Primordial Era: When a Good Guy Awakens a Morally Unethical System

Chapter 28, Two Westerners as Introductions

Hongyun narrowed her eyes as she watched Jieyin and Zhunti's retreating figures, then followed them out without a word.

At the foot of Longevity Mountain, a lone ferocious beast was found by Hongyun, who killed it with a single palm strike.

Hongyun swiftly skinned the ferocious beast, removed its teeth and eyes, and caught up with Jieyin and Zhunti: "Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment!"

Jieyin and Zhunti were supporting each other in a very lewd posture as they dodged the ferocious beast, and they were stunned for a moment when they heard Hongyun's voice.

This was a treatment they had never received before; normally, Hongyun called them thieves and good-for-nothings.

It was definitely because the two of them had left Wuzhuang Temple, and Hongyun needed to confront the ferocious beast, so he came to ask them for help.

Upon thinking this, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately stood up straight and even shook their tattered clothes.

Hongyun landed in front of the two: "I just killed a ferocious beast, and remembering that you two wanted to bring back the beast's energy drum, I'm bringing it to you now."

"It's just that it wasn't handled well; the skin is still attached to the flesh. Would you two still like it?" Hongyun didn't just hand it to them directly, but politely let them choose for themselves.

Jieyin and Zhunti are greedy by nature; how could they possibly refuse? If they were simply given the goods directly, it would only arouse suspicion.

"Then give it to me!" A hint of doubt flashed in the guide's eyes, but he still reached out and took it.

When Hongyun handed it to him, she deliberately let her hand slip, causing the beast's flesh and blood to touch his clothes.

"Is there anything else?" Zhunti glanced at Hongyun with an arrogant expression, waiting for Hongyun to ask them for help.

Just now, he had already imagined many scenarios for revenge. If Hongyun was willing to apologize to them and give them his magic treasures, they might be able to help kill a few ferocious beasts.

But Hongyun wouldn't let them have their way. After handing over the beast hide, he turned and left, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti quite astonished as they watched the direction Hongyun went:

"Senior brother, what do you think he really means?"

A dark glint flashed in Jieyin's eyes: "This is bad, that scoundrel Hongyun is trying to harm me!"

Jieyin guessed correctly; Hongyun intended to use the two of them to lure out the ferocious beast.

The ferocious beasts on Longevity Mountain are few in number after the last battle, and it would be too troublesome to find them one by one.

So Hongyun deliberately killed the ferocious beast and then smeared the blood on the two of them, creating a commotion to attract the beast. The beast would smell the blood and avenge its companion, so even if Jieyin and Zhunti wanted to reap the benefits, they wouldn't be able to.

Another roar rang out, and a ferocious beast collapsed to the ground. Unlike before, when Hongyun deliberately concealed the sounds of fighting, this time he intentionally lured the beast out and led it towards Jieyin Zhunti.

Zhen Yuanzi witnessed Hongyun's entire action and slowly stepped forward, saying, "This is not the behavior of a gentleman."

"What defines a gentleman?" Hongyun, not losing her temper, turned around and asked Zhen Yuanzi in return.

"They were also beings from the primordial world, absorbing its spiritual energy to cultivate, yet now that the primordial world is in trouble, they stand idly by. Should we treat such ungrateful and despicable people with the righteous methods we expect?"

Zhen Yuanzi understood Hongyun's meaning and was equally disgusted by Jieyin and Zhunti's actions, but the methods Hongyun used were far too insidious.

"While they are despicable and shameless, your actions are certainly damaging to your own fortune and virtue."

Hearing Zhen Yuanzi's words, Hongyun breathed a sigh of relief. So he was worried about her; that was good. Just now, Hongyun thought she was going to have a fight with Zhen Yuanzi because of their different scheming methods.

"I won't let them die, but as beings of the primordial world, they should do something for it! Once the ferocious beasts are lured out, I'll go help them!"

(End of this chapter)