Song Zhao angrily said, "Young Master Ye, you really have some cunning tricks. First, you say you'll give it, but once we've brought you to the place, you go back on your word. Are we supposed to be played by you?"
Elder Wu spoke up for Ye Fan, "Brother Song, don't be hasty. This item belongs to Earth, and now we must consider the situation clearly. If we easily hand it over to you and cause the downfall of Earth, how do you expect my junior brother, a native earthling, to cope?"
"Hmph!" Song Zhao was furious. He turned and used some secret hand signals to communicate with Song Xian in a private code unknowable to others.
Ye Fan could understand this as a sign that Song Zhao and his peers were planning to seize the item.
Just as Ye Fan was examining the blue crystal and pondering its ecological impact on Earth, a sudden sharp shout came from afar, "Who are you?"
The individual had shown no prior sign before appearing, not even Ye Fan had sensed the approach of a large life form.
