49: Pretending to be weak to deceive others, plundering Hou Guang, and feigning an escape.

Hou Guang ignored Jiang Yan. When he exerted force again, Jiang Yan immediately stumbled.

Seeing that where Jiang Yan had just stood was actually a pit, Hou Guang suddenly realized, then smiled and said:

"Junior Brother, in our squad, besides moving corpses, there's one more thing to do. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Junior Brother to go be a dead body!"

Hearing this, a murderous intent flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

He had actually come with a purpose. Originally, he thought he couldn't bring himself to do it, but now it seemed there was no need to worry.

"Oh dear, my poor Junior Brother. Why did you have to coincidentally join our team? Now you can go die." Tian Lan said smugly.

"Stop talking nonsense, just kick him down." Man Niu said with a look of disdain.

Liao Yuan didn't speak, he just walked to the side.

In their eyes, those without strength did not deserve to survive in this team.

"Junior Brother Su Chen, don't blame Senior Brother for being cruel. You just joined the wrong team."

As Hou Guang finished speaking, he raised his large foot and was about to kick Jiang Yan.

Just as Hou Guang's foot was about to land on Jiang Yan's back, Jiang Yan quickly and frantically dropped to the ground:

"Senior Brother, I was wrong, I can give you Spirit Stones."

The moment Jiang Yan's words fell, Hou Guang was completely stunned. His kick missed, and he instantly lost his balance. He fell straight into the swamp like an unsupported rag doll.

"Ah! Save me!" Hou Guang cried out in panic.

Seeing Hou Guang fall into the swamp, Liao Yuan and the others instantly panicked. They never expected such a major accident to occur.

"Damn it! This kid caused this!" Tian Lan cursed angrily while pulling out a rope.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan rushed toward Tian Lan: "I'm sorry, Senior Sister, I didn't mean to, I, I'll help... you."

Jiang Yan feigned panic, snatched the rope from Tian Lan's hand, and threw it into the swamp.

Tian Lan looked startled, but she didn't question Su Chen's action.

Just as Hou Guang grabbed the rope, he immediately started cursing loudly: "Su Chen, I want you dead! How dare you trick me! I'll kill your whole family!"

Jiang Yan's mouth curved upward, and he pretended to be scared as he let go of the rope.

"Su Chen, you f***ing... Tian Lan, kill him for me..."

Before Hou Guang could finish speaking, two huge mud bubbles suddenly appeared in the swamp behind him. Immediately afterward, two Marsh Crocodiles, roughly the size of small cars, slowly surfaced.

"Man Niu!" Liao Yuan picked up the middle section of the rope and tossed the rest of it to Man Niu.

Man Niu caught the rope and quickly pulled backward.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and help." Liao Yuan glared at the others.

Seeing that Hou Guang was about to be pulled up, Jiang Yan also pretended to help pull the rope.

But strangely, no matter how they pulled the rope, it wouldn't budge, and it even seemed to be sinking further.

Feeling the danger approaching, Hou Guang immediately cursed: "Save me! What are you doing?! When I get up, I'll slaughter every single one of you!"

"Shut up!" Liao Yuan roared, desperately dragging the rope, but the slow speed surprised him greatly.

"Senior Brother, don't worry, I will definitely..."

Before Jiang Yan could finish his sentence, a pig-slaughtering scream suddenly rang out from the swamp.

Seeing that Hou Guang's legs had been bitten by the two Marsh Crocodiles, Liao Yuan instantly showed a helpless expression.

"Liao Yuan, you f***ing... Pull me up quickly!" Hou Guang's voice had changed. His legs were incredibly painful at the moment; the tearing sensation almost made him faint from the agony.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jiang Yan quickly pulled upward.

Instantly, the rope seemed to lose its heavy resistance and became much lighter.

As Hou Guang's filthy head emerged, Liao Yuan immediately shouted: "Su Chen, carry Hou Guang away! Everyone else prepare for battle."

Jiang Yan feigned fear and immediately replied: "Ah, yes, alright."

When Hou Guang was completely pulled out, the two Marsh Crocodiles that had bitten off his legs instantly lunged forward.

"Watch out!" Liao Yuan slashed with the long saber in his hand, striking the Marsh Crocodile that was lunging at Tian Lan.

After blocking the Marsh Crocodile's attack, Man Niu quickly shouted: "Su Chen, hurry and save him!"

Of course, Jiang Yan knew he needed to save him, but he decided to stall for a little longer.

Only after everyone finally engaged in battle with the two Marsh Crocodiles did Jiang Yan lift Hou Guang up.

"Su Chen... you're courting death!" Hou Guang cursed weakly.

"Senior Brother Hou, you fell down yourself. What does that have to do with me?" Jiang Yan said with a helpless expression.

"Then why did you dodge!" Hou Guang raged.

"Because I was scared." Jiang Yan replied matter-of-factly.

Although their conversation wasn't loud, everyone fighting nearby could hear it.

"Put me down! I'm going to kill you." Hou Guang yelled furiously.

Hearing Hou Guang's words, Jiang Yan immediately threw Hou Guang onto the ground, causing Hou Guang to grimace in pain.

Jiang Yan approached Hou Guang, his face calm and expressionless. He bent down to look at Hou Guang and whispered: "Hou Guang, actually, I did it on purpose. It was all to kill you legitimately."

Hearing this, Hou Guang's expression froze, and then he burst into loud laughter.

But before his laughter ended, his pupils instantly contracted.

"You... you're not..."

Hou Guang died mysteriously; his entire heart stopped beating, as if his Heart Meridian had been shattered.

[Killed Cultivator Hou Guang (Qi and Blood Sixth Layer). Gained Experience: 7000. Gained life span: 215 years. Gained life span: 455 years]

[Current Experience: 27.86%]

[Plundered Hou Guang's essence: 0.3]

[Plundered Hou Guang's Blood Coagulation Qi Refining Method: Introductory Chapter]

[Plundered Hou Guang's Elementary Blood Sinking Spell]

[Plundered Hou Guang's Elementary Martial Skill: Miniature Spear Technique]

[Plundered Hou Guang's Elementary Martial Skill: Blood-Stained Saber Technique]

Seeing the pop-up notification, Jiang Yan smiled in satisfaction.

However, his act wasn't over yet, as he certainly couldn't allow Hou Guang's corpse to remain at the scene.

He picked up a small stone and weighed it, aimed at the smaller Marsh Crocodile, and instantly flicked out a Flying Stone attack.

The Marsh Crocodile that was hit immediately became enraged and turned its head to charge toward Jiang Yan.

"Senior Brother Hou, watch out!" Tian Lan quickly shouted.

But seeing that Senior Brother Hou seemed to have passed out, everyone was dumbfounded. Nobody expected this Marsh Crocodile to charge frantically toward Hou Guang.

Jiang Yan seemed to be stunned at the moment, standing blankly not far away.

"Crunch!" The Marsh Crocodile opened its large mouth and directly swallowed Hou Guang.

"Damn it, quickly kill this one! If he died, he died. That kind of person is just trash." Liao Yuan cursed angrily.

In everyone's view, Hou Guang wasn't a good person, but he had the highest combat power, and everyone relied on him to complete the mission.

Just as everyone was surrounding and attacking the Marsh Crocodile, the one that had swallowed Hou Guang immediately turned its gaze toward Jiang Yan.

'Ah, I can't kill you yet.' Jiang Yan complained silently, pretending to panic and sprinting backward.

Seeing that Marsh Crocodile chasing Su Chen, everyone quickly focused on killing the one in front of them.

"Damn, this kid has a lot of luck." Man Niu swung his Iron Hammer and smashed down angrily.

"Don't worry about him for now. We'll decide what to do after killing this Marsh Crocodile." Liao Yuan commanded.

Jiang Yan yawned while pretending to run frantically.

Just when he thought he might be able to shake off the guy behind him, his peripheral vision caught sight of a Yao Beast hunting squad.

'You guys are lucky. I'm gifting this fellow to you.'

Jiang Yan stepped out with his left foot, instantly changing direction.

"Help!" Jiang Yan yelled, waving his hand.

Seeing a Blood Cloud Sect Disciple being chased by a Marsh Crocodile, the Fire Punishment Sect Disciples were instantly amused.

"Senior Brother, look... this is prey delivered right to our door." A Disciple pointed at the Marsh Crocodile and said.

That Senior Brother frowned and looked at Jiang Yan: "It's a Blood Cloud Sect Disciple! Ignore him, let's hurry up and leave."

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately understood and ran off in another direction.

"H-help?"

Jiang Yan looked very awkward because he watched those people run away.

'What the heck? What's going on? They don't want the spoils of war delivered right to them?'

Jiang Yan didn't know what the Blood Cloud Sect represented, nor did he know how troublesome the Blood Cloud Sect Disciples were.

If two Disciples from comparable Sects were fighting, and suddenly a Blood Cloud Sect Disciple ran out, the two fighters definitely wouldn't attack each other; instead, they would stare at the suddenly appearing Blood Cloud Sect Disciple.

As for why this phenomenon occurs, it's because Blood Cloud Sect Disciples are best at profiting from the conflict of others, and sometimes they even get two fish at once.

Watching the group run farther and farther away, Jiang Yan could only reluctantly turn back quickly.

'Sigh, in this day and age, even trying to hide is difficult.'