87: A simp?

Pan Ce watched this foolish woman out of the corner of his eye.

He hadn't lied to her; if the Martial God Scroll had a market price, it wouldn't just be enough for her next life, it would be enough for ten lifetimes.

The only pity was that her next life might not be very long—perhaps... only a few days left?

"What's wrong?" Liu Yan asked curiously.

"Nothing..." Pan Ce shook his head. "I feel like you're much prettier today than before."

"Hmph, wasn't I pretty before?"

"Pretty, you were pretty." Pan Ce replied perfunctorily. "That item I mentioned, did you find it?"

"No..." Liu Yan became somewhat annoyed. "I've rummaged through everything he brought back! There's no such thing as the guardian crystal you mentioned! How about... we wake him up and ask?"

"Are you crazy!? He is a Martial Artist!"

"So what? Aren't you a Martial Artist too?" Liu Yan said as if it were a matter of course.

Pan Ce thought to himself, how could that be the same? There is a gap between Martial Artists.

You and a Ninth Realm Martial Artist are both of the Human Race, but a single breath from them is enough to kill you ten thousand times over...

"Anyway, don't worry, if we can't find it, we'll look for it slowly." Pan Ce said, then handed her a card. "A reward for you... go shopping tonight and buy some things."

Liu Yan's eyes lit up, she took it impatiently, and then kissed Pan Ce on the cheek. "Hubby, you're so good!"

...

Guided by the Niyuan Qianshen Technique, Chu Yuan stopped in front of a villa.

He released his Divine Sense to investigate, then strolled inside leisurely.

It went very smoothly, but that was to be expected.

The power of immortal Daoist Magic is not just displayed in destructive force; in every other aspect, it is a crushing existence compared to Martial Skills.

He found Jiang Fei in the basement, inside a freezer...

The freezer was set to maximum power, emitting a hum; inside, Jiang Fei's body was covered in thick layers of white frost.

But he wasn't dead yet... The vitality of a Sky Soaring Realm Martial Artist is powerful, and this level of cold was not enough to freeze him to death.

Furthermore, even though the air inside the freezer was stagnant and lacked oxygen, a Martial Artist's internal Qi is endless, and they have long since ceased to need normal breathing.

Although he was speechless, Chu Yuan felt more relief; the scene before him proved that although Jiang Fei might have been uselessly ambushed, he had indeed not defected...

With a flash of cold light, Chu Yuan sliced open the freezer, dragged Jiang Fei's body out, and then infused him with spiritual power. Only then did he discover a troublesome toxin inside Jiang Fei's body!

It was blocking Jiang Fei's brain and eroding his nerves... This was the culprit causing his unconsciousness.

Spiritual power could neutralize and expel it, but Chu Yuan dared not act too forcefully, otherwise, he might accidentally injure Jiang Fei's brain.

Chu Yuan didn't want to save someone only for them to become a mentally disabled idiot... so he had to act carefully...

...

"Chu Yuan? Why is it you?" Jiang Fei opened his eyes, his tone weak.

Chu Yuan smiled. "The Zhenwu Bureau determined that you defected with my Martial God Scroll, so I came personally to see what's going on."

"Defected..." Jiang Fei froze for a moment, then fell silent.

"Aren't you going to explain?"

"I will, but... let's go get the Martial God Scroll back first."

"Is the Cultivation Technique really lost?"

"...I'm sorry."

"What exactly happened?"

"We'll talk about it when there's time." Jiang Fei mobilized his energy, melting the white frost on his body, and quickly evaporated the water stains. "The Cultivation Technique is... it's with Liu Yan, let's go find her!"

Chu Yuan frowned. "Where are we going to find her?"

"I don't know, but she must be in Qiyang City... Let's go to her company first to take a look."

Chu Yuan said bluntly, "Did you freeze your brain stupid? Wouldn't it be easier to just have the Zhenwu Bureau locate and arrest her? Do we really need to go find her ourselves?"

"No! We cannot notify the Zhenwu Bureau!"

A ridiculous guess formed in Chu Yuan's mind, and he asked, "Why can't we notify them?"

"If we notify the Zhenwu Bureau... Liu Yan will be dead for sure!"

"..." Chu Yuan slapped his forehead. Great, the guess came true!

He widened his eyes, looking at Jiang Fei in disbelief. "You are actually a simp!?"

In this light, Jiang Fei being ambushed didn't seem so surprising anymore.

It is well known that simps are a magical species; even if their goddess told them to eat shit, they would eat it by the mouthful... let alone a little poison!

But Jiang Fei didn't look like that kind of person?

Chu Yuan had also seen Liu Yan's profile; she was just an ordinary person. To put it bluntly, given Jiang Fei's strength and status, someone like Liu Yan wouldn't even be able to reach his level! Even if he had forcibly done something to Liu Yan, nothing would have happened to him...

"..." Jiang Fei's originally pale face turned slightly dark, but he actually didn't refute it, whispering, "Chu Yuan, help me..."

"..."

Under the neon lights, a sports car wove frantically through traffic, as if something terrifying was chasing after it.

Although it caused a chorus of curses from those around, the driver didn't seem to care at all...

"Go faster! Go faster!" Pan Ce gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes bloodshot, seemingly filled with fear!

The villa was broken into, and that person... was rescued!

The Zhenwu Bureau! It must be the Zhenwu Bureau! Only the Zhenwu Bureau has this capability!

But... why? Hadn't the Zhenwu Bureau already investigated and cleared Liu Yan of suspicion?

For this, he had even given Liu Yan a precious 'Memory Sealing Pill'...

Pan Ce couldn't figure it out, but he knew that if he was caught by the Zhenwu Bureau, he would be dead for sure!

Liu Yan in the passenger seat grabbed her seatbelt in terror and screamed, "Pan Ce! What are you doing!?"

Originally, she had been at a high-end tea shop showing off her newly bought luxury bag to her girlfriends, but Pan Ce had suddenly rushed in and dragged her into the car.

She hadn't even had time to take her bag with her...

"Shut up! You bitch!" Pan Ce roared, then reached over with one hand and grabbed Liu Yan's hair. "Where is the item!? Where the hell is it!?"

"Ah~! It hurts! Pan Ce, are you crazy!?" Liu Yan's eyes filled with tears, and she used both hands to forcefully pinch the large hand gripping her hair.

"I'm asking you where the item is! Hurry up and tell me!"

"What item!?"

"The crystal! The guardian crystal of the Martial God Scroll!"

"I don't know... I don't know! Let me go!"

Before long, the vehicle rushed out of the city gates.

Chu Yuan had seen on Mu Island that all cities had guards at the city gates, and one could only enter or exit at specific times.

But Great Qin did not have this policy, or rather, it had long since been abolished.

The beasts in the wild had been almost completely cleared out, and the danger was close to zero.

Furthermore, for Martial Artists above the Yukong Realm... if they could fly, where couldn't they go? Everywhere was a 'city gate'...

"Think quickly! If you can't think of it... then go die!" Inside the car, Pan Ce still had one hand on the steering wheel while the other choked Liu Yan's neck.

"I... don't know..." Liu Yan said with difficulty. The feeling of suffocation washed over her, making her vision go black.

Just as her consciousness was fading, a soft light suddenly spread from the pendant on her chest, repelling Pan Ce's hand and protecting her...