Chapter 405 Incentive (1/2)

Amidst the noisy surroundings, Su Duan wore a faint smile as he gazed at Zhou Yuan with interlocked hands, the old black bracelet on his wrist appearing to give off a deep lustre under the lamp light.

Zhou Yuan’s gaze merely paused on the bracelet for a split second, before turning away without anyone noticing.

Su Duan was obviously here because of jealousy, and hoped to show off in front of the girl he liked, while also taking down this potential rival a peg or two.

With regards to the little enchantress Zuoqiu Qingyu, all Zhou Yuan had were feelings of admiration for her. Thus, he was not really interested in involving himself in this matter.

Therefore, his first reaction was to shake his head to reject.

Until he saw the bracelet on Su Duan’s wrist...

“The moment I saw your bracelet, I just knew that you and I are definitely going to be friends…” Zhou Yuan secretly said inside.

His current progress in the Taiyu mark was way too slow. The root of the problem lay in the lack of rich Yimu Qi, because older precious ancient wood was really not easy to find.

Su Duan’s ancient wooden bracelet was obviously quite an antique. The rich Yimu Qi within it was definitely better than all the ancient wood Zhou Yuan had absorbed before.

If he could obtain it, he should be able to make a huge leap in perfecting his Taiyi mark.

Zhou Yuan’s gaze faintly flickered in thought. But how should he express his desire for the bracelet without alerting Su Duan?

After all, if Zhou Yuan came on too strongly, the other party would certainly make things more difficult..

While Zhou Yuan was silent, Su Duan seemed to be under the impression that he had intimidated the former, causing a look of contempt to flash across his eyes. The truth was that he had long known of Zhou Yuan, and was thus aware that he came from a remote continent. Honestly speaking, if he was not a disciple of the Cangxuan Sect, Su Duan felt that a hick like Zhou Yuan would not even have the right to speak with him.

After all, the people of the Shengzhou Continent usually felt superior to those from other continents.

A smile appeared on Su Duan’s face as he said, “Relax brother Zhou, it’ll just be for fun. You don’t have to worry at all, I’ll cover all of the costs.”

“In fact, if brother Zhou manages to open one with an old essence flame, you can go ahead and keep it.”

With a confident smile, he said, “After all, we’re just having fun, winning or losing is not important at all.”

“Brother Zhou is a Cangxuan Sect disciple, someone from such a prestigious sect can’t be afraid, right?”

He stared at Zhou Yuan with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.

The face off between the two plus the presence of the gorgeous Zuoqiu Qingyu beside them immediately turned them into the focal point of the place as countless gazes shot over.

At the same time, a wave of imposing looking figures arrived behind Su Duan, grinning from ear to ear as they watched.

“Are brother Zhou and brother Su having a little wager? Haha, that’s a good idea. This will be an eye-opener.”

“But brother Zhou appears to be a little undecided.”

“What rubbish are you spouting. Brother Zhou is a disciple of the Cangxuan Sect, how can he possibly lack the courage?”

These individuals were not unfamiliar. They were the ones who had been crowding around Zuoqiu Qingyu when Zhou Yuan first arrived.

They were also the geniuses from the top factions of Black Flame Province, and were clearly siding together against Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan’s relationship with Zuoqiu Qingyu had made them feel threatened. Moreover, he was merely a country bumpkin from some remote continent, and yet he had managed to enter the Cangxuan Sect. This made them feel both disdain and envious of him.