Chapter 64

Damn! He's been played by a woman again. Damn it, what an utter humiliation!

Fortunately, Xi didn't keep a close watch on Xu Chen. Otherwise, this time, he would have truly lost face beyond repair. Yet, the next thing Xi said made Ye Xuan's face turn instantly black. Xi walked past Ye Xuan, looked at Xu Chen, and said, "Xu Chen, shall we form a team?" Ye Xuan: "..." Xu Chen: "???" No, Sister, don't break character.

I just wanted to sneak a bit of opportunity; I never intended to get to know you. I'm numb. Even though I'm handsome, you can't just want to team up with me every time you see me! He has already stolen the protagonist's opportunities enough.

If he steals again this time, he might truly break the plot and force a complete rebirth. Because Xu Chen, looking pained, said, "Holy Maiden, it seems we don't know each other. Isn't this a bit..." Xi said indifferently, "Outside the secret realm, you clearly stole glances at me for several seconds." Xu Chen: "..."

No, Sister, when I looked at you, I just wanted to see if you were breaking character. How could you possibly know that? I thought you had your eyes closed and wouldn't notice. Gongsun Liuli, upon hearing this, immediately puffed up with anger. Brother Chen, why didn't you look at me? Damn it, is Holy Maiden Xi really more beautiful than me? Xu Chen said awkwardly, "Just a casual glance, that's normal, right?" A casual glance and you want to team up with me? Help, Sister, spare me. Xi continued, "Ye Xuan can't compare to you; I want to team up with you." Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan flew into a rage.

What do you mean Ye Xuan can't compare to Xu Chen? Get your facts straight. Xu Chen has always relied on women; I, Ye Xuan, rely on myself. Xu Chen coughed, "Keep it low-key. I truly prefer exploring treasures alone; I don't want to team up." Xi nodded upon hearing this, "Then it's settled. Inside the Qilin Cave, stay by my side; I will protect you." She noticed that Xu Chen, just like in her previous life, was only at the Fifth Grade realm at this moment, making her uneasy. She recalled that when she was near death back then, it was Xu Chen who saved her. If not for her having to forcibly play the female lead, she would have left with Xu Chen long ago. This Ye Xuan becomes a cold and ruthless character later on, and she deeply despises him. Xu Chen was stunned, "No need, we aren't close." Don't protect me; go protect your protagonist.

Otherwise, I won't know how to proceed with this plot. Xi said coldly, "Obey. You are only at the Fifth Grade, understand?"

Xu Chen rubbed his temples. See? It's not that he wants to live off a woman.

He has been forced into it all along; what choice does he have?

Fine, you're strong, so you decide. If I can't resist, I won't resist. Therefore, Xu Chen said helplessly, "Then do as you please. Having beautiful women constantly clinging to me is truly annoying." The crowd around them, upon hearing this, was instantly dumbfounded.

Damn, that's some serious humblebragging.

Protected by such a powerful and stunning beauty, and you're still annoyed? If you have the guts, get lost and let us take over!

Damn it!

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Seeing Xu Chen's impatient expression, Xi gritted her teeth and said nothing. She knew Xu Chen had suffered enough in his past life and had once nearly died protecting her. Now that they were strangers, his reaction was only natural.

She felt she had to try harder, or she would never compare to Li Ruoling. That woman, Li Ruoling, had always ignored Xu Chen's kindness in the past and even killed him in the end, which made Xi furious.

So she took a deep breath and said, "Don't be annoyed. Just don't stay too far from me; I'm afraid I won't find you." Hearing this, the crowd around them felt utterly dumbfounded. Xu Chen said he was annoyed, yet she turned around and comforted him? They were numb! Truly a dreamlike existence.

They didn't even have a woman who treated them like this; even if they did and she wasn't beautiful, they would have accepted it.

But the truth was, there wasn't a single one!

For a moment, the crowd looked at Xu Chen with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Ye Xuan's mouth twitched wildly. Why did it always happen like this? Clearly, he had arrived first this time. Damn, it was so frustrating! He now wished he could kill Xu Chen with a single sword strike, along with those two bitches. The Spirit Venerable spoke up then: "Do not let your Dao heart falter; that is a grave taboo for martial artists." Ye Xuan responded inwardly, "I understand, Master."

Ye Xuan also knew that if he let his Dao heart falter over two women, he did not deserve a future.

For a moment, although Ye Xuan was still angry, his heart had stabilized considerably. While the crowd stood numb, Gongshu Liuli also said, "Xu Chen, don't stay too far from me either, or I won't be able to protect you well."

The crowd: "???"

Holy crap, are these two Saintesses actually competing now?

Xi glanced indifferently at Gongshu Liuli: "One must still observe the order of arrival, right?" Gongshu Liuli showed no sign of backing down: "What if there are many dangers? What if something happens to Xu Chen?" Xi thought for a moment; indeed, one must guard against the unlikely. So Xi nodded and said, "Protection is fine, but do not touch Xu Chen indiscriminately." Gongshu Liuli snorted, "This Saintess is not that kind of person." After speaking, she thought inwardly, This Xi is truly annoying, much like Bu Fengshuang. Both are ridiculously calm, though Xi's intelligence is slightly inferior to Bu Fengshuang's. An Yan, the Holy Son of Qixiu Fang, could barely hold back: "Liuli, remember your status." To be honest, as the only man in Qixiu Fang, he was very fond of Gongshu Liuli.

He also believed that only Gongshu Liuli among the women of Qixiu Fang was worthy of him.

Therefore, despite the many women in Qixiu Fang, he had not touched a single one.

Yet he had never gained Gongshu Liuli's approval; he hadn't even touched her clothes, let alone her hand. But now, Gongshu Liuli was actively approaching another man right under his nose, even seeming to want to cling to him.

He couldn't take it anymore; he really couldn't take it anymore.

Hearing this, Xu Chen looked at An Yan. This guy, wasn't he one of the male second leads?

More accurately, he was the early-stage male second lead, a man of integrity. In the past life, the dog author made An Yan help Ye Xuan and then turn against him; back then, he had been beaten quite badly by the two of them working together.

An Yan was obsessed with Gongshu Liuli, while in the past life, Gongshu Liuli was interested in Ye Xuan. As expected, Gongshu Liuli said helplessly, "An Yan, is there a problem with me speaking this way to someone I like?"

An Yan gritted his teeth: "You've only met once; how can you already like him?"

Gongshu Liuli shrugged: "Liking is liking; isn't love at first sight allowed? What does it have to do with you?" An Yan became furious: "But this Xu Chen is not from Qixiu Fang; he might have ulterior motives." Gongshu Liuli could no longer hold back and scolded, "I said it has nothing to do with you; you are meddling too much." An Yan was instantly speechless. Indeed, he had no right to meddle in Gongshu Liuli's private affairs.

Therefore, he looked at Xu Chen with slightly gloomy eyes, his gaze full of warning. It was as if he were saying, Xu Chen, you already have Saintess Xi; do not set your sights on Liuli. Xu Chen looked utterly pained; this was the trouble of having a female lead.

He had no intention of getting close, but he couldn't stop the female lead from actively approaching him! He was numb, completely numb!

But since things had come to this, further words were useless.

If An Yan wanted to cause trouble in this life, Xu Chen wouldn't mind taking action.

After all, it wouldn't affect the main plot; could he not kill an early-stage male second lead? Therefore, Xu Chen showed no fear and said, "Liuli, Xi, I have thought it through; you two should still protect me."

Hearing this, both Xi and Gongshu Liuli showed a hint of joy in their eyes: "Good." After speaking, Xi stood on Xu Chen's left, and Gongshu Liuli stood on his right.

For a moment, Xu Chen seemed as if he were embracing both sides, a true winner in life. An Yan: "………………" Ye Xuan: "…………" They were furious inwardly, yet helpless. After all, this was Gongshu Liuli and Xi's own choice!

Xu Chen continued: "Ye Xuan, why are you just watching? Lead the way!" Ye Xuan said coldly: "I said, since you joined later, you must clear the path." Xu Chen chuckled: "Black Ice Giant Snake, come here."

"Hiss, hiss!"

After speaking, the Black Ice Giant Snake quickly flew and crawled over, bowing its head in flattery: "Master, please give your orders freely, little snake."

The surrounding crowd secretly trembled; this was a giant snake with strength comparable to the late stage of the Fifth Grade, and its physical body comparable to the perfection of the Fifth Grade.

Holy crap! How exactly did Xu Chen tame it? The Black Ice Giant Snake even voluntarily called itself "little snake"? There were no battle traces on either Xu Chen or the snake!

For a moment, the crowd raised Xu Chen's danger level by another tier. One could provoke Ye Xuan, but absolutely not Xu Chen.

Xu Chen said: "Clear the path with your physical body; is there a problem?" The Black Ice Giant Snake immediately said confidently: "No problem at all, Master. I just sense that there is likely a powerful beast inside. Its strength is not low; it has very likely reached the Sixth Grade. Master, you must be careful." Xu Chen nodded: "I know; go ahead."

There was a Sixth Grade Qilin inside; how could he not know? "Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

After speaking, the Black Ice Giant Snake carried its massive body and went straight into the cave. Xu Chen, Xi, and Gongshu Liuli walked behind the Black Ice Giant Snake.

As for Ye Xuan and the others, they followed behind Xu Chen to guard against any unforeseen events. Soon, the dozens of people entered the cave.

As Xu Chen entered the cave, he pondered silently.

There was a secret that people from all sects did not know: the Qilin in this Qilin Cave was female.

But that was nothing; the truly bizarre thing was that the dog author had set her up as a female lead. Emmmm, now this Qilin is undergoing a transformation after consuming some heavenly treasures and earthly herbs.

In the past life, Ye Xuan protected this Qilin, allowing her to transform into a human, and then gained the Qilin's favor.

As for him, he was naturally the one who got beaten up. In this life, Xu Chen had no intention of changing the plot.

Let the Qilin transform; he was just here to snatch some opportunities.

Although Ye Xuan had taken away many opportunities in the past life, many remained untouched, which would be perfect for him to claim.

While pondering, the Black Ice Giant Snake stopped ahead.

"Master, there are two paths here; I do not know which one to take."

"According to my intuition, we should take the right side; it is spacious and has no aura of danger." The Black Ice Giant Snake suggested.

Before Xu Chen could speak, Ye Xuan immediately said: "I suggest splitting into two groups and maintaining constant contact.

If anything unforeseen happens, we can withdraw early. What do you all think?" An Yan nodded in agreement: "Agreed." The others nodded one after another: "That is indeed better."

Ye Xuan ignored Xu Chen and pointed to the narrow path, which seemed fraught with danger: "I choose this path." Xi said indifferently: "Are you sure? You still have one chance to choose again." Ye Xuan said firmly: "I am sure."

The Spirit Venerable had just told him that this narrow path was actually the least dangerous and held the aura of opportunities.

He naturally trusted his Master's words. The crowd also thought inwardly that the most dangerous path was often the safest. The beasts inside probably understood this principle too. Therefore, many shrewd people said one after another: "I will follow Ye Xuan." Only a few from Qixiu Fang and two maids from Qiandu Fang were willing to follow Xu Chen. Xu Chen also nodded and said: "Fine; after all, you discovered this cave, so I won't fight you for it." Ye Xuan smiled: "Let's go." He secretly rejoiced; his Master's words were absolutely correct. Xu Chen thought the spacious path had no danger, but it was actually the most dangerous. After speaking, he led the crowd straight toward the small path. For a moment, only Xu Chen and a few others remained at the scene. Several female disciples of Qixiu Fang looked at Gongshu Liuli and asked: "Saintess, why not fight for that small path?" They also sensed that the small path might be better. Gongshu Liuli said indifferently: "Who told you the main path is not good? They are just guessing blindly." Xi nodded: "Perhaps there are surprises ahead?" Xu Chen nodded; the transforming Qilin was at the end of this path. In fact, the greatest treasure in this Qilin Cave was the Qilin itself. So although this main path was fraught with danger, catching the Qilin would be completely worth it. Therefore, Xu Chen said: "Since there is no other choice, let's go. Little Snake, clear the path." Hearing this, the Black Ice Giant Snake did not hesitate and darted toward the front of the main path. Along the way, the Black Ice Giant Snake suffered numerous attacks.

There were arrows, firestones, explosions, bats, and poisonous mists. It was covered in wounds, but it managed to block most of the attacks for Xu Chen. In other words, Xu Chen walked quite easily. Xu Chen chuckled; this was the value of having a tamed pet. Before long, Xu Chen reached the end of the path and finally saw the shimmering Qilin. PS: Please subscribe automatically~~.