Chapter 1744: Treasure Appears

Several footsteps approached from afar, and soon twenty or thirty men dressed as mercenaries emerged.

Behind the two stronger mercenaries, a young boy dressed as a noble young master stepped out.

"There wasn't a single soul beast around, so I thought a stronger god-level soul beast had appeared. I chased it away, but it turned out to be two women. I was so happy for nothing." The little boy glanced at them briefly before looking away.

"Beat him up and throw him out of Beast Mountain." With that, he yawned and walked back.

"Gongsun Ci!" Gongsun Yihua saw the little boy, rolled up her sleeves, and stormed over.

"How come I can hear my tigress sister's voice!" Gongsun Ci was startled and instantly lost all sleepiness.

He dared not turn around, but he knew he would receive every slap he was due to receive.

Gongsun Yihua grabbed Gongsun Ci's ear with one hand and slapped his little bottom repeatedly with the other: "Where did you learn this arrogant and domineering attitude? Huh?!"

Gongsun Ci cried out, "Sister, sister, please stop hitting me! I know I was wrong! Sister! Ouch, my ears hurt...! Oh, sister, I learned this from you... I was wrong, sister, please don't hit me!"

"Huh?" Gongsun Yihua was taken aback.

Did you learn it from her?

Uh...it seems so, she had the same arrogant attitude before.

Cough!

Gongsun Yihua blushed and released Gongsun Ci: "That was because I was ignorant before! Your sister doesn't act like that anymore!"

"Really, sister?"

Gongsun Ci didn't believe it, and rubbed her red and hot ears with a wronged look. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Ruan Yu, and her eyes lit up immediately: "What a beautiful sister!"

"Hey sis, is this lady your friend? When did you start making such high-quality friends?"

Gongsun Ci circled Ruan Yu twice in surprise.

It's so beautiful it makes my mouth water!

“She…yes! She’s my best friend!” Gongsun Yihua didn’t care whether Ruan Yucheng admitted it or not; she was determined to be friends with Ruan Yucheng.

Ruan Yu: "?" Is that so?

"Beautiful sister, what's your name?" Gongsun Ci looked at Ruan Yu, his eyes sparkling.

"You little brat, you're so young and already flirting with girls?" Gongsun Yihua suppressed her bloodline and pulled Gongsun Ci behind her.

Don't let him stare at Ruan Yu.

"By the way, how did you end up here with people?" Gongsun Yihua asked the question that Ruan Yu also wanted to know.

"Sister, have you become so out of touch with the world while you were away?" Gongsun Ci asked with a look of disgust. "Yesterday, for some reason, there were strange movements coming from Beast Mountain, and every now and then there were some strange noises."

“Occasionally, strange phenomena would appear in the sky. My grandfather and the others said that this meant a great treasure was about to appear! Originally, my grandfather and the others didn’t want me to come out at this time, because it was too dangerous.”

"But I am the future heir of the Gongsun family! Of course I will lead the team into the mountains to seize the treasure! In this way, all the dissenting voices in the clan will disappear!"

Gongsun Yihua patted Gongsun Ci's head tenderly.

Ruan Yu explained, "My younger brother was born with incomplete physique. Even though he is exceptionally talented, he cannot keep up with the cultivation progress of his peers. As he is also my father's only male heir, he naturally has to bear a lot of pressure."

Ruan Yu glanced at Gongsun Ci and noticed that the little guy was also looking at her.

However, after meeting her gaze, he shyly looked away.

"Ci?" Ruan Yu asked, "Which Ci?"

How come the son and father have the same name? Both are called Gongsun Ci?

"Farewell," Gongsun Yihua said. "My father doted on him and specially chose this character for him."

Mentioning Gongsun Ci inevitably dampened Gongsun Yihua's spirits.

She still can't accept that her father, who loved her so much, had murderous intentions towards her.

"Sister, you and the beautiful sister should go back. I'm not the only one eyeing this treasure. All the major powers have sent people here. A bloodbath is inevitable," Gongsun Ci said with concern.

As a result, Gongsun Yihua grabbed her ear again: "You know it's dangerous, so why did you still dare to hire so many mercenaries? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Mercenaries: "?"

There were a total of twenty-six of them! How did they become "just a few" as Gongsun Yihua mentioned?

"Ruan Yu, are you interested in the treasure?" Gongsun Yihua decided to hear Ruan Yu's opinion.

If she wants to stay, then she should stay too.

"Ah."

"Okay, then let's stay here together."

No sooner had Gongsun Yihua finished speaking than Ruan Yu refused, saying, "Take your brother back with you."

"???" I've misplaced my trust.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Gongsun Yihua asked.

“Your presence will only be a burden to me,” Ruan Yu said frankly.

Moreover, she wouldn't care about Gongsun Yihua's life or death if necessary. In any case, the sacrificial killing formation had been broken, and Gongsun Yihua's death wouldn't have any impact on her.

"I advise you, if you want to live, don't set foot in this place again for at least a month." She looked at the group of mercenaries.

The highest cultivation level among the mercenaries is only early stage of the second tier of the God level, and there's only one of them. This lineup is far too weak!

"What an arrogant little girl!" The mercenary captain couldn't help but speak up. "Judging from your age, you're only twenty-four or twenty-five. At that age, your cultivation level can't be very high! How can you speak so arrogantly?"

"Only twenty-four or twenty-five? So young?" The mercenaries were extremely surprised.

Seeing Ruan Yu's composed demeanor, they assumed he was several hundred years old, or even a thousand.

"With your strength, you won't be able to move an inch in this Beast Mountain!"

"Little girl, it's time for you to go home!" The mercenaries burst into laughter.

Ruan Yu did not argue with them.

No need.

She's said what she needed to say; good words are useless against a damned devil.

“Sister…” Gongsun Ci held Gongsun Yihua’s finger and looked up at her.

"Let's listen to your sister Ruan Yu and go home." Gongsun Yihua trusted Ruan Yu a lot. If Ruan Yu said there was danger, then it must be extremely dangerous.

Although Gongsun Ci was reluctant, he nodded nonetheless: "Alright."

He told the mercenaries, "This mission was canceled because I went back on my word first. The deposit is yours."

The siblings went down the mountain.

After their attempts to persuade her to stay failed, the mercenaries vented their anger on Ruan Yu: "It's all your fault! You deliberately spread rumors and made us lose our commission!"

"We've been in the mountains for several days now, and in two more days we can return safely and get tens of thousands of high-grade soul stones!"

"Now, we only have ten thousand left! Little girl, do you know that cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents?" The mercenaries surrounded Ruan Yu and gradually approached.

They were all rubbing their hands together, looking fierce and menacing. Anyone who didn't know better would think Ruan Yu was their father's killer.

"Even if you have money, you still have to see if you're alive to spend it!" Ruan Yu's voice was icy.

"Even facing death, she shows no remorse!" The mercenary captain ordered, "Teach this girl a lesson!"

"Let's see if she dares to talk nonsense again!"