SFS Chapter 387 The Return of the Laughing Guest
Chapter 387 The Return of the Laughing Guest
The mount lost control and almost threw its owner to the ground, causing quite a noise. Even those who hadn't noticed Xiao's situation at first now noticed his situation.
Everyone stopped and looked at the two figures running in the sunset until they disappeared from the end of their sight.
"Um..." Zhao Gaoli glanced at the people who stopped to watch and asked first, "Should we wait for him?"
"Need not."
A cold voice sounded, and it was Yang Ce who spoke.
A man beside him muttered as if to add explanation, "It's best if he can't find us. Who wants a weirdo following their team and causing trouble all the time?"
"Aren't you guys in the same group?" Ding Shu realized it belatedly and asked curiously.
"Who is in cahoots with him? It's obvious that he insisted on following us!" The man who had just muttered seemed to have been poked in a sore spot and exploded instantly.
A woman beside him helped explain, "That Bai Jie... he's very powerful. None of us are his match. The only one who can defeat him is Master Yang Ce... Although Brother Yang Ce can defeat him, he can't be driven away. He's just been following us all the way, like a dog-skin plaster. We're getting fed up with him."
Upon hearing this, Ding Shu immediately showed a look of understanding, and then cast a questioning look at Baili Ling, as if asking him how he chose his people.
When his peripheral vision touched Xiao, he quickly withdrew his gaze, so quickly that Xiao couldn't even find the source of this fleeting gaze.
After a brief conversation, the team continued on their way.
Xiao's gaze shifted from the half-mooned sunset on the sand dunes. He asked himself, "Does the leopard he's riding look familiar?"
When the big leopard was frightened and about to lose control, the look in its eyes showed that it recognized itself.
The person he asked was of course Red Xiao, but Red Xiao asked back, "Is there?"
Hong Xiao was indifferent to the affairs of the outside world and of course he would not remember that he had captured a hunting leopard twice and used it as a mount for his other self.
Night was approaching, and the darkness would conceal some of the traces of visions, making it inconvenient to travel at night. So everyone looked for a suitable place to set up camp.
Before darkness completely enveloped the desert, eight tents were set up and eight small fires were set up in eight directions of the camp.
The two teams lit two more bonfires in the camp. They gathered around their respective bonfires, eating dinner and chatting.
Ding Shu was sitting a few meters away from Xiao. He complained, "Boss, do you know that smiling guy across the street?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao asked back.
"I roughly counted, and he harassed you at least five times today. He harassed you so many times, but you didn't do anything back." Ding Shu said.
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little off, Zhao Gaoli stepped out to smooth things over: "It's because of Xiao's personality, okay."
"But I offended you a little bit in the inn in Baihe City before, and you..." Ding Shu closed his mouth before he could finish his words.
He hugged his thigh aggrievedly, silently feeling sorry for the broken magic weapon.
"Uh..." Zhao Gaoli didn't know what to say.
Upon hearing this, Xiao also fell into deep thought.
He was indeed emotionally stable, rarely experiencing major fluctuations, and due to his status, even if his emotions fluctuated, he would not react too exaggeratedly. But after all, the other party had harassed him eight times, it was impossible for him to have no reaction at all.
He thought about it and finally discovered something.
Every time Bai Jie was called back, the timing was just right.
Every time his mood was still in a state of confusion and curiosity, "It's you again" or "Why are you here this time?", and was still a little away from turning into annoyance, Bai Jie was called back by Yang Ce.
This made him feel a little annoyed after realizing it, but because the annoying guy had left, he quickly put it aside.
The one who was finally annoyed enough to take action was Red Goblin, who felt his sovereignty was violated.
I am indeed a part of your play.
But now Bai Jie is lost somewhere in the Black River desert, and he probably won't be a part of their play again.
Suddenly, there was a burst of applause. Xiao turned around and saw that it was Old Man Hu who was applauding.
When the others heard the sound, they, like Xiao, stopped what they were doing and looked towards the source of the sound.
When everyone's eyes were on him, Old Man Hu said, "Everyone, you need to send someone to guard the night. Discuss among yourselves how to arrange the candidates for the night watch."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ce called out from afar, "Brother Baili, we will take turns guarding the night. How about leaving it to us tonight?"
"Okay." Baili Ling nodded in response.
Father Hu continued, "The camp is quite large, and the scent from my lantern can't cover such a large area. So, I poured some oil around the camp and lit some fires. This way, I can take care of the entire camp and prevent the mutant withered willow from discovering us.
The night watchman's job is to clear out the willow-eating earth dragons that have been attracted, as well as wake me up and relight the fire. I'm a light sleeper, so you can easily wake me up."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
However, just as Yang Ce was dividing the work among the people he brought with him, a laughing voice suddenly sounded outside the camp.
"Hey, are we going to rest now? Have you forgotten that there's still one person who hasn't come back yet?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man walking towards the fire.
As he approached, the warm firelight illuminated his smiling face, but it could not illuminate the depth of his eyes.
In an instant, on Yang Ce's side, except for Yang Ce himself, the expressions of everyone else on their faces twisted into a mess, as if they had eaten a fly.
A cold snort from Red Xiao also sounded in Xiao's mind.
Yang Ce's eyes dimmed, and two words squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Bai Jie."
"Oh, Yang, you still remember me. You are so nice to me." Bai Jie said as he walked over the fire at the edge of the camp and walked towards Yang Ce.
The disgusting people reappeared and even approached, but apart from having ugly expressions, these people did not show any intention of refusing to accept them.
Refusal is useless. This person cannot be gotten rid of. Everyone of them knows this very well.
Bai Jie sat down next to Yang Ce with great familiarity, put his arm around his shoulders, and said, "Are you arranging for night watch? How can I be left out of such a thing? I'm the second strongest in the team. I chose this time."
"Hey, Yang, do you want to stay on guard with me? You..."
"Put aside your useless fantasies. You're right, you're very strong, so I'm the only one who can keep an eye on you to prevent you from having any evil intentions that could endanger the entire team."
When Yang Ce knocked away the hand on his shoulder, he also interrupted Bai Jie's words, his tone full of helplessness and speechlessness.
The six people on Xiao's side watched this scene from afar, silently playing the role of spectators.
Yang Ce and the others did not expel Bai Jie, so they naturally did not say anything else.
After all, up to now, Bai Jie has only been harming Yang Ce's group.
If we put aside Xiao who was constantly harassed...
Xiao was also a little relieved. Fortunately, this guy was just harassing him, and not pestering him like he did to Yang Ce. Otherwise...
He remembered the cold snort that sounded in his mind when Bai Jie appeared just now.
Otherwise, it would not be as simple as being taken away by the mount to a distant place. It is very likely that he would lose half his life even if he did not die.
After this little episode, everyone continued to do their own things and went to bed on time.
Before we knew it, the moon was at its zenith.
A dark cloud floated in from nowhere, covering the almost full moon.
Shadows fell across the earth, the wind in the desert stopped and the sands were still, and there was a dead silence in the dim camp.
Suddenly, a bony hand lifted the curtain, and then a dark shadow walked into the tent.
giggle.
A slight strange sound was heard in the tent, as if someone who had been sitting for a long time was moving their joints.
The sound gradually approached the handsome young man who was sleeping in the tent, and finally, a tall black shadow stood beside the young man.
The black shadow slowly raised a sharp weapon, and after a brief pause, as if it had found the target it wanted, it suddenly stabbed at the purple diamond mark on the boy's forehead.