Chapter 433

He had known this kid was just blowing smoke from the start.

"If you didn't even look, how do you know I didn't finish it?"

Lin Bai raised an eyebrow, not angry but laughing instead.

"What kind of joke is this? What level is that Thousand-Year Snake Charm? Even if you came back alive, it wouldn't count as completion; you'd have to kill her."

"Besides, the entrance to the Ten Thousand Snake Den is random; whether you find it depends entirely on luck."

"Even if you found it and killed her, how could you possibly have taken only seven days for the round trip?"

"Even if you travel as fast as you can, the journey alone takes at least six days round trip. So you used one day not only to find the entrance but also to kill the Thousand-Year Snake Charm?"

"Who do you think would believe that!"

Old Li raised an eyebrow, his entire face showing his disbelief.

"But what if it's true?"

Lin Bai did not rush to explain; instead, he looked at the other person with a scrutinizing gaze.

Moreover, because Old Li had spoken so loudly just now, a crowd had already gathered around Lin Bai and the others.

"Yes, Old Li, what if my senior brother is telling the truth?"

Wang Yuping had wanted to speak up and explain just now, but Lin Bai's glance had made him back down.

Hearing Lin Bai's words now, he understood the other's meaning and immediately spoke up to support him.

"Yes, Old Li, if it is true, what do you plan to do?"

Soon, onlookers who enjoyed stirring up trouble began to jeer.

Lin Bai stopped speaking, simply staring silently at the other person, resting his hand on the table in front of him, waiting for the other's reply.

"What do you want?"

Old Li raised an eyebrow; he simply didn't believe this kid could have actually dealt with the Thousand-Year Snake Charm in one day.

"If I succeed, then disciples of Qingluan Peak must, like disciples of other peaks, be free to choose their own missions."

"At the same time, you must also say 'I was wrong, I shouldn't have looked down on people with dog eyes' to me ten times."

Lin Bai withdrew his hand. The smile on his face also clearly faded.

"No matter what, I am still your elder; for the first point, I can agree to you."

"But the second..."

"What, are you afraid?"

Lin Bai's tone carried a hint of mockery, and his eyes kept scrutinizing the other person.

"What kind of joke is this? No matter what, I am your elder."

"How can I make a bet with you?"

Old Li's face turned ugly; in all his years in the Endless Land, he had never seen someone so disrespectful to their elders.

But the terms this kid set did make him feel a bit guilty.

"Old Li, you're just afraid that my senior brother really did complete it, and that would cost you your own face, right?"

Wang Yuping stood aside, staring at the other person with disdain.

"Bet then! Today I want to see exactly how capable you are!"

Old Li was now backed into a corner; even if he didn't want to, he had no choice.

"Did everyone hear what he said? I hope everyone will bear witness for me."

Lin Bai turned to look at the crowd behind him, wearing an innocent expression.

"I heard it."

"I heard it too."

"And me."

Voices rose and fell from the crowd; only then did Lin Bai turn around, satisfied, and signal for the other person to place the mission stone into the verification formation.

This formation is mainly used to verify whether Zong Sect disciples have completed their missions according to requirements.

Upon touching the formation, the mission stone will display the entire scene.

Lin Bai felt it was equivalent to a modern recording device, capable of recording every move of the person undertaking the mission.

As the mission stone was placed into the formation, every move Lin Bai and the others made along the way appeared.

As everyone watched these scenes, their reactions shifted from initially treating it as a joke to final shock, witnessing with their own eyes Lin Bai being swallowed by the snake and then spat out.

Old Li's face gradually grew uglier.

He regretted making that bet with Lin Bai and the others just now.

"Old Li, where are you planning to go? You don't intend to run away and deny it, do you?"

Just as Old Li was trying to sneak away while no one else was paying attention, he didn't expect Wang Yuping to block his path.

And Lin Bai and the others' gazes were all drawn over as well.

"Who said that? I just urgently need to urinate and want to go to the outhouse."

"Although the footage above does prove you dealt with the Thousand-Year Snake Charm, the standard for completing the mission isn't just about the video; you also need to produce something that proves the video is real."

Old Li silently walked back to his seat, wanting to make one last struggle.

"How coincidental, I happen to have exactly that."

Lin Bai wore a smile, then took out the Snake Core from his spatial storage.

The Snake Core emitted a faint purple glow, and boundless energy burst forth.

Everyone present's eyes went straight; this single Snake Core was no small opportunity.

"This still doesn't prove it's from that Thousand-Year Snake Charm, does it?"

"Then just keep watching and you'll find out."

Lin Bai gestured for the others to continue watching that video, and only then did everyone resume viewing.

They saw Lin Bai on the screen tightly gripping something; once he opened it, it was identical to the bead they had just now.

"Uncle Li, you surely won't go back on your word and refuse to admit it, will you?"

At the same time, Wei Xiang'an and Lin Yunzhong walked over; as soon as they returned to the Zong Sect, they had heard about the situation here.

They did not expect that upon arriving, they would witness the very scene from just now.

Only after asking the people nearby did they learn the wager Lin Bai and the others had made.

Seeing Old Li's fidgeting and hesitant manner again, Wei Xiang'an knew the other party clearly did not want to admit it.

"Wei Xiang'an, you..."

Old Li found it hard to believe that Wei Xiang'an, who had been at daggers drawn with Lin Bai just two days ago, was now speaking on the other's behalf.

Could completing the mission bring some benefit to him? But let us not forget that the two of them also had a wager.

Compared to his own, the other's was even more shameful.

"What do you mean 'you'? I admit I lost this 2.0 wager; I am willing to accept the punishment. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Qingluan Peak, kneel on the ground, and bark like a dog one hundred times."

Wei Xiang'an declared with righteous conviction; if not for Lin Bai this time, he probably would not even have his life. What was there to it, merely stripping off his clothes and kneeling beneath Qingluan Peak to bark like a dog?

It was far better than losing his life. Moreover, at that time, Lin Bai could have chosen not to save them, yet he still did; therefore, that person was worth befriending.

"Senior Brother, has the sun risen from the west?"

"Wei Xiang'an is actually speaking up for you."

Wang Yuping leaned close to Lin Bai, finding it utterly unbelievable.

"Perhaps his conscience has finally awakened."

Lin Bai shrugged, paying it no mind.

At the very least, it seemed the other party was not beyond saving.

"Very well, very well, this time I admit I misjudged."

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