Chapter 55: Phoenix Tail Crested Snake, even if useless, still not given to Oscar

After sensing this scene, Luo Ye raised his eyebrows, a hint of smile appearing in his eyes.

"So, did Meng Yiran also get a copy of the diary, or is it just a coincidence?"

Regardless of the situation, it doesn't affect Luo Ye's subsequent actions; he first wrote in his notebook.

【This soul-hunting operation is one day earlier than in my previous life, yet we still encountered Meng Yiran and company—could it be that Meng Yiran was already in the Star Dou Great Forest today in my past life?】

【But this is fine; in my past life, I and Meng Yiran were decent friends, so I'll give her a gift—hand over this Phoenix Tail Crested Snake's spirit ring to him.】

【After all, if I don't intervene, this Phoenix Tail Crested Snake would still be hard-pressed to escape death, and would ultimately end up benefiting Oscar.】

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing and the two other girls exchanged a meaningful glance; they all felt Meng Yiran was likely also a diary copy holder.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

Fortunately, Meng Yiran arriving a day early at the Star Dou Great Forest wasn't a big issue, and it didn't let Luo Ye notice anything odd.

Meng Yiran, who was chasing the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake, felt a flicker of joy and couldn't help but feel a hint of gratitude toward Oscar and the others.

If it weren't for them targeting Luo Ye, this Phoenix Tail Crested Snake might not have become her spirit ring.

But now Luo Ye intends to intervene, so her spirit ring now has a prospect.

When the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake came within a short distance in front of Luo Ye and his four companions, Luo Ye hesitated not at all, a flash of light in his eyes, and directly unleashed Soul Impact.

The terrifying mental power left the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake unable to resist; its body went limp, it lost consciousness outright, and collapsed unconscious on the ground.

After three breaths, Long Gong and She Po also arrived here with Meng Yiran.

Looking at the unconscious Phoenix Tail Crested Snake on the ground, Long Gong felt somewhat surprised, instinctively glanced at Luo Ye and his four companions, pointed at the snake on the ground, and asked.

"Young friend, is this your doing?"

Luo Ye deliberately glanced at Meng Yiran, then nodded and said.

"That's right."

Long Gong and She Po exchanged a glance, seeing that the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake was merely unconscious, without any signs of lost life.

This also meant that Meng Yiran still had a chance to obtain the spirit ring it would produce.

Thinking of this, Long Gong's aged face squeezed out a somewhat stiff smile, and he spoke.

"Young friend, I don't know if we can discuss this—could you give this spirit beast to us? If you're willing, I can offer some compensation."

Luo Ye smiled and waved his hand.

"No need for compensation; we didn't need this spirit beast anyway, so we'll just give it to you."

Seeing Luo Ye so readily agree, Long Gong's heart filled with surprise, and he felt even more strongly that this youth was likely the heir of some clan.

Having the courage to bring three young girls to the Star Dou Great Forest, and directly giving away a thousand-year spirit beast without blinking—what extraordinary bearing.

Thinking of this possibility, the smiles on Long Gong's and She Po's faces became even more genuine.

Meanwhile, Meng Yiran puffed out her chest, a hint of pride showing on her face.

"Grandma and Grandpa surely wouldn't expect that Luo Ye's reason for giving this Phoenix Tail Crested Snake to them is actually because of me."

"After all, Luo Ye himself said that in my past life, I was also on good terms with him as a friend."

She Po didn't know what Meng Yiran was thinking, nudged her arm, and said.

"Yiran, hurry up and thank this young friend."

Meng Yiran broke into a smile toward Luo Ye and said.

"Thanks, then I'll first absorb the spirit ring."

Saying that, she raised the snake-headed cane in her hand, intending to kill that Phoenix Tail Crested Snake.

However, just then, an arrow shot forth, its target unmistakably her held cane.

Swish!

Hearing this whistling sound, Long Gong and She Po's eyes narrowed, and they fiercely struck, shattering the arrow into fragments.

Although the arrow failed, Meng Yiran still halted, looking with an angry face toward the direction the arrow came from.

Luo Ye curled the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of amusement; he had already sensed earlier that this arrow was precisely the Sleeve Arrow fired by Tang San.

The next second, Zhao Wuji brought Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar—four people—to this area.

Seeing the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake still alive, Zhao Wuji let out a sigh of relief, then narrowed his eyes, swept a glance at Luo Ye, Zhu Zhuqing and the others, and solemnly said to Long Gong and She Po.

"This spirit beast is ours."

Having nearly been hit by the Sleeve Arrow, Meng Yiran could be said to be seething; hearing that he still wanted to steal her spirit ring, she shouted even more angrily.

"What do you mean 'yours'? What are you even?"

Seeing the pretty girl, Ma Hongjun again unleashed his lecherous nature, his small eyes narrowing into a slit as he hehe-laughed at Meng Yiran.

"We've chased this beast for a long time; it naturally belongs to us."

Long Gong now only wants Meng Yiran to first finish absorbing the spirit ring, then settle accounts with Zhao Wuji and the others; thus he suppressed his anger and let out a cold snort.

"This spirit beast was knocked out by this young friend; he also promised to give it to us, and has nothing to do with you."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji glanced at Luo Ye, his gloomy mood instantly lifted, and he couldn't help bursting into loud laughter.

"Hahaha, if that's the case, then this spirit beast is all the more not to be given to you."

"Because, Luo Ye is a student of our Shrek!"

Zhao Wuji was quite pleased, his gaze toward Long Gong and She Po full of teasing; even Tang San and Oscar, among others, let out a sigh of relief.

However, what they didn't expect was that Luo Ye's next words directly slapped them in the face.

"Teacher Zhao, I am indeed a Shrek student, but this spirit beast—I will not give it to Oscar."

As Luo Ye's words fell, Zhao Wuji's laughter cut off abruptly, and the scene instantly fell into an extremely eerie silence.

Long Gong and She Po were somewhat surprised; having thought there would be complications, it seemed Luo Ye was not on good terms with whatever Shrek people.

Wouldn't that mean the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake's spirit ring still belongs to Meng Yiran?

And there's still such a good thing?

Zhao Wuji's smile froze on his face, his complexion instantly turning grim; he looked at Luo Ye with a shocked and angry expression, speaking in a deep voice.

"Luo Ye, what are you saying? Think about how I told you yesterday—think it over before answering me about the ownership of this soul beast!"

The threatening meaning in Zhao Wuji's words was very clear; it meant that if Luo Ye still wanted to give the Phoenix Tail Crown Snake to Meng Yiran, he would be punished.

It's a pity that Luo Ye came to the Star Dou Great Forest precisely to sabotage Oscar's soul-hunting operation; now that things have come to this point, he is even less likely to yield.

Facing Zhao Wuji's threat, Luo Ye spoke without backing down.

"Don't bother thinking—even if I killed this soul beast myself and ruined its soul ring, I could never give it to Oscar!"

(End of chapter)