Ouyang Xinuo was a little surprised by Ye Tiancheng's reaction, and then quickly smiled, "So you are also a devoted lover. It's just that your devotion is not to Su Muxian, which is just right. If you don't fight me for Su Muxian, I should thank you. If you fight me for Su Muxian, I will consider you an enemy."
As for Hou Mingzhu, Ouyang Xinuo did not intend to continue harming her, because only Hou Mingzhu's existence could tie down Ye Tiancheng.
If Hou Mingzhu were truly killed, what if Ye Tiancheng came back to fight him for Su Muxian?
Ouyang Xinuo's calculations were very precise, and he would never let himself suffer a loss.
Eager to see how unlucky Ye Tiancheng would be after being afflicted by the demonic evil, Ouyang Xinuo did not keep Ye Tiancheng any longer and instead had him escorted off the ship.
Ye Tiancheng hurried home and found that Hou Mingzhu had already woken up and was throwing a tantrum at the nanny because she hadn't seen Ye Tian.
She thought something had happened to Ye Tiancheng, and when she couldn't reach him by phone, she was so anxious she was about to cry.
"Ye Tiancheng, why did you leave without telling me? I thought you had disappeared. Do you know how worried I was? I was afraid you wouldn't come back."
Hou Mingzhu's anxious emotions instantly turned into a wisp of black energy and then drilled into Ye Tiancheng's brow.
Ye Tiancheng felt his whole body suddenly unable to move. The pain was indescribable. Ye Tiancheng fell directly to the ground, his brows furrowed in pain. kuAiδugg
Hou Mingzhu was terrified and completely forgot about her tantrum. She quickly helped Ye Tiancheng up.
Hou Mingzhu's emotions eased considerably, and she stopped providing black energy. Ye Tiancheng slowly recovered.
After recovering, under Hou Mingzhu's questioning, Ye Tiancheng told her that Ouyang Xinuo had afflicted him with evil energy. Hou Mingzhu was so angry she wanted to kill someone, but she didn't know how to remove the curse from Ye Tiancheng.
"Hou Mingzhu, if you are to stay by my side, you must ensure your emotions are stable. Otherwise, within a certain range, anyone whose emotions have negative fluctuations will be a huge blow to me."
Hou Mingzhu didn't want to see Ye Tiancheng suffer, so she quickly agreed.
However, for Ye Tiancheng now, going to the company was unrealistic, and staying at home was also very dangerous. Hou Mingzhu wondered if there was a place where he could temporarily be unaffected by emotions.
Hou Mingzhu had just experienced a kidnapping incident and hadn't fully recovered. Now Ye Tiancheng was afflicted with evil energy, and in her helplessness, Hou Mingzhu quickly invited Ye Tiancheng's disciple, Lin Xue, to her home.
"Mistress, you don't need to worry. Master is indeed afflicted by demonic evil, but I won't abandon him. I will definitely help him and do my best to help Master recover his health."
Hou Mingzhu had been a little worried that Lin Xue might have developed feelings for Ye Tiancheng out of admiration, so she was a little guarded against Lin Xue. However, she was no longer guarded now because she saw Lin Xue's respect for her.
No matter what intentions this woman had, at least on the surface, she fulfilled her duties as a disciple, which was very rare.
"Xiao Xue, you also know that I recently experienced a kidnapping. My mental state hasn't recovered yet, and the house is in chaos. You are your master's precious disciple, so we can only rely on you."
Lin Xue happily agreed to Hou Mingzhu's request, "Okay, Mistress. Master has given me a great opportunity, and I will definitely not fail your expectations."
Lin Xue tried to use her true energy to expel the true energy within Ye Tiancheng, but unfortunately, she did not succeed. She almost suffered a backlash. If Lin Xue hadn't dodged quickly, she might have been eroded by the demonic energy.
To protect herself, Lin Xue severed her own meridians, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
"Xiao Xue, are you alright?"
Hou Mingzhu didn't understand at first, but when she saw Lin Xue spitting blood, she immediately became frightened. This was not a good sign; she must have been seriously injured.
"Mistress, I'm fine. Don't worry, I can still hold on."
Lin Xue tried again but still failed. She quickly thought of another way, "Mistress, why don't you accompany my master to a place to hide? There aren't many people living there, and the folk customs are simple. There's almost no black energy. Only there can Master recuperate properly."
"Okay, Xiao Xue. Your master said before that if something happened, I should listen to you about everything."
Just as they were packing their things to leave, Xiao Pang suddenly appeared in an off-road vehicle. "Sister-in-law Ye, now that Brother Ye is in trouble, I must stay by his side. Don't stop me."
"Alright, then we'll all go together. I'm afraid Ouyang Xinuo might send people to chase us. With you all here, it will at least be safer."
Thus, the four of them quickly got into the off-road vehicle. The place Lin Xue mentioned was a day's drive away. They couldn't stop along the way, so they could only eat bread and drink mineral water on the road, living a life like ascetics.
Less than two hours after they set off, the pursuers caught up. There were more than a dozen vehicles, all filled with men in black. Moreover, they were all cultivators, and like Ouyang Xinuo, they were cultivators radiating evil black energy.
Such cultivators were full of demonic nature.
Lin Xue was the main combatant. She was responsible for outputting attacks, using her true energy and umbrella-shaped hidden weapons to confront them. A large umbrella floated in the air, then split into many small umbrellas, which then fired hidden weapons.
The hidden weapons rained down, targeting the pursuers behind them. Most of the hidden weapons were blocked by the black energy, with only a portion hitting the tires, generating immense attacking power.
The four people being pursued heard the sound of tires exploding. Two vehicles behind them, due to tire explosions, rolled several times and plunged into the cliff.
However, those cultivators wouldn't die. They could protect themselves with their true energy, but it was a pity for the good cars. They must have become scrap metal, only fit to be sold as scrap iron.
"Xiao Xue, I didn't expect you to be so powerful."
Hou Mingzhu looked on with envy and even had the urge to learn from Lin Xue. At least then she could lend a hand and protect Ye Tiancheng when he was in danger, instead of being as useless as she was now.
Among the four people on this journey, Hou Mingzhu felt she was the most useless. Xiao Pang, at least, was driving and had some ability, making him very useful. As for her, she could only hold Ye Tiancheng tightly, watching her beloved suffer from the torment of black energy, yet being unable to do anything.
The car continued to move forward. At first, Lin Xue could actively attack, but there were too many opponents, and they were using demonic energy filled with evil. Gradually, they began to attack the four people's car.
To protect herself, Lin Xue could only try her best to resist the attacks and could no longer attack the opponents proactively.
After persevering for half an hour, Lin Xue gradually felt unable to resist. Her entire body was filled with exhaustion.
It was as if if she didn't grit her teeth and persevere, she would faint the next second and never get up again.
"Xiao Xue, I'm sorry. As a mistress, I can't help you with anything. I really want to do something for you and not let you bear this alone. After all, you are just a young girl."
"Mistress, don't worry. For Master, I will persevere. No one will dare to touch Master. I will fight them to the death."
After speaking, Lin Xue gritted her teeth and unleashed another wave of defense. However, no matter how determined she was, the opponent's strength was clearly evident and not to be trifled with.
Lin Xue ultimately could not resist. The black energy shattered the off-road vehicle's tires, and the entire car flew quite high before falling into the cliff.
Throughout the entire process, Lin Xue had been using her true energy to protect everyone. Otherwise, falling from such a height with the car, no matter how strong a person's body was, they would end up shattered into pieces with no other choice.
The car was damaged upon landing, but everyone was protected by Lin Xue's true energy. Just when they thought they would be smashed to death, Hou Mingzhu still embraced Ye Tiancheng with all her might. At that moment, Hou Mingzhu realized her feelings.
"Mistress, Brother Pang, we need to run immediately. Those people will catch up soon."
The group fled in a sorry state, with the black-clothed pursuers relentlessly following. They no longer had a car and could only weave through the secluded paths at the bottom of the cliff, so the opponents couldn't track their whereabouts.
It wasn't until dusk that Lin Xue finally allowed everyone to stop because she couldn't sense the aura of those people. She assumed they had widened the distance, so there was no need to worry so much now.
"Xiao Xue, I see you were injured earlier. Is there anything we can do to help you?"
"It's fine. Although they tried to invade with evil energy earlier, I managed to resist it. I'm fine now, so don't worry about me."
The group found a forest and entered it, then started a fire. Everyone was unusually quiet.
Lin Xue sat there with her eyes closed, meditating. Fatty had eaten two buns and was tired and sleepy, so he fell asleep. Hou Mingzhu, however, couldn't sleep at all. Hou Mingzhu could feel that Ye Tiancheng was in great pain.
Although on the surface, Ye Tiancheng lay on Hou Mingzhu's lap, appearing quite relaxed, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he was constantly enduring the pain brought by the evil energy.
"Xiao Xue, how are you?"
After a period of adjustment, Lin Xue woke up. She looked much more spirited. Her complexion had been terrifying earlier, looking almost like a dead person, clearly indicating a severe injury.
But Lin Xue endured and didn't say anything, holding on until now was not easy.
"Mistress, I have already repaired my internal injuries. Please comfort Master more. This evil energy will continue to erode him, but if his willpower is strong, it will still be somewhat useful."
Hou Mingzhu quickly understood what Lin Xue meant and tightly grasped Ye Tiancheng's hand, seemingly wanting to transmit strength to Ye Tiancheng through this method.
"Brother Ye, no matter what you are thinking, please think of beautiful things. Don't let that evil energy continue to torment you, or I will be heartbroken. Be strong, and we will set off again tomorrow morning."
Hou Mingzhu spoke with tears in her eyes, and Ye Tiancheng forced himself to open his eyes.
"It's alright. Those nameless juniors can't hurt me. I believe I will recover soon. Don't be sad and cry. I'm not that weak. I am the strongest. No one can defeat me..."
As Ye Tiancheng spoke, he closed his eyes again and soon fell into a deep sleep.