Chapter 168 - The Scum Is A Loner

Tang Yun, Shan Lu, Guo Cheng as well as their fellow disciples looked at Tang Zhe – their leader, their da shixiong. In the beginning, they are already a ten-person team so there's no need to form teams with the other sects like the Zunjingde Sect and Qian Lin, or the Youxiwang Sect and Xinfaxian Sect. In short, their sect has exactly ten people who passed the second stage and advanced to the third stage.

Tang Zhe looked at Jing Cheng, then Xi Ming before he turned to Kang Ce. In fact, they don't necessarily need to be accompanied by the Alliance's disciple. Any of them can pick up their scores. However, they also provide them as a map and also gives them updates to the changes in the third stage, and they can also see the other teams' development. Thus, they are convenient. 

Tang Zhe looked at Cheng Sheng. Strength-wise and for convenience, they can go with their group. However – "We'll team up with Kang Ce." He said and smiled.

"… HUH?!" they all reacted.

"WAIT! Why me?!" Kang Ce said as he rose from his seat. "I don't want to team up with anybody!" he said. Obviously, he is a lone wolf.

"The Zunjingde Sect is a five-person team. They are too many for our already large group." Tang Zhe said. "The same can be said for the Shanliangde Sect's team with Fu An and Xiong Si. It'll just be disorderly if we'll team up with either of their group." He explained. "Of course, that goes the same way with Cheng Sheng's group of nine." He said and looked at Cheng Sheng's group. "On the contrary, you're one person, so it'd be easier to team up with you." He added as he looked at Kang Ce.

Kang Ce frowned as he glared at Tang Yun. "We've fought before." He pointed Tang Yun.

Tang Zhe smiled. He's composed despite the implied rejection. "The cause of that is we saved you. Thus, you actually have to be grateful for us." He told Kang Ce.

A vein popped in Kang Ce's forehead. "I don't need your help!" he told Tang Zhe.

Jing Cheng, Xi Ming and Cheng Sheng looked at each other. "I don't want someone other than me to give orders to my people." Jing Cheng spoke.

Xi Ming smiled. "Ah Xing and Gong Xian are socially awkward. They're not good with a large crowd." He explained.

Cheng Sheng shrugged. "I've already got my hands full. We don't need more people." He coolly said.

"…" don't lie! All of you are monsters! They all thought as they looked at Cheng Sheng. The leader is a monster, might as well his teammates, too! They added as they looked at Fei Yin, Chen Han, Sun Yi, Wu Xi and Yu Sheng. Feng Mo, Li Tian and Xiao Le's strength isn't behind the others. Shu Mu is strong himself, too. They just witnessed it earlier as he fought alongside Yu Sheng against Jie Mei earlier.

"There you go." Tang Zhe told Kang Ce whose face darkened.

Zheng Yi looked at each leader of the teams. "Well, that's decided – " he said.

"NO!" Kang Ce disagreed. However, everyone ignored him. He gloomily sat back on his seat.

Tang Zhe then sat beside him while Tang Yun, Shan Lu, Guo Cheng and the rest of the Huakai Sect followed.

"Can't we add back another disciple from the Alliance?" Kang Ce asked Zheng Yi.

"Can't." Zheng Yi answered. "We can leave the secret realm, but nobody can go inside from outside. The secret realm will open again from the outside after the seven-day period." He explained. No one outside can enter the secret realm during the seven days of the third stage, but anyone from the inside can leave. However, if they'd leave, they'll be forfeiting the match and all their time and efforts are wasted.

No one spoke again and they started to eat after the food was done just as the sun rose behind the mountains. They welcomed the fourth day with their stomach full.

Jing Cheng rose from his seat after he was done eating. "Then, everyone will part from here on." He said. "However, before that – " he said and looked at Cheng Sheng. The others also looked at Cheng Sheng.

"Hm?" Cheng Sheng said when he saw them looking at him. Fei Yin wiped his1 mouth before he2 smiled at them. "What? You want to fight? Sure! I haven't fought much last night – " he told them as he stretched his limbs.

Everyone. "…" He sure is lively even if he is being targeted. They thought.

"Not that." Jing Cheng said and coughed. "The magic pills – " he said.

"Hm? Ah!" Cheng Sheng said. "You want to ask payment from me? Why? You all fought Jie Mei not to save me but also to save yourselves, too, ne?" he asked them and smiled. "I also remembered, I healed all of you with my Healing Array, so, shouldn't you thank me, then?" he added as his eyes narrowed before he laughed when he saw their dark expressions. "But, since I am a good person, I won't ask for your payment!" he told them as he gave them a friendly smile.

"…" a vein popped in their forehead. He's really infuriating! They thought.

Jing Cheng saw everyone's dark face and he cleared his throat, trying to ease the tension that rose in the air. "Ehem. I meant, I want to buy magic pills and potions." He finally said.

"Ah! Now that's how you do business!" Cheng Sheng said and smiled brightly before he took out the bottles of magic pills.

"…" he's really irritating but they've got no choice! They thought as they looked at the magic pills with heated gaze.

"Now, now. Everyone who wanted to buy magic pills, please line up on the right side. Everyone who wanted to buy potions, line up on the left side!" Cheng Sheng said as he sat in the center while he organized them all. "Someone who wanted to buy xxx pill, please go to xxx. Someone who wanted to buy xxx potion, go to xxx." He said as he took out the bottles of magic pills and potions and gave them to his teammates for them to sell. "Someone who wanted talismans? Go to Xiao Le – " he said as he waved at them.

Zheng Yi and the two Alliance disciples. "…" they watched Shu Mu energetically sold Cheng Sheng's magic pills together with Wu Xi.

Outside the secret realm, everyone speechlessly looked at the contestants. "…" did they really underwent through a great storm last night? Are they really competing? That looks like a market! They thought as they watched the contestants buy from Cheng Sheng's teammates while Cheng Sheng happily received the money from Fei Yin who were gathering their earnings.

"…" Lei Ling, Lei Qing and You Rou who felt ashamed for their sect and the Youxiwang Sect's behavior.

"…" Zuo Zhe who wanted to drill a hole in the ground to hide himself after he saw the knight guard Yu Sheng selling potions and the great savior Fei Yin wholeheartedly receiving the payments before subserviently handing them to Cheng Sheng. The knight guard and the savior I wrote… these two great heroes being reduced to manservants by Cheng Sheng – his other protagonist! He thought in indignation as he glared at Cheng Sheng who was happily counting the money he earned.

"…" the Alliance's elders and the sect leaders. Are they really the disciples we were worried of last night? They thought as they blankly stared at the contestants inside the secret realm.

Jing Rui saw Jing Cheng buying magic pills while Jing Bai and Jing Hei bought potions with Qian Lin. He felt his heart finally calmed down after it was shaken when he saw Jing Cheng's battered appearance and Jing Bai's deep wound on his back last night. Fortunately, Cheng Sheng casted a Healing Spell and drawn a Healing Array for everyone. Their wounds looked better now.

Meanwhile, Fei Huang, Qian Shan, Tang Teng and Li Nanzi staring at Xie Lan. "…" how shameless are your disciples to profit in this situation?! They thought as they glared at him.

"…" Xie Lan who was thinking if Cheng Sheng could donate a part of his earning to the Xinfaxian Sect. If the others knew what he's thinking, they'd definitely beat him up! This pair of sect leader and his disciple!

Inside the secret realm, everyone finally bought the things they needed and finally split up. Kang Ce unwillingly let the Huakai Sect follow him. "You're not afraid I'll kill you when you sleep?" he asked them.

Tang Zhe smiled. "We outnumber you. We can just tie you up before we sleep." He told Kang Ce, making Kang Ce's face darkened. "The reason why we saved you before, and we teamed up with you now, is because we have no grudges between us." He said, his expression now serious as they headed northeast where there are valleys. They can hide and set up an ambush to the walking corpses that'll appear.

They didn't know they think beautifully. After all, they are unlucky.