98. Hand Over

On the vast, Ancient Battlefield...

Two figures streaked across like flashes of lightning.

These two were none other than Yun Yun and Chen Xuan.

Their current destination was the finish line of this competition.

Chen Xuan knew it would take some time to activate it.

Therefore, he led Yun Yun to explore slowly, stopping occasionally to seek opportunities.

With his strong support,

Yun Yun advanced from a one-star Dou Zong to a two-star Dou Zong!

That night...

In the mountain range outside Wanxiang City,

Chen Xuan purchased some barbecue seasonings through the system,

Preparing for a big feast.

Initially, he intended for Yun Yun to handle it.

But she seemed to still have a shadow from the incident in the Tianyan Mountains.

She outright refused.

Chen Xuan could only step up himself.

“Didn’t you say you were in a hurry? Why are we wasting time here?”

By the campfire, Yun Yun stretched lazily.

Her alluring figure, lit by the flames, appeared even more tempting.

“Rushing won't make the tofu cook faster.”

Chen Xuan still couldn’t understand why Yun Yun hadn’t triggered the emotion value system.

The current 10,000+ emotion points were all stockpiled.

“Yan'er has an agreement with the Xiao family’s boy; I must hurry back in time,” Yun Yun said, troubled.

Just as Chen Xuan was about to reply,

He suddenly sensed hurried footsteps coming from a certain direction.

Not long after...

Three figures emerged from the darkness.

Leading them was a burly, rugged-looking man.

Behind him were a woman in red and a girl in green.

The woman in red had a tall, slender figure and a rather charming appearance.

Although she couldn’t compare to Yun Yun,

She was still quite a beauty.

The girl in green, at the back, looked fresh and lovely.

Her big black eyes were full of timidity.

“Friends, we encountered a wave of monsters and saw your fire. We wondered if we could rest here for a bit?”

The rugged man asked cautiously,

His tone full of respect.

The girl in green bit her lip with her pearly teeth, her big black eyes filled with fear as she looked at Chen Xuan and Yun Yun.

Softly, she said, “Big Brother, Big Sister, we’ll just sit nearby; we won’t disturb you.”

As she spoke, mist seemed to gather in her big eyes.

Chen Xuan, who knew the original story,

Immediately understood where the three of them had come from!

One of them even had a spiritual seal, a rare treasure,

Which many were eyeing.

If he guessed right, they were already being hunted.

In the future,

They would join the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace

As disciples.

Of course, that was before; now, though,

Since they’d met Chen Xuan,

It was impossible for them to go to the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace.

“No problem, have a seat wherever.”

Chen Xuan smiled faintly.

The three immediately looked pleased.

The girl in green gratefully said, “Don’t worry, when we leave, we can give you some Nirvana Pills as thanks.”

“No need; you can keep them for yourselves,” Chen Xuan replied.

Now at the Profound Life Realm, he had no use for them.

As for Yun Yun, he had other ways to help her in her cultivation, so she didn’t need the Nirvana Pills either.

“Then, thank you very much.”

The rugged man clasped his fists toward Chen Xuan in thanks.

Then he introduced himself, “I am Su Kui, this is my younger sister, Su Rou, and that’s our companion, Liu Ya.”

“Chen Xuan,” he replied.

“Yun Yun,” she added.

As soon as they finished introducing themselves,

Su Kui froze for a moment. “Chen Xuan? I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere before.”

“I think it sounds familiar too,” Liu Ya nodded in agreement.

Recently, several major sects of the Eastern Xuan Region had been searching everywhere in the region for him.

They came from a middle-rank dynasty, so they had likely been questioned too.

Chen Xuan smiled. “It’s probably just a common name.”

“Sister Yun Yun, your name sounds so beautiful,” Su Rou said, lifting her big black eyes to look at Yun Yun, who also wore green, her cheeks blushing as she spoke softly.

“Thank you,” Yun Yun replied with a smile.

Then, Chen Xuan asked Yun Yun to share the meat skewers with them.

She even whispered, “Are you sure eating this won’t be a problem?”

Chen Xuan shook his head.

Only then did she feel reassured enough to pass the skewers to them.

The three took them gratefully.

Su Kui hesitated, unsure if he should eat.

But Su Rou immediately took a bite, eating in small nibbles.

In no time, her mouth was covered in oil.

“Wow, Brother Chen Xuan, these skewers are so good! I’ve never had anything this delicious!” she exclaimed.

Not surprising—people in this world were too busy cultivating to explore culinary arts!

Chen Xuan said simply, “If you like it, have more.”

“Thank you! I’d like some more,” Su Rou said timidly.

Su Kui and Liu Ya, seeing her reaction, decided to eat too, letting down their guard.

However, before they could finish their skewers, Su Kui’s expression suddenly darkened.

Not good; they’ve caught up with us!

He turned quickly, saying, “Brother Chen Xuan, our enemies have found us. I’ll go distract them; please take care of my sister.”

He didn’t want to drag Chen Xuan into his troubles. Instead, he planned to lure the enemies away, giving them a chance to escape.

“Brother, let me go!” Su Rou immediately stood up.

“Little sister, you have incredible talent—you’re the best disciple of our Great Qing dynasty. In the future, you must change this soft-hearted nature of yours.”

It sounded like Su Kui was giving his final words.

Hearing this, Su Rou burst into tears. “Brother, I...”

“Enough. I trust Brother Chen Xuan will look after you! Stay close to him.”

With that, Su Kui prepared to run in a certain direction.

“A few mere Nirvana Realm cultivators can’t stir up much trouble,” Chen Xuan said, raising his hand. An invisible force immediately pushed Su Kui back down.

Such powerful strength!

Su Kui was astonished. With a simple gesture, Chen Xuan had pushed him, a Third Yuan Realm Nirvana cultivator, back.

Could he be... a Fifth Yuan Realm, or even higher?

“It’s just like that saying—‘No need to search high and low when what you seek is right here.’ So, you were hiding here all along.”

A voice chuckled from the darkness, and five figures appeared on the nearby trees like specters.

They looked down from above, like cats watching mice.

Su Kui recognized the speaker and shouted angrily, “Yan Mo, don’t go too far!”

“Hand over your sister, and we might give you a quick death,” Yan Mo replied coldly.

“Dream on!”

“Well then, if we have to do it ourselves, heh, it won’t just be about killing and taking treasure,” Yan Mo said, his eyes roaming over Su Rou and Liu Ya with a lecherous glint.

The others licked their lips, barely able to hold themselves back, as if wanting to force Su Rou and Liu Ya down and torment them.

But at that moment, Yan Mo’s gaze fell on Yun Yun.

His eyes lit up instantly.

He pointed to Su Rou and Yun Yun and rubbed his hands together.

“Heh, how about this? Hand over your sister, and her too, and then the rest of you can...”