The next morning.
Someone knocked on the door of Ye Chen and his daughter's room.
The old lady from yesterday stood at the door with a walking stick. She said expressionlessly, "Mr. Ye, I think it's time for you to leave. Please forgive our Miao Village for not being a good host."
The few old men from before and the young people including Tashan and Xiao Ya stood behind her.
However, apart from Xiao Ya, the rest did not seem to be friendly to the father and daughter. There was even a hint of hostility and rejection.
"We'll leave after we pack up."
Ye Chen smiled calmly and subsequently closed the door. He did not plan to stay in the White Miao Village for long anyway. Moreover, he had removed the gu in Xiao Ya's body.
He walked to the bed and woke Mengmeng up. The little girl rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Daddy, I'm so sleepy. I want to sleep."
"Wake up. It's time for us to see the grassland," Ye Chen comforted.
…
In a courtyard outside the room.
Xiao Ya bit her lip and asked in confusion, "Granny, it's not even morning yet. Why are you asking Ye Chen to leave in such a hurry?"
"That brat's background is unknown. Of course, we can't let him stay for long. It's already an exception for us to let him spend the night here," an old man said in his deep voice.
Xiao Ya said immediately, "Grandpa Fang, I've already told you that he's my classmate. How can he be someone with an unknown background?"
"Then, can you explain why your classmate has the ability to kill Li Yuan?" the old man said, unmoved.
Xiao Ya was speechless. "I …"
"Nini, ask your classmate to leave."
Another old man softened his tone and said, "He killed the people from the Black Miao Village. We can only protect him now, but we can't protect him forever. Moreover, our village has different opinions about him now. Some people suggest to give him to the Black Miao Village to resolve the grudge."
"Grandpa Wu, how can you guys do that? You must know that Ye Chen saved me and Tashan … "Xiao Ya's pretty face changed. She was rather angry.
"Nini, how can you talk to your Grandpa Wu like that?"
The old lady who had been quiet scolded her, "The Black Miao Village's ability is more powerful than ours. The high priest aside, the four chiefs, Li, Yin, Zhao, and Ma, are all Illuminating Pulse experts. We're no match for them. The most we can do is protect ourselves.
"That's why I said it's best to let that kid leave before dawn."
Xiao Ya nodded with difficulty and had no choice but to accept it.
"Nini, don't tell me you've fallen for that brat?" The old woman coughed and pretended to ask casually.
"Grandma, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't have that. "Xiao Ya's face turned red and she stomped her feet.
The old woman subconsciously exchanged glances with the other clan elders. Everyone's expressions became increasingly gloomy.
The White Miao Village's daughters would never marry an outsider. It was a rule that had been passed down since ancient times. It was an iron law.
As they were talking, Ye Chen walked out of the room while carrying the little girl.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him with unfriendly eyes, he said without a change in expression, "Excuse me, where is the exit?"
"Ye Chen, I'll bring you there …" Xiao Ya blurted out by instinct and walked over.
However, she was grabbed by the old woman. "Nini, there's a bug in your body right now. It's not good for you to work hard. Let me send your classmate off."
His voice fell.
Two women were holding her down.
"Grandma …" Xiao Ya cried.
The old woman ignored her and turned her head to look at Ye Chen. "Follow me, Mr. Ye. I'll send you off myself."
Ye Chen smiled lightly at Xiao Ya. Subsequently, he caught up to the old woman and walked to the White Miao Village's exit.
Both of them said nothing along the way.
The old woman suddenly stopped walking when they were almost at the village's entrance. She turned around and looked at Ye Chen expressionlessly. "I don't care what's going on between you and Nini. I'm giving you a piece of advice. Don't come back after you leave, let alone contact Nini. Of course, we won't let her go out anymore."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Ye Chen frowned.
"To put it simply, our White Miao Village's daughters won't marry an outsider, nor will we marry an ordinary man. She's destined to marry our White Miao Village's future high priest."
The old woman paused as she spoke to this point and continued after a scoff, "Don't think that you can cross the line just because you've saved Nini. Although you've killed that piece of trash, Li Yuan, your ability is nothing to us. It'll be as easy as you killing Li Yuan if I want to kill you."
They had discussed Ye Chen last night.
The conclusion he came to was that Ye Chen did not know gu, and there was no energy fluctuation in his body.
In that case, it could only be attributed to Ye Chen being an external martial artist who managed to kill Li Yuan by taking him by surprise.
"Don't worry, I never had any thoughts about Xiao Ya. The reason why I helped her was because I was in a good mood."
Ye Chen smiled calmly. Suddenly, he looked at the gate far away as if he sensed something. He frowned. "You came at the right time."
"What did you say?" The old woman was stunned.
At this moment, a burst of fire and miserable screams came from the village gate a hundred meters away.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack …"
The old lady's expression changed immediately. She left Ye Chen and ran to the gate quickly.
Meanwhile.
The people in the entire White Miao Village heard the commotion. Soon, up to 1,000 people rushed over with shock written all over their faces. The leaders were the few elders.
"What the hell happened?"
"The people from the Black Miao Village are attacking us!"
"Everyone from the Black Miao Village is here. Apart from the high priest, the four chiefs are here too!"
"…"
Shocking news exploded in the crowd one after another. Everyone's face turned pale from the shock.
The White Miao Village had always been obedient and abided by their ancestors' teachings. As a result, their ability was weaker than the Black Miao Village. Now that all of them were here, the White Miao Village's fate was in danger.
The group of people ran to the village gate quickly. They saw dense torches lit up on the empty ground below. All of them were dressed in black. It was dark like a swarm of locusts.
The leaders were four old men in black. They had long hair and looked grim. Their auras were terrifying!
The old lady went up to the village tower and looked at the four old men below with a grim expression. "Li Chu, what's the meaning of this? Are you declaring war on the White Miao Village? "
"Old b * stard Xiao Xuan, your White Miao Village killed Li Yuan, the core disciple of my Black Miao Village's Li family. We can't live under the same sky. The high priest ordered us to destroy your White Miao Village today!"
The person called Li Chu was a white-haired old man. There was a giant snake that was as thick as an adult's thigh next to him. It was baring its teeth.
"Bullsh * t. Don't you think your Black Miao Village has killed too many people from my White Miao Village?" Someone on the village tower said in anger.
Li Chu grinned. "I'll give you one minute to open the village gate. Everyone kneel and surrender. Otherwise, no one will be left alive today!"
"Let's fight then. Do you really think my White Miao Village is afraid of you?!" Wu Tashan was enraged as he held a battle ax in his hand.
An old man slapped him and knocked him out as soon as he was done speaking.
The old man carried him and jumped down from the village tower. He could not stop killing the White Miao Village disciples who were guarding the village gate.
"Wu Xu, stop. Do you know what you're doing?" The old lady slammed her walking stick hard. She was enraged.
Xiao Ya covered her red lips softly and screamed, "Grandpa Wu, don't, don't …"
Everyone was in disbelief when they saw that.
Wu Xu was the White Miao Village's Wu family's elder. He was the second Illuminating Pulse powerhouse in the village. Never had they thought that he would betray them!
"Hahaha, old fart Xiao Xuan, I bet you didn't expect this. Your White Miao Village's No. 2 powerhouse has surrendered to my Black Miao Village since a long time ago!"
Li Chu, who was below, laughed out loud. "I'm not afraid to tell you that Wu Xu has always been one of us. He even captured your granddaughter, Nini, and gave her to the high priest back then."
Bang!
The old lady felt like she was struck by lightning. She looked at Wu Xu who was killing his people below in disbelief and spat a mouthful of blood. "Wu Xu, you'll die a horrible death!"
"I'm sorry, Xiao Xuan. The high priest's power is unparalleled. I don't want to sink with you guys. Only by surrendering to the high priest will I follow my destiny," Wu Xu said coldly.
Xiao Ya was stunned.
So … so it was her beloved Grandpa Wu who had harmed her since the beginning.
Bang!
Wu Xu opened the village gate!
"Kill them all. Destroy the White Miao Village. Leave no one alive!"
Li Chu waved and the thousands of Black Miao Village people behind him rushed into the village gate. Some shot arrows while some cast gu. At that moment, there were snakes, rats, insects, and ants everywhere. There were screams everywhere.
Among the four White Miao Village elders, only two of them were on Illuminating Pulse. Meanwhile, the four Black Miao Village elders were all on Illuminating Pulse. Their abilities were unequal to begin with.
Now that Wu Xu had rebelled, it was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the White Miao Village.
The old lady fought Wu Xu and another Illuminating Pulse expert from the Black Miao Village on her own. The remaining two Illuminating Pulse experts from the Black Miao Village were like tigers in a flock of sheep.
The old lady lost her composure after witnessing half of the White Miao Village people being killed. Moreover, she was surrounded by the two experts and one of her arms was bitten off by Li Chu's giant snake.
Xiao Ya almost fainted. "Granny!"
"Nini, leave. Leave now. The further the better. Don't ever come back!"
"The White Miao Village is doomed. What have we done wrong?!"
The old lady could not stop spitting blood.
On the village tower, a few Xiao Clan disciples grabbed Xiao Ya. Their eyes were bloodshot. "Nini, there's no turning back now. Let's go. We'll protect you with our lives. As long as you're alive, the White Miao Village won't be destroyed. Don't let granny's efforts go to waste!"
"Wu Xu, capture that b * tch now. We'll all die if she escapes!" Li Chu slapped the old lady and could not stop roaring.
Wu Xu, who was fighting in the crowd, nodded to show that he understood. With his Illuminating Pulse cultivation base, he was invincible. He leaped onto the village tower within a few leaps.
The Xiao Clan disciples who were guarding Xiao Ya clenched their teeth and charged over fearlessly.
"You're so stubborn!"
Wu Xu scoffed and killed all of them within the blink of an eye. He then walked toward Xiao Ya one step after another.
Xiao Ya took a step back to Ye Chen by instinct. She looked at Wu Xu with pain written all over her face. "Grandpa Wu, w-why?"
"Every man for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him!"
Wu Xu's expression was cold. He was no longer as gentle as before. He had his eyes on Ye Chen who was behind Xiao Ya. "And you, come with me. Don't resist. I'm not a piece of trash like Li Yuan!"
"I'll go with you. Get Ye Chen and the rest to leave!" Xiao Ya's body shuddered slightly as she smiled in despair.
"Is that even possible?"
Wu Xu chuckled.
"Ye Chen, I'll stop him. Run. He won't dare to kill me." Xiao Ya clenched her teeth as determination flashed through her pretty face.
Just when she was going to pounce on Wu Xu, a big hand grabbed her shoulder.
A big hand grabbed her shoulder, and then a faint voice came.
"Since when do I, Ye Chen, need a woman to sacrifice herself to save me?
Moreover, I can kill this piece of trash like killing a chicken within ten steps! "
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