Bait

"Hehe, brother, you'll have to suffer a little for a while!"

Jiang Fan had just followed them over.

The others skillfully set up the traps, while he could only stand to the side, unable to help.

Once everything was arranged, Old Third Yue gave a sly chuckle and moved close to him.

Jiang Fan had already taken everything in. He said indifferently,

"Oh?"

"What can I help with?"

"I'm not a Martial Artist, and I have no experience..."

The smile on Old Third Yue's face grew even more inscrutable.

"You don't need any experience!"

"In a while, just stand here and wait slowly. That's all!"

Jiang Fan smiled.

"Wait for what?"

"Don't I need to do anything else?"

Old Third Yue waved his hand.

"Hehe! No, no!"

"You just need to help us lure the Scorpion-tailed Wolf!"

At that, Jiang Fan hurriedly backed away several steps, stumbling as he went. He even seemed to have been frightened!

But the moment he moved, Old Third Yue, A Wei, and Little Saber surrounded him.

"What are you trying to do?"

Jiang Fan said in "terror."

Little Saber said coldly from the side,

"Nothing much. We're just making you bait!"

"You don't seriously think we brought a good-for-nothing like you along because we admired some ability of yours, do you?"

An evil smile began to spread across Old Third Yue's face as well, but he barked,

"Little Saber! Don't frighten Brother Jiang! He's still young!"

After saying that, Old Third Yue looked at Jiang Fan again.

"Brother Jiang, just listen to my commands and cooperate with us here in a while. Nothing will happen!"

"Don't worry. If anything happens, we'll immediately save you!"

"Look, our weapons are all set up here!"

Jiang Fan gave a cold laugh inwardly.

Given what these men were like, they certainly wouldn't care whether he lived or died.

Even if he was lucky enough to survive, they would probably kill him here anyway.

After all, he counted as a member of the team!

If they really managed to hunt an exotic beast, then once they got out alive, he would definitely have to receive a share of the spoils.

No matter how small that share was, they would never allow it!

However, in the current situation, he was not very familiar with Phoenix Mountain. If he could borrow their traps to deal with the exotic beast, he would save himself some effort.

Wait and see what happens!

After making up his mind, Jiang Fan said timidly,

"Then you have to save me later!"

Seeing how easily Jiang Fan had yielded, Old Third Yue's face immediately filled with smiles.

Since their team had been formed, they had ambushed and killed dozens of people. Although no one had ever managed to walk out alive with them, when it came to who he most liked teaming up with, he still preferred those young people who carried dreams of adventure.

People like that had no strength and were easy to control! They were easy to fool, too!

Just like Jiang Fan—a high school student who looked thin and frail. He felt he could deal with him with one hand!

Once the exotic beast came, they would kill it and take care of this brat along the way. Perfect!

After the few of them finished discussing things, Old Third Yue ordered A Wei and Little Saber to hide.

Then he began explaining things to Jiang Fan.

Can't find the book by searching its title? Try searching for the author instead. Maybe the title was changed!

"The Scorpion-tailed Wolf usually likes to live in ravine areas. It's naturally rather cunning, with keen eyesight and smell, so it's most active at night!"

"It's about to get dark. I'll make a fire here for you in a moment. Just sit here and wait for it to take the bait!"

"Judging from the terrain here and the Scorpion-tailed Wolf's habits, it should ambush you from the brush on the east side. When it charges out, run toward the trap!"

"Don't worry. The Scorpion-tailed Wolf is relatively small. As long as you dodge quickly, it won't be able to hurt you!"

"And we'll be protecting you from the shadows, too!"

"..."

To dispel Jiang Fan's doubts, Old Third Yue made the whole matter sound extremely simple, making Jiang Fan feel that the Scorpion-tailed Wolf was an exotic beast that would be very easy to hunt.

But Jiang Fan knew that the most troublesome thing about the Scorpion-tailed Wolf was its poisonous stinger.

A mere graze would poison the entire body and leave a person paralyzed!

Moreover, this exotic beast was incredibly fast and extremely vicious. Once it fixed its eyes on prey, it would never give up easily.

An ordinary person's speed would be nowhere near enough to evade it. Even with the strength of a First-level Martial Artist, he still needed to be exceptionally careful.

Once everything had been arranged, Old Third Yue lit the fire and hid on a nearby tree trunk.

After signaling A Wei and Little Saber with his eyes, he held a bow and arrow and warily watched his surroundings.

The sky gradually darkened!

Jiang Fan sat where he was and circulated the Innate Breathing and Circulation Technique.

He immediately felt that the surrounding scene had become unusually clear!

Who would have thought this Breathing Technique had such a wondrous use?

Jiang Fan was delighted inwardly!

Time passed second by second.

Jiang Fan circulated the Breathing Technique while sensing every disturbance around him!

Rustle!

Suddenly, a strange noise came from the brush. Although it was faint, with Jiang Fan's hearing at that moment, it entered his ears clearly!

Jiang Fan's body instantly tensed!

As he watched the direction of the brush, he cast a glance at Old Third Yue and the others. The few of them were still warily watching their surroundings and clearly had not noticed that the Scorpion-tailed Wolf had arrived. It seemed that after becoming a Martial Artist, his perception had grown far sharper than an ordinary person's!

Following the agreed-upon signal, he picked up some firewood beside him and added it to the fire.

Old Third Yue and the others received the signal and hurriedly looked around. They soon spotted the Scorpion-tailed Wolf's shape within the brush.

The few of them were delighted and hurriedly drew their bows to full draw!

Within the brush, the Scorpion-tailed Wolf must have sensed that it had made too much noise, so it immediately stopped and began moving its paws little by little.

Not long after, there was another "rustle," and the Scorpion-tailed Wolf froze again!

Sensing every movement of the Scorpion-tailed Wolf, Jiang Fan thought, Just as expected.

The information was right. The Scorpion-tailed Wolf truly was cunning by nature. Despite lacking intelligence, it was this cautious upon seeing such a weak human here—practically no different from a member of the cat family!

After expending a great deal of effort, the Scorpion-tailed Wolf finally found the best position to attack. The instant Jiang Fan's finger touched the withered branch beside him, it shot out of the brush with a whoosh, assuming a killing stance as it charged straight at him!

Jiang Fan had been waiting for this moment. His legs instantly exploded with force, and he fled toward the trap!

As a first-level exotic beast, the Scorpion-tailed Wolf was incredibly fast!

But compared with the female cultivator from the second stage in the space, it was far inferior. Thus, when it pounced at Jiang Fan, he actually felt that it was moving very slowly.

As his thoughts turned, he deliberately controlled his speed!

Just as he was about to reach the edge of the trap, Jiang Fan pivoted on his right foot and used an extremely difficult maneuver to evade the Scorpion-tailed Wolf as it leaped!

"Loose!"

At that moment, the arrows from Old Third Yue and the three others came shooting one after another like a sudden rainstorm!

Jiang Fan's expression changed, and he hurriedly dodged!

The Scorpion-tailed Wolf took several arrows and fell into the trap.

Old Third Yue and the others immediately leaped down from the tree and surrounded the trap, shooting the Scorpion-tailed Wolf into a sieve in an instant.

Only after the Scorpion-tailed Wolf stopped moving did they cease their attacks.

"Hehe! Brother! Thanks!"

Old Third Yue walked toward Jiang Fan with a savage grin!