277: The Calabash Brothers rescue their grandfather, delivering them one by one!

Miao Renfeng never expected this.

As a dignified Elder of the Miao Sect, he would one day... be bitten into such a pathetic state by his own poisonous insects before the enemy even made a move.

But now... he had to survive!

After all, who would want to die?

For a moment.

He struggled to lift a hand that was bitten black and swollen, his voice raspy as he spoke, "Save me, and... don't kill her. If we die, the Miao Sect will never let this matter rest..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyebrows quirked slightly.

"Oh?"

"I have a rather bad habit."

"And that is... I especially like to offer some resistance when I'm being threatened."

He paused, looking down at Miao Renfeng.

"And this resistance usually involves..."

"Making the person threatening me shut up forever."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Ye Chen had already raised his foot and stomped down toward Miao Renfeng's head.

Miao Renfeng's pupils constricted sharply. He was about to use his last bit of strength to say something more—

"Stop!!!"

A cold, sharp roar exploded from outside the restaurant like a clap of thunder!

The sound waves rolled in!

The vibration made the glass windows inside the shop buzz and tremble!

Immediately after.

A dark shadow, like a giant roc spreading its wings, led dozens of figures as it suddenly swept into the restaurant, landing between Ye Chen and Miao Renfeng.

The newcomer was about sixty years old with a thin, withered face. His eyes were sharp and piercing like a falcon's.

He wore a Zhongshan suit, but his aura was as heavy and solid as a mountain—he was actually a Heaven Realm Expert!

The elder in the Zhongshan suit first glanced at the wretched states of Miao Renfeng and Li Mei on the ground, a cold light flaring in his eyes.

The next moment.

He then glared fiercely at Ye Chen, his voice sounding like clashing metal.

"Junior! You have some nerve! To injure both an Elder and a disciple of my Miao Sect—do you really think my Miao Sect has no one left?!"

Looking at this elder in the Zhongshan suit who had suddenly appeared, Ye Chen showed no sign of fear. Instead, he looked a bit impatient.

He picked at his ear and sighed.

"Another one?"

"I say, are all you people from the Miao Sect transformed from Calabash Brothers?"

"Delivering yourselves one by one... you're really delaying me from going home to eat barbecue, you know?"

The elder in the Zhongshan suit was stunned. "Calabash Brothers? What do you mean..."

"It means..."

Ye Chen interrupted him, pointing at Miao Renfeng and Li Mei on the ground, then at the elder himself.

"This posture of yours, lining up to deliver your heads, is just like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandpa—it's never-ending. It's making me anxious just watching you."

"Pfft!" Chu Niubi couldn't help himself and burst out laughing. The surrounding diners who hadn't left yet were also stifling their laughter, their faces turning red from the effort.

Damn!

That was too wicked!

With a mouth like that, the elder probably wanted to tear him apart directly, right???

As expected.

The elder's face turned ashen instantly. His palms clenched tightly, and his aura erupted violently, his robes fluttering despite the lack of wind!

"You sharp-tongued little beast!"

"I am Miao Sect Great Elder, the Grand Elder of the Miao Sect!"

"Today, I shall clean up this ignorant madman on behalf of my sect!"

He was clearly completely enraged by Ye Chen's 'Calabash Brothers theory'.

Ye Chen, however, held up a hand. "Wait a moment."

Miao Sect Great Elder's expression turned cold. "Any last words?"

"I'm curious."

Ye Chen pointed at Li Mei. "This woman is just a green tea bitch. Why did two Elders from your Miao Sect accompany her out? Is it because you all like drinking green tea?"

Miao Sect Great Elder: "???"

No... how did this kid know he liked drinking green tea?

Wait!

Now was not the time to worry about that!

Miao Sect Great Elder snorted coldly. "Hmph, that's because she provided a lead on a special constitution. We accompanied her to seek revenge and take that constitution away while we were at it."

"Oh."

Ye Chen suddenly understood. No wonder even the Grand Elder had come.

It turned out that woman had betrayed the lead on Bing Lan.

Thinking of this.

Ye Chen shrugged. "Then it seems none of you three can leave here alive."

"Presumptuous!"

Miao Sect Great Elder shouted. His hands quickly formed a strange hand seal in front of his chest as he muttered under his breath.

The next moment.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"

A scalp-numbing sound of vibrating wings suddenly rang out!

A dense 'black cloud' surged out from his wide sleeves!

It was actually a cloud of insects made of countless grain-sized bugs!

The insect cloud split into two in mid-air. One part shot toward Ye Chen's face like black lightning!

The other part scattered as if it were alive, enveloping all the space around Ye Chen to prevent escape!

What was even more bizarre was that as these strange insects flew, they emitted a high-frequency hiss. Ordinary people hearing it would feel flustered and dizzy.

Clearly, Miao Sect Great Elder's methods were more than one level above Miao Renfeng's!

"Ten Thousand Devouring Gu Insects?"

Paralyzed on the ground, Miao Renfeng saw the insect cloud, and a glimmer of hope burst in his eyes.

This was one of Elder Miao Sect Great Elder's famous ultimate techniques!

These Gu insects not only flew rapidly and had incredible biting power, but they could also secrete toxins that paralyzed the nerves. Once they got close, even a Heaven Realm Expert would lose a layer of skin!

"Master, be careful!"

Chu Niubi cried out. Although he believed in Ye Chen's strength, the insect cloud looked truly terrifying.

Yi Yue and Xiao Ya were even more frightened, their faces turning pale as they huddled together.

Facing the terrifying insect cloud that blotted out the sky, Ye Chen was speechless.

"How annoying, more insects."

This time, he didn't even bother looking for bowls or chopsticks.

He simply lifted his right foot and stomped lightly on the ground.

Thump!

A low muffled sound, almost inaudible, radiated out from the point where Ye Chen's right foot landed. An invisible airwave rippled out like water!

Wherever this airwave passed, the air seemed to become viscous.

The black insect cloud, which had been flying as fast as lightning, seemed to hit an invisible high wall, its momentum suddenly slowing.

Immediately after.

As if they had lost all their strength, they fell to the ground one after another like rain, pitter-pattering!

After landing, the Gu insects remained motionless, as if they had instantly fallen into the deepest hibernation. Even the high-frequency hissing stopped abruptly.

"What?!"

The sinister smile on Miao Sect Great Elder's face froze instantly, his eyes filled with disbelief!

How could his Ten Thousand Devouring Gu Insects all be knocked down by the opponent's single stomp?

And from the look of it, it seemed even their life force had been temporarily sealed?

What kind of subtle and terrifying power control was required for this?

"It seems you're a bit stronger than that elder from before." Ye Chen glanced at the insects on the ground. "But not by much."

Miao Sect Great Elder was both shocked and furious. He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of essence blood. His hand seals changed again, clearly intending to use an even more powerful method.

However.

Ye Chen didn't want to watch his performance anymore.

He watched.

His figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

Miao Sect Great Elder only felt a blur before his eyes, and a sense of crisis that made his soul tremble suddenly descended!

He wanted to dodge, to block, to activate his protective Gu arts... but he was horrified to find that his body seemed to be pinned down by an invisible mountain, unable to move even a finger!

Slap!

Another crisp and loud slap!

Miao Sect Great Elder didn't even see how Ye Chen appeared, let alone how he made his move.

The next second.

He flew sideways with a scream and smashed heavily against the restaurant wall!

Boom!

The wall suffered again, cracks spreading across it.

Miao Sect Great Elder rolled to the ground, half of his cheek swollen high, blood oozing from his mouth and nose. He sat right next to Miao Renfeng.

The two of them looked much the same.

In their eyes, besides pain, there was mostly fear and shock!

Fast!

Too fast!

Strong!

Too strong!

As a dignified Law Enforcement Elder of the Miao Sect and a mid-stage Heaven Realm Expert, he couldn't even last a single move against this young man?

No, the other party hadn't even made a proper move; he had just casually given him a slap!

What kind of monster was this?

Furthermore.

He actually had the illusion of being countered to death by this kid... it was too terrifying!

Ye Chen walked over to the paralyzed Miao Sect Great Elder, squatted down, and asked, "Does your Miao Sect especially like to send Elders out to experience life?"

Miao Sect Great Elder trembled with rage. Finally unable to hold back the blood in his throat, he spat it out.

He suddenly raised his head, staring at Ye Chen with venom, and hissed, "Junior, don't get ahead of yourself! The Miao Sect is not someone you can afford to provoke!"

Before his voice could fade.

His left hand suddenly reached into his robes, pulled out a longan-sized round bead, and smashed it onto the ground!

Crack!

The bead shattered.

Immediately after.

A black mist so thick it wouldn't dissipate surged out from the shattered bead as if it were alive!

The speed at which this black mist spread was incredible. In almost the blink of an eye, it swallowed the space within a dozen meters!

Lights were obscured, and scenery disappeared, leaving only an endless darkness... Even... wherever the black mist passed, wooden tables and chairs made corroding sounds, and the tiled floor was quickly covered in a layer of gray decay.

"Cough, cough... my eyes!"

"It's so uncomfortable... I can't breathe..."

"Poison! It's poison mist! Run!"

...The people who hadn't escaped yet immediately fell into a panic. Some covered their mouths and noses, coughing violently; some had stinging, watery eyes; and some felt dizzy with weak limbs!

This black mist clearly wasn't just for blocking vision; it also contained extremely potent neurotoxins and corrosives!