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Ye Tian furrowed his brows. He would not consider the feasibility of the situation for now; instead, he needed to thoroughly investigate Bai Kuo's motives. Why had he become like this, and what made him take the risk of being killed to inform him of this matter?
According to him, his injuries were not caused by the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters, so there should not be such deep enmity between them. Could it be that he had some other ulterior motive for coming here?
At this moment, the stakes were high. After all, the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters were not ordinary people, so careful deliberation was necessary. He could not act impulsively based on Bai Kuo's one-sided words.
"Bai Kuo, I will be honest with you; you are not worthy of my trust right now," Ye Tian said coldly after a moment of thought.
"I know. I've reached this point; what reputation do I have left? But this time, I ask you to believe me no matter what," Bai Kuo said earnestly. "To be honest, my guilt towards you is not very deep, but for Duan Liu, I would do anything in my next life to repay him."
"And you are the only one who can save him. If you don’t take action against the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters first, they will eventually kill Duan Liu. After all, if I were one of the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters, I would also choose to target Duan Liu first when dealing with you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Tian fell into deep thought again. It must be said that Bai Kuo's words made a lot of sense. The age-old truth of striking first was something he never doubted, especially since they were dealing with the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters—people who acted like rabid dogs. Moreover, Ye Tian had an irreconcilable feud with them; it seemed that only a fight to the death remained.
Ye Tian had deeply experienced the pain of separation and loss; he could not allow any harm to come to his few friends and brothers.
Therefore, the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters must die. Whenever there was a chance, they had to die!
This was not about Ye Tian being ruthless; it was simply the rule of this world. If you wanted to survive and protect what you cared about intact, then you could only use means to safeguard it and bloodshed to defend it.
"You can go now; I won't believe you," Ye Tian had already made up his mind but still wanted to test Bai Kuo first. After all, Bai Kuo was not someone he could easily trust.
Bai Kuo wanted to persuade him further, but when he saw Ye Tian's gaze, he said nothing more. He shook his head and left.
After Bai Kuo departed, Ye Tian focused intently and listened carefully until he confirmed that Bai Kuo had left at least several hundred zhang away. Then he quietly stepped out and followed closely behind.
Bai Kuo’s identity as a disciple of the Cloud Sea Sect had never changed. Although he had been missing for a long time, his identity had not been erased. Speaking of this point, one must mention Qin Fufeng; if Bai Kuo were not in the Azure Cloud Pavilion, he would have likely been expelled long ago.
Qin Fufeng's management style has always been lax, and Your Disciple's absence went completely unnoticed by him.
Ye Tian trailed behind Bai Kuo, who was now devoid of any cultivation. Following him was quite easy, and he had no worries about being discovered.
In fact, Bai Kuo did not notice anything amiss along the way; he simply focused on moving forward.
Although he still held the identity of a Cloud Sea Sect disciple, his current appearance made it inconvenient for him to appear before other disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect. Therefore, he chose a small path that wound its way outside the Cloud Sea Sect.
The mountain path was rugged, and with Bai Kuo injured, the journey was quite arduous. He stumbled frequently and was often cut by sharp stones. Given his current physical condition, he needed to rest for a long time after less than half an hour of walking.
Bai Kuo had set out in the morning, so it could be imagined that at his pace, he must have started his journey late last night.
Initially, Ye Tian was skeptical; the mountains and forests of the Cloud Sea Sect were not like others, often inhabited by beasts. How could Bai Kuo, in his weakened state, dare to walk through them at night?
However, after following for a while, Ye Tian realized that there were no signs of beasts within several miles of the nearby Square Area, which eased his mind.
He followed Bai Kuo closely, several times wanting to lend a hand due to how difficult the latter's journey was. But then he reminded himself that this matter concerned the lives of his friends, so he needed to ascertain whether Bai Kuo could be trusted.
With this thought in mind, Ye Tian forced himself to hold back and comforted himself by thinking that Bai Kuo was suffering from Self-Inflicted Misfortune, preventing his sympathy from overflowing at inappropriate times.
After walking for about seven or eight hours, night had completely fallen. Bai Kuo finally transitioned from the mountain path to a main road. The road was flat, allowing him to pick up his pace slightly.
Ye Tian took cover among the trees beside the main road and continued to follow closely. Throughout this journey, Bai Kuo showed no signs of anything unusual and occasionally sighed deeply as if lost in thought.
"Could he really be worried about Duan Liu's safety?" Ye Tian pondered internally, beginning to believe that Bai Kuo truly had no ulterior motives.
After following for another half an hour or so, Bai Kuo turned off the main road onto a smaller path that twisted and turned without revealing where it led.
Ye Tian looked ahead and saw mountains reappearing several miles away. Though they were small hills, they stretched out in continuous patches.
“Bai Kuo lives this far away?” By now, Ye Tian was quite curious about what kind of place Bai Kuo would be hiding in.
Time passed, the moon rose high in the sky, and it was already midnight. Bai Kuo walked intermittently, resting and sleeping, but signs of physical exhaustion were still evident.
Seeing this scene, Ye Tian felt slightly relieved because Bai Kuo's current state matched that of when he arrived in the morning. This indicated that he likely came through mountains and rivers just to remind himself.
Soon, it was already late at night, the path had disappeared, and only a faint trace remained underfoot.
Bai Kuo paused slightly here, seemingly a bit fearful.
Ye Tian frowned, wondering if Bai Kuo was about to meet someone.
His vigilance rose again; after following for so long, he was finally about to gain something.
Before long, Bai Kuo continued on his way but chose not to take the faint mountain path. Instead, he climbed up the slope to go around.
At that moment, a loud laughter suddenly echoed. The voice was rough, conjuring an image of a burly man with a thick beard in Ye Tian's mind.
Ye Tian's heart skipped a beat; he thought the main character was coming.
Then, he sensed a weak aura, indicating that the strength was around that of a Sixth-Stage Warrior, which was truly too low for him to regard seriously.
“What’s going on? Why is it so weak?” Ye Tian couldn't help but doubt. Then he thought, “Could it be that the strength is too high for me to perceive?”
After all, his experiences during this time had made him quite sensitive; encountering various powerful figures frequently made him more alert.
Moments later, a Bearded Man indeed appeared. Goodness, not only did he have a thick beard, but his appearance could only be described as wild. If it weren't for the gleaming large knife in his hand, one might mistakenly think he was a monkey from the mountains that had turned into a spirit.
This man had an extremely ugly face with triangular eyes, a flat nose, thick and large lips, and his entire body was covered in Black Fur, clearly someone who lived by eating raw flesh.
The Ugly Monster charged directly at the panicking Bai Kuo, laughing heartily as if he had spotted a delicious meal.
Ye Tian frowned slightly. At this moment, he could confirm that as long as the other party was not deliberately hiding their strength, then their ability was indeed only that of a Sixth-Stage Warrior.
"It seems to be a nearby Bandit," Ye Tian thought to himself, as the opponent clearly had not noticed him and had no need to conceal their strength.
In a moment, the Ugly Monster reached Bai Kuo, kicking him over and stepping on him, grinning wickedly to reveal a mouth full of yellow teeth.
"Should I intervene..." Ye Tian hesitated for a moment but decided to observe for a while longer.
"Damn it, run! I noticed you this morning but was too lazy to move. I didn't expect you to show up again tonight," the Ugly Monster said. "Look at you; if it weren't for the fact that I haven't eaten fresh human flesh in a while, I wouldn't even bother catching you."
"Spare me..." Bai Kuo said, fear evident in his voice, though there was also a hint of disdain. After all, he had once been a disciple of the Cloud Sea Sect and was a Four-Stage Martial Artist. Thieves like this would likely avoid him; he never expected to be under the foot of someone he considered a former weakling.
Hearing this, Ye Tian became even more certain of the guy's identity; he was definitely a bandit who had wandered in from somewhere, robbing passersby after becoming isolated—taking money from those who had it and killing those who didn't for food.
"Who said I want to kill you? I've been roaming these mountains for two or three years and have never done anything so ruthless. Even when hunting hares, I only take one leg to eat," the Ugly Monster boasted, sounding as if he were being merciful.
"Then please let me go, and I will repay you handsomely in the future," Bai Kuo quickly replied.
"Don't try to fool me! Look at your pathetic state; what could you possibly offer?" The Ugly Monster said, raising his knife without hesitation.
Seeing this, Ye Tian knew he could no longer wait. If that knife came down, Bai Kuo would lose an arm.
However, just as Ye Tian moved, the Ugly Monster paused and frowned at the struggling Bai Kuo.
"Why do you look at me like that?" Bai Kuo asked in surprise.
"What happened to your collarbone?" the Ugly Monster inquired.
"Bai Kuo has been hit in the Pipa bone," he replied.
"Were you a practitioner before?" Ugly Monster asked again.
Bai Kuo nodded but did not speak.
"Since that's the case, why not join me?" Ugly Monster asked once more.
"Thank you for not abandoning me... ah!"
Before Bai Kuo could finish his sentence, Ugly Monster suddenly struck with his knife. The blade was sharp and directly severed Bai Kuo's left arm.
The attack was so abrupt that even Ye Tian was caught off guard, standing there in shock.
"Haha, I have a kind heart; I cut off your arm while you weren't paying attention to lessen the pain," Ugly Monster said proudly.
Bai Kuo was sweating profusely from the pain and could hardly speak.
"Crazy, this guy is definitely insane..." Ye Tian thought to himself, frowning as he realized how unfortunate Bai Kuo was to encounter such a lunatic after everything that had happened.
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