Although hesitant, Ye Chen still gave a salute and said, "Senior, this junior is not a servant." "Not a servant?" The woman suddenly rubbed both her eyes and lazily looked at Ye Chen more clearly. When she finally found that Ye Chen was indeed not a servant, that woman suddenly smirked. "I remember. Aren't you the naughty brat who's been talked about recently? If I'm not mistaken, your name is... eh... Right, your name is Ye Man, isn't it?" Leaf Man? Ye Chen once again had a twitch on his forehead upon hearing what that woman said. But he didn't dare to scold her and politely corrected, "Senior, this junior's name is Ye Chen. The purpose of this junior's visit here is because of guidance from Senior Yun Qingyun. If this junior may ask, are you the Senior named Lin Xinglan?" "Oh" was the response Ye Chen received before suddenly the woman tilted her head and supported it using her right hand. Not intending to stand from sitting on the floor, her eyes that were still opening and

"Who dares to be arrogant at my family's residence?!" This voice that sounded majestic with full pressure seemed to make Ye Chen's heart pound rapidly, and even his chest began feeling tight. However, with a soft snort from Lin Xinglan, everything that made him struggle suddenly disappeared just like that. The place also became silent for some time before three figures suddenly flew from the direction of the mountain toward them. One woman and two men—a man who appeared around sixty years old and looked like the leader of the three hurriedly came toward Lin Xinglan. "Senior, forgive us for not welcoming your arrival." Speaking with a dignified tone, the old man immediately gave respect and a humble posture. "Are you the one named Wei Changqi?" Lin Xinglan asked directly without pleasantries. When Ye Chen heard that question, he immediately changed his expression and looked at the three people before him. Especially at the old man who was the leader of the three. Wei? Did that

"Hahahaha!!" Lin Xinglan suddenly laughed very satisfiedly when she succeeded in teasing Ye Chen, but she indeed wasn't lying and explained, "If it were ten thousand years ago, Young Bamboo Sect was indeed one of the best and largest in the Red Jade Continent, but that's the past. So just accept the reality that now there are only three people remaining." "But, Senior..." Ye Chen wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. A Sect that only had three people—could that still be called a Sect? "You might be disappointed after knowing the truth about Young Bamboo Sect, but did you forget—with the five-element spiritual roots you have, could you join any other sect?" When asking about this, Lin Xinglan's tone became somewhat serious. When Ye Chen heard that question, he also knew how it would end. He no longer had a choice and could only sigh. "Sorry, Senior. This junior was just slightly shocked." Saying that, Ye Chen also began accepting his fate and started to bow to

"He," Lin Xinglan turned back around and answered with a somewhat hesitant tone, "From the news I obtained, he is indeed from a small family in a small village called Siqing. He also has the surname 'Ye' same as the 'Leaf' family, but this disciple isn't certain that he's the one we've been searching for all this time." "We've been searching for him for the last thousands of years and never obtained any clues at all. So it's natural if you don't sense it—I also think it won't be easy to find him. Otherwise, people from the devil's path would have found him earlier. Moreover, I heard that during these past few years, the devil's path has begun searching for thousands of young men in our territory, but they still haven't announced their success." Lin Xinglan suddenly furrowed her brows upon hearing those words. When trying to think about it, she also felt it made sense. "Hhh..." Sighing, the mysterious man spoke again helplessly, "Forget it. We no longer have much time. We can only

"The Crimson Secret Realm?" Ye Chen furrowed his brows, not knowing what kind of place that was. But he was still slightly curious when seeing Gua Lin's face change upon hearing that name. "What is the Crimson Secret Realm?" Ye Chen asked Gua Lin. "The Crimson Secret Realm..." Gua Lin murmured, not hurrying to answer and looked toward Lin Xinglan to know whether she was serious when asking Ye Chen to go to that place. But when seeing that Lin Xinglan didn't say anything except taking another gulp of wine in her hand, Gua Lin finally spoke to Ye Chen, "That place is just a dangerous place. My suggestion—you'd better not go there." "Dangerous?" Ye Chen's brows suddenly furrowed upon hearing Gua Lin's warning. "Yes, that place is very dangerous. Even though inside it has many resources that could make all sects go crazy." "If that's the case, isn't it the same as the Ten Thousand Monster Mountains? That place is also dangerous, but I could still enter and return from there." Gua