"Youyuan, thank you."
Having been saved by Youyuan, the young junior was overcome with gratitude.
"As long as you're safe, that's enough," Youyuan replied with a faint smile.
Hmm—
But just at that moment, Youyuan's face — which had just been wearing a smile — suddenly froze, then shifted drastically in expression. Without warning, he hurled the young junior in his arms away with brutal force.
Youyuan's strength was tremendous — more than enough to send the young junior crashing to his death.
But the young junior simply twisted midair and landed steadily on his feet.
At that moment, the young junior's aura was that of a second-rank Martial Exalted.
And as for Youyuan — he staggered backward, and then, with a wet cough, a massive mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.
"Youyuan!"
Seeing this,
He noticed that Youyuan's chest had been pierced clean through — and it was that wound that had left Youyuan in such a weakened state.
And the one who had caused that wound was none other than the very young junior whom Chu Haoyan's grandfather had used as leverage against Youyuan just moments ago.
It turned out that aside from Chu Feng,
Both of them had had their bodies stolen. Both of them were second-rank Martial Exalteds.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
After being wounded, Youyuan immediately came to Chu Feng's side, offering him a gentle smile first.
Seeing Youyuan like this, Chu Feng felt a pang of guilt and unease in his heart.
He could clearly tell that Youyuan's injuries were no minor matter — they were severe.
And yet, despite being in such a state, Youyuan had deliberately come to reassure him, most likely because he was worried that Chu Feng would be anxious.
After soothing Chu Feng, Youyuan turned his gaze toward the young junior — the very one he had just saved, who had then inflicted this grievous wound upon him.
"Who are you?" Youyuan asked.
"Youyuan, oh Youyuan — I wager you never imagined we still had this card to play, did you?" the young junior said with a smug laugh.
"It's you!!!" Hearing the other's voice, Youyuan was visibly shocked, but it was clear that he now knew exactly who he was dealing with.
"Youyuan, who exactly is this person?" Chu Feng asked. The reason Chu Feng wanted to know the other's identity was because he understood that anyone who had partnered with Chu Haoyan's grandfather to take a life and come to this place must share the same objective.
The goal of both of them was to eliminate Chu Feng.
So what Chu Feng truly wanted to know was — just who was trying to kill him?
"You may not be familiar with him, but you've certainly heard of his grandfather."
As he spoke, Youyuan turned his gaze toward Chu Zhiyuan, who was not far away.
"Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather? This person is Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather?" Chu Feng was shocked.
The reason for his shock was that he had heard Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather was not only a Supreme Elder of the
One could even say he was the kindest Supreme Elder in the entire Chu Heavenly Clan — bar none.
Moreover, Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather only handled major clan affairs, and he did so with perfect fairness and justice. He never once used his lofty status to suppress others in the clan.
He never even intervened when his own grandson Chu Zhiyuan was bullied or mocked. It was precisely because of this that the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan dared to ridicule Chu Zhiyuan without any restraint.