As Ye Chu and Zhong Wei continued forward, two figures descended from the Artifact Sect. These two youths had an extraordinary bearing, with patterns flickering on their foreheads, clearly having comprehended laws. They were handsome, covering ten metres in a single step. Leaping down from the mountain, they reached the foot in no time.
Had anyone seen such speed, they would certainly have been astonished. These two youths were precisely the two successors of the Artifact Sect. Qi Fa Jin and Qi Fa Shui!
These two were also legendary figures in this region. Back then, the Artifact Sect had held a gathering of outstanding talents, and these two had suppressed all the other talents with absolute advantage.
However, since then, they had not shown themselves for three years. But unexpectedly, they had appeared after three years and left the Artifact Sect.
These were two extraordinarily powerful figures. Three years ago they had already reached Sovereign level. After three years, no one knew to what extent their strength had grown.
Yet it was precisely such figures who had a few traces of worry between their brows. “Father said Cousin Zhong Wei had already set off for the Artifact Sect long ago. Why has she not arrived after so many days?”
“Yes, word has it she was travelling on the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship. By rights, she should have arrived long ago. It has already been more than half a month, and still no sign of her.”
“Father is worried about Cousin Zhong Wei’s safety and wants us to investigate. But where should we go to investigate?”
“Never mind, let’s go and look first. I hope Cousin Zhong Wei is blessed by heaven. Hmph, but if anyone dares to harbour designs on Cousin Zhong Wei, I will make him wish he were dead.”
“…”
The two snorted coldly, their eyes full of coldness. These two had extraordinary strength, and the pride in their hearts was imaginable. They were the most outstanding figures of this generation, with hopes of reaching the realm of their ancestors. Facing anyone, they were unwilling to admit defeat, even Zhong Wei’s fiance. Despite his extraordinary background, the two of them, having never seen him, still felt they could contend with him.
“If Cousin Zhong Wei truly does not like him, no matter what, we must help Cousin Zhong Wei break free of him.”
“I heard that on this journey, Cousin Zhong Wei was escorted by Zhao Haibo.” Qi Fa Jin suddenly said, “Zhao Haibo is truly disgraceful. A dignified outstanding figure, yet he acts as his lackey. No wonder his strength has still not reached the Fifth Layer Sovereign. Entangled in worldly affairs every day, how can he calm his mind to cultivate?”
“Zhao Haibo was not weaker than us in the past, but now I fear we have left him far behind.” Qi Fa Shui also smiled, “If he could truly calm his mind, his achievements would not be lower than ours. After all, he is an outstanding figure. In terms of talent, he is a notch above us.”
“I really do not understand what charm he possesses, to make someone like Zhao Haibo, who has hopes of reaching the Supreme, follow him.”
“Forget it, let’s not speak of these matters. We should hurry to find Cousin Zhong Wei. She has not arrived for so long, I fear an accident has occurred.”
“…”
…
At this moment, Ye Chu and Zhong Wei were walking into a canyon. The canyon was not very large. The moment Ye Chu stepped into the canyon, he tensed his body. He held Zhong Wei’s hand tightly, leading her forward.
If he were one of those bandits, this would undoubtedly be an excellent ambush spot, and he would absolutely not let it pass.
The canyon was silent. Not even the chirping of birds or insects could be heard. It was precisely this silence that made Ye Chu tense his body. The oppressive silence spoke of the strangeness here. Looking up at the void, there happened to be a dark cloud hanging overhead, as if it were about to press down.
“Be careful!” Zhong Wei reminded Ye Chu, her hand involuntarily gripping Ye Chu tighter.
All the way, they proceeded with extreme caution, tensing their bodies, sweeping out powerful perception to sense their surroundings. And just at this moment, a burst of loud laughter rang out from ahead. “You two, I have been waiting for a long time!”
These words made Ye Chu and Zhong Wei look forward. They saw a scarred man standing ahead, with nearly a hundred cultivators standing behind him.
“Scar Sovereign!” Zhong Wei’s expression changed slightly, and she said in a low voice by Ye Chu’s ear, “The second-ranked bandit group in the Ancient Wasteland. In the entire Ancient Wasteland, apart from the mysterious Tiger Sovereign Group, he has the most prominent reputation. Moreover, Scar Sovereign’s strength long ago reached High-Grade Sovereign. He even has five Sovereign subordinates by his side, extremely powerful.”
These words made Ye Chu’s expression turn grave. Such a force was enough to annihilate the two of them. Ye Chu reached out to touch the white fox on his chest, thinking that if it really came to this, he could only ask the white fox for help. But unless absolutely necessary, Ye Chu did not want to owe Bai Qingqing a favour.
Because although he had an agreement with her, if Bai Qingqing kept saving his life, then when Bai Qingqing asked him to do something, he would simply be unable to refuse.
Most importantly, a cultivator needed to have an indomitable, resolute heart. If Bai Qingqing saved him too many times, he would develop other thoughts in his heart, feeling that he was inferior to her. At this moment it would be nothing, but after becoming a powerful expert in the future, this could easily become Ye Chu’s inner demon, and breaking through the inner demon would be difficult.
Scar Sovereign’s gaze fell upon Zhong Wei. Although Zhong Wei was currently wearing loose clothes that concealed her graceful figure, that absolutely beautiful face still attracted everyone’s gaze. “Miss Zhong Wei truly lives up to her reputation of being the most beautiful under heaven. She is so beautiful that even I cannot help but want to steal a kiss.”
Zhong Wei’s cold eyes stared at the other party, not saying a word, only gripping Ye Chu’s hand tighter.
Ye Chu patted Zhong Wei’s hand, released it and said, “A beautiful woman, everyone wants to push her onto the bed. But such words should be kept secretly in one’s heart. When spoken aloud, they make one seem like a hooligan.”
Scar Sovereign laughed heartily, the scar on his face twisting with his smile, somewhat ferocious.
“What the young master says is right. I have yet to ask the young master’s great name!” Scar Sovereign said with a smile as he looked at Ye Chu, “I originally thought Miss Zhong Wei only had Zhao Haibo as a master by her side. I did not expect the young master to be even stronger than him. Moreover, the young master’s methods are not bad either. You tricked quite a few people into taking the path to the Wasteland Canyon. Otherwise, the people pursuing you would have multiplied several times over.”
“You flatter me!” Ye Chu looked at the other party and asked, “I am Ye Chu! Might I ask if you could tell me, who exactly told you the news that the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship had an accident and that Miss Zhong Wei was on it?”
“You are Ye Chu?” Scar Sovereign exclaimed, his eyes widening as he looked at Ye Chu. Ye Chu clearly saw a few traces of fear in his eyes.
Ye Chu was slightly startled, not expecting Scar Sovereign to change colour because of his name. Could he really be so famous that even the Red Dust Domain had legends about him?
Zhong Wei was also puzzled in her heart, not knowing why the scarred man was so surprised.
“Does the young master have senior brothers named Shui Gu and Ou Yi? Is your master an old madman?” Scar Sovereign stared at Ye Chu, a few traces of fiery heat also appearing in his eyes.
These words made Ye Chu’s pupils suddenly contract. He had not expected the other party to truly know him.
Seeing Ye Chu’s reaction, Scar Sovereign confirmed Ye Chu’s identity. Only, he had never expected to encounter such a gold mine here.
His value was no less than Zhong Wei’s.
“In that case, the ones who destroyed Mount Unfallen were you?”
A single sentence made many people’s minds tremble. Zhong Wei also stared at Ye Chu with wide eyes. What was he saying? Ye Chu had destroyed Mount Unfallen?