Chapter 1516 - 576: Identity Exposed
Ye Lingyue made up her mind not to bother with the matter of the Soul-breaking Elixir. After all, even the Jiu Provinces Alliance hadn’t discovered anything unusual about it, so why should she, a marginalized team leader of the Seventh-tier Team, worry about it?
Ye Lingyue’s current focus was to quickly accumulate enough Merit Points to secure a top-three position in the upcoming monthly assessment.
So, after pondering for an entire night, Ye Lingyue made a bold move.
In the early morning, Ye Lingyue disguised herself as usual.
Having sold demon beast meat twice in a row earlier, Ye Lingyue suspected that the Liu Guang Pavilion might have been alerted by the transactions, so this time she changed locations, choosing the outskirts for trading.
Anyone who purchased more than twice was gifted with a Fanghe by Ye Lingyue.
As long as Ye Lingyue exerted slight control with her spiritual power, those Fanghe would lead those people to her.
As expected, about an hour later, Fanghe sporadically flew in from the sky, and over a dozen Demon Hunters arrived.
They had all benefited from the demon beast meat, and their faces were filled with eagerness.
Some people had enough demon beast meat themselves and were buying on behalf of their relatives and friends this time.
"Everyone, my apologies, I’m out of Tiger-faced Leopard demon beast meat. Now I only have another type of demon beast meat, it’s five times the price of Tiger-faced Leopard."
"One hundred Merit Points, that price is really high."
The high price of one hundred Merit Points made those Demon Hunters hesitate.
After all, they were merely team leaders of less renowned teams, their Merit Points couldn’t compare to those of the three major teams of Qiyu City.
But when they saw the new demon beast meat Ye Lingyue presented, their eyes widened with astonishment, nearly tearing their eye sockets.
"My goodness... that’s Azure Dragon Crocodile meat!"
One Demon Hunter said in disbelief.
"Exactly, Azure Dragon Crocodile. You all know the rarity of Azure Dragon Crocodile. Moreover, I guarantee that consuming this Azure Dragon Crocodile meat will protect your body from the influence of Evil Qi throughout the Jiu Provinces Hunting period. There are only fifty pieces of this Azure Dragon Crocodile meat, available for limited purchase."
As Ye Lingyue spoke, a female Demon Hunter rushed up, shouting fiercely.
"I want five pieces, that’s Azure Dragon Crocodile. I heard there are only one or two Azure Dragon Crocodiles left near Qiyu City — if you miss this opportunity, there won’t be another."
"Now there are only forty-five pieces left..." As soon as Ye Lingyue finished speaking, those hesitant Demon Hunters scrambled forward.
"Give me one piece!"
The Azure Dragon Crocodile meat, which was thought to be difficult to sell, managed to sell twenty pieces within the time of a cup of tea.
After the first wave of customers left, the female Demon Hunter who boldly bought five pieces of Azure Dragon Crocodile returned, wiping her face to reveal her true identity.
"Guangzi, thank you so much this time."
Ye Lingyue smiled, taking back five pieces of Azure Dragon Crocodile meat from Guangzi.
"Hehe, my acting was great, right? Let’s do it a few more times, I bet we’ll sell all this Azure Dragon Crocodile meat by noon."
Guangzi and Ye Lingyue worked together, one acting as a lure, the other collecting Merit Points, and soon, the Azure Dragon Crocodile meat sold out forty-five pieces.
Near noon, Ye Lingyue’s Jiu Provinces Card was just shy of a few hundred Merit Points needed to upgrade to the Fifth-tier Representative Team.
At this point, Ye Lingyue said to Guangzi,
"Guangzi, I’m a bit hungry, can you go to the city to buy something to eat, we’ll sell the remaining pieces later?"
Guangzi believed her and went to find food.
As soon as Guangzi left, Ye Lingyue’s eyelid twitched. She coldly spoke to a corner not far away.
"You’ve been here for quite a while, Captain Yi, why hide?"
It turned out, a quarter of an hour ago, Ye Lingyue sensed a strong presence nearby.
But as she was trading, the person didn’t attack immediately, so she chose to watch for now. She didn’t expect the one hiding in the shadows to be Yi Qianyu.
"I didn’t expect the one selling demon beast meat secretly would be you."
The corner was silent for a moment.
A man finally walked out leisurely.
Behind him were two Zhan Yue Demon Hunters, dragging along a Demon Hunter.
That man’s body was covered with wounds, and his hands and feet had been chopped off. Ye Lingyue recognized him as the first customer she encountered at the Liu Guang Pavilion door.
"Yi Qianyu, your methods are truly vicious."
Seeing the miserable state of the Demon Hunter, Ye Lingyue felt anger surge within her.
Yi Qianyu had been searching the city for news of demon beast meat transactions for some time, but to no avail.
To please Dongfang Liuli, he viciously captured the man who first bought demon beast meat.
The man was tough, refusing to reveal the transaction location no matter what.
In the end, Yi Qianyu chopped off his limbs and threatened the entire team with death to force him to disclose the clue regarding Fanghe as a tracker.
Early this morning, the Fanghe suddenly flew out.
Yi Qianyu was overjoyed, knowing the mystery merchant must be taking action, so he hurriedly followed.
Earlier, he couldn’t confirm Ye Lingyue’s identity until Guangzi revealed himself, recognizing them.
In the whole Qiyu City, there weren’t many like Guangzi.
"What a pity, the beauty got away. But I must ask, Ye Lingyue, are you brave or just foolish to stay alone after discovering us?"
Yi Qianyu wore a lecherous expression.
When it came to beauty, Guangzi was even more attractive than Dongfang Liuli.
Yi Qianyu’s pursuit of Dongfang Liuli wasn’t pure-hearted, but he wouldn’t mind snagging Guangzi as well.
"I can handle you little minions by myself."
Ye Lingyue leisurely packed away several pieces of Azure Dragon Crocodile.
Yi Qianyu was someone she’d long wanted to deal with.
Seeing Ye Lingyue’s contemptuous attitude, Yi Qianyu’s brows furrowed tightly.
To his surprise, Ye Lingyue suddenly darted backward like a soaring arrow, fleeing towards the rear.
"I thought you had more skill, pursue her!"
Yi Qianyu and the two Zhan Yue men followed closely after Ye Lingyue.
"They’re still chasing closely. It seems Yi Qianyu indeed has some skill."
Ye Lingyue sped through the air, occasionally checking on the pursuing forces behind her.
The suburb was bustling, and Ye Lingyue didn’t plan to reveal the secret of bearing demon beast meat just yet.
Yi Qianyu could not be left unchecked, but he was naturally skilled, having brought two helpers. Conventional methods might not suffice.
Ye Lingyue took a deep breath, activated the Nine Revolutions Phoenix Body, and sped up, intending to lead Yi Qianyu and the others further away.