Ye Chen is dead!
Such a mighty warrior from the God Realm just died under the feet of Zhu Yeqing, an Energy Transformation Warrior, in such a suffocating way!
"Huff… Hah…"
Stepping on Ye Chen like stepping on an ant, Zhu Yeqing felt waves of strange emotions pounding at her heart, her emotions surging intensely!
She actually killed a warrior from the God Realm, which was unbelievable.
This was a warrior with the same rank as the Lord of the Killing Realm from her former Assassin Organization, Slaughter Redemption!
Back then, facing the Lord of the Killing Realm, she only had the qualification to look up, and now, she had personally killed a warrior of the same realm.
Although Mu Jinyu helped her, it was enough to make her feel proud.
After a long pause,
Zhu Yeqing managed to suppress the surging emotions, turned back to look at Mu Jinyu, then knelt on one knee, and thanked him, "Thank you, Dragon King, for rescuing me twice…"
Mu Jinyu waved his hand, and a robust stream of True Yuan surged forward, gently catching Zhu Yeqing's knee, preventing her from kneeling down, and said indifferently, "After all, you are Sister Mei's friend. Although there were grievances before, they were all resolved with a smile. Naturally, I would help you."
After saying that, Mu Jinyu took out the luminous, translucent spirit stone that Zhu Yeqing had just handed to him, tossed it back to her, and said, "There, you're safe now. This is yours back. Can you tell me where you found this spirit stone?"
Zhu Yeqing caught the spirit stone, then looked at Mu Jinyu with complex eyes.
She didn't expect that Mu Jinyu would actually choose to return the spirit stone he had obtained.
Initially, when Mu Jinyu had asked her to personally kill Ye Chen, she suspected that Mu Jinyu's purpose was not only to let her avenge herself but also to use her to kill someone. Later, when Ye Wushuang came looking, he would just push her out, and he could swallow the spirit stone without any scruples!
It seems she had underestimated the magnanimity of Mu Jinyu, the Dragon King!
He was sincerely helping her take revenge!
Pressing down on these complex thoughts, Zhu Yeqing started to explain:
"This is what happened, not long ago, I was seeking refuge near Ji Province when I suddenly saw a brilliant burst of spiritual light shooting into the sky. I went over to check, and that was when I discovered this spirit stone…"
"I picked up the spirit stone and continued looking around to see if there were any other spirit stones or spirit stone mines. Unfortunately, there were none. Because of a slight delay, Ye Chen and his companions must have followed the spiritual light and found me with the spirit stone, claiming it was theirs!"
"Of course, I couldn't just give it to them, and I almost got killed by them!"
Saying this, Zhu Yeqing showed a face full of indignant expression, and even though she had just killed Ye Chen, she was still extremely upset!
She continued to speak with a hint of pride:
"Luckily, as an assassin, escaping is one of my top skills, and since they lacked experience, I managed to escape. I ran towards the Capital City, and with my experience of shaking tails, I lost them after a few turns and they could never find me again!"
"Unfortunately, for some reason, after I completely shook them off, they found me again and again! That's why I thought of handing over the spirit stone to you, Dragon King, for safekeeping while I continued to flee. Still, they caught up with me."
What happened next didn't need to be said, as Mu Jinyu already knew.
Disappointment flashed in Mu Jinyu's eyes, just one spirit stone?
What a pity.
He had originally thought there might be more spirit stones, which was why Ye Chen and his people were so relentless in their pursuit of Zhu Yeqing.
However, considering Earth's original environment, which truly didn't have any spirit stones except in Kunlun Ruins, Mu Jinyu felt that Ye Chen and his companions' attitude was actually quite normal.
Zhu Yeqing noticed a fleeting disappointment in Mu Jinyu's eyes and understood that he too desired the spirit stone, but he would not resort to forceful plundering.
Clenching her teeth, Zhu Yeqing pulled out a dagger and struck the spirit stone in her hand!
"Crack!"
The spirit stone split into two instantly.
One piece was two-thirds of the original size, and the smaller one was only a third.
Zhu Yeqing held onto the smaller piece and offered the larger one to Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu said in surprise, "Hmm? There's no need..."
Zhu Yeqing stubbornly said, "I insist. If not for the Dragon King coming to my rescue, I would have lost not only the spirit stone but my life as well. I know the Dragon King saved me because of Sister Mei, but I can't show no gratitude..."
Seeing that Mu Jinyu was about to decline again, Zhu Yeqing persuaded him,
"Moreover, Ye Wushuang is very powerful. If he comes after us, it's not about diminishing my own prestige but boosting others'; the Dragon King might indeed struggle to contend with him. With this spirit stone, your strength could also increase. Wouldn't that give you a better chance?"
Hearing Zhu Yeqing's persuasion, Mu Jinyu's gaze flickered a few times and, finally, he sighed softly and took the spirit stone.
"Alright."
In fact, Mu Jinyu was not afraid of Ye Wushuang. After all, he and Xiang Mantang had only recently ascended to the God Realm, so they had not yet been included in the Divine Rankings.
But if it had been a few days earlier, he might have thought he wasn't a match for Ye Wushuang. However, having been cultivating in cooperation with Wen Rou and the others, his strength had improved rapidly, and he was about to reach the middle stage of the Divine Realm.
And considering Xiang Mantang controlled the most formidable demon, what God Realm could pose a challenge to him?
Still, Zhu Yeqing made a fair point. Xiang Mantang was currently sweeping the world, clearing it of demons. What if Ye Wushuang came to seek revenge during that time? What if he truly couldn't handle him then?
Better to enhance his strength a bit, just to be safe!
This was why Mu Jinyu accepted the spirit stone from Zhu Yeqing.
Afterward, Mu Jinyu led Zhu Yeqing back to headquarters.
Seeing them return safely, Mei Yinxue's tense heart finally relaxed.
"That's wonderful, Xiaozhu, are you alright?" Mei Yinxue asked with a hint of worry in her eyes as she looked at Zhu Yeqing.
Zhu Yeqing smiled and said, "I'm fine now, thank you for your concern, big sister."
Mei Yinxue began to inquire why she had sustained such serious injuries and why she had run away after waking up just now.
Zhu Yeqing selectively answered some questions and left others unanswered, such as the matter with Ye Wushuang. At Mu Jinyu's indication, to avoid worrying Mei Yinxue, she didn't mention it.
As they chatted away, Mu Jinyu said, "Alright, you both chat. Sister Mei, take Sister Zhu to change her clothes. I'll go find Qiaoxia and Linglong."
"Okay."
Only then did Mei Yinxue remember the incident about Zhu Yeqing's clothes being tattered by Ye Chen and hurriedly took her to change.
Mu Jinyu then picked up the sack he had put aside earlier and headed to the house he had stayed in the previous day.
This sack, filled with spiritual medicines picked from the True Martial Hall, contained a lot of Rushing Spirit Grass. He planned to administer it first to Yu Linglong, Lin Qiaoxia, and Xu Qingya so they could possess cultivation aptitudes and stand firm in this grand world!