Chapter 27: Temptation (Fourth Update)

  At this critical moment, Ye Chen, the protagonist who triggered this incident, finally rushed to the scene in a hurry before the war broke out.

  "Xin'er, Mo Tian, stop!"

  Ye Chen's cry came from behind everyone.

  Everyone heard the sound and looked over, all eyes fell on Ye Chen who was standing in the back.

  Shan's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe it, so he rubbed his eyes gently. He remembered that when he left Ye Chen, Ye Chen was already seriously injured, and even if he didn't die, it would be difficult for him to recover within a year or two. But now, Ye Chen was standing right in front of him, perfectly fine, not looking like someone who had been seriously injured at all.

  Xin reacted first, suddenly turning her head around, and the narrow eyes instantly became red and moist. Looking at the familiar young man standing behind her, she rushed over and hugged him, saying with a sob: "Brother Chen, you're back, I was scared to death."

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and gently patted Shen Xiang's back, reassuringly saying: "I'm not coming back now, it's all right."

  Mo Tian's face also lit up with joy, and he hastily walked forward, giving Ye Chen a heavy punch: "Where did you go, what are you doing?!"

  Shen Xiang also got up from Ye Chen's arms, looking at Ye Chen with a worried face: "Yes, where did you go?"

  "Hehe!" Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Let's talk about it later." Then, Ye Chen walked to the front of everyone and looked at them with a slight smile: "Everyone is misunderstanding, let's disperse!"

  Ye Chen's eyes were fixed tightly on Shan Qiang, a cold smile spreading across his face: "Shan Shixiong, is that so?"

  Shan Qiang stood still, feeling Ye Chen's gaze like a wild beast, and he actually trembled slightly. He felt that the former top ten master Ye Chen had returned, and subconsciously replied: "It's... it's a misunderstanding." At this time, Shan Qiang no longer had the arrogance and domineering air of when he was chasing and killing Ye Chen.

  Liu Li, the outer sect elder standing in front of Shan Qiang, who was also the one who arranged for Ye Chen to go on a mission with Shan Qiang, narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Chen coldly, asking in a low voice: "Ye Chen, where did you go? Why didn't you come back with Shan Qiang?"

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen coldly smiled and then looked at Shan Qiang again, with a playful smile: "This has to be asked of Master Shan, Master Shan knows that I've been injured and need some rest!"

  When Liu Li heard Ye Chen's answer, he narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Shan Qiang. He was waiting for Shan Qiang's response. As long as Shan Qiang said that Ye Chen had killed their fellow disciple, even if Hong Zhan was present, he would still kill Ye Chen. After all, above him was Xu Feng, who could summon the wind and rain in the Lianyun Sect.

  Shanrong couldn't understand why Liu Li wouldn't get it, just as he was about to speak up, he saw the gaze of Ye Chen and Mo Tian that could kill him a hundred times over, and his heart couldn't help but tremble with fear.

  Shan Jian didn't doubt that if he himself spoke out about Ye Chen killing his fellow disciple, Ye Chen and Mo Tian would definitely join forces to kill him. At that time, it would be a case of "either the fish dies or the net breaks". Moreover, there was also Hong Zhan standing beside them, who was famous for being impartial in the outer sect. Even if he spoke out, Ye Chen would still say that Shan Jian was the first to make a move, which would be a huge trouble for him. Even if Liu Li and others killed Ye Chen, Shan Jian would definitely be pulled out as a scapegoat.

  Shan Qiang stood still, his face filled with worry as he fell into deep thought. After a moment, Shan Qiang weighed the pros and cons again and finally decided to continue along Ye Chen's words.

  "Yes... it's like that" Liu Li replied with a somewhat fearful gaze.

  "Think it through!"

  Liu Li's eyes widened in anger, glaring at Shan Qiang. He hadn't expected that Shan Qiang would actually help Ye Chen complete his lie. When Shan Qiang had just returned, Liu Li had already asked him about everything that had happened outside the door and was already clear about it all.

  "What do you mean by this, Old Liu?" Ye Chen looked at Shan Qiang with a cold smile, then immediately put on a puzzled expression and asked Liu Li in a soft voice.

  "Right! The elder wouldn't randomly give a disciple a guilty verdict!"

  Mo Tian sneered at Liu Li with a hint of sarcasm and said.

  "Hmm!"

  Liu Li glared at Shan Qiang for a moment, then let out a cold snort towards Ye Chen and the others before turning to leave with another elder, leaving Shan Qiang standing there with a bewildered expression.

  Hong Zhan looked at the two elders who had already left, Liu Li, and smiled slightly. He then walked to Ye Chen's side, with a smile on his face, patted Ye Chen's shoulder: "Welcome back, focus on your cultivation!"

  Ye Chen looked at the familiar old man standing in front of him, with a gentle and slight smile. In Ye Chen's impression, although he had not been in contact with Hong Zhan much, through some simple contacts, it could be seen that Hong Zhan was a good person.

  Hong Zhan also responded with a smile to Ye Chen, and then, took a deep look at Shen Xin, turned around and left.

  Ye Chen looked at Hong Zhan who had already left, then turned his head to gaze coldly at Shan Qiang standing there, letting out a cold laugh without saying a word.

  Momentum!

  Victory without battle is the supreme excellence.

  Shan Liang looked at Ye Chen's gaze and felt increasingly nervous, hastily saying: "Chen Shixiong, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first?"

  "Want to leave?" Mo Tian took another step forward, teasingly looking at Shan Qiang: "It's not that easy!"

  "Exactly!"

  Shen Xiang also echoed, looking at Shan Qiang with a face full of anger.

  Ye Chen looked at the two people beside him who were taking his side, and a warm current surged up to his heart. He glanced at Shen Xiang and Mo Tian, smiled slightly, and said to them: "Forget it, I'd like to handle my own affairs!" Then he turned his head to look at Shan Qiang, sneered coldly: "Twenty days later, I'll be waiting for you and Xu Fei on the martial arts stage again. Tell him that twenty days later, I'll make him kneel at my feet!"

  Ye Chen didn't wait for Dan Qiang's response either, and directly turned around with a flick of his sleeve, leading the crowd away.

  Many people who stood on Ye Chen's side looked at him as he was about to leave and also hurriedly bowed their hands, with a kind smile, and gradually dispersed. Ye Chen also responded one by one, after all, these people were helping himself.

  Shan Liang watched as Ye Chen disappeared into the distance, and suddenly felt a sense of relief wash over him. Even he himself didn't know why, but every time Ye Chen appeared, he would feel a sense of trepidation.

  Ye Chen led the three people behind him back to his own courtyard, turned around and smiled slightly at Shen Xiang and Mo Tian. He didn't say thank you because their relationship had long been as close as iron, if today were to happen to Mo Tian instead, Ye Chen would also rush over without saying a word.

  Ye Chen smiled at the two of them, then turned his head to look at Zhuge Wu Xin who was standing there with a lazy expression, and said gratefully: "Wu Xin, I didn't expect you to come too!"

  Zhuge carelessly glanced at Ye Chen, his face still looking lazy: "Don't get me wrong, I was waiting for you to come and exchange herbs with me!"

  Ye Chen's face lit up: "You have more herbs?"

  "Otherwise what?" Zhuge smiled lazily: "You think I'm looking for you for nothing!"

  Upon hearing Zhuge's unintentionally affirmative response, Ye Chen revealed an excited smile, but after a moment, his face fell and he looked at Zhuge with some embarrassment, apologetically saying: "I'm afraid... I may have disappointed you... This time, I'm afraid there won't be any elixirs to exchange with you..."

  "What? You don't have any dan medicine left? Didn't you say that as long as I had the medicinal materials to exchange with you, you would buy them all?"

  Zhuge Wu Xin looked at Ye Chen with some dissatisfaction and said, his tone somewhat angry.

  Ye Chen smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I'll go find you when I have more elixirs!" Actually, Ye Chen had thought of using the 'Nourishing Liquid' to trade with Zhuge Wu Xin, but after thinking about it, he still felt it wasn't suitable, after all, the effects of the 'Nourishing Liquid' were not ordinary.

  After a moment, Zhuge Wu Xin let out a soft sigh, looking at Ye Chen with some resentment. He then took out a package from his bosom and tossed it into Ye Chen's embrace, saying in an ill-tempered tone: "Forget it, take these for now. I've roughly calculated that they're enough to exchange for two pellets of medicine. Remember to come back and exchange them with me!"

  "Really?"

  Ye Chen couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at the package in his hand, slowly opening it: Seven Insect Grass, Huang Shen, Jade Sun Grass, Ling Shan. It was exactly the medicinal materials needed to refine the 'Nourishing Liquid'.

  Ye Chen immediately became hospitable, putting it away and raising his head to look at Zhuge Wu Xin with gratitude, muttering: "Thank you, Wu Xin."

  Zhuge carelessly glanced at Ye Chen and said, "Don't thank me, I'm not giving it to you for free, just remember to return it to me later." He didn't wait for Ye Chen's response and turned around to leave. He was probably worried that he would regret his actions earlier, after all, it was something he had worked hard to obtain.

  "Brother Chen, this Zhuge Wu Xin is quite good!"

  Shen Xiang stood beside Ye Chen, smiling at him with a gentle expression, and said softly.

  Ye Chen turned his head and smiled at Shen Xiang, nodding in agreement: "En!" Then, he turned his head to look at Mo Tian: "Mo Tian, no more unnecessary words. I still have over 20 days before the martial arts competition. I must seize the time to start cultivating now. I won't keep you any longer either. Twenty days later, I'll invite you for a drink!"

  Mo Tian knew that now time was the most important thing for Ye Chen, more than 20 days would pass in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Ye Chen must seize every opportunity to cultivate himself. He nodded slightly towards Ye Chen and patted him heavily on the shoulder, his eyes fixed firmly on Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, I hope to see the old you again after twenty days!"

  Ye Chen looked into Mo Tian's eyes and said firmly: "I will, I definitely will!"

  I believe!

  Mo Tian responded to Ye Chen and then turned around and left with a flourish.

  Ye Chen looked at Mo Tian leaving, took a deep breath, and then turned to Shen Xiang standing beside him, saying softly: "Xiang'er, I made you worry!"

  Shen Xian's gentle and soft eyes looked at Ye Chen, slightly shaking her head: "Chen Ge, as long as you're fine, that's all that matters!"

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Qian's gentle and soft appearance, and suddenly the scene of secretly watching Li Kuangshou that night appeared in his mind, and his face instantly turned bright red.

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen's appearance, smiled shyly, slowly closed her eyes, and sent her mouth up.

  Temptation!

  This is blatant temptation!

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Qian's expression, feeling his heart beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. He knew Shen Qian's intention, and uncontrollably, he slowly leaned in towards Shen Qian's cherry-like small mouth...