My Silly, Sweet Wife

Li Jianyi stared blankly at Ye Guichen for a long time before he came back to his senses.

He seemed to suddenly realize something.

The people in front of him were not those he could afford to offend at all.

Given his current weakened state, if the other party wanted to kill him, it would probably be as easy as flipping a hand.

Moreover, although the blind old man was injured, he still looked fierce and menacing. Although they hadn’t yet entered the Great Cold Mountain, once it got dark, if he was left here, he would probably be eaten by wild beasts in no time.

”I’ll talk, I’ll tell everything!”

Hesitating only for a moment, Li Jianyi dared not delay further and hurried to speak: ”Our old villa master from Wan Jian Villa is almost gone. A few days ago, we heard that the Eternal Life Hall has a kind of pill here that can cure all diseases and allow one to live longer. As long as we can pay ten million, we can obtain it.”

”Ten million is nothing for our Wan Jian Villa, so we came here, but we never expected such a thing to happen before even entering the Great Cold Mountain.”

Li Jianyi shuddered with fear, ”On the way here, I also heard that many hidden clans have sent people here, probably more than a dozen of them, big and small. Now it seems this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy!”

”Ten million for longevity?” Ye Guichen laughed wryly.

To ordinary people, ten million might be an astronomical figure, but for hidden wealthy families, this money is negligible.

If spending ten million could buy several more decades of life, many would be willing to spend it even if it meant bankruptcy.

But then again, if such a miraculous pill did exist, it would probably be worth more than a billion.

Ten million is clearly just a pretext.

”Alright, I understand.” Ye Guichen nodded lightly: ”It seems that that marsh is full of martial arts experts, and only martial arts experts could have created such formidable water demons.”

Saying this, Ye Guichen glanced at Xuanyuan Wudi: ”Senior Xuanyuan, what do you think?”

Xuanyuan Wudi also expressed agreement: ”Exactly, the higher the cultivation when alive, the stronger the water demon crafted after death. If my guess is correct, this is a conspiracy. But simply crafting water demons isn’t the main reason; their biggest objective is likely to control some hidden wealthy families, making them the Eternal Life Hall’s lackeys.”

After all, those willing to spend a fortune and travel long distances to seek medicine must hold significant positions in their families.

Money is secondary; the dangers involved aren’t something ordinary people can endure.

The Eternal Life Hall likely counted on this when spreading the news of the Longevity Pill.

”Senior Xuanyuan, besides brute force, do you have any other methods for dealing with those water demons?” Ye Guichen asked in a deep voice.

Xuanyuan Wudi furrowed his brows, pondering for a long while before finally speaking: ”Young Master, I never used to take the crooked ways of King Qin seriously, nor did I pay attention to them. However, just now I’ve attempted, and it seems using force to get through the marsh would be exceedingly difficult, but as for other methods...”

Clearly, Xuanyuan Wudi didn’t have a solution either.

Ye Guichen remembered the arranged meeting time with Huang Fuqi and Yang Hongfu was nearing. Seeing Xuanyuan Wudi had no solution, he took out a signal flare from his bosom, removed the bottom of the flare.

The signal flare shot into the sky and exploded, forming the symbol of ’Dao’.

This was precisely what Ye Guichen had agreed upon with Huang Fuqi and the others.

”Since we have no solution for now, let’s wait for a bit!”

The signal was sent out, and it shouldn’t be long before Huang Fuqi and Yang Hongfu arrive.

However, not only did Ye Guichen’s signal flare draw the attention of Huang Fuqi and Yang Hongfu, but it also caught the attention of many other sects.

This included people from the Witch God Sect as well.

The Great Cold Mountain was originally the birthplace of the Witch God Sect. Since the Witch God Sect took refuge in the Eternal Life Hall, thousands of its followers became executioners for the Eternal Life Hall, operating on its behalf.

The marshlands were just one of their means.

Additionally, after several incidents within the Eternal Life Hall, it became more cautious, thus assigning Witch God Sect members to constantly patrol the outskirts of the Great Cold Mountain. Upon noticing any suspicious individuals entering the Great Cold Mountain’s territory, they would find ways to kill them, denying them any chance of locating the Eternal Life Hall.

Ye Guichen’s signal flare was soon spotted by a group of Witch God Sect members.

This group consisted of over twenty people, each dressed in rough hemp cloth, resembling savages.

However, they emanated a faint eerie aura, and no insects dared to come within a dozen meters of them.

The leader of this group held a wooden staff carved from wood, with an animal skull on the top, likely a wolf’s skull.

He glanced at the spot where the signal flare had exploded, his lips curling into a cold smile: ”Heh heh, Daoist sects, are they? Our Witch God Sect and Daoist sects have never been on good terms. I didn’t expect them to seek death by coming here themselves. Let’s go have a look and leave them here forever. Our Hall Master could use more dead bodies.”

The group seemed to blend seamlessly into their surroundings, swiftly rushing towards Ye Guichen and his group.

Meanwhile, Yang Hongfu and Huang Fuqi also saw the signal Ye Guichen had sent out.

”That place seems not far from the marsh. Brother Ye has probably seen the marsh, right?” Yang Hongfu immediately stood up: ”Mr. Twelve, we should hurry to meet up with Brother Ye.”

But Huang Fuqi did not rush; instead, he grabbed Yang Hongfu: ”Master Yang, going over now might court trouble. Ye Guichen releasing the signal flare now undoubtedly informs others of his location. If there are people from the Eternal Life Hall nearby, they will surely rush there, and besides, I know there are many hidden sects here in the Great Cold Mountain this time. If we happen to conflict with Ye Guichen, we might end up with some troublesome entanglements.”

Yang Hongfu was momentarily stunned and turned to look at Huang Fuqi: ”Mr. Shier, what do you mean by this? Just because Brother Ye might attract some unnecessary trouble, we should ignore it? Moreover, we agreed on this beforehand, right? Now that Brother Ye has sent out the signal flare, isn’t it to notify us? We are a team now; if he encounters any trouble, shouldn’t we go help him even more?”

A flurry of doubts made Yang Hongfu somewhat angry.

Due to Huang Fuqi’s status, Yang Hongfu had always treated him politely.

Never once did Yang Hongfu suspect Huang Fuqi.

But now, he said such a thing.

What does it mean?

As Yang Hongfu pondered a bit further, she understood a few things.

If Ye Guichen does attract the attention of the Eternal Life Hall and others, they could take the opportunity to get into the Great Cold Mountain, seemingly avoiding a lot of trouble.

”Mr. Shier, did you plan this from the start, wanting Brother Ye to act as bait?”

After figuring it out, Yang Hongfu’s face didn’t look very good. She stared at Huang Fuqi, wanting him to admit it.