At this moment, Huo Ling'er, though still young, had already begun to show the grace of a budding beauty.
If Yun Yun was a fully ripened peach—sweet and succulent—
then Huo Ling'er was a cherry on the verge of maturity.
There was still a hint of astringency to her, but once tasted, the sweetness would be unforgettable…
"Damn it, what am I even thinking?"
Zhu Chen snapped back to his senses, forcefully shaking his head to drive away the inappropriate images that had surfaced in his mind.
"This is my wife—she'll be mine sooner or later. Besides, Liu Shen is still in Stone Village. If I really did something like that here, what would Liu Shen think of me?"
His expression darkened slightly.
"Damn Tang San…"
Ever since spending time chatting with that guy in the group, his thoughts had clearly become less pure.
To calm himself completely, Zhu Chen quickly opened the chat group, intending to distract himself with conversation.
However, the instant he entered the group chat—
Han Li's message popped up at the same time.
[Han Li: @Zhu Chen @Wang Lin, Brother Zhu, Senior Wang, I've run into a bit of trouble. Could I trouble the two of you to lend me a hand?]
Zhu Chen was just about to reply—
when someone else in the group couldn't help but jump in first.
[Xiao Yan: Brother Han Li, that's not right! I treat you like a brother—refining pills for you for free—and yet when you encounter trouble, you don't think of me first? Are you looking down on me, Xiao Yan?]
[Han Li: Fellow Daoist Xiao, please don't misunderstand. The situation this time is rather troublesome, and I need truly powerful helpers.]
Han Li hurriedly explained.
Unfortunately, his explanation only made Xiao Yan even more agitated.
[Xiao Yan: Holy crap? Are you saying I'm useless? That I can't help you? No way—I'm coming this time no matter what. Open the dimensional portal right now, or I'll go find Brother Zhu and make him open it!]
[Lin Dong: That's right. If there's a fight, how could you not call me?]
Seeing Han Li calling for help, Lin Dong immediately chimed in.
Ever since he failed to defeat Tang San in the Douluo World due to the restrictions of the chat group, he had been holding in a belly full of frustration, desperately wanting to vent it.
Faced with such enthusiasm, Han Li felt a headache coming on.
It wasn't that he didn't want Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to help—
it was simply that this time, his opponents were several Nascent Soul cultivators.
He had already seen Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's strength. Bringing them along would only be meaningless.
In his eyes, the only ones who could truly help were Wang Lin, who had reached the Deity Transformation stage, and Zhu Chen, whose strength was completely unfathomable.
[Zhu Chen: That's fine. I was planning to test my strength anyway…]
Just as Han Li was hesitating, Zhu Chen's message suddenly appeared in the chat group.
[Han Li: Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Zhu.]
Han Li was instantly overjoyed.
After expressing his thanks, he immediately opened his own dimensional portal.
At the same time, Zhu Chen stepped through the interdimensional rift and entered the Void Heaven Palace.
The moment he appeared, several unfriendly gazes locked onto him.
"Is this… the Void Heaven Palace of the Chaotic Star Sea?"
Ignoring those hostile looks, Zhu Chen raised his head and gazed at the vast, magnificent golden palace complex suspended above.
With his experience, he recognized it at a glance.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu, I've troubled you this time."
Han Li's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
Zhu Chen turned around and saw Han Li standing quietly in a remote corner. He was wearing Cloud-Stepping Boots, his hands already forming the seals for an escape technique, clearly prepared to flee at a moment's notice.
The corner of Zhu Chen's mouth twitched as he was about to speak—
when a ripple suddenly appeared in the nearby void.
In the next instant, two more figures stepped out of interdimensional portals.
They were none other than Xiao Yan and Lin Dong.
[Han Li: Fellow Daoist Xiao, Fellow Daoist Lin… why are the two of you here?]
Worried that telepathic communication might fail, Han Li immediately asked in the group chat.
[Xiao Yan: Didn't you open the interdimensional portal yourself?]
[Lin Dong: Exactly. If you didn't want us to come help, why open it at all?]
[Han Li: But I opened it for Fellow Daoist Zhu and Senior Wang…]
Han Li was rendered speechless.
He had only opened the portal to make it easier for Zhu Chen and Wang Lin to arrive at any moment.
Unexpectedly, the ones he wanted didn't come—
while the ones he didn't want all showed up.
Had all his warnings been for nothing?
[Xiao Yan: It's fine, we're already here. What—are you planning to send us back?]
[Lin Dong: Stop talking nonsense. Brother Han, just point at someone and say the word. We'll do whatever you say and definitely won't cause trouble!]
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