"Yes, Young Master Ye Tian..."
Everyone in the room nodded in agreement, then split into two groups. One group, led by Ye Tian, went to capture Ye Lin, while the remaining people went to investigate who was responsible for the deaths of the Ye Family.
...
Outside Qing Mountain City.
Ye Chen had not driven the carriage far when he heard an angry roar from behind, a deep voice shouting, "Ye Chen, how dare you kill a Lin Family member? If I don't tear you to pieces today, how will my Lin Family stand in Qing Mountain City?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen looked back at the Lin Family members chasing him and cursed, "Damn it, how did the Lin Family send out that old geezer Lin Zhi?"
One must know that Lin Zhi, as an Elder of the Lin Family, had a cultivation starting at least from the Martial Master Realm.
Yet, he had only killed a small Lin Family guard.
The Lin Family had dispatched a Martial Master Realm expert to deal with him.
Wasn't this the Lin Family determined to put Ye Chen to death?
Little did he know, Lin Zhi's purpose in coming was not to kill Ye Chen.
Instead, it was to capture Ye Chen alive.
Otherwise, to deal with a mere Martial Artist like Ye Chen, why would the Lin Family make such a big fuss and send out a Martial Master Realm expert?
In Qing Mountain City, a Martial Master could be considered a Peak expert, whether in noble families or the Three Great Families.
Under normal circumstances, the Three Great Families would only send out Martial Master Realm experts for significant economic interests.
Now, for the sake of dealing with Ye Chen, the Lin Family had dispatched a Martial Master Realm expert, which showed that the Lin family head was absolutely determined to get Ye Chen.
Watching the approaching Lin Family, Ye Chen cursed as he pulled the reins, and the speed of the carriage beneath him involuntarily accelerated.
Inside the carriage.
Ye Lin, with a panicked expression, lifted the window curtain and glanced at the Ye Family members chasing them from behind. She asked, "Brother, the Lin Family has caught up. What should we do now?"
Ye Chen, who was rapidly driving the carriage, heard Ye Lin's question. Although he was extremely flustered inside, he calmly said, "Lin'er, what's there to be afraid of? When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll cover it with earth..."
"It's just the Lin Family. They want to kill me? It's not that easy!"
Saying this, Ye Chen looked back at the still-chasing Lin Family members, thinking, "This isn't a good plan. If this continues, I'll be caught by the Lin Family sooner or later..."
"It seems I can only take a risk now..."
After all, the Lin Family members were all on horseback, which was several times superior to his carriage in terms of speed and flexibility.
Moreover, among the Lin Family members, there was also a Martial Master Realm expert.
On the Tianwu Continent, once one's cultivation reached the Martial Master Realm, they could release spiritual energy externally.
If that old bastard Lin Zhi caught up to a certain distance.
It was likely that the old man would mercilessly strike and shatter the carriage.
At that time, even if he survived, Ye Lin, who had no cultivation, would surely face a grim fate, wouldn't she?
Thinking of this, a glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, as if he had made some kind of decision.
While loosening the ropes wrapped around the carriage, he extended his hand into the carriage and hastily said, "Lin'er, give me your hand..."
Inside the carriage.
Looking at Ye Chen's outstretched right hand, Ye Lin didn't hesitate at all, reaching out with both hands and quickly gripping his.
The next second.
Before Ye Lin could react, Ye Chen exerted force with his right arm and directly pulled Ye Lin out.
At the same time.
He kicked the carriage with both feet, sending the carriage crashing towards the Lin Family members behind them.
As for Ye Chen, he took Ye Lin and rode the horse that had been pulling the carriage, continuing to gallop forward.
Freed from the constraints of the carriage, Ye Chen rode with Ye Lin, speeding along the road outside Qing Mountain City.
The Lin Family members chasing behind, having been outsmarted by Ye Chen, although they had the Martial Master Realm expert Lin Zhi and suffered no damage, the distance between them had widened.
Yet, despite this, the Lin Family members still quickly caught up.
Watching the increasingly close Lin Family members behind him.
Just as Ye Chen was thinking about how to shake off the Lin Family, he unknowingly arrived at the Ten Thousand Mountains outside Qing Mountain City.
Looking at the Ten Thousand Mountains, which was close at hand, Ye Chen's mouth curved into a sneer, and he said in a deep voice, "Since you want to chase me so badly, today I'll let you chase to your heart's content..."
Saying this, Ye Chen told Ye Lin to hold him tight, then rode his horse into the Ten Thousand Mountains.
The Ten Thousand Mountains were fraught with danger. Without powerful cultivation, entering alone meant certain death, with no other path.
Even mercenary groups who frequented the Ten Thousand Mountains could not guarantee coming out unscathed every time.
Not to mention Ye Chen, a mere Martial Artist; with his strength, even encountering a low-level Yao Beast would likely lead to a grim fate.
If it weren't for the Lin Family's relentless pursuit, Ye Chen would not have wanted to venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains with Ye Lin.
Back when Ye Chen hadn't been crippled, with his cultivation at the Peak of the Ninth Heaven of the Martial Artist Realm, he had tried to train in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
However, at that time, Ye Chen only dared to train in the outermost reaches of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
If he went further in, venturing into the territory of Second-Order or Third-Order Yao Beasts, even with Ye Chen's cultivation at the Ninth Heaven of the Martial Artist Realm back then, he would likely have faced a grim fate.
After all, the physical bodies of Yao Beasts were much stronger than humans. Under the same cultivation, for humans to kill a Yao Race member was undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Unless one possessed powerful Martial Skills, coupled with high-grade weapons.
Otherwise, humans of the same Realm going to hunt Yao Beasts was no different from seeking death.
On the Tianwu Continent, human cultivation was divided into Martial Apprentice, Martial Artist, Martial Master, Great Martial Master, Martial Ancestor, Martial Lord, Martial King, Martial Venerable, Martial God, Martial Saint...
Although Yao Beasts were not as finely divided as the Human Race, they also had a hierarchy: First-Order Yao Beast, Second-Order Yao Beast, Third-Order Yao Beast, Fourth-Order Yao Beast... Ninth-Order Yao Beast...
And in the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains, according to legend, there existed a Sixth-Order Demonic Beast comparable to a Martial Lord.
Upon reaching this Realm, they already possessed the qualification to transform into human form.
However, most Yao Beasts were accustomed to their original forms, and transforming into human form would significantly reduce their strength.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, very few Yao Beasts would transform into human form.
Entrance to the Ten Thousand Mountains.
The Lin Family, looking at Ye Chen and Ye Lin who had fled into the Ten Thousand Mountains, hesitantly asked Lin Zhi, "Elder Lin Zhi, what should we do now?"
"Even Kingdom experts dare not delve deep into these Ten Thousand Mountains. With just a few of us, if we rashly venture in, we'll likely face a grim fate!"
Above Qing Mountain City was Nanhe County.
Above Nanhe County was the Thousand Stars Kingdom.
One can imagine that if even Thousand Stars Kingdom experts dared not delve deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains, for them to go in would be asking for death, wouldn't it?
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