After being reborn as an ugly cannon fodder, my appearance stats are off the charts!

"Hidden Dragon Abyss?" Xie Shihong stood with his hands behind his back.

The person kneeling beside him was one of those who had visited the Juyizhuang (a place for people to gather in righteousness) a few days ago.

It turns out that this person was a spy planted by Zhaoyue Manor.

Xie Shihong looked at the white-haired old man opposite him, "Qin Jing, when did your disciple disappear?"

Qin Jing wished he could strangle Qin Bing; he shouldn't have taken in this rebellious disciple in the first place! At this moment, he could only answer Xie Shihong's questions tremblingly.

"Yan An has indeed regained his memories," Xie Shihong exclaimed.

Xie Shihong knew Zhong Lijun somewhat and knew that Zhong Lijun was not the type to force Yan An to stay by his side.

Therefore, Yan An should be considered free at this time.

Now that he has regained his memory, Yan An must have remembered his second apprentice.

The two were so deeply in love that Yan An even attempted to commit suicide for her... Thinking of this, Xie Shihong's face grew increasingly gloomy.

Then, Yan An will definitely go to Qianlong Abyss again.

…………

These days, Yan An has been to many places and met many people.

At this moment, he was having the Shadow Guards, arranged by Zhong Lijun, prepare a large amount of supplies.

If almost anyone possessed these resources, they could live for at least several years, or even live quite well, in most parts of the world.

After loading these supplies onto the trucks, they will be transported to the border area between Yangcheng and Ruiyun City, which is Qianlongyuan.

Yan An plans to drop these supplies down the cliff—these things might be useful if the male protagonist is still alive.

However, his main purpose for this trip was not for the male lead.

It was because he knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would see Xie Shihong there.

…………

Hidden Dragon Abyss.

Yan An, dressed in a plain white robe, gazed at the desolation and deathly atmosphere around him.

Nine months have passed since he last came here.

The Shadow Guards threw the supplies into the Hidden Dragon Abyss and then retreated as ordered, but only managed to reach the mountainside.

Yan An did not approach the abyss crevice until he heard footsteps behind him before turning around.

What came into view was Shi Xin, whose face was deathly pale.

Shi Xin said, "Your Highness, I lied to you! I lied to Han Tianshuo! The Han family's past was all made up! There was no red-haired man, no secret origin of any divine skill, it was all fake. I just had a grudge against the Han family and wanted Han Tianshuo to jump into that deadly place and die!!"

lie.

Yan An's gaze remained unchanged, but then a figure in red suddenly appeared behind Shi Xin.

As Xie Shihong gazed at Yan An, an overwhelming surge of love and desire welled up within him, along with the joy of finally regaining what he had lost.

Seeing that Yan An showed no sign of grief, and that he no longer intended to jump into the Hidden Dragon Abyss...

He casually killed Shi Xin before saying, "Yan'an, Han Tianshuo is dead. You should forget him and live your life well."

"I'm doing just fine right now."

"Wouldn't it be better if you came back to me? Back in Ruiyun City, we were very close..."

"Doesn't Alliance Leader Xie know that my close relationship with you was merely a pretext to watch you fight with E Feng?"

"But now that Efeng is dead, no one can bother us anymore."

Yan An felt that Xie Shihong couldn't understand human language.

Whether it's questioning Xie Shihong about knocking Han Tianshuo into the Hidden Dragon Abyss or directly causing him to lose his memory, Xie Shihong will surely have his own explanation... All of this fully demonstrates that he is a dictator.

"Lord Zhongli, if you can hold off Alliance Leader Xie for an hour, I will allow you to stay by my side day and night from now on." As soon as Yan An finished speaking, a figure in black robes appeared behind him.

Xie Shihong had already anticipated that Zhong Lijun would be there, but he did not expect that Yan An would have such an agreement with him.

Yan An looked at Xie Shihong and said calmly, "Once upon a time, there were three voices in this martial world. After E Feng died, only two voices remained... So why can't there be only one voice?"

Xie Shihong's expression changed slightly.

Yan An smiled and said, "Jie Shihong, if your voice were the only one in this world, I would surely still be in your mansion right now, perhaps even enjoying a harmonious relationship with you."

Only one person can possess it exclusively.

When there are two people, they will fall into a struggle.

Yan An stepped back, leaving space for Zhong Lijun and Xie Shihong.

They only managed to stop Xie Shihong for an hour.

For Zhong Lijun, this was not a difficult task.

Zhong Lijun remained calm.

Xie Shihong, however, revealed a hint of anger.

He wasn't afraid that Yan An would jump into the Hidden Dragon Abyss or escape while he and Zhong Lijun were fighting, because today, people from Zhaoyue Manor were stationed all around the Hidden Dragon Abyss, both on and off the mountain, within a radius of several miles.

Xie Shihong was simply thinking that now that E Feng was dead...

The reason why the three of them could never win a battle and always ended in a draw was simply because they were in a three-way standoff. This prevented any side from going all out, for fear that two of them would be injured and the other would benefit. In the end, they were somewhat restrained.

But now, only he and Zhongli Jun remain.

Just as Yan An said, if there were only his voice in this world... then where would all this trouble come from?

In that way, all power and influence would be in his own hands. From the very beginning, Yan An would be by his side forever, from birth to death, and no one would be able to take him away from him.

But it's not too late now.

As long as Zhong Lijun is killed.

As Xie Shihong's aura changed and his killing intent locked onto Zhong Lijun, Zhong Lijun naturally sensed it as well.

In an instant, the atmosphere between the two became murderous.

"I do have some regrets," Xie Shihong suddenly said, "I shouldn't have taught you and E Feng to learn this divine skill back then..."

When they were eight years old, the three met a strange red-haired man inside the Ruiyun Sect. This mysterious man offered them three divine skills and let them choose one.

At that time, E Feng was a little beggar, Zhong Lijun was dull and dazed all day long, and Xie Shihong was the only one of the three who could read.

He naturally chose the Nine Breaths Profound Technique, the only one among the three divine skills that had no major flaws, for himself.

The Heavenly Demon True Technique, which is prone to causing qi deviation, and the Record of Embryo Transformation Without Limits and Shadows, which can turn one into a child from time to time, were left to E Feng and Zhong Lijun.

Although they possessed divine skills, they could not immediately master them and remained trapped within Ruiyun Sect, forced to band together to barely survive.

Seeing that even with the aid of divine pills, it would still take at least ten years of cultivation to master the divine skill, and also wondering if the mysterious person was watching from the shadows, and whether there was anything wrong with this free lunch... he taught E Feng and Zhong Lijun to recognize the words on the manual.

He was foolish back then, thinking that these two techniques were so troublesome and dangerous that E Feng and Zhong Lijun would definitely not be able to master them. He thought that when he became the best in the world and established his own sect, he could take these two as his underlings.

Unexpectedly, the three of them had already achieved minor mastery of their skills at the age of thirteen. However, since Ruiyun Sect was the number one sect in the world at that time, it naturally had its own unique strengths. Even though they had achieved minor mastery, they did not dare to act recklessly and still pretended to be powerless to fight back.

That year, there happened to be a Lingchun Banquet, and the three of them, as low-ranking servants, suffered quite a bit before finally finding an opportunity to leave Ruiyun Gate.

When Xie Shihong was twenty-eight years old, he felt that his divine skills had been perfected. Seeing that it was also the Lingchun Banquet, he chose to descend on this day.

But they discovered that E Feng and Zhong Lijun had also mastered their divine skills and arrived here.

Xie Shihong never expected that he would actually become the number one in the world.

But there are only two others in the world who are as good as him.

…………

Jie Shihong and Zhong Li both took to the air and, in the blink of an eye, moved far away from the Hidden Dragon Abyss before they officially began their fight.

The two of them possess unparalleled martial arts skills. If they were to fight seriously, especially if they were determined to kill each other, the surrounding environment would be completely destroyed, as if struck by a natural disaster.

But Yan Anke is still in the Hidden Dragon Abyss.

Yan An didn't care what the two were thinking or how their fight would turn out.

He turned and walked down the mountain.

Before they even reached the destination, they saw countless people gathering from the surrounding area on the open ground below.

There were people from Zhaoyue Mountain Villa, and there were people from Moling City.

The group from Zhaoyue Manor was led by several highly skilled stewards, while the group from Moling City was led by Zhongli Wuji, the young city lord.

They should have followed Yan An in secret and intervened when necessary.

But now that both sides are here, and the leader has taken the initiative to go out, the crowd naturally gathers together.

Many eyes were fixed on Yan An, mesmerized.

Until more figures appeared in the distance.

It was Murong, and the remaining disciples of the Hidden Demon Sect.

The largest group consisted of those from the idle and unaffiliated martial arts world.

Everyone was wary of each other, yet everyone kept glancing at Yan An.

Yan An smiled slightly, and immediately, a chorus of exclamations arose.

He has become the absolute focus of attention, but that's perfectly normal.

Yan An looked at Murong, then at the martial arts practitioners, and said, "The Hidden Dragon Abyss is on this mountain behind me. It is very dangerous, but it also holds true divine martial arts manuals, elixirs and wondrous treasures... Gentlemen, before heading to the Hidden Dragon Abyss, please fight for me first."

"I will always be watching over you."

Murong and the other martial artists began to breathe rapidly.

The next second, they raised their weapons and charged towards the troops from Zhaoyue Manor and Moling City.

……

Of course, even though these martial arts practitioners were quite skilled, they were still defeated in less than half an hour when faced with the large number of elite troops from Yue Mountain Villa and Moling City.

Yan An watched the scene expressionlessly.

I keep track of the time in my mind.

Murong died, his last breath gazing in the direction of Yan'an.

Those martial arts practitioners also suffered heavy casualties.

However, it still consumed some of the manpower of Zhaoyue Manor and Moling City.

Only then did Yan An leisurely stroll down the mountain.

At this moment, the people from Zhaoyue Manor and Moling City blocked his way again.

"Young Master Yan, the Master of the Manor has ordered us to escort you to Zhaoyue Manor..." The steward of Zhaoyue Manor had not finished speaking.

"Holy Son." Zhongli Wuji interrupted the steward and said to Yan An, "In the past, I sought an audience with the Holy Son, but I did not know that the young demon lord before me was the Holy Son... Now, I have waited for a long time... Since the Holy Son is friends with Han Tianshuo, could you also be friends with me?"

Yan An did not answer, but smiled slightly. His gaze swept over some people in the groups from Zhaoyue Manor and Moling City, then he passed Zhongli Wuji and walked forward.

Seeing that Yan An was about to leave on his own, he thought to himself.

Among the groups from Moling City and Zhaoyue Manor, some people were trying to stop or follow Yan An, as instructed by City Lord Zhong Lijun or Manor Lord Xie Shihong.

Unbeknownst to him, some other people beside him suddenly pointed their weapons at him.

In an instant, both sides were engulfed in internal strife.

"Young City Lord! They betrayed us—" Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhongli Wuji attacking his own people and immediately fell silent.

Amidst the flashing swords and shadows, Yan An did not stop, but calmly walked forward.

They just wanted to keep him.

No one dared to hurt him.

No one wanted to hurt him.

They could only watch helplessly as Yan An walked away, unable to catch up.

…………

It has been almost an hour.

Yan An knew that people with martial prowess like Xie Shihong and Zhong Lijun could fight for several hours in a normal encounter.

Not to mention, if the goal is to kill the other party, it would be a protracted war that could last for several days.

Yan An, however, could not gamble on the likelihood of them suddenly ceasing hostilities and coming after him.

The biggest mistake that Xie Shihong and Zhong Lijun made was letting "people" stop Yan An.

Since they themselves could not resist the breathtaking beauty of Yan An, which was unlike anything in the human world and could easily make people crazy for him, live for him, and die for him, how could they expect their disciples to do the same?

Perhaps because they have held power for so many years, they assume that their subordinates will always obey orders and never disobey.

Yan An pushed the Heavenly Demon True Technique's internal energy to its limit, glancing towards Ruiyun City. After the Lingchun Banquet, he secretly collected Chu Chenhuan's body and buried it in Ruiyun City.

Now no one is secretly following him anymore, and there is nothing on him that can be used to track his movements.

Without further hesitation, Yan An turned and plunged into the depths of the dense forest.

That ethereal and breathtakingly beautiful white-clad figure vanished in an instant amidst layers of green shadows, as if it had never been a real illusion.