Battle Through the Heavens: Live Q&a Session - Only I Know the Answers

172: Chapter 171 Meeting Zi YanMoreover, Xiong Zhan was no ordinary Dou Zun; he was a four-star Dou Zun, an Ancient Dragon Bear with the bloodline of the Void Ancient Dragon. His combat power was terrifyingly extreme. Even if a five-star or six-star Dou Zun were to attack, they might not necessarily be able to take him down.

For those three nine-star Dou Zongs to be so arrogant in front of Xiong Zhan was simply courting death.

Thinking of this, the tiger-headed man felt a chill run down his back, breaking into a cold sweat. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Xiong Zhan, and his legs began to tremble slightly.

”Get lost! Are you planning to stay here and die?”

Xiong Zhan shouted again, his voice like thunder, causing the eardrums of the three to ache.

The three of them, as if scared out of their wits, scrambled away in a panic, no longer daring to care about whose prey Cao Ying was, and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Cao Ying looked at Xiong Zhan before her, frowning slightly, her eyes filled with surprise and vigilance.

She truly had not expected that at this critical moment, such a powerful expert would step in to save her.

”Who are you?”

Cao Ying asked Xiong Zhan, her body retreating slightly; if the situation turned dire, Cao Ying would immediately choose to flee.

After all, Xiong Zhan had merely spoken a few words to send three nine-star Dou Zongs fleeing in terror; it was clear that Xiong Zhan’s strength had already reached the Dou Zun level.

Cao Ying was now extremely worried; it was truly a case of escaping the wolf’s den only to encounter the tiger king—nothing was going right.

”Haha, miss, you need not worry. May I ask if your name is Cao Ying?”

Watching Cao Ying’s tense, on-guard appearance, a simple and honest smile appeared on Xiong Zhan’s face. He raised a hand to scratch his head and said in a lighthearted tone.

Cao Ying frowned slightly, her eyes full of vigilance. She looked Xiong Zhan up and down and asked cautiously, ”How do you know my name? May I ask who you are?”

”Haha, my name is Xiong Zhan, and I am the overlord of magical beasts in this Pill World. Come with me, I will take you to see someone.”

As Xiong Zhan spoke, he raised his hand, and a vast and mysterious spatial force surged instantly, like an invisible giant force, steadily lifting Cao Ying.

Immediately following this, accompanied by a ripple in space, a massive spatial crack suddenly appeared, shimmering with light from within.

Xiong Zhan brought Cao Ying and stepped into it without hesitation.

Pill World, Xiong Zhan’s palace.

”Aiya, so boring.”

On the magnificent throne of the palace, Zi Yan was sitting leisurely, her two small legs dangling in the air.

In her hand, she held a rare medicinal herb she had dug out from Xiong Zhan’s treasury. The herb emitted a strange fragrance, but in Zi Yan’s eyes, it was merely a plaything to pass the time.

Behind Zi Yan stood two beast-headed men respectfully. They were carefully massaging Zi Yan’s shoulders, their faces filled with ingratiating smiles, their tones full of flattery.

”Great-aunt, when you leave the Pill World, can you take us with you?”

One of the beast-headed men said cautiously, his eyes full of expectation.

”Yes, yes, we also want to go out and see the world outside.”

The other beast-headed man hurriedly chimed in. Hearing the two beasts’ words, Zi Yan feigned contemplation, and after a moment, said indifferently.

”That depends on how you two perform. If you serve me comfortably, it’s not impossible to take you out.”

”Ah, thank you, Great-aunt! We will definitely serve you comfortably.”

The two beasts said excitedly in unison, their hands moving with increasing gentleness and effort.

Zi Yan nodded with satisfaction, enjoying the comfortable feeling of being served, feeling secretly smug in her heart.

”The feeling of being served is just great.”

”Haha, Great-aunt, the task you assigned to me is complete.”

A hearty laugh, loud as a bell, came from outside the palace. As the heavy gates of the palace were slowly pushed open, Xiong Zhan walked in slowly, bringing with him a woman dressed in black, covered in blood.

”Oh.” Hearing Xiong Zhan’s voice, Zi Yan’s eyes lit up. She immediately jumped off the throne, and with light footsteps, ran quickly to Cao Ying’s side.

Looking at Cao Ying’s blood-stained, disheveled appearance, Zi Yan frowned slightly, a trace of concern flashing in her eyes.

”You are Cao Ying, do you still recognize me?”

Zi Yan slowly circled Cao Ying, tilting her head, and asked curiously.

Cao Ying looked at Zi Yan’s petite and exquisite body, and a blurry figure couldn’t help but slowly emerge in her mind.

She remembered that day; it was the first time she met Chen Yang, and at that time, Chen Yang was surrounded by many women.

This little girl before her seemed to have been by Chen Yang’s side.

She looked so petite, seemingly only eight or nine years old. Cao Ying couldn’t help but guess that she must be Chen Yang’s daughter.

Thus, she feigned confusion and said, ”Are you... Chen Yang’s daughter?”

Hearing Cao Ying’s answer, Zi Yan seemed to be struck by a bolt of lightning; she stood frozen on the spot, her face filled with an expression of utter despair.

She had never expected that Cao Ying would have such a misunderstanding.

Looking at the instantly stunned Zi Yan, Cao Ying was bewildered; she truly did not understand why Zi Yan would have such a reaction.

In her view, her guess shouldn’t have been problematic; how could Chen Yang have any improper thoughts about such a petite little girl?

Zi Yan was stunned for a long while before she slowly regained her senses. With black lines on her face, she spoke loudly to Cao Ying, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

”Chen Yang is my husband! I am not some daughter of Chen Yang; I am his wife, you better listen well!”

After saying this, Zi Yan crossed her arms, lifted her head proudly, and looked at Cao Ying before her with a triumphant expression, as if declaring something infinitely glorious.

Hearing Zi Yan’s answer, Cao Ying was so surprised that her jaw nearly dropped.

”How is this possible? Chen Yang would absolutely not be that kind of person!”

Cao Ying shook her head frantically, her face full of disbelief.

In her impression, Chen Yang was an upright and honorable person, definitely not the type to lay hands on a young girl.

She felt that Zi Yan must be joking with her; none of this was real.

Watching Cao Ying shake her head frantically, looking completely unconvinced, Zi Yan sighed helplessly and said slowly, ”You don’t believe me?”

”You are so small; Chen Yang couldn’t possibly... You must be Chen Yang’s daughter, right?”

Cao Ying’s gaze was firm, her tone without the slightest ambiguity, firmly believing in her own judgment.

Zi Yan looked at Cao Ying’s gaze, which was firm to the point of stubbornness, and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth, secretly smiling bitterly in her heart.

She explained earnestly once again, ”I just have no way to grow up; I am actually already an adult. There is a special reason for this. If you don’t believe me, wait until you see Chen Yang, and let him explain it to you personally.”

”However, what happened to you? You’re covered in wounds. If Chen Yang saw this, he would think I didn’t protect you well.” As Zi Yan spoke, she hurriedly took out an exquisite jade bottle from her storage ring.