Chapter 49: Being Entangled

Lei Ming was now completely standing still. "He can actually fight beyond the Fourth Realm!"

She already sensed Ye Liuyun's aura; it was indeed Body Refining Ninth Layer. But fighting beyond the fourth level was far beyond her imagination!

With the "boom boom" sounds constantly echoing, in a short while Ye Liuyun had knocked down everyone from Chengzhu Fu.

Then he began to deliver a punch to the injured but still living.

"You can't kill me! Do you know who I am?" the leading man shouted.

"Facing death and still daring to threaten me? If I don't kill you, are you waiting to bring others to kill me? I don't care who you are; anyone who wants to kill me must die!"

Saying that, he threw a punch.

"I am the Prefect's son…" With a "pop" sound, the man's sternum was shattered by a punch, and his aura dissipated.

"All dead? I didn't expect your seemingly harmless appearance, yet your strike was so brutal!" Lei Ming said he was brutal, but showed no hint of fear.

"We've already acted, so why be polite? Killing one person is no different from killing them all. Anyway, they won't let us go!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"Oh! Then what do we do now?" Lei Ming asked.

"Run! Are we supposed to stay here waiting for them to catch us?"

Ye Liuyun collected the man's Storage Ring, then ran outward with Lei Ming toward Lei Ming Gorge.

Before they could exit Mi Lin, they were surrounded again by people from the Prefect's residence!

"The Yin Soul really never leaves! Since you came to die, don't blame me for a bloodletting!"

Having said that, Ye Liuyun charged forward again.

This time, Lei Ming wasn't idle; she released several ferocious beast Yin Souls to fight while she herself employed a claw technique, slashing at the Prefect's residence people.

Ye Liuyun alone faced two True Origin Triple Martial Cultivators, refusing to be distracted and giving his all.

In the end, although he killed the two, he also received a palm strike. Fortunately, his Immortal Overlord Body's defense was strong, offsetting much of the attack, yet he sustained minor injuries and immediately swallowed a Healing Elixir.

Then he turned back and saw the others all taken down by Lei Ming alone. Among them were two True Origin Double Martial Cultivators! He couldn't help but regard Lei Ming more highly.

This girl isn't simple; she's strong and wields many treasures! I wonder why she's following me?

Ye Liuyun, without a flicker, collected the Storage Rings from the two True Origin Triple Martial Cultivators.

"These people from the Wuyang Prefect's residence are far richer than those from Chengzhu Fu; even True Origin Triple Martial Cultivators have Storage Rings!"

Although the Storage Ring space of these people is small, each contains over a hundred thousand low‑grade Crystal Stones and a few hundred medium‑grade Crystal Stones. The Prefect's son is richer; his Storage Ring holds over three hundred thousand low‑grade Crystal Stones and more than fifty thousand medium‑grade Crystal Stones.

He didn't meticulously count the other pills, weapons, and items.

Including Ye Liuyun's loot from the bandit hideout, he now has over eight hundred thousand low‑grade Crystal Stones and over one hundred thousand medium‑grade Crystal Stones. At least he needn't worry about money for now.

"No wonder so many become bandits! This way of getting money is really fast!"

【8】 Ye Liuyun's mind wandered, but his feet didn't slow at all as he kept sprinting outward with Lei Ming.

Ye Liuyun's mind was full of scattered thoughts, but his feet were not slow at all, and he kept sprinting outward with Lei Ming.

After the two burst out of Mi Lin, Lei Ming asked, "Where are we going?"

"I'm heading back to Wuyang City; you can do as you wish! Farewell!" Saying so, Ye Liuyun walked toward Wuyang City.

But Lei Ming chased after him. "We fought side by side; you can't be so ruthless, can you? I have no money; once we enter the city, could you treat me to a meal?"

"Then I'll give you some Crystal Stones; you can eat on your own! I have other matters, let's part ways here."

But Lei Ming didn't take the Crystal Stones he offered, insisting that he treat her to a meal.

Ye Liuyun had no choice; being entangled by this little girl, he couldn't hit her nor scold her, so he let her follow.

Just upon reaching the city gate, they found the people there staring at them oddly.

When they looked up, they saw a bounty notice posted at the gate, and the portrait on it was of the two of them!

The city gate fell silent instantly. Everyone stared at them, yet no one dared speak. They didn't understand why these two bounty‑listed murderers dared to return. Could they be coming back to raze the city?

"Wow, just a few hours and already a bounty? The efficiency of the Wuyang Prefect's residence is absurd!" Ye Liuyun muttered.

"Who drew this? They made me look so ugly!" Lei Ming shouted, scaring away the onlookers at the gate instantly.

Ye Liuyun gave Lei Ming a cold stare. This girl, what a mindset, actually complaining about how others drew her!

He ignored Lei Ming and turned away immediately.

"Hey, Brother Ye, wait for me! We're bounty‑listed; it's safer to go together!" Lei Ming laughed as she chased after him, showing no sign of worry.

Not long after they left, several Mercenary groups from the city exited, chasing after them in the direction they fled.

Ye Liuyun headed toward the nearby mountain range. Only by hiding in deep mountain forests could he evade tracking.

Before they entered the mountains, a squad of Mercenaries caught up.

Neither side said much, and they fought outright. After Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming dealt with them and looted their belongings, they slipped into the mountains.

In the following days, the two kept fleeing constantly, clashing with Mercenary groups almost daily. Those Mercenaries' tracking methods were formidable; leaving even a trace allowed them to locate the pair.

Ye Liuyun gradually realized that Lei Ming could also fight at True Origin Triple level. Together, they could even contend with True Origin Quadruple.

After Lei Ming tasted Ye Liuyun's roasted beast meat once, she nagged him daily for more roast.

Because of the roast, they were discovered by Mercenary groups several times.

"No more roasting today! Every time we get discovered! I need a break to avoid top opponents," Ye Liuyun, again entangled by Lei Ming, refused to give her any roast.

"But we also need food! We can't stay starving," Lei Ming pouted, saying dissatisfiedly.

"I have ready‑made food here!" Ye Liuyun produced some rations and gave them to Lei Ming.

"Hmph! This girl won't eat that trash!" Lei Ming threw a tantrum.

Ye Liuyun ignored her, put away the food, and directly took out a Thunder Source Pearl to absorb lightning power.

These days he hadn't been idle; though constantly evading tracking, whenever he had time he absorbed the lightning power.

The small cluster of lightning source within him grew stronger and larger. His Thunder Fist, honed over these days, finally reached its peak.

A punch launched as if a bolt of lightning itself; even True Origin Triple couldn't withstand it.

Precisely because of this, the Martial Cultivators from the Prefect's residence and the Mercenary groups pursuing them kept reaching higher realms.

Ye Liuyun estimated that soon a True Yuan Fifth Tier master would be after them.

This is also why he doesn't dare to grill meat. Once the smell or smoke is discovered, they'll be in trouble.

Lei Ming glanced at his thunder source pearl, then began nagging him again about his timidity, and then ran off to sulk on the side.

But Ye Liuyun still noticed her gaze.