Chapter 267: You Beast!

At this moment, the faces of Hu Baiqing and the others were filled with uncontrollable joy and excitement.

Clearly, they had also realized just how exaggerated the improvements brought by the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm were!

"Let's go! Let's find more demonic beasts!"

Hu Baiqing was eager to try; she finally understood why so many people flocked to the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm—this place was an absolute treasure trove!

Afterward, she turned her head and cast a cold glance at Ye Lin and Duan Ling.

"For the time being, neither of you is allowed to attack when we encounter demonic beasts! Do you understand?"

"On what grounds? Doesn't that mean we're just here to stroll around the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm?" Duan Ling was immediately displeased; not attacking meant they wouldn't even get a share of the party experience points.

"My level is the highest in our team! Therefore, helping me increase my strength as quickly as possible is the only way to defeat the Supreme Academy!" Hu Baiqing's eyes shimmered. "If I can reach level 60 or higher, perhaps... I might have a chance to defeat that Feng Tianyu!"

"So you have to sacrifice the two of us? You've got some nerve! Why don't you go find the Human Emperor and ask him to give you the Ancient Origin Artifact!" Duan Ling sneered.

"What? Are you two trying to disregard the collective honor of Daxia Academy? If you aren't satisfied with my arrangements, you can get lost right now! But once we leave the secret realm, I will report your selfish behavior to the Dean!"

"Also, if you choose to leave us and act on your own, then whatever happens to you, you will bear the consequences yourselves!"

Hu Baiqing looked down at Ye Lin and Duan Ling with a condescending gaze, firmly believing that the two of them wouldn't dare to leave.

A level 28 Forbidden Spellcaster and a level 39 Malignant Poison Warlock—without the three of them, they wouldn't be able to take a single step in this Mountain and Sea Secret Realm!

Ye Lin, however, was delighted upon hearing this. Hu Baiqing was handing him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy; he had been worrying about not finding a reason to leave the team.

Ye Lin clenched his fists tightly, his eyes turned blood-red, he breathed heavily like an ox, and he stared fixedly at Hu Baiqing, his entire body trembling as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

"What? You still want to make a move?" Hu Baiqing placed her hand on the hilt of her sword. If Ye Lin dared to attack, she wouldn't mind washing away her past shame and teaching him a good lesson!

"Fine, I'll get lost!"

Ye Lin roared and pulled Duan Ling along, ready to leave.

This scene left Hu Baiqing and the other two stunned. They had thought Ye Lin was about to fly into a rage and attack, but he was just leaving like that?

Zhang Xing, who had reacted, hurriedly rushed over to pull Ye Lin back and softly tried to persuade him.

"Junior Brother Ye Lin, don't be impulsive! Things can be discussed!"

Afterward, Zhang Xing turned his head to speak to Hu Baiqing.

"Hu Baiqing, you really are something! Not letting them attack is too much; doesn't this just mean they've made a wasted trip to the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm? If they really leave and something happens, how are the three of us supposed to explain it to the Academy? Say that our team had an internal conflict and got two people killed?"

Hu Baiqing pursed her lips. It was rare for her not to refute Zhang Xing. She hadn't expected Ye Lin to be so stubborn, actually daring to pull Duan Ling away and leave, which only added to her disgust for him.

Seeing Hu Baiqing take a step back, Zhang Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that if Hu Baiqing kept pushing, his role as a peacemaker would be impossible to fulfill.

However, while Zhang Xing was relieved, Ye Lin was anxious. He was about to leave, but then he was pulled back by Zhang Xing—wasn't this ruining his good fortune?

It was like pretending to be drunk and slumped on a table, and a very pretty girl says she wants to help you back to rest, but then your brother suddenly jumps out and says you're too drunk to be safe, so he wants to take you back himself—wouldn't you be anxious?

"Let go!" Ye Lin glared at him.

"Junior Brother Ye Lin, don't get excited. Senior Sister Hu Baiqing knows she went too far just now. Come over and sit down, let's talk this out properly," Zhang Xing advised kindly.

"Talk about what! Let go! She told me to get lost, so I have to get lost! Otherwise, wouldn't I lose face?"

Zhang Xing was stunned upon hearing this. He was left numb by Ye Lin's absurd train of thought. She told you to get lost, so you have to get lost? Otherwise, you lose face? How did this logic seem so wrong!

But now was not the time to dwell on this. Zhang Xing hurriedly hugged Ye Lin and whispered his persuasion.

"Junior Brother Ye Lin! Acting alone is too dangerous. You're a real man, why are you bickering with that woman Hu Baiqing? She's narrow-minded and holds a grudge because she lost to you before. Women are just like that, they hold grudges!"

"Shut your mouth! You shameless brute!"

Ye Lin shouted sharply, his eyes filled with three parts disdain, three parts shock, and four parts disbelief.

"How can you say that about Senior Sister Hu Baiqing? She is my idol! What grows on a girl's body is called a chest, not 'big thunder'; what comes every month is called a period, not 'that thing'; sleeping together isn't called 'eating,' it's loving each other!"

"You were born from a woman's womb, yet you don't know how to respect women—this is your greatest failure!"

Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Lin slammed a fist into Zhang Xing's face. The fierce force sent Zhang Xing stumbling back dozens of steps before he could barely steady himself, and then Ye Lin pulled Duan Ling away and strode off.

Zhang Xing's eye socket swelled up instantly, but there was no pain in his expression, only endless bewilderment.

He turned his head blankly, looking at Hu Baiqing and Zhu Yuquan, and muttered to himself.

"I spoke up for him, acted as a peacemaker, and worried about him getting into trouble, and he ends up scolding me for not respecting women? And he hit me?"

Zhang Xing felt as if thousands of thoughts were surging in his chest like a volcano at this moment, finally crystallizing into two lines of text.

You beast!

You damn beast!

His full-blown grievances turned into tears that streamed down. Zhang Xing, a nearly two-meter-tall man with muscles all over, began to wail loudly at this moment.

"Why! How could he treat me like this!"

Zhang Xing cried uncontrollably, and Zhu Yuquan hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.

"Alright, alright, there, there, don't cry now."

While comforting Zhang Xing, Zhu Yuquan looked up at Hu Baiqing.

"Hey, I say, are we really just going to let them leave like that?"

"Didn't you see? They insisted on leaving, what could I do?" Hu Baiqing took her phone out of her pocket and shook it. "Don't worry, I've already recorded that scene. It was them who hit Zhang Xing and insisted on leaving the team. Even if it goes to the Dean, it can't be blamed on us."

Zhu Yuquan frowned, seemingly wanting to say something more, but then he could only sigh helplessly.

Perhaps this was for the best. He could see that Hu Baiqing and Ye Lin didn't get along; even if Ye Lin hadn't left, the two would have fought sooner or later.

It was just that everyone else was in teams of five, and their team only had three people—a disastrous start...

"Don't worry," Hu Baiqing said confidently. "Without those two, my Daxia Academy will still be able to achieve the second-best results in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm, right after the Supreme Academy!"