Chapter 2283 - 2280: The Consequences of Greed

Chapter 2283: Chapter 2280: The Consequences of Greed

"Subdue?" An eerie voice echoed as Situ Yufeng emerged, his scarred face contorted with rage: "Since it has been subdued, let me slaughter this beast and avenge my disfigurement!"

He finished speaking, and the Qixue Sword was already unsheathed, exuding a murderous aura. Although Snow Eagle couldn’t understand, it could sense the killing intent and spread its wings, ready to strike at any moment.

Lin Tian instructed it not to harm those around them, but didn’t include this one in front of him.

"Kill Little Snow? I think you’ve gone insane." Lin Tian seemed to hear an immense provocation and his expression turned cold.

Situ Yufeng’s brows furrowed, a flame of anger burning in his eyes: "You’re actually defending a beast? It disfigured me like this, shouldn’t I seek revenge?"

"Really? Then come and get it, Snow Eagle is right here." Lin Tian said indifferently.

Situ Yufeng was taken aback, then awkwardly said, "You should immobilize it for me, and then I’ll cut it into a thousand pieces!" He dared not face Snow Eagle alone.

"You must be mad, ordering me to immobilize Snow Eagle for you to kill — your mind is broken." Lin Tian sounded as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Situ Yufeng gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "We’re all teammates, if you don’t help, it’s like you’re protecting Snow Eagle, protecting a beast; what kind of teammate are you?"

"Teammate?" Lin Tian laughed, the laughter icy cold: "When you kept proposing to abandon Little Fatty, did you consider the team? When you ridiculed Xiao Manxuan, did you consider the team? Teammates? You’re not worthy!"

"Also, I’m quite petty and hold grudges; back then when you tricked Miss into marrying you and eyed the Ice Soul, I haven’t forgotten about it." A dangerous glimmer flashed in Lin Tian’s eyes, scaring Situ Yufeng into taking several steps back.

When he realized he had been scared away by Lin Tian’s gaze, in front of everyone no less, his face flushed red with embarrassment.

"Situ Yufeng, Brother Lin Tian won’t let you kill Little Snow, and you don’t have the capability to kill it alone either. But the scars on your face can be restored; the Snow Lotus can help you." Yan Lingling spoke out, still pure-hearted, reminding him.

"Snow Lotus? That’s something hard to come by, where would there be Snow Lotus?" Situ Yufeng said gloomily.

"It’s up there," Yan Lingling pointed to the high cliff.

The simple girl underestimated the greed within human nature; Situ Yufeng and Ji Zimo’s eyes lit up as they looked up at the sight of many snow lotuses.

Situ Yufeng leapt forward, scrambling up the cliff, like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey—his face even more frenzied, wounds turning outward, terrifyingly.

Ji Zimo’s muscles moved, but seeing Lin Tian and the others unmoved, stopped himself, not wanting his image to look too unsightly.

Shen Lin watched Situ Yufeng out of the corner of his eye, full of disdain and mockery.

"Situ Yufeng, only pick matured snow lotuses and leave some seeds for nature, otherwise they will go extinct." Seeing Situ Yufeng’s greedy demeanor, Yan Lingling frowned slightly.

Worried that Situ Yufeng’s destructive picking would cause these snow lotuses to go extinct.

Situ Yufeng laughed coldly upon hearing, leave some seeds? This isn’t Medicine King Mansion, why should I listen to you? Don’t worry, I’ll leave a bit of dirt for you.

Coo coo...

Seeing someone snatch the snow lotuses, Little Snow let out a cry, Lin Tian patted it but addressed Yan Lingling: "Ling’er, you’ve lived in the glacier and snowy plains since childhood, you still can’t quite see through human nature. Situ Yufeng won’t even leave a single leaf."

He finished speaking, and Situ Yufeng had already climbed to where the snow lotuses were, reaching out to pick them; it was an unopened snow lotus, its outer petals pale green, like a maiden on the verge of blossoming.

Indeed, Situ Yufeng didn’t even spare the flower bud.

Buzz buzz...

Before he could grab the snow lotus, a buzzing sound suddenly erupted; next, a swarm of white specks flew from the heart of the snow lotus, attacking Situ Yufeng.

"Ice insect swarm!" Everyone almost shouted in unison.

Lin Tian and Shen Lin’s teams looked at each other, simultaneously asking, "Have you encountered them too?"

Yuwen Xingjian quickly said: "We encountered the swarm mid-river. Shen Lin identified them, and after a rough fight, luckily they were few, no major incident occurred."

"In the end, Shen Lin suggested following the swarms, so we tracked them until they lost us, then saw all of you." Yuwen Xingjian recounted with lingering fear.

"We..." Lin Tian was about to say something when screams erupted from the cliff.

Situ Yufeng swung the Qixue Sword wildly, Sword Qi Gang Qi swept through the swarm, but the insects were extremely agile, most evaded, and an icy mist descended.

Despite cultivating Xuanbing True Energy, his body began to freeze, feeling stiff. An unstable grasp led him to fall off the cliff, terror-stricken screams echoing through the mountains.

"Save me..." Situ Yufeng tried to circulate True Qi but realized it was stagnant, recalling Shen Lin’s words about the ice insect’s cold poison, he was instantly terrified.

Lin Tian did not move; Yan Lingling glanced at Lin Tian, but ultimately didn’t act either, Ghost and Fatty were even less likely to move. As for Shen Lin, being the implicit leader of their team, he didn’t even look.

"Alas..." Yuwen Xingjian sighed softly, taking action, his palm gently raised, emitting a gentle True Qi that supported Situ Yufeng.

Situ Yufeng’s force greatly reduced, yet he still fell to the ground, rolling a few times before stopping—though he was in a sorry state, he was saved from injury or death.

"As fellow noble descendants, if I hadn’t intervened, letting him fall dead or injured, the Situ family would act rabid, quite troublesome." Yuwen Xingjian explained helplessly.

Lin Tian understood his difficulty, as Ling Shuiyao Family, the Wang Family, Divine Clan, and Ji Family feared no Situ Family, but the Yuwen Family had the weakest overall strength among the families; they wished to avoid trouble with Situ Family.

Moreover, Yuwen Xingjian and Situ Yufeng were in the same sub-team; the Situ Family would latch onto this and trouble them intensely.

Buzz buzz buzz...

The swarm didn’t give everyone much time, attacking again; Little Snow and Bai immediately grew tense. Although the insects seemed small, they posed immense pressure on an eagle and leopard.

With a flip of his hand, Lin Tian summoned the Heavenly Tribulation Sword, its blade sweeping overhead, unleashing a purple flame that appeared like a fiery firmament, blocking the ice insects.

The insects collided with the purple flame, falling in crackling showers, completely restrained by the fire’s power.

Yuwen Xingjian and others were stunned; the insects had caused them so much trouble, yet Lin Tian effortlessly annihilated a large swarm with a mere wave of his sword. Without comparison, there was no harm.

The ice insects seemed to gain awareness, recognizing the purple flame’s potency; after suffering a loss, a strange insect cry sounded, and the swarm organizedly retreated, not flying aimlessly like headless flies, quickly vanishing into the mountains.