Chapter 744 - 743: No Team Wants Gu Yuexi? Scram, or Die

Seeing Gu Yuexi remain impassive, the man with the pompadour thought he had persuaded her and immediately extended an olive branch.

"How about this? You can join our team."

"There are eight of us, and even the one with the lowest Cultivation is at your level."

"Once we’re inside, you won’t have to do a thing. Just follow us."

"And in the end, we can give you a share of the treasures."

"What do you say? An opportunity like this doesn’t come around often."

The man with the pompadour spoke with a sincere expression, as if he were offering Gu Yuexi the deal of a lifetime.

In reality, he had it all figured out. He just wanted to find a meat shield.

If they ran into danger, he could push her out to take the blow at any moment.

Of course, given Gu Yuexi’s goddess-like beauty, it was hard to say whether he had other intentions.

Gu Yuexi didn’t know, nor did she care.

She looked at the annoyingly noisy man with the pompadour fidgeting in front of her, her brows knitting slightly as she spoke calmly.

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried a bone-chilling coldness.

"Get lost!!!"

"Or die!!!"

The man with the pompadour froze instantly.

Like a duck with its neck wrung, the rest of his words were choked back down his throat.

’I’ve lived this long and I’ve never seen someone so arrogant!!!’

He was furious, killing intent surging within him. He desperately wanted to kill Gu Yuexi on the spot.

But there were too many people and watchful eyes here, with so many Cultivators at the foot of the mountain watching.

If he made a move and caused a big scene, word would likely get back to the Luoping City Law Enforcement Team.

The rules in Luoping City were simple.

No killing within the city limits.

Outside the city, in the wilderness, you could murder and rob in secret.

As long as you left no evidence, the Law Enforcement Team wouldn’t go out of its way to investigate.

But if you killed someone openly in public...

...that was a blatant challenge to the authority of the Law Enforcement Team.

And the Law Enforcement Team didn’t mess around.

With conclusive evidence, they had countless ways to make you wish for a death that would never come.

’Damn woman, you just wait.’

The man with the pompadour cursed viciously in his heart, his face alternating between pale and livid.

’Once we’re in the Land of Burial, I’ll kill you. Then I’ll kill you again!’

’I’ll make damn sure you learn the consequences of pissing me off!’

He didn’t dare say anything more, afraid of being rebuffed again and losing even more face.

He could only turn back to his team, his face dark.

As soon as he returned, a skinny girl in a camisole from his team came over and asked curiously.

"Brother Lang, how come that woman didn’t come back with you?"

"Did she not want to join our team?"

The man with the pompadour’s name was Huo Lang.

Hearing the girl’s question, he scratched his nose awkwardly.

Before he’d gone to find Gu Yuexi, he had confidently assured his teammates that getting her to join the team would be a piece of cake.

Now he had been rebuffed and publicly humiliated.

Admitting it would be too much of a blow to his pride.

To maintain his glorious image, Huo Lang had to find an excuse to fob them off.

"She was crying and begging me to let her join the team, saying she was scared to be alone."

"But she’s a Beast Tamer, and her contracted Beast Pet is completely useless, with no combat ability at all."

"If she joined us, not only would she be no help, she’d just drag us down."

"So I just turned her down flat."

Huo Lang said it all so convincingly, as if it were the truth.

As if to verify his words, right after he finished speaking, people from several other teams went over to talk to Gu Yuexi one after another, inviting her to team up.

But without exception, Gu Yuexi didn’t leave with any of them.

One of those teams was even composed entirely of powerful Half-Step Divinity Transformation experts.

A team like that could do whatever they pleased in the Land of Burial.

Yet Gu Yuexi still didn’t go with them.

That could only mean one thing.

Huo Lang was telling the truth.

Gu Yuexi really was a weak Beast Tamer with a useless Beast Pet.

None of the teams thought she was worth taking along.

Otherwise, there was no reason for her to refuse an invitation from a team of Half-Step Divinity Transformation experts.

Huo Lang’s teammates immediately believed him.

"Brother Lang, what exactly is her Contracted Beast, then?"

The skinny girl blinked, asking in confusion.

"Is it so useless that every single team looked down on it?"

"She’s a Profound Understanding Late Stage expert, after all. Was her pet so bad that even she was rejected because of it?"

The others also looked over curiously, waiting for Huo Lang’s answer.

Huo Lang had just made up the excuse on the spot; how would he know what Gu Yuexi’s Beast Pet was!

He wasn’t even sure if Gu Yuexi was a Beast Tamer at all!

But he couldn’t just admit he didn’t know.

That would be too embarrassing.

Just as he was hemming and hawing, trying to think of another excuse, a faint BUZZING sound, like a mosquito, started up by his ear. It flew back and forth, making Huo Lang extremely annoyed.

He waved his hand impatiently and blurted something out.

"A mosquito."

He had meant to say, "Damn mosquito."

But it was a slip of the tongue, and he only said the two words, "A mosquito."

The skinny girl’s eyes instantly widened in shock.

"No way! Someone actually contracted a mosquito as their Beast Pet?"

The others also burst into an uproar, discussing it in shock.

"She’s already in the Profound Understanding Realm, but she contracted a mosquito? Isn’t that just absurd!"

"Bringing a mosquito into the Land of Burial? Isn’t that a total death wish?"

"Yeah! What good is a mosquito!"

"No wonder my mom always said the prettier the woman, the emptier the head. Mom was right."

"Brother Lang is brilliant for decisively rejecting her. That was so wise."

"If we had let her tag along, she would’ve definitely dragged us down. She might have even gotten us all killed."

"..."

Everyone started talking at once, mocking Gu Yuexi’s foolishness while praising Huo Lang’s foresight.

Huo Lang listened to his teammates’ chatter and flattery. He opened his mouth, intending to explain.

But after a moment’s hesitation, he decided to remain silent.

’Since a misunderstanding has already happened, I’ll just let them keep believing it.’

’As long as my glorious image is preserved, it’s fine.’

He cleared his throat and waved his hand with feigned magnanimity.

"Forget it. If she insists on courting death, we can’t stop her. To each their own fate."

"Let’s just discuss how we’re going to divide the loot once we get inside."

"There’s no need to waste any more time on someone irrelevant."

His teammates all nodded.

They immediately gathered together and began to discuss enthusiastically.

Just then, from deep within Qiuming Mountain ahead, a low dragon’s roar suddenly rang out, echoing through the valley.

"ROOOAR—"

The entire mountain began to tremble violently, and loose rocks pattered down.

Immediately after, a deep black fissure split open halfway up the mountain, growing wider and deeper at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was pitch-black and seemed bottomless.

An ancient and savage aura emanated from the fissure.

The Cultivators waiting at the foot of the mountain were instantly energized, and they began to shout in excitement.

"The Land of Burial is open! Everyone, charge!"

"If we’re late, all the treasures will be gone!"

The crowd erupted into a commotion.

A dozen or so Cultivators who had mastered the Space Law, eager to get a head start, used Instant Teleportation without a second thought, appearing at the fissure halfway up the mountain.

With excited smiles on their faces, they leaped down without hesitation.

The instant they jumped, a dense, blood-red light flared up from the depths of the fissure, rising like a crimson curtain.

Those dozen or so Space Law Cultivators were still in mid-air when they were completely devoured by the blood-red light.

The other Cultivators who were about to charge forward stopped in their tracks, watching the scene in shock.

After the blood-red light slowly faded, the space halfway up the mountain was completely empty.

Those dozen or so Space Law Cultivators...

...were gone without a trace!

They hadn’t even had time to let out a single scream!!!