“Jiuli, she is the same kind of person as you. You two are in the same boat. Starting today, she will join us. Perhaps by helping each other, you can find out your shared past.” Ye Xingchen introduced, “Her name is Weina.”
The chill emanating from Jiu Li slowly dissipated. After hesitating for a long time, she slowly stepped forward, extended her hand to express her goodwill, and uttered two words: "Jiu Li..."
“My name is Vena. What’s wrong with your vocal cords?” Vena took her hand.
“I don’t understand. Her vocal cords are fine; she can laugh and make sounds, but she just can’t speak,” Ye Xingchen said. “I’ve been trying to figure out her situation and her background.”
“She and I… are the same.” Holding Jiu Li’s hand, tears welled up in Weina’s eyes as she murmured, “Augustus never told me about my origins.”
“From as far back as I can remember, I followed him in hiding until one day he was surrounded by the Pope, and I never saw him again after that. He… is probably the only person in the world who knows about our origins.”
"Don't worry, I'll figure it out. Jiu Li, take Weina back. I have other things to do," Ye Xingchen said.
Jiu Li stepped forward, blocking Ye Xingchen's path, and asked with a questioning look, indicating whether she needed to come along.
"No need. What follows is a personal matter. Just take care of yourself and Vena," Ye Xingchen said. "Take this opportunity to have a good talk between you two."
Jiu Li was somewhat reluctant, but she still nodded gently and released Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen turned around and disappeared into the night. Jiu Li pulled Lavina along and left with her.
Liang Chenghu had been waiting for information from the team. Although he knew that the team might not be able to deal with Ye Xingchen, and could only hold him off for a while, he still held onto a sliver of hope that Ye Xingchen could be defeated by the team.
As soon as news came from over there that Ye Xingchen had been defeated, he immediately found a way to deal with Hua Li and seize his demon core.
Hua Li is currently absorbing the demon core, and it's at the most critical moment. Taking the risk of killing him shouldn't be a big problem.
He kept a close eye on his phone, ready to act immediately whenever his subordinates reported something.
Although he didn't know how to use the demon core, he could take it to the Great Wuxiang Temple, where the monks would surely know how to use it.
Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated.
"It's here." Liang Chenghu's spirits lifted, and he immediately picked up his phone and pressed the answer button, asking anxiously, "How is it?"
"Oh, Second Master, you seem to be in a hurry?" Ye Xingchen's teasing voice came from the other end of the line. "But aren't you a little disappointed to hear my voice?"
"Ye Xingchen?" Liang Chenghu's pupils shrank, and he was almost dumbfounded.
His hand holding the phone was trembling. It was his subordinate's phone. What did it mean that Ye Xingchen was calling him using his subordinate's phone? It meant that Ye Xingchen had already taken down the five assassins, the Purgatory Warriors, who had been recruited from abroad, and that Ye Xingchen had come directly to his location.
"Yes, it's me," Ye Xingchen said. "Outside your villa, did you open the door for me, or did I smash down your magnificent gate and barge in?"
Liang Chenghu's face was unusually grim. He pressed a key, which was the electronic key for the villa's main gate.
The door slowly opened, and Ye Xingchen casually tossed his phone to the ground, ignoring the people lying on the ground behind him, and walked straight in.
Liang Chenghu stared intently at Ye Xingchen, his eyes filled with a hint of fear.
At the same time, his hands and feet were ice cold. His original plan was to hold off Ye Xingchen for three days to buy time for Hua Li, but now, in less than a day, Ye Xingchen had actually come to kill him.
"President Liang is still pragmatic; he knows that struggling is useless." Ye Xingchen nodded approvingly, sat down opposite Liang Chenghu, and smiled slightly, "Where is Hua Li?"
Liang Chenghu remained silent. He reached out and opened a hidden door that led to the basement level, where there was a secret room.
As soon as the door opened, a chilling demonic aura rushed out. Ye Xingchen frowned slightly, grabbed Chi Xiao, and rushed inside.
On the lower level of the secret room, Hua Li's true form had been revealed: a huge snake body coiled on the ground, occupying the entire basement.
Above him floated a golden demon core the size of a walnut. From time to time, wisps of golden light would peel off from the demon core, which Hua Li would then absorb into his body.
With each bit of demon core he inhaled, his snake body swelled a little larger.
This guy's demon core was formed from the remaining power of the Yuanlong Saliva.
The power of the Yuanlong Saliva was immense, enabling this guy to transform into human form ahead of time, and then enabling him to develop two golden scales to save his life.
The remaining power was condensed by Hua Li into a demon core and stored within her body for use in her tribulation.
Because his own cultivation could not support such a huge power, even now he could only refine it little by little and then improve his strength to fight Ye Xingchen to the death.
Unfortunately, this guy didn't last long enough to fully refine the demon core before Ye Xingchen found him.
"Strike while the iron is hot. This guy is currently focused on refining the demon core, and it's reached the most crucial moment. So Ye Xingchen must take this opportunity to kill him."
Despicable? Sorry, Ye Xingchen doesn't have time to talk about martial ethics with a beast.
After all, he still had several top experts from the Great Wuxiang Temple to deal with in the future, and he also needed to find the place where his father was locked up. There were many things to do in the future, so preserving his strength was the best course of action for now.
Gathering his strength, he swung his sword with all his might towards Hua Li's enormous snake head.
*Thud...* Blood splattered everywhere as Ye Xingchen severed a head the size of a small car with a single sword stroke.
Awooo... The snake's two huge eyes opened, and although its head and body were split in two, they were desperately trying to put them back together, while the huge snake body twisted wildly.
He was going to make a last-ditch effort; this was the thought that crossed Ye Xingchen's mind. At that moment, he dared not hold back any longer, picked up the Crimson Cloud Sword in his hand, and slashed down at the guy.
Having lost two golden scales, this guy no longer has a third chance to escape.
Moreover, the Crimson Sky Sword in Ye Xingchen's hand was indestructible wherever it went; with just a few strikes, the snake's body was forcibly split into several pieces.
He casually pocketed the demon core in mid-air, and that resolved the matter.
Poor Hua Li, who was originally very fortunate after obtaining the Yuanlong Saliva, was able to transform into human form ahead of time and was born with two life-saving golden scales.
Furthermore, there is a demon core inside its abdomen, and absorbing the demon core will increase its strength several times over.
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