"Fifth Grade Beast Star, Purple Scorpion Star, you should know how it feels to get stung by this thing, tsk tsk, it's a feeling worse than death."
The Purple Scorpion sneered, his fingers suddenly became as sharp as the venomous hook tail of the Purple Scorpion, clearly having mastered the Star Body technique, and quite skillfully at that, able to transform parts of his body into parts of the Purple Scorpion.
Wang Wei swallowed hard, his gaze locked onto Purple Scorpion's hand with a deathly pale face devoid of any color. As a mercenary, he had encountered the Purple Scorpion numerous times in the Hu Ben mountain range. Despite not being very powerful, its venom was extremely toxic, capable of sealing the throat upon contact with blood. Many mercenaries would even specifically hunt these Demon Beasts to collect their venom and use it to coat their weapons, boosting their lethality.
"Still not talking?"
The Purple Scorpion suddenly burst out with a cold shout.
"I'll talk... I'll talk!"
Wang Wei could no longer bear the terror in his heart and blurted out, "Actually, we indeed don't know where Wang Dako has gone. To tell the truth, yesterday, a thunderstorm hit the Hu Ben mountain range out of nowhere. The next day, we found many Demon Beast corpses, so we split up to act independently. However, by nightfall, Wang Dako and another person hadn't returned."
"A thunderstorm?"
Purple Scorpion naturally knew that this had happened yesterday. He frowned; this was not the outcome he had expected. He thought Zheng Han and the others might have conspired to kill Wang Dako. Seeing Wang Wei so terrified and out of his wits, he realized that the boy was probably telling the truth. He waved his hand disappointingly, signaling his subordinates to let them go.
However, just as he was about to let them go, Wang Wei had more to say.
"But strangely, the guy who disappeared with Wang Dako didn't return until it was completely dark. He refused to see us, claiming he was busy, and as for Wang Dako, we truly never saw him again, whether dead or alive, we don't know. I swear, that's all I know."
Wang Wei didn't realize that Purple Scorpion had been about to release him after hearing the first part, fearfully thinking that Purple Scorpion would fly into a rage, and like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, he spilled everything he knew all at once.
As expected, upon hearing this, Purple Scorpion's gaze fell back on him. This statement, while seemingly insignificant, was worth serious consideration for two things: one was that this person did not return on time with Wang Dako, and second, this person appeared again at night but did not meet with them for some reason. As for Wang Dako, he never showed up again.
Purple Scorpion let out a cold snort. It seemed that the other person Wang Wei mentioned had something to do with Wang Dako, more or less.
"Who was that person?"
Wang Wei began, "We... we're not very sure either, he was just a young helper Ma Han picked up from outside, quite young, maybe around fourteen or fifteen, with the strength around the Seventh or Eighth Layer of a Martial Apprentice. From the way he skinned animals, he seemed quite skilled. Oh, and Wang Dako seemed to have a real problem with the guy, but he always ignored it, seeming rather magnanimous."
Oh?
Hearing this, Purple Scorpion was almost certain that Wang Dako's disappearance was related to this youngster. A young man with a grudge against him who could remain unangered and indifferent, how could that be possible?
Purple Scorpion had made up his mind, it was definitely this youngster who took the opportunity to do away with Wang Dako.
"Who knows where that guy said he was going?"
Wang Wei immediately pointed at Lu Keke, "She knows, she saw that guy once the other night, right, that guy seems to be called Lin Feng."
Upon hearing this, Purple Scorpion's gaze fell on Lu Keke, who was wearing a green dress, displaying a somewhat baby-faced look, with a small medicine pouch hanging around her waist, looking very cute. Purple Scorpion's eyes immediately showed a different color, then he stroked his chin and chuckled, his gaze sweeping over Lu Keke's body.
Seeing this, how could Wang Wei not guess the other party's thoughts, but right now he could not manage that much. What are teammates? Teammates are ones you sell out at critical moments, as long as you can survive, why care about others' lives and deaths.
Besides, he and Lu Keke were not familiar with each other, they had only teamed up a few times before. Thinking this way, any guilt or remorse he might have felt instantly vanished.
"Wang Wei, you, you don't talk nonsense, Lin Feng has nothing to do with Wang Dako."
Lu Keke stood up and said angrily.
"That's right, Wang Wei, don't talk nonsense, Lin Feng has nothing to do with this matter, he's just a passerby," Zheng Han said, covering his arm with a pale face. His bleeding had already been stopped, but the cut on his arm from one of Purple Scorpion's men had bled quite a bit, and he was feeling dizzy now.
"So what you mean is, Wang Dako's disappearance has something to do with you guys," said Purple Scorpion coldly.
"Exactly, Zheng Han, at this point, why are you still covering for that Lin Feng, what benefits has he given you? Moreover, I'm telling the absolute truth, I haven't exaggerated a single detail. Everyone clearly knows the conflict between Wang Dako and him, but after Lin Feng came back, he didn't come to us, and Wang Dako never showed up again. Even an idiot would know there's something going on here" Wang Wei said.
Purple Scorpion nodded, "Your analysis is pretty good."
"Hehe, thanks for the compliment, Brother Purple Scorpion, oh by the way, Brother Purple Scorpion, that Lin Feng, he also gave Lu Keke a nice thing, seems like a Demon General's Demon Core," Wang Wei hurriedly added.
Lu Keke's face immediately turned pale, looking at Wang Wei in disbelief, she could not believe he would reveal such a thing, she had always treated him as a teammate.
"Oh? A Demon General's Demon Core?"
Purple Scorpion was surprised for a moment, then his gaze fell on Lu Keke, and he reached directly for the Storage Bag hanging by Lu Keke's waist. Lu Keke couldn't react, Purple Scorpion was a martial master after all.
"Give it back," Lu Keke immediately tried to pounce to snatch it back.
Snap!
A crisp sound, Purple Scorpion slapped her away, and a bright red Handprint appeared on her originally tender face.
"Purple Scorpion, are you even a man, to hit a woman?" Ma Han roared angrily.
"Hit a woman? Honestly, I'm going to screw a woman next, and also, Ma Han, your little squad isn't going anywhere today, just stay at our camp tonight. That guy, a mere Martial Apprentice, was actually willing to give such a precious Demon Core to this madam, it shows he really cares about her. I don't believe it, wait by the tree stump, and the kid won't fall into the trap!!" Purple Scorpion sneered maliciously.