“Have you found your friends yet?”
Peng Rou, standing to the side and witnessing Ye Yunfei's actions, asked with pleasant surprise.
“Miss Peng, I've finally found you!”
Before Ye Yunfei could answer, a man appeared in the distance. Upon seeing Peng Rou, his face flushed with excitement as he hurried over, calling out while he ran.
“Why is he here too...”
Seeing this man, Peng Rou couldn't help but slightly furrow her smooth forehead.
“Sis, needless to ask, he definitely came here specifically looking for you.”
Peng Fang chimed in from the side.
“Miss Peng, I heard you had also entered this place, so I specifically came in to see if I could run into you. I never imagined I'd actually manage to find you. That's just wonderful! I've already collected three Heartforce Tokens. Next, I'll help you collect enough Heartforce Tokens. When the time comes, we'll be able to leave this strange city.”
The man was extremely eager to please. The look he directed at Peng Rou held a subtle, primal desire. Anyone with eyes could see he was fond of Peng Rou.
This man was tall and slender, with an imposing and dignified aura. He cut an impressive figure. Moreover, his attire and appearance displayed great wealth. He was adorned with many decorative items that emitted a rich immortal energy. Some of these adornments emitted Formation auras, faintly forming layered screens of Formation light that protected his body.
“Those are Formation Tokens. They contain Formations within. Once activated in a crisis, the hidden Formation inside can instantly manifest and serve its purpose.”
Ye Yunfei swept a glance over the man and noticed several crystalline, translucent jade pieces hanging on his clothes. These jade pieces were actually Formation Tokens, serving not only an ornamental purpose but also a practical protective one.
One look at this man and anyone could tell he definitely hailed from some major power. Merely those few Formation Tokens on his person were extremely precious. The fact that he dared to wear them openly on his body indicated his background was far from ordinary. The average person wouldn't dare provoke him.
“Miss Peng, from now on, I shall stay by your side to protect you,” the man said to Peng Rou.
“Young Master Shen, thank you for your kindness. I'm perfectly safe with Young Master Ye here. He has been the one protecting me all this time, so there's no need to trouble you,” Peng Rou replied, clearly refusing.
“What?
Miss Peng, are you saying this youngster has been protecting you all this while?
How is that possible? With his strength, how could he possibly protect you?
I don't believe it!”
Upon hearing Peng Rou's words, that Young Master Shen's face darkened involuntarily. He then turned an appraising gaze towards Ye Yunfei, sharp and threatening.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's attention was nowhere near this Young Master Shen. He was intently sensing the residual auras of Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue far away.
“I don't have time to waste here. I need to go find someone.
Are you coming with me, or staying with him?” Ye Yunfei said to Peng Rou.
If he hadn't previously promised to let Peng Rou and her brother follow him, Ye Yunfei would have already left long ago.
“You there! Who are you!
Why are you with Miss Peng?
Do you have some ulterior motive?
Answer me honestly!”
Young Master Shen, having clearly seen Ye Yunfei's cultivation realm, revealed a disdainful expression and suddenly shouted sternly.
Rumble…
Young Master Shen released a powerful wave of energy pressure that pressed down on Ye Yunfei like a toppling mountain and tsunami. This Young Master Shen was a Initial Heavenly Immortal! Given his current age, reaching the Initial Heavenly Immortal realm undoubtedly made him a relatively outstanding young talent.
“Young Master Shen! What are you doing!”
Seeing Young Master Shen act this way, Peng Rou felt both startled and angry. She stepped forward, placing herself in front of Ye Yunfei.
“Miss Peng, why are you shielding him!
With trash-tier cultivation and strength like his, he's utterly unworthy of being by your side! He's schemed to get close to you, definitely harboring other designs! Rest assured, I will absolutely not let him succeed!”
Seeing Peng Rou actually standing in front of Ye Yunfei, Young Master Shen immediately retracted his energy and spoke again.
“You there! Tell me the truth! State your wicked intentions for getting close to Miss Peng! Then kneel down, kowtow, and apologize!
Otherwise, I will absolutely not let you off easily!
Miss Peng is of noble status. She isn't someone any stray cat or dog can approach!”
Young Master Shen's sharp, menacing gaze fixed on Ye Yunfei as he loudly berated. Clear killing intent shone in his eyes. He had long considered Peng Rou his woman. Now, a strange man was accompanying her. In his view, this was like someone digging at his foundations. What angered him even more was Peng Rou's staunch defense of this stranger. This was a serious provocation to him.
Ye Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back, a cold glint in his eyes, paying absolutely no attention to this Young Master Shen. A mere Initial Heavenly Immortal was nothing in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
“You actually dare to ignore me? How utterly arrogant!
If you don't want to die, immediately crawl over here, kneel before me, and answer my questions properly! Otherwise, don't blame me for not being polite!”
Seeing Ye Yunfei's cold, dismissive expression, Young Master Shen's fury soared to the heavens. He roared at Ye Yunfei.
Rumble…
As he spoke, a powerful surge of Soul Power energy shot through the air, pressing down on the space above Ye Yunfei's head like an invisible divine mountain, attempting to invade Ye Yunfei's soul sea. The vast and mighty Soul Power energy was like an unending tsunami, shaking the space around Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's eyes couldn't help but turn cold. Inside his soul sea, the Soul-Nurturing Tree and Soul Sword simultaneously released their power, protecting the Soul Body.
“Young Master Shen, please stop this. Young Master Ye is my friend. My being with him has nothing to do with you. Please do not interfere. Furthermore, I will be accompanying Young Master Ye in the time to come. You may do as you wish, Young Master Shen.”
Seeing Young Master Shen act this way, Peng Rou grew furious. Her willow-leaf eyebrows raised sharply as she snapped at Young Master Shen.
“Miss Peng, you don't have much experience traveling the world. You've not seen much of life's ways and don't know how treacherous people's hearts can be. I don't know what dirty tricks or lies this fellow used to win your trust, to make you believe in him so.
However, Miss Peng, please believe me. What I'm doing is actually for your own good.”
Seeing Peng Rou defend Ye Yunfei like this made Young Master Shen even angrier. The look he shot at Ye Yunfei was like two sharp blades.
As he spoke, Young Master Shen suddenly moved, employing a rather sophisticated movement technique, intending to bypass Peng Rou and attack Ye Yunfei.
Knowing Young Master Shen's temperament, Peng Rou, in her urgency, fiercely drew a long sword.
“Young Master Shen! Do not force me to act!”
Peng Rou pointed her sword and shouted loudly.
“Miss Peng, how can you do this? Would you really take action against me for this brat?” Young Master Shen said angrily.
“Young Master Shen! We've finally found you!”
Right at that moment, two elderly men rushed over from the distance, landing behind Young Master Shen.
“Young Master Shen, both of us have found three Heartforce Tokens,” one of the two old men spoke respectfully to Young Master Shen.
“That's excellent.
Well then, hand over the Heartforce Tokens you've obtained. Give them to Miss Peng's siblings. Then, we'll go find more Heartforce Tokens, and leave this place together when the time comes.”
Young Master Shen nodded and spoke to the two old men.
“Young Master Shen…”
The two old men exchanged a glance, clearly somewhat reluctant.
“Alright then. We shall obey Young Master Shen's orders.”
The two old men quickly nodded simultaneously and spoke respectfully. They were both followers of this Young Master Shen.
“I have no time to waste here.”
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned to Peng Rou as he spoke. Then he turned and walked away.
“Let's follow Young Master Ye.”
Peng Rou said to Peng Fang.
“You dare to ignore me! Today will be your death day!
The two of you! Kill this ignorant, arrogant brat!”
Seeing Ye Yunfei act in this manner, Young Master Shen was utterly enraged. Pointing at Ye Yunfei, he roared with rage.
The two old men simultaneously charged towards Ye Yunfei.
These two old men both possessed the strength of Initial Heavenly Immortals!
Two Initial Heavenly Immortals attacking together unleashed a tremendously violent wave of energy pressure, as if boundless tsunamis were erupting simultaneously, crushing towards Ye Yunfei from all directions.
“Young Master Ye! Be careful!”
Both Peng Rou and Peng Fang were merely Golden Immortals. They simply couldn't withstand the energy pressure released by the two old men. Suppressed and immobilized, Peng Rou shouted in fright to warn Ye Yunfei.
Rumble…
One of the old men rushed to attack Ye Yunfei first, striking out with a palm. His palm continuously enlarged, carrying terrifying energy, resembling a tall and mighty divine mountain. It must be said, the strength of a Heavenly Immortal expert was indeed formidable.
Ye Yunfei, concentrating his will, unleashed the Formless Heart Sword.
That old man suddenly felt a bizarre, invisible longsword piercing into his body, madly cutting him apart. His face dramatically changed as he stumbled back, retreating repeatedly.
“Let's go.”
Ye Yunfei swept his sleeve out, wrapping up Peng Rou and her brother. Then he activated his Time Boots, vanishing in an instant.
“Such incredible speed!”
The two old men were greatly startled. The speed of the movement technique Ye Yunfei displayed… they knew they absolutely couldn't match it.
“After him!
That brat actually dares to compete with me for a woman! And to dismiss me so casually!
He must absolutely not be spared!
I will capture him, then mince his body into pieces to resolve the hatred in my heart!”
Seeing Ye Yunfei disappear, Young Master Shen was so angry his face twisted, and he ground his teeth as he spoke.
“And that little tart Peng Rou! She actually dares to seduce another man! Giving me a green hat!
Just you wait! After I get my hands on you, once I've had my fill of you, you'll learn how fierce I can be!”
Young Master Shen continued, full of resentment.
“Young Master Shen, don't speak recklessly. Be wary of others overhearing.
That old fossil of the Peng Family is notoriously overprotective. If he learns you harbor such thoughts, he'll definitely storm the gates of our Shen Family to settle accounts with you.”
Hearing Young Master Shen's words, the two old men were quite startled. One immediately spoke up to advise caution.
“Hmph! Do you really think our Shen Family fears that Peng Family old fossil? It's just that our Shen Family still has designs on the Peng Family for now, so we temporarily bear with them. Once our Shen Family obtains what we want, that will be the time for the Peng Family to perish!”
Young Master Shen sneered.
The two old men, hearing this, dared not say more. They knew this involved the conflict between two great families, which was extremely complex. The Shen Family indeed had long-standing ambitions towards the Peng Family.
“Let's go, we'll pursue. First, kill that brat. Then, find an opportunity to get Peng Rou. Once I have her body, she won't be able to escape my grasp then.”
Young Master Shen said coldly. Then he waved a hand and led the two old men, chasing in the direction Ye Yunfei had just departed.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei, bringing Peng Rou and her brother along, was rapidly making his way.
“Young Master Ye, I'm truly sorry about what happened just now. I never imagined I'd encounter Shen Jie here.
He's been pestering me relentlessly before. I was already sick of it, but he has such thick skin. Moreover, his strength far surpasses mine. I simply don't know how I can shake him off.”
Peng Rou explained to Ye Yunfei.
“That's your matter. There's no need to apologize to me. As long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't bother with him. If he comes looking for trouble again, I definitely won't be polite.”
Ye Yunfei said placidly.
“Young Master Ye…”
Hearing Ye Yunfei speak so indifferently, Peng Rou wanted to say something, but for a moment, didn't know what.
“Sis, Young Master Ye seems a bit cold towards you.”
Peng Fang transmitted to Peng Rou.
“My brother and I merely met him by chance. He has no reason to treat us warmly.”
Peng Rou transmitted back.
“Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue passed through this street not long ago! There are traces of their aura here!”
At that moment, Ye Yunfei brought the two siblings to a particular street. He suddenly halted, a look of pleasant surprise on his face.
Ye Yunfei had sensed the auras of the two sisters from the Xiao Family!
“They went in that direction!”
Quickly, Ye Yunfei locked onto a direction. Then, bringing the two siblings along, he rushed in that direction.
Not long after.
“Up ahead... there seems to be a group from the Black Wind Group!”
Ye Yunfei suddenly sensed a group of people in a street up ahead, causing his heart to stir.
This group of Black Wind Group members were chasing a graceful figure ahead!
It was Xiao Yueyue!
“Finally, I've found one!”
Greatly pleased, Ye Yunfei immediately increased his speed, charging towards that street.
“You little tart! Don't run! You can't escape!”
At that moment, within a street ahead, a large group of Black Wind Group members were pursuing Xiao Yueyue in front, shouting and yelling as they chased.
Xiao Yueyue, currently fleeing desperately ahead, was pale and panic-stricken. Driven by a survival instinct, she was running with every ounce of strength she had.
“What should I do now?
Am I really going to fall into the hands of these Black Wind Group scoundrels?
If I'm captured by them, they'll definitely hand me over to Zhan Yuan. Then my innocence will be lost!”
Xiao Yueyue exclaimed anxiously as she fled.
“I wonder how Sister Huanhuan is doing now? I hope Sister Huanhuan hasn't been discovered by the Black Wind Group!”
Xiao Yueyue spoke again.
“If the Black Wind Group catches up later, I'll commit suicide immediately! I absolutely cannot fall into their hands! Otherwise, my fate will be truly miserable!”
Xiao Yueyue was terrified and unsettled. As she fled, she muttered frantically to herself.
“All of this is because of that damnable Zhan Yuan!
If I survive this great calamity, I swear I'll get revenge against that beast Zhan Yuan in the future!”
Xiao Yueyue said again.
“But can I still get away now?
Oh! If Young Master Ye were here, he could definitely save me! And save Sister Huanhuan!
I wonder where Young Master Ye is right now. If he could hear my words now and come rescue us two sisters, that would be wonderful!
When the time comes, I'd be willing to offer myself to him as thanks!
Losing my innocence to Young Master Ye would be a thousand, a million times better than losing it to that accursed Zhan Yuan!”
At that moment, Xiao Yueyue suddenly thought of Ye Yunfei again.