Chapter 1671 - 731: New Team Member

Chapter 1671: Chapter 731: New Team Member

Chapter 731

On the second night after Di Shen went to the Golden Horn Tribe, Alliance Leader Ning suddenly sent someone to summon Ye Lingyue.

Counting the days, the Demon King Tongtian’s birthday was imminent, and Ye Lingyue guessed that this summons was eight or nine parts likely to be about the Senluo Ghost Fruit King.

When Ye Lingyue arrived, besides Alliance Leader Ning, Jin Mu, Tang Lei, and several others were in the tent.

"You three, by the calendar the Senluo Ghost Fruit King is about to ripen. I wonder if you’ve already prepared to take it back?"

Alliance Leader Ning asked.

Alliance Leader Ning had originally thought the three representative teams would join forces.

But looking at things now, it was obvious that a joint operation between the three teams was out of the question.

"Alliance Leader Ning, be at ease. The Jin Family has already come up with a way to reclaim the Senluo Ghost Fruit King. As for the exact method, forgive me, but this junior can’t reveal it for the time being."

Jin Mu smiled.

"The Tang Family also has a foolproof plan. The Senluo Ghost Fruit King will definitely be brought back safe and sound."

Tang Lei was full of confidence as well.

He held the Tongtian Tribe’s Defense Map in his hand; infiltrating the Tongtian Tribe wouldn’t be difficult.

Seeing that both the Jin and Tang Families already had their own countermeasures, Alliance Leader Ning’s gaze fell on Ye Lingyue.

"Captain Ye, I wonder if you’ve come up with a countermeasure yet?"

"Thank you, Alliance Leader Ning, for your concern. The Huangquan Team definitely won’t lose to the other two teams. It’s just that before that, I have one request. One of my team members, Little Wuya, was earlier unable to fight due to certain reasons. I happen to have a suitable candidate right now and would like to recruit an additional new member for the Huangquan Team."

Ye Lingyue pleaded.

According to the rules of the Jiu Provinces Hunting, once the hunt began, teams that entered the Jiu Provinces Main Camp could not add members.

However, there was one exception: if an original team member was gravely injured or dead and had no Combat Power, the team could add members accordingly, but no more than three.

The Tang Family had previously added several members that way.

"Just one member, that’s all. Captain Ye, go ahead and recruit as you wish."

Alliance Leader Ning agreed casually.

"Then I’ll thank you, Alliance Leader." Ye Lingyue cupped her hands and called toward the outside of the tent, "Come in."

When Tang Lingbo walked in, Tang Lei shot to his feet with a shout.

"Tang Lingbo, how is it you! You’re joining the Huangquan Team—you actually dare betray the Tang Family. Alliance Leader Ning, you must stand up for the Tang Family. Otherwise, if teams keep poaching each other’s members in the future, it will surely cause great resentment."

Looking at someone who by rights should have been dead standing there alive in front of them, not only Tang Lei but even Jin Mu and Alliance Leader Ning were all dumbfounded.

Especially Tang Lei—only now did he realize he’d been played by Ye Lingyue and Tang Lingbo together.

"Tang Lei, have you forgotten? I’m no longer a member of the Tang Family. This is the deed you personally had drawn up. Don’t tell me you intend to go back on it?" Tang Lingbo produced the letter written in Tang Lei’s own hand and presented it to Alliance Leader Ning.

Seeing that deed, a look of disdain flashed in Tang Lei’s eyes.

Tang Lingbo was truly too naive. Did she really think that with this deed she could actually leave the Tang Family?

She didn’t even stop to think what status the Tang Family held and what status the Huangquan Team held. How could Alliance Leader Ning possibly side with the Huangquan Team?

Just as Tang Lei was waiting to watch Ye Lingyue and Tang Lingbo make fools of themselves, Alliance Leader Ning took the deed.

Alliance Leader Ning had heard before that Tang Lingbo had killed herself, and had felt quite some sympathy for Tang Lei.

But once he saw this deed—especially the part where Tang Lei sold Tang Lingbo’s "corpse" and annulled his marriage with her—Alliance Leader Ning felt Tang Lei had gone too far.

Thinking again of the Heaven and Earth Bracelet in Ye Lingyue’s hands, Alliance Leader Ning berated him angrily.

"Tang Lei, you were far too reckless this time. As for the grievances between you two, this Alliance Hierarch can’t interfere. I’ll inform the Tang Ancestor of this matter, and how it’s to be handled will be decided after he arrives. As for Tang Lingbo, before the Tang Ancestor comes, she will temporarily be a member of the Huangquan Team."

Alliance Leader Ning still wasn’t certain of Ye Lingyue’s identity, so he was unwilling to be drawn directly into the dispute between the Tang Family and the Huangquan Team.

Tang Lei hadn’t expected such an outcome. He stood there speechless for half the day, glared fiercely at Tang Lingbo, and flung his sleeves as he left.

"Congratulations, Miss Tang, on lovers finally becoming a couple. Speaking of which, this really was a case of unintentionally planting willow that turned into shade."

Jin Mu chuckled and stepped forward to offer congratulations, though there wasn’t the slightest sincerity in his eyes.

"Young Master Jin, go back and tell Xi Jiuye and Hong Mingyue that the ’great favor’ they showed me before—Lingbo definitely won’t forget it."

Tang Lingbo smiled faintly, giving Young Master Jin a sidelong glance.

This Young Master Jin was truly ridiculously hypocritical.

He’d allowed his team members to heavily injure her, clearly with prior scheming, all to weaken the Tang Family’s strength. Who would have thought that after going around in such a circle, it would end up benefiting the Huangquan Team instead.

"Captain Ye, impressive means. I’ll be taking my leave first."

Young Master Jin forced two dry laughs.

Ye Lingyue and Tang Lingbo couldn’t be bothered with this pretentious gentleman and walked out of the tent on their own.

"I didn’t expect Alliance Leader Ning wouldn’t favor Tang Mu."

Tang Lingbo hadn’t expected that she would manage to join the Huangquan Team so smoothly this time.

Because of the Divine Power Liquid refined from Medicinal Grass in the Interior Cauldron Heaven, relations between the Tang Family and Alliance Leader Ning had always been good.

This time Ning Que was acting out of character by not supporting Tang Lei, which Tang Lingbo found rather strange.

But Ning Que was a man of deep scheming; it was very hard for others to guess his thoughts.

Ye Lingyue also felt that Ning Que’s attitude toward her was very odd.

When Ning Que first saw her, there had been a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Yet for some reason, his attitude had later taken a complete turn, and Ye Lingyue herself couldn’t say exactly why.

"The Jin and Tang Families already have methods to infiltrate the Tongtian Tribe. We need to pick up the pace and quickly figure out a safe way to slip into the Tongtian Tribe."

Earlier, when Ye Lingyue told Alliance Leader Ning she already had a sound method, she’d actually exaggerated somewhat.

Even with Little Wuya acting as an inside contact and Di Shen having gone to ally with the Golden Horn Tribe...

The fact remained that the members of the Huangquan Team themselves still had to infiltrate the Tongtian Tribe. Only then could they truly achieve the goal of eliminating the Golden Horn Demon King.

Previously, Ye Lingyue had convened several meetings, and the members of the Huangquan Team had all come up with various ideas, all of which Ye Lingyue rejected.

Even with the Defense Map, the Tongtian Tribe had vast numbers of demon soldiers, while the Huangquan Team only had ten members. A single misstep would mean casualties, and it would also alert the enemy.

So Ye Lingyue was still searching for the most reliable method.

The two women were talking as they walked back toward the camp, when they saw a camp ahead that was extremely lively.

It was already the dead of night, yet that tent was crowded, with many Demon Hunters gathered, going in and out.

A few people came out of the tent discussing Merit Points.

Hearing Merit Points mentioned, Ye Lingyue’s heart couldn’t help but stir.