Chapter 2207: Chapter 2207: It’s All Your Fault for Not Telling the Truth!
Zhu Shen had anticipated that the Ghost Widow wouldn’t be able to defeat the Tie Family Twins alone, but he hadn’t expected the situation to escalate to such a state. For a moment, he was at a loss, forgetting everything he intended to say to Ye Haochuan.
Yet Ye Haochuan watched the "battle" with interest, occasionally commenting on how their postures were lacking, making him seem like someone who was often involved in such matters.
"Looks like there’s going to be a plot twist!" Just as the fight raged on, Ye Haochuan suddenly remarked with a strange laugh.
"Brother Ye, did you notice something?" Zhu Shen was somewhat baffled.
"No wonder you can’t grasp the essence of a playboy; it seems you haven’t been through much worldly experience,"
Ye Haochuan teased with a smile, "The more intense the battle, the more aggressive a man tends to become. Especially with the Tie Family Twins opposing the Ghost Widow, they naturally won’t hold back, so they let loose their full bear strength.
But look now, those two seem weak and devoid of energy, as if they were frail scholars. However, these twins are supposed to be invincible, so how could this be?"
Zhu Shen’s handsome face flushed at this, stubbornly retorting, "Perhaps those two are just for show and not useful at all?"
"Perhaps!" Ye Haochuan smiled deeply without further arguing.
His eyesight was naturally superior to Zhu Shen’s; he had long noticed that after finishing whatever they did, the twins’ faces were covered with a waxy yellow hue.
Even if they were inept in bed, they shouldn’t have been so exhausted after just one round.
The once fiery battle gradually calmed down, as if the Tie Family Twins had been thoroughly drained, lying feebly on the ground and panting heavily.
On the other hand, the Ghost Widow seemed invigorated, not weakened. In fact, she looked more spirited than ever.
The Ghost Widow cast a disdainful glance at the twins, took their rings and weapons, and leisurely left.
Zhu Shen was taken aback by this sudden twist in the plot. The rumors in the worldly society said that those who tried to besiege the Black Lotus Widows perished without exception. He initially thought it was because the Ghost Widow was too powerful to defeat, but he hadn’t anticipated that the three widows had a more potent secret weapon.
It’s likely that many of those killed by the Ghost Widow fell to this scary tactic, truly terrifying.
Astonished, he couldn’t help but glance more at Ye Haochuan, realizing that this guy had noticed the clues earlier than him, making him not so simple.
"Interested in cleaning up the battlefield?" Ye Haochuan suddenly joked.
"The valuable things were taken by the Ghost Widow; what could possibly be left?" Zhu Shen thought Ye Haochuan was jesting.
Ye Haochuan laughed without saying a word, his body transformed into a phantom, floating over the battlefield.
At this moment, the Tie Family Twins were no longer the mighty figures they once were; they appeared to have aged fifty years in an instant, resembling withered forms, their breath dwindling.
"This trap is poisonous!"
Seeing Ye Haochuan arrive, the twins spoke in unison, uttering their last words before simultaneously losing their final breath.
Ye Haochuan suddenly sat cross-legged, as if meditating, yet his head drooped down, appearing as if he were asleep while sitting.
Zhu Shen, seeing Ye Haochuan unresponsive for a while, was shocked and gently nudged him a few times, but still couldn’t wake him up.
Subconsciously, he reached out to sense Ye Haochuan’s breath at his nose.
Just then, Ye Haochuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked up, glancing at Zhu Shen with interest, smiling as he said, "As Young Master Zhu said, there really isn’t anything valuable here to clean up."
Nonsense, who would need you to say it?
Zhu Shen was momentarily speechless, but his face was filled with curiosity as he asked, "May I ask Brother Ye, what were you doing just now?"
"Young Master Zhu might not know, but I suddenly felt a bit drowsy and took the opportunity to doze off a bit!" Ye Haochuan feigned innocence.
As if anyone would believe that! Who would suddenly sit down to nap while cleaning up a battlefield? And only for a few minutes, could anyone even fall asleep?
Zhu Shen looked at Ye Haochuan with profound meaning, feeling increasingly that he couldn’t see through him.
"Brother Ye, regarding our cooperation, could we discuss it further..." Zhu Shen tentatively asked.
"Young Master Zhu, I suddenly remembered that there’s a lady waiting for me to conquer her. Leaving someone waiting in a lonely chamber isn’t quite proper, I hope you understand!" Ye Haochuan clasped his hands together, smiled apologetically, and then left directly.
Zhu Shen frowned deeply, with a flash of killing intent in his eyes as he watched Ye Haochuan leave, clearly genuinely angered.
Since he could remember, no one had ever treated him so dismissively.
"Young master, this guy is so arrogant, why don’t I just deal with him!" Afeng, standing beside, also felt indignant, coldly suggested.
Zhu Shen seemed to ponder deeply, and after a long time, shook his head and said, "Forget it, this guy isn’t simple either, and dealing with him won’t be easy. If we were injured while killing him, wouldn’t it delay our main task?"
"If this guy is unwilling to cooperate with us, then he’s our enemy. Even if we don’t kill him now, won’t it be a life-and-death situation when we meet in the Secret Realm?" Afeng questioned uncomprehendingly.
"The secrets of the Secret Realm, he obviously doesn’t know about them, so when the time comes, he probably won’t confront us..." Zhu Shen sighed.
Afeng furrowed his brow, curiously asking, "Young master, you are always decisive and strive for perfection. Why use the word ’probably’ today, handing over the initiative to others?"
Zhu Shen was momentarily stunned, seemingly realizing this issue only now.
Thinking for a long time, he finally found the answer within his heart and sighed bitterly, "I always feel it’s best not to make an enemy of this guy!"
Upon hearing this, Afeng was speechless.
Ye Haochuan walked several miles, finding that no one was following him, and gained a higher opinion of Zhu Shen.
Such a person who doesn’t change his face lightly is worth associating with.
However, he didn’t regret his decisiveness earlier.
"Blame yourself for not telling me the truth from the start!" Ye Haochuan thought quietly.
As he had speculated, gathering so many True Immortal Experts wasn’t just about a few Cleansing Immortal Grass.
Using the Ghost Escape Technique, he took advantage of the fleeting remnants of the Tie Family Twins’ memories to roughly understand the situation.
As it turns out, what these True Immortal experts coveted wasn’t the herbs, but the soil for growing herbs ---- the Heavenly Secret Mud.
Heavenly Secret Mud is a peculiarly rare treasure that can aid in the growth of herbs. Herbs that take hundreds of years to mature outside can do so in just half a year in the Heavenly Secret Mud, and at top quality.
Moreover, Heavenly Secret Mud can substitute for extreme environments, allowing rare herbs with stringent growth conditions to be cultivated.
From these two points alone, it is already quite a rare treasure.
"If I can acquire this Heavenly Secret Mud, there will be no worries about herbs in the future?" The more Ye Haochuan thought, the more excited he became, as if he had already regarded the Heavenly Secret Mud as his own possession.
