Chapter 4740 — Ill Intent

"Huh?" Kang Jingming was stunned for a moment, then suddenly caught on. His eyes lit up with excitement. "Right—Young Master Xu is brilliant as always. This is the island lord's palace, and I'm the trial winner everyone's already acknowledged. If anything happened to me here, the Western Island would never be able to clear their name. No matter how bold they are, they wouldn't dare take that kind of risk!"

"The most dangerous place is the safest place—that's exactly the principle at work here. Once the trial results are announced, no one will be able to touch either of us," Xu Lingchong said with a smug sneer.

"Yes, yes, exactly!" Kang Jingming instantly puffed himself up again. He looked swaggeringly around at the Western Island disciples, and far from being afraid, he even began appraising their looks with great relish—they were all potential targets for him, after all.

In the trial grounds, in a concealed corner not far from the teleportation array, Huo Yudie was still keeping watch at Wei Zhao's side. Though Wei Zhao still showed not the slightest sign of waking, Huo Yudie was no longer as anxious and uncertain as she had been at the start; her expression was rather calm and assured.

There was no other reason: she had watched every little change in Wei Zhao over these past days. Apart from not waking, everything else was improving rapidly.

Not only had his breathing and pulse grown stronger and more forceful, but—more wondrous still—the shocking wound on Wei Zhao's abdomen, though it had received no effective treatment whatsoever, had over these days been healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Now it was on the verge of closing entirely.

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, Huo Yudie would never have believed such a wondrous thing could exist in this world—that after suffering such a grievous, fatal wound, a person would not only fail to die, but could recover entirely through his own life force, without any divine physician to save him. Such a thing was beyond common sense; it was nothing short of a miracle!

Wei Zhao truly was no ordinary man! Huo Yudie confirmed this understanding once again. Seeing that his breathing was steady and normal, she smiled faintly, then rose and walked out of the concealed corner. Once outside in the open, under the sun, she took out her phone and began to charge it.

Except on rainy days, this was something she had done every day for half a month. Han Jingyi had specifically warned her that it had to be charged regularly—after all, it was the only means of contact between them, and if it died, the trouble would be enormous. Fortunately, rain was rare year-round in this trial ground. Though a hazy layer of bloody mist always hung overhead, as long as she reached open ground, charging was no problem.

As usual, Huo Yudie came to the open space outside the teleportation array. Canyons flanked it on both sides, and only at noon could this spot catch the sun. But before she could set the phone down, she suddenly sensed what seemed like a figure flickering at the edge of her vision.

"Who's there?!" Huo Yudie started in alarm. Yet after searching all around, she found no one at all—only a strong wind blowing sand, howling past.

So it was only a false alarm! Huo Yudie let out a breath. With Wei Zhao unconscious and everything resting on her alone, she honestly did feel somewhat uneasy. She might be a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, but in the end she was still a frail young woman—and her strength was hardly invincible in this place. There was still Scarface and his gang to reckon with!

As on previous days, she finished charging without mishap, put the phone away, and returned to their shelter to look after Wei Zhao. But before she could sit down, a disordered clatter of footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then a burly man with an overbearing presence appeared in view, leading a pack of savage-looking subordinates. It was none other than Scarface and his crew!

"You?!" Huo Yudie's face paled in shock. She hurriedly positioned herself in front of the insensible Wei Zhao, watching Scarface with wary, guarded eyes. This creature had clearly come with ill intent!

"Yo, so you really are here." Scarface looked her up and down, drooling with lust, his eyes shining as he swallowed hard again and again. He looked for all the world as though he wished he could pounce on her right then and there.

The previous times he had seen Huo Yudie, she had worn a veil, so all he knew was that the girl had a tempting figure; what her face looked like, he had no way of knowing. That was why Scarface, even with certain ideas in mind, had never been too rash—in this day and age, girls whose backsides made a man commit crimes while their faces made him defend himself were hardly unique to the mortal world; there were plenty on Cloud Tier Island too. Add to that the wariness in his heart, and it simply wasn't worth the risk.

But now, since no one else was around, Huo Yudie had long since taken off her veil. Her ravishing face was laid bare before them all, and coupled with that nosebleed-inducing figure, if Scarface and his men still had no thoughts of crime at this point, it could only mean they weren't men at all.

Seeing the lecherous expressions on their faces, Huo Yudie's heart sank straight to the bottom. She cursed herself inwardly—she really had been too careless!

That figure she had glimpsed from the corner of her eye earlier had been no illusion at all. It had been one of Scarface's scouts—only that could explain why this gang had suddenly shown up here.

Huo Yudie had guessed right; that was exactly the case. Every year, for a period after the Western Island trial ended, Scarface would bring his men to patrol the exit. It was his routine, for past experience had taught him that at this time of year there were always a few unlucky but unyielding trial participants making their final struggle here.

Of course, it was a fool's hope. Once a month had passed, no one could get out anymore; one had to wait until the next trial opened for another chance. As the local tyrant, Scarface knew this clearer than anyone.

Moreover, according to his experience, by around a month and a half those unlucky wretches making their last stand would one by one give up. This was the perfect moment for him to come out and recruit new underlings—which was why he had sent his men over to check the situation, never expecting to stumble upon the great beauty Huo Yudie!

Looking at Huo Yudie's delicate, alluring form, Scarface could barely stop himself from howling like a wolf. True, he still harbored some measure of wariness because of that slap from Wei Zhao—but Wei Zhao was lying there unable to move, after all. How could a peak early Mystic Ascension expert like himself truly be cowed by a man half dead?!

As for Huo Yudie herself, given what had happened with Xu Lingchong before, Scarface was indeed wary that this girl's strength might be considerable—but lust blinded him. A man who had been pent up for decades, suddenly encountering such a great beauty: if he could keep suppressing himself over such a trifling concern, then he wouldn't be Scarface—he'd be a ninja turtle. *(Finally done with the chapter! Yuren can't wait to go play School Beauty 3D. He hit level 20-something yesterday with over 1.5 million combat power, and today he's pushing hard for the leaderboard! In a few days, when he's leveled up a bit more, he'll show off his account to everyone, hehe~~ Here's a new gift code Yuren got for everyone—just enter the activation code below in-game to claim it: eatdfuduqe*

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