I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

"She risked her cultivation to save the common people, and I respect her." Li Yang did not give a direct answer.

"Pshaw~ I don't believe it~"

Ye Zhi Qiu, who was standing to the side, noticed that Qin Feng and Ning Xi had suddenly stopped talking, but their expressions kept changing, so he naturally knew that the two were communicating telepathically.

His face suddenly turned green.

They ignore me and even treat me like a bodyguard, bossing me around.

As a result, he was met with Qin Feng's cold indifference. He's such a jerk!

Who are you trying to impress with that aloof and superior attitude?

He felt extremely resentful.

He immediately walked over to Li Yang, took out a storage bag, and handed it to him.

"Senior Brother Qin, I know you've given all your cultivation resources to the senior sisters. We're about to enter a perilous secret realm. Here are some array plates, pills, magic weapons, and talismans that the senior sisters refined for me. Take them and use them."

Li Yang frowned.

"I told you, don't act like a fool in front of me, and there's no need to show off. I don't care, and I don't concern myself with anything."

"That's not what I meant!" Ye Zhi Qiu pretended to be anxious. "I really just hope you can leave the secret realm alive."

His eyes instantly reddened, and his limpid eyes filled with tears that seemed about to fall.

She subconsciously bit her lower lip, and the tip of her nose turned red uncontrollably. Her Adam's apple bobbed several times before she swallowed back the sob, leaving only a soft gasp.

The performance was fantastic!

Li Yang felt that if this guy were from Earth, he would definitely be the most popular male star among modern awakened women.

The attention to detail is so natural and precise.

Jiang Qingci and He Lu saw this but hadn't said anything yet.

Ning Xi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.

She frowned slightly and said, "Why are you so delicate?"

I was fine even when Senior Brother Qin scolded me, but he said you cry over just one harsh word?

You're even more pathetic than me, a woman. Don't expect me to be the one protecting you when we enter the secret realm.

"It's true I need a shield, but if you're this pathetic, you'll only make me a laughingstock in the industry."

"I..." Ye Zhi Qiu was speechless for a moment.

Even though Ning Xi didn't say a single harsh word, it hurt him even more than if she had scolded him.

"You've gone a bit too far!" Jiang Qingci couldn't stand it anymore and stood up for Ye Zhi Qiu.

"Put away your arrogant attitude. Junior Brother Ye is not your servant. You'd better know your place."

He Lu retorted, "If you want to show off, go back to your Ning family. We are the sect leader's personal disciples; why should we be ordered around by you!"

Ning Xi laughed in exasperation: "Please! He was the one who volunteered to be my shield, and he even accepted benefits from me. Can't I say anything?"

Ye Zhi Qiu quickly pulled the two senior sisters back:

"It was my fault. I shouldn't have been so dramatic. Since Senior Brother Qin doesn't want it, then so be it. I didn't want to see things get too tense between us."

Jiang Qingci crossed her arms and glanced at Li Yang. "This time, I will never forgive him."

These words made Qin Feng, who was standing next to Li Yang, stiffen, and he tried his best to restrain himself.

Ye Zhi Qiu ultimately withstood the pressure and did not have a falling out with Ning Xi.

In his view, he had to make a good impression.

Soon, his opportunity to shine came.

A handsome young man with long, fiery red hair dancing wildly and exuding an air of unrestrained arrogance walked over.

His eyes were amber in color, and deep within his pupils seemed to sway like fiery mulberry trees, burning with an inextinguishable vitality and hope.

This is definitely at least an unparalleled genius. He is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but his aura is even more terrifying than that of a Golden Core expert!

"Fairy Ningxi, it's been a long time." His voice was hoarse, with a masculine charm, like a tiger roaring in a secluded valley.

"Um."

Ning Xi was indifferent, glancing at Ye Zhi Qiu.

The latter immediately stepped in front of her:

"Hello there."

"Who are you?" The fiery-haired youth frowned; he had no recollection of Ye Zhi Qiu.

"Ye Zhi Qiu of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect." Ye Zhi Qiu smiled. "Ning Xi has no interest in you. Please leave."

"Hmm..." The fiery-haired youth pondered, his gaze passing over Ye Zhi Qiu and looking at Ning Xi, "So unprofessional, just picking some random Tom, Dick, or Harry to fob me off."

"Mm." Ning Xi nodded, which was taken as an admission.

This made Ye Zhi Qiu even angrier.

But then a smile appeared on his lips: "Taking money to solve problems for others is nothing special."

"Alright, alright, I don't want to waste my time with you." The fiery-haired youth spoke up. "We're all grown up now, no more playing games. If you can take a punch from me and you're fine, I'll leave immediately. Otherwise, you're not qualified to be my shield, so don't bother me in my pursuit of Fairy Ningxi."

Faced with this request, Ye Zhi Qiu agreed without hesitation.

He needed a suitable opportunity to showcase his strength and put on a good show.

Don't you all think I'm inferior to Qin Feng?

Then let me show you how a transmigrator with a built-in system can crush the natives!

But before he noticed, Ning Xi's expression had already turned ugly as he agreed to the fiery-haired youth's bet.

In the Kunzhou realm, female cultivators are absolutely equal to male cultivators.

It's one thing for a hot-blooded young man to be arrogant.

But Ye Zhi Qiu's agreement to the bet was itself a form of objectification and humiliation for her, and the fact that Ye Zhi Qiu didn't even ask Ning Xi deprived her of her initiative.

She just needed a shield so she wouldn't be disturbed, not a prize for Ye Zhi Qiu to compete with other men for.

However, she did not express it directly, but simply watched coldly.

Ye Zhi Qiu still didn't know what was going on.

The system suddenly notified that Ning Xi's success rate had decreased by 30%.

"I've taken your resources, so I won't let anyone else bother you." Ye Zhi Qiu turned around casually.

He pretended to be uninterested in Ning Xi, employing a strategy of feigned indifference to win her over.

Ado.

The fiery-haired youth was straightforward. He suppressed his cultivation to the same level as Ye Zhi Qiu, the first level of Foundation Establishment, and threw a punch directly at him.

Crimson lines appeared on the arms, and the void was distorted by the scorching heat.

Behind them, the phantom of a fiery mulberry tree appeared, opening up a fiery domain that turned the sky orange-red.

The Xuan Tian Sword Sect cultivators on the giant sword were all startled.

Even the Golden Core disciples looked solemn.

"The sun is truly fiery!"

"This guy is Sang Yan, the best of his generation!"

"The most powerful warrior vying for supremacy across the Nine Provinces, has Ye Zhi Qiu lost his mind?!"

However, Ye Zhi Qiu still had a faint smile on his face despite the pressure.

"Yes! That's it! Everyone doubts me, everyone looks down on me, but I'm the strongest, and I'll make you all look bad!"

Seven acupoints on his body lit up simultaneously, forming a line that resembled a miniature star map in motion.

With a buzzing sound, a transparent ripple spread outwards from him in all directions.

The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Body can resonate with all things in heaven and earth, and perceive the weaknesses of the Sangyan offensive.

"Found it!"

His eyes gleamed, and he pointed with one finger while pretending to keep his other hand behind his back.

This gesture was aimed at the phantom of the Fire Mulberry Tree behind Sang Yan, intended to sever Sang Yan's source of power.

However, the moment his fingertips touched the phantom of the Fire Mulberry Tree, Sang Yan unexpectedly detonated, and countless fiery leaves burned wildly to their extreme, most of which were added to his fist.

"Brainless." Li Yang shook his head from the side.

Ye Zhi Qiu clearly lacked combat experience.

They couldn't wait to strike once they saw a weakness.

Don't they know how to be flexible?

If it were him, he would definitely strike at the most crucial moment, not only to break the opponent's move but also to find a way to kill them.

Ye Zhi Qiu's face suddenly turned pale.

The aura of death surged in instantly, yet the person seemed frozen in place.

It was the system-triggered life-saving device around my neck that shone brightly, shielding me from danger.

Sang Yan stopped in time, avoiding a real blow.

His gaze was calm, tinged with indifference: "You are very capable, but you are a useless person."

When masters clash, they stop when they've made their move.

He wouldn't actually injure anyone in Kunyuan Immortal City, nor would he be foolish enough to injure Ning Xi's people.

"Now you can get out of here. Your shield will shatter at the slightest touch."