Mr. Song was quite pleased with the performance of Mr. Jian and the others in battle.

However, he couldn’t stand how these people flaunted their spoils everywhere. There was a saying, “Wealth should not be shown." In the world of martial arts, showing off your resources is like telling others, "Come and rob me."

Luckily, there wasn’t anything too valuable among the spoils. Ye Liuyun probably wouldn’t bother to take advantage of them for such triflings.

The demon beast beside Ye Liuyun looked at Mr. Jian and the others with utter disdain.

"I can’t stand it anymore! Brother, let’s just give him a good beating! Look at how arrogant he is, he truly has no idea how vast the world is!" Lei Ming said to Ye Liuyun through a voice transmission.

"Don’t act rashly and remember why we’re here! We are not here to deal with him. The more haughty he gets, the worse his downfall will be. We will get our chance to take care of him!"

Ye Liuyun was not only reminding Lei Ming but everyone else too.

Sure enough, Mr. Jian quickly validated Ye Liuyun’s words.

There were originally quite a few formations within the Thousand Burial Mountain. Once, Mr. Jian led a group to hunt down a feral beast, but due to his excessive pride, he ignored Ye Liuyun’s advice to return the same way and accidentally entered a formation.

In such situations, Ye Liuyun would absolutely not lend a helping hand. In Ye Liuyun’s words, he was only seeking death on his own!

Although they were eventually saved by Mr. Song, they returned rather embarrassingly, bloodied and their clothes tattered.

There was also that male disciple who was always flattering others. After being injured, Mr. Jian ruthlessly abandoned him, leaving him to his fate. His agonizing screams still haunt Gong Wanting to this day.

Although Mr. Jian noticed her worry and even made a point of telling Gong Wanting, "Sis, don’t worry. If you were the one injured, I would never abandon you!"

Gong Wanting nodded to express her gratitude, but she still had doubts in her heart. From then on, whenever danger arose, she would gravitate towards Ye Liuyun and no longer followed Mr. Jian on his risky ventures.

By now, Ye Liuyun and his group were more than halfway through their journey, with only a short stretch of the road left.

Both the avatar and Ye Liuyun have already spotted the two yellow flood dragons that were once secretly observing them from behind a mountain ridge.

But suddenly, they heard a dragon’s roar from afar.

Both the Dragon Lady and Lei Ming understood that it was a provocation, basically saying, "Come and catch me if you can, I’m right here!"

Moreover, the location of the sound was obviously a deviation from their target. It would take at least two to three days for Ye Liuyun and his companions to get there, not to mention the unknown dangers awaiting them on the way.

"Could they teleport? Or are there other dragons in this area?" Ye Liuyun started to feel puzzled.

The people from Northsky Sect, upon hearing the dragon’s roar, immediately wanted to rush towards it.

Ye Liuyun once again put away the white tiger and carefully questioned the feral beasts. They all confirmed that on Goldragon Hill, there were only these two flood dragons.

However, they all mentioned hearing the roars of the two flood dragons, sometimes distant and sometimes near. Yet, none of them dared to investigate.

In the end, Ye Liuyun concluded that either the two flood dragons’ cave had multiple exits, or they possessed a special method that allowed them to move quickly to different locations.

This dragon’s roar was seemingly their strategy to lure enemies.

"Sorry! That area is beyond our agreed route. Moreover, the dangers there are unknown, and we’ve already lost too many people. We don’t want to risk it any further!" Ye Liuyun declined to go with the Northsky Sect members to that location.

"I’ll pay you more!" Mr. Jian urged anxiously.

"No amount of money would make us risk our lives. After all, we must remain alive to spend it!" Ye Liuyun firmly decided not to go.

"Roar!"

The dragon’s roar came from the distance once again.

Mr. Jian became even more anxious.

He came here specifically to catch a dragon. How awesome would it be to have a dragon as a pet? He could ride the dragon wherever he went, and he would definitely be the center of attention!

"Then, you all wait here. Let’s go!" Mr. Jian called out to the others and started off.

"I should stay. I don’t want to slow you down!" Gong Wanting immediately said.

She didn’t want to take risks with Mr. Jian, fearing she would be regarded as fodder and left halfway.

"Alright, you stay and monitor them, don’t allow them to explore resources first!"

After thinking, Mr. Jian immediately passed the voice to Gong Wanting. He also thought it was a good idea to keep someone watching Ye Liuyun and others to prevent them from treasure hunting first.

Another disciple also wanted to stay due to fear of danger.

"No! You must come with me and lend a helping hand!" Mr. Jian rejected him outright.

With no choice, the disciple could only follow Mr. Jian and Mr. Song hurriedly towards the direction of the dragon’s roar.

After Mr. Jian left, everyone’s gaze turned to Gong Wanting.

"Please don’t misunderstand. I am staying not to monitor you, but because I am worried about the danger of following him. I’m afraid he might abandon me halfway or use me as cannon fodder!" Gong Wanting quickly clarified.

Ye Liuyun smiled and replied, "Even if you keep an eye on us, we won’t mind. There’s no rule in our hiring agreement that says we can’t explore on our own. I just want to ask you, are you planning to follow us, or will you stay here on your own?"

"I...I’m afraid to stay alone! Can you take me with you? If you find treasures, you don’t have to share any with me, just assure my safety!"

Now, Gong Wanting felt a bit of regret. Just getting to know Ye Liuyun and his group, how could she trust them so much?

Now, looking at these people, she suddenly began to feel fear.

Ye Liuyun also nodded, "In consideration of the kindness you showed me earlier by giving me the elixir, you can stick with us, we will ensure your safety. But you must obey my commands!"

"Um! I will listen to you!" Gong Wanting immediately said.

Ye Liuyun said no more and commanded everyone to head to their planned destination. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

This time, it was the doppelganger leading the charge, followed by Lei Ming and the Dragon Lady. The others stayed at the rear of the group, with Ye Liuyun still at the very back, remaining vigilant for any dangers.

They advanced at a very fast pace, almost always running. When faced with obstructions, Ye Liuyun would handle them and then catch up with the others using his Skywalk Boots.

In half a day’s time, they scaled the mountain ridge.

The other side of the mountain ridge was filled with signs of destruction by large feral beast, confirming that this was a place frequented by the two flood dragons.

"That heap of stones!" Dragon Lady and Lei Ming confirmed the direction.

"The map points there too! But there should be a stone guard!" Ye Liuyun also confirmed the direction.

Consequently, everyone rushed to the pile of stones before stopping.

Both the clone and Ye Liuyun used their golden eyes to search for the location of the stone guard, but after a while they found nothing.

"Vespera, scout ahead in stealth mode, everyone else, hide behind the boulders!" Ye Liuyun issued a command, then all the others hid behind large rocks.

The doppelganger also donned a Concealcape and vanished, observing the situation from a distance.

As Vespera reached the center of the pile of rubble, the stones on the ground immediately began to stir.