13: Terrifying creature, teeth marks on bones

[Ahhh!! I'm so jealous of Ye Bai. Why didn't I save my Da Mimi? Would I have been able to taste her cooking too?]

[And my Bai Lu, I want to eat with her too!! A candlelit dinner at that. Wuwu, I want it too!!]

[Speaking of which, can my Ziyi really sing? Whatever, I want to sing with her. Even if it sounds bad, I'd listen. I just love Ziyi's singing!]

[Upstairs, you're really starving!]

[But all things aside, I think inviting him to dinner is fine, as long as they don't promise themselves to him.]

[Ahhh, that's easy to say, but seeing my Reba eating alone with someone else makes me so jealous. It would be one thing if I didn't know, but now that I do, I'm so envious, so jealous...]

[Why do I feel like my Reba's expression is off? That looks like a young girl's shyness... Holy crap! It's not what I think, is it?]

[Be confident, it's exactly what you think!]

The female celebrities' fans were filled with envy and hatred, jealous that Ye Bai could win the favor of these stars. Most importantly, the interactions between them were all very reasonable.

Reba's fans' hearts were shattered. From Reba's appearance, it was clear that she might have already given her heart away.

At this moment, they deeply realized that the 'hero saving the beauty' trope really worked... When Cai Xukun and Hua Chenyu saw the girls buzzing around Ye Bai, their hearts became even more unbalanced.

Hua Chenyu first looked at Ye Bai with jealousy, then turned to Cai Xukun, who was also jealous and rubbing the bruises on his face.

"Stop looking. Who told Ye Bai to save them? That move just now was indeed very cool, you have to admit that."

Hua Chenyu spoke up.

"Admit what? He just had good luck and knows a bit of kung fu. What's so great about that? If I knew kung fu, I could have saved them too."

Cai Xukun's tone was full of contempt and disdain as he spoke.

It was as if Ye Bai saving them was purely luck and a bit of amateur martial arts.

What else was there?

When Zhang Dada and Huang Zitao heard Cai Xukun boasting, Zhang Dada's eyes rolled all the way to the sky.

This Cai Xukun can really brag!

Huang Zitao fell silent after hearing this, then finally smiled, though the smile was filled with mockery.

Him? Do better than Ye Bai? He stood there frozen when asked to help save people earlier, but now he's a pro at talking big.

"Just forget it. That kung fu looked even better than Brother Jing's. You still can't compare to Ye Bai!"

Hua Chenyu felt even more disdain for Cai Xukun's words in his heart, but he had to keep up appearances.

"Why can't I? Sure, I'm not his match in a fight, but in terms of status in the entertainment industry, can I not compare to him? In that circle, what is he? Can he compare to me? Can he compose music, play basketball, or hold concerts?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xukun bristled like a ruffled turkey, listing his advantages and belittling Ye Bai at every turn. He loathed him intensely, especially now; Ye Bai looked particularly eyesore to him.

"On this journey, there might be many places where you'll need Ye Bai. Don't speak too boldly. Even if you're uncomfortable, you'll have to endure it. Unless he quits on his own, you'll have to look at that face of his until the end of the show."

Hua Chenyu spoke as if sighing, not forgetting to observe Cai Xukun's expression.

Seeing the disgust and anger on Cai Xukun's face become more obvious, he was very satisfied in his heart.

"Hmph, then let him quit. This road is long; there will always be an opportunity."

Cai Xukun's mind was now entirely filled with the idea of kicking Ye Bai out.

He wished he could get rid of Ye Bai right this instant.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Hua Chenyu smiled with satisfaction and stopped talking.

"One should still be a bit more decent."

Zhang Dada suddenly spoke in a sarcastic tone, his eyes fixed on Hua Chenyu.

"You're one to talk about decency. Didn't you push Reba out to feed the snake for your own selfish reasons? You can't compare to Ye Bai either."

Having his thoughts seen through, Hua Chenyu countered rudely.

"You..." Zhang Dada wanted to say more but was stopped by Huang Zitao.

"Alright, we're recording a show. Our limelight has already been stolen; let's not have infighting at a time like this."

Zhang Dada and Hua Chenyu glared at each other, then let out a cold snort and ignored one another.

But their jealousy and hatred for Ye Bai grew even stronger.

With their performance just now, who knows what the outside world would write.

And with Ye Bai being such a scene-stealer right now, wasn't this a blatant slap to their faces?

Wu Jing, who was rowing in the back, glanced at Ye Bai from time to time, even thinking back to the series of movements Ye Bai used to deal with the giant snake.

This Ye Bai is definitely an expert. And that finger... his finger was practically sharper than a dagger.

With just one jab, he killed a Titanoboa. Is he even human?

He had felt this person wasn't simple before, but he hadn't expected him to be this extraordinary—one could even describe him as formidable.

But for him, this was a good thing.

At least Ye Bai was a helper, much stronger than these four guys. What even are they?

Wu Jing's perception of Ye Bai had undergone a world-shaking change.

One hour later.

The group's boats slowly pulled up to the shore.

As soon as they stepped off the boats, they saw a ground covered in skeletal remains.

Besides animal bones, there were also human skeletons. There were deep tooth marks on the bones, as if they had been gnawed on by something.

When Reba, Yang Mi, and the others saw the field of bones, a look of fear appeared on their faces.

Reba instinctively stood behind Ye Bai, her hand grasping his clothes, trembling slightly.

Yang Chaoyue was bolder, directly grabbing Ye Bai's arm with one hand.

"Ye Bai, little brother..."

Yang Chaoyue called out softly, her eyes not daring to meet the white bones.

"Are these human remains?"

Zhang Dada looked around and saw a pile of human remains heaped together, causing him to scream in a high-pitched voice.

Cai Xukun, Hua Chenyu, and Huang Zitao immediately moved toward the edge of the forest, away from the riverbank.

Besides fear, they also felt disgust.

It was as if stepping on these human remains would dirty their shoes.

Yang Mi looked in the direction Zhang Dada was pointing, her face an unnatural shade of white. She instinctively grabbed Ye Bai's hand.

It seemed only this could bring her peace of mind.

"The clothes on those remains don't look like they're from Great Xia; they look like foreign clothes."

Yang Mi had once researched these styles and was very familiar with the clothing of the Xia-Myanmar Border. She could tell which country the clothes were from with just one glance.

"Hmm? This location is within Great Xia's territory. Why would there be so many people from the border?"

Wu Jing was stunned, his heart filled with suspicion.

So he walked toward the pile of corpses. As he approached, he noticed their clothes were indeed different from Great Xia's.

Not only that, but there were tooth marks on their bones.

The tooth marks weren't very large, but they were very dense.

"This wasn't caused by that giant python. Could there be other creatures?"

Wu Jing's brow furrowed, and he began to feel uneasy.

"Brother Jing, look, what is this?"