Chapter 2321 - 2322: Furious! Midnight
Cain has returned, and there’s another master in the Dan Shen Sect.
Everyone didn’t recognize Cain, but with Ye Qiu’s introduction, they quickly became familiar.
People didn’t disturb Ye Qiu, as he hadn’t seen Cain for a long time. This was their first meeting since parting on Earth.
Ye Qiu asked how Cain’s strength had become so formidable, even catching up to his own. Cain explained that he had gone to the Northern Desolate alone, absorbed the blood of a few corpses, and slept. When he woke up, he was at the Heavenly Realm.
After hearing this, even Ye Qiu couldn’t help but envy Cain’s way of improving his strength. For Ye Qiu, reaching this stage today meant going through numerous dangers in nearly every realm to enter the Heavenly Realm and achieve his standing. In contrast, Cain merely absorbed blood and slept to enhance his power. How could one compete?
So infuriating.
Ye Qiu briefly shared his experiences from Earth to the Ancestral Land; both master and servant understood each other thoroughly. Cain also inquired about Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng.
Ye Qiu added details about the Galactic road. Hearing that Qin Feng and Jin Shanshun might still be alive, Cain breathed a sigh of relief. He had the best relationship with them, and if anything happened to them, his days would be quite lonely.
Mentioning Qin Feng and Jin Shanshun, Ye Qiu suddenly recalled when he saw the Turquoise Pool Saintess, Stone Demon Lord, and others associated with Cain. It seemed that Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng had indeed emerged from the Galactic road.
Ye Qiu felt a pang of concern for their safety, fearing they might be targeted by various sects and the Heavenly Palace, which would spell trouble.
But remembering that the Beast God and Luo Fu were with them, Ye Qiu managed to put his mind at ease.
According to the habits of the various sects and the Heavenly Palace, if they had captured them, they would have used them to force him to appear.
Now, since that hasn’t happened, it indicated that they hadn’t fallen into their hands.
Ye Qiu decided he must quickly contact the Beast God and Luo Fu to confirm Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng’s safety.
After reminiscing with Cain for half a day, Ye Qiu didn’t plan to stay any longer. Without letting anyone follow him, he gave some instructions and soon left the Dan Shen Sect.
In the Ancestral Land, there were notices everywhere about Ye Qiu’s wanted status. It was clear that his previous incident of slaying a Heavenly Realm powerhouse had again infuriated the various sects.
However, finding him wouldn’t be easy for them.
Ye Qiu had no interest in the various sects or the Heavenly Palace. He planned to first make a trip to the Southern Wilderness.
With his prowess at the Heavenly Realm level, heading to the Southern Wilderness posed no difficulty. In less than half a day, he set foot on the land of the Southern Wilderness.
Using the information previously given by the Beast God, Ye Qiu made some inquiries and finally found the Ancient Beast lineage of the Beast God.
The Ancient Beast lineage, though non-human, had residences similar to human dwellings. After all, they had human features post-transformation, so many of their habits, like building homes, followed human customs rather than just using any open space as a lair.
He wasn’t unfamiliar with the Southern Wilderness. Back when he was still in the Ruins Realm, he had set foot on this land. Now, returning here, he was already at the Heavenly Realm.
Ye Qiu sighed inwardly as he appeared before a mansion.
The guards at the gate were upright werewolves, clad in armor, their sharp gazes giving an impression of ferocity.
After stating his purpose, the werewolf guard immediately went inside to report. Soon, an elder came out to greet Ye Qiu: "Honored guest, my master is unable to greet you personally; he sent me in his stead. I hope you won’t mind."
Ye Qiu frowned slightly and asked, "What happened to your master?"
The elder didn’t respond, only saying that Ye Qiu would understand once he saw for himself.
With the elder leading the way, Ye Qiu stepped inside. After passing through a garden, he saw the Beast God.
"Young Master."
The Beast God’s voice reached him, and at the same time, Ye Qiu saw what the Beast God looked like.
Instantly, his expression changed slightly.
He saw the Beast God seemingly low in spirits, with weak breath, as though recovering from a significant illness.
"What happened? How did you get these wounds?"
Ye Qiu looked at the many wounds on the Beast God’s body. By rights, given the Beast God’s power, he should have long since recovered, but the reality was that these injuries still tormented him.
"Young Master, it’s a long story. Please, have a seat first."
"What about Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng?"
"Those two..." Speaking of them, a sad expression appeared on the Beast God’s face.
Ye Qiu had a sinking feeling and exclaimed, "What happened to them?"
"Young Master, is that you?"
At that moment, a familiar voice came from inside the room, and Ye Qiu quickly stepped in, appearing inside the room in the next second.
Upon seeing Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng, Ye Qiu’s eyes reddened.
Because they were in a worse condition than Jin Shanshun. Both were soaking in medicinal barrels, the room filled with the pungent scent of medicine, their faces pale as they surfaced with just their heads showing.
Compared to the Beast God, their auras were even weaker, speaking faintly.
"What really happened? How did you end up like this?"
Ye Qiu wanted to know who had brought them to this state.
"Brother Ye, is that you?" At this time, a voice sounded from the courtyard. It was Luo Fu.
Upon seeing Ye Qiu, Luo Fu immediately bowed deeply, apologizing, "Brother Ye, I failed to protect them."
"Brother Luo, what happened? Why were you all injured?" Ye Qiu noticed that Luo Fu also bore some injuries, though not as severely as the Beast God, Jin Shanshun, or Qin Feng.
Then Luo Fu explained in detail the reason they were all in their current state.
Upon hearing that the four were targeted by various sects once they returned from the Galactic road, Ye Qiu broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, the Ancestor of the Ancient Beast lineage appeared in time, enabling the four to escape danger.
They thought returning to the Southern Wilderness would mean safety. However, the sects weren’t ready to relent, repeatedly dispatching experts for stealth attacks. Despite several failed attempts, these surreptitious strikes didn’t decrease, but instead, increased.
A few days ago, someone of high prowess attacked in secret, wounding all three. They were nearly taken, but fortunately, he arrived in time to avert the crisis.
"Do you know who that person was?"
"I recognized the mark on his attire, he was a master from Shadow!" Luo Fu said.
"Shadow..." Hearing Luo Fu mention this organization, Ye Qiu’s heart surged with killing intent. The Beast God, Jin Shanshun, and Qin Feng all had nearly died at the hands of Shadow. Beneath Ye Qiu’s calm exterior lay a storm of wrath.
"Brother Ye, the people from Shadow are elusive, hard to guard against, and have repeatedly attacked us these days."
"Do you mean they’ll appear again?"
"Yes."
"Alright, you don’t need to worry about them anymore. Leave this matter to me." Ye Qiu clenched his fist until it cracked, preparing to deal with Shadow personally.
He must make Shadow pay the most painful price for harming his people.