Ye Zhen had not expected that, despite all his caution and vigilance, Wang Baimu had still deceived him.
Clearly, Wang Baimu had brought Ye Zhen here as part of a trap—a trap laid in advance.
Even Wang Baimu accepting this bounty had been a conspiracy from beginning to end.
Ye Zhen simply could not understand what had made these three powerful Dao Realm experts before him go to such lengths to set a trap and ambush him.
Faced with Ye Zhen's questioning, Wang Baimu flatly denied it.
"Who said I set you up?"
"I accepted your bounty and found the whereabouts of the heaven-and-earth spiritual item capable of replenishing origin power. I found the entrance to the passage for you. It's the genuine article!"
Wang Baimu smiled as he pointed at the magma vortex in the center of the sea of lava. Then he shrugged and pointed at the three Dao Realm experts who had suddenly appeared. "As for these three, that's another job I accepted. Your bounty never said I couldn't bring anyone else here, did it?"
"I'm a man who values his reputation."
Wang Baimu proudly boasted, brimming with a sense of accomplishment. He raised the Storage Ring he had just snatched and gave it a satisfied puff. "You three, I've met your requirements. I've brought you the person who posted this bounty.
"Now it's time for you to pay me.
"Mm, fifty Spirit Void Fruits. Don't mention it!"
As he spoke, a trace of wild delight had already risen in Wang Baimu's eyes. The two deals he had completed today were simply too significant to him.
Ye Zhen, his face full of anger, stirred inwardly and casually asked, "What, do you urgently need Spirit Void Fruits?"
"Of course. With a large number of Spirit Void Fruits, I