyone unanimously agreed to Xie Yu's proposal and set out to explore the maze city.
(End of this chapter)
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