The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1283 - 1282: Three Big Brothers

If there aren't any divine treasures later, he'll have to go back and abuse the spider carcass again; otherwise, the hatred in his heart won't be resolved at all.Stepping over piles of bodies, Tang Rao saw a whole new world.

Originally a cold place, it had been transformed into a paradise of birds and flowers due to the fire that had just burned through, making it an excellent sacred ground.

"Little Hedgehog, take a look around and see if there's anything good here."

Tang Rao had limited energy, and the other immortal beasts weren't familiar with divine treasures either, so releasing them would only add chaos for Tang Rao. There was no chance they'd help with anything.

"Tang Rao, there's nothing within a ten-mile radius, and there are fresh footprints around here. Someone's been here."

Little Hedgehog jumped onto Tang Rao, shivering on his shoulder.

The fresh footprints were very deep; just from looking at them, Tang Rao could tell he wasn't a match for the other party.

"Where are these people? I don't see anyone. Those who hide are usually cowards; don't be afraid."

Of course, Tang Rao trusted Little Hedgehog's words; his earlier remarks were directed at a few cowards nearby.

"Judging by how you killed a bunch of spiders earlier, you must have gained quite a bit, kid. If you know what's good for you, hand over everything you got."

A few treasure hunters with various hair colors appeared in front of Tang Rao.

Each had a sword strapped to their back, with a red rope tied to it.

This was the first time Tang Rao had seen such attire in the Divine Realm.

"These spiders were a bunch of trash; I didn't get anything. You were there the whole time, so you should've seen clearly."

Tang Rao was betting they hadn't seen what happened earlier, only showing up when Tang Rao was fighting with the main force. This time, Tang Rao guessed wrong.

"We saw with our own eyes that the Crystal Core of the giant spider is in your hand. What do you have to say against that?"

The giant spider's Crystal Core?

Tang Rao was almost furious.

Only Tang Rao frequently reaped the benefits while lounging. He hadn't expected there to be similarly shameless people like him around.

"Brothers, we're all making a living on the edge. Why force your colleagues into a corner?"

Why did Tang Rao yield?

Because standing in front were three people near the peak of Middle God level, nearly reaching High God strength.

He could fight three of them without dying, which was the best outcome—he didn't dare to hope for much more.

"Hand over the Crystal Core, and we'll let you leave."

The yellow-haired man focused on the Crystal Core in Tang Rao's hand. He came to Lion Mountain precisely for the Crystal Core; someone had prepared it for him, all he had to do was take it, much simpler than hunting demon beasts for a Crystal Core.

"If I say no, you probably won't let me leave here alive, right?"

All three nodded.

"Then if I give it to you, and because you can't agree among yourselves about who gets it, leading to internal disputes and fighting, will I still be to blame?"

"That's true!"

The purple-haired man pondered for a moment and realized.

"What do you mean 'that's true', Gong San? Let's get the Crystal Core first and talk later; he's just trying to sow discord between us. We agreed to collect things first and divide them later."

The yellow-haired man saw the purple-haired man starting to waver and immediately explained to bring him back on track.

"Yeah, how we divide it doesn't concern you. Just hand over the Crystal Core first."

Tang Rao had figured out these three's intelligence levels. The yellow-haired man seemed cleverer, the purple-haired one was easily swayed, and the silent one seemed unconcerned, yet Tang Rao felt everything was under his control.

The hardest to deal with was probably the silent, black-haired individual.

"Hey, fellows, you all seem to be on a team mission; how about adding me? I do need the Crystal Core for an urgent matter. If you agree, I'll follow you guys and help find good stuff. Anything we find, I won't take; it'll all be yours. How about that?"

A smart person would agree; Tang Rao's help in finding things at the risk of life would definitely be better than having him give up the Crystal Core, causing possible discord and fighting among them. Plus, after agreeing with Tang Rao, they could still threaten him later to hand over the Crystal Core.

"No, I want the Crystal Core; my mission is the Crystal Core."

The purple-haired guy wasn't happy and began to play against the other two.

"Gong San, consider the bigger picture; stop messing around."

The black-haired man's shout made the purple-haired guy too scared to even utter a word.

"Alright."

The yellow-haired man could say ten thousand words and still not match the purple-haired one's status—that's the difference due to status.

"What's your name? I see you're a Middle God; is that right?"

The black-haired man asked.

"I'm Tang Rao, a Middle God, from the Kao Shan Sect."

When he mentioned Kao Shan Sect, the three had no reaction, suggesting they'd never heard of it.

"I see, then follow us for now."

The black-haired man instructed, and Tang Rao followed quietly, soon gaining the black-haired man's favor.

"You guys entered as a team on a mission, right? What are you looking for? I'll help you check the surroundings."

Tang Rao never stopped scheming internally; if three people stronger than him were on a team at Lion Mountain looking for something, then surely there was something good here.

Maybe they deemed Tang Rao too weak to pose a threat; the yellow-haired man said to him, "Someone with your strength wouldn't understand even if I told you. Do you know the Seven-colored Dragon? That's what we're looking for."

"Yellow-hair, cough, cough!"

Some things are best left unsaid; you can tell Tang Rao but not go into details.

"Boss, it's alright; we three might not be able to catch the Seven-colored Dragon. Even if he knows about it, he won't know how to defeat it."

The yellow-haired man immediately assured the black-haired man with words of comfort.

"Alright."

The black-haired man's expression immediately improved.

Tang Rao recalled data on the Seven-colored Dragon; he'd seen it somewhere before. Although it was in a book, it left a deep impression on Tang Rao.

Which book did he see it in?

Tang Rao thought carefully.

Ah-ha, in a book from Liu Yu's Treasure Vault.

He'd only skimmed through back then but suddenly happened upon it.

Recalling further, Tang Rao remembered the illustration of the Seven-colored Dragon.

But the Seven-colored Dragon is rarely seen; it almost only exists in ancient texts. For it to appear at Lion Mountain seems quite strange.

"Boss, this place is so heavy with Yin energy; the Seven-colored Dragon exists where Yang energy is strong. Have we taken the wrong path?"

They'd come so far, and now yellow-hair says they've gone the wrong way?

Tang Rao was so mad he could curse, but fortunately, his intellect held his temper in check.

Not only were there no Seven-colored Dragons here, but not even divine treasures.