The cloak slipped off, revealing the ordinary face of a young man who looked a few years older than Xiao Ran. His gaze settled on Xiao Ran, his expression perfectly calm, as if the person before him were not his sworn enemy, but an old friend he had been waiting for.
"Before you arrived, I had already predicted that we would meet here one day," the man said evenly, though his voice carried a chill that seemed to pierce the soul. "I just didn't expect it to happen so suddenly." His gaze swept over the Five Dragon Bracelet, which was vibrating and humming on Xiao Ran's wrist, and the faintest hint of mockery tugged at his lips.
"Quit the theatrics!"
Xiao Ran snorted, naturally unwilling to believe what the man was saying.
If this man really could divine the future, Xiao Ran would have died out there long ago.
Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't believe him, the man made no attempt to argue. He simply said, "This isn't the place to fight. You came here for the Destiny Tree, didn't you? We can agree on three conditions. You can take whatever fates you want from the tree, but we're taking it with us."
Just as Xiao Ran had suspected, Changchun Association's style was as beastly as ever.
Others had come for the fates, but this guy wanted to rip the whole tree out by its roots.
Even Lu Da couldn't help cursing when he heard that. "Bullshit! I've never seen anyone as shameless as you lot. Others pick the fruit, while you steal the tree. Won't that rob future generations of their blessings?"
"Hahahaha." The man chuckled at his words. "That's not the case. Though this tree is miraculous, it's hidden in this perilous place. We're moving it beyond the