Chapter 1731: Truly Could Not Find a Sixth

Luo Yong's eyes lit up, and a sly smile of having achieved his scheme curled at the corner of his mouth.

Duan Peng and the others, however, showed expressions of surprise.

This kid has some guts!

Yu Jing, on the other hand, said anxiously, "Ye Yuan, don't act on impulse!"

Ye Yuan looked at her and smiled. "It's just a Blaze Centipede, nothing to worry about. How about you keep watch for me, Sister Jing?"

Yu Jing thought for a moment, then nodded.

Ye Yuan wasted no time. He took out the Junyi Sword and walked slowly toward the Blaze Centipede.

Seeing the Junyi Sword, Duan Peng, Luo Yong, and the others narrowed their eyes.

A high-grade Divine Lord mystic treasure!

This kid really has some background.

Luo Yong, in particular, showed a greedy look in his eyes.

Although he was already at the sixth level of Divine Lord, he only possessed a low-grade Divine Lord mystic treasure.

Compared to Ye Yuan, he was practically a beggar.

Ye Yuan walked unhurriedly toward the Blaze Centipede, showing no sign of pressure.

Sss... sss...

The centipede let out a series of strange hisses, then suddenly turned and darted into the forest.

Luo Yong's eyes bulged, caught off guard by the sudden turn of events.

The Blaze Centipede had actually run away?

Faced with a human at the third level of Divine Lord, it had actually run away?

After all, it was well known that most savage beasts were stronger than humans of the same level.

Moreover, a savage beast, when the gap in strength is not too great, simply does not know what fear is.

For instance, just now the Flame Centipede clearly saw five or six humans here, yet it still intended to attack them.

What was this all about?

"Where do you think you're going!"

While they were still in shock, Ye Yuan moved and plunged into the forest.

The group was stunned again. This kid sure had guts!

"Ye Yuan, don't chase it!"

Yu Jing's face changed drastically, and she immediately drew her sword and pursued him.

But once she passed through the dense woods, there was no trace of Ye Yuan.

Unwilling to give up, Yu Jing pressed on further.

Luo Yong came to his senses, a bright smile spreading across his face.

This kid was really asking for death!

"What's with that Flame Centipede? Why did it flee as soon as it saw Ye Yuan?" Duan Peng asked, puzzled.

Luo Yong laughed. "What else could it be? It must have awakened a sliver of intelligence and sensed we were not to be trifled with, so it ran."

Duan Peng nodded. "That must be it. But... Ye Yuan chasing after it like that is very dangerous. I hope Yu Jing can find him."

Luo Yong naturally didn't want Ye Yuan to return. He chuckled, "This kid is indeed a hothead. He's asking for trouble himself, so no one else is to blame."

Duan Peng shook his head too, finding Ye Yuan's foolish behavior somewhat incomprehensible.

Although he didn't care for Luo Yong, what Luo Yong said wasn't wrong.

Ye Yuan had no self-awareness at all; if he died, he had no one to blame but himself.

Before long, Yu Jing burst out of the thicket, her expression grim.

"Well, did you find him?"

Though he already knew the answer, he still asked.

Duan Peng could tell that Yu Jing was quite concerned about this young brother.

Yu Jing shook her head blankly, looking as if she had been drained.

Luo Yong felt secretly pleased and said, "Forget about that kid. By now, he's probably been swallowed by the Fire Centipede. Let's keep moving."

Yu Jing snapped angrily, "Luo Yong, what do you mean? Is this how you treat your companions? If you abandon Ye Yuan now, will you directly abandon us when danger comes later?"

Luo Yong was taken aback, his face darkening as he said, "How... how could that be? That kid overestimated himself and chased after it on his own. I didn't force him."

Abandoning a companion was a major taboo for their team.

If word got out, no one would dare to hire them in the future.

Going into the mountains alone was far too dangerous.

Yu Jing's words struck a nerve, and Luo Yong dared not respond.

"Boss Duan, I request that we wait here for Ye Yuan!" Yu Jing said seriously, looking at Duan Peng.

Duan Peng thought for a moment and nodded. "Let's wait for him for half an hour. If he's not back by then, we'll have to move on."

"No need, I'm back!"

Just as Yu Jing was about to say something, a voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked and saw Ye Yuan slowly emerging from the dense forest.

Suddenly, their eyes narrowed, and they all showed expressions of shock.

After Ye Yuan came out, a huge centipede followed behind him.

The centipede was being dragged by Ye Yuan, dead as could be.

Boom!

Ye Yuan casually tossed the Fire Centipede in front of everyone.

Duan Peng asked in astonishment, "Did... did you do this?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Who else? Was there anyone else?"

Everyone was speechless. The outcome was far from what they had expected!

Especially Luo Yong, who felt worse than if he had swallowed a fly.

He had already sentenced Ye Yuan to death in his mind and felt gratified.

But in the blink of an eye, not only had Ye Yuan returned, but he had also killed the Fire Centipede.

As he spoke, Ye Yuan pulled out a few bright red fruits and tossed one to each person.

Of course, except for Luo Yong.

Duan Peng caught the fruit, his eyes narrowing in surprise. "A fourth-grade spiritual medicine, Blood Coagulation Fruit! Where... where did you get this?"

Ye Yuan said, "I chased that beast all the way to its lair. After killing it, I searched its nest and found these Blood Coagulation Fruits. Since we're all in the same team, everyone should share. As for this Fire Centipede, I'll give it to Boss Duan. When we get back, Boss Duan can distribute the benefits."

Although the Blood Coagulation Fruit was not an extremely rare fourth-grade spiritual medicine, it could easily fetch tens of billions of divine spirit stones.

Ye Yuan had essentially given them a generous gift.

They had done nothing and yet gained tens of billions of divine spirit stones.

Moreover, the Fire Centipede was a treasure from head to toe.

Earlier, they had all thought Ye Yuan was just tagging along for benefits, but in an instant, he had thrown a pile of benefits at them.

Boss Duan looked at Ye Yuan in shock, not expecting him to be so generous.

This further confirmed their belief that Ye Yuan's background was extraordinary.

Any one of them would have kept all these things for themselves, since no one else would have known.

But Ye Yuan had chosen to share them with everyone.

Luo Yong's face darkened as he said in a low voice, "Kid, what do you mean by this? If everyone gets a share, why does everyone else have one except me?"

Ye Yuan said apologetically, "Brother Luo, I'm really sorry. I only found five Blood Coagulation Fruits in its lair. I couldn't find a sixth, so I have to ask you to bear with it. Hmm... if I find more later, I'll make sure to include you, Brother Luo."

Everyone found it secretly amusing.

It was too much of a coincidence that there were exactly five Blood Coagulation Fruits, no more, no less.

Moreover, Ye Yuan had given them to everyone except Luo Yong, which was certainly no coincidence.

Luo Yong said darkly, "Hmph! Kid, you've got nerve! I couldn't care less about some mere Blood Coagulation Fruits!"