# Chapter 328: A Promising Horn
Ye Xinghe's snoring was shaking the camp!
He slept deeply, having hardly slept through the entire competition!
With only 24 hours left until the end of the match, Ye Xinghe planned to get a good rest and adjust himself to peak condition!
Outside, Qi Yu was keeping watch for Ye Xinghe!
In the grass, Jiangnan's eyes lit up as he stared at the tent, drool nearly dripping out.
Zhong Yingxue said worriedly, "Are you really going to go after him? Ye Xinghe is already at Gold rank!"
Xia Yao added, "Besides, Qi Yu is guarding him too. The risk is too great!"
"Of course, I'm going after him!" Jiangnan said matter-of-factly. "Don't you know everyone is equal?"
"Why do you think I sold him so many Pop Rocks? Why did I let him reach Gold rank? Why did I save him for last?"
Investment! Do you understand investment?
That way, Ye Xinghe would get even more Spirit Pearls!
His? Well, that just means mine!
The group was stunned.
So Jiangnan had planned to rob him from the very beginning?
Could he be any more calculating?
Jiangnan pinched the antenna and teleported straight into Ye Xinghe's tent without Qi Yu, who was keeping watch outside, ever noticing!
As soon as he entered the tent, Jiangnan was nearly deafened by Ye Xinghe's snoring!
"This guy must be a reincarnated tractor!"
Just as he was thinking about searching, he found a large bag clenched tightly in Ye Xinghe's arms, hugged close even in sleep!
Jiangnan's eyes lit up and he immediately pulled at it!
But Ye Xinghe's grip was so tight, he couldn't pull it out at all!
Jiangnan got serious and started tugging hard!
He dragged Ye Xinghe completely out of the sleeping bag, but the guy still didn't wake up!
Jiangnan: !!!
This won't do! So he went straight to prying open Ye Xinghe's fingers, one by one!
Ye Xinghe's eyes moved under his eyelids, about to open them!
Jiangnan panicked: "Little baby~ go to sleep fast~ dreams will have hehehe~"
"Play with you~ drink with you~"
"Drink~ ptooey!"
A lullaby! His voice was gentle! And he spat with fragrance!
Ye Xinghe smacked his lips.
And fell back asleep!
He didn't open his eyes, sinking into calmness.
Jiangnan sighed in relief and continued prying fingers!
Ye Xinghe looked like he was about to wake up again!
Jiangnan exploded!
He pulled out the big gold brick and jumped up, bringing it down on Ye Xinghe's forehead with a "BANG!"
"Dammit! Do you never stop?"
Am I here to put you to sleep?
This time, Ye Xinghe finally went silent, not even snoring anymore! But a large, bluish-purple lump swelled up visibly on his forehead!
Jiangnan grinned and continued prying his fingers!
But he still couldn't pry them open. Even while unconscious, Ye Xinghe held on tightly!
Jiangnan gave up and opened a Space Wormhole directly under the bag!
Over two hundred Gold-rank Spirit Pearls clattered out, all of which Jiangnan took away!
Then he thought about it.
This seemed a bit unethical.
So he filled the bag with quite a few Detoxifying Soybeans!
The bag looked even fuller than before!
Jiangnan got up, patted his hands in satisfaction, and teleported away without a trace!
Outside, Qi Yu noticed the snoring had stopped, and chuckled to himself: "That guy's sleeping like a baby!"
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The next morning!
All the teams in the Jade Dragon Spirit Ruin gathered on the snowy plain!
Some were happy, some were worried!
Ye Xinghe woke up, glanced at the bag of Spirit Pearls, and was a little relieved.
He got up, stretched vigorously, walked out of the tent, full of energy!
Qi Yu smiled and said, "How was it, bro? Slept well last... Holy crap!"
Before he could finish, he nearly popped his eyes out!
A huge bluish-purple lump, nearly 5 centimeters tall, was bulging from Ye Xinghe's forehead!
Bro! Are you about to grow a horn?
Ye Xinghe grinned: "Haven't slept this well in years! Don't know why, but my head hurts a bit."
Qi Yu: !!!
No kidding it hurts!
"Your... your head!"
Ye Xinghe was taken aback: "What's wrong with my head?"
He reached out and touched it. A hard, large bump startled him!
"Huh? How did I get such a big bump?"
Qi Yu rubbed his chin, looking serious: "I've heard the elders say that before a major turning point in life, unusual things happen. Usually, it's an omen."
"You've got a big bump on your forehead, like a horn about to grow. This is a sign of outstanding potential! Bro, you're about to stand out! You've definitely got this fight with Jiangnan in the bag!"
"Maybe this fight is the start of your rise!"
Ye Xinghe's eyes lit up!
There's such a saying? He rubbed the bump on his head and felt full of confidence!
"Let's go! Today, I'll win you a beautiful victory!"
"Haha! Deal!"
They headed confidently to the meeting point!
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At this moment, at the meeting point on the snowy plain!
Over fifty teams had already gathered.
But now, more than a dozen men, wearing only their underwear, stood in the square wailing!
They were crying from sorrow, and most were freezing!
Among them were Chu Tianba and his team!
"Waaah! Those Teletubbies aren't human! They didn't leave us a damn thing!"
"Pots, pans, tents, sleeping bags, Spirit Pearls, clothes! They stole everything!"
"You too? Same here!"
"Same here!"
"Damn those Teletubbies thieves! I'll kill them!"
"Don't let me find out who they are! Aaaahhh!"
The other teams that had been spared felt extremely fortunate!
Too... too terrifying!
Just then, eight people walked in from afar across the snowy plain!
Disheveled, bearded, bruised and swollen!
It was Wang Yan and his team!
The eight were supporting each other, limping along, holding a broken wooden stick as a crutch!
Their faces were dirty beyond recognition!
From a thousand yards away, a sour, stinky smell drifted over—fresh and pungent!
The other teams were shocked!
"Whoa? What happened? They look like refugees!"
"How did they get so messed up? They don't even look human!"
"Phew! That smell! Too strong!"
"So... so miserable?"
"Wang Yan? Green Lemon team? Li Xingmeng? Is that them?"
"I... I really didn't recognize them!"
The eight barely made it to the assembly point!
One of the guys patted Wang Yan's shoulder: "Bro Yan? What..."
Wang Yan immediately panicked, as if triggered! He swung the broken wooden stick wildly: "Don't! Don't touch me! Everyone get away! Are you trying to hurt me? Haha! I knew it! Go away! Haha!"
"There's always a traitor plotting against me! Don't stop me! I'm not crazy! Haha! It's fake! All fake! Hahaha!"
Lin Yu had just stepped into the square, fell on his butt, stared blankly, and muttered to himself:
"Mom! I want to go home! The outside world is too dangerous! So scary! So scary!"
"Get away! You're all bad people! Get away!"
Mu Qing arrived, crouched down, and burst into loud tears: "Born human, I'm so sorry! Life is not worth it!"
Tears streaming down her face, as if she had suffered the greatest injustice!
Li Xingmeng: "It's not my fault! It's the whole world!"
He vomited blood on the spot and passed out!
At this point, all the contestants were stunned!
What the hell did they go through? How could they be so miserable? Full of negative energy?
Their minds were broken?
Two teams driven insane by the competition?
For thirty full hours, these eight experienced the deepest malice of this world!
The experiences of those 30 hours would be unbelievable if told!
Being rolled like a candy ball was the least of it!
Falling into pits while walking, being chased by spirit beasts, bitten by snakes, hit by rocks, struck by lightning... believe it or not!
Even when they picked wild fruit by the roadside, 121 fruits in a row, all bug-infested!
Even when they went to the bathroom, the zipper on their pants got stuck!
Ning Youyou sat on the ground, her padded jacket full of holes, cotton showing out, clutching a tattered backpack with one hand, wiping tears with the other, pouting like a wronged child!
Her little face was dirty, smeared like a stray cat!
"Wuwu~ I'm having such a hard time! So unlucky!"
"Nan Shen! I miss you so much!"
It was so much better when she was with Nan Shen—she was the luckiest!