Chapter 519 - 518: Elder Qiu
Chapter 519: Chapter 518: Elder Qiu
Hearing this voice, the old poison master turned around in shock. When he saw the stern-looking elder, he couldn’t help but shiver and said tremblingly, "You... why are you here?"
"Hmph... You traitor, you hid yourself really well. If I hadn’t specifically come out to find you, it would have been impossible to find you."
Upon hearing this, the old poison master shivered again involuntarily.
At this moment, Yiyi also looked at the speaking elder, noticing his severe expression. His hair was meticulously gathered on top of his head; he had let his hair grow long and tied it into a Taoist bun. His clothing was somewhat simple, resembling a Taoist robe. Behind the elder were seven or eight young people, all dressed in similarly styled Taoist robes with their hair also tied in Taoist buns.
If it weren’t for there being no cameras around, Yiyi would have suspected these people were shooting a TV drama, being dressed in such a traditionally styled manner.
Gu Tingyu also looked at the newcomer with a face full of confusion, guessing their identity.
At this moment, the elder spoke again, "Yuan Mu, where is the ring?"
Only then did Yiyi realize the old poison master’s name, which was Yuan Mu. However, hearing the elder’s words, an inexplicable sense of unease passed through her heart. Could it be that these people came for the jade ring?
But before Yiyi could think further, the elder asked once more.
The old poison master, out of fear, couldn’t say a word. Instead, Ye Jia Ren beside him pointed sharply at Yiyi and said, "The ring is on that woman, she took it from us." Although she didn’t know who the elder was, the moment he mentioned the ring, she instinctively understood that the ring he wanted must be the jade ring the master had given her earlier. So she immediately revealed Yiyi’s involvement.
It was obvious that this elder was no ordinary person. If he was really here for the ring, it would be great. Ding Yiyi would definitely be at a loss, and they could effortlessly capture Yiyi and the others.
And upon hearing this, the elder turned to look at Yiyi.
Gu Tingyu silently shielded Yiyi behind him, his face full of vigilance as he stared at the elder.
At this moment, the old poison master came to his senses and hurriedly said loudly, "Yes, the ring was taken by them, it’s not on me."
The elder originally ignored the old poison master, but upon hearing these words, he coldly snorted and said, "You traitor, not only did you betray us, but you also couldn’t protect the stolen ring. It seems we’ve made you too comfortable all these years. I’ll settle this with you later and let you remember our ancestral teachings."
Hearing this, the old poison master’s face turned deathly pale.
Yiyi’s expression wasn’t good either. It turned out the ring was not the old poison master’s but was stolen by him, and she couldn’t produce it now.
The ring from her previous life had brought her back to the present and became a space. The ring she snatched from Ye Jia Ren disappeared the moment she put it on her finger. The two rings were not the same. She strongly felt there was a change happening inside the space, but she hadn’t had the chance to check it out during this time.
The two missing rings left a shallow mark on her finger and nothing else.
The elder didn’t even glance at Gu Tingyu. He looked straight at Yiyi and said, "Young girl, as long as you hand over the ring, I will let bygones be bygones, so you’d better hand it over promptly. Moreover, the ring is of no use to you."
Gu Tingyu turned to look at Yiyi, wanting to know her thoughts. Although he also felt it was just a ring, not of great value, since Yiyi had taken it, there must be a reason. So he said nothing, just glanced at her questioningly.
Yiyi couldn’t help but sigh, her brows furrowing tightly.
Seeing Yiyi like this, the elder spoke again, "Young girl, it’s just a ring, you’d better hand it over quickly."
Ye Jia Ren spoke up again at this time.
"Since they don’t want to hand it over, just capture them all. By then, they won’t have a say."
The elder looked deeply at Ye Jia Ren, saying nothing, his gaze icy cold.
The old poison master quickly slapped Ye Jia Ren across the face, "Shut up! Elder Qiu is speaking, how dare you interrupt? Apologize to Elder Qiu immediately." Even he didn’t dare to face Elder Qiu directly, yet Hidden Jade dared to speak like this. Truly reckless.
Feeling the burning pain on her face, Ye Jia Ren bit her lip, looking very displeased, but said nothing. She knew it wasn’t the time to be willful; the elder before her was someone her master feared, so she definitely couldn’t offend him.
Qiu Fang, seeing this, looked away from Ye Jia Ren and back to Yiyi, saying, "Young girl, I am losing patience. I don’t want to repeat myself, so you should hand over the ring quickly. Otherwise, you and your companions might not be able to leave here." As he finished speaking, his expression hardened, his eyes flashing with a threatening light that couldn’t be ignored.
Seeing the elder like this, Gu Tingyu became fully alert. The elder opposite him gave off a very dangerous feeling. He knew they were in for a tough fight, with little chance of victory.
Yiyi also recognized the strength of the elder. She stepped out from behind Gu Tingyu, looked directly at Qiu Fang, and said, "I don’t have the ring right now."
"Impossible, the ring was obviously taken by you, how can you not have it."
Ye Jia Ren, hearing Yiyi’s words, shouted, then said angrily, "Don’t try to deny it, the ring was taken by you, and now you say you don’t have it. Are you trying to blame it on me?"
Initially, Yiyi did consider this tactic, but she quickly dismissed it. The elder before her was clearly not easily fooled. If he had a ’better safe than sorry’ mentality, blaming Ye Jia Ren wouldn’t work anyway. So she planned on revealing some partial truths.
"I indeed don’t have the ring now. When I first got the ring, I put it on my finger. When I was chased, I ran. When I came to my senses, I found the ring was gone." As she finished, Yiyi showed her empty hands to everyone, "See, there’s no ring."
"Hmph... perhaps you’ve hidden it on your body."
Ye Jia Ren rebutted Yiyi’s statement and then looked at the elder, saying, "I can search her."
However, at this moment, Qiu Fang looked at Yiyi with a face full of shock, unable to utter a word.