Bai Ye did not believe Wugou Maru's words.
To be precise, Wugou Maru's words were meaningless to Bai Ye.
Perhaps Wugou Maru would keep his promise, or perhaps he wouldn't; both were possible.
If it were simply a fifty-fifty chance, it wouldn't be impossible to take a gamble, but for Bai Ye, it was not the case.
In Bai Ye's understanding, he would directly classify the other party as untrustworthy.
Wugou Maru did not give up, continuously trying to persuade Bai Ye, and only when he was certain that Bai Ye was completely unmoved did he finally give up.
After leaving Mount Natagumo, Bai Ye looked around and said, "Where is the place you mentioned?"
"Don't worry, it's not far from here," Wugou Maru replied. "Half a day is enough. If you want to go to the Demon Slayer Corps' base later, it's in the same direction."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Let's keep moving."
Bai Ye was indifferent. Although Wugou Maru had given up on obtaining demon blood from Bai Ye, he still chattered about other things, maintaining a pleasant attitude, clearly trying to get closer to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was not surprised. In the world battlefield, survival was the first principle, and there were many ways to survive. Attaching oneself to a powerful person was certainly one of them.
However, for Bai Ye, there were only two types of people.
Those who could be used, and those who could not.
For example, when Bai Ye met Jinsha in the snowy plains, Jinsha was usable.
This was because the situation in the snowy plains at that time did not match Bai Ye's memories, and the reason for this deviation was the sudden appearance of beast tamers.
And Jinsha happened to be a beast tamer, and she had arrived in the snowy plains earlier than Bai Ye, having been active there for some time. Therefore, Jinsha was usable; she could provide Bai Ye with the information he needed.
Wugou Maru, on the other hand, was unusable. The relationship between the two was merely a transaction, and in this transaction, Wugou Maru needed Bai Ye more than Bai Ye needed Wugou Maru.
The cell gene recombination fluid was very good. Anything that could directly improve physical attributes could be considered good, regardless of its quality. Quality represented how good the item was.
However, while the cell gene recombination fluid was good and Bai Ye did want it, it was not to the extent of being indispensable.
Therefore, since Wugou Maru had no value for him to exploit…
Why would Bai Ye invest any effort in him?
Similarly, for anyone who held no value for him, anything Wugou Maru did would be in vain.
Listening to Wugou Maru's incessant chatter, they soon passed through a field and entered the mountains again.
A rather substantial house appeared before Bai Ye and Wugou Maru.
As a mountain cabin, though constructed of wood, the house was already of "mansion" scale.
Wugou Maru said, "That demon is inside. His name is Kyogai."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Let's go!"
Without hesitation, Bai Ye directly opened the main door and walked in.
The time for the lottery machine reset had not yet arrived. With the Nanming Lihuo Sword in hand, Bai Ye feared nothing. Moreover, even without the Nanming Lihuo Sword, a former Lower Rank demon should be weaker than Rui, and Bai Ye did not feel it would be much trouble even without the Nanming Lihuo Sword.
However, upon entering the house, Bai Ye felt that things might not be so simple.
Because…
This house had a problem!
Bai Ye stood at the entrance and looked forward. The corridor that appeared before him seemed to have no end!
Although the house was not small in scale, it was too absurd to not see the end at a glance.
This was definitely not a normal house structure; the owner might possess some "space" related abilities.
Space and time…
These two abilities were always the most troublesome.
However, since he had already entered, there was no other choice.
Bai Ye thought as he walked forward, then spread his hands and said, "We've entered the house. You should give me what you promised."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, his footsteps suddenly stopped.
This was because Bai Ye did not hear Wugou Maru's response.
Bai Ye couldn't help but look back, and then he saw the house behind him begin to rotate. Wugou Maru, instead of standing on the ground, was now hanging upside down.
Because the ground, along with the rotation, had moved to the position of the ceiling.
Wugou Maru's face had lost all its former enthusiasm, replaced by a cold smile, the expression of a successful trick.
"You want the item?" Wugou Maru grinned. "Talk about it after you can leave here alive!"
Bang!
At this moment, a drumbeat suddenly sounded from the end of the corridor, and then the house rotated again.
This time, it wasn't just Wugou Maru's location; the ground beneath Bai Ye's feet also began to rotate horizontally, and Bai Ye and Wugou Maru were completely separated.
Bai Ye glanced at the tatami mats beneath his feet and the surrounding walls.
"I see," Bai Ye murmured. "You've set your sights on me?"
It was normal for chosen ones to fight each other. The reason for targeting Bai Ye was simple.
Regardless of how many God Stone fragments Bai Ye possessed, having completed the restricted area of Mount Natagumo meant he had at least fifteen. If they eliminated Bai Ye and managed to obtain the God Stone fragments, the minimum gain would be fifteen.
This number was worth making a move for.
And the fact that they wanted demon blood likely meant they intended to extort something from Bai Ye beforehand.
Bai Ye thought as he walked forward.
He could understand the intention to kill him, but what about the intention to lure him here with cell gene modification fluid?
This implied that under normal circumstances, the other party knew they could not kill Bai Ye.
However, in other words…
It meant that the other party believed they had a chance to kill Bai Ye within this house.
Thump, thump-thump!
At this moment, drumbeats sounded from the depths of the house again, and then the house began to rotate once more.
On the other side, Wugou Maru quickly moved through the house, flipped open a ceiling panel, and dropped into a room.
In the room stood a tall man, bare-chested, with six drums hanging around him. The character "Lower Six" was inscribed on his right eye, but a cross-shaped scar had cut through the characters.
After landing, Wugou Maru said to the man, "Kyogai, I've brought another one. He looks quite strong, can you handle him?"
"The stronger the better!" Kyogai licked his lips. "The stronger the person, the rarer the blood. As long as I drink his blood, I will definitely become stronger, and then Lord Demon King will surely recognize me."
Wugou Maru hesitated and said, "We are no longer in our original world. Is it that important to become one of the Twelve Demon Moons again?"