by Feng Yise
"Why did you reject me?"
Baili Qingyan had a baffled look, her words carrying tender bashfulness, full of puzzlement.
In her view, no man should be able to refuse her charm.
Ye Yuan's mind was like a clear mirror, but he smiled and said, "Miss Baili, a straightforward person doesn't beat around the bush. You feel that my strength is meager and want to make use of me to shake off those two people's pestering. You feel that I hanker after your beauty and would agree to you without a word, or that I can pass the first round assessment under your protection. But, I have to say, you miscalculated!"
If it were others, they would definitely agree without hesitation.
But what Ye Yuan thought was a lot more than others.
Baili Qingyan's reliance was not worth a single cent in front of him.
He did not need beauty, much less the protection of Baili Qingyan.
So, he could be aloof if he had no selfish d.e.s.i.r.es.
While Baili Qingyan was beautiful, what she had in mind did not have much temptation to Ye Yuan.
Therefore, she miscalculated.
Baili Qingyan suddenly discovered that Ye Yuan's mind was ridiculously clear-headed.
She understood that Ye Yuan was negotiating terms with her.
"With your strength, if Song Ting is bent on dealing with you, there's absolutely no way you'll survive. If you follow me, you can pass the first round assessment very effortlessly."
Baili Qingyan was very puzzled, she felt that Ye Yuan did not have reason to reject her terms at all.
Song Ting's threat just now, Baili Qingyan took it into her sight.
She felt that Ye Yuan would definitely need to seek protection under such tremendous pressure.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan's strength was meager. If she formed a team with Ye Yuan, anyone would be able to tell that she just wanted to shake off Duan Qinghong two people.
To Ye Yuan, her addition could let Ye Yuan pass through the round even easier.
In other words, as long as he followed her, Ye Yuan could win by simply not doing anything.
Passing the first round assessment practically did not have the least bit of suspense.
But Ye Yuan refused.
Ye Yuan smiled faintly and said, "That's my own business! Moreover, Miss Baili is too self-confident. Passing the first round assessment isn't as hard as you imagine."
Baili Qingyan sneered to no end in her heart!
The first round was not hard?
That was said to her, Baili Qingyan!
Baili Qingyan was very smart, she understood what Ye Yuan had in mind very quickly.
Ye Yuan clearly saw through her thoughts and wanted to coerce with this, negotiating terms with her!
Baili Qingyan drew a deep breath, but her tone turned cold as she said, "I already said it, I can't take it back anymore. Speak, as long as you form a team with me, you can state your terms."
Ye Yuan was speechless. Baili Qingyan's self-importance was too high.
He really did not want to team up with her, but Baili Qingyan thought that Ye Yuan wanted to coerce her with this.
Thinking up to here, Ye Yuan let out a sigh and said, "I don't have any conditions. If Miss Baili insists on forming a team with me, why not play a melody on the zither for me and get rid of the loneliness in the mountains."
To Ye Yuan, with or without Baili Qingyan's addition, it did not matter at all.
But the beauty already stopped so low, he really could not refuse.
Hence, that was why he agreed to Baili Qingyan with such an excuse.
Ye Yuan learned from Han Yong that Baili Qingyan's zither skills were unparalleled. It was just that there were scanty few who could hear her zither sounds.
Hence, that was why Ye Yuan said so.
Baili Qingyan was slightly taken aback, the flush on her face grew redder as she said with bashful anger, "You … despicable villain!"
Ye Yuan waved his hand and said indifferently, "If you can't even satisfy this bit of request, then forget about it."
Baili Qingyan was helpless and said angrily, "Fine! Consider it that I succ.u.mbed in your hands! This incident today, this Baili will remember it!"
Ye Yuan was somewhat perplexed in his heart, just playing a song on the zither, was there a need?
When the two people returned, everyone's eyes concentrated on Ye Yuan.
"This guy is so shameless, looks like he really said yes!"
"That act just now was probably loosening the line to rein it in better later, right?"
"This guy is really despicable and shameless!"
...
Ye Yuan and Baili Qingyan standing together, everyone immediately understood in their hearts.
Toward Ye Yuan's 'impudence and shamelessness,' they also had grieving and indignant faces.
It was as if a fresh flower was stuck on a cow dung.
Even though they all knew that Baili Qingyan was merely making use of Ye Yuan.
Before long, a Celestial Deity powerhouse stepped out of the sky and said to everyone, "For you all to want to join my Shadowmoon Sect, you must pass two rounds of examination. This first round is to hunt fierce beasts in the Shadowmoon Mountain Range. Now, you're free to team up. But each squad mustn't exceed three people! Fierce beasts killed in teams are only half of those killed individually. This hunt, killing isn't restricted! As long as you all have the strength, you can snatch fierce beasts from other people's hands. Alright, now, the first round assessment, begin!"
Following that Celestial Deity powerhouse's word of command, the martial artists entered the Shadowmoon Mountain Range in a single file.
When everyone saw Ye Yuan together with Baili Qingyan, they could not help having envious looks.
And in the crowd, when Song Ting saw this scene, his gaze was incomparably sinister and ruthless.
"Punk, you think that after hiding behind a woman, you can escape the fate of death? Heh heh, you're thinking too much! Even a genius like Baili Qingyan also can't stop my Devil Elephant Sect's intention to kill you!"
Chapter 1785 - Beg Me!
A ray of cold light flashed past, the swift and fierce sword energy directly dismembered a late-stage rank four fierce beast.
Ye Yuan hugged both arms and was taking it easy with nothing to do by the side.
"Go take the heavenly demon crystal!" Baili Qingyan's face was cold as frost as she ordered Ye Yuan.
Looking at Ye Yuan's appearance, she would get angry.
Ye Yuan found it funny in his heart. This lass was still angry with him.
Ever since entering the Shadowmoon Mountain Range, Baili Qingyan had never shown Ye Yuan a good attitude.
But he did not refuse, walking over and retrieving the heavenly demon crystal neat and tidily.
After the demon core within divine rank demonic beasts evolved into heavenly demon crystal, inside the heavenly demon crystal contained the lifetime essence of the fierce beast.
Along the way, they already killed three late-stage rank four fierce beasts.
Seemingly intent on exhibiting her powerful strength, Baili Qingyan practically killed with one sword when she encountered fierce beasts.
She wanted to see shock from Ye Yuan's eyes, but she was disappointed.
Ye Yuan's performance was incomparably calm.
But this kind of composure became sitting idly and reaping the fruits of others' labor in her eyes, sharing her achievements with no qualms of conscience.
This made Baili Qingyan very unhappy!
Look at you showing off. Do you really think that I can't take care of you? Baili Qingyan sneered in her heart.
The next day, the two people ran into a late-stage rank four fierce beast very luckily once again.
Ye Yuan hugged both arms calmly, waiting to watch the show.
Baili Qingyan suddenly said, "I'm tired. I'll leave it to you."
This was merely a newly ascended late-stage rank four fierce beast, equivalent to a Seventh Firmament D
ivine Lord martial artist.
For Baili Qingyan to want to kill it, it was naturally very easy.
But now, she deliberately wanted to teach Ye Yuan a lesson.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If you're tired, rest for a while, I'll be right back."
Baili Qingyan was very disdainful in her heart and said with a cold smile, "Pretend! I'll see when you can pretend until! Although this Zilong Cloudeye Beast has just entered late-stage rank four, Eighth Firmament Divine Lords also have to expend some effort to deal with it. In a while, I'll watch you beg me to take action sobbingly!"
Swoosh!
Sword rose, sword fell!
That Zilong Cloudeye Beast was virtually cut down under Ye Yuan's sword without the least bit of strength to resist.
When Baili Qingyan saw this scene, her gaze involuntarily turned sharp, revealing a look of surprise.
"How can this guy be so strong?"
If it were Baili Qingyan herself, she could naturally do it to this extent.
But Ye Yuan was just a Fifth Firmament Divine Lord!
This guy actually had the strength to jump realms and battle.
Ye Yuan retrieved the heavenly demon crystal, came in front of Baili Qingyan, and said with a faint smile, "Miss Baili, are you rested enough?"
Baili Qingyan's expression was somewhat ugly and she said in a cold voice, "Have you seen before someone rest so fast? No!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Like this huh, then let's rest for a while more."
As he said, Ye Yuan sat down not far from Baili Qingyan and sized her up with interest.
Baili Qingyan's brows furrowed slightly and she said with disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, "Looking at what?! Keep looking and I'll dig your eyeballs out!"
Actually, Baili Qingyan normally did not have such a cold personality.
On the contrary, she was different from those iceberg beauties, her temperament was rather warm.
It was just that in her warmth, it exuded pride and keeping people a thousand miles away, making people unable to look directly at her.
But now, when she faced Ye Yuan, she was unable to be calm at all, and also could not display that kind of pride at all.
Toward Baili Qingyan's threat, Ye Yuan did not take it to heart at all, but smiled and said, "Miss Baili, can I ask? So many examinees but why did you pick me?"
Baili Qingyan gave a cold snort and said, "I felt that you had quite the backbone, that's why I picked you. I didn't expect that you're a despicable villain who takes advantage of others' perilous state!"
Ye Yuan immediately understood when he heard that. Looks like when Song Ting threatened him, Baili Qingyan just happened to see it, that was why it would attract her attention.
"Taking advantage of others' perilous state, is it? Miss Baili finding me, isn't it in order to make use of me to shake off those people's harassment? Your action mounted me onto the fire to barbecue and provoked that kind of powerful adversary at the same time. Do you think that it's me who took advantage of someone's perilous state, or was it you who harbored ulterior motives? Or is it that you feel that with your charms, I wouldn't refuse you at all?" Ye Yuan said with a smile that was not a smile.
Baili Qingyan's expression changed, she did not expect that Ye Yuan saw it so thoroughly.
Yes, if it were others, even if they clearly knew that they were being exploited, they would also agree to it willingly.
But Ye Yuan would not, that was why there was that scene of rejection.
"With me around, they naturally don't dare to do anything to you." Baili Qingyan defended herself through sophistry.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This kind of words, Miss Baili can use them to bluff a three-year-old kid. Your three major sects are powerful, for the two of them to want to kill me, they don't need to personally make a move at all. Moreover, with Miss Baili's horizons, would you care about the life and death of an insignificant character like me?"
Baili Qingyan looked at Ye Yuan rather surprisedly. She suddenly discovered that this fellow seemed to be quite different from the rest.
Although Ye Yuan's age was not old, he was calm when encountering matters; totally different from the average young person.
Indeed, she might give a heads-up afterward because of today's matter, but would not really be concerned with Ye Yuan's life and death at all.
Duan Qinghong they all getting Ye Yuan killed afterward was also something within expectations.
"Heh heh, looks like this kid still has quite the self-awareness!"
The two people were just talking when suddenly, a cold laugh sounded out. A figure dashed out of the woods.
"Zhong Hanlin!" Baili Qingyan's dark brows furrowed slightly as she said.
This guy appearing, he clearly did not have any good intentions.
Zhong Hanlin used a pair of greedy eyes to look at Baili Qingyang and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Qingyan, wait until I kill this toad, then I'll come and catch up with you."
Done talking, he turned to Ye Yuan and said, "Punk, you should never have ever formed a team with Junior Sister Qingyan. That instant when you agreed, you should have known your outcome, right?"
When Ye Yuan heard, he was speechless for a while and said, "I rejected her, it was her who insisted on teaming up with me."
Zhong Hanlin smiled coldly and said, "That's also one of the reasons you deserve to die! Junior Sister Baili's invitation, you should feel overwhelmed by flattery and honor. But you actually made her unable to step down the stage in front of so many people. You deserve to die ten thousand times over!"
When Ye Yuan heard, he was amused for a while and said, "Your meaning is that no matter what, I have to die?"
Zhong Hanlin smiled slightly as he nodded and said, "Yes! That moment when Junior Sister Baili came to find you, you're destined to die! Want to blame, blame your fate for not being good."
Zhong Hanlin had a high and mighty appearance, pronouncing Ye Yuan's death sentence.
Ye Yuan sneered coldly in his heart to no end. In the eyes of this kind of so-called geniuses, life was worthless.
As long as they were willing, they could determine other people's life and death as they pleased.
Putting it bluntly, he was looking at Ye Yuan's strength being meager and that he was easy to bully.
If Duan Qinghong was here, he absolutely would not dare to say so.
Ye Yuan's gaze looked at Baili Qingyan and he said coolly, "You're planning on looking on with folded arms?"
Baili Qingyan's expression alternated between green and red. But at the thought of Ye Yuan's hateful expression, she felt annoyed in her heart.
"Beg me! As long as you open your mouth, I'll take action!" Baili Qingyan suddenly said.
Chapter 1786 - You Should Thank Miss Baili
Baili Qingyan's words made Zhong Hanlin had a stunned face.
Why did these words sound like coquettishness between lovers?
Zhong Hanlin felt jealous and his killing intent towards Ye Yuan immediately strengthened several degrees.
Ye Yuan was taken aback and turned to Zhong Hanlin and said, "You get started then."
Making him beg Baili Qingyan, that was impossible.
A man must have a backbone.
Baili Qingyan was taken aback and said in exasperation, "You this guy, want to keep up appearances to cover up your predicament! Zhong Hanlin's strength isn't what you can imagine!"
She felt that she could finally take Ye Yuan down a notch. She did not expect that Ye Yuan would rather be killed than be willing to beg her. This made her feel a loss of face.
But Ye Yuan said without a care, "Is that so? Maybe he isn't as strong as imagined."
These two people, one chiming in after the other, Zhong Hanlin felt that he was very redundant.
And this also made him very enraged.
"Reckless and blind thing, you can go die already!"
Zhong Hanlin gave a furious roar, suddenly throwing out a palm.
The powerful world power of Nint
h Firmament Divine Lord instantly crushed over from all directions towards Ye Yuan.
"Blazing Sun Astral Palm!"
Bang!
The place where Ye Yuan stood was immediately leveled to the ground.
Zhong Hanlin revealed a look of disdain and said, "Can't stand up to a single blow!"
An inexplicable hint of sadness flashed across Baili Qingyan's eyes. She also did not know why she actually had a feeling of emptiness.
"This is your strength? Doesn't seem to be much."
Ye Yuan's figure slowly walked out of the void and was actually completely unscathed.
Zhong Hanlin's face revealed a look of disbelief as he said, "How is this possible?"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I said before, maybe you're not as strong as imagined."
Zhong Hanlin's face fell and he said angrily, "Punk, don't get smug too early. I didn't use my full strength at all just now! Now, I'll let you take a look at my true strength!"
While talking, Zhong Hanlin brandished his long spear, it was shockingly a celestial deity mystic treasure.
His aura surged to the sky, his entire person was like a long spear, the momentum astonishing.
Ye Yuan's pupils constricted, revealing a rather surprised look.
This Zhong Hanlin's strength was indeed formidable.
The moment this domineering spear momentum came out, Ye Yuan felt the pressure that came from head-on.
With his current strength, he was still not Zhong Hanlin's match.
But Ye Yuan was not worried.
That evil spirit which Dustless subdued did not even fear First Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouses, let alone a puny little Zhong Hanlin.
He was just about to release the evil spirit but saw Baili Qingyan move daintily.
"Soft Cloud Heavenly Sacred Spear!"
Right at this time, Zhong Hanlin's overbearing spear suddenly thrust out.
"Mist Wave Traceless Sword!"
Baili Qingyan's sword energy was overwhelming, rushing over with a diagonal stab, facing off with Zhong Hanlin's certain-kill spear.
Bang!
Two mighty peerless geniuses exchanged blows at this moment.
The intense divine essence undulations obliterated everything in the middle.
Zhong Hanlin and Baili Qingyan each retreated more than ten steps before barely managing to stand firm.