"It's only about love, not about being compatible or not..."
Mr. Liu, upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, stood there stunned for a moment, muttering the phrase over and over to himself.
Su Qingluo, upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, felt as if struck by lightning. Unable to control herself, she turned her head and gazed intently at Ye Yunfei's face.
His words stirred memories of the myriad shared experiences from the old days back in the Tianxuan Continent and the Canghuang Realm.
In those two worlds, the balance of power, status, and position between her and Ye Yunfei had indeed reversed several times, but those things had never affected the feelings between them. On the contrary, each reversal in status and position had only deepened their bond!
"So, in his heart, what matters between us is simply love, not compatibility."
Su Qingluo murmured to herself.
"Young man, I believe what you say is true.
However, even if you two don't care about power, status, and position, the factions you belong to certainly do, and they will inevitably interfere forcefully. What will you do in that situation?"
Mr. Liu suddenly spoke up again to ask.
"Why is this Mr. Liu so interested in Qingluo and me?"
Ye Yunfei felt there was something probing and deliberate about this Mr. Liu's questioning, which struck him as odd. But wanting to avoid conflict, Ye Yunfei restrained his annoyance.
"That has already happened more than once, but facts have proven that nobody can stop us from being together.
As long as our feelings for each other are genuine, I will have the courage to destroy any obstacle."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunfei replied in a firm tone.
"If it's genuine, one has the courage to overcome any obstacles...
Rong'er, did you hear that?"
Mr. Liu seemed deeply affected by Ye Yunfei's words. He repeated the phrase several times, then his gaze shifted towards the center of the village, settling on a stone-built house. For a moment, he seemed utterly lost in thought.
"Young man, although what you say makes sense, you have trespassed into our village and now seek to take something of mine. I cannot let you off lightly!"
Suddenly, Mr. Liu's expression darkened, his tone turning icy.
"Be careful!"
Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo warned each other simultaneously.
"Young lady, I will kill you first, then him!"
The white-robed man gave a cold laugh and stretched out a hand, slowly reaching for Su Qingluo.
"If that's the case, then I have no choice but to fight!"
Seeing this, Su Qingluo's beautiful face turned stern. A surge of energy instantly erupted from her, spreading in all directions and causing the surrounding space to shake violently.
Ye Yunfei noticed that numerous runes immediately floated into existence in the surrounding space, like countless fireflies.
Under the influence of these runes, the surrounding space didn't sustain the slightest damage.
"Young lady, it's useless. Although you are an Earth Immortal, you are far too weak for me."
Mr. Liu said lightly.
The next moment, Su Qingluo's delicate frame suddenly stiffened as she felt a terrifying pressure. She began to struggle to move; forget fighting, even shifting her body slightly became immensely difficult.
"How is this possible?"
Su Qingluo's face changed.
By all accounts, she was an Earth Immortal expert, yet this Mr. Liu had subdued her merely by releasing a wisp of his energy pressure.
His strength was simply too terrifying!
"Not good, he might be a Golden Immortal powerhouse!"
Su Qingluo immediately sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Golden Immortal!"
Seeing Su Qingluo's expression, Ye Yunfei instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Young lady, if I wish to kill you, you have no ability to resist!"
Mr. Liu said coldly.
As he spoke, his hand had already reached a point before Su Qingluo. It continuously enlarged, pressing towards her in a measured, unhurried manner.
Boom…
Without any hesitation, Ye Yunfei immediately unleashed all his energy in a torrential surge, fiercely striking towards Mr. Liu.
Swish!
Swinging his arm, Ye Yunfei slashed with all his might, unleashing a brilliant, thick sword light that shot towards Mr. Liu.
At the same time, holding nothing back and employing every available means, Ye Yunfei launched magic treasures, a Soul Power attack, his Mental Force energy, spatial secret arts, temporal secret arts, fist techniques—a barrage of assaults raining down on Mr. Liu.
"Kid, I might just have to perish with you this time.
Such a pity for my noble bloodline!"
Hun Lao let out a sigh, then cooperated with Ye Yunfei to attack.
Not only Hun Lao, at this moment Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang also charged out to support Ye Yunfei's assault.
Hu Miao cast illusions, creating one mirage after another that swarmed towards Mr. Liu.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm transformed into a streak of golden light, instantly piercing through space. Appearing with astonishing speed behind Mr. Liu's head, it aimed a crashing strike.
Huang Shang conjured vast ghostly energy that directly shrouded this entire area of space.
"Kid, this guy is too strong. Looks like we all might have to die with you this time."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said helplessly.
"Qingluo, I'll hold him off. You get away!"
Ye Yunfei roared. Even as he launched his frenzied attack, he stepped forward, blocking the space in front of Su Qingluo.
"You…"
Seeing Ye Yunfei's actions, Su Qingluo was both shocked and moved.
"Don't be foolish! If I'm no match for him, how could you possibly defeat him?
I'll block him. You go!"
Su Qingluo stretched out a hand to push Ye Yunfei aside, shouting.
"Kid, since you're so determined to protect her, fine, I'll kill you first."
Mr. Liu said calmly.
Then the hand he had extended pressed down towards Ye Yunfei, resembling a terrifying divine mountain. All the attacks Ye Yunfei had just launched were completely obliterated by this hand.
The pressure emanating from that hand suppressed Ye Yunfei, causing his body to freeze, unable to move.
"Qingluo, run!
Your strength is greater. You have a chance to escape!"
In his urgency, Ye Yunfei cried out.
Boom…
Standing before Su Qingluo, Ye Yunfei exerted his full might, resisting Mr. Liu's suppression.
Su Qingluo tried to push Ye Yunfei aside, but found she couldn't move him at all.
Because Ye Yunfei was already suppressed there by Mr. Liu, not only could he not move, no one else could push him either.
Besides Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Hun Lao, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the others also released their full energy, joining Ye Yunfei against the enemy.
"Kid, I'll give you one chance. If you step aside now, I can kill her first, and perhaps even spare your life."
Mr. Liu's hand stopped for a moment not far from Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
"I won't move aside."
Ye Yunfei shook his head.
"You…
Is it worth it for you to do this… for me?"
Looking at Ye Yunfei standing guard before her, Su Qingluo's eyes suddenly reddened. In this moment, she felt a sense of security from being protected by someone else. Ye Yunfei's figure in her eyes seemed to grow increasingly tall and imposing.