In the blink of an eye, a night passed.
Ye Hao still had not come out.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King waited anxiously outside. It had tried several times.
No matter how much blood it dripped, the rock wall showed no reaction at all.
This left it extremely puzzled.
It was the same blood, so why was it treated differently?
If those women arrived, even jumping into the Yellow River would not wash it clean of suspicion.
At that moment, voices of Yun Yun and the others came from outside the cave.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King went out and explained to Yun Yun and Xun'er that Ye Hao had entered the seal and vanished.
Naturally, they did not believe it.
It had no choice but to bring them before the rock wall inside the cave.
The three of them saw the crimson blood on the wall.
Their anger immediately exploded.
"Bastard! I will slice you into a thousand pieces!!!!"
Golden flames leapt wildly within Xun'er's beautiful eyes. Her aura suddenly rose to the level of a Dou Grandmaster.
In her palm, golden flames condensed into a sharp, gleaming blade.
With a swing of her jade hand,
the blade tore through the air, producing a piercing sonic boom as it shot toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's throat.
At the same time,
the strange light sword in Yun Yun's hand burst forth with dazzling green radiance.
With a movement of her body, she suddenly appeared directly in front of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. The long sword flashing with strange light slashed toward its sharp horn.
The Little Fairy Doctor tossed her carefully prepared poison powder toward the beast's face.
Facing the three distinct attacks,
the Amethyst Winged Lion King was stunned.
This truly has nothing to do with me!
Helpless, it could only use its full strength to defend.
Bang!
Puff!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King was still blasted backward, crashing into the rock wall and spitting out a mouthful of purple blood.
Even so, it still chose not to counterattack.
Just as Xun'er and the other two were about to press the advantage and beat it while it was down,
a streak of purple light shot out from within the rock wall.
Within the purple light, a tall and upright figure emerged.
It was Ye Hao.
Xun'er immediately rushed over and inspected him from head to toe.
"Brother Hao, where did you go? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Sorry for making you worry."
Ye Hao replied.
After receiving his reassurance, Xun'er threw herself into his arms.
Yun Yun also stopped her attack. The heart she had been holding in suspense finally settled.
The Little Fairy Doctor leaned against the rock wall, breathing heavily. A faint smile appeared on her slightly pale face.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King lay on the ground, revealing a bitter smile.
Later, Ye Hao told them that inside the sealed rock wall, he had obtained some items left for him by the Amethyst Winged Lion King clan.
Among them were several extremely powerful Dou Techniques.
There was even a Dou Technique method from the barbarian tribes of the northern continent that allowed the fusion of beast souls.
Yun Yun and the Little Fairy Doctor awkwardly apologized to the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King did not mind.
Instead, it expressed that it could understand.
If it were in their place, it might have been even angrier.
As for Xun'er, she still had not forgiven it, merely choosing not to pursue the matter for now.
The benefits had been obtained.
Ye Hao prepared to leave with Xun'er and the others.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King quickly suggested,
"My lord, I see that you are only at the Dou Spirit level. Although the Jia Ma Empire is not especially prosperous, there are still many blind fools. You cannot personally act every time."
"Hehe, I happen to be free. How about I serve as your bodyguard and mount?"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King looked at Ye Hao expectantly.
With that expression, if it stuck out its tongue, it would look exactly like a guard dog waiting to be fed.
It had a premonition that only by following Ye Hao could it break through to the seventh tier and perhaps even higher.
So let alone being a mount, even becoming a gatekeeping lion dog would be acceptable.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's peripheral vision swept over the three women, as if remembering something.
It hurriedly added,
"Rest assured, my lord. Not only will I not disturb your romantic affairs, but when necessary, I can even stand guard for you. I guarantee no one will interrupt you."
Even though it lowered its voice, Xun'er, Yun Yun and Little Fairy Doctor still heard him.
The three women flushed red and could only pretend not to hear or understand.
Hearing this, Ye Hao's mouth twitched.
He really wanted to slap it.
You are just a magical beast. Why do you know too much?!
After thinking for a moment,
Ye Hao temporarily agreed.
However, before leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there was no need for it to follow.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King was quite perceptive. It immediately drove its son away and gave up the cave.
At the same time, it ordered its subordinates that within a radius of ten li centered on this cave, no magical beast was permitted to approach.
Violators would be personally executed.
And it itself would serve as the guardian of this region.
After the Amethyst Winged Lion King went out,
Xun'er once again stepped forward and gently embraced Ye Hao.
The Little Fairy Doctor sat to the side, arranging the firewood she had gathered, preparing to start a fire.
Yun Yun rose and went to hunt, preparing the evening meal.
…
Several days later, at dusk.
The setting sun slanted westward.
Night gradually swallowed the earth.
With the Amethyst Winged Lion King's orders, not a single magical beast was present within ten li.
It was exceptionally quiet.
Only the crackling sound of burning firewood echoed inside the cave.
The orange firelight reflected upon the faces of the four.
Ye Hao sat with his eyes closed, cultivating.
Yun Yun held a fire poker, adjusting the firewood to keep it from going out. At the same time, she watched the roasting meat to prevent it from burning.
The Little Fairy Doctor, using the firelight, carefully studied the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. Her eyes were filled with a desire to grow stronger.
Xun'er rested her chin in her hands, her beautiful eyes gazing at Ye Hao with infatuation. Her face radiated satisfaction and happiness.
At that moment, the bell on her wrist trembled slightly.
"Miss, this old servant has urgent matters to report…"
Hearing Ling Ying's voice, anger surged into Xun'er's beautiful eyes. She rose and walked outside the cave.
"Ling Ying, where have you been these past days? Why couldn't I find you? Do you know that because of your dereliction of duty, Brother Hao nearly got hurt?!"
In all these years, this was the first time Xun'er had directly called Ling Ying by name.
It showed how furious she was.
Ling Ying immediately knelt on the ground.
"Miss, please forgive me. I deserve death a thousand times. Not long ago, I was summoned by an elder of the clan, which is why I disappeared for a period of time."
Xun'er's anger did not subside.
"For what reason?"
"The clan learned that not only did you fail to complete your task, but you also left the Xiao family without authorization. Some of the elders are very dissatisfied. They… they said…"
Ling Ying hesitated.
"What did they say?" Xun'er placed her jade hands behind her back and pressed further.
Her gaze repeatedly drifted toward the cave.
She worried that if she stayed away too long, Yun Yun might seize the opportunity to do something improper with Ye Hao.
Ling Ying said, "They said that you must return quickly. The clan plans to arrange a marriage for you."
"I will not return! And my marriage, what business is it of theirs? If they have so much free time, they might as well arrange matters for their own descendants."
Her goal was to marry Ye Hao and become his wife.
Even if…
Even if she was not the only one, she would at least be the first.
If she left,
what if that Ya Fei, Nalan Yanran, or this Yun Yun took advantage and rose in position?
Ling Ying also knew that those elders were merely dissatisfied because Xun'er had once rejected their grandsons.
Now that they finally had leverage over her, they naturally seized the chance to make a fuss.
However,
under the pretext of acting for the future of the Gu Clan, even Gu Yuan could say nothing.
A well-played scheme.
"The elders said that if you do not return to the clan within three months, they will send people to bring you back."
"Let them try. Even if my father comes personally, I will not return, unless…"
Xun'er looked toward Ye Hao in the distance.
"Unless Brother Hao comes back with me."
Ling Ying's face twitched.
"Miss, you know that with Mr. Ye's current strength, he cannot gain the clan's recognition. Of course, if given enough time, he will surely astonish the clan."
He was not saying this to please her.
Compared to those so-called geniuses who relied on the Gu Clan's resources and bloodline for their talent, Ye Hao was truly astonishing.
What shocked him most was that he had learned from the Miteer Auction House in Wu Tan City that Ye Hao was also a not-weak alchemist.
"Anyway… I will not leave Brother Hao. They can just…"
As she spoke, Xun'er saw Yun Yun holding a skewer of roasted meat approaching Ye Hao. She immediately abandoned Ling Ying and ran back.
Ling Ying could only sigh helplessly.
"Miss is excellent in every way. It is just… just a little…"
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