Dragon Hidden in the Sky

The tree is very big, but it doesn't bear many fruits, only a dozen or so scattered about.

Ye Qing took off his armor, then took off the clothes he was wearing underneath, tied the sleeves and collar together to make a simple pocket.

Soon, they put all the fruit in.

However, they weren't in a hurry to eat it, since they didn't even know if it was poisonous. They planned to ask the Xueying sisters for advice before making a decision.

Just as they were about to leave with their things, suddenly, a series of footsteps came from not far away, and soon, several figures appeared not far from them!

Those people also noticed Ye Qing and Chen Dengyun, and both sides showed wariness towards each other.

At the head of the group was a person dressed in all black. Based on Ye Qing's judgment, this person should be from the Shadow Clan, while the people behind him appeared to be from different civilizations.

After giving them a wary look, Ye Qing exchanged a glance with Chen Dengyun, then turned and headed towards the waterfall.

"My lord!" Just then, someone reminded him, "This tree is an extremely rare Blue Cloud Fruit tree. Blue Cloud Fruit takes a thousand years to flower, a thousand years to bear fruit, and a thousand years to ripen! It greatly helps in improving one's attributes! The clothes they are carrying are probably the fruit they picked."

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Clan member shouted, "Halt!"

Ye Qing's pupils contracted slightly. He turned around and looked at the group of people, saying, "Friends, what do you mean by this?"

"These Blue Cloud Fruits are for everyone who sees them!" said the Shadow Clan member. "Keep two for yourselves, and give us the rest!"

Ye Qing's heart stirred, and he looked at the Shadow Clan member with great interest.

This guy wasn't too ruthless. He told Ye Qing to keep two for himself, without saying he'd give them all. Under these circumstances, Ye Qing might have kept two to protect himself, or he might have obediently given them all away.

This way, Ye Qing can be prevented from risking his life.

He's a smart person!

Ye Qing glanced at the other person indifferently and said, "You're from the Shadow Clan, right?"

"Of course, this is Lord Yingchen of the Shadow Clan. You better behave yourself, hand over the item, and then get lost!" someone shouted angrily from behind Yingchen.

"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that!" Ye Qing's gaze darkened as he looked at the other person.

He had a very imposing presence.

Yingchen's brows furrowed!

"I am under the command of Lady Yuexi. How dare you steal my things?" Ye Qing sneered. "If you know what's good for you, get lost! Otherwise, when I go back and tell Lady Yuexi, she will surely kill you!"

Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, the expressions of the other party became somewhat strange.

One of them said speechlessly, "If you're going to impersonate someone, why not impersonate someone else? Don't you know... this time, Lady Yuexi entered this place alone, without any attendants?"

"Uh!" Both Ye Qing and Chen Dengyun next to him showed a hint of embarrassment.

He had assumed that each family would bring at least several hundred people to help her gain points in order to compete for first place, especially since Yue Xi was a popular contestant from the Moon Clan!

He and Yuexi had met once before!

To his utter surprise, Yuexi didn't bring anyone with her; she was competing all by herself.

"Let's go!" Ye Qing said to Chen Dengyun beside him.

Chen Dengyun moved his feet, a gust of wind swept by, and he quickly ran towards the mountain!

Ye Qing also used the Divine Shadow Step to catch up immediately.

"Trying to run?" Just then, a low growl came from behind.

The next moment, two golden beams of light swept in from behind.

Ye Qing's expression shifted.

He turned around abruptly, his long sword unsheathed, crackling with lightning!

Two golden beams shot straight toward Ye Qing and the others from behind him.

With a flick of his right wrist, Ye Qing wielded his knife twice in quick succession.

"clang!"

"clang!"

After two consecutive collisions, two golden projectiles shot out.

"call out!"

"call out!"

At the same time, two figures among the five leaped over their heads and landed behind them, blocking their path!

The two golden beams of light landed, revealing themselves to be two short swords.

Ye Qing looked at the group and said, "Gentlemen, this is going a bit too far. This stuff is first-come, first-served. We got here first, and if we don't give it to you, you're just going to steal it!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Lord Yingchen has been good enough to you! He's even willing to leave you two!" one of them hissed. "If you don't want to die, hand them over now!"

"Tell the truth!" Ye Qing took a deep breath, then tossed the clothes in his hand to Chen Dengyun beside him, while subtly implying that Chen Dengyun should protect himself!

Then he looked at the five people and said, "You don't want to leave two for us, you just want to leave two to give us hope. If we are not strong enough, we might agree to your request and give you the rest, so that we can all settle things peacefully!"

"But your actions also reveal a message!" Ye Qing smiled and said, "That is, you yourselves are not as powerful as you think!"

As he said this, the knife in his hand trembled slightly, and he added, "If you're not afraid of death... you can try and take it..."

He hadn't finished speaking!

Suddenly, an extremely dangerous aura swept over us!

Ye Qing suddenly turned around.

"call out!"

"call out!"

Two sharp sounds rang out!

Suddenly, at the top of the mountain, beams of golden light appeared and shot down like raindrops!

"careful!"

Ye Qing grabbed Chen Dengyun and, using the Divine Shadow Step, quickly ran downwards!

Behind them, the two people turned around.

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

The beams of light shot down with incredible speed.

The two were caught off guard and were instantly pierced by the light.

They didn't even have time to scream before they lost their lives, and the beams of light kept shooting into the ground in front of them, forming a straight line!

And this straight line was right not far from where Ye Qing and Chen Dengyun had just been standing!