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Night had fallen, and the sky was studded with stars, a bright moon hung above, casting a pallid silver sheen, reflecting on the small lake, shimmering with a blue luster.
A gentle breeze blew, creating a poetic and picturesque ambiance, delightfully refreshing.
At this moment, by the lake’s edge, a young man and woman were caught in a rather eerie scene...
For the woman had just opened here large, dark eyes, expressing profound shock, as if she hadn’t come to terms with the situation yet.
"Ye Chen you bastard..."
The girl’s indignant voice resounded sharply.
Because this bastard had tousled her neatly kept long black hair into a complete mess.
Her exquisite makeup was also horribly smeared.
Although she was naturally beautiful and didn’t need makeup, a little embellishment made her even more enchanting, but now Ye Chen, that jerk, had utterly ruined it.
Ye Chen chuckled, "You tried to cast an illusion technique to bewitch and kill me, I merely messed up your makeup, yet you feel so outraged?"
"You bastard, you curse of a lifetime!"
Didn’t she know that for girls, a pristine appearance might be more important than anything else, otherwise how would they present their most beautiful selves to the world?
But this incident seemed to lessen the hostility between them significantly, at least it was no longer a life-and-death situation.
Ye Chen curled his lips, he wanted to say that he already had a wife, and she was exceptionally beautiful.
However, that involved matters of a previous life, and naturally, he wouldn’t talk about it easily.
Looking at the Sixth Princess, whose expression was complex, Ye Chen sighed slightly and said, "You can go now, from now on no one will pursue you, and you can pass through the Trial Road."
Among those on the Trial Road who dared say someone could pass it, other than Ye Chen, there was no one else, even those Super Experts who claimed royal qualifications weren’t sure.
But Ye Chen, the Crownless King, definitely had such credentials.
This should have been good news, but the Sixth Princess wasn’t very pleased, nor did she leave immediately. Instead, she looked at the young Martial God before her, who still had some youthful features, and softly asked, "So where are you going next? Are you going to that mysterious part of the Twelfth Pass?
There were rumors the Super Experts with royal qualifications had all entered that mysterious place. She guessed Ye Chen would be interested in going there.
Ye Chen nodded, indeed, he was quite interested in that mysterious area in the Twelfth Pass. Those Super Experts had been gone for a month or two, without any news, which made him quite curious.
Naturally, he didn’t think these individuals had encountered danger. The Supreme Old Mansion Master, up in the Heavenly Dome, wouldn’t just stand by and let such things happen. After all, each of those Super Experts were true young elites, especially ones like Xia Yang who possessed Divine qualifications. They were sure to achieve great things in the future.
Especially in this period, the Tianqi Empire had initiated the "Heaven Punishment" that had been planned for ten thousand years. These young elites might become an indispensable force in the future.
Thus, Ye Chen could conjecture that these young elites hadn’t met with calamity but were most likely trapped there for some reason and couldn’t leave.
The Sixth Princess bit her red lip hesitantly and asked, "Then, Ye Chen, will you still attack my elder brother, Yangg Shaoqi?"
Ye Chen replied, "Yes, I definitely will."
His voice was calm, but his tone was extremely firm and unequivocal.
Because the Thirteenth Prince, Vivian, and others were his friends. It was the Second Prince, Yangg Shaoqi, who had lured Xia Yang away, ultimately giving the Eighth Prince, Yang Jun, the opportunity to pursue and cause the Thirteenth Prince to be injured. Whatever the case, he would take action against him, and no one could stop him.
The Sixth Princess parted her red lips, wanting to say something, but hearing the resoluteness in Ye Chen’s tone, she ultimately swallowed her words, unspoken. Her expression was complicated—was everything destined to pit Ye Chen against the Tianqi Empire?
Ye Chen seemed to understand what the princess was thinking, yet he shook his head and said nothing, merely met with silence.
"Let’s part here, and hopefully, we meet again at the end of the Trial Road."
Eventually, he rose to his full height and left without looking back, not hesitating in the slightest, vanishing from sight within a few strides.
Behind him, the Sixth Princess watched his retreating figure, her feelings complex, lost in a daze...
In the forest, Ye Chen was stepping through emptiness, covering dozens to hundreds of feet at a time, swiftly heading for the Twelfth Pass. Suddenly, Elder Yan’s voice rose in his heart with a tone of frustration, "Little Chenzi, Little Chenzi, why are you so dense? This was such a great opportunity..."
"What opportunity?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
Elder Yan spoke resentfully, "Didn’t you just see the Sixth Princess of the Tianqi Empire falling for you? At that moment, a few sweet nothings combined with the right actions, in that atmosphere, she would have surely yielded to you, and from then on, you could have married a beautiful princess, become a Prince Consort, take the title of Emperor, and embraced a wonderful, happy life of parenthood. But you, you blockhead, why is your mind so closed?"
"..." Ye Chen was speechless—this foolish old man really thought about some boring stuff sometimes.
"Little Chenzi, a question for you—do you Sixth Princess?" Elder Yan suddenly asked.
Ye Chen was unusually quiet for a moment. Did he like her? He then shook his head. They had only just met; he didn’t even know the full name of the Sixth Princess. How could it be love? At most, it was a momentary infatuation.
Admittedly, Ye Chen was quite self-aware about this.
The near total elimination of the Tianqi Empire Royal Bloodline from the Trial Road was swiftly spreading across the Tiandu Continent, causing a massive uproar.
Many were amazed at how assertive Ye Chen was, actively striking back and retaliating against the Tianqi Empire’s royal bloodline trialists. Was he really not afraid of retaliation from this Super Empire?
The entire Tianqi Empire was outraged.
Ye Chen was too arrogant, so openly hostile against the Tianqi Empire. Did he really not regard the Tianqi Empire as a worthy opponent?