Chapter Eighteen: Confrontation

  Ye Fan held a bronze ancient lamp in his left hand, took two steps back to the side, and with a "bang" sound, grabbed the collar of that male classmate's clothes with his right hand, almost lifting him off the ground.

  The big fellow beside him suddenly flew into a rage, shouting: "You heartless and ungrateful wretch! Have you forgotten who shared the bronze lantern with you just now, protected your life, and safely escorted you here?"

  Pang Bo stretched out a pair of big hands, grasped the collar of this male classmate, and directly wanted to throw him outside the Five Color Altar. The current scene really made him indignant.

  "Cough..." The male classmate's face turned pale, and when he was grabbed by Ye Fan with one hand, he began to struggle, but it was difficult for him to escape from Ye Fan's grasp. At this moment, he was also choked by Pang Bo, almost fainting.

  The people around had different expressions, some were already uneasy in their hearts, but they didn't think anyone would really take action, and the target chosen was Ye Fan who had been kind to him.

  "You this ungrateful white-eyed wolf, do you still have a conscience? If Ye Fan hadn't saved you, you would have died outside just now!" Pang Bo got angrier the more he thought about it. He was a hot-tempered person and felt that throwing him out like that wasn't satisfying enough. He raised his right hand and "slapped" him with four or five loud slaps.

  A male classmate from behind came forward and persuaded: "We have been classmates for four years, don't be like this, Pang Bo, let go quickly!"

  Pang Bo gave him a slanted glance and said, "You want me to let go just like that? Didn't you see how he tried to kill Ye Fan earlier? If Ye Fan hadn't reacted quickly, he would have already been pushed off the Five-Colored Altar and fallen into the storm. Can such an evil scoundrel be spared?"

  "After all, we are from the same place. Now we should work together and help each other out. If there's something to be said, let's just put it aside for now." Another male classmate stepped forward to mediate.

  Pang Bo saw clearly that this person was one of the people who stood with Liu Yunzhi just now, although they have separated at this moment, but the two must be in a relationship of advancing and retreating together. Moreover, the male classmate he caught also happened to be with them, although there is no evidence to show that they are accomplices, but Pang Bo didn't care about anything, once he made up his mind, he wouldn't care whether there was any evidence or not, and would remember the other party.

  "You speak so lightly, if someone wanted to kill you, could you still be calm? Or should I push you off the Five-Colored Altar and see?!" Pang Bo grew more agitated as he spoke, "slap slap" and slapped him several more times.

  "Don't take it too far, let's talk this out. First, put him down and we'll discuss what to do with him." A female classmate also chimed in, glancing at Liu Yunzhi briefly after she finished speaking.

  But throughout this process, Liu Yunzhi remained very calm, neither stepping forward to advise nor speaking out to express his opinion, as if it had nothing to do with him, watching the development of the situation.

  Ye Fan saw everyone's expression and since he couldn't lure Liu Yunzhi out, he stopped Pang Bo and said, "Let him go."

  "Yes, let go first."

  "Right, let him go first, there's nothing that can't be resolved between classmates, don't make it too awkward."

  The two male classmates and the female classmate who had just persuaded him to speak out, at the same time others saw Ye Fan himself opened his mouth, also followed to persuade.

  "It's getting too much... You think it hasn't exceeded the limit yet?" Pang Bo glared at the male classmate who had been in cahoots with Liu Yunzhi, saying: "He almost got Ye Fan killed, and you're still making excuses for him."

  However, Pang Bo also stopped making trouble and let go of his hand when he saw Ye Fan's hint.

  However, no one expected that Pang Bo let go, but Ye Fan himself did not let go, holding the other's collar with one hand, almost directly lifting him up, and in a few steps, he came to the edge of the Five Color Altar, as if wanting to throw this male classmate out.

  Everyone was stunned, no one had expected Ye Fan to do this. At the same time, they were extremely shocked by Ye Fan's strength, and couldn't help but recall his nickname "Wild Man" from their school days on the green field. Ye Fan looked gentle in appearance, but his physique was incredibly robust, with a shocking amount of strength, as if he was plucking a small chicken, using just one hand to lift that male classmate to the edge of the Five-Colored Altar.

  "Before this, I saved your life, why do you want to harm me?" Ye Fan pinned him down at the edge of the altar with one hand, ready to push him down at any moment, and that layer of dim light was only half a foot away.

  The classmate was frightened out of his wits and shouted: "Don't push me, I'm a heartless and ruthless person, I was momentarily blinded by evil intentions and didn't know what's good or bad, spare my life, I'll never dare to do it again..."

  Ye Fan smiled, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth, looking very radiant. "People always have motives for doing things, don't you think? I really don't want to see you being swept away by the storm..." He said, and then used one hand to forcefully push that classmate towards the outside of the Five-Colored Altar.

  "Save me!" The male classmate was really terrified and shouted loudly, "Let me go, I'll say anything..."

  As a modern city dweller, he had never experienced such an ordeal before. The male classmate collapsed on the spot, his face deathly pale with not a hint of blood color in sight as he faced the storm that was closing in on him.

  "This isn't good, Ye Fan should let him go, doing so is too dangerous."

  "That's right, everything can be negotiated, we can't just ignore our friendship and let things get out of hand."

  It was still those few classmates who had just spoken out to dissuade them, and they had slowly walked over.

  Clang

  Pang Bo held the large bronze plaque of Lei Yin Temple, which was more than half a person tall, and stood it firmly on the ground, staring at them. Instantly, those few people stopped in their tracks.

  Ye Fan turned back and smiled warmly, saying: "It's okay, he is willing to tell me the reason, I also want to listen to what I did wrong, it won't be unpleasant with him, you guys can rest assured."

  When he turned back, facing the male classmate who was pressed against the edge of the altar, his eyes suddenly became sharp. If the other party didn't speak up, he would directly push him away. This was the information conveyed by Ye Fan's eyes.

  "I... I didn't get anything in the ancient temple, no divine objects, and I felt uneasy, so... I had a greedy thought, what a wolf's heart and dog's lungs!" As he spoke, he began to slap his own mouth.

  Ye Fan didn't say anything and directly pushed him outwards. Half of his body was suddenly suspended in mid-air, almost touching the dim light screen.

  "Don't... save me!" The male classmate shouted in terror, "It's Li Changqing... he's the one who gave me the warning!"

  Ye Fan pulled him back, and as for this spineless "soft gun", he didn't take it to heart at all. This kind of person can't become anything, and can't pose a threat. If he really pushed him out of the Five Color Altar in front of everyone, other classmates might have a very bad impression of him. After all, they were classmates, and doing so would be unwise.

  Ye Fan naturally took the bottle of mineral water from his body and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "We have been through four years together, and we have encountered this unexpected event. We should help each other and support each other."

  "Definitely... definitely!" The male classmate regained his freedom, but his body was still trembling, and he retreated backward with a stutter.

  At this time, Pang Bo was already furious and rushed up with the copper plaque, smashing it towards a classmate named Li Changqing.

  Bang

  Pang Bo was tall and sturdy, with great strength. He swung the copper plate and came over, knocking that person to the ground on the spot.

  "No wonder you kept dissuading me, it turns out you were secretly manipulating things behind my back!" Pang Bo slammed his copper lid on the other person's body and said, "You even schemed against Liu Yunzhi, a fellow student of four years, do you still have any humanity?" He was extremely angry. Li Changqing was one of the people who had stood with Liu Yunzhi not long ago, and also one of the people who had been persuading him just now.

  Ye Fan walked over and very naturally took the bottle of water from Li Changqing's body and handed it to Pang Bo.

  As he took away the second bottle of water, everyone's face showed a complex expression. If they couldn't escape Mars quickly, in just a few more hours, water would be the most precious thing for everyone.

  Ye Fan felt regretful that he couldn't expose Liu Yunzhi, although he knew it was probably him who instigated it, but there was no evidence, and it wasn't good to turn against him in front of everyone now.

  Li Changqing's mouth was very hard, Ren Pangbo severely reprimanded him for a while, but he didn't admit anything. He only said that he had a fever and shouldn't have spoken nonsense, which led to the other student having evil intentions and attacking Ye Fan.

  Pang Bo really wanted to throw him directly off the Five Color Altar, but considering the feelings of his other classmates, he could only hold back his anger and didn't do so. However, he felt that this seemingly harmonious relationship would be difficult to maintain for much longer, and if another survival crisis were to occur, the camaraderie and face-saving of their past school days would likely be torn apart, because some people's hearts had already begun to stir with discontent.

  Ye Fan didn't get angry, and smiled calmly at Li Changqing, saying: "People are sometimes very complicated, some things may not be under their control, but it's still best to have some self-awareness, don't let others use you as a gun."

  He squatted down and calmly reached for Li Changqing's waist, his target a broken fish drum, which was the ancient artifact that Li Changqing had found in Dalai Temple.

  "What are you going to do?" Li Changqing struggled violently, but he didn't change color even when Pang Bo was heavily beaten just now. However, at this moment, he panicked and slapped his waist drum with force, but his upper body was still being pressed by Pang Bo's copper shield, so he couldn't use any strength and couldn't stop it.

  "Bang"

  Suddenly, a muffled thunder-like sound came from the fish drum on Li Changqing's body, and several green lights shot out, like flashes of lightning dancing.

  It was like the divine drum of the Thunder God, humming and vibrating, before emitting an even more massive muffled thunderous sound. A purple glow enveloped him, instantly shielding Li Changqing inside.

  There was a brilliant light, like a purple giant cocoon, bursting forth with dazzling divine radiance, illuminating the five-colored altar in a single bright sheet.

  The people around were shocked and felt a buzzing in their ears. Several of them even stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

  At the same time, the bronze plaque in Pong Bo's hand burst out with thousands of rays of light, accompanied by a loud thunderclap. The four words "Daleiyinsi" shone brightly into the sky, and the faint sound of Buddhist chanting echoed through the air.

  The Buddha's voice is like thunder!

  The brilliant light emitted by the bronze plaque of Dairen Temple instantly suppressed the purple giant cocoon, and the sound from the fish drum was almost gone.

  At the same time, the bronze ancient lamp in Ye Fan's hand spilled down gentle and soft light, instantly enveloping his entire body, a layer of sacred divine light evenly covered his body, as if he had put on a suit of sacred battle armor.

  The light was not dazzling, but rather hazy and soft, yet it inspired awe in everyone, as if a deity stood there, that layer of sacred light seemed like the divine robes of a god, making Ye Fan appear transcendent and otherworldly.

  The fish drum was suppressed on the spot, the purple light converged, the giant cocoon disappeared, and the broken fish drum was dull and returned to normal. Ye Fan took it with ease, stretched out his hand and got it in his hand, nothing could stop him, he now seemed like a living god, the bronze ancient lamp swayed out of divine light, setting him off more than dust.

  At this moment, a female classmate who had once dissuaded Ye Fan and Pang Bo from fighting, walked up with a broken copper bell in her hand, saying: "Ye Fan, you're being a bit too much!"

  Right after that, another male classmate also followed up and said: "We should be harmonious with each other and shouldn't be in opposition like this. Let's just let the matter pass and not take it too hard."

  These two have been speaking for Liu Yunzhi and Li Changqing from the very beginning, their stance has long been clear, now standing out is obviously not wanting Ye Fan to get another divine artifact.

  At this time, Liu Yunzhi, who had been standing aside all along, walked forward with a golden pestle in his hand and said: "Let bygones be bygones for Ye Fan. Even if he was wrong just now, he can't be punished like this. This is equivalent to taking away his life."

  Contrary to Ye Fan's expectations, Zhou Yi, who had been silent and indifferent all along, also walked over with a purple gold basin in one hand, advising: "Ye Fan, you shouldn't take away his fish drum. You already have the copper lantern, and having another object is useless. But if he loses the fish drum, it's very likely that he'll be killed by that unknown and terrifying thing lurking in the shadows."