Chapter 409: Can't Refuse

Ye Liuyun outwardly also showed a nervous expression.

He pretended to sniff and asked, "You all, what does that mean? Want me to go test?"

The bearded bandit leader spoke first: "Kid, if you have any sense, quickly open the coffin; the treasure inside also has a share for you. Otherwise, you and those few girls with you will be stuck here forever!"

"Can I refuse?" Ye Liuyun asked knowingly.

"What do you say? What power do you have to refuse?" the bandit leader laughed.

Ye Liuyun pretended to hesitate and wrestle a moment, then asked, "Who are you? Is what you say binding?"

"I'm the notorious bandit Wan Chongshan. You can ask around this area; what I say is of course binding." He, fearing Ye Liuyun wouldn't believe, pointed to the old man beside him: "This is the steward Gu Laotou'er of the nearby Chengzhu Fu; he can also testify. As long as you open the coffin, you'll get a share of the treasure."

"Indeed! I, old man, guarantee, definitely give you a share!" Gu Laotou'er added from the side.

Their words were vague; they said a share, but didn't specify how much.

Only the Dark Night Demon Hall members spoke more decisively: "Kid, if you keep dawdling, I'll kill a few people for you to see!"

"Don't act," Ye Liuyun quickly agreed. Then he called his companions to stay close and walked toward the coffin.

Su Miaoyin, thinking Ye Liuyun was forced into danger, stepped ahead to block him. "Let me go! If danger arises, you'll be able to step in and save me!"

"That won't do! How can I let you take the risk? Move aside, let me go."

Ye Liuyun had already devised a plan and couldn't let Miaoyin ruin it. So he quickly grabbed her hand, pulling her behind him, giving a slight pinch to signal her not to cause trouble.

But Su Miaoyin misunderstood, thinking Ye Liuyun was being deliberate. Her cheeks flushed bright red.

Wu Qingcheng and the others knew Ye Liuyun better; his earlier behavior was abnormal, surely there was a reason.

At this moment, seeing Ye Liuyun pulling Su Miaoyin's hand, Su Miaoyin's face was bright red, she held back, suppressing a laugh.

The other three groups watched anxiously, urging repeatedly.

Seeing the Dark Night Demon Hall members about to act, Ye Liuyun acted at once, lifting the coffin lid with one hand; first a slit was created, then his left hand, wearing a Storage Ring, naturally rested on the coffin edge, slipping in a little.

That small move went unnoticed by some, while others thought he was probing with his hand. Thus everyone's focus centered on the opened slit, watching for any anomaly, and waiting for Ye Liuyun to continue lifting the lid.

Ye Liuyun didn't wait long; after a brief pause, he swiftly lifted the entire lid, revealing a tombstone. Everyone jumped back, fearing danger.

At that moment, Lei Ming, quick as an eye, snatched a bell and held it.

"Little brother, I want this!" Lei Ming said to Ye Liuyun.

"Damn, didn't expect others also need things here!"

Ye Liuyun thought it was bad, and immediately used the Storage Ring to gather Ru Yue, Yu Er, and Wu Qingcheng.

But before he could gather the others, the Dark Night Demon Hall members already struck.

And it was that Tian Gang Liu Chong strongman. At this point, the others also lunged, attacking Ye Liuyun and his group.

Ye Liuyun immediately released a Skeleton Puppet for defense, while moving away from the coffin to avoid their attacks.

The Dark Night Demon Hall strongman's attacks were blocked by the Skeleton Puppet. Seeing Ye Liuyun deploy a Skeleton Puppet, he dared not act again. Moreover, Ye Liuyun's group had retreated, focusing on seizing other treasures.

Thus he lunged at the coffin, simultaneously striking bandit leader Wan Chongshan and Gu Laotou'er. His men, under his cover, also charged the coffin. Ye Liuyun, seizing the chaos, used Golden Pupil to attack a Dark Night Demon Hall member at the rear, pulling his Soul into the Thunder Fire Domain to devour.

That person was at the Tian Gang First Layer, so with little effort, in a single breath, Ye Liuyun eliminated him.

Immediately after, Ye Liuyun led his companions to a tombstone and placed his hand on it.

The Corpse-Eating Worm King had already told Ye Liuyun that this tombstone is a Teleportation Array to the next stage. Of the three tombstones, one had been used by the Corpse-Eating Worm King and cannot be used again soon. The other usable tombstone had already been covered by Ye Liuyun with the coffin lid.

When his hand touched the tombstone, spatial fluctuations erupted instantly. Yet the others were busy fighting over the coffin's treasure, ignoring him.

Inside the coffin were a spherical object, a Spirit Grade long whip, a Spirit Grade long spear, and a desiccated corpse.

At this moment, the entire cave was in chaos, True Essence spilling everywhere from the battles of the few masters. It wasn't until Ye Liuyun's group vanished that everyone realized he had already rushed to the next stage.

"Stop fighting! If we keep at it, we'll just be giving that kid a discount!" Bandit leader Wan Chongshan shouted first: "That kid is clearly very familiar with this place. If we move any slower, he'll take all the next‑stage treasure!"

His shout reminded the others, who immediately ceased fighting and discussed how to divide the treasure.

They quickly reached an agreement: the three arrow‑type treasures would be split one per group. As for whatever is inside the corpse, they'd investigate and then split again.

Thus the Dark Night Demon Hall members took the Spirit Grade long spear, Gu Laotou'er took the long whip, and Wan Chongshan took the spherical object.

After Wan Chongshan got the sphere, he secretly rejoiced: "These clueless fools. This is the real treasure."

Inside the sphere were several poisons; for bandits, this is more covert than harming with weapons. Especially in this setting, it's far more useful than other spirit implements.

He examined the items with Divine Sense while pondering how to best use the poisons. If used well, he could poison everyone else, keeping the treasure for himself.

The remaining corpse, all three sides sent people to inspect, fearing something might be hidden.

But whether using weapons or touching the corpse directly, it caused instant death. The poison on the corpse is truly lethal.

"This poison dragon, even it dies itself, yet still harms others!" Gu Laotou'er cursed, helpless.

He first walked to the stone tablet where Ye Liuyun vanished, but noticed nothing.

Now everyone understood the stone tablet was single‑use; it couldn't be used again for a while.

Thus everyone's gaze instantly focused on the other two stone tablets.

In an instant, the Dark Night Demon Hall members lunged at the stone tablet already used by the Corpse‑Eating Worm, while Wan Chongshan, with his bandits, lunged at the tablet covered by the coffin lid. Their speed was slightly slower due to obstruction.