"I was entrusted by an old friend to take care of Mu Hanyan. Brother Du, please give me some face. If she has offended you in any way, I will apologize to you on her behalf." Ye Congyun said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Haha, she has offended us in many ways. It's not something that can be resolved with just a few words of apology. You'd better not interfere." Du Tiancheng said impatiently.

"Brother Du, don't you even give face to me, Ye Congyun?" Ye Congyun's face darkened.

"Hmph, I'm just saying all this nonsense to give you face. If you don't appreciate it, don't blame me, Du Tiancheng, for turning against you." Du Tiancheng also frowned and snorted coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew up and slapped Ye Congyun with his palm.

Ye Congyun was prepared and slapped him in the face.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and divine light shone.

"Bang!" With a muffled thud, Ye Congyun retreated several steps, his feet gave way and he fell to the ground, his face turning pale. Du Tiancheng, on the other hand, only retreated one step, his expression unchanged. Clearly, his strength surpassed Ye Congyun by a considerable margin.

"Senior Ye!" Mu Hanyan quickly helped Ye Congyun up.

She never expected that these two people would start fighting as soon as they said they would, without even mentioning the grudge between her and Du Tiancheng, so she didn't even have a chance to help.

This was perhaps the biggest difference between the Lesser Gods and the Five Great Supreme God Temples. The strong were respected, and when strength reached a certain level, the so-called temple laws had little to no impact on them. More constraints came from the balance between the major priest families, and when they took action, they had no scruples at all.

"I'm fine." Ye Congyun took a pill, stood up again, and glared at Du Tiancheng.

"Ye Congyun, I have shown mercy just now. You'd better go where you should go and don't interfere in Mu Hanyan's affairs anymore, otherwise you won't be so lucky next time." Du Tiancheng looked at Ye Congyun with contempt and said.

"Du Tiancheng, Mu Hanyan is a guest of my Ye family. If you want to touch her, you have to step over my corpse." Ye Congyun said with a resolute look.

Mu Hanyan hadn't expected Ye Congyun to risk his life to protect her after just their first meeting, barely exchanging a few words. Although she knew it was all because of the token, and that the Ye family once owed the Gao family a favor, that was who knows how many years ago. Anyone else would have forgotten it, but the Ye family's descendants still remembered their kindness and kept their promise, which moved Mu Hanyan unavoidably.

"Ye family, do you really think I am afraid of your Ye family?" Du Tiancheng smiled coldly again and attacked Ye Congyun again.

"Master Mu, you go first!" Ye Congyun gritted his teeth, pushed Mu Hanyan away, drew his sword and attacked Du Tiancheng.

"Stop her!" Although Du Tiancheng was much stronger than Ye Congyun, he did not dare to underestimate him when he saw him draw his sword. He drew his sword and rushed forward while shouting loudly.

Guan Xiujin and the others were stunned. They hadn't expected a master from Xiaoshentian to be so unruly, drawing his sword before even explaining the cause and effect. Of course, they hadn't expected Ye Congyun, who had only been entrusted with the task of protecting Mu Hanyan and had no personal connection with her, to risk his life to protect her.

By the time they reacted, Mu Hanyan had already been pushed far away by Ye Congyun's palm, and it was too late to stop him.

However, what surprised and delighted them was that Mu Hanyan did not take the opportunity to escape, but suddenly stopped.

Opportunities never come easily, so Guan Xiujing and others rushed forward and blocked Mu Hanyan's way, but no one dared to act rashly.

Although they were numerous and powerful, and more than ten masters at the peak of the tenth-level Divine Heart Priests could drag the enemy to death if they joined forces, Mu Hanyan's combat power was too strong. If they really had to fight for their lives, someone would definitely die. No one wanted to use their life as a stepping stone for others.

At this moment, the sword light behind him was towering into the sky, and the magic was rampant. With a muffled sound, the winner between Du Tiancheng and Ye Congyun was decided again.

Ye Congyun's face was pale as he stumbled back repeatedly, a trace of blood dangling from the corner of his mouth. With just one move, he was defeated by Du Tiancheng again. It was no wonder; in a battle between masters, victory or defeat often came down to the smallest detail, not to mention that he was already significantly weaker than Du Tiancheng.

Mu Hanyan quickly took a few steps back, supported Ye Congyun, took out the pill and gave it to him to take.

"Why don't you leave!" After taking the pill, Ye Congyun recovered his breath and said anxiously and angrily.

The reason why he fought with Du Tiancheng with swords was to create a chance for Mu Hanyan to escape. Who knew that she would not leave, and all his efforts were in vain.

"This is a grudge between me and Du Tiancheng and others. How can I implicate you, senior!" Mu Hanyan said.

Although he didn't say much, his words were righteous and moving, but Ye Congyun rolled his eyes when he heard them.

"Then what's the point of you staying?" Ye Congyun said unhappily.

"What you have to face, you still have to face by yourself." Mu Hanyan continued to speak with great pride.

"Pretending to be awesome!" Ye Congyun nearly burst out cursing. "Fight it yourself, can you handle it?" Yes, according to Gao Pengcheng's letter, your strength is quite impressive. A peak-level tenth-order Divine Heart Priest wouldn't be your match. But the problem is, the other side has over a dozen peak-level tenth-order Divine Heart Priests, plus a Divine Soul Priest. What can you possibly do to face them?

"Hahahaha, you are so bold, so bold. I even admire you a little. How about this, as long as you hand over what we want, swear to be loyal to my Dou family from now on, work for my Dou family, and then bow your head to apologize to Chief Priest Guan and Chief Priest Liu, I will let you go. By the way, Qingyun is my junior brother, so don't refuse that marriage. If you think being a concubine is an insult to you, I will talk to him again, and I can give you the position of the main wife." Seeing Mu Hanyan's responsibility, Du Tiancheng couldn't help but love her talent and praised her.

"Are there any other conditions?" Mu Hanyan said with both amusement and anger.

He had to obediently hand over what he wanted, submit to the Dou family, apologize, and even agree to Guan Qingyun's marriage. Why didn't he just let himself die? Did he really think he was invincible and could defeat him?

"As for the rest, let me think about it." Du Tiancheng didn't notice the smile in Mu Hanyan's eyes. He thought she was scared, so he started thinking again.

"Don't think about it. I won't agree to any of your conditions. Also, if you leave now, you can still save your lives. If it's too late, don't blame me for being ruthless." Mu Hanyan shook her head and said.