Ye Huan had certainly faced a lot of misfortune. After finally arriving in the Eastern State and finding Zhao Ziyu, he discovered that Zhao Ziyu had just happened to clash with Yuxiang'er. Under normal circumstances, Ye Huan might have been able to help Zhao Ziyu by speaking ill of Yuxiang'er, but given Yu Wuxia's serious injury, if Ye Huan were to say something unpleasant about Yuxiang'er, he could easily be accused of taking advantage of Yu Wuxia's condition to bully Yuxiang'er. This was a situation Ye Huan was unwilling to confront.
"What should I do? Am I really just going to ignore this?"
Realizing that the situation was quite tricky, Ye Huan regretted allowing Bai Yulin to bring Zhao Ziyu back to Yuxu Palace. If they had gone straight back to Jiuzhou, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. Moreover, if he truly ignored the conflict between Zhao Ziyu and Yuxiang'er, it was only a matter of time before their issues erupted. By then, even if Ye Huan wanted to intervene, it would likely be too late. It was better to think of a solution now.
"What's wrong? Out of ideas? Actually, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if you're willing to hear it."
Seeing Ye Huan's troubled expression, Black Shadow Flower seemed prepared and her words made Ye Huan feel as though he had glimpsed a ray of hope in the darkness. Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked her, "Black Shadow Flower, beautiful lady in black, I'm already in this predicament and you're still teasing me with vague hints. Let's get straight to the point about what we should do!"
"Alright, good call! No wonder you're the Young Master of Dragon Hall!"
Black Shadow Flower gave Ye Huan a thumbs up, a smile appearing on her pretty face. However, to Ye Huan, that smile felt somewhat chilling. Just then, Black Shadow Flower continued, "Aren't you worried about the conflict between Miss Zhao and Yuxiang'er? Since we've found Zhao Ziyu, why not take this opportunity to leave Yuxu Palace? That way we won't have to worry about the petty matters between Yuxu Palace and Heavenly Dragon Sect."
"Leaving isn't out of the question... Wait... Are you suggesting we leave Yuxu Palace?"
Ye Huan focused his surprised gaze on Black Shadow Flower's smiling face. He wasn't against leaving this place of troubles; however, as a member of Yuxu Palace and having gained all his Cultivator skills from Yu Wuxia, how could he possibly consider leaving Yuxu Palace when a large-scale battle was imminent between Yuxu Palace and Heavenly Dragon Sect? He believed that if he dared to leave, within two days the entire Yuxu Palace would label him a traitor.
"Exactly! Ye Huan, I think Black Shadow Flower is right; we should leave Yuxu Palace! There's really no point in staying here. It would be better for us to go out and help Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon find the person he's looking for."
As if they had conspired together, just when Ye Huan was contemplating the feasibility of leaving Yuxu Palace, Bai Yulin chimed in enthusiastically while also mentioning Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon.
“Who are you looking for? The Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon? Damn it, this is bad!”
Without speaking to Bai Yulin and Black Shadow Flower, Ye Huan quickly realized a serious problem upon hearing the words "Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon." Without hesitation, he reached into his Spatial Ring and soon piled up a large number of Arms at the entrance of the Main Hall of Yuxu Palace, stacking them to a height of four or five meters. Among the common firearms and grenades, there was even a modified military Hummer mixed in.
“Ye Huan, what are you doing?”
Witnessing the entire process of Ye Huan pulling out a massive amount of Arms from his Spatial Ring, both Bai Yulin and Black Shadow Flower were filled with deep confusion and hurriedly asked him what was going on. Ye Huan's response was simple: “Stop talking and help me look; the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon is among these Arms!”
“Huh?!”
Exchanging glances, Bai Yulin and Black Shadow Flower saw the confusion in each other's eyes after hearing Ye Huan's words. Meanwhile, Ye Huan had already dived into the pile of Arms, occasionally tossing out weapons like M4A1 assault rifles.
If it hadn't been for Bai Yulin's reminder, Ye Huan might not have remembered that during his battle with Gu Long, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon had merged with the two D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonets in his possession. Later, when Yu Wuxia was severely injured, Ye Huan became so agitated that he completely forgot about this detail and directly stored the two D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonets in his Spatial Ring. To put it bluntly, it was a grave mistake for Ye Huan to forget that the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon was a 'living being.' After all, any living object entering a Spatial Ring could be torn apart by the brief spatial transition—a fact confirmed by countless Cultivators.
“Ye Huan, please don’t rush. First tell us how the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon ended up in your Spatial Ring. Did it just dive right in?”
Picking up a Desert Eagle that Ye Huan had thrown aside, Black Shadow Flower, being meticulous as always, immediately asked the crucial question. This forced Ye Huan to briefly describe what had happened and what the D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonets looked like.
Fortunately, Bai Yulin had witnessed the merging of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon with the D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonet firsthand. Soon enough, he and Black Shadow Flower joined Ye Huan in searching for the D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonets.
“Tiger Tooth Bayonet... this one isn’t it; this one isn’t either. Where exactly is the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon among these bayonets?”
After searching for an unknown amount of time, Black Shadow Flower finally grew impatient after picking up the twenty-ninth D80 Tiger Tooth Bayonet. Without maintaining her lady-like demeanor, she plopped down onto a Gatling Gun. Unfortunately, as she did so, her gaze happened to drift toward the sky far away from the main entrance of Yuxu Palace.
"Hey, what is that?"
As beams of colorful light flew rapidly toward Yuxu Peak, Black Shadow Flower felt a strange familiarity with the sight. She couldn't help but tap Bai Yulin on the shoulder and pointed at the sky, saying, "Xiao Bai, what do you think those things are? I have a really bad feeling about this."
"Xiao Bai?"
Bai Yulin shot her an exasperated glance before turning his attention to the distance near Yuxu Peak. Upon recognizing the various colored lights, he quickly identified them as the effects caused by cultivators using Flying Swords. He shouted, "This is bad! Ye Huan, look up at the sky! Who are those people?!"
"What could be more important than finding the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon?"
Ye Huan retorted without thinking. After spending over ten minutes searching for the hiding place of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, he was in a foul mood. However, when he finally looked up, words escaped him. Instinctively, he tightened his grip on the handle of his M4A1 assault rifle and aimed the attached Grenade Launcher at the sky…
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