Chapter 20: Freeze, Don't Move, Robbery!

  Ye Chen endured the pain in his body and walked with difficulty in the dense forest. Every time he heard a wild beast's howl, Ye Chen would stop and confirm that there was no danger before proceeding again.

  Actually, Ye Chen didn't know how he would be unaware of his current physical condition. It was extremely dangerous to venture into the dense forest alone at night, but Ye Chen had already made plans in his heart. He intended to first leave the three Cloud brothers and then find a safe place to use the "Body Nourishing Liquid" to recover. After all, Ye Chen was very clear about the effects of the "Body Nourishing Liquid".

  It's not that Ye Chen doesn't trust the three Yun brothers, it's just that Ye Chen is cautious by nature and can't reveal all his secrets to someone just because they saved him once. Originally, they were just helping out a stranger in need, but who can guarantee that others won't commit murder or robbery after seeing something valuable?

  Before long, Ye Chen discovered a relatively secluded tree hole, which was just the right size for him to sit cross-legged inside.

  Ye Chen's face lit up with joy, and he hobbled towards the tree hole, simultaneously using some branches and leaves to conceal the entrance. After all, it's better to be safe than sorry.

  Ye Chen sat cross-legged inside the tree hole, took a deep breath, and then took out the jade bottle containing the 'Nourishing Body Liquid' from his bosom. He opened it and looked at the remaining half bottle, shaking his head slightly: "I must think of some way to get some medicinal materials, otherwise this Nourishing Body Liquid will be gone!"

  He then covered the bottle cap and put it in his bosom, saying helplessly: "Let's just do it today! Tomorrow, go find a pool, and then use the nourishing liquid again! Otherwise, this half bottle will be enough for me to wipe once!"

  Then Ye Chen closed his eyes and leaned against the tree trunk, falling asleep.

  While fast asleep, Ye Chen dreamed that he and Shen Xian were holding hands, with happy faces, strolling in the woods behind Lianyun Sect. Suddenly, Xu Feng descended from the sky with a group of people.

  In his dream, Ye Chen watched as Xue Feng walked towards him with a ferocious expression, pulling Shen Xin away from his grasp. Ye Chen panicked and tried to open his mouth to shout, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a single sound, and his body was paralyzed too. Ye Chen could only watch helplessly as Xue Feng took Shen Xin away from him without being able to do anything.

  After Xufeng took Shenqin away, the crowd that came with Xufeng surrounded Yechen, shouting and cursing in unison with their punches and kicks, making Yechen's mental defenses almost collapse.

  However, all this pain is nothing compared to Ye Chen's eyes wide open, watching Shen Xiang leave with Xu Feng in front of him.

  Watching Shen Xiang's distant back, Ye Chen shed tears...

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  At dawn, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling a bit of moisture on his face. He reached out to wipe it off and let out a bitter laugh, muttering to himself: "It was just a dream after all!"

  However, Ye Chen's demand for strength in his heart had just grown stronger, and he absolutely would not allow the things that happened in his dreams to happen in reality.

  Calm down the ups and downs of his mood, Ye Chen slowly crawled out of the tree hole, continuing to search for water sources in the dense forest, so that he could dig a hole and pour in water, then drip in 'nourishing liquid' to start recovering his body.

  Before long, Ye Chen found a small stream. His face lit up with joy, and he hastily dug a hole beside the stream, diverting water into it. Then, he added five drops of 'Nourishing Liquid' to the water. Originally, he had planned to add only three drops, but seeing that his entire body was injured, he added two more drops.

  With the addition of five drops of blue 'health tonic', the originally clear and transparent water instantly turned blue, and a strong medicinal aroma wafted out from within.

  After doing all this, the originally extremely weak Ye Chen was even weaker now. He hastily took off his clothes and jumped into the pit, with his entire body submerged in water, leaving only his head outside to breathe.

  As Ye Chen entered, the water surface rippled with a layer of waves. The originally pale blue water gradually emitted a faint mist, which was slightly cyan in color and slowly rose, finally entering his body along with Ye Chen's breath.

  The influx of the air flow, Ye Chen's originally painful face gradually calmed down, feeling the refreshing sensation brought by the cyan air flow entering his body.

  Feeling the surface of his body, the original wound transmitted a numb and itchy sensation. Ye Chen smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and suddenly inhaled more than half of the floating cyan gas.

  "So cool~~~~!"

  Ye Chen felt a comfortable sensation spreading through his body and couldn't help but let out a moan.

  As time passed minute by minute, the color of the water in the pit also began to fade slowly, and the green liquid entered Ye Chen's body through his pores all over his body.

  As the last bit of spiritual energy was absorbed into Ye Chen's body, the water in the pond once again returned to its original state, clear and transparent.

  "Wow~~~"

  Ye Chen took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and revealed a hint of a smile. Looking at his body, which no longer had any scars, he smiled slightly and muttered to himself: "This 'Nourishing Liquid' also has the effect of removing scars!"

  Ye Chen took a bath in the water pit, changed into a comfortable posture, and looked up at the white clouds floating occasionally in the sky: "Xin'er, what are you doing?"

  Before he knew it, Ye Chen had fallen asleep...

  A gentle breeze blew across Ye Chen's face, causing him to slightly wake up.

  "How did I fall asleep!"

  Ye Chen gazed at the twinkling stars in the sky, muttered to himself, climbed out of the water, quickly put on his clothes, stretched his waist, and immediately a crisp sound came from the joints of his bones.

  "This sleep is so refreshing." Immediately, Ye Chen's eyes looked towards the direction of Lianyun Sect, revealing a hint of cold smile: "Hmph, this time you didn't kill me, I will definitely make you regret it."

  Then, Ye Chen strode towards the outer gate of the dense forest...

  "Hit... hit... hit the jackpot!"

  Ye Chen had just walked out of the dense forest when he heard a stuttering voice coming from his side. Ye Chen furrowed his brow, turned his head and saw two young men standing five zhang away, one tall and thin, the other short and fat. The tall one was extremely weak, like a stalk of hemp, and it was he who had just spoken. The short one looked like a plump snail.

  Both of them were wearing tattered clothes, and their black hair was like two chicken nests on top of their heads, extremely comical.

  The fat youth listened to the thin youth's stuttering words, frowned and kicked him: "You're a waste, you can't even speak properly. If it weren't for your uncle's sake, I wouldn't have brought you along to rob that place!"

  The thin young man was kicked to the ground, scrambled up quickly, and looked at the fat young man with a dissatisfied face: "Big...big nephew...you...hit me, I'll tell my brother!"

  "What's wrong!" The fat young man turned his head to look at the thin young man: "You said go, you said try it out, and you still dare to tell my dad that you want to say, from now on I won't bring you along!"

  Ye Chen looked at the two freaks in front of him and saw that their cultivation was only a single layer, posing no threat to himself. He let out a snort of laughter, shook his head slightly, and turned to leave without paying them any further attention.

  The fat youth saw Ye Chen about to leave and, disregarding the thin youth's complaints, quickly ran to Ye Chen's front and loudly shouted: "Halt, don't move, robbery!"

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