“Ye Chu! Stop right there!” Just as Ye Chu had barely stepped out, a loud shout exploded behind him. Ye Chu turned his head and saw Shangguan Minda leading a group of people blocking the way ahead. “I knew you would come out. This young master has been waiting for you.”
Ye Chu looked at Shangguan Minda, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth as he said, “What is it? Tan Miaotong does not like you, so you push the blame onto me!”
“Ye Yuanwang is letting you live for three days, but this young master does not have such patience. Today I will cripple you,” Shangguan Minda said, staring at Ye Chu. “You must pay for what you have done.”
Ye Chu shook his head and said, “You cannot blame me! A person’s appearance is decided by heaven. At most you can only blame your parents. Actually, I did speak well of you in front of Tan Miaotong. But Tan Miaotong told me that feelings cannot be forced. Even if I keep lowering my standards, I cannot possibly choose a man with a crooked neck, can I?”
At this point, Ye Chu sighed and said, “Actually, you really cannot blame Tan Miaotong for being picky. A crooked neck should be treated. Once it is fixed, perhaps Miaotong will look at you properly.”
“You are courting death!” Shangguan Minda felt murderous intent towards Ye Chu. Tan Miaotong would absolutely never say such things. This fellow was clearly making it up to insult him.
Ye Chu looked at Shangguan Minda in mock surprise and said, “You already know that Tan Miaotong likes my type? Pure, kind, honest, straightforward, handsome. You know that only by killing me do you have any chance at all? My nature is hidden so deeply, yet you could still see through it. It seems those eyes of yours are quite sharp after all.”
Shangguan Minda stared coldly at Ye Chu, then nodded to the followers beside him. He had no intention of wasting words with Ye Chu. First cripple this fellow, then deal with the rest. As for the idea that Tan Miaotong could like Ye Chu, that was simply impossible in his mind.
A piece of trash and a scoundrel like that could never catch Tan Miaotong’s eye. In his view, Tan Miaotong would ultimately choose him. What angered Shangguan Minda was that Ye Chu had actually deceived him for so long by pretending he had not been near Tan Miaotong.
The group charged towards Ye Chu. Among them were several at the Innate Realm. Shangguan Minda had known back in Yao City that Ye Chu was at the Innate Realm. The cultivators he brought this time were not weak. In his opinion, they were more than enough to handle Ye Chu.
“Cripple him!” Shangguan Minda shouted to his followers. His status was noble. Killing someone meant nothing. He had to restrain himself a bit in front of Qing Wenting, but as long as Qing Wenting did not interfere, how many people in the imperial city did he not dare to touch?
“You really underestimate me too much!” Ye Chu suddenly laughed. These people would have been enough to deal with him before he fused with the Primordial Spirit True Source, but now that his strength had surged dramatically, how could they possibly be sufficient?
Ye Chu swung his arm, dodging the weapon of one attacker, then fiercely blocked a strike from an Innate Realm cultivator. The clash of steel sent sparks flying.
That Innate Realm cultivator was shaken back several steps, his face showing shock and fear as he looked at Ye Chu.
Ye Chu paid him no attention. His long blade swept out again, blocking two incoming attackers and directly sending both flying. The blade edge even developed a notch from the impact.
The group’s expressions grew solemn. They exchanged glances, then raised their blades and chopped down at Ye Chu together. Blades descended in unison. Ye Chu neither dodged nor evaded. He met them head-on with his own long blade.
“Clang clang…”
Amid the sounds of metal clashing, sparks burst forth. Ye Chu and the others retreated at the same time. Ye Chu’s arm felt numb, but the others had blood flowing from their tiger mouths.
“You have actually improved again!” Shangguan Minda looked at Ye Chu in astonishment, disbelief written across his face. To block so many of his followers single-handedly, the improvement was not minor. It had increased several times over at least.
“I told you, you cannot do anything to me,” Ye Chu said, looking at Shangguan Minda. “Get out of the way!”
“Attack!” Shangguan Minda roared. He shouted once more. Though he knew Ye Chu was strong, he still did not believe Ye Chu was truly their match.
Shangguan Minda personally picked up a long blade and struck towards Ye Chu.
Ye Chu sidestepped, the blade grazing past his arm in an extremely dangerous move. After dodging this strike, the followers attacked simultaneously, trying to seal off Ye Chu’s escape route.
Ye Chu snorted. His long blade swept horizontally, sending several blades flying from their owners’ hands. Their tiger mouths split open. One by one they cried out in pain and staggered back.
“Get lost!” Ye Chu had no interest in playing with them any longer. He needed to reach the General’s Tomb before Ye Yuanwang.
“Want to leave? In your dreams!” Shangguan Minda was no mediocre fighter. He raised his blade and chopped down at Ye Chu.
Seeing this, Ye Chu suddenly hurled his long blade forward. It tore through the air with a whistling sound, shooting straight towards Shangguan Minda’s throat.
Although Shangguan Minda’s strength was not weak, seeing his vital point about to be struck, he could only counter with his own blade. He swept it out, knocking Ye Chu’s blade away. The powerful force made even him retreat two steps.
Shangguan Minda was shocked inside. Although his strength was not comparable to Ye Yuanwang’s, he was close to the fifth level of the Innate Realm. Yet Ye Chu’s single strike still carried a sense of threat. Clearly Ye Chu’s power was already at the third or fourth level.
Not long ago Ye Chu had only just reached the Innate Realm, yet now he possessed such strength. The progress was far too fast.
Seeing Ye Chu about to slip away, Shangguan Minda shouted loudly to his followers, “Stop him!”
Several followers chased after Ye Chu, trying to block him. Ye Chu casually grabbed one cultivator, poured strength into him, and hurled him fiercely outward.
The pursuers were knocked off their footing by the flying body. Ye Chu seized the moment, leapt a few times, his figure flashing as he vanished into an alley.
“I did not want to play with you, but you should not provoke me either.”
Ye Chu’s voice drifted out, but the man was already gone.
Shangguan Minda’s face turned ashen seeing that Ye Chu had escaped even so. He kicked a large stone hard and snorted, “This young master has never been toyed with by anyone before. You are the first. If I do not kill you, it will be hard to quell the hatred in my heart.”
Shangguan Minda grimly grabbed one follower and said, “Go back and tell my father that I want to enter the General’s Tomb. Have him send a few strong experts over.”
“Young master, this…” Several followers’ expressions changed. Shangguan Minda usually strutted around with his group of followers, but now he actually wanted to barge into the General’s Tomb. Did he know what kind of place that was?
“What? You have objections?” Shangguan Minda stared coldly at them.
The follower shook his head vigorously. “We dare not! It is just that the General’s Tomb is no small matter. It is extremely dangerous. Young master going in is risky. Moreover, with your family’s resources, it would not be difficult to train you into a great cultivator. There is no need to take such a risk.”
“Just go and tell him. Why so much nonsense?” Shangguan Minda scolded impatiently. “Tell my father that if the people he sends are not strong enough and I die inside, I will not blame him.”
The follower gave a bitter smile, thinking that Shangguan Minda was forcing the issue. But seeing his young master’s stubborn determination, he could only agree.