Novel Bin Chapter 74 Betrayal
The night was long. Long enough to leave me exhausted. With the light returning to the world, the ground also settled down. It became still, as if it never moved before. I looked at this with interest. The world was a very interesting place, and if I had the chance, then I decided that I would explore how this happened.
I glanced at the tree that I was nesting on. It was pitch black, and it was not the ash that I had to avoid. So far, that had been working out for me. I kept walking forward, and staying within the path that I was supposed to take.
"What the hell are you doing, Hu Jin? How could you betray us like this? I will fight you to the death!" I heard a sound from ahead.
Someone was clearly in danger. I quickly ran forward, trying to see what was happening. The trees gave part, and there was a clearing ahead. At the middle of the clearing was a small tree, smaller than every other around it. But what was most obvious were the five fruits, shining like gems on the tree.
"The Hidden Qi Peach!" I exclaimed. As an alchemist, I obviously knew the medicinal ingredients that were around me. And this one was one that was especially popular, and expensive. It was for Core Formation Stage cultivators, though, so I couldn\'t use them now.
I turned my attention to the group that was in front of the tree. It was a surprising scene. There was a huge serpent lying in front of the tree, immobile. And beside that, four others were facing one. But it looked like the four were at the disadvantage.
I recognized this group. They were the rude ones who had the spirit compasses. Seeing them fall into argument, it was clear that the spirit fruits were the problem.
"Who\'s there?" Hu Jin, the leader, and the one who was going against the four others, looked straight at me.
"It is you, you pitiful bastard. But now that you also saw this, I am afraid that you have to die. Come and meet your fate!" Hu Jin grinned wide like a psychopath and leaped towards me.
I shook my head, and a spear appeared in my hands.
"You are just at the fourth layer of the Foundation Establishment stage. Do you think that you can actually match me? I defeated someone like you back when I was in the first layer, much less the second layer. Now that I am so much more powerful, why would I need to care about some stupid brat who thinks that he can just kill me on some whim?" I chuckled as I thrust the spear forward.
Blue Dragon Spear art! First form.
Clang!
My spear hit his sword, and he fell back a few steps almost immediately.
"Impossible! Hu Jin was pushed back!" the girl who was so rude the last time said with shock.
Hu Jin was also surprised by this outcome. His look towards me changed from contempt to respect. He then took back his sword and brought it to its side.
"I do not know your name yet, brother." he smiled kindly.
"I am Liu Feng. From the Liu Family in the Kaishi City." I replied.
"You are from the Liu Family? I had eyes but could not see. Please forgive me, brother Feng. I made a huge mistake. Here, you can see that there is such an enormous gift that you can take for yourself. Why must we fight amongst ourselves? Let us just take two each, and split the third. These four do not need to survive." Hu Jin said.
"What you are saying is indeed, very interesting. I think that I should take up this offer. But time and time again, I think back to the time that I was humiliated by the gazes of you and your little group here. Why do you think that I should help you out now? Why not just let you fight it out, and I will reap the benefits?" I smiled.
"Brother Feng! Please help us out. I promise that you will have better benefits. My family knows the third elder. I can help you out. Please do not help this man. He is just a mad one. Anyone who dares try to kill me is doomed by the third elder." a shrewd looking man who was right behind the girl said, looking straight at me.
"You have a nice background as well? It looks like it is not a big debate anymore. I know which side that I will help now, Brother Jin, and I am afraid that it will disappoint you." I said, shaking my head.
"That is a good choice, brother Feng. I will make sure that you will be rewarded for this help. I will also ensure that you will get one of the peaches." the shrewd man said.
I looked at him and chuckled.
"You just want to give me one peach?" I muttered in my breath.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to side with those fools? Do you really think that they will help you the way that you think that they will? I will give you three spirit fruits then. As long as you kill them, and the both of us keep our mouth shut, no one will know the real reason that they died. Everyone will think that the serpent killed them all." Hu Jin said.
"It is not that I want to side with them, Brother Jin. The Hidden Qi Peaches are just too valuable to pass by. I might not be that blood thirsty, so you will not lose your life, but the spirit fruits are mine." I smiled.
Immediately, my figure flickered, and I was no longer to be seen.
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