"I want to take care of Xi'er. How could I bear to leave her alone," Yuan Ye said, holding Rui Xi's hand. All of a sudden, everyone's impression of Yuan Ye became somewhat uncertain. Giving up a great future and unprecedented glory for a girl - was this the same Yuan Ye who liked to talk nonsense and had an extremely thick - skinned rascal image? "Lord Yuan, excuse me for speaking bluntly!" At this time, Cen Sen cupped his hands and said, "In our world, a man will have nothing without strength and will have no ability to protect his relatives. This young lady and you must have a very deep relationship, but it's really a pity if you, Brother Yuan, give up entering the City of Hope because of this. I mean, everyone who enters the City of Hope must be under thirty years old, and when they reach forty, they must leave. You might as well separate from this young lady temporarily and reunite after you turn forty. By then, with your strength, you will surely be able to give her a happy and glorious life. For us cultivators like you and me, a hundred years of secluded cultivation and retreat is just a blink of an eye. What's more, it's only a little over twenty years." Cen Sen's words were extremely sincere and also represented what everyone was thinking. Indeed, in this world, compared with strength, women and external possessions are insignificant. Yuan Ye also realized Cen Sen's genuine intention to help him in his words. Immediately, he laughed heartily and said, "Haha, I understand what Brother Cen Sen said. Who doesn't want to enter the City of Hope? I do too. But leaving Xi'er behind is absolutely impossible. I once promised Uncle Rui to take good care of her. This is a man's promise." "But, my lord..." Cen Sen was about to say something more, but Yuan Ye stopped him by raising his hand. "Brother Cen Sen, since I regard you as a brother, don't call me 'lord' anymore. I'm a low - key person," Yuan Ye resumed his rascally expression and smiled. "Don't worry. Xi'er doesn't have a chance to participate in the top hundred competition of Yaoyan Prefecture. However, I'm planning to kill another Martial Emperor and then claim that she did it. Then, won't we both be able to enter?" When Yuan Ye said this, Xu Zijing and Cen Sen's mouths gaped wide open. "Brother Yuan, why do you make it sound like killing a high - ranking Martial Emperor is as easy as chopping vegetables? That Jiang Zan was just a newly - promoted Martial Emperor. To be honest, besides being able to fly, he hadn't learned various supernatural powers of a Martial Emperor. At most, he was a top - level Wu Jun who could fly. You mustn't provoke those veteran Martial Emperors for no reason," Xu Zijing kindly reminded him. "Don't worry. I just have this plan. Isn't the top hundred competition of Yaoyan Prefecture a year from now? Who knows what will happen in a year? Maybe my Rui Xi can kill a Martial Emperor on her own without my help. Ha ha." The rest of the people also laughed casually. But no one took it seriously. Everyone ate together. They were all young and outstanding talents of similar ages, and soon they got along very well. At the same time, in another luxurious tavern in Hun Luo City, a man in a black robe entered a first - class guest room. Without looking up, he knelt down directly and said. "Reporting to my lord, the address of the murderer Yuan Ye has been found. It's at the Yijia Tavern not far from here." Inside the room, a gentle breeze blew, moving the floating gauze curtain. Inside the gauze curtain, a charming beauty was snuggling up to a middle - aged man. Jiang Yuanfeng, ranked third among the six generals under Cui Zhihao, the governor of Guyang Province, had strength close to the peak of a Martial Emperor. The charming beauty's identity was also not simple. She was Jiang Yuanfeng's lover and also one of his four most trusted subordinates, Yin Yue, with primary - level Martial Emperor strength. Mianluozhou is recognized as the weakest state in the Kyushu of the Yaoyan Mansion, but outsiders don't know how weak he is. In the entire Hun Luo Province, excluding hermits, there were only three named Martial Emperors in total, including the governor Xu Qian. In Guyang Province, besides the governor Cui Zhihao, all six of his generals were Martial Emperors. Each of the six generals had several Martial Emperors under their command. In addition to these and the Martial Emperors under Cui Zhihao's direct control, there were at least forty Martial Emperors in Guyang Province. Jiang Zan would have had an extremely difficult time even entering the top five in Guyang Province, let alone winning first place in the top hundred, but when he came to Hun Luo Province, victory was almost certain. Guyang Province was far stronger than Hun Luo Province. Otherwise, Cui Zhihao wouldn't have dared to insult Hun Luo Province at will. This time, Xu Qian, the governor of Hun Luo Province, specifically went to the City of Hope for Yuan Ye to prove that Yuan Ye had killed the Martial Emperor Jiang Zan and obtained the gold token of the City of Hope. However, at the same time, the news of Yuan Ye killing Jiang Zan had also spread. Jiang Yuanfeng pushed away the beauty in his arms and stood up from the gauze curtain. He was less than 1.6 meters tall, but this short stature, on the contrary, gave people a very oppressive feeling. The young man in black robe remained kneeling and didn't dare to look up. "Very well. You may leave." Yin Yue's clothes were disheveled. Her alluring body emerged from the gauze curtain and she helped Jiang Yuanfeng tidy his clothes. The young man in black immediately bowed and then quietly left Jiang Yuanfeng's residence. Jiang Yuanfeng closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said coldly, "Dai Ku, come out." "Yes, my lord," a deep, hoarse voice rang out, and at the same time, a figure appeared beside Jiang Yuanfeng. This person was extremely tall, a whole two heads taller than Jiang Yuanfeng. His eyes were very sharp. Although he was tall, he wasn't exactly thin, but he showed no disrespect in front of Jiang Yuanfeng. Among Jiang Yuanfeng's four Martial Emperor subordinates, one was Yin Yue, the second was Shi Dengran, the third was Yu Jin, and the strongest among the four was Dai Ku, at the mid - level of a Martial Emperor. Dai Ku was so powerful that he could almost compete with the lower - ranked ones among Cui Zhihao's six generals. He was definitely the strongest among the four experts! "Dai Ku, I brought you along this time. You should know my determination to kill Yuan Ye..." Dai Ku bowed. "My lord, your subordinate will immediately avenge the young master." "Yes," Jiang Yuanfeng nodded. "Although Hun Luo Province is weak, Xu Qian is a super expert no less than the governor Cui Zhihao. He has few opponents among Martial Emperors. I can't show myself. I'll leave this matter to you. Remember, capture Yuan Ye alive. I want to torture him to death. Be quick and don't alert Xu Qian. If you do, never say that I sent you." "Yes!" Yin Yue and Dai Ku bowed simultaneously and then turned into two streams of light and flew directly towards the Yijia Tavern. Watching the terrifying flying speed of his two capable subordinates, Jiang Yuanfeng sighed deeply. "My son, although you had reached the level of a Martial Emperor, you were still brought up in a sheltered environment and had never experienced hardships. It's my fault for spoiling you too much and being reluctant to let you participate in the battles against the Ice Soul Continent. Otherwise, if you had come out of those life - and - death battlefields, you would have become a terrifying Martial Emperor like Yin Yue and Dai Ku, and you wouldn't have ended up dead in a foreign land." "Dai Ku, let's land and walk," Yin Yue said to Dai Ku as they were flying at high speed above Hun Luo Province. "Why? Didn't the lord tell us to be as fast as possible?" Dai Ku raised his eyebrows, looking very dissatisfied. "Idiot. Flying in the sky, are you trying to tell Xu Qian that Martial Emperors have come to Hun Luo City? Xu Qian is an expert on the same level as the governor Cui Zhihao. Don't cause trouble for no reason." "Humph, he may not dare to provoke us either!" Dai Ku said coldly. "Our Guyang Province has been fighting against the Ice Soul Continent for countless years on behalf of the Flaming Continent. Although we have lost many experts, even more have accumulated. This tiny Hun Luo Province hasn't had a major battle in ten thousand years. How can they compare with us? Does Xu Qian dare to provoke our Guyang Province?" "It's better to be careful. Don't capsize in a gutter," Yin Yue said and landed directly. Fortunately, there was no one nearby, and the two flying people didn't cause any commotion. The two of them moved forward at an extremely fast speed and soon arrived near the Yijia Tavern. Suddenly, Yin Yue said, "There's more than one expert. I sense that there are at least four experts with Wu Jun - level power, one Wu Wang - level expert, and two Wu Hou - level experts inside." "Humph, do you even care about Wu Jun and Wu Wang?" Dai Ku arrogantly flicked his sleeve. "Obey the lord's order. Capture Yuan Ye alive. Kill the others directly." Inside the tavern, Yuan Ye, Rui Xi, Murong Qiang, Xu Zijing, and Cen Sen were still chatting. The little witch had left the table earlier when she saw the little rascal running out to catch it. The few of them were extremely happy.