Chapter 215: Afraid to Open His Eyes, Hoping It’s an Illusion

Deathly silence!

Only the whistling aftermath of Sword Qi in the valley and the pervasive dust remained.

"This is impossible! Ying Xuan is one of the prodigies of this generation of the Ying Family, how could he…"

Jiang Yifei stood where he was, his Face as pale as paper, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. Looking at the unconscious Ying Xuan and then at Zhou Chen, who stood there unscathed, he felt a chill rush straight to the top of his head.

Imperial Rank sword technique!

This was definitely an Imperial Rank sword technique, and its grade wasn't low!

Moreover, the opponent's comprehension of Sword Intent had reached Perfection, making its power terrifying to this extent.

Jiang Yifei asked himself, if he had faced that sword strike just now, his fate wouldn't have been much better than Ying Xuan's.

Just what kind of monster is this kid?!

Jiang Yifei was scared; he was truly scared.

Although the fragment of the Treasure Artifact was good, it wasn't worth more than his life.

Zhou Chen slowly turned around, his cold gaze landing on Jiang Yifei. Although he didn't speak, the meaning in his eyes was clear: It's your turn, little brother.

Jiang Yifei shuddered in fear; how could he dare to fight again?

He didn't even dare to leave a single harsh word. He suddenly turned around, executed his fastest escape technique, transformed into a streak of golden light, and fled frantically without looking back, not even caring about Ying Xuan, who lay unconscious on the ground.

"Thinking of running now? Too late."

Zhou Chen's voice followed him like a shadow, making Jiang Yifei's soul almost leap out of his body.

"Azure Lotus Sword Scripture, Second Form — Azure Lotus Cleaving the Heavens!"

A streak of azure sword light tore through the air, its speed reaching the extreme.

Jiang Yifei desperately pushed his movement technique, but he was still a step too slow.

Pfft!

The sword light grazed his back. Although he timely avoided his vital points, the terrifying Sword Intent still instantly slammed into Jiang Yifei.

"Ah—"

Jiang Yifei let out a miserable scream as the protective spiritual armor on his body completely dimmed.

"It's over."

At this moment, Jiang Yifei was filled with immense regret. If he hadn't deliberately tricked their respective Dao Protectors into leaving just to regain Face in front of Ying Xuan, the two of them wouldn't have ended up at the mercy of others.

Then his body went limp, and he also collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Zhou Chen walked over slowly, looking at the two lying on the ground, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

"I originally wanted to leave you some Face, but since you're seeking death yourselves, don't blame me."

Just as he was about to deliver the killing blow, he suddenly remembered something and opened his Eye of Insight to check the two's opportunity panels.

[Name: Ying Xuan]

[Recent Opportunity 1: In three days, will obtain an Imperial Rank Low Grade Barrier-Breaking Pill at the East Desolate Auction House]

[Recent Opportunity 2: In one month, will obtain a remnant manual of a Quasi-Emperor's Legacy in an Ancient Tomb]

[Name: Jiang Yifei]

[Recent Opportunity 1: In seven days, will obtain a fragment of the chaos bell in the East Mountain Lake Treasury.]

[Recent Opportunity 2: In half a month, will obtain a Heaven Rank Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact in a Secret Realm]

"Oh? Quite a few opportunities."

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up.

Especially Jiang Yifei's fragment of the chaos bell; this was something he had been looking for.

"It would be a pity to kill them. Why don't I…"

Zhou Chen had an idea and muttered internally, "System, bind Ying Xuan and Jiang Yifei."

[Ding! Binding successful! The Host can remotely view the recent opportunities of the two.]

"Very good. From today onwards, you two are my treasure-hunting rats."

Zhou Chen sneered.

Next, he began to scavenge everything on them.

Storage Rings, Spiritual Artifacts, Talismans, Medicinal Pills… he didn't leave a single valuable thing behind.

"Hmm, even their clothes are treasures, made of Celestial Silk and worth a lot. Selling them second-hand could earn me a few thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

Zhou Chen unceremoniously stripped the two of them bare.

Then, he found a thick rope, tied the two back-to-back, and hung them from a large tree.

"This isn't enough."

Zhou Chen thought for a moment, then suddenly surged his spiritual power, creating a dazzling pillar of light in the air.

This kind of light looked like a sign of a great treasure emerging.

"Tsk tsk tsk, truly an eyesore. Someone should be here soon."

Having done all this, Zhou Chen looked at the scene before him. Having no heart to appreciate it and suppressing his disgust, he left the valley.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Cultivators were drawn by the light.

"Look! There's treasure light over there!"

"A great treasure must have appeared!"

"Hurry, let's go see!"

Soon, dozens of Cultivators arrived at the valley.

However, the scene that met their eyes left everyone stunned.

Two naked men were tied together and hung from a tree in an extremely bizarre posture.

"This… what's going on?"

"Could it be a revenge killing?"

"Wait, these two look a bit familiar…"

A well-traveled Cultivator suddenly widened his eyes: "Heavens! Aren't these Ying Xuan of the Ying Family and Jiang Yifei of the Jiang Family?!"

"What?! The prodigies of the two great Imperial Clans?"

"No way, how could they…"

"Quick, use a Recording Stone to record this!"

Instantly, countless Recording Stones were aimed at the two on the tree.

In fact, Ying Xuan had long since woken up.

The moment he regained consciousness, he felt something was wrong.

He felt a draft all over his body, and the warm body of another person was pressed against his back.

The discussions coming from the surroundings made him instantly understand his situation.

"No! This isn't real! This must be a hallucination!"

Ying Xuan screamed frantically in his heart, but he didn't dare open his eyes, let alone move. He prayed frantically, hoping this was his misconception.

He would rather pretend to be unconscious forever than Face this humiliating reality of social death.

"Oh my, the two of them are pressed quite tightly together."

"Could the legends be true? The two great prodigies have the Passion of Longyang?"

"Hiss—no wonder they've never had Dao Companions. So that's why!"

Various discussions entered Ying Xuan's ears, making him wish he could find a hole to crawl into.

Just then, two streaks of light flew over.

"Stop! All of you, stop!"

The attendants of the Jiang and Ying families had arrived.

"Hand over the Recording Stones! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

However, the onlookers scattered in an instant.

"Want to snatch the Recording Stones? In your dreams!"

"This is big news; it can be sold for quite a few Spirit Stones!"

In the blink of an eye, only the attendants of the two families and the two on the tree remained in the valley.

The attendants looked at each other, and finally, they braced themselves to take the two down.

"Young Master, are… are you alright?"

Only then did Ying Xuan "slowly wake up." When he saw his completely naked state, he almost fainted from anger on the spot.

"Zhou Chen! I'm going to kill you!"

At the same time, Jiang Yifei also woke up, equally overwhelmed with shame and indignation.

However, an even more desperate thing happened.

In less than half a day, the entire East Desolate knew about this.

"Have you heard? The prodigies of the Ying and Jiang families were stripped naked and hung from a tree!"

"Not just stripped naked, the two men were even pressed tightly together!"

"I have a Recording Stone as proof! Look at this posture… tsk tsk tsk."

"So the two prodigies have that kind of relationship. Truly an eye-opener!"

Rumors spread like a tide, and the two completely became the laughingstocks of the East Desolate.