"Did you think you could just come and go as you please?" Xia Qing'er's voice rang out, and even as her laughter still echoed, her figure had already vanished from Ye Chen's sight. In the moments that followed, the sounds of screams and pitiful wails could be heard among the trees. Ten minutes later, Xia Qing'er appeared in his field of vision, carrying several storage pouches in her hands. Walking with a smile on her face, Xia Qing'er—who had brought back the spoils of battle—stopped exactly two steps in front of Ye Chen and asked, "Uncle Ye Chen, are you alright?" "I—" Ye Chen suddenly snapped awake from his stupor and didn't know what to say. What had just happened actually took only a few minutes, but from beginning to end, he never knew what was going on. From the start, he had also been planning what to do, but he hadn't expected that two women who should have been protected by a man had already taken action without a single mistake. These two women surnamed Xia were truly

"But Young Master Wei You, what about those two women? Aren't we unable to touch them? Since this Ye Chen is also with them, if we were to do something to him, wouldn't we immediately become their enemies? Besides, we also don't know whether we can accomplish this mission." The man from the Wei Family, who appeared to be Wei You's protector, continued speaking and blocking his way. That man, who looked much older than Wei You and was clearly the strongest among them, spoke the truth. Moreover, he had also seen the remnants of Xia Qingyue's previous battle, so he felt concerned about what had happened. Setting all that aside, he also couldn't afford to offend Xia Qingyue, who was rumored to have a Golden Core senior behind her. But Wei You wasn't too worried and smiled casually. "Don't worry, you only need to protect me no matter what happens. You also don't need to do anything. I, Wei You, as the Young Master of the Wei Family, will do everything for our family's prosperity." "But,

Far behind, at the place where Ye Chen had previously fought the high-level centipede, Wei You's group was already there and looked extremely angry. Especially Wei You, who couldn't help but look at the centipede before him as well as the direction far ahead. "This first-level high-tier demon beast is merely a beast equivalent to ninth-level Qi Refinement! But it has extremely tough skin and is very fast! Even its venom can't be ignored at all!" Wei Dong, Wei You's bodyguard, couldn't restrain himself from growling as he witnessed the centipede before him. Watching the centipede and several people struggling to fight it, he suddenly felt suspicious and murmured, "With our strength actually being far greater, yet it's so difficult to deal with this beast, how could Ye Chen's weaker group pass through so easily?" "There's no other explanation—it only proves that this Ye Chen is indeed extraordinary." Wei You answered while thinking, and suddenly smiled slightly. "It seems my initia

"Impossible! I won't let strangers like you come with us!" Xia Qing'er immediately sneered and refused. Although Ye Chen and Xia Qingyue didn't say anything, both also showed rejection toward Wei You's group. "Hehehe..." Wei You laughed slightly at Xia Qing'er's refusal, but he didn't show any anger and instead smiled slightly. "Well, I forgot to mention it. Let me introduce myself—actually, I'm not an unknown person. If you know the Wei Family Shop in Blue Moon City, you surely know that I am Wei You, the son of the family head who owns the shop. So, I am a very clean person." "Truly shameless! Would the Wei Family Shop commit such despicable actions and forcibly seize other people's treasures?!" Xia Qing'er this time became very angry upon learning the other party's identity. "Miss Xia Qing'er, did I say I want to have all the treasures on this journey?" Wei You smiled and asked Xia Qing'er carefully. In fact, from the beginning, he also appeared generous with smiles and very po

"Ah!" "Watch out! Something's attacking!" "Damn it! Who is that!" "Don't panic! Everyone protect each other and watch the surroundings!" Then, scream after scream began to be heard, and Ye Chen, hearing them, couldn't help but turn toward Xia Qingyue. "I've also never gone further than this place." Xia Qingyue said quickly to clarify Ye Chen's accusation. Ye Chen no longer spoke after hearing that explanation and carefully watched the Wei Family people ahead of him. Then he drew his sword and looked around only to find a dark corridor with hissing sounds. "This?" Ye Chen's face changed and his heart suddenly pounded rapidly. A cold feeling enveloped his entire body and he quickly swung his sword toward his right side. "Crack!" A sound like dry wood cracking was heard. Along with it, something fell in front of him and what appeared before him made Ye Chen's face furrow involuntarily. "A puppet?" Wei You also saw what happened with Ye Chen and suddenly took out one of the p