Chapter 1045: Chapter 712: Infighting (Part 2)
Moments later, Ye Qiniang arrived, dragging along Banji. Banji was just a frail girl, responsible only for healing in the team. She had almost been cut down by the golden-armored man during the attack, but it was Ye Qiniang who saved her.
However, Ye Qiniang didn’t look well!
"Are you all alright?" Banji asked.
"I’m okay. I almost lost my life just now, but Ye Qiniang saved me," Banji whispered.
"That guy seems afraid to step here."
Xifeng kept his eyes fixed on the golden-armored man not far away.
The golden-armored man, holding a large axe with a fierce expression, glared angrily at the intruders, but he did not step forward, standing still on the black bridge.
"What exactly happened just now? Is Lan Keju really dead this time?" Xing Meng asked gruffly.
They had witnessed Lan Keju die twice earlier. The first time turned out to be an illusion, but the second time, they saw Lan Keju’s death again, and most importantly, it was exactly the same as the first!
Ye Qiniang’s gaze turned icy as she looked at Xing Meng.
Xing Meng didn’t care despite Ye Qiniang’s unfriendly stare and said, "I’m just stating the truth. Didn’t we all see him die the first time?"
"First, give me an explanation! Why did you hide your strength?" Ye Qiniang demanded coldly.
Xing Meng raised an eyebrow.
"Your aura was quite impressive when dealing with the golden-armored man earlier. Do you think I didn’t notice? You clearly have the Inquiry Dao Realm cultivation and can handle the golden-armored man, so why didn’t you act?" Ye Qiniang said in a deep voice.
The situation was chaotic earlier, but she saw Xing Meng easily fend off the golden-armored man’s attack with a kick, escaping from beneath his large axe effortlessly.
The golden-armored man who could kill Lan Keju couldn’t do anything to him.
This meant Xing Meng’s strength far surpassed that of Lan Keju!
"Inquiry Dao Realm strength!"
The Diviner stared at Xing Meng in astonishment.
He looked particularly shocked because Xing Meng had always wanted to kill him, and if Xing Meng truly had the Inquiry Dao Realm strength, he would be even more dangerous.
"Of course, he has the Inquiry Dao Realm strength, but he deliberately hid it to infiltrate this team," Ye Qiniang said coldly.
Xing Meng let out a cold laugh, "And you dare talk about me hiding strength? Why don’t you ask how Lan Keju is involved? He’s not just at the late stage of immortality! What were your intentions in having him hide his strength in this team?"
Ye Qiniang’s expression didn’t change as she calmly responded, "I know nothing of Lan Keju’s matters."
With no witness to accuse her, she was a thousand-year-old demon who wouldn’t be flustered by Xing Meng’s words.
"Ha ha ha!"
Xing Meng laughed loudly, mocking Ye Qiniang, "Ye Qiniang, you’re quite good at acting. We’re not novices here. Do you really think I can’t see that Lan Keju is one of your Travel Dao race? He also has the Inquiry Dao Realm strength, but you keep saying that with your Dao embryo vow, you’ll protect everyone and distribute opportunities fairly. But having Lan Keju hide his identity shows your ulterior motives, doesn’t it?"
"The person is dead, you can slander all you want. I only saw you not helping when your teammate was in danger. The Diviner was almost killed right beside you, and you didn’t care at all."
Ye Qiniang coldly fixed her gaze on Xing Meng, "You never took this team seriously. I won’t trust you anymore."
"Just as well, I don’t trust you either," Xing Meng laughed.
Now only six people remained in the team, with Xing Meng and Ye Qiniang at odds, malice radiating from them.
"If you don’t trust me, you can leave," Ye Qiniang said.
"You have no right to tell me what to do," Xing Meng said mockingly, "In this team, I call the shots now!"
"Since when did you call the shots in this team?" Ye Qiniang replied coldly.
"From this moment onwards."
Suddenly, a flash of cold light shot out from behind Ye Qiniang, hurtling towards her with incredible speed, blasting onto her in an instant!
Ye Qiniang reacted quickly but was still a beat too slow, her spiritual power that was guarding her body scattered, her aura disordered, and she staggered backward!
She looked carefully and discovered that the one who had attacked her was none other than Banji, whom she had just saved!
"Banji, what are you doing!" Ye Qiniang shouted angrily.
The once frail Banji now showed no trace of weakness, holding a dagger in her hand, flames flickering on it, her aura powerful and overwhelming.
"What am I doing? Of course, dealing with you," Banji gracefully walked to Xing Meng’s side.
"Ha ha! Good move, my wife,"
Xing Meng pulled Banji into his arms, flashing a proud smile.
"You two—actually husband and wife? And both Inquiry Dao Realm experts!"
The Diviner was utterly shocked!
"What? Didn’t you call yourself a Diviner? You didn’t even see this coming?"
Banji nestled in Xing Meng’s embrace, chuckled with a sneer, mocking the Diviner.
"I... I never prophesy about people."
The Diviner murmured uneasily, his expression no longer calm.
Xing Meng already had issues with him, and finding out Banji and Xing Meng were allies, even married, with both being Inquiry Dao Realm experts, made his situation even more perilous.
"You have such ruthless tactics, and I was the one who saved you just now!"
Ye Qiniang hadn’t expected this turn of events at all. She had always been wary of Xing Meng but overlooked this frail girl.
Now blood was dripping from her back, flames constantly emanating from the wound, burning her like it was incinerating her soul. Ye Qiniang struggled to suppress the flames, but her face grew paler.
Banji’s strike was extremely vicious. Both being of Inquiry Dao Realm, Banji landed a perfect hit while Ye Qiniang was off guard.
The dagger was exceptionally special, infused with millennia-old fire poison. Stabbed into Ye Qiniang’s back, it not only injured her body but severely wounded her soul, igniting it!
"Did I need you to save me?" Banji mocked.
"Just you wait!"
Ye Qiniang spat angrily, without hesitation, spun around and leapt off the peak, with no intention of staying.
"Trying to leave?" Xing Meng’s eyes flashed with killing intent.
But Banji reached out to stop Xing Meng, saying, "Don’t chase a cornered enemy. That old woman has been struck by my fire dagger; her spiritual power will keep burning. Facing the golden-armored man, she’s dead for sure."
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Qiniang left the peak’s range, the golden-armored man roared and swung his large axe, slicing towards Ye Qiniang!
Ye Qiniang was no match for the golden-armored man, and she could only fall downward, but numerous golden-armored men surrounded her. Soon, a torrent of violent axe shadows crisscrossed, and golden light instantly engulfed Ye Qiniang.
Xing Meng smiled contentedly, then surveyed the remaining people.
"Do you three have any objections?"
He looked down disdainfully at Xiang Beifei, the Diviner, and Xifeng.
Xiang Beifei said nothing, subtly shifting his gaze to Xifeng.
The team was peculiar from the start, consisting of seven people. Besides the Diviner and himself, who had genuine late-stage immortality strength, the rest were Inquiry Dao Realm experts.
Xifeng had also perfectly hidden her strength all along!
But clearly, even Xifeng hadn’t expected that Xing Meng and Banji were in on it together, even married!
Xifeng and Xiang Beifei remained silent, but the Diviner looked increasingly uneasy.
"No objections, good."
Xing Meng nodded in satisfaction, his gaze still sweeping over the three, finally landing on the Diviner.
"My team doesn’t need useless charlatan swindlers," Xing Meng said, focusing on the Diviner, with whom he had issues from the start.
"I..."
The Diviner looked up in astonishment, feeling a surge of killing intent.
Xing Meng let out a cold laugh, then turned to Xiang Beifei, "Daoist Mu, was it you who saved this old useless man just now?"
"Yes," Xiang Beifei responded calmly.
"Then I’ll trouble you to kill this old fool," Xing Meng said indifferently.