Realm of the Night God

Chapter 565: Shocking Words

According to Ye Zhiqiu, after he obtained the information about the malevolent spirit from Yang Haoran, he immediately left Lecheng and headed to Yunchuan City, the destination of his trip.

Since the information he obtained was not very detailed, Ye Zhiqiu had to spend some time verifying the information and searching for the target after arriving in Yunchuan City.

Finally, he successfully found the target, just as Yang Haoran had provided, and it was indeed a malevolent spirit. However, this malevolent spirit was much stronger than he had imagined.

Ye Zhiqiu exhausted his strength, bit by bit, to consume the malevolent spirit's power. Just as he was about to take down the powerful malevolent spirit, another malevolent spirit suddenly appeared.

This malevolent spirit was not mentioned in the information provided by Yang Haoran, so Ye Zhiqiu was completely unprepared and was caught off guard by its sudden appearance.

However, this malevolent spirit's target was not Ye Zhiqiu, the demon hunter, but another malevolent spirit that was about to be defeated by him.

From the situation at the time, it seemed that the malevolent spirit that appeared later had sensed the Yin Qi emitted by the other malevolent spirit and discovered its weakness, so it rushed to the scene at top speed, wanting to take advantage of the situation and devour the heavily injured malevolent spirit to enhance its own strength.

Ye Zhiqiu was unwilling to let his hard work be taken away by the later malevolent spirit. To complete his mission, he had traveled from Lecheng to Yunchuan City, spending a lot of time collecting information from various channels, and finally confirmed the target's location. He had also exhausted his strength to injure the target severely. If he let the later malevolent spirit take advantage of the situation, not to mention that he would have to explain to Yang Haoran, he would not be able to explain to himself.

So, knowing that facing two powerful malevolent spirits was extremely dangerous and might cost him his life, he still decided to take the risk and not let the later malevolent spirit take advantage of the situation.

Next, Ye Zhiqiu used his body as bait, pretending to be injured, to deceive the later malevolent spirit and create an opportunity for himself. Then, he forcefully absorbed the severely injured malevolent spirit into a soul gathering bead.Ye Zhiqiu's actions naturally enraged the later malevolent spirit, and Ye Zhiqiu had already been enraged by the later malevolent spirit. Without exchanging any words, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

In the end, Ye Zhiqiu used all his means to not only defeat the later malevolent spirit but also successfully absorbed it into another soul gathering bead. However, he also suffered severe injuries as a result.

Ye Zhiqiu knew how serious his injuries were. If he did not receive timely treatment, he might be left with sequelae.

Moreover, if he fell into others' hands in such a state, the consequences would be unpredictable. He might be rescued by kind-hearted people or directly killed by ruthless ones.

At the time, the battle with the malevolent spirit was intense, and after dealing with the later malevolent spirit, Ye Zhiqiu clearly felt several powerful forces rapidly approaching his location. So, he did not hesitate and immediately tore through space to leave Yunchuan City.

The people who arrived later did not tear through space directly, indicating that they might not have the ability to tear through space.

However, Ye Zhiqiu would not underestimate his opponents just because of this. If he really fell into their hands, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

Moreover, these people had discovered his existence, and there must be experts among them who had also discovered him. If he did not leave immediately, it would be too late to escape later.

In Ye Zhiqiu's view, his best course of action at the time was to immediately return to Lecheng, using all his strength to hurry back to Lecheng as fast as possible. As long as he returned to Lecheng, he would be safe.

However, the distance between Yunchuan City and Lecheng was quite far, and Ye Zhiqiu was not sure if he could make it back to Lecheng with his severely injured body. At the time, he did not have the luxury to think about so much and could only drag his injured body through space, hoping to return to Lecheng as soon as possible, even if his body could not hold out until he returned to Lecheng, he had to get away from Yunchuan City.

It's undeniable that Ye Zhiqiu's willpower is extremely strong. If someone else had suffered such severe injuries, they would have found it very difficult to make it back to Lecheng from Yunchuan City, but he managed to do so, and even returned to the villa, dragging his heavily injured body, before finally passing out after seeing Yang Haoran.

Throughout the entire process, Ye Zhiqiu recounted it in a very simple manner, without any signs of fear or anxiety on his face, instead, he had a nonchalant expression, sipping wine while narrating his experience, as if it were a trivial matter.

Although Ye Zhiqiu appeared nonchalant, Yang Haoran could still sense the danger and risks involved in the entire process.

"If you had taken some elixir or medicinal pills from the girl when you left, you wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state," Yang Haoran said with a faint smile after listening to Ye Zhiqiu's account.

The "girl" Yang Haoran referred to was, of course, Alchemist Feng Xiao.

Yang Haoran called Feng Xiao "girl" because he didn't know how to address her properly. Directly addressing Feng Xiao by her name seemed too formal to Yang Haoran, giving people an impression of distance, so after some thought, he decided to call her "girl", which sounded more intimate.

Moreover, in Yang Haoran's eyes, 15-year-old Feng Xiao was indeed just a young girl.

Before Ye Zhiqiu set out on his mission, Yang Haoran had specifically instructed him to visit Feng Xiao and take some elixir or medicinal pills to ensure his safety.

However, Ye Zhiqiu didn't follow Yang Haoran's instructions, thinking it unnecessary to bother, as he was confident in his own abilities and thought he could escape if needed.

Moreover, once he consumed the medicinal pills prepared by Feng Xiao, it would mean owing her a favor, which could be troublesome to repay, so he didn't want to owe her a favor.

It was due to these two reasons that Ye Zhiqiu didn't visit Feng Xiao to collect the medicinal pills before leaving, and instead headed directly to Yunchuan City.

Yang Haoran was silently disapproving of Ye Zhiqiu's actions, but not surprised, and didn't pressure him to take the medicinal pills.

It was ironic that Ye Zhiqiu, who didn't want to owe Feng Xiao a favor, ultimately ended up taking her prepared elixir and owing her a favor.

At this moment, when Yang Haoran brought up the matter, Ye Zhiqiu looked somewhat embarrassed, quickly downing a few more mouthfuls of wine, unsure if he was trying to cover up his embarrassment or drink more to alleviate his inner frustration.

"Heh heh, since you've already owed a favor, why bother continuing to worry about it? In the future, when you go on missions, it's better to bring some life-saving medicine for safety's sake, to avoid similar situations from happening again. Actually, you don't need to be so polite, we're all on the same side, no need to be embarrassed," Yang Haoran said with a smile.

Ye Zhiqiu put down the wine jug, swallowed the wine in his mouth, and said calmly, "I'll only worked for you for ten years, and after ten years, there will be no more ties between us. You are you, and I am I. So, strictly speaking, I'm not one of your own people, and you're not one of mine either."

Ye Zhiqiu's words were very direct, and might have made others feel embarrassed, but Yang Haoran listened to them without showing any signs of embarrassment.

"Heh heh, your current feelings don't necessarily mean you'll think the same in the future. Ten years might change your views on me," Yang Haoran said with a smile.

"Oh? Is that so?" Ye Zhiqiu asked, taking another sip of wine.

Yang Haoran's smile remained unchanged, and he nodded very affirmatively at Ye Zhiqiu.

Ye Zhiqiu looked at Yang Haoran for a few seconds, then lightly shook his head, took another sip of wine, and continued, "Something big must have happened recently in Yunchuan City's Yin Division."

Ye Zhiqiu's sudden remark left Yang Haoran both surprised and curious.