Chapter Eighty-Eight: Gate of No Shadow

  Ye Chen and Xiao Xianfeng, along with Ye Yan, strolled through the streets of Yingcheng. Xiao Xianfeng was strongly curious about many things she had never seen before, so Ye Chen took her on a tour of several streets to satisfy her curiosity, accompanied by Ye Yan.

  Suddenly, a commotion and wailing sounds came from the front. Ye Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked up to see that the wide street ahead was crowded with people about 100 meters away, everyone whispering about something.

  "Fourth Brother, it seems like a woman is crying, let's go take a look." Ye Yan said.

  Ye Chen nodded, didn't say much, and pulled Xiaoxianfeng forward. As they approached, through the crowd, Ye Chen saw a miserable scene: two men in strong clothes were stepping on a middle-aged man's body one foot at a time. The middle-aged man was covered in blood, his clothes torn to shreds, and had long since stopped breathing. On the ground, a 17- or 18-year-old girl and a **-year-old little boy struggled to crawl towards the middle-aged man.

  Two hands, one big and one small, weakly stretched out to the middle-aged man who had already died. The girl and the little boy struggled to crawl, but their bodies were powerless, with blood oozing from the corners of their mouths. The distance that was just a foot away seemed so far, so unreachable for them.

  "Damn it!" A robust man spat a mouthful of saliva, and with one foot, he trampled the entire head of the deceased middle-aged man into a deformed shape.

  "No..."

  The girl let out a heart-wrenching wail, the little boy's eyes were bloodshot, tears dropping one by one, his mouth repeatedly shouting "Dad, Dad..."

  "Lowly people, it's your daughter's good fortune that our young master has taken a liking to her. How dare you refuse! Blind dog eyes!" Another robust man shouted loudly, then turned to the girl, "You this cheap woman, now strip off all your clothes and let everyone take a look, see if you're lined with gold inside, otherwise I'll trample this little bastard to death."

  As he spoke, the robust man stepped on the little boy's back with one foot. A large amount of fresh blood gushed out from the little boy's mouth, but there was no hint of submission or pain on his face, only hatred, endless hatred. The resentment and coldness in those eyes moved Ye Chen.

  Behind the two robust men stood another young man, his back to the girl and child. From Ye Chen's perspective, he couldn't see his face, but Ye Chen had a familiar feeling, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

  "Sister... sister... don't..." The little boy struggled, shaking his head violently.

  The girl gave a mournful smile, her eyes filled with despair. Looking at the apathetic gazes around her, she felt for the first time that this world was so ruthless. She remained silent, struggling to get up, swaying unsteadily as she stood, and stretched out her hands towards her belt, pulling it without hesitation.

  The coarse outer garment fell off, and the onlookers gasped in shock. Some opened their eyes wide, revealing an excited expression, while others shook their heads and sighed, though angry, they dared not speak.

  The girl smiled miserably, with blood oozing out from the corners of her mouth, staining her white undergarment completely red. Her face was indifferent, as if she had no soul, and her eyes were extremely empty.

  "Strip, strip, you damn fool!" The young man in the tracksuit laughed loudly and urged, at this time, the young man who was standing with his back to him and his hands behind his back slowly turned around, looking at the girl who was taking off her clothes, a cold smile spreading from the corner of his mouth.

  Ye Chen was taken aback, no wonder he had a familiar feeling, it turned out to be Hu Yifei whom he met in line earlier. This Wuying Gate is indeed overbearing and unscrupulous, committing all sorts of evil under the bright daylight without any fear or apprehension.

  The girl reached for her undergarment, just about to unbutton it, when a soft hand grabbed her and stopped her movement. The girl's eyes were empty, she turned around and saw a pair of beautiful eyes, suddenly grasping at them like a lifeline, "Sister save my brother, please save my brother."

  The girl was so excited that she suddenly knelt down and kept kowtowing, knocking her forehead until it cracked and blood flowed freely.

  Ye Yan couldn't bear it in her heart, so she helped him up and said, "Don't be afraid, with us here, you and your brother will be fine."

  "Hah, here comes an even more charming one, young master! This one's charm is even better, I'll catch her for you. Tonight, I guarantee that the young master will have a great time." A robustly dressed man laughed wildly and strode towards Ye Yan.

  At this moment, a white shadow flashed by, Ye Chen pushed through the crowd and reached the front of the young man in a strong suit who was stepping on the little boy's back. With a casual slap, it was as if he was swatting a fly.

  Bang!

  That robust man was like a kite with a broken string, flying backwards for five or six meters, scaring the onlookers into continuous retreat, and then landing with a loud thud, spewing out his internal organs.

  "It's you!"

  Hu Yi's eyes flashed with cold light, clearly surprised by Ye Chen's strength, and casually killed the seven-stage cultivation guard under his hand. However, for Ye Yan, he had long considered him a must-have prey, but now he didn't expect them to deliver it to his doorstep.

  It was precisely because he had lost face in front of Ye Yan and Ye Chen earlier, so his heart was burning with anger. He happened to run into the three of them on the street, so he forced them. When they refused to give in, it escalated to this point. Originally, Hu Yifei's heart was not pleasant, but now that Ye Yan had appeared, all his unpleasantness instantly vanished without a trace. However, he also knew that the opponent's strength could not be underestimated, and with his means, he had no guarantee of winning. At this moment, he took out a cylindrical object from his bosom, opened the small lid, and a burst of flames shot up into the sky with a whooshing sound.

  "Signal?" Ye Chen sneered, looking at the beam of light that exploded in the sky, mischievously thinking, why not an axe?

  Unexpectedly, there was gunpowder in this world too. Suddenly, Ye Chen's heart moved, gunpowder, he could completely refine it into explosives.

  "Beautiful lady, I didn't expect us to meet again, it's really fate. However, I want to kill these worthless people, but you want to protect him, what does this mean?" Hu Yifei said with a sly smile.

  "Husband, have you ever seen shameless?" Ye Yan turned her head to look at Ye Chen, with affection and tenderness, her eyes almost brimming with tears.

  "I've seen it." Ye Chen was taken aback and nodded, then suddenly changed the subject, saying: "But I haven't seen anyone as shameless as this before."

  Hu Yi's facial muscles twitched, but he didn't act immediately. He was waiting, waiting for his people to arrive in Ying City. Once he sent out a distress signal, the people who came would definitely be strong masters above the 9th rank. He believed that dealing with the man and woman in front of him would be as easy as catching fish in a barrel. Thinking about being able to brutalize the man and toy with the heavenly beauty Ye Yan, Hu Yi's heart was excited to the point where he almost shouted out loud. In his life, apart from Shangguan Ziyue, he had never seen a woman as beautiful as this one.

  "Husband, you say this person wears a human skin, how can he be a beast? Isn't that a monster?" Ye Yan said in dismay.

  "Yes." Ye Chen sighed, "How can he be a beast? Maybe his whole family is beasts too, it's in their bloodline."

  The crowd around them was silent, with bated breath, all eyes wide open staring at the man and woman. The two of them sang in harmony, scolding the young master of Wuying Gate until he was speechless, but no one dared to laugh. As a native of Yingcheng, everyone knew how terrifying Wuying Gate was, its power almost rivaling that of the top three families in Yingcheng. Was this someone you could afford to provoke?

  This man and woman are ignorant of the heavens and the earth, it seems they're going to be unlucky. Many people thought in their hearts, all sympathizing with Ye Chen and Ye Yan. With Hu Yifei, the ruthless Young Master of Wuying Gate, who knows how he will deal with this couple?

  "Sister, they are from the Wú Yǐng Gate of Yingcheng. That Hú Yī Fēi is the young master of Wú Yǐng Gate, with a powerful force that's almost on par with several other big families. Sister, do you have confidence in this?" The girl's face was covered in blood, but it couldn't hide her beautiful appearance. Although she knew that saying this might make the sister and the white-clothed young master give up on saving her and her brother, she was even more aware that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a fountain of gratitude, and she couldn't let two kind-hearted people die in vain.

  "Don't worry, don't be afraid, we're here, you and your brother will be fine." Ye Yan pulled out a handkerchief to wipe away the bloodstains on her face. At this time, the little boy stumbled over, tightly grasping the girl's hand, then with a thud, he knelt down and gave Ye Yan several loud head butts, yet didn't say a word. His young face was full of determination.

  Ye Yan and Ye Chen nodded secretly, this little boy is a good seedling, with good qualifications, strong willpower, can be brought back to the Ye family for cultivation, and will definitely achieve something in the future.

  "I don't know where you two are from, but it seems like you're not taking our Wuying Gate seriously?" Hu Yifei's murderous intent surged in his heart, his eyes cold and sinister, staring at Ye Chen like a venomous snake.

  "Wu Ying Men is really something, I've never heard of it." Ye Chen shook his head and said disdainfully.

  "You!" Hu Yifei was choked with anger, every word from the other side was like a stick poking at his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

  "Young master, I have arrived!"

  A long whistle came from afar, and soon a white-haired old man appeared above the pedestrians on the street, nodding continuously. Several figures jumped down and landed beside Hu Yifei, their fierce eyes scanning everyone before speaking in a low tone: "Young Master, who dares to provoke you? Are they people from several big families?"

  Hu Yi furrowed his brow and didn't respond, instead expressing dissatisfaction, saying: "What's going on, is Elder Qiu only bringing you alone?"

  "And the two of us old guys." Two more figures landed beside Hu Yifei, shielding him, and then said: "Young Master, in Ying City, who dares to bully you? Not even people from several big families dare to be so reckless. Is this going to start a war with Wuying Gate?"

  "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

  Ye Chenping looked up and saw that at the end of the street, groups of cultivators were rushing over quickly, with about forty or fifty people in total. Each person was wearing the same uniform, clearly all being high-ranking experts from Wuying Gate who had received a signal to hurry over. Almost all of them were above the seventh stage of cultivation.

  Can't help but say, the power of Wuyingmen is more powerful than any family in Lincheng before. This momentum scared away the crowd that was watching, and they retreated far away from the scene, retreating nearly a hundred meters before stopping to continue watching.

  As always, friends, come on, throw all your flowers at "Holy Emperor".