Chapter 4674 — Running into Danger
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Wei Zhao glanced at it from a distance; it should be a map of the island, only this island was clearly far larger than he had imagined. By area alone, it could probably rival the great islands of the Southern Continent's seas.
Up ahead, Yi Xiaotian, who was busy pawing at Yao Jiali, took a compass from his pack at these words. Seen from afar it was exceedingly exquisite, and one could faintly sense profound formation fluctuations emanating from it!
This was surely a high-grade item rarely seen on the market. As befitted a young master of the Eastern Continent Academy—his equipment was advanced indeed.
The two compared map and compass for a while, and soon fixed their direction. Ren Zhongyuan pointed to a low hill of somewhat higher ground ahead and to the left. "We go that way!"
With that, Ren Zhongyuan once again took the lead at the front, Yi Xiaotian and Yao Jiali following close behind. Huo Yudie frowned, parted her lips slightly as if to speak, but said nothing, and fell in behind the three.
Could they really be here for the Lei Xuan Vine? Wei Zhao could not help but wonder. Judging by how seriously they were going about it, the lot of them had clearly come prepared. If that was truly the case, did his agreement with Huo Yudie still hold?
Wei Zhao frowned in thought. From the attitude of Ren Zhongyuan and the others it was plain that they would never share a treasure of such rare grade with him—and even Huo Yudie might not get much of a share.
After all, they had already been at daggers drawn a moment ago. When it came to that point, they would surely fall out. And when that time came, should he keep working with Huo Yudie, or simply seize an opportunity and take the whole thing for himself?
After all, if it really came to a fight, the earlier agreement would have nothing to do with it anymore. Whatever he did then could hardly be blamed.
Wei Zhao followed the group, scheming all the while, while Ren Zhongyuan and the others remained wholly unaware. A mere burden at the early peak of the Nascent Soul stage—these experts at Nascent Soul perfection did not even regard him as worth their attention. They had no idea they had already become another's prey, and were still wallowing in their lofty arrogance.
With Ren Zhongyuan leading the way, the five trudged through the wasteland for the better part of an hour. Along the way they met not so much as a crisis—they did not even see a single living creature. The scenery was monotonous in the extreme: wasteland, and more wasteland.
The only thing that changed was the terrain. Following the route marked on the map, they found the ground beneath their feet rising ever higher. What had begun as gently rolling slopes had now become towering mountains, and the path ahead gradually narrowed, flanked on both sides by bottomless gorges. Yet wasteland was wasteland after all; however strange the terrain, the scenery was truly hard on the eyes.
This dull, monotonous feeling was utterly at odds with the danger-fraught journey they had imagined. They could not help but share the same doubt: could a place like this really hold rare treasures?
But matters had come to this, and they could only grit their teeth and press on, praying that this time they would not return empty-handed—otherwise all the anticipation they had built up over so long would have been wasted for nothing...
Suddenly, a vague sense of alarm rose in Wei Zhao's heart, and at the same moment a warning came from his jade pendant. His expression changed at once; he hastily halted and, with the same motion, pulled back Huo Yudie, who was walking not far ahead of him. (To be continued) R466