“My lord! It was them, they bullied me all along the way. If I had been following my lord, I would definitely not have ended up like this.” Ye Chu looked at the group and guaranteed.
The group directly ignored Ye Chu. Looking at the belt around Ye Chu’s waist, they said to him, “Take off your belt too.”
“Alright!” Ye Chu actually obediently took it off and placed it in front of him. Then he smiled ingratiatingly, “My lord, since you will not accept me, could you at least tell me how far it is from here to the Artifact Sect? Where is this place?”
“Artifact Sect? What is your relationship with the Artifact Sect?” When these people heard Ye Chu mention the Artifact Sect, their expressions suddenly changed. They looked at Ye Chu’s group with a few degrees of vigilance.
“The sect leader of the Artifact Sect is our young lady’s maternal uncle. If you know what’s good for you, let us go quickly. Otherwise… hmph…” At this moment, Cui Zhu stepped forward one pace and glared at the group while shouting.
“Cui Zhu!” Zhong Wei heard Cui Zhu actually expose her identity. She shouted to stop her, but it was already too late.
Sure enough, after these people heard this sentence, their gazes all concentrated on Zhong Wei’s body. They sized up her graceful and sexy delicate figure from top to bottom. Even though they could not see her face clearly because she was wearing a veil, these people still felt their mouths go dry.
“So you are that Dance Goddess whose fame fills the Mortal Dust Domain?” These people’s eyes carried burning heat, staring straight at Zhong Wei. This woman was too seductive. She had once been the goddess in their hearts, the one they had fantasised about on countless nights. They had never thought she would be standing before them at this moment.
“Since you know our young lady’s identity, why haven’t you scrammed yet!” Zhou Kayang also shouted in fury at this moment.
“Hahaha…” The group burst into loud laughter, looking at Zhou Kayang’s group as if looking at fools.
“Never thought we could enjoy the taste of the Dance Goddess. Tsk tsk, since she has delivered herself to our door, it must be the will of heaven.” The group of people wearing face masks walked step by step towards Zhong Wei.
“If you dare touch our young lady, you will definitely die without a burial ground!” Cui Zhu shouted, but her face had turned pale.
“Kill you all, and who will know it was us? Hehe! Besides, Miss Zhong Wei is worth a lot of money. When the time comes, we can resell her to someone else and make a huge fortune, enough for us to live in splendour for our entire lives. By then we will leave the Mortal Dust Domain. Who can do anything to us?” These people laughed heartily. The group surrounded Ye Chu and the others in the centre.
“Good plan!” Ye Chu sighed. He began to pick up the belt placed in front of him and put it back around his waist. The other things he had taken out were also put away.
Seeing Ye Chu’s action, the group wearing masks snorted, “At death’s door and you still care about your belongings. Originally, this lord was prepared to let you go, but I never thought there would be such a big fish.”
Their words made the group glare at Cui Zhu. They thought to themselves that it was this woman’s big mouth that had turned the situation into this.
“Everyone, could you listen to me say one sentence?” Ye Chu looked at these people raising their weapons about to hack at everyone, and suddenly spoke.
“Don’t mind him. Kill everyone else. Invite Miss Zhong Wei over.” The man at the head suddenly shouted.
This sentence made the group pounce towards Zhong Wei and the others. This made the group’s expressions change greatly. Each person mobilised their power, took out their weapons, and exchanged blows with the other side.
Zhong Wei stood in the central position. Her gaze looked at Ye Chu, staring straight at him as she said, “If you have had enough fun, is it time to help?”
Ye Chu shrugged his shoulders. Amidst the confusion of the few people, Ye Chu’s figure suddenly disappeared. In the next instant, he arrived beside the masked leader. A palm directly blasted towards him.
The other party had not expected Ye Chu’s speed to be so fast. While his expression changed drastically, he hurriedly blocked with his power. He was an Imperial. He had originally thought he could block Ye Chu, but after one palm strike, he realised how terrifying this youth’s strength was. One palm shook his arm into trembling, his blood and qi churned, and his figure rapidly retreated.
But just as he was retreating, he felt terrifying intent pressing down from all directions. Before this intent, he was like a child, unable to even summon the heart to resist.
While he was distracted, Ye Chu’s fingers had somehow already clasped around his throat. “Now, can you tell everyone to stop?”
The voice was not loud, but it spread throughout this entire area. The people fighting in the arena all stopped their movements, staring blankly at the masked man with Ye Chu’s fingers clasped around him.
“All was well, yet you had to start shouting about killing!” Ye Chu sighed. “Now everyone can have a proper conversation, right?”
Cui Zhu and Zhou Kayang exchanged glances. Neither could have imagined that the fawning, cowardly fellow from just now was this strong. Since he was this strong, what was the purpose of putting on that act just now? Did he think it was fun?
Zhong Wei also stared intently at Ye Chu. She had guessed that Ye Chu should not be weak. But she had never thought Ye Chu was strong to this degree. An Imperial was like a child before him, captured between raising a hand.
“I will ask you one sentence, you answer one sentence. Otherwise, I will make you very happy.” Ye Chu said to the masked man with a smile. But this kindly smile that Ye Chu tried hard to display made these people feel a chill.
“First, take off the masks on your faces!” Ye Chu said to the group.
These people looked at each other. But seeing Ye Chu’s fingers digging into the other party’s neck, with scarlet blood seeping out, they then took off the masks on their faces one by one.
Ye Chu sized up these people. Then he turned his gaze towards Zhong Wei. After Zhong Wei sized them up, she also shook her head and said, “I do not recognise them!”
Only then did Ye Chu turn his gaze towards them and ask, “Can you tell me why you are guarding here to rob us?”
“A month ago, there was news that a Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship was destroyed in this area. We rushed over wanting to get a share of the pie. After all, Seven-Coloured Treasure Ships are precious. And even if we cannot obtain the materials of the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship, being able to rob some of the passengers would be good too. Those who can afford to ride a Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship must all be wealthy people.” The man with his throat clasped by Ye Chu said.
Ye Chu and Zhong Wei exchanged a glance. They both detected the scent of conspiracy within. Spreading this news a month ago, it was very clear that the ones who spread this news were the force that laid down that great formation.
“My lord, we had no intention of making things difficult for you. I beg my lord to spare us.” The group knelt on the ground begging for mercy, requesting Ye Chu to spare them.
Ye Chu had no interest in killing these people. With a wave of his arm, power swept out horizontally, knocking all these people unconscious. They would not be able to wake up for several days.
“It seems we will encounter a lot of trouble along this road.” Ye Chu looked at Zhong Wei and said, “However, knowing that you are the niece of the Artifact Sect’s sect leader, that is indeed an unexpected pleasant surprise.”
Zhong Wei swept a glance at Ye Chu. She suddenly said, “Are you not afraid? All signs indicate that the other party is very likely targeting me.”
“Afraid! How could I not be afraid?” Ye Chu smiled, “They have laid out such a scheme, they definitely will not rest until they achieve their goal. Right now I am thinking, should I keep my distance from you!”