Chapter 357: Chapter 357 Perilous Situation_1
Several friends hadn’t noticed the change in Tang Wang and continued to sing praises of Ye Fei’s extraordinary feats.
"Don’t tell me you all think Mr. Ye is only skilled in medicine. Have you heard of the Qianyuan Competition? He is the champion of this edition! A true powerhouse!"
"Damn, he’s got both literary and martial talents!"
"Exactly! And there’s something else you probably don’t know. Insider information has it that without Mr. Ye, this Guangheng business district would have gone under a long time ago!"
"What happened, tell us!"
The interest of the crowd intensified, and they all gathered around, pricking up their ears.
But Tang Wang’s heart was beating faster and faster, and his complexion grew increasingly worse.
"It’s said that there was a problem with the feng shui of this business circle before, and a highly respected feng shui master was brought in from the Bay Area."
"As it turned out, the feng shui master goofed, turning the business district’s feng shui into a so-called ’blood formation’. You know what a blood formation is? It means the entire site is ruined."
"Unexpectedly, at a critical moment, it was Mr. Ye who took action, turning the tide and preserving the hundred-billion-dollar investment of the elderly Mr. Zhu and Mr. Bai."
Upon hearing this, Tang Wang felt completely numb.
The look he gave to Su Yueru had already lost its earlier frivolity and arrogance.
Instead, it was filled with immense fear and terror.
At this moment, Zhu Guangbo, Yi Wujie, Bai Yunfei, Hu Wansan,
as well as the top brass of the Southeastern Three Provinces Chamber of Commerce, approached Su Yueru with their wine glasses and cheerful smiles.
"Miss Su, your presence at the banquet today truly graces us all."
"Indeed, indeed, among all the luminaries present today, upon closer inspection, it is Miss Su who shines the brightest!"
"I propose that we old men raise a toast to Miss Su together, shall we? Wishing Miss Su a journey of great distance and ever-increasing beauty. Haha!"
"Yes, yes! Miss Su, please."
These top tycoons of the Southeastern Three Provinces surrounded Su Yueru like stars around the moon.
All of them showed utmost respect, with smiles of ingratiation.
The mid to lower tier tycoons watching this scene were envious.
As for Tang Wang, he had been scared stiff, with his heart pounding in terror.
Fearful of further trouble if he stayed, he slipped away from the banquet unnoticed, tail between his legs.
Meanwhile, after giving a toast to Su Yueru, Zhu Guangbo and Bai Yunfei stepped aside.
"Eh? Why hasn’t Elder Mu shown up yet? He’s supposed to be the main pillar of today’s banquet."
"Yeah, let me make a call and ask."
Soon, Zhu Guangbo made a call.
However, after hearing the explanation from the other side, Zhu Guangbo’s eyebrows instantly furrowed, and his face went ashen.
"Old Zhu, what’s wrong?" Bai Yunfei asked hurriedly.
Zhu Guangbo’s lips quivered slightly, "Elder Mu, something has happened."
...
The Mouth of Hell.
Descending along the rope, Ye Fei had gone down over a hundred meters.
But when he looked further down, it was still bottomless.
Ye Fei picked up a stone and threw it down.
It took a long time before he heard an echo.
From the duration of the echo, he judged he would need to descend at least another thousand meters to reach the bottom.
Looking up at the figure of Ah Si not far above,
Ye Fei spoke solemnly, "I’m going to warn you one last time. If you don’t want to die, it’s not too late to go back now."
A disdainful response came from above promptly, "You think I’m easily frightened? I will risk my life today to accompany you!"
Ye Fei shook his head and continued to descend.
Soon, he had gone down another two hundred meters.
By then, the moonlight from outside the cave could no longer reach this depth.
All around was pitch black.
Ye Fei turned on his headlamp and looked around.
He saw that the bare rock walls had started to grow some vines.
On closer inspection, these vines were blood-red and covered with small thorns.
These were blood poison vines!
Incredibly toxic, they could seal the throat upon contact with blood.
"Ah Si, from here down, there are blood poison vines. Be careful," Ye Fei advised, knowing he couldn’t persuade this woman to leave but not wanting her to die senselessly.
A voice immediately came down, "Are you concerned about me? What a surprise."
Ye Fei replied coldly, "I just don’t want you to die beside me. Bad luck!"
"You! Hmph! Stupid man!"
Although she verbally cursed Ye Fei as a stupid man, Ah Si felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart.
They continued downward.
The vines started to have some entwined carcasses.
Fluttering noises began to emerge around them.
Moreover, those fluttering noises were getting closer.
Ye Fei became immediately alert.
"Be careful, something seems to be approaching," Ye Fei warned softly.
Ah Si quickly drew her dagger, vigilant of her surroundings.
Soon, the fluttering noises grew closer.
Ye Fei looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a swarm of bats flying straight towards them.
Teeming in dark clouds.
When the light from his headlamp shined on them, they scattered, only to attack from all directions anew.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
With a series of piercing shrieks,
The bats launched a group attack on Ye Fei.
Ye Fei quickly mobilized his True Qi, forming an invisible barrier around himself to fend off the bats.
Catching one for a closer look,
He realized these weren’t ordinary bats but a type of poisonous bat.
If bitten, its venom would immediately paralyze the central nervous system.
Although the venom wasn’t lethal, it would immobilize the prey.
Then the bats would consume the prey bit by bit while it was still conscious.
Utterly cruel.
Ye Fei was just about to warn Ah Si,
But she had already been struck.
After a scream, Ah Si’s body fell straight down from above.
