63: Traveling together? No, I, Lu Chen, will devour them all!

"If we find any treasures, we'll just share them. As for things like magic crystal stones, we can give them all to Miss Ning and Miss Sun. After all, two of the top ten on the leaderboard—the first and seventh place—are here with us. Others might not be able to compete with us."

Ning Xiwei fell silent, pondering for a moment.

She felt that it sounded like a good idea.

After all, for them, even if the Little Skeleton was unfathomable, the Secret Realms were becoming increasingly powerful at the fifth and sixth Rank.

In truth, she didn't have much confidence left.

Most importantly, she was worried that the Little Skeleton wouldn't be able to hold on and that she and Feifei would instead become its burden.

If a crisis arrived and the Little Skeleton was unable to be in two places at once...

...that would be bad!

Ning Xiwei hadn't agreed yet.

She hadn't even opened her mouth to answer.

Sun Feifei curled her lip and complained, "The Prince probably wants to use us to get that hidden treasure, doesn't he?"

"Hahaha, exactly!"

Third Prince Chu Jian threw his head back and laughed, seemingly not at all embarrassed about his intentions being guessed.

Because this was his power.

He was the Imperial Dynasty's Third Prince!

Whether it was his sixth brother or his eldest brother, he didn't care about either of them.

Not to mention these various factions.

The reason he invited Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei was entirely due to other motives.

Chu Jian felt that he had hidden his intentions well.

Little did he know that a skeleton, which had been staring at him the whole time, had already harbored killing intent.

Lu Chen could see through the Third Prince's intentions.

How dare he lust after his women?

Third Prince, huh?

Your power is mine!

His identity as a weak Little Skeleton became Lu Chen's best disguise.

Ning Xiwei's willow-like brows furrowed slightly. She was well aware of her friend's concerns, so she asked point-blank, "Third Prince, you are all experts of the fifth and sixth Rank, while Feifei and I are only at the second Rank. If you decide to double-cross us, two weak women like us would be no match for you. That is, unless you show some sincerity first!"

"Sincerity?"

Chu Jian hid his irritation, though he masked it well, and gave a sheepish smile. "Then may I ask, Miss Ning, what kind of sincerity do you want? How much?"

"My Little Skeleton is quite special; he can devour anything to evolve. The best things for him are powerful experts or large sources of magic... and surely, Prince, you must be carrying quite a few magic crystal stones on you?"

As soon as Ning Xiwei spoke, Lu Chen couldn't help but cheer in his heart!

This Little Girl really is incredibly intelligent!

As expected of my Spirit Contractor!

The Little Girl knew very well that he was her greatest source of confidence. If he devoured a large amount of magic crystal stones now, his strength would at least reach the fourth or fifth Rank.

Combined with the skills of the experts he had devoured earlier...

...not to mention dealing with this group of people—even if more came, let alone wiping them out, escaping while protecting the two women would be no problem at all.

He could even pick off a few, killing them and plundering their resources.

Sun Feifei also guessed her best friend's intentions.

She couldn't help but feel relieved.

Her friend wasn't stupid; only the Little Skeleton was their greatest protective talisman.

"I see. How about ten thousand magic crystal stones?"

Chu Jian gave a price after a moment's thought.

Ning Xiwei didn't agree.

Instead, she continued to haggle.

"Add another five thousand magic crystal stones."

"Fifteen thousand?"

magic crystal stones were no ordinary items.

This stuff could even replenish mana for mages.

Naturally, they were rare.

Not to mention that these things were nurtured by heaven and earth; the places where they were born were generally extremely dangerous and sinister lands.

Thus, they weren't easy to obtain.

Chu Jian had only brought a little over twenty thousand with him on this trip.

It was just for contingencies.

But as soon as she spoke, this girl wanted fifteen thousand from him. It was truly a dilemma.

However, you can't catch the wolf if you're unwilling to part with the bait.

When the time came, the magic crystal stones would return with interest.

After thinking of this, a cunning smile appeared at the corners of Chu Jian's mouth.

Naturally, he was smug!

With this plan, Chu Jian felt it was a sure thing.

After all, how could two second-Rank Little Girls be a match for him?

True, if it were only Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei, they indeed wouldn't be his match.

They wouldn't even be a match for the fifth and sixth-Rank experts here.

These experts could deal with them like crushing tiny ants.

But what Chu Jian didn't know was that he had overlooked one thing: the Little Skeleton right beside the two women, its skull lowered as it plotted its own evil plan.

Then again, who would care about a Little Skeleton that looked like it would blow away in the wind?

A skeleton whose Rank couldn't even be seen, one that looked completely low-grade?

"Alright, then I agree to Miss Ning's terms."

Chu Jian agreed decisively.

Can't catch the wolf without the bait.

He couldn't possibly end up losing both the lady and his soldiers, right?

As the dignified Third Prince of the Imperial Dynasty, Chu Jian felt that was simply impossible.

There was absolutely no such possibility!

If such a thing were possible, he'd eat a meal of sh*t!

If Lu Chen knew what Chu Jian was thinking right now, he would definitely complain—scamming a meal like that, how shameless!

Utterly shameless!

Ning Xiwei nodded and reached out her hand toward the dignified Third Prince of the Imperial Dynasty. "Then bring them out. I want to use them first!"

Third Prince Chu Jian's face was covered in black lines.

His face immediately darkened!

Really, would he, the dignified Third Prince of the Imperial Dynasty, deceive a Little Girl?

Chu Jian gestured, and Black One brought out fifteen thousand magic crystal stones from his storage space.

Before Ning Xiwei could even speak, Lu Chen acted first.

He swallowed all the magic crystal stones into his Abyssal Maw.

A large mouth, like a black hole...

...suddenly appeared and devoured the magic crystal stones in one gulp.

No one could even see where those magic crystal stones had gone.

The suddenness of it all left everyone unable to react.

They were caught completely off guard!

—What the hell?

Everyone was dumbfounded!

Is this really just a skeleton?

And after eating them like that, how is there not even a hint of power fluctuation?

There was absolutely no sign of any increase in strength.

Even if you fed this to a dog, it probably would have started developing power by now, right?

Why does this Little Skeleton still look like it's completely useless?

Simply incredible!

The corners of Chu Jian's mouth twitched slightly; he had no idea what to say.

What a waste!

To nurture such a low-Rank summoned creature...

F*ck your ancestors!

Now the magic crystal stones were truly gone for good.

Fine, fine, fine. Just you wait. This Prince will definitely get it all back with interest.

Things hadn't even started yet, and the Third Prince was already at a loss!

His plan had been solid, but who knew it would be disrupted right at the start.

Who knew that such a skeleton would actually devour magic crystal stones.

It didn't leave a single one!

Not even a speck of dust was left.

At this moment, the Third Prince was truly feeling the sting.

He felt the loss deep in his heart.

Even the way he looked at that skeleton was filled with hatred!

"*Burp!*"

Lu Chen opened his mouth wide and let out a satisfied burp.

Although others couldn't hear it...

...they just saw Lu Chen open his mouth wide.

—Burp, I'm really full!