"Captain, in order to hunt down that Fire Spirit, we suffered most of our casualties. Are you willing to watch the Beast Pill being taken away by that kid?"
After staying away from Ye Chen, a member of the violent mercenary group said angrily.
"What can I do if I don't give in?"
Yan Bai smiled bitterly and said: "You should have seen that boy's strength. Not to mention that our leader is injured, even at his peak, he may not be his opponent!"
"Captain, perhaps you are overestimating others' ambitions and destroying your own prestige!"
The mercenary said disapprovingly: "We did underestimate the strength of this fire spirit, but have you ever thought about it. If it weren't for the scars on the fire spirit, that kid wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily!"
"you mean……"
"Captain, what I'm saying is that the boy was able to successfully obtain the Fire Spirit Rhinoceros Pill. In fact, it's mostly due to us!"
Seeing Yan Bai's confused expression, the mercenary explained patiently: "Before this, we fought with Huo Lingxi for half an hour. Although we paid the price of more than half of the casualties, it also made Huo Lingxi at the end of its crossbow!
"
"If we hadn't consumed most of Huo Lingxi's combat power first, that kid would never have succeeded!"
"so……"
He took a deep breath and said decisively: "The beast elixir that boy got should have been ours in the first place. He was just there to wait for work and take advantage of it!"
"Then according to your opinion, we should go back and snatch the beast pill?" Yan Bai frowned.
He admitted that Ye Chen did get a big advantage from them.
But even if Huo Lingxi is only at the end of his battle, the strength Ye Chen has shown should not be underestimated.
If he were to snatch it back now, he really didn't have the guts.
"Captain, it's unrealistic to snatch it now, but..."
The mercenary smiled sinisterly and said: "They went deep into the wild forest to hunt the fire spirit, isn't it because of the huge reward offered by the Dongfang family?"
"We can go back now, make preparations in advance, and wait for the rabbit near Dongfang's house!"
"When they happily head to Dongfang's house with their beast pills, we can intercept them halfway. Not only can we enjoy the success, but we can also wash away today's shame!"
Hearing this, Yan Bai perked up and said, "Okay, let's do it like this!"
"Hey, the most satisfying way to get revenge is to drive the other party into the abyss of despair when they are close to success. That feeling must be very wonderful!"
…
On the other side, Ye Chen and his party, after tidying up, began their journey back to the Southern Territory.
After all, the Black Scale Mercenary Group went deep into the heart of the wild forest just to hunt down the Fire Spirit.
Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need for them to stay.
However, along the way, Zhuo Ya was worried.
"The violent mercenary group will definitely take revenge on us!"
She approached Ye Chen and said solemnly: "Mr. Ye, have you ever thought about how to deal with it?"
Originally, she called Ye Chen by his first name, but after seeing Ye Chen's terrifying strength, she became much more respectful.
"I never thought about it!" Ye Chen shook his head.
Zhuo Ya was stunned.
It’s so free and easy!
Things that are a matter of life and death, but you don't care at all?
In order to attract Ye Chen's attention, she took the trouble to explain: "You must know that the violent mercenary group has a wide network of contacts and knows many strong people. If they invite more powerful helpers, and we go out openly like this, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"How about this..."
As if she thought of something, Zhuo Ya grabbed Ye Chen's sleeve and said happily: "If they stop you, give him the beast pill immediately and apologize to him, maybe..."
"apologize to him?"
Ye Chen smiled bitterly and said: "You are really too worried. Things are not as serious as you think, and they are not that scary!"
"But……"
Zhuo Ya wanted to say something else, but was instantly interrupted by Ye Chen waving his hand, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, they won't be able to cause any trouble!"
"Besides, you are also mercenaries after all, can you be a little bloody?"
Ye Chen smiled bitterly and said: "The violent mercenary group bullied the weak and snatched away the Huo Lingxi you found. Due to emotions and reasons, they were at fault in the first place. If they want to take revenge, it should be you who take revenge on them.
Are you actually worried about retaliation from them?"
Hearing these words, Zhuo Ya felt extremely guilty.
Just thinking about her purpose of hunting the Fire Spirit, she asked cautiously: "By the way, can you give me this Fire Spirit?"
"Do you want to dedicate it to the person named Dongfang Ming?" Ye Chen asked.
"Yes!" Zhuo Ya could not deny, "I don't want to get the reward from the Dongfang family, but I want to fulfill my promise to Dongfang Ming!"
"Let's see then!"
Ye Chen said ambiguously: "If it's not of great use to me, I will help you!"
"Thanks!"
Zhuo Ya quickly thanked her.
Although Ye Chen gave herself a very small chance, she felt very excited if she had a chance.
After all, it was Ye Chen who killed Huo Lingxi. It was the other party's power to give it to him or not.
…
Five days later.
"Is this the southern border?"
As soon as he walked out of the dense forest, Ye Chen was filled with emotions.
After wandering around in the wild forest for half a month, I finally crossed over this continuous virgin forest and entered another brand new area.
Ahead, a winding road stretches to an unknown distance.
On both sides of the road, there are some scattered houses, with smoke rising from their cooking stoves, making them look very deserted.
"Mr. Ye, why do you act like it's your first time in the Southern Territory?"
Zhuo Ya next to her said strangely: "Shouldn't you have seen the scenery here before?"
"Uh... yes, I just had some feelings after finally escaping from death in the wild forest!" Ye Chen said awkwardly.
Naturally, he would not reveal it easily that he was from Haoshan.
"Let's go. Dongfang's home is only three hundred miles away from here. It can be reached in two days at most!"
Zhuo Ya didn't think much and immediately stepped forward to lead the way.
After leaving the wild forest, they no longer had to worry about encountering any powerful monsters. In addition, the road was smooth, and everyone's journey was at least several times faster.
As a result, in just three hundred miles, the group gradually arrived at the destination of their trip, Dongfang's home, in less than two days.
Looking from a distance, I could see a series of buildings standing a dozen miles away.
It's like a bustling city, with people coming in and out at the city gate, making it very lively.
"This is one of the big forces within a thousand miles radius, the Dongfang Family?"
Looking at the bustling city in front of him, Ye Chen subconsciously asked.
"Yes, this city was built by the Dongfang family!"
Zhuo Ya nodded and said expectantly: "The eldest lady of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Yunxi, is seriously ill in bed and is waiting for the Huolingxi animal elixir to be used as a medicine!"
At this point, she suddenly stopped and cast an apologetic look at Ye Chen, "Sorry, I... lied to you!"