Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1426 - 1426 1412 Demon Clan

Chapter 1426: Chapter 1412: Demon Clan Chapter 1426: Chapter 1412: Demon Clan Ye Chen woke up early in the morning when the sky had just begun to brighten. Although he had only slept for four “hours,” and was somewhat sleep-deprived, it wasn’t too severe; he still had to figure out how to catch up with the people ahead. He guessed that the Dragon Slaying Clan wouldn’t give up so easily. If he didn’t hurry on the road, he feared he wouldn’t be able to catch up. If he encountered people from the Dragon Slaying Clan at that time, it would be really bad.

After Ye Chen made roasted chicken, the sky was very bright, although the mist hadn’t cleared yet, and there was still some time before the sun rose.

He looked at the map in his hands, gauged their location, then put the map away.

Guo Yuqing unwrapped her foot, which was bandaged much like a rice dumpling, and indeed, the swelling had gone down a bit. However, it still hurt. She stood up and tried to walk using a stick as a cane, and truly, she looked a bit like an old grandmother.

Ye Chen said, “Don’t try to be strong, I’ll carry you. Don’t twist it again. If you really twist your other foot, that’ll be a big problem.”

Guo Yuqing glared at him.

Ye Chen smiled and added, “The road isn’t smooth and there’s no one else to see, so there’s no need to be shy.”

“I’m not afraid of people seeing.”

“Exactly, so why the rush? I think if we use Songxin and apply it for another couple of days, it should heal. The injury isn’t too serious this time, but if you twist it again and it gets worse, it won’t be a matter of just two or three days,” Ye Chen said as he put out the fire.

Handing her the water bottle, he asked, “Will you humbly get on this time?”

Honestly, Guo Yuqing really disliked showing weakness in front of him, but what he said was true. They were in the woods; forget about whether she might twist her foot again, with her limping like that, when would they ever catch up with the people ahead? The monkey’s martial arts were good, and if the people ahead were caught up to, he could still be of help. She didn’t want anything to happen to the others.

“My shoulders are quite sturdy, and I don’t just carry anyone on them. Even Yun’er hasn’t had the pleasure, yet you’ve enjoyed it twice,” said Ye Chen.

“Haha, it’s this lady who gave you two opportunities, okay?”

“Oh, after having been closely involved, you still dare to call yourself ‘this lady’ and not be shy about it?”

Furious, Qing’er on Ye Chen’s back brought down two heavy slaps on him.

Ye Chen quickly said, “I know I’m wrong, stop hitting. If I twist something, then there’ll really be no one to carry you. I’m just afraid of falling and hurting your face, then you’ll become Little Flower Cat, and who would you marry in the future?”

“Mind your own business; you don’t need to worry about me marrying someone else.”

“You’re not planning to spend your whole life alone, are you? That won’t do at all; it would be such a waste of the beauty that the heavens have bestowed upon you.” Ye Chen quickened his pace, moving deeper into the woods.

“You think I wouldn’t marry someone else because of you? Who do you think you are?” Guo Yuqing said angrily.

“That’s good to hear. I hope for that. Then the pressure on me wouldn’t be so great.”

“I will definitely find someone better than you.”

“So, you care that much.”

Only then did Qing’er realize she had misspoken.

Ye Chen said, “I also believe you have the ability to do so, as long as you don’t end up with someone like Su Zhanze again, anything would be better.”

“Hey, can’t you speak nicely?” Qing’er protested.

As they went into the jungle, Qing’er asked, “You’re not directionally challenged, are you? Don’t get us lost.”

“Relax, in a vast forest like this, I could find you by your scent alone without knowing your position. It’s how I can find Yun’er by her scent,” he reassured her.

After hearing this, Qing’er pouted, clearly taking offense.

“I’m telling the truth. Her scent has a touch of body odor. It’s been etched in my mind,” he admitted.

“If my sister knew you talked about her like that, do you know what you’d be in for?” Qing’er retorted.

“Torn limb from limb, an unimaginable fate,” Ye Chen said.

“Always talking nonsense, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?”

Ye Chen carried her as if she were a child, as though he were settling an unfinished obligation from six years ago.

It was just a pity that all of this could only become memories now—the last memories, recalling that morning when they were still children, when he had goaded her into walking along the cliff edge and out of danger.

He remembered shouting at her on the cliff, “Stupid woman, even jumping you can’t manage.”

She felt a renewed sense of heartache, but this time she didn’t cry; she was just a little emotional.

She never expected that recalling those times would mean things and people had changed—some people are no longer here, and they were no longer children but adults capable of standing on their own. She remembered that he had once said he wished he could grow up faster so he could be independent and free of worries. But who could have known that none of those worries would have diminished?

How she wished this journey could go on forever, to the ends of the earth and the corners of the sea. But that was just a fanciful thought; what ends of the earth and corners of the sea could there be?

“Does it feel like having an old dad?” Ye Chen asked when he noticed she had fallen silent.

“Aren’t you annoying?”

“Yes, I shouldn’t have reminded you of those unpleasant things,” Ye Chen realized he had said something wrong.

While Qing’er was reminiscing, Ye Chen was also reflecting. Only he was better at hiding it, not showing it outwardly, deliberately spouting all sorts of irrelevant things.

He knew that all those days were in the past. This might be their last encounter, and there may never be another.

Going back six years, he was just a boy from the countryside, naive about everything,

He could still recall the first day they met, when he looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen a woman, learning for the first time what ‘stunning beauty’ meant.

Who would have thought that six years would flash by so quickly, when all those occurrences felt like they happened yesterday? Everything was so vivid and unforgettable.

“‘Take care of your own matters, find a way to defeat Longhun, and then live a good life with my sister. Don’t worry about me; I’ll make sure I live well,'” Guo Yuqing said.

These words were clearly meant to tell him not to worry and to live a good life. How could Ye Chen not have understood?

“I’m not an extreme person; I won’t end up lonely and alone, I promise you that,” Guo Yuqing added, fearing he wouldn’t believe her.

Only then did Ye Chen say, “Alright, I’ll take good care of Yun’er.”

“That’s good then. Just as you said, if Yun’er is ever unhappy again, I won’t let you off the hook.”

“Should I start calling you sister in the future? I feel like those two words are very hard for me to say.”

“Why is it so hard for you to say them?”

“I don’t know, I just always feel like I should be the more mature one.”

“Nonsense, in my eyes, you’re just a little brat, always a little brat, and still you dare say you’re more mature than me?”

“How am I not more mature than you?”

“If you were really that mature, you could have come to Immortal City before I got married. Why didn’t you come find me until after I was married? Now you realize you’re alive.” As she spoke, she somewhat regretted it. It was clearly pointless to talk about this.

“I did look for you, really, I did at that time, but I saw you were with Su Zhanze, so I didn’t go to see you.”

Perhaps it was fate, Guo Yuqing thought, and said, “Let’s not talk about this anymore. Anyway, you two live well in the future.”

Without realizing it, it had become noon, and the weather had warmed up. The sun was right overhead.

But they still hadn’t caught up with the people ahead.

It was probably going to be after dark.

“Let’s find a comfortable place to eat something and get some rest, then we can continue on our way.”

At that moment, there were disorganized footsteps ahead, and Ye Chen stopped.

“Put me down.” Qing’er, lying on his back for half a day, wanted to come down for some fresh air.

Ye Chen listened intently. It was definitely not the footsteps of animals; he heard voices, and they were getting closer. Qing’er hadn’t heard them yet and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Someone’s coming,” Ye Chen said.

“What, are they the ones pursuing us? Could they be that fast?” Qing’er asked.

“I don’t know, let’s hide quickly.”

Ye Chen pointed to a slope above them.

The two of them walked over, and although Qing’er was a bit slow, she could manage to walk for a while.

“Are they the ones after us?”

“How could they possibly know I’m here, let alone your identity? They can’t be here to find us.” They lay on top of the small hill.

As expected, at least six or seven hundred people streamed in.

Ye Chen remarked, “They’re from the Demon Clan, and they arrived so quickly.”

After glancing over, Qing’er asked, “Do you know them?”

“The one with white hair in front? I saw him on Slaughter Island, and that one over there is the Scorpion Witch.”

“They’re not with Longhun’s people.”

“Yes, it’s strange. Why aren’t they with Longhun’s people?”

“They must have split up to act.”

“Yes, they must have split up to act,” Ye Chen said with puzzlement.

Shaking her head, Qing’er said, “That’s not right. We deliberately came this way to force them apart. They should be chasing after the people from the Immortal Demon Realm. Why would they deliberately go far out of their way to come here? Don’t they know the people from the Immortal Demon Realm are headed for the Immortal City Sect?”

Ye Chen also found it strange. To avoid running into Longhun’s people, they shouldn’t have bumped into them, but they did.

Confused and without rationale, why would they intentionally take a longer route and split up to act? Could there be some trickery? He pulled out a map from his bosom.

What were these guys up to, where were they going, and what did they want to do?

However, he heard the youngster walking in front say, “Mo Ku, that bastard, is really hateful. Why did he make us go around?”

Another burly fellow complained, “They’re surely blaming us because we didn’t keep the people from the Thirty-Six Islands pinned down, so they want to punish us.”

“Why should they? Didn’t we try hard? We also had the people from Immortal Medicine Island tied down.”

“They wanted us to pin down all of the Thirty-Six Islands.”

“What good are they, then? We fought hard for them for two whole days. If they couldn’t take the chance to eliminate the people from the Immortal Demon Realm, that’s their incompetence, not our fault.”

“But that’s not how they see it. We are just latecomers to them, outsiders in their eyes.”

The short one said coldly, “If they think so little of us, they should go and wipe out the people from the Immortal Demon Realm and the Thirty-Six Islands themselves. Why drag us into it!”