Chapter 1397 The Scapegoat

"Hey, thanks a lot, brother. I really needed this!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Don't mention it. I've eaten so many of your pills over the years; if I had to thank you, I'd need ten years to do it. Let's talk about what we do next," the chubby guy said casually.

Ye Yuan said, "Well, there's someone nearby, so we might as well take care of him."

The chubby guy was startled, not understanding what Ye Yuan meant.

Ye Yuan led Xie Jingyi as they flew, quietly entering a dense forest.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan made a shushing gesture, and the two slowed down, creeping forward.

Not far away, the sound of fierce fighting came.

The chubby guy looked closely and immediately recognized who was fighting.

It was an outer disciple of the Qin family named Qin Yu.

He was one year senior to Qin Shao, but his talent was clearly inferior, so he remained in the outer sect.

The chubby guy looked at Ye Yuan and quietly made a throat-slitting gesture.

Ye Yuan shook his head with a smile, quietly channeling his divine essence.

Soon, a flesh-colored worm appeared in Ye Yuan's palm.

The chubby guy was startled, immediately recognizing it as a gu worm. But gu worms had myriad uses, and he didn't know what this one was for.

Ye Yuan muttered something, and the gu worm flew off his palm toward Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was in the heat of battle; how could he notice a gu worm quietly landing on him?

After doing this, Ye Yuan gestured to the chubby guy and they fled far away.

Although Qin Yu's talent wasn't as good as the true geniuses, his strength was considerable. After a hard fight, he finally forced his opponent to crush the jade pendant.

He picked up the storage ring the opponent had dropped, examined it, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

...

"Hey, what did you do just now? What's that gu worm for?" the chubby guy asked curiously.

Ye Yuan laughed. "Just returning the favor. Qin Yuanlong planted a Mother-Child Heartlink Gu on me, thinking I wouldn't know. Heh, imagine the look on Qin Tian's face when they go to all that trouble and find one of their own."

Of course, it wasn't Ye Yuan who discovered the Mother-Child Heartlink Gu, but Wuchen.

Having existed for millions of years, what hadn't Wuchen seen?

Qin Yuanlong thought he was flawless, but under Wuchen's surveillance, he was completely exposed.

Wuchen not only knew that he had planted the Mother-Child Heartlink Gu on Ye Yuan, but also knew how to break it and transfer it to someone else.

The chubby guy's eyes lit up, and he snickered, "Ye Yuan, I find you really sneaky! When you play dirty, it's impossible to guard against! Haha, I can already imagine the look on Qin Tian's face."

Ye Yuan smiled. "Hey, one should not have the heart to harm others, but must have the heart to guard against being harmed. I don't harm others, but I can't let myself be harmed either, don't you think?"

The chubby guy nodded in agreement. Back when he had caused a huge disaster, Ye Yuan had stepped up and taken the blame.

That kind of loyalty wasn't something everyone could show.

"By the way, what's the deal with your Xiu'er? I didn't know she was the second strongest in our Wumeng Academy, second only to Qin Tian! Such a proud daughter of heaven—could she really fancy you?" Ye Yuan teased.

The chubby guy took offense. "Pfft, no matter how proud she is, she can't escape my grasp! Gaga!"

Ye Yuan was very curious. Lin Xiu was cold and aloof, but she treated the chubby guy differently from others.

Although she wasn't very attentive to him, she didn't keep him at arm's length like she did with others.

There seemed to be some hidden story behind this.

Hearing the chubby guy say that, Ye Yuan felt even more that something was fishy.

Lin Xiu had entered Wumeng Academy several hundred years ago, clearly not from the same era as the chubby guy.

But in the world of martial artists, this age difference wasn't a gap.

Especially for divine path experts, they were all considered young.

At most, Lin Xiu could be considered the chubby guy's big sister.

"What's the story? Tell me," Ye Yuan said, his curiosity piqued.

The chubby guy said smugly, "Xiu'er and I were betrothed before we were born. It's just that she was born a few hundred years earlier. Now that I've followed her footsteps into Wumeng Academy, how can she escape? Well, of course, all this is thanks to you. When Xiu'er and I finally get together, I'll definitely thank you properly!"

Ye Yuan suddenly understood. No wonder Lin Xiu was cold to the chubby guy but also seemed surprised.

Clearly, she had looked down on this chubby guy before, but she never expected him not only to pass the entrance exam but also to participate in the Hundred Cities Trial!

And Ye Yuan could also see that Lin Xiu didn't seem too排斥 the chubby guy.

That was a good start.

...

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Several figures appeared in the dense forest—it was Qin Tian and his two companions!

"This terrain is good for an ambush! He's approaching this direction, about half an hour away. We'll set up an ambush here and wait for him to walk into the trap!" Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Brother Qin Tian!" Qin Pei and the other responded.

"This kid is cunning. You must not leak any aura! Once he enters my kill range, I'll strike personally. You two support me, understand?"

Qin Tian arranged the ambush details methodically, leaving nothing to chance.

He had never wanted to kill someone so badly. From the moment Ye Yuan killed his sister, he had been on Qin Tian's kill list.

And the humiliation Ye Yuan brought him when he entered the Hall of Fame had been buried in his heart all these years, never fading!

So this time, he had to kill Ye Yuan with his own hands.

He couldn't allow any slip-up!

After arranging the ambush positions, the three hid themselves, blending perfectly into the surroundings.

From the outside, they were completely indistinguishable.

Feeling the Mother-Child Heartlink Gu getting closer, Qin Tian's emotions involuntarily stirred.

Must stay calm!

Must not show any flaw!

Qin Tian kept admonishing himself, calming his mind.

With his strength, killing Ye Yuan was as easy as waving his hand.

But the difficulty lay in the fact that Ye Yuan had the jade pendant!

If Ye Yuan crushed the jade pendant, he would instantly teleport back to the altar.

So he had to kill Ye Yuan in one blow, without giving him time to react!

If he was even a moment too slow, all the effort the Qin family had spent these years would be wasted!

Close!

Closer!

A little closer, and I'll have enough certainty to kill him!

The moment "Ye Yuan's" figure stepped into the range, Qin Tian moved!

With lightning speed, he thrust his sword!

"Pfft!"

Qin Tian's sword strike was immensely powerful, and it unsurprisingly pierced through "Ye Yuan's" sea of consciousness.

Qin Tian was overjoyed—finally, he had killed that damned bastard!