Chapter 4681 — Caught in the Act
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The sun had set and dusk was deepening. With their meager strength, whatever they ran into—a vicious beast or another trial participant—could prove a lethal threat, so it was hardly surprising that the two of them crept along so furtively.
Every step was taken with utmost care. The pair inched forward bit by bit, grumbling to each other all the while: "Ugh, who knows what Brother Ren and Brother Yi were thinking, bringing the two of us hangers-on to West Island on purpose, only to dump us at the most critical moment and leave us to act on our own. In a dangerous place like this, one misstep and we're done for!"
"Heh, Sun Baolu, are you an idiot? This trial is a rare chance for Brother Ren and Brother Yi to be alone with their ladies—why would they bring the two of us along to spoil the mood?" one of the men, wearing a bamboo hat, said with a curl of his lip.
"Still, there was no need to dump us like that. Worst case, we could've just followed at a distance—we wouldn't have gotten in the way of their fun, and we could've helped carry their things. Wasn't that how it always was when we went out before?" Sun Baolu shook his head helplessly, then lowered his voice: "My guess is, Brother Ren and Brother Yi didn't leave us behind for that at all—they're off looking for some extremely rare heavenly treasure. What do you think, Li Yuzhou?"
"Hiss—now that you mention it, it does ring a bell. Before we set out for West Island, I overheard a few snatches of Brother Yi and Sister Yao's conversation. Seems they really were after some heavenly treasure, and they'd been preparing for a long time. They just kept it secret from the two of us..." Li Yuzhou couldn't help sounding a little bitter as he said this.
"Hmph, I figured that much long ago. Such is the fate of hangers-on like us. The good things never come our way, but the bad always does. Heh!" Sun Baolu laughed at himself. There was no help for it—who among them had any backing to speak of?
To gain a foothold in a den of dragons and tigers like the Eastern Continent Academy, one needed either formidable strength or deep connections; without one or the other, you'd be devoured hide and bone. People like them could only attach themselves to young masters like Ren Zhongyuan and Yi Xiaotian—there was no second way out.
The two of them explored cautiously ahead while grumbling under their breath, when suddenly Li Yuzhou's steps halted. His eyes fixed straight on something not far ahead, and his mouth fell open, hanging there for a long while without closing.
"What's with you? Possessed by a ghost?" Sun Baolu grew nervous at the sight, thinking some unknown monster had its eye on them. At their Golden Core consummation strength, if that were indeed the case, their fate would be truly grim.
"N-no... it's not... Look... look over there..." Li Yuzhou stammered, twitching like he was having a fit, unable to string together a whole sentence for the longest time, pointing blankly ahead.
Following the direction of his finger, Li Yuzhou looked—and at a single glance his whole body froze along with it, and it was quite a while before he came back to his senses. Only after a long moment did he draw in a sharp, incredulous breath and whisper: "Oh my god! Truly the world is vast and full of wonders—to think we'd run into people having a quick roll in the wilds in a place like this. Damn it all to hell. That woman's figure looks absolutely smoking!"
"Smoking isn't the half of it—doesn't that woman look familiar to you?!" Li Yuzhou said, his gaze still fixed straight ahead.
"Hiss, now that you mention it, you're right... Oh my god, isn't that Huo Yudie, one of the Twin Beauties of Morning Pride! Why isn't she with Brother Ren? To think she's out here rolling in the wilds with another man—I never would've guessed she was such a wanton one!" Sun Baolu exclaimed in shock.