Before Li Wanji could even ask, Zhou Chen exclaimed, “Second Master, are you hurt?”

As she spoke, she dropped her weapon and stepped forward to carefully examine Zhou You’s Right Hand arm.

His clothes were torn, and his skin was red and swollen.

“I just accidentally fell, and it really hurts.”

Zhou You grimaced, which meant he truly disliked getting injured.

It hurt too much!

He had never been injured since childhood.

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s a good thing your bones weren’t hurt.”

Li Wanji was speechless; from the looks of it, he hadn’t even broken the skin, so what was there to worry about?

She truly couldn’t understand this man before her.

It was just a minor scrape, yet he immediately acted so pathetic?

This was completely different from his previous boastful demeanor.

Even though it was just a scrape, Zhou Chen still found ointment from her satchel, applied it to Zhou You, and then carefully bandaged it.

“I’ll rest for a bit.”

Zhou You sat cross-legged, and without waiting for the two to speak, he directly closed his eyes to regulate his Qi.

Li Wanji pulled Zhou Chen to a nearby spot and whispered, “As a girl, it’s better not to be overly intimate with a man.”

Zhou Chen looked bewildered, “Intimate with whom?”

Li Wanji pursed her lips, “Him.”

Zhou Chen was surprised, “But he’s my Second Master.”

Li Wanji frowned, “A grown woman still avoids her father, let alone a distant relative like your Second Master?”

Zhou Chen became even more confused, feeling as though she couldn’t quite understand Li Wanji’s words.

Wasn’t it perfectly normal for her to be close to her own Second Master?

Li Wanji sighed softly, “Logically, I shouldn’t interfere with your personal feelings. But some things, I think, are better handled by following worldly ethics. Otherwise, even if you achieve success and fame in the future, it will become an unerasable stain on your life.”

Zhou Chen chuckled, “I don’t feel anything. Second Master has always been very good to me, and I’m willing to take care of him.”

Take care of him?

Li Wanji secretly shook her head. Although she was only twenty-five years old, she had seen everything during her travels over the years.

Now, looking at Zhou Chen, she felt a great sense of pity.

Such a good girl, why was she so foolish?

Li Wanji took a deep breath, “Xiao Chen, to be honest, your feelings for your Second Master are not normal. I think you two should maintain a distance.”

She thought that if she spoke to this extent, this girl surely wouldn’t continue to be foolish, right?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen immediately showed displeasure, “Second Master treats me extremely well. Even if I were to die for him, I would be willing.”

What Zhou Chen thought was simple: her broken engagement had brought disaster. If her Second Master hadn’t returned, her fate would have been uncertain, and she might even have implicated the entire Zhou Family!

Perhaps these matters were easily resolved in front of her Second Master.

But she wasn’t a three-year-old child; how could she not understand the terrifying nature of both Lin Long and later Bao Xing of the Fierce Tiger Gate?

Not only for herself, but for the entire Zhou Family.

Second Master was a great existence, like a savior!

That gratitude meant she was willing to die.

Li Wanji opened her mouth, then finally closed it helplessly. She had never expected that this emotion had twisted to such an extent!

To actually want to die for him?

This was truly too absurd.

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, “Miss Li, you are not me, so you don’t understand Second Master’s significance to me. I don’t want to hear similar words again in the future, and please respect yourself.”

Li Wanji’s expression changed slightly. Even her form of address had changed?

It was clear that she was truly angry.

Zhou Chen also walked to the side, gripping a High-Grade Spirit Stone and closing her eyes to Cultivate.

Li Wanji sighed deeply in her heart and had no choice but to stand guard nearby, to prevent any Yao Beast from suddenly attacking.

Her gaze fell on the distant city, and she vaguely felt that a great commotion was happening inside.

………………

Inside Xijue City.

Groups of refugees rushed out with incredible expressions on their faces, and some even continuously kowtowed to Old Dog and Xiao Jing to express their gratitude.

Old Dog grinned from ear to ear. For the Demon Subduing Division, saving a life was worth more than one merit point. So, one person was worth two merit points.

Xijue City had not been fallen for long, and within the vast city, there were still many refugees.

“We’re rich, we’re rich.”

Old Dog’s drool started to flow.

Xiao Jing said quietly, “Watch your image.”

Old Dog wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and made a swallowing motion, “Xiao Jing, don’t look down on picking up scraps. There are at least three thousand people still alive. Do you know what that means? Six thousand merit points! How many Yao Beasts would you have to kill for that?”

Xiao Jing’s gaze silently shifted to the side, where gold and silver were piled up. Then he shouted, “Pick out a few strong people to carry these boxes away.”

Old Dog chuckled, “You’re still the clever one. I was wondering how the two of us would carry them.”

Xiao Jing didn’t even look at him, “When we reach Ye City, we’ll divide it equally per person. That way, your future lives will be secure.”

Old Dog’s smile completely froze.

“Thank you, Young Hero, thank you, Old Hero.”

The refugees were deeply grateful, kneeling and kowtowing on the spot.

Xiao Jing quickly said, “Everyone, please get up. This fallen place is not suitable for staying long, you should leave quickly.”

Upon hearing this, everyone trembled, hastily got up, and began to carry the gold and silver.

Old Dog’s body trembled, and he plopped down onto the ground.

Xiao Jing looked back.

Old Dog let out a wail, crying loudly, “Oh, my dear mother, how am I supposed to live? You prodigal, you’re being generous with my money.”

Xiao Jing said calmly, “Is that your money? You probably took it.”

Old Dog’s eyes turned red, and he angrily pointed at Xiao Jing, “You prodigal, why isn’t it mine if I took it? If I didn’t take it, wouldn’t others? Why are you pretending to be righteous? I raised you with my own sweat and tears, and this is how you treat me, right?”

Xiao Jing reached out, “Let’s go. We need to enter the city first to negotiate, after all, we need to let so many people in.”

Old Dog slapped Xiao Jing’s hand away, “No, pay me back.”

Xiao Jing withdrew his hand, “Don’t you want to continue picking up scraps? That person definitely won’t return to the city for now. If you delay here for too long, you might not find him.”

Old Dog stopped crying and scrambled to his feet. “You finally said something sensible.”

Xiao Jing walked straight ahead, his eyes slightly complex.

Old Dog happily followed behind, “These people are over six thousand merit points, truly a heaven-sent blessing! I never thought I, Old Dog, would encounter such great luck. Ah, over six thousand merit points, should I exchange them for Medicinal Pills to eat, or Medicinal Pills to eat?”

Xiao Jing whispered, “Old Dog, can I win against him?”

Old Dog shrugged, “Dream on. He’s seen more Medicinal Pills than you have. Don’t look at him being in the Fan Blood Realm now; maybe in the blink of an eye, he’ll be in the Yin Yang Realm. These people are all about accumulating power and then stunning everyone.”

Xiao Jing walked silently.

Old Dog’s eyes flickered, walking side by side with Xiao Jing, “But with this wave of merit points, the two of us will have ten thousand. This time, I’ll exchange them for a Profound-grade Cultivation Technique, the Divine Shadow Art, for you. Although this technique is a bit special, ten thousand merit points are enough.”

Xiao Jing looked up, “Old Dog…”

Old Dog sneered, “Don’t always hope for those people to be our saviors. Anyway, I’ve never had a good reputation my whole life. Since you want to save the world, then I’ll steal for you, I’ll rob for you! I guarantee that your future brilliance will blind those people’s dog eyes!”