As Xu Du returned with Ye Ming and others, they saw a man with his arms crossed, looking at them and speaking in a rather sarcastic tone.
"Hmm?"
Seeing the other party's attitude, Ye Ming felt a little surprised.
Weren't all these people recruited by Xu Du? Why would they have such an attitude?
"Brother Ye! I'm truly sorry! I didn't expect such an unpleasant incident to happen right after joining the team!"
Hearing the man's words, Xu Du did not confront him immediately but apologized to Ye Ming and the other person.
"Brother Xu! You don't need to mind! I'm just curious..." Ye Ming looked at the sarcastic man: "Why does he have hostility towards you!"
That's right!
It was hostility!
This kind of situation within a team was a big taboo.
Internal strife!
That was the most terrifying thing!
"Xu Du! According to the agreement, whoever we recruit has the strongest strength will be the captain of our team. You haven't forgotten, have you!"
Seeing that Xu Du didn't reply, a hint of darkness flashed in the man's eyes.
"Captain?"
Ye Ming seemed to understand something upon hearing this.
"Yu Yin! My words still count!"
Xu Du turned his head and said coldly.
At this moment, all the members of the team had returned.
Some of the newly recruited members didn't understand what was happening.
"Good!"
Yu Yin smiled triumphantly and announced to everyone, "Xu Du and I discussed that since we are a team, we naturally need to choose a captain to lead us. Therefore, the result of our final agreement is..."
"The strongest among us will be the captain. Does anyone have any other opinions?"
The strongest serving as captain!
Hearing this, the crowd didn't say much.
They were all ancient martial artists and inherently followed the principle of respecting strength.
The strong naturally had the greatest say.
"Since that's the case! Then we can choose our captain now!"
Yu Yin turned his gaze to Xu Du, his eyes full of provocation. He then stepped aside and invited an old man out, respectfully saying, "Elder Mu!"
Obviously!
This old man was recruited by Yu Yin just now.
The old man was a bit gaunt and should be in his sixties. However, his aura was extremely steady, giving off an invisible might.
"This... this is the aura of a Martial Ancestor! Our team has actually managed to invite a Martial Ancestor expert!"
"That's great! Now our safety can finally be guaranteed!"
"Yes! With Elder Mu here, this journey will surely be smooth sailing!"
"..."
The appearance of Elder Mu directly reassured everyone.
Martial Ancestor experts!
For most ancient martial artists, they were beings who were rarely seen.
"My old bones aren't suitable for being a captain. You young people can do it!" Elder Mu said faintly, but his cloudy gaze was fixed on Yu Yin.
His intention was self-evident.
"Ah! This... Elder Mu has spoken, so let's do as he says!"
"But if he doesn't want to be captain, then..."
"Since Elder Mu was invited by Brother Yu, then let Brother Yu be the captain?"
"I second that! It should indeed be like this!"
"Agreed!"
"..."
Everyone present naturally understood Elder Mu's intention and they all nominated Yu Yin as the captain.
Hearing these words, the smile on Yu Yin's lips widened. He looked at Xu Du and said, "Brother Xu, do you have any other opinions?"
At this moment, he was speaking with the demeanor of a victor.
Although Xu Du's strength was greater than his, at the late stage of Martial King, with Elder Mu behind him, Yu Yin didn't believe that Xu Du would dare to cause trouble.
As for Ye Ming and Du Yuemian, whom Xu Du had brought back, he didn't even consider them.
He could faintly sense some aura from Du Yuemian, but it was very weak.
This indicated that her strength was not high.
As for Ye Ming, he couldn't sense any aura at all; he was no different from an ordinary person.
Therefore, in Yu Yin's eyes, Ye Ming and Du Yuemian were just two newcomers to ancient martial arts, and there was no need to pay attention to them.
"Let's go!"
Xu Du looked at Yu Yin's arrogant expression, his tone slightly cold, and ultimately chose to leave the team, not traveling with them.
The current situation was that staying would only be more dangerous.
After all, a team with internal discord, when facing real difficulties, would often be vulnerable.
Therefore, after recognizing this, Xu Du decisively chose to withdraw.
This was not cowardice, but wisdom.
"Good!"
Ye Ming was quite appreciative of Xu Du's quick decision.
If Xu Du had really stayed in the team, Yu Yin's sarcastic remarks would have been unavoidable.
"Hmm?"
Hearing Xu Du's reply, Yu Yin was also slightly stunned.
He hadn't expected that after the team had a Martial Ancestor expert, the other party would leave so decisively.
"Hahaha! How foolish!"
In Yu Yin's eyes, Xu Du's actions were undoubtedly those of a reckless fool: "Xu Du, Xu Du! I originally thought you were someone significant! Now it seems you are just a commoner driven by impulse."
Yu Yin's words also garnered the unanimous agreement of the others.
"This journey to the Land of Celestial Guardians is fraught with danger. Now that our team has Elder Mu to hold the fort, and Xu Du chooses to leave over the matter of the captain, it's truly unwise!"
"Yes! His magnanimity is insufficient!"
"Forget it! Let him go!"
"..."
Everyone was somewhat disappointed by Xu Du's decision.
Xu Du didn't want to explain further.
However, just as he was preparing to lead Ye Ming and the others away, Yu Yin walked up to them.
No!
To be precise, he walked up to Du Yuemian.
"Miss! This journey to the Land of Celestial Guardians is full of peril. If our team doesn't have a strong expert to lead, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach our destination!" Yu Yin narrowed his eyes, a hint of eagerness flashing in his pupils, and extended his hand: "I truly cannot bear to see you put yourself in danger due to someone's foolish decision. Therefore, you should stay with our team, and we can look out for each other!"
Yu Yin had long noticed Du Yuemian, a woman whose beauty and the heroic spirit she exuded at all times had a fatal attraction to the opposite sex.
The matter of the captain could be set aside for now.
Now that the captain's position was in his hands, he didn't want such a beauty to slip away from him.
Du Yuemian looked at the smug Yu Yin and curved her lips, revealing a faint smile.
This smile almost captivated Yu Yin.
However, Du Yuemian's next sentence made him feel like he had fallen from the clouds to the ground.
"Do you know that you are very annoying?"
Although Du Yuemian's face carried a smile, it also held a coldness.
If someone had dared to look at her like this in the past, they would have probably spat out three liters of blood.
But since she started following Ye Ming, she had gained a little gentleness.
Of course!
It was only for one person!