Volume 1: Wudao Xiantian Chapter 22: The Bet

  Ye Li and another deputy manager, Guo Huai, were both born as slaves. They entered the realm of Wudao Xiantian after the age of 30 and did not have the qualifications to become Wu Shi, but they held extremely high positions in the Ye Manor.

  Compared with others' tension, the two seemed rather relaxed, occasionally exchanging a few words of laughter.

  The reason why Pai was sent to sit in town is mainly because there are many demons and monsters in Baihu Mountain, including some powerful and terrifying ones that have cultivated to a high level, comparable to witches.

  When encountering such a monster or demon, the descendants of the three major families didn't have any power to resist!

  Every year during the Imperial Hunt, there would be casualties among the imperial princes and nobles.

  Ye Xue even remembered that when he was a child, there was a year when the Bai Man Mountain had a demonic beast riot. That year, nine members of the Ye family who participated in the hunting festival were killed, including his third brother Ye Hao and fourth sister Ye Sheng!

  The other two major families were even more unbearable, with the Zong Shi brothers suffering heavy casualties. After the incident, the three major families joined forces to investigate and found that a powerful demon had appeared in Bai Miao Mountain, reaching the level of San Zhen Realm and Hun Yuan Period, manipulating demonic beasts to attack the children of the three major families, resulting in this tragic case!

  This great demon was killed by the three major family heads, and since then, every time the hunting festival came, the three major families would send out witches in advance to search for the Bai Miao Mountain, drive away the demons and monsters that had been cultivated, and also dispatch the outer door manager to follow and protect, in case of need.

  Ye Li occasionally glanced at Ye Xu, his face changing from cloudy to sunny, and only when he saw the Fang family send out Fang He and Song Cheng to protect the young master of the Fang family did he let out a breath, a hint of a sly smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

  "Fang Zhongshan indeed sent Fang He to participate in this hunting festival, and Fang He's strength is only slightly inferior to mine. With Fang He, plus me, the two greatest innate masters! Ye Xu, this time I'll see who can still save you!"

  "Too little!"

  Zhou Shiwen broke away from the Zhou family's team and chased after Ye Xu. Fang Chen also followed on horseback. Zhou Shiwen turned his head to glare at him, then smiled slyly at Ye Xu: "Shaobao, let our two families form an alliance through marriage! I'll marry my ninth sister to you! Tsk tsk, my ninth sister is a national beauty, and it's a bargain for you, young man!"

  Ye Xuan blinked his eyes, looked at Zhou Shiwen's sturdy figure with some suspicion, and a middle-aged aunt with a rough face and a beard appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a chill.

  Brother-in-law!

  Zhou Shiwen patted Ye Xu's shoulder, raised an eyebrow and whispered: "When I become the master of the Zhou family, our two families will join forces to eliminate the little white face behind us and the Fang family!"

  Fang Chen heard it in his ears, and although he was a man of deep city and joy and anger did not show on his face, he could not help but burst into great anger, glaring at Zhou Shiwen with angry eyes.

  "Join hands with you to destroy the Fang family, and next is it our Ye family?" Ye Xu said calmly, waving his hand.

  Zhou Shiwen chuckled twice: "No wonder he's my brother-in-law, his brain is indeed quick-witted."

  "Get out!"

  Zhou Shiwen reined in his horse, came to Fang Chen's side, and before he could speak, Fang Chen sneered: "Brother Zhou, if you're here to peddle your sister, it's better not to waste your breath!"

  "Little white face, I heard that your second sister Fang Jing is gentle and elegant, the first beauty of the Fang family. Why don't you marry your second sister to me? Little brother-in-law!"

  Zhou Shiwen's mouth was as sweet as if it had been smeared with honey, and he said in a low voice: "Young uncle, when I become the master of the Zhou family, you and I will join forces to wipe out Ye Shaobao and the Ye family..."

  Fang Chen's face turned iron-green with rage, his hands and feet trembling with fury. "Get out!" he bellowed.

  Ye Xue and the other two rushed to Bai Man Mountain together, where Ye Bin, Ye Feng and others saw them chatting and laughing, forming a small clique, which made them tremble with anger.

  They only then realized that Ye Xu, even if he became a waste in the eyes of others, would still receive unparalleled attention from true geniuses!

  A true genius has his own small circle and clique, which is fundamentally impossible for people of their caliber to integrate into!

  A true dragon does not play with snakes and insects, a phoenix does not flock with sparrows, it's the same principle!

  "If we don't kill Ye Xu that despicable slave, we will always be inferior to him and unable to gain others' respect. The so-called 'Three Heroes of the Ye Manor' would just become a joke!"

  At last, the team arrived at the foot of Bai Man Mountain. Ye Xuan looked up and saw that Bai Man Mountain was towering and majestic, with mountains stretching continuously for thousands of miles. He couldn't tell how many strange mountains and steep peaks were standing in the clouds, and faintly heard the roar of some unknown fierce beast.

  Deep in the mountains, there are endless secrets hidden, fraught with danger. Even the three major witch families cannot enter deep into the Bai Miao Mountains and only explored the outer periphery of dozens of mountain peaks.

  The three major family-owned mines are also located on the outskirts of Bai Manshan.

  Zhou Shiwen glared with his tiger eyes, staring straight at the rolling hills and mountains, suddenly letting out a sly laugh: "Little white face, dare you bet with me? This time hunting the hundred barbarians, let's see who gets the most valuable and precious demon beast!"

  Fang Chen smiled slightly, and with a soft whoosh, he opened his folding fan. "I had the same intention," he said with a smile. Then, his eyes gleaming brightly, he looked at Ye Xu and asked, "Does Brother Ye have any interest?"

  "Count me in."

  Zhou Shiwen's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly: "If Shao Bao also wants to gamble, then why not fill in a lottery ticket! If I win, you must marry my sister and become my brother-in-law! Little white face, if you lose, your sister Fang Jing will also have to marry me!"

  Fang Chen let out a cold snort and sneered, "Brother Zhou is so enthusiastic about selling his own sister, are you worried that your sister is too ugly to marry off?"

  Zhou Shiwen angrily said: "My sister and I are born of the same mother, with an old man as handsome as me, how can my sister be so ugly?"

  Ye Xu and Fang Chen exchanged a glance, thinking: "Being born of the same mother as this guy, it's no wonder he's too ugly to get married."

  Fang Chen folded his fan and said proudly: "If I win, I want you two to retreat three houses whenever we meet in the future!"

  Zhou Shiwen married off his sister and married another woman in order to merge the three families into one, unify the Liu Zhou Wu Dao, and annex the other two major families!

  Fang Chen wanted Zhou Shiwen and Ye Xu to retreat three houses when they met him in the future, which means that after he had achieved great success in his witchcraft and controlled the Fang family, when attacking the other two major witch families, let Zhou Shiwen and Ye Xu not interfere!

  The two of them were both outstanding geniuses with profound wisdom. These two bets seemed to have no actual content, but in fact had great significance.

  They deeply despise each other, wanting to cross hands with each other to verify their strengths and weaknesses, yet fearing that the opponent will fight to the death, which is why they would make such a bet!

  Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen finished speaking, their eyes fell on Ye Xu's body, waiting for his bet.

  Ye Xue smiled slightly and said: "If I lose, from now on, the Ye family will annex your two families, and spare your lives."

  Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen let out a simultaneous angry hum, this bet was extremely unfair. Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen exchanged a wary glance, the bet revealed that neither of them wanted to engage in a mortal struggle with each other.

  But Ye Xu's bet had no such restriction, regardless of win or lose, he would have to annex the other two major families. The difference was that this time, if Ye Xu lost, he would spare one life from each of the three major families in their future conflicts.

  This represents an unprecedented confidence and conviction. If he wins, even Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen are not in his eyes, arrogant, domineering, and invincible!

  Zhou Shiwen rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Shaobao, you're still as arrogant as ever. It seems that for the sake of my own life, I'll have to work twice as hard to beat you! For the happiness of my sister, this brother-in-law position is yours for sure! I'm making a bet with you!"

  "Fang Chen sneered: 'In a lifetime, it's hard to meet one opponent, but Fang is lucky and has met two! I'll take the bet too!'"

  "Clap your hands and make a vow!"

  Three palms slapped together, Ye Xu's eyes condensed, and he felt two streams of true energy rushing towards him. One was fierce like fire, the other thick and heavy like a mountain. Obviously, Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen saw his determined expression, so they decided to test him!

  Ye Xu burst out laughing loudly, no longer hiding his true strength. The profound aura of the Azure Sky moved with his heart, and the blue shirt fluttered with a loud whoosh. In an instant, his palm turned purple!

  Bang!

  Strong winds in all directions!

  One red, one yellow, and one purple strand of vigorous wind rushed towards the ground. Suddenly, a long and narrow ridge rose from the ground, which was Zhou Shiwen's Hou Tu Ba Ti Shen Gong. His true energy was introverted, contained without leakage, and sucked the land up to make it rise!

  Fang Chen's Nine Yang Fierce Fire God Technique was another scene, the ground was actually burned to a crimson red, sizzling with heat, and overbearing to the extreme!

  As Ye Xu's Cang Ming true energy fell, the ground didn't even have a palm print, only seeing the green grass gleaming with oil, suddenly growing wildly, tender leaves sprouting out one after another, originally only two or three inches of wild grass, in the blink of an eye grew to over half a person tall, lush and luxuriant!

  The three of them were proficient in martial arts, which surprisingly had three different attributes, each going to a different extreme!

  Ye Xuan's body swayed slightly, a purple aura appeared on his face, and then his complexion returned to normal. The puffed up blue shirt also slowly fell down.

  Zhou Shiwen burst out laughing, mounted his horse and galloped away towards the Zhou family's younger generation. His voice echoed from afar: "Ye Shaobao, no wonder you're so arrogant! It turns out your injuries have fully recovered, and even your cultivation has regained some of its former strength! Although it only reached the sixth level, it's even more formidable than the seventh level! However, this time you'll definitely lose. I'm leaving first!"

  "The sixth level of the Celestial Refining Body Technique is still far from being able to defeat us!" Fang Chen gave Ye Xu a deep look, and also rode his horse away.