88: Chapter 88 Security Envoy

Ling Yichen slowly opened his eyes after finishing his cultivation and was stunned to see so many bugs gathered in the room.

However, he was not afraid; on the contrary, he felt a sense of familiarity.

He could even vaguely hear some strange sounds in his ears, but these sounds could not form a meaning he could understand, so he had no idea what they were saying.

Ever since he awakened, these sounds had been echoing in his ears; at first, he thought he was hallucinating, but after studying them carefully, he immediately understood that these sounds were consciousness fluctuations emitted by the bugs around him.

It was just that because the bugs were too small individually and their consciousness was incomplete, they could not form a complete ideology, so he could not grasp what they were expressing.

Only when a higher-level existence evolved among these bugs would it be possible for a complete ideology to form.

By then, he would be able to communicate with them.

Of course, perhaps it would also be possible when his own strength became stronger.

In short, both he and these bugs were too weak to reach a level of synchronized communication.

Ling Yichen looked at them, smiled, and whispered, "Scatter quickly, or else if others see you, they'll be scared to death."

As he said this, he began to practice again.

However, just as he was about to start, he suddenly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

In the next second, he heard the window shatter, and a flying knife stabbed towards him.

Immediately following that, several figures jumped through the window and pounced on Ling Yichen.

Ling Yichen remained unmoved, watching them approach with composure.

Just as they were about to touch him, an unexpected change occurred.

Suddenly, five cats darted out from under Ling Yichen's bed, instantly transforming into Flesh Paste Monsters, wrapping around those people, and then leaping out the window to pursue the remaining assassins.

Ling Yichen rose leisurely, walked to the window, and observed the situation outside.

He saw the five Flesh Paste Monsters, which had transformed from the cats, jumping and flashing on the hotel's outer wall, pouncing on one assassin after another; anyone they pounced on was instantly enveloped.

Those who were wrapped up could struggle for a moment at first, but after a few seconds, the struggling ceased.

The Flesh Paste Monsters grew a bit larger and continued to pounce on the others.

Repeating this cycle, after the five Flesh Paste Monsters had pounced five or six times, the battle ended.

At this time, everyone else in the room had been awakened by the noise and gathered in the living room, and Ling Yichen also hurried out.

"Are you all okay?" Ye Qingzhu scanned everyone with worry.

Everyone nodded in unison.

"What were those things?" Tian Xingliang asked with some terror.

As an ordinary person, he was indeed very terrified at this moment.

Sleeping soundly, they suddenly heard a loud noise outside, and upon getting up, they immediately saw several Flesh Paste Monsters killing people.

This scene was truly too shocking for him.

"We don't know either; they looked like some kind of monsters!" Ye Qingzhu was also full of confusion.

Among those present, only W and Tian Yingying looked up at Ling Yichen.

W knew Ling Yichen's background, while Tian Yingying had seen the Flesh Paste Monsters when school let out in the afternoon and knew those things were created by Ling Yichen.

"Sigh, I suddenly miss the days in the Old City District; at least it was peaceful there, and we could have a good night's sleep!"

Lu Yu sighed.

She was also an ordinary person; ever since they entered the Old City District, they had been constantly experiencing things they would not usually encounter, which was constantly stimulating their nerves.

Upon hearing this, Tian Yingying could not help but show guilt.

It was all because she had suddenly awakened that her parents were forced to follow her to the Central District and experience these unwarranted disasters.

"Hey, what are you saying? Isn't it pretty good now? No need to work, and the days are leisurely; although we experience some strange things, aren't we fine?"

Tian Xingliang glared at his wife, Lu Yu.

Lu Yu also realized she had said the wrong thing, especially after seeing her daughter's expression, so she immediately stepped forward and hugged Tian Yingying.

"Yingying, Mom just hadn't woken up fully and was complaining; don't be sad, we are indeed doing quite well now, it's just a bit noisy!"

Tian Yingying gave a bitter smile and said nothing.

At this moment, a knock was heard at the door, and then the voice of that Long Aotian sounded.

"Miss Ye, are you okay?"

As he spoke, the door was already opened, and Long Aotian, dressed in a wine-red suit, led a team of people into the room.

"Unknown monsters attacked outside, and to ensure Miss Ye's safety, starting from now, I will stay by Miss Ye's side at all times to guard her."

Saying this, he gave a look to the people he brought, and those people immediately scattered and stood in every corner of the room.

Ye Qingzhu frowned immediately and stepped forward, saying, "Your protection is not needed here!"

However, Long Aotian said, "I'm sorry, Miss Ye, this is not something you or I can decide; just a moment ago, the leaders of the Eight Great Factions held a meeting, and it was decided that from today on, the Eight Great Factions will each send a Security Envoy to take turns protecting Miss Ye every day until Miss Ye makes a decision!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu's expression changed instantly, and there was a trace of anger in her eyes.

Although the Eight Great Factions were using the name of protection, they were actually acting as surveillance, which made her very unhappy!

At this time, W walked to her side and looked at Long Aotian, saying, "You can stay, but the others must withdraw, and they are not allowed to enter the room!"

Long Aotian hesitated for a moment, but ultimately complied with W's order and waved at those people.

Those people immediately exited the room and guarded outside the suite.

"I'm sorry for causing trouble for everyone; if needed, I can move out to live alone."

Ye Qingzhu was full of apology.

"It's fine, having someone to protect us is good; at least we can sleep soundly!" Tian Xingliang and Lu Yu said with smiles.

"Don't overthink it; it's quite chaotic everywhere now, having their protection might not be a bad thing! At least the adults among us will be relatively safer." W also comforted her.

Ling Yichen also nodded in agreement, saying, "Don't overthink it, practicing peacefully is the most important thing!"

Ye Qingzhu looked at everyone gratefully and nodded silently.

Watching her like this, Ling Yichen sighed.

Ever since she didn't get a response from him, her entire state had been a bit off, very negative.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly walked up to Ye Qingzhu, opened his arms to gently pull her into his embrace, and whispered softly in her ear, "Don't overthink it, no one can take you away from my side!"

At this moment, Ye Qingzhu was already stunned.

Ling Yichen's sudden hug had already completely dumbfounded her, and now hearing these words, her entire brain crashed.

"What does this mean? Is he confessing to me?"

"Ah... I'm going to suffocate, my heartbeat is so fast!"

At this moment, Ye Qingzhu felt as if ten rabbits were jumping around in her heart; she was both excited and nervous, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react.

Ling Yichen did not linger too long; after saying this, he released her and said softly, "Rest well!"

After saying that, he didn't forget to wink at her.

With this, Ye Qingzhu became even more excited, her face flushed red, and her eyes were full of joy.

The others present saw this scene and all showed expressions of watching a show.

Even Tang Juan was like this; she did not oppose Ye Qingzhu dating, after all, she was not young anymore, and besides, the object was Ling Yichen who lived across the hall.

However, there was one person on the scene whose eyes turned red.

Undoubtedly, that was Long Aotian.

As the 12th Executor of the Supernatural Management Association, Long Aotian would become a veteran in the future, and his prospects were bright.

And he was also one of the relatively younger ones among the 12th Executors, and was designated by the veterans as a candidate for the spouse of the Fairy Lineage.

Once Ye Qingzhu chose the Supernatural Management Association, he would become Ye Qingzhu's fiancé.

But now, Ling Yichen was openly hugging Ye Qingzhu, and his behavior was excessively intimate.

"You're courting death!" Long Aotian was instantly furious, his aura erupted, and he raised his hand to slap Ling Yichen.

In his opinion, Ling Yichen was just an ordinary student; killing him was doing him a favor!

However, just as his hand was about to land on Ling Yichen's face, an extremely terrifying omen of danger arose.

In the next second, a red protective shield appeared on his body.

But in just an instant, his protective shield made a crisp sound like breaking glass, and then the entire shield turned into powder.

And in the blink of an eye, he retreated rapidly, completely distancing himself from Ling Yichen.

Everyone at the scene didn't see what happened, including W; they only saw Long Aotian attack Ling Yichen, then the shield appeared, and then shattered.

And Ling Yichen hadn't moved from beginning to end, not even lifting a hand.

"You... who exactly are you?"

Long Aotian's eyes were full of fear as he looked at Ling Yichen.

Just now, he had almost died.

Yes, if the defensive shield hadn't blocked it for him, he would have really died.

After speaking, he took out a copper-coin-sized jade pendant from the inner pocket of his suit.

However, this jade pendant already had many cracks, and with a gentle squeeze, the entire pendant crumbled and turned into powder.

Seeing this scene, the expression on his face became even more spectacular.

"This is a B-Rank low-grade defensive shield that can withstand a blow from a B-Rank Expert, and it just... shattered like this?"

"Could he be a B-Rank Expert?"

Long Aotian only felt cold sweat dripping down his back.

And at this moment, Ling Yichen was also secretly surprised, surprised that this Long Aotian had such a powerful defensive item.

He was even more surprised at the great improvement in his own strength.

Just now, when Long Aotian intended to attack him, he also immediately mobilized all the Intelligence Worms in his body, ready to give the opponent a head-on blow.

However, as soon as the Intelligence Worms made contact with Long Aotian, the defensive shield on Long Aotian's body immediately activated and blocked the full-force attack of ten Intelligence Worms.

Although the defensive shield shattered, Long Aotian managed to escape because of it.

Ling Yichen secretly thought it was a pity.

At this moment, he also truly felt the power of the Intelligence Worms.

The attack of ten Intelligence Worms could break a B-Rank defensive shield; what if there were one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand?

Even an A-Rank would be blasted away by him, right?