Chapter Eighty-Three: The Mysterious Young Man

  The silvery moonlight pours onto the ground, the fragrance of night spreads through the air, weaving a soft net that envelops all scenery. Everything that meets the eye is shrouded in this soft net, and even the smallest blade of grass or tree is not as real as it was during the day; they all have vague, ethereal colors, each hiding its intricate details, keeping its secrets, giving people a dreamy, illusory feeling.

  Shen Xiang appeared in the distance of Ye Chen's courtyard after both Ye Chen and Mu Bing had rested, gazing into the distance as if waiting for someone.

  After a moment, a figure appeared in front of Shen Xiang, slightly bowing to her and said: "Miss, the matter with Ye Chen can be considered settled. When shall we leave?"

  The newcomer was Yuan Feng, the nominal law enforcement elder of Lianyun Sect.

  Shen Xiang looked at Yuan Feng in front of her, slightly furrowing her brow, and said: "Let's wait for a while! Brother Chen wants to go out and practice, I don't feel at ease leaving Bing Er here by herself!"

  Yu Feng furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Miss, I think it's best if we leave as soon as possible! If time drags on and things are exposed, I'm afraid our return to the Shen household will be fraught with danger!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang fell into deep thought. Yuan Feng's words were naturally understood by her; if the news of her obtaining "Dragon Capturing Hand" were to spread, she would likely attract many people! At that time, her return journey to the Shen family would probably be fraught with danger.

  Yuan Feng looked at Shen Xiang and fell into thought, hastily saying: "Miss, you should know that Lianyun Sect is not only our Shen family here, but also people from other families and sects, and their strength is comparable to ours. Shen's!"

  "But I've already promised Brother Chen that I'll stay and take care of Bing'er!" Shen Xiang said softly, looking at Yuan Feng.

  "Miss, think thrice!"

  She slowly turned around, looked at Ye Chen's courtyard, took a deep breath and said: "Don't say anything more! I cannot betray Brother Chen, once Brother Chen comes back, we will leave immediately!"

  "But...!"

  Yuan Feng's words were cut off by Shen Xiang, who said discontentedly: "Yuan Feng, don't forget your identity! I am the young lady of the Shen family! Now, leave quickly!"

  Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng let out a sigh, shook his head slightly, and directly stepped into the air, flying towards the distance.

  Shen Xiang looked at Yuan Feng leaving, a worried expression appeared on her face, and she muttered to herself: "Brother Chen! Who understands the bitterness of Xiang'er?"

  At the same time, in the conference hall of the Lianyun Sect's inner gate, Liu Yuer's face was calm as she looked at Ji Wu, her words devoid of emotion: "Sect Master, Ye Chen is going down the mountain for training tomorrow, and it's estimated that he'll return around the time of the outer gate selection!"

  Ji furrowed his brow and said, "Didn't I tell you to take care of him? He wants to go out and you let him go out? What about Dan Fang?"

  Liu Yu'er glanced at Ji Wu and said, "Ye Chen said that from now on, the medicinal materials should be handed over to Zhuge Wu Xin directly. In the future, he promised to hand over the spiritual liquid to the sect, all of which will be provided by Zhuge Wu Xin!"

  "Is Zhuge heartless?" Ji furrowed his brow, then said: "You go find Zhuge and tell him that as long as he's willing to hand over the Dan Fang, our sect will give him a very generous reward! As for Ye Chen, just let him fend for himself!"

  Liu Yu'er sneered and said, "Sect Master, you're underestimating others. Do you think Zhuge Wu Xin would hand over the Dan formula to our sect? I can tell you accurately that even if you killed him, he wouldn't be able to hand it over without Ye Chen's permission!"

  Upon hearing this, Ji fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said: "You also go down the mountain and secretly follow Ye Chen! If there's an opportunity, retrieve the Dan formula; if not, ensure his safety at all costs!"

  "Yes!"

  As soon as she heard that Ji couldn't make herself follow Ye Chen down the mountain, Liu Yuer's expression slightly brightened, and her attitude towards Ji even improved a lot, but even Liu Yuer herself didn't notice the change in her own behavior.

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  At dawn, when the first ray of sunlight entered Ye Chen's room, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes and quickly got up. He put on the backpack he had prepared yesterday and was about to leave without saying goodbye to Shen Xin and Mu Bing, fearing that he would not be able to bear leaving them behind.

  Ye Chen slowly walked towards the door, suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a giant knife that had been forgotten in the corner, and with a faint smile, he walked up to it.

  Ye Chen looked at the giant knife quietly leaning against the wall and muttered: "I almost forgot about you!"

  He immediately picked it up, gently stroked it, and smiled slightly, then turned around and walked out with big strides.

  At the foot of Lianyun Mountain, three young men were standing at this time, who were Wang Zhan and his party.

  Huo Feng looked at the road down the mountain with a sleepy face, and then said to Wang Zhan: "Brother, why did Old Five want to leave so early! It's making me still not fully awake!"

  Wang Zhan smiled slightly and said: "I guess he's afraid that after Shen Xiang and Mu Bing wake up, he won't be able to bear leaving them!"

  "I think so too!" Mo Tian smiled slightly and echoed in agreement.

  "Here I come!"

  At this time, Wang Zhan looked at the figure appearing on the downhill road and smiled slightly, saying to the two of them.

  A moment later, Ye Chen stood in front of everyone with a smile on his face and said, "Let's go!"

  Mo Tian stared at the giant knife behind Ye Chen, momentarily stunned, before a faint smile appeared on his face. He spoke softly, "Old Five, how come I've never known you had such a weapon? This knife is also too big, isn't it?"

  Huo Feng and Wang Zhan listened to Mo Tian's words, only then did they notice the giant knife on Ye Chen's back.

  Wang Zhan furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "Old Five, this weapon is a bit too big for you. If you really need one, why don't we take the opportunity to buy one from outside?"

  "Really! It's even bigger than me!" Huo Feng walked to the back of Ye Chen, holding his own height and Ye Chen's giant knife for comparison, and said in a daze.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "This weapon has helped me a lot, I have feelings for it too. If you say to change one, I really don't want to part with it!" While speaking, Ye Chen was gently stroking the giant knife beside him.

  However, a faint red light flashed on the giant knife for an instant, as if responding to Ye Chen.

  The three of them exchanged a glance and smiled, shaking their heads slightly. They didn't say anything else, but they all made up their minds that this time when they went out, they would definitely find themselves a good weapon.

  It's not that the three of them thought this way, to know that even though Yunzong also sells weapons, generally they are either expensive or some scrap metal, people basically can't stand it, otherwise, with the three of them at their current level of cultivation, how could they still not have a suitable weapon?

  Then, the four of them embarked on a journey of trials and tribulations...

  The four of them hadn't walked far when a young man came walking directly towards them. He stopped in front of Ye Chen and smiled respectfully, saying: "Four sirs, is the mountain behind us Lianyun Mountain?"

  Everyone was stunned, looking at the young man with a puzzled expression.

  The young man smiled and said: "You four should be disciples of Lianyun Sect, right?"

  "Yes! And you?" Wang Zhan looked at the young man and replied lightly.

  The young man bowed to the four of them and said: "I am an ordinary person, I have come here to pay homage to my master!"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Zhan smiled slightly and said in a soft voice: "Behind us is indeed Lianyun Mountain, the Lianyun Sect is right above it. I wish you success, perhaps we can become fellow disciples!"

  The young man bowed to the four and said respectfully: "I hope so!" Then, he directly bypassed the crowd and walked towards Lianyun Sect's Fang Xin.

  Ye Chen watched as the young man's figure disappeared into the distance, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. He always felt that this young person in front of him was not ordinary.

  Wang Zhan looked at Ye Chen's expression and patted his shoulder in confusion, saying: "Old Five, what's wrong with you?"

  Ye Chen glanced at Wang Zhan and said in a low voice: "I don't know either, I always feel that this young man is not simple!"

  Huo Feng smiled and put his arm around Ye Chen's shoulder, saying: "Old Five, you're thinking too much! They've already said they came to Lianyun Sect to become a disciple, what are you thinking?"

  "Really! Old Five, you're thinking too much!" Mo Tian said, but his eyebrows also slightly furrowed, he also felt that the young man who spoke to everyone earlier was a bit strange.

  Ye Chen slightly shook his head and said in a low voice, "His attitude is not right. If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely not have had that indifferent expression after seeing us!"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Zhan also recalled the young man's attitude from earlier, which indeed didn't seem like that of an ordinary person seeing a cultivator for the first time; it was as if they were peers conversing with each other.

  Huo Feng looked at everyone's expression, and laughed, saying: "What are you thinking? Even if he has some secret, it doesn't concern us. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up! Let's hurry up and go, I haven't even had breakfast yet!"

  Wang Zhan smiled slightly and said, "That's right, we're just outer sect disciples. If something really happens, with our current strength, I'm afraid we can't do much!"

  Ye Chen listened to their words, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said: "I hope so!"

  However, Ye Chen's guess was indeed correct. The young man just now was not as simple as he seemed on the surface. If it is said that this young man came to Lianyun Sect for a purpose, it was actually to find Ye Chen!

  The young man who just passed by was the one who slaughtered Wangjia Village back then, and he came here to find the remaining map in Ye Chen's arms.

  But fate is so strange that it allowed the two to miss each other by a hair's breadth, and also allowed Ye Chen to unintentionally avoid trouble.

  "Where are we going first? We don't even have a goal, can't just wander around randomly!" Mo Tian thought for a moment before speaking up.

  Wang Zhan listened to Mo Tian's words and suddenly remembered that everyone was so eager to come out that they forgot to plan a route: "Ah! Do you have any good recommendations?"

  Huo Feng shrugged and said, "Don't ask me, I've only been out a few times, I don't know either!"

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Alright! Follow me, I'm going to see an old friend anyway!"

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