Chapter 48: Mysterious Girl

"Fine, I've almost finished my cultivation, I'm leaving as well," he said, and Ye Liuyun walked outward.

He also worried that more people would arrive soon; if they set their sights on him it would be trouble.

Unexpectedly, the girl chased after him, and they walked out together.

"I'm Lei Ming, big brother, what's your name?" the girl asked.

"Lei Ming? Is that a girl's name?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"Um! My parents gave it to me, what can I do!" the girl named Lei Ming said with an awkward grin, flashing two little canines.

"I'm Ye Liuyun!" He didn't want to say more, just wanted to leave this place of trouble quickly, lest he be targeted.

When they stepped out of the Thunder and Lightning Zone, the thunder‑and‑lightning power had weakened considerably. Lei Ming Gorge returned to its usual appearance.

Lei Ming folded her flower umbrella. Ye Liuyun was about to bid her farewell when a group of True Essence realm martial cultivators surrounded them.

"Brother, it's this little demon girl who, without cause, lured away our Guardian Barbarian Bear," one of them said, pointing at Lei Ming.

The leading True Origin Triple martial cultivator stepped forward and said to Lei Ming, "Little girl, I won't make things hard for you; if you return the Barbarian Bear, I'll let you go. How about that?"

Lei Ming's face darkened, and she stubbornly said, "He's lying; it was he who sent the ferocious beasts to bite me, how can I be blamed? That Barbarian Bear has already been killed by me, I can't return it to you!"

The martial cultivator snorted coldly, "In that case, we'll have to capture you and sell you to settle the Barbarian Bear debt! Attack!"

At his command, several of them rushed toward Lei Ming and Ye Liuyun.

"Hey! This has nothing to do with me! I just met her, why are you trying to catch me?" Ye Liuyun shouted while dodging. He didn't want to cause any trouble with the local families.

"Exactly! It has nothing to do with him. Brother Ye, you run fast, I'll hold them off." Lei Ming also spoke on Ye Liuyun's behalf.

"I'm going! I don't know if this little girl is truly stupid or deliberately setting me up!"

Ye Liuyun cursed inwardly, shifting his form to slip behind Lei Ming.

He knew that once he acted, he would be inseparably tied to this matter.

The leader had been hesitant, but upon hearing Lei Ming's words, he ordered, "Capture them all!"

Seeing this, Lei Ming immediately opened the folding fan in her hand and fanned at the men.

Suddenly, a swirl of Black Fog rose from the ground; within it, several ferocious beasts materialized, roaring as they charged at the men.

The few who had just lunged were instantly torn apart by the beasts.

These beasts were in Soul state, not true physical forms, yet their combat power was not weak; each possessed True Yuan First Tier strength.

"How dare you kill people from our Prefect's Residence! All together, kill those two brats!" the leading man roared.

Ye Liuyun had never seen such things before and watched curiously; Lei Ming grabbed his hand and turned back toward Lei Ming Gorge.

"Run quickly, Beast Soul is no match for them; they won't hold out long!"

"Prefect's Residence? Sigh! I'm really unlucky! I just escaped a City Lord's mansion and now provoked an even stronger Prefect's Residence!"

Pulled by Lei Ming, Ye Liuyun realized he was thoroughly caught up.

He was dragged away in a daze, running.

After running for a while, Lei Ming finally released his hand and said, "While they haven't caught up, you should hurry and run! I'm truly sorry for pulling you into this!"

Ye Liuyun said with a mournful face, "Where can I run now? They've blocked every road! And do you think they'll let me go?"

Hearing this, Lei Ming looked at Ye Liuyun with a somewhat apologetic expression. "I'm truly sorry, it's all my fault! Shall we keep running toward Lei Ming Gorge?"

However, Ye Liuyun saw a trace of smugness in Lei Ming's apology and immediately felt uneasy.

The girl is so young, yet she runs out alone, carrying so many valuables; her background is certainly not simple.

Moreover, she's using a false name. Lei Ming Gorge, Lei Ming—what a coincidence? A girl named Lei Ming!

She follows me, as if she has some purpose. I should keep my distance.

Thinking this, he decided not to go with this mysterious girl.

So he retorted, "Why run? Since they want to kill us, if we stay here and kill them, no one will know it was us!"

"Can you beat a True Origin Triple Martial Cultivator? What realm are you in?" Lei Ming had always found his realm hard to discern.

Ye Liuyun said, "I have Body Refining Ninth Layer!"

"Just Body Refining Ninth Layer? Are you crazy? Run quickly, if they catch up I might not be able to save you!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Ming became unsettled and pulled him to run again.

"Why don't you trust me? I really can beat them!"

"I've heard of people fighting above their level, but I've never heard of anyone leaping across the Fourth Realm to fight!" Lei Ming felt a bit displeased, thinking Ye Liuyun was overstating his strength.

"So here's the plan: you run first, I'll hold them off. Is that okay?" Ye Liuyun said.

"You… fine! Since you asked for death yourself, don't blame me later for not helping you!" Lei Ming stamped her foot and said nothing more.

And both of them realized the pursuers had already caught up; at this point, even if they ran, they couldn't get far.

"All because of that arrogant guy, we missed the chance to escape," Lei Ming thought of Ye Liuyun. Yet she didn't flee alone.

"Why aren't you running? You run then? The exit is blocked by us, let's see how far you can get!" The leading man, seeing they wouldn't run, was no longer in a hurry.

"Since you insist on being my enemy, I won't be courteous!" Ye Liuyun said, stepping toward the leading man.

A True Origin Double martial cultivator standing nearby scoffed and stepped forward to block Ye Liuyun.

He said, then struck a palm at Ye Liuyun!

Ye Liuyun didn't even glance at him, and delivered a punch. The embedded thunder‑and‑lightning power was far stronger than before!

"Zila! Boom!" The man was blasted by Ye Liuyun's punch, spitting white foam, collapsing on the ground.

Lei Ming's eyes widened in shock, wondering if the kid was hiding a realm. How could Body Refining Ninth Layer defeat a True Origin Double with a single punch?

Ye Liuyun continued advancing toward the leading man.

"Good kid, you've got some skill! But this little ability is still not enough to be impressive!"

He said, his body flickered, and he raised his hand to punch. He employed only low‑grade Mysterious Tier techniques.

Seeing the momentum of that punch, Lei Ming broke a sweat for Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was unhurried, and threw another punch forward.

Both sides stepped back a few paces, but the man's hand kept trembling. The tingling numbness from the lightning strike did not dissipate for a while; instead it seeped into his body, causing damage. He needed to suppress it with his true qi.

But Ye Liuyun did not stop, delivering another punch. The man hurriedly parried, blocking a punch.

Then, Ye Liuyun threw punch after punch; after three more blows, the man finally could not resist and was knocked flying by a punch from Ye Liuyun.

"What are you all just standing around for? Attack together, stop him!" After the man fell to the ground, realizing he was no match for Ye Liuyun, he immediately called others to join. At the same time he took out a Transmission Talisman and sent the information out.

Ye Liuyun tried to stop her, but was blocked by the others.

Immediately, he also ceased holding back, striking with increasing ferocity. If he didn't quickly eliminate these people, more reinforcements would soon arrive.