The road to Qishan was unusually crowded.
Among the throngs of people, Ye Xiu and Jiang Baixuan moved forward slowly.
"Don't you follow your sect?" Ye Xiu initiated the conversation.
"It's fine, it's fine. Even if I followed my father, it wouldn't make much difference," Jiang Baixuan replied casually.
"Alright then. What kind of Divine Artifact do you think will be at Qishan?"
"Given the current atmosphere, it seems there might be some ancient artifacts or something similar."
"What could it be? Hey, do you think—"
"Hey! You little brat, it's not a coincidence that we meet again! Last time you hit me, this time I'll return the favor double!" Ye Xiu's words were abruptly interrupted by a sudden voice.
Following the sound, Ye Xiu spotted the annoying Zhang Ran!
Although Zhang Ran didn't look unattractive, Ye Xiu simply couldn't stand him.
"Oh~~~ the defeated one, why are you calling for me?"
"Hmph!" Zhang Ran snorted coldly and waved his hand, causing dozens of people to rush out from behind him!
"Surround them!" With a single command from Zhang Ran, Ye Xiu and Jiang Baixuan found themselves encircled.
Ye Xiu glanced around and realized that everyone present was stronger than him.
It made sense; if his Novice Spirit Heart Realm level could surpass anyone else's, that would be strange!
"Brother Ye? Is that your enemy?"
"This guy is really annoying! Bullying innocent girls in broad daylight!" Ye Xiu replied simply.
"Hey, you with the leukemia, this isn't your business. Get lost, or we'll take you down too!" Zhang Ran's lackey shouted.
"All of you are at the peak of the Intermediate Spirit Heart Realm. Why bother with someone who just stepped into Novice? It would be better to disperse quickly!"
"No way! You don't get to decide here! Attack!" With Zhang Ran's command, everyone moved forward.
"Brother Ye, run! I'll hold them off!" Jiang Baixuan urged anxiously.
"How can I run and leave you behind?"
As they spoke, two fists were already flying toward Ye Xiu's face. He braced himself and managed to block one punch with one hand.
The attacker was completely taken aback; he never expected that his punch, coming from the peak of the Intermediate Spirit Heart Realm, could be blocked by someone who had just entered the Cultivator stage!
However, two fists were no match for four hands! While Ye Xiu blocked one punch, he was suddenly kicked down by an unexpected blow.
On the other side, Jiang Baixuan was doing relatively better. Although he had taken a few punches, he was not down for the count.
"Ah~~~ Ha!!!" Jiang Baixuan shouted, and a wave of dark energy surged from within him, coalescing into five ghostly figures.
"So you are from the Ghost Arts Sect! A mere member of the Ghost Arts Sect thinks they can stand against me, the Maple Whisper Tower!" Zhang Ran mocked.
"Maple Whisper Tower!" Jiang Baixuan exclaimed in surprise. "So you are from the Maple Whisper Tower!"
Jiang Baixuan turned to Ye Xiu and said, "Ye Xiu, I'm sorry. If I continue fighting like this, it will involve my family!"
"It’s fine," Ye Xiu replied calmly. "I can only blame my own lack of strength! You should leave first!"
"Attack him!" Everyone charged toward Ye Xiu.
Ye Xiu gazed resolutely into the distance. He thought to himself, Brother, perhaps I will never reach a height that you can see.
With his eyes closed, facing so many opponents, what was the point of resisting?
"Bang bang bang!"
As the sound of fists landing echoed, Ye Xiu opened his eyes!
He saw Jiang Baixuan standing in front of him, using his body to shield him as everyone's fists struck Jiang Baixuan instead!
"YOU!!!" Ye Xiu's eyes widened in shock!
"I can't fight, but I won't leave you behind because we are friends," Jiang Baixuan said, forcing a serious smile.
It was better when this guy didn't smile, but when he did, it was still unsettling.
However, at this moment, Ye Xiu truly cherished Jiang Baixuan's smile!
With a sudden burst of energy, Ye Xiu jumped up, clenched his fists, and charged toward Zhang Ran.
Zhang Ran smirked and tightened his fists as strands of Spiritual Energy swirled around them.
Jiang Baixuan's eyes widened in horror. Did he really intend to kill Ye Xiu with a single punch?!
"Ye Xiu! Run!!!" Jiang Baixuan shouted at the top of his lungs!
Seeing the situation, Ye Xiu immediately turned to flee. Unfortunately, Zhang Ran was much faster than him.
Just as Zhang Ran's fist was about to come crashing down, a ghostly figure suddenly emerged and landed a punch squarely on Zhang Ran's face!
The situation flipped in an instant!
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth after taking the ghost's punch, Zhang Ran looked at the spirit that had attacked him. It was a low-level Spirit Jade Realm entity!
"Another ghost! Ghost Arts Sect, just you wait!" Zhang Ran, sensing the situation was dire, retreated with his subordinates.
"Great Elder! You all have arrived!" Jiang Baixuan called out to the ghost.
"Yes! We are already on the mountain. Your father was worried about you and sent me here! Hurry up and join us on the mountain!" The ghost's voice resonated without moving its lips.
"Okay, we will be there soon!" Jiang Baixuan replied, and the ghost instantly dissipated.
"This ghost..." Ye Xiu said, puzzled.
"This is our Ghost Arts Sect's technique. The one who just cast it was the Great Elder, and he is right above Qishan," Jiang Baixuan explained.
"Alright. Jiang Baixuan, thank you this time!" Ye Xiu said seriously.
"Why so serious? Aren't we friends?" Jiang Baixuan laughed.
"Forget it, if we're not going to be sentimental, let's head up the mountain!"
The two walked side by side, and before long, they encountered another group of people.
Ye Xiu clearly remembered that one of them was the guard who had been beside Tang Luor at that time. He looked around but did not see the familiar red figure in his mind.
Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.
The muscular man approached Ye Xiu.
"Hello, my name is Yuan Ji. You must be Ye Xiu, right?"
"Yes, that's me!"
"I'm sorry about what happened last time."
"It's fine, but you all didn't listen to my explanation at all!"
Yuan Ji fell silent for a moment before continuing, "I've been hearing a lot about you from my elder sister lately."
"How has she been?"
"Oh? As for my elder sister, she's been doing quite well. This time on the Qishan trip, the Tang Family Head didn't allow her to come here to prevent any accidents."
Ye Xiu clearly looked disappointed.
"Brother Ye, I'll take my leave now." With that, the man turned to leave.
"Hey~~~ Brother Ye, I heard something from him! Hehe! What’s your relationship with Eldest Sister Tang?"
"Why do you care?"
“Sing~~~”
“When I first arrived in Starlit City, the first enemy I made was her. I even got beaten up by her two bodyguards. Look, that was just her,” Ye Xiu paused for a moment, then deliberately changed his expression and said, “So, what do you want to hear next?”
“Mm-mm, I want to hear! I want to hear!” Jiang Baixuan didn’t notice Ye Xiu’s expression at all.
Ye Xiu felt a bit embarrassed.
“Do you know why Zhang Ran hates me so much?”
“Please, Brother Ye.”
“I unintentionally consumed their Revival Pill from Maple Whisper Tower. However, this pill was actually a protective item for Maple Whisper Tower given by Eldest Sister Tang, but now…”
“Brother Ye!!!” Jiang Baixuan suddenly exclaimed, pointing behind Ye Xiu.
“Brother Ye!!! I’ll take my leave first.”
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