Chapter Eighteen: The Gathering of Demonic Beasts

  Ye Chen's face was expressionless, his palms instinctively slapped together, and with a loud crack, two cracks appeared on the hard white marble. Ye Chen sprang up, his feet stretched out, standing upright in a straight line, his aura like a rainbow, a sword energy that pierced the sky and earth, roaring out loudly, charging straight at Hu Lao in front of him. Ye Chen's eyes didn't have the slightest ripple, as if he didn't recognize Hu Lao at all.

  Hú Lǎodà was shocked, and the overwhelming momentum also released, with the same overbearing manner, the same grandeur, but with an added thickness, a reduced sharpness, yet even more powerful. With a push of both palms, a thick and heavy force surged towards Yè Chén like a storm.

  Wow!

  Ye Chen also raised his hand to meet him, and the collision of the two forces ended with Ye Chen's complete defeat! Ye Chen flew out even faster than he had rushed up, crashing into the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and falling to the ground unconscious.

  Hu Lao furrowed his brow slightly, gazing at the distant Ye Chen in contemplation. After a moment's pause, he tidied up the secret chamber with a wave of his hand and walked over to Ye Chen's side.

  Ye Chen spat out fresh blood, but couldn't see any other injuries. Hu Lao took Ye Chen's pulse, but a sharp and powerful force blocked his examination, and the hand on his wrist was also pushed away. Hu Lao was slightly stunned, then smiled, "It seems this little guy has turned disaster into fortune, not only mastering the Sword Transformation Technique, but also having a strong and sharp power within his body."

  These powers were nothing to be mentioned in Hu Lao's eyes, but Hu Lao didn't suppress them either, which would have harmed Ye Chen. Looking at the safe and sound Ye Chen now, Hu Lao picked him up.

  Ye Xue and the other two were already staring intently at the stone gate, when suddenly two powerful auras appeared inside, shocking all three of them. This made Ye Xue and Chen Tao even more anxious, while Ye Wu's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness. Ye Wu knew that one of these auras belonged to his master, but he had no idea who the other one belonged to.

  Just then, the stone gate creaked open and Old Hu carried Ye Chen out.

  "Brother, brother, how are you?" Ye Xue's delicate face showed a worried and anxious expression as she rushed to Ye Chen's side.

  Looking at Ye Xue's anxious expression, Hu Lao smiled and said: "Your brother is fine now, he has just recovered and needs to rest well."

  Ye Xue hugged Ye Chen and found that the scars on her brother's body had really disappeared, his breathing had returned to normal, everything was just like before he got hurt, except that he hadn't woken up, with his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

  Ye Xue's excited tears flowed out, not knowing how to express her gratitude, she wanted to kneel down on the spot to express her gratitude, but somehow couldn't get down, as if a force was holding herself back.

  "Haha, Xiaoxue, you'd better hurry up and get some rest with your brother. Yechen needs a good rest." Hu Lao said with a smile, stroking Ye Xue's head.

  "Is my brother okay?" Yexue's small face suddenly tensed up again after hearing Hu Lao's words.

  "It's alright, it's alright. Just rest for a bit." Old Hu said as he handed Ye Chen over to Chen Tao who was standing guard at the side.

  Chen Tao hastily took over, previously without any feeling, his heart was all tied to Ye Chen's body. Now that he saw Ye Chen was fine, he suddenly realized that the person standing beside him was the highest commander of Xing City - Lord Cheng, and the old man in front of him who wore somewhat tattered clothes was actually Lord Cheng's master! Good heavens, he was actually able to stand alongside such a great figure. Chen Tao was overjoyed, hugging Ye Chen tightly, his whole body trembling with tension.

  "Master, let's go out and talk first. I'll prepare a room for this young brother to rest," Ye Wu said with a smile, his attitude respectful, his tone calm, without the slightest hint of arrogance as a city lord, but with a charm that made Chen Tao and Ye Xue unable to refuse.

  "All right, you go ahead and arrange it." Old Hu nodded.

  "Good!" The sleepless night's voice was filled with a hint of joy, quickly turning around and heading upstairs to arrange some matters for Old Hu and the others.

  Hu Lao and Ye Xue followed behind, walking through the hidden and heavily guarded passageway, to the sleepless study. The sleepless one led everyone out of the room, where someone was already waiting outside.

  "Take them to the wing room to rest and treat them well." Ye Wumeng said to the guard.

  "Yes!" The guard stood up straight with a slap.

  "Xiao Xue, Chen Tao, why don't you take Ye Chen to rest for a bit? I'll send someone to call you when it's time to eat, okay?" Ye Wu Men smiled at Ye Xue. For someone as high and mighty as Ye Wu Men to be able to exchange a few words with Ye Xue was enough to make others envy her for a long time, not to mention that he was also asking for her opinion in such a pleasant tone. This made Ye Xue, who was no longer worried about her brother, feel honored and surprised.

  "Uh-huh, okay." Ye Xue nodded slightly nervously, and Chen Tao followed the guard away with a similar nervousness.

  "Master, who are these little guys? I see they're not dressed well, shall I arrange something for them?" Ye Wumian said.

  "It's not necessary, a person's growth requires their own tempering. Unless absolutely necessary, it's better to intervene less. However, even if you want to help, they may not be willing to accept it." Old Hu said calmly as he watched Ye Xue and the others leave.

  "Huh? Could it be that they have something extraordinary about them?" Ye Wu was also full of curiosity, wondering what kind of person could make their master take action to rescue them.

  "Just don't pry into it anymore and take care of this Star City, the demonic beasts around here have been unstable lately, so make sure to take precautions." Old Man Hu said without turning around.

  "What?" Ye Wumeng was suddenly shocked, and his face changed greatly. The greatest threat to the Star City was not those who were plotting for power, but rather the powerful and numerous demonic beasts. A third-level demonic beast was equivalent to a strong Xiantian cultivator, and if there were many demonic beasts that exceeded the third level, their intelligence would increase dramatically. If many demonic beasts were to attack the city together, then the Star City would be in danger. Thinking of this, Ye Wumeng could not remain calm.

  "Go, this time's disturbance is somewhat unusual, I just have a slight feeling, the southeastern region has gathered not a few demonic beasts' auras." Hu Lao pointed at Ye Wu Men.

  "Southeast direction?" Ye Wumian furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any reason. However, if it could make his master speak out, then those demonic beasts must be very powerful, at least above level three.

  "You go check what's going on and get ready for prevention!" Old Hu said calmly.

  "Alright, I'll go check it out." Ye Wumeng nodded, this kind of thing couldn't be underestimated, a single oversight could lead to a huge disaster.

  Similar things have happened in the past, and due to the carelessness at that time, eventually all the people in the city died in the war, the situation was very tragic, and I don't want to repeat the same mistake.

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