Along the way, although many people caused trouble for Ye Chu, they failed to stop his pace. He fought and killed his way through, breaking out of the encirclement of these people.
His powerful strength shocked those who harboured greed. Even when strong experts arrived, they did not dare to act rashly.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Chu took Zhong Wei and used the Instant Wind Technique, leaving their line of sight.
“Where are we going now?” Seeing that no one was chasing them anymore, Zhong Wei secretly heaved a sigh of relief. However, looking at Ye Chu’s fair palms, she could not help but click her tongue in astonishment.
Ye Chu looked thin and his expression was calm, but his attacks were extremely ruthless. Every time he struck, he would inevitably stain his hands with a lot of blood, killing countless people and chilling their hearts.
This ruthlessness did not match Ye Chu’s appearance at all. Only those who had witnessed it knew how cold-blooded Ye Chu was when he killed.
“Are you scared?” Seeing Zhong Wei staring at his palms, which still had a bit of blood on them, and thinking about the hundred or so people he had killed along the way, Ye Chu could not help but smile at her.
Zhong Wei shook her head and said, “I was just looking at your lazy and calm appearance. I never imagined you would be so peaceful even when covered in blood. Your calmness sends a chill down one’s spine!”
“I do not like killing!” Ye Chu looked at Zhong Wei and said, “I always hold a sense of awe for life.”
“I really could not tell!” Zhong Wei said. “Rest assured, I will not dislike you just because you kill people.”
Ye Chu shrugged and said, “You already disliked me a lot from the very beginning. I do not care if you continue to dislike me.”
Speaking of this, Ye Chu paused for a moment and continued, “I once lived in a place where the world was at peace. Life was the most precious thing in the world, and human life was of paramount importance. At that time, this was truly achieved. Although there were countless bad people in the world, no matter how evil they were, they always held awe for life. I was the same. I never once thought my hands would be stained with so much blood.”
“Is there really such a place in the world?” Zhong Wei shook her head and said, “It is really hard for me to imagine. What kind of utopia could avoid the law of the jungle?”
“Only laws can deal with laws!” Ye Chu said. “Actually, in this place, the heart will gradually become numb, and bloodshed is the first element one must learn. To survive and not be killed by others, one can only kill others. If I say I am tired of killing and do not even want to strike to kill, would you believe me?”
Zhong Wei looked into Ye Chu’s still calm eyes and only spoke after a long while, “I believe you! You are indeed different from some people. Sometimes your whimsical thoughts truly do not belong to this world. They are even rebellious and things a son should not say.”
Ye Chu shrugged. Some of his thoughts were indeed incomprehensible to people of this era. They had their limitations, so how could they compare to the information-exploding society Ye Chu came from!
“Let us go. I will take you to a place. Once we get there, we will have nothing to fear even if a Saint arrives,” Ye Chu smiled at Zhong Wei.
This sentence made Zhong Wei’s eyes light up. She was surprised in her heart. Apart from the major holy lands, was there really such a place in the world? And the major holy lands would absolutely not easily provoke the Heavenly Mansion!
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“Is this the place you mentioned?” Zhong Wei looked at Xia Mountain with doubt in her heart. Although this mountain range was quite nice, it was not as magical as Ye Chu had described. A Saint could easily raze such a mountain range to the ground, so how could it stop a Saint?
Ye Chu smiled and did not answer Zhong Wei. He led her towards the Imperial Palace.
At this time, the Imperial Palace was several times more powerful than before. Various buildings stood upon it, visible everywhere at a glance, which clearly showed that its power had grown significantly.
Ye Chu walked to the mountain gate of the Imperial Palace and was stopped by disciples. These people were newly recruited disciples and were not from the Witch Clan.
Seeing Ye Chu and Zhong Wei, these few people did not dare to be too arrogant. The young man and woman before them both had extraordinary temperaments. Thinking of the elegant demeanour of the several lords of the Imperial Palace, they felt awe towards such figures.
“I am Ye Chu!” Ye Chu stated his name.
These people glanced at each other. While somewhat doubtful, they still bowed and saluted Ye Chu, saying, “Ye Chu is the Palace Master of the Imperial Palace. Sir…”
“I am him. Tell Xiang Chutian to come and see me!” Ye Chu said to these people.
“Please wait a moment, sir!” These people did not dare to delay and hurriedly went to report.
Seeing this, Zhong Wei stared blankly at Ye Chu and asked, “Are you the sect master of this small sect?”
Ye Chu shrugged and said, “Do I not look like it? Do you think I am very domineering?”
Zhong Wei chuckled and said, “I just think it is really funny that, as the master of a sect, even your subordinates do not recognise you and still block you outside the gate.”
“…” Ye Chu turned his head away, pretending not to hear Zhong Wei’s words.
“Greetings, Palace Master!” The person who came to welcome Ye Chu was not Xiang Chutian, but someone from the Witch Clan. But he was enough to prove Ye Chu’s identity. Seeing this, the other disciples bowed and saluted Ye Chu.
Ye Chu nodded and walked with them towards the Imperial Palace.
“Brother Chutian is in closed-door cultivation. Miss Ye Jingyun broke through again a few days ago and is currently stabilising her realm. Miss Tan Miaotong is currently in the palace. I wonder if we should notify her?” the cultivator from the Witch Clan said to Ye Chu.
Ye Chu smiled and shook his head, saying, “I will go see her myself later. Also, please arrange accommodation for this young lady and have the disciples treat her well.”
The other party glanced at Zhong Wei and felt she was stunning, while secretly clicking his tongue. He thought to himself that their Palace Master’s ability to woo women was truly no joke, actually finding another such peerless beauty. Thinking of the beauty of Ye Jingyun and Tan Miaotong, his awe of Ye Chu grew even stronger.
“Go with them and rest. I still have some matters to deal with,” Ye Chu said to Zhong Wei. Having returned here, Ye Chu missed that wonderful girl, Tan Miaotong.
Zhong Wei nodded. Although she did not know what was strange about this Imperial Palace, she saw that Ye Chu was so relieved. She did not say anything else. After chatting casually with Ye Chu for a few words, she followed the disciples to the accommodation.
Having not seen these old acquaintances for a long time, many people from the Witch Clan spontaneously came to see Ye Chu when they heard he had returned. During his conversation with them, Ye Chu also learned that many surrounding sects had come to pledge allegiance to the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Palace had already become the largest sect within a thousand miles.
The Imperial Palace was also continuously expanding and thriving. This made Ye Chu smile. Looking at the enthusiastic people of the Witch Clan one by one, Ye Chu was also influenced and felt exceptionally cheerful.
After exchanging pleasantries with these people, it was already dark. Only then did Ye Chu find out clearly which palace Tan Miaotong was in and went to see her.
Ye Chu walked into the palace. The palace was decorated in an extraordinarily elegant and quiet manner, which matched Tan Miaotong’s temperament. Thinking about what this woman had done, Ye Chu was also surprised in his heart.
The Imperial Palace had its current scale, and rumours said it was all built single-handedly by Tan Miaotong. She was very capable and controlled the Imperial Palace, making it more and more brilliant under her hands.
When the people of the Witch Clan spoke of her, they showed extraordinary admiration and immense awe. Within the Imperial Palace, her prestige was even above Xiang Chutian, and Ye Chu, the hands-off boss, was even further from being comparable!