Chapter 227: The Lone Hunt in the Demon Valley

Bai He was not entirely sure, but he still decided to go.

However, halfway there, he already saw a posted notice.

It roughly stated that the dragon hunting operation had been brought forward and would depart at midnight tonight.

Bai He was not very good at estimating time, but Mo Zhu told her that it was already more than an hour past midnight. In other words, Ye Shiyuan had already left a long time ago.

"Then..."

"Host, I have a rough map here. You only need to head in that direction to look for him, but there is one issue. I cannot pinpoint Ye Shiyuan’s exact location. You will have to rely on your own efforts."

Everything really depends on oneself. Bai He truly did not want to work hard.

He only wanted to be a carefree lazy person who could easily get everything he wanted.

Following Mo Zhu’s map, Bai He set off alone.

Along the way, there were many footprints.

It seemed that quite a few teams had passed through.

Ye Shiyuan was alone, so he was indeed quite difficult to find.

Bai He felt an unprecedented sense of confusion.

After arriving at certain areas, everyone would split up because the evil dragon was in this mountain valley.

However, it could not be confirmed exactly where it was.

Whoever encountered it and managed to kill it would be considered lucky, but if they encountered it, there was also a chance that the entire team would be wiped out.

No one dared to let their guard down.

Bai He walked for a long time before finally seeing people.

This was a team of ten people, consisting of three women and seven men.

When they saw Bai He, they were all stunned for a moment.

Bai He felt somewhat awkward and did not know how to explain himself to them.

"Um, I am just passing by."

The leading man stepped forward. "Who are you? I have never seen you before."

"There are so many people in the Spirit Pagoda. How could you possibly know all of them? I got separated from my companions and I am looking for them."

Bai He came up with a more suitable excuse.

Bai He’s clothing was very similar to those of the Spirit Pagoda. Since there was no strange person like Ma Hongjun here, they naturally believed him.

Except for the leading man who was at the Golden Core mid stage the rest were all at the Golden Core early stage.

This team was actually of rather average strength.

They were simply not qualified to kill the evil dragon.

However, participation was what mattered, right?

"Which team are you from?"

Different teams might not necessarily know each other, but they generally had an idea of how many teams there were.

Bai He did not dare to make anything up, so he could only say, "Ye Shiyuan. I am looking for Ye Shiyuan."

"You are looking for Ye Shiyuan? He is alone. Fellow Daoist, you are lying without thinking. If Ye Shiyuan were willing to form a team, who would not want to join him?"

Fine.

But Bai He was really not lying. "I am really looking for Ye Shiyuan. Do you know where he is right now?"

"If you really want to find Ye Shiyuan, then follow the direction of the Dragon Slayer Team. It is over there."

The man pointed in a direction.

Bai He repeatedly thanked him.

The Dragon Slayer Team was the team led by Ning Rongrong.

That team was the most likely to kill the evil dragon, because Ning Rongrong was the daughter of the Pagoda Master of Spirit Pagoda.

Naturally, she could not be treated the same as others.

"Thank you. If there is anything I can help with in the future, I will definitely repay this favor."

After saying that, Bai He waved his hand and left.

"A’Ping, why didn’t you keep that boy here? He just left alone like that, it is too dangerous. What if he runs into that group of people?"

Zhang Ping sighed and shook his head. "Forget it. The rule is only ten people. If we bring one more person, we might be expelled from the Spirit Pagoda."

There was no need to take such a huge risk for one person.

If someone reported them, all of them would suffer the consequences.

Hearing this, the others also fell silent.

Sometimes, kindness only brings harm to more people.

As Bai He walked on, he still did not find Ye Shiyuan, nor did he see the Dragon Slayer Team.

The surroundings were completely silent, and it slowly began to feel somewhat frightening.

It clearly did not feel this scary earlier.

Was this an illusion?

Suddenly, in the darkness of the night, something shot out from behind his head.

Bai He pressed his lips together and immediately dodged to the side.

However, it was not just one arrow.

More than ten arrows followed in a row, all shooting toward his direction.

Fortunately, over the past six months, his physical abilities had improved greatly.

He was no longer the powerless person he used to be.

His movements were unexpectedly fast.

He dodged them all.

Behind him, three to five arrows were stuck into the tree trunks and there were also some on the ground.

Bai He frowned.

From within the bushes, bursts of mocking laughter could be heard.

"Hahaha, how interesting. We actually ran into a little cat out here at night."

"Boss, catch him and make him our moving target. Let’s see how he dodges then."

"Third Brother, you are so boring. Watching him struggle and dodge around is much more fun."

Voices filled with malice rang out one after another.

Bai He was so angry he felt like killing them on the spot.

What were they doing, treating human lives like a game?

If it were someone else, would they have already been shot into a sieve?

The leading man stared at Bai He as if he was looking at an interesting toy.