The bigger the ego the harder they fall

Could it be that they intend to make this place their burial ground?

He could not even imagine the possibility that Zi Yan had suddenly been possessed by a righteous spirit and chose to offer them aid in this moment.

No matter how one looked at it, none of it made sense and the fact that Zi Yan was so hell bent on finding them made him feel as if a hidden dagger had been placed on his throat.

The rest of the group also did not understand why Cui Rong had said that, but with their experience, they knew there had to be a reason for it. From the point she joined the group, she had not harmed them in any way, so they had come to accept her without any scruples.

This was even more so for Bai Ming's trio who had a bad impression of the Cui family because of Cui Bei but after meeting Cui Rong they felt as that not all the prodigies of the Cui family are that detestable.

The rest of the people just looked at each other for a moment and then followed after her.

Zi Yan momentarily frowned, feeling that something was wrong. He did not expect to join this group just like that. Although he knew that Bai Ming and company could not outright reject them given that they were both in dire straits and his group also had been grievously injured. If they did that, then Zi Yan would be happy and even consider to turn back and play the righteous hero whose service was rejected.

After all, he was lacking a convincing alibi to relay to the other hunters and villagers when they returned. 

And even if they did not want Zi Yan's company, they couldn't do anything about it if he really decided to just follow them.

Could they threaten him or drive him away.

Even though he had lost an eye, he was still as strong as ever. Tangling with him in this unknown land would not bring any good fruits to eat.

With everything said and done, Zi Yan also followed Bai Ming's group.

…

Li Tian mouth twitched a bit. No, he felt he should have seen this coming. The curiosity struck Wu Zhengyi, who had met his long-lost friends.

The way they were chatting was just not low-key.

"Is he really that strong?" The enthusiastic Wu Zhengyi asked.

"If you had been there, even you would be seeing how dazzling Zi Yan is" Han Ding struck.

"Yes, Hoh, Words do not do this part justice" Zou Qiang joined in.

"This one time, Zi Yan once battled a lioneros"

Wu Zhengyi's interest seemed to be drawn further into the talk by this as his his jaw dropped. He knew just how deadly this beast was in the land of man. With a head covered dense fur with a strong and powerful body. Its teeth were even more menacing.

It was also a creature that had abilities that dominated the night. It has a powerful sense of smell and night vision. However, unlike the sabertoothed jaguar, it was a bit small, with only a size of seven feet.

What had drawn Wu Zhengyi's attention was not this but the beast's rank.

Among the most dangerous beasts recorded in the history of the village, it was ranked tenth. It may seem a bit too much, but it was a beast well noting. Even the ordinary hunter could not tussle with this beast.

It was already a known fact that the beasts ranking from ten to six could be handled well by an expert hunter.

Zi Yan, who was walking up ahead, lifted his chin in a proud manner.

This was a kill, which made him recognized by the other hunters as a potential warrior. Many other hunters had already endorsed him, whispering many sweet nothings. None of them knew if this would become a reality, but they still did it anyway. After all, they would not be losing anything. All they had to do was simply extend a supposed olive branch, but they did not rush the matter.

This was the same for the big families. They did not rush to rope in this talent and just watched. Zi Yan knew that this was his chance to go big and decided to venture into the southern forests where it was knowing that such beasts lurked there. His every movement was still under the five families, so naturally, they noticed this. Other hunters saw this and cheered, but others just scoffed, thinking this Zi Yan was too stupid to let this little attention get to his head.

To the supporter's surprise, Zi Yan was beaten badly and had to be recued by a team that was following by to catch a glimpse of this rising warrior. Against the beast, which ranked eighth, he stood no chance at all and could only retreat. From that day on, Zi Yan fell, and the big families no longer looked his way. In his heart, he held a deep resentment towards them.

Had they not endorsed him?

Whispered lies in his ear!

Although they did not outright show it, they were clearly trying to please him, but the moment something went wrong for him, they looked away as if they were looking at vermin.

Thinking back to this, Zi Yan glanced at Cui Rong ahead of him, feeling a burning desire to step on this chosen from the Cui family.

At this point where his mind kept wandering about his face, which kept contorting, sometimes being overwhelmed with anger and sometimes envy. He could no longer even hear what Wu Zhengyi was discussing.

However, these little thoughts were disrupted as he sensed something about the area they were approaching was not right. They were now nearing the end of this snow plain, and up ahead, they could see a path made of ice, which led to the entrance of the castle up ahead.

The snow land seemed to be elevated a bit higher than the land covered in snow. The group stood there for a moment, dazzled by this sight. As far as they could see, everything was ice.