The Sword of Power
Chapter 20 - Unexpected Events
Within the pitch-black and dense forest, an obscure campfire flickered swiftly and lively, and carried strands of warmth and light into a deadly silent night.
Some people were sitting cross-legged around the campfire.
Yang Ye turned his back on the large tree, and the twig in his hand often jolted towards the fire in front of him. From their previous conversation, Yang Ye had gained a slightly better understanding of the three of them.
The three of them were from a city called Green Mountain City, and it was the city closest to the Sword Sect. Man'zi and Qing Hong were actual siblings, and the generations from their families before them were all mercenaries who relied on the Darkbeast hunt to provide for their families. As for Xiao Hei who had not spoken all this time, it was not because of his cold and indifferent attitude, and it was because Xiao Hei was mute!
"Brother Yang, are you really not a disciple of the Sword Sect?" At this moment, Man'zi looked at Yang Ye and asked with a hint of curiosity.
As they heard Man'zi, Qing Hong and Xiao Hei also stared at Yang Ye. Needless to say, the previous scene where Yang Ye split the Twin Wing Python with a single attack had completely shocked them. This kind of strength was simply not something that ordinary independent cultivators or small clan disciples could achieve.
When they thought about how they were going to ask Yang Ye to clean up the battlefield, their faces could help but burn a little in shame.
“I cannot be considered one of them for now. Fine…." Yang Ye stopped igniting the flames with a branch and looked at the three of them before he said, “What do you all want to do if you meet your comrade, Xiu Yuan, in the future?
When they heard this name, all of their expressions became slightly unsightly.
Qing Hong gave a cold snort while he did not hide the humiliation on his face at all. He said, “This guy had no pure intentions when he joined us. At first I thought he was just a little arrogant, yet I never imagined that he would be so cowardly. He completely abandoned his friends in search of survival. I will definitely shoot an arrow into his head when I see him again! "
Yang Ye shook his head and smiled as he looked at the enraged Qing Hong. It seemed like Xiu Yuan who was running away on his own really made him angry.
Man'zi shook his head and sighed before he said, "Forget it, let's have nothing to do with such a person in the future."
"Forgetit?" Qing Hong said with a hint of anger, “Sister, if not for Yang Ye, the three of us would have already perished under the Twin Wing Python attack. How can we just forget this? ”
Xiao Hei showed a grim expression as he casually swung the dagger in his hand into the air, and he used this kind of method to show his displeasure towards Xiu Yuan.
As he looked at the two of them who were angry, Man'zi shook his head and sighed before he said, "How could I possibly want to forget about it? Qing Hong, you are right. If Brother Yang is not here when he escaped in the middle of a battle, then it will definitely cause us to be annihilated. However, all of you are unaware that his elder brother is a general in Green Mountain City. If we deal with it and news of it spreads, then we won't be able to gain a foothold in Green Mountain City. "
When they heard this, Qing Hong and Xiao Hei's lips moved, yet they remained silent in the end. One had to be at least a First Heaven Realm expert to become a general in Green Mountain City, and such an expert was not someone they could contend with.
After a moment of silence, Qing Hong gave a cold snort and said, “We can't just let it go. After we return to Green Mountain City, we will spread the word about him leaving his friends behind. Let's see who will allow him to join their group. "
Man'zi and Xiao Hei nodded upon hearing this. If they did nothing at all, then they themselves would feel a little sad in their hearts. As Qing Hong had said, as long as they spread the word, then Xiu Yuan would completely embarrass the mercenary world in Green Mountain City. After all, escaping in the middle of a battle and leaving friends was taboo in the mercenary world.
“Is Green Mountain City close to Southpeace City?” Meanwhile, Yang Ye suddenly asked this question.
The three were astonished and did not know why Yang Ye was asking such a question. Man'zi smiled and said, “Although we have never been to Southpeace City, it should be close. Because we sometimes meet mercenaries from Southpeace City who come to the Grand Myriad Mountains to hunt Darkbeasts. "
As he spoke here and glanced at Yang Ye before he said, "Could it be Brother Yang from Southpeace City?"
Yang Ye nodded, and then he glanced at them while looking deep in thought.
When they saw that Yang Ye did not want to talk about it, the three of them were very wise and did not continue to ask about it.
After a moment of silence, Man'zi seemed to feel that something was amiss, and she stood up and looked around. His surroundings were completely pitch-black and a deadly silence. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying to Xiao Hei who was sitting quietly at the side, “Xiao Hey, let's sprinkle some Beast King shit around us. It's too quiet, and something's not right. "
Xiao Hei nodded when he heard this, then the two of them walked towards the distance.
Yang Ye was thinking of something when Qing Hong suddenly sat down beside him. As she looked at Yang you, an unusual wisp of light flashed across Qing Hong's beautiful eyes. Yang Ye's face was slightly thin, her face was clear, and she had elegant black hair. Although he could not be called a beautiful boy, he was also handsome. Of course, the key was Yang Ye's strength. Although he was only Profound at the seventh rank of the Mortal Realm, his strength could be described as terrifying.
She had a good impression of Yang Ye because Yang Ye's gaze was not as invasive as others' gazes towards her. So, he was going to take care of Yang Ye all this time. But when he saw Yang Ye standing in front of him like a battle god and split the Twin Wing Python in two with a single strike, he knew that he had a trace of unusual feelings towards this young man from then onward.
As he sensed the gaze of the beautiful woman by his side, Yang Ye turned to look at Qing Hong before he said, “What's wrong? Is there something on my face? ”
Qing Hong hurriedly withdrew his gaze while his face reddened slightly. Fortunately, it was already late at night, so it was impossible to see clearly. After a moment of silence, Qing Hong looked once more at Yang Ye and said, “ Little sister, because your strength is so strong, you are so powerful, why don't you refuse when we ask you to clear the battlefield or when Xiu Yuan mocks you so many times?"
Yang Ye smiled and said, “Better stay humble. It's fine if one's strength is unusually formidable, but if it's a power like mine, then there are at least countless people with powers more formidable than me within the Grand Myriad Mountains. If I keep a high profile, then I will be completely near death. " A year of living as a Labor Student allowed him to understand many principles. If one were to maintain a high profile while not possessing any strength, then one would be completely close to death. Just like Manager Xu and Du Xiu, if they remained humble at the Labour Peak, then they might not face such consequences.
A wisp of surprise flashed in Qing Hong's eyes. Living as a mercenary all year long allowed him to witness all kinds of geniuses, and almost all those powerful geniuses were extremely arrogant and looked as if they were so afraid that others would not know of their strength. On the other hand, this young man before him had absolutely no arrogance from those geniuses, and he knew how to remain humble.
This kind of mentality and maturity caused him to be really a little surprised.
After making small talk, all the others besides Man'zi went to rest. Although the Beast King's feces had been sown around him, Man'zi and the others did not dare to be careless at all. So, they took turns to keep watch.
Far away at night, the dense forest was covered in pitch darkness. Within this pitch-black and desolate forest, the bonfire in front of Yang Ye was like a terrifying flame that looked gloomy and a little frightening.
Shit ~
Suddenly, a hiss echoed in the originally silent forest. It was only one hiss at the beginning, but it seemed to be over a hundred in an instant, and in a moment later, it seemed like the entire forest was filled with hisses!
Yang Ye and the others woke up when the first hiss echoed, and Yang Ye was just about to stand up when Qing Hong who was lying on his side put his hands in his hands before lightly shaking his head at him.
When he realized the serious expression Qing Hong had, Yang Ye looked towards Man'zi and Xiao Hei who also had serious expressions, and when he saw them shook their heads towards him as well, he knew that he could not move at this moment. . He immediately nodded slightly, and then remained in place and quietly watched the situation develop.
For a while, the four of them were like statues.
The hissing does not stop. Instead, they were growing in number, and by relying on the weak illumination of the campfire, some of them were able to notice the many things writhing around it. Fortunately, the fallen Beast King was scattered around him, so the writhing objects did not creep towards them, and they were wriggling outside the Beast King's dirt circle.
As they stared at those writhing things, Yang Ye and the others felt their scalps slightly numb. These things are naturally snakes. If there were only a few tens of snakes, then all of them would not be afraid at all. Now, however, there were at least more than 10,000 snakes around him. Moreover, there were even some very large pythons.
Right now, Yang Ye really wanted to ask the beauty by his side about what was really going on, but she did not dare to ask him. He was afraid as soon as he asked about it, then the snakes would attack without fear. Although his strength was not weak, if he was surrounded by these snakes at night, then he would only have a small chance of survival.
Especially at this time the Snake Forest. He did not know how many snakes there were in the Snake Forest, but definitely the number was not small. When he thought about being surrounded by countless snakes, Yang Ye's scalp felt a little numb.
It was not only Yang Ye who did not understand what was going on, even Man'zi and the others did not understand what was going on. In the past, they had often rested in the Snake Forest, but they had never experienced such a situation. So, Man'zi and the others were both frightened and confused.
More and more snakes arrived around, and they relentlessly moved to surround them. Snakes crawled each other and formed pile after pile, such a scene caused Man'zi and the others to shudder in fear. Fortunately, the snakes did not dare to break through the area surrounded by Beast King impurities, otherwise, all of them would definitely die.
Qing Hong's hand pinched Yang Ye's hand firmly while her forehead was covered in cold sweat. In the end, he just closed his eyes. However, the countless hissing sounds still caused him to be unable to contain the feeling of fear, and then this terror turned into a force that squeezed and tortured Yang Ye's hand.
Even with Yang Ye's skin being as hard as copper, he still felt pain from it. He turned his head to glance at Qing Hong but noticed his eyes were tightly closed, and his face was pale while his body trembled slightly. After which, he turned his head to look towards Man'zi and Xiao Hei, and he realized the two were also in a similar state.
Yang Ye frowned. He knew that if this continued, then they would definitely go crazy because of the pressure they were under in such a situation. Moreover, it was fine as they remained silent now. But once they moved, then the snakes around it would definitely jump fearlessly towards them like a tide.
At that time, all of them would definitely not be able to escape death!
Relax, Relax! When he thought about the place they were surrounded and attacked by countless snakes, Yang Ye forced himself to calm down. He knew that such a situation must not have happened in the past, otherwise, they would definitely not have chosen to rest in the Snake Forest. So, although it had never happened in the past, it had happened now, and the reason was definitely because they had offended these snakes.
We offended these snakes? When he thought up to here, Yang Ye's brows were tightly united, and he tried hard to think of the reason.
Swooshes! Swooshes!
Right at this moment, the snakes finally ignored the Beast King's feces, and they attacked wave after wave towards Yang Ye and the others.
