Ye Yu turned and looked. Not far away stood a fat, ugly old woman.

In her right hand she held a token from Balance City.

It was the thing the Chief Attendant wore at her waist—and now it was in this woman’s hand.

There was no doubt: the culprit who had just wiped out the Path of Demon Conversion Dao Protector squad was her.

Yu Buxia’s cousin, Yu Manhua.

Composed-faced, Yu Manhua looked at Ye Yu while sweeping the surroundings with divine sense and asked softly, “You came for Yu Buxia?”

Yu Manhua didn’t ask about Ye Yu’s cultivation.

Judging from the fluctuation of divine power, the kid was at the early stage of the True God Realm.

But Yu Manhua didn’t believe that for a moment.

Someone who could bring five True God Realm experts back from death couldn’t possibly be merely True God.

He had to be carrying some extraordinary treasure that concealed his true realm.

Even so, Yu Manhua felt no fear.

The reason was simple: if Ye Yu were truly strong enough, he wouldn’t resort to sneaking around to rescue someone.

So now, face to face, the one who ought to be afraid was him, not her.

The only thing worth worrying about was whether any other gods were nearby.

After all, that madwoman had been hunting her across the God Realm lately.

Ye Yu said quietly, “I’m Ye Yu, Yu Buxia’s Dao partner. By rights, I should call you cousin, same as she does. But with what you’ve done, you hardly deserve the title.”

“What does ‘deserve’ matter? This world runs on the law of the jungle. Even if I don’t take the Balance Scale, someone else will. Better it benefit me than a stranger.

Besides, who says I won’t repay it someday?”

Yu Manhua smiled and began to walk slowly toward Ye Yu.

The smile looked disgustingly greasy.

Ye Yu couldn’t help but lift a brow.

Say what you will—the wolfish pressure in her gaze was intense.

He even felt like kicking her away with one strike.

That, however, wasn’t realistic.

Yu Manhua was, after all, a God Venerable Realm expert. Their gap was too great. Even if he invoked Equality of All Beings, he might not win himself even a single breath.

In that case, forget it.

Ye Yu stepped back half a pace.

That tiny movement made Yu Manhua’s face go cold in an instant.

The first time she met Dong Fangjie, he looked at her just like this when he saw her past.

All men were the same.

The more you despise me, the more I want to see you kneel.

So you’re my cousin’s Dao partner?

Heh. A pretty face indeed.

In that case—

Yu Manhua stopped directly in front of Ye Yu and said coolly, “I don’t know your true realm, but it certainly isn’t enough to beat me. Otherwise you wouldn’t have the leisure to stand here listening to all this drivel.

You want to take Yu Buxia away. I’ll give you two choices. One: serve me for three days, and in three days you can take her with you.

Two: I let you watch her die right now.

Which is it?”

“Coerced fruit isn’t sweet. I’ll pass on both. How about I give you a choice instead?

One: kneel and apologize to Yu Buxia.

Two: I call someone over and make you regret it for life. Which do you pick?”

With one hand folded behind his back, Ye Yu used the motion to retreat another half step.

He truly wasn’t doing it just to disgust Yu Manhua.

It was the stench clinging to her—rank and dizzying.

Ye Yu honestly could hardly stand it.

But in Yu Manhua’s eyes, he was simply putting on a show.

Call someone and make me regret it for life?

What a joke.

Yu Manhua had heard more threats than she could count along the way.

She was the one who reached the God Monarch Realm in the end. Those who threatened her all died.

She feared no one’s threats.

“Boy, my patience has limits. Don’t think I won’t kill you just because you’ve got a fine face. Make me regret it for life? You really are insane.”

Feeling thoroughly exasperated, Ye Yu lifted a hand toward the sky and said, “High God, reveal yourself!”

At those words, Yu Manhua’s face went bloodless.

So the kid did have backup—and if that backup could evade her divine-stone probing, then the other party’s strength had to surpass hers.

This was bad.

Yu Manhua shot backward at top speed, cutting a glance skyward from the corner of her eye.

She wanted to see who had come.

But she saw nothing at all.

Only a blank expanse of white sky. No one in sight.

Yu Manhua halted on the spot.

“You brat, you dare toy with me? Today I’ll show you what it really means to regret it for life!”

Burning with rage, Yu Manhua was just about to strike—

When she suddenly realized she’d lost control of her body.

The space around her fractured like shattered porcelain, breaking into pieces.

A woman in a purple robe appeared out of nowhere and walked toward them at an unhurried pace.

Her face was stunning beyond compare, yet utterly calm.

A beauty mark at the corner of her mouth lent a touch of allure.

Seeing her, Yu Manhua’s expression changed drastically. She murmured, “Yao... Yao Xunan.”

Yes, this woman was the “owner” Tao Hua had mentioned—Yao Xunan.

Yesterday, after learning her name at the House of the Demon God, Ye Yu had immediately swept his sleeve and written out another divine-art manual.

In exchange, he purchased information on Yao Xunan.

Once he knew her precise location, Ye Yu set out to find her without hesitation.

Given the present situation, borrowing force to hit force was the optimal choice.

It perfectly avoided the risk of staking his own life—why not?

And things had gone smoothly.

When Yao Xunan heard Ye Yu knew where Yu Manhua was, she agreed at once to come in person.

Hence the scene before them now.

That was the real reason Ye Yu could stand before Yu Manhua so calmly.

Yao Xunan extended her right hand and said softly, “We knew each other once, at least. Hand the items over, and I’ll consider letting you die quickly.”

By now, Yu Manhua understood her fate perfectly.

No matter what she did, there was no surviving this.

Even so, the longing to live drove her to fight for that one-in-ten-thousand chance.

“If you don’t want those things, what’s wrong with me taking them? Why come after me? Can’t you just let me go and pretend none of this happened?”

Yao Xunan’s voice remained flat. “They were betrothal gifts. I don’t like him, so I won’t accept them. But that doesn’t mean you get to accept them on my behalf.

Since I’m refusing, naturally I have to return the betrothal gifts to the sender.

How did something so simple turn into my fault once it reached you?”

Listening to the exchange, Ye Yu was left speechless.

What a line—accepting the betrothal gifts someone else didn’t want on their behalf.

Yu Manhua, your logic truly defies heaven.

“Yao Xunan, you’re the one with the problem. He said you didn’t have to take them, and you insisted on returning them.

Since one of you doesn’t want them and the other wants to send them back, why not give them to me instead?

Any problem with that? Not a bit.”

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