396: Chapter 396: [One Hundred Years of Solitude] 396: Chapter 396: [One Hundred Years of Solitude] “Within ten moves, I had sliced off the jade pendant from your neck, isn’t that enough?” the woman said very confidently, a deep disdain showing in her eyes, her dissatisfaction with Ye Chenfeng fully evident on her face.
After all, it had taken her ten moves to slice off his jade pendant.
A few more moves, and she might have been able to chop off his head, yet he had not even touched her!
Ye Chenfeng smiled, “Oh?
Really?
You cut off my jade pendant?
Why don’t you show it to everyone then?”
“The jade pendant?” the woman hastily spread her palm open, but it was empty; there was no pendant to be seen.
Ye Chenfeng, holding the jade pendant, swayed it in front of the woman and chuckled, “Are you looking for this?”
“You…” the woman was so angry she was gasping for breath; hadn’t the pendant already been in her possession?
When had Ye Chenfeng taken it back?
“The Cheng Family, right?” Ye Chenfeng suddenly asked this.
The woman was severely startled and looked at Ye Chenfeng incredulously, her lips trembling, “You… how do you know that?”
Ye Chenfeng smiled without a word because he had read in Gan Luo’s diary about the Dragon Vein protecting the Cheng family, and he was certain that this woman’s surname was Cheng.
“What else do you know?” At this moment, the woman’s demeanor changed, a continuous stream of murderous intent flowing from everywhere.
She was as sharp as a long sword that had hidden its blade for centuries, and once broken, would undoubtedly lead to rivers of blood.
Instead of answering, Ye Chenfeng asked, “I want to know how old you are, how long have you been living here?
Thousands of years?
Or hundreds?”
Li Yang and two others nearby began to look thoughtful, considering that Ye Chenfeng must know something.
The woman, as if her secret had been poked, somewhat defensively said, “How old I am is none of your business!”
“Let me guess how old you are now, a thousand years?
Five hundred?
I think one hundred is more plausible.
Living here for a hundred years, in this godforsaken place, is quite remarkable.
It’s impossible to endure this century of loneliness without a heart of cruelty!” Ye Chenfeng speculated.
“Who exactly are you?
How do you know so much?
Speak, what is your purpose here?” the woman asked, her face full of wariness.
“Didn’t my brother already tell you earlier?
The Reincarnation Mirror!” Ye Chenfeng said lightly.
The woman shook her head, “Whatever you’re looking for is not with me, I don’t even know what that is!”
“Nonsense, that thing is on you!” Li Yang shouted out loud.
Ye Chenfeng gestured for Li Yang to be quiet, then said, “Whether it’s with you or not doesn’t matter anymore.
Now, all you need to do is tell me the way out, the rest is of no concern to me!”
“Just now we were only at a stalemate, and moreover, I’ve changed my mind now.
I intend to keep you here!
I also want to know who you are!” the woman’s eyes flickered with a cold gleam.
As her words fell, she made her move.
The Bronze Ancient Sword in her hand burst forth with a sweeping aura, the terrifying Sword Qi enveloping Ye Chenfeng.
Her swordsmanship was incredibly unique.
Although the Bronze Ancient Sword was heavy and clumsy, especially when wielded by a delicate woman which would typically hinder her movements, everything was the opposite.
The Bronze Ancient Sword, in her hands, moved as if weightless, as agile as a Poison Snake darting out its tongue, as though what she held was a Soft Sword.
A series of sword techniques was unleashed, rampant Gang Qi wild, the sword’s edge unmatched, leaving Ye Chenfeng nothing but to withstand the blows, and soon, he was hard-pressed.
Ye Chenfeng, holding the Dragon Tooth, struggled to block and dodge.
He, too, wielded a Divine Artifact, but the opponent’s Bronze Ancient Sword was not inferior, and more importantly, she practiced an exquisite swordsmanship that made the power she deployed formidable.
Ye Chenfeng had never practiced any Sword Technique; his skills were all summarized from real combat.
They sufficed against ordinary experts but seemed somewhat trifling against a master of supreme swordsmanship.
“I never expected that you, a Transformation Stage martial artist, merely relying on an Evil Blade, could entangle with me for so long!” Cheng Huanjie sneered.
As she spoke, her aura surged, overwhelming Ye Chenfeng to the point where he could barely breathe.
This woman was probably at least at the Condensing Truth Realm!
Earlier, Ye Chenfeng could manage for a while with ten moves, but the longer the fight dragged on, the more his disadvantage was exposed.
Ye Chenfeng, always at a disadvantage, had a smile curling up at the corners of his mouth, maintaining a composed expression.
“Tsk!”
The Bronze Ancient Sword finally pierced through Ye Chenfeng, leaving a crimson trail on his body.
“Hurry up and tell me who you are,” Cheng Huanjie demanded, pressing hard against Ye Chenfeng.
“Want to know?” Ye Chenfeng sneered.
“Yes!” Cheng Huanjie answered without hesitation.
“I won’t tell you!”
“You’re asking for death!”
Gang Qi surged through Cheng Huanjie’s body, denser and more robust than before.
She was undoubtedly a cultivator of the Condensing Truth Realm, which involves condensing the Gang Qi into True Yuan and depositing it in the dantian, evidently more formidable than that of a Transformation Stage practitioner.
Caught off guard, Ye Chenfeng was struck by Cheng Huanjie’s palm, spilling crimson blood from his mouth.
At that moment, three people in the shadows made their move.
“Bang!”
Cheng Huanjie didn’t expect what happened next, as she was suddenly struck by a fierce palm.
The person who delivered the blow was Li Yang, who had sparred with her not long ago.
At that time, Li Yang was so weak that, in her eyes, defeating him was as easy as crushing an ant.
But the combat power he unleashed now was beyond Cheng Huanjie’s imagination; his palm strike sent Cheng Huanjie flying.
“Bang!”
Ye Chenfeng was also struck again, blood spewing forth.
However, this time it wasn’t Bai Jie but Ouyang Qingcheng.
Bai Jie was extremely surprised, “Master, aren’t you unskilled in martial arts?”
Ouyang Qingcheng smiled as she looked at Ye Chenfeng, “Sorry, my little boyfriend, I was just following orders!”
“Aren’t you two together?” asked Cheng Huanjie in surprise.
Ye Chenfeng, lying on the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, “Miss Ouyang, so you actually know martial arts.
Have you been pretending all this time just to hit me with that palm?”
Ouyang Qingcheng said, “Originally, I didn’t want to hurt you, but from your conversation with this woman, I guess I figured out something.
Your goal is probably much more than just the Reincarnation Mirror, isn’t it?”
“Haha, seems like I talked too much!” Ye Chenfeng mocked himself with a laugh.
Then, Ye Chenfeng turned his gaze toward Li Yang, “And what about you?”
Li Yang chuckled, “Boss, I was just trying to help you get the Reincarnation Mirror!”
“Haha, really?” Ye Chenfeng laughed enigmatically.
“Little boyfriend, I have to thank you for bringing us here and using your great strength to hold back this woman.
Rest assured, as long as we find what we are looking for, we definitely won’t harm you,” Ouyang Qingcheng said with a seductive look and a smile on her lips.
“Ah, acting is really too tiring.
To make you show your true colors, it wasn’t easy for me,” Ye Chenfeng suddenly remarked.