Chapter 1785: Beg Me!

A cold gleam flashed, and a sharp sword aura directly dismembered a fourth-stage late-phase beast.

Ye Yuan hugged his arms, leisurely watching from the side with nothing to do.

“Go collect the demon crystal!” Bai Qingyan’s face was cold as frost as she ordered Ye Yuan.

Seeing Ye Yuan in this state made her angry.

Ye Yuan found it amusing; this girl was still angry at him.

Ever since entering the Shadow Moon Mountain Range, Bai Qingyan hadn’t given Ye Yuan a good look.

But he didn’t argue; he walked over and cleanly took the demon crystal.

The demon core within a divine beast evolved into a demon crystal, which contained the beast’s life essence.

Along the way, they had already killed three fourth-stage late-phase beasts.

As if deliberately showcasing her formidable strength, Bai Qingyan almost always killed beasts with a single sword stroke.

She wanted to see shock in Ye Yuan’s eyes, but she was disappointed.

Ye Yuan’s demeanor was utterly calm.

But this calmness, in her eyes, became him reaping without sowing and sharing her achievements with a clear conscience.

This made Bai Qingyan very unhappy!

“Just you wait, do you really think I can’t deal with you?” Bai Qingyan sneered inwardly.

The next day, the two were fortunate enough to encounter another fourth-stage late-phase beast.

Ye Yuan leisurely folded his arms, waiting to watch the show.

Bai Qingyan suddenly said, “I’m tired. It’s your turn.”

This was merely a beast that had just entered the fourth-stage late phase, equivalent to a martial artist at the seventh level of the Divine Lord realm.

It would be very easy for Bai Qingyan to kill it.

But now, she deliberately wanted to teach Ye Yuan a lesson.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “If you’re tired, rest a while. I’ll be back in a moment.”

Bai Qingyan was disdainful and sneered inwardly, “Pretend! Let’s see how long you can pretend! Although this Cloud-Dragon Eye Beast has just entered the fourth-stage late phase, even an eighth-level Divine Lord would have some trouble dealing with it. Soon, I’ll watch you beg me to intervene!”

Whoosh!

Sword rose, sword fell!

That Cloud-Dragon Eye Beast had almost no power to resist before Ye Yuan cut it down with his sword.

Seeing this, Bai Qingyan’s eyes narrowed, revealing surprise.

“How can this guy be so strong?”

If it were Bai Qingyan herself, she could naturally do this.

But Ye Yuan was only at the fifth level of the Divine Lord realm!

This guy actually had the strength to fight across levels.

Ye Yuan took the demon crystal, came to Bai Qingyan, and said with a faint smile, “Miss Bai, have you rested enough?”

Bai Qingyan’s expression was somewhat unpleasant, and she said coldly, “Have you ever seen anyone rest so quickly? No!”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I see. Then let’s rest a bit longer.”

With that, Ye Yuan sat down not far from Bai Qingyan and began to study her with interest.

Bai Qingyan frowned slightly and said displeasedly, “What are you looking at? Look again and I’ll gouge your eyes out!”

In truth, Bai Qingyan wasn’t usually so cold.

On the contrary, unlike those ice-cold beauties, she had a rather gentle temperament.

But her gentleness carried an aloofness that kept people at a distance, making it hard to look directly at her.

Now, however, when facing Ye Yuan, she couldn’t stay calm at all, nor could she muster that aloofness.

Ye Yuan didn’t take Bai Qingyan’s threat seriously and instead smiled, saying, “Miss Bai, may I ask why, among so many examinees, you chose me?”

Bai Qingyan snorted coldly and said, “I chose you because I thought you had some backbone. I didn’t expect you to be a despicable opportunist!”

Hearing this, Ye Yuan understood. It seemed that when Song Ting threatened him, Bai Qingyan had seen it, which drew her attention.

“Opportunist? Miss Bai sought me out to use me to shake off those people’s harassment, didn’t you? That move of yours put me on the fire, offending such powerful opponents at once. Tell me, am I the opportunist, or are you the one with ulterior motives? Or do you think that with your charm, I simply wouldn’t refuse you?” Ye Yuan said with a half-smile.

Bai Qingyan’s expression changed; she hadn’t expected Ye Yuan to see through it so clearly.

Yes, anyone else, even knowing they were being used, would have willingly agreed.

But Ye Yuan wouldn’t, which was why he had refused.

“With me here, they naturally wouldn’t dare to do anything to you,” Bai Qingyan argued.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Such words, Miss Bai, can only fool a three-year-old. Your three major sects are powerful; those two could have me killed without even lifting a finger. Besides, with Miss Bai’s vision, would you really care about the life or death of a nobody like me?”

Bai Qingyan looked at Ye Yuan with some surprise; she suddenly realized that this guy seemed different from others.

Though Ye Yuan was young, he was calm and composed, completely unlike ordinary hot-headed youths.

Indeed, she might later put in a word about today’s matter, but she wouldn’t truly care whether Ye Yuan lived or died.

If Duan Qinghong and the others later killed Ye Yuan, it would be within expectations.

“Heh, it seems you do have some self-awareness!”

Just as the two were speaking, a cold laugh suddenly rang out, and a figure emerged from the woods.

“Zhong Hanlin!” Bai Qingyan frowned slightly.

This guy’s appearance clearly meant no good.

Zhong Hanlin looked at Bai Qingyan with a greedy gaze and smiled, “Junior Sister Qingyan, let me kill this toad first, then we’ll catch up.”

With that, he turned to Ye Yuan and said, “Kid, the last thing you should have done was team up with Junior Sister Qingyan. The moment you agreed, you should have known your fate, right?”

Ye Yuan was speechless and said, “I refused her, but she insisted I team up with her.”

Zhong Hanlin sneered, “That’s also one of the reasons you deserve to die! Junior Sister Qingyan’s invitation should have been an honor for you. Yet you made her lose face in front of everyone. You deserve to die ten thousand times!”

Ye Yuan found it ridiculous and said, “So you mean, no matter what, I’m going to die?”

Zhong Hanlin smiled and nodded, “Yes! The moment Junior Sister Qingyan chose you, you were doomed to die! Blame it on your bad luck.”

Zhong Hanlin looked down from on high, pronouncing Ye Yuan’s death sentence.

Ye Yuan sneered inwardly. In the eyes of these so-called geniuses, human life was as cheap as grass.

As long as they wished, they could arbitrarily decide others’ life and death.

In essence, he saw Ye Yuan as weak and easy to bully.

If Duan Qinghong were here, he wouldn’t say such things.

Ye Yuan’s gaze turned to Bai Qingyan, and he said calmly, “Are you going to stand by and do nothing?”

Bai Qingyan’s face alternated between red and pale, but thinking of Ye Yuan’s infuriating expression, she felt a surge of anger.

“Beg me! If you just ask, I’ll make a move!” Bai Qingyan suddenly said.