CHAPTER 1099: CHAPTER 1069:

Chapter 1069:

Thud...

The knife slashed down fiercely, and the man’s head quickly fell to the ground. The surrounding people were instantly dumbfounded. Ye Chen’s counterattack was truly nerve-wracking, in the blink of an eye, he had wiped out a top master. The two guys who came along stood still, afraid that Ye Chen might suddenly turn his fury on them.

The two frowned and coldly asked, "Kid, which path are you on? Name yourself now. The Church Court will come looking for you later!"

"A dock worker from Dock No.1 in Jianghuai City!" Ye Chen stood his ground and gave himself a thumbs-up, saying, "If you’ve got the guts, come find me. Call all your Church Court people here, if I, Chen Ye, furrow my brows even a bit, then I’m not worthy of my name!"

In fact, Ye Chen was inwardly telling himself, damn it, I don’t actually have the last name Chen. My last name is Ye, and my name is Ye Chen.

"Alright, you’ve got guts!" One of the men glanced at Ye Chen and then said, "Just wait for the Church Court’s revenge! Retreat!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, he immediately took the other man and swiftly left the scene. From Ye Chen’s display of strength, he knew neither he nor his companion was Ye Chen’s match, a wise man doesn’t fight when the odds are against him, better to live to fight another day. So, the two decisively retreated.

The two left behind a bloody corpse and quickly evacuated the scene. Yun Yan, due to the recent intense activity, pulled her wound. When the enemy had been present, Yun Yan tried to show no signs of discomfort, but once the assassins from the Church Court had withdrawn, she immediately collapsed onto the ground, the stitches on her back burning intensely.

"Ms. Yan, what’s wrong?" Ye Chen hurried over, then picked Yun Yan up from the ground and gently placed her at the head of the bed.

"It hurts!" Yun Yan gritted her teeth, feeling her back blazing with pain.

Ye Chen quickly turned over Ms. Yan’s body, tearing open the bandage on her back, and immediately found a patch of black blood on the gauze. Ye Chen took a sharp breath, saying, "Damn it... the wound is poisoned!"

Yun Yan’s back had been scratched, leading to her lingering in poor spirits, and the abnormality of the wound now showed that Ms. Yan was indeed poisoned. No wonder such a wound had left Ms. Yan in a continuous haze. Ye Chen touched her forehead, it was burning. He quickly fetched a basin of cold water and applied a towel to her forehead.

Ye Chen looked at Ms. Yan’s wound, and waves of heartache washed over him from within. He wished that wound were on his own back instead of Ms. Yan’s. Clenching his teeth, Ye Chen vowed, "No way, I absolutely can’t let you suffer!"

After saying this, Ye Chen immediately leaned down and proceeded to suck on the wound on Ms. Yan’s back. Quickly, he began to draw out the black blood, one mouthful at a time. The poison-laden blood, rich with toxins, was mostly spat out onto the floor by Ye Chen, although a small amount still ended up inside him.

This small amount of poisoned blood inside Ye Chen’s system wouldn’t cause a significant issue, yet it brought minor side effects, causing discomfort to Ye Chen. He felt dizzy and lightheaded. As he continued to suck, he eventually slumped down at the bedside.

He remained out for a whole night, and when Chen Ye awoke the next day, it was from having a nightmare.

In the dream, he found himself in an utterly perfect world, dreaming of marrying Ms. Yan in a stunning and beautiful place, a site with flowers, grass, green hills, blue water, and countless lovely houses. Their wedding unfolded amidst the flowers in a church, where a priest officiated for them.

The priest asked Ye Chen, "Do you take this woman beside you to be your wife, for better or worse, rich or poor, in sickness and health, to love her all your life, to cherish her, and remain loyal to her forever?"

Ye Chen’s response was simple: "I do!"

Just as Ye Chen finished speaking, the church doors were pushed open, and glaring light streamed in from outside, revealing the woman to be Li Ruo. Li Ruo was wearing a white wedding gown identical to Ms. Yan’s, she looked at Ye Chen with tearful eyes, pitifully saying, "Ye Chen, you ungrateful guy, didn’t you say you were going to marry me? What about your promise?"

Ye Chen was completely dumbfounded. In the face of these two women, he inexplicably chose Li Ruo, leaving Ms. Yan alone at the church entrance. As he was about to leave, Ms. Yan said to Ye Chen, "I love you, do you love me?"

"I love you too!" Ye Chen nodded.

Yet, what responded to Ye Chen was a slap. Ms. Yan raised her hand and slapped Ye Chen’s face fiercely. She angrily rebuked, "You hypocritical guy, you ungrateful guy..."

After speaking, Ms. Yan turned and ran. Ye Chen snapped out of his shock and hurriedly gave chase. Only then did he realize that he quickly rushed out of the dreamscape. When he opened his eyes, he was met with Ms. Yan’s furious glare as she fumed, "Chen Ye, what did you do to me last night?"

"I... I..." Ye Chen was dumbfounded. Looking at the furious Ms. Yan, he finally comprehended and hurriedly said, "Ms. Yan... Last night... the people from the Church Court were hunting you, so I helped you. But then you fainted, and I discovered there was poison in the wound on your back, so I helped suck out the poison. Unexpectedly, I got affected by the side effects of that poison myself. I passed out!"

"Really... is that really true?" Ms. Yan was taken aback.

Looking at Ye Chen’s earnest appearance, he didn’t seem like someone who would lie. Inside, she believed Ye Chen again, not knowing why, although the man’s face before her seemed unfamiliar, his aura, his speech, and actions all felt incredibly familiar. Especially recalling last night’s events in her mind, how could a regular dockworker kill the Church Court’s assassins? That in itself was an exceedingly strange matter.

However, at this moment, Ms. Yan didn’t want to delve too deeply. She nodded and said, "Alright, I believe you. Thank you, Chen Ye!"

"No... no problem!" Ye Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It was just a minor effort; since you’re fine, I’ll head back first!"

To get slapped early in the morning, no one would be pleased with that. However, since it was Ms. Yan who slapped him, there wasn’t the slightest displeasure within Ye Chen. Instead, he wished Ms. Yan would slap him a couple more times to wake him up.

Returning to his room, Ye Chen began reflecting on what had happened last night. Perhaps by now, Ms. Yan had already realized something. Ye Chen inwardly prayed, hoping the old man wouldn’t consider last night’s actions as cheating. Otherwise, it would have all been for nothing.

Last night, Ye Chen deliberately used some familiar moves from his past. Otherwise, how could a mere dockworker possibly compete with the top assassins of the Church Court? Even Ms. Yan was hard-pressed against them, let alone him. After pondering for a long while, Ye Chen finally decided to reveal a flaw, hoping Ms. Yan wouldn’t let him down.

However, Ye Chen’s way of thinking was indeed somewhat naive. Any woman, when it comes to matters regarding someone they love, tends to be more sensitive, just like Ms. Yan is quite sensitive to some of Ye Chen’s past actions and behaviors. But when these things happen with others, the perception changes. For Ms. Yan, Ye Chen’s performance last night was seen as him being a hidden master in the mortal world, not relating it to Ye Chen at all.

It was the traits and behaviors in ’Chen Ye’ that made it easiest for Ms. Yan to consider it connected to Ye Chen. Unfortunately, Ye Chen had yet to realize this. There are things that often become apparent only later on. There are matters Ye Chen wouldn’t understand, and sometimes these result in regrets.

This night, Ye Chen initially wanted to leave something behind, but ultimately left with nothing. Even though he spent the night in Ms. Yan’s room, it became his most regrettable night. It seemed at first that something might happen, but in the end, nothing did.

Returning to his room, Ye Chen lay on the bed, lightly touching his cheek. Only then did he notice a mark was left on his face, still feeling quite hot. Ye Chen dared not let his guard down too much; who knew whether those two guys from the Church Court might return.

Yun Yan was in her room. She closed the door, not wanting Ye Chen to see her softer side. Leaning against the door, she felt a stinging pain on her back. Although Ye Chen had sutured her wound and disinfected it, the pain was unavoidable. She turned to the dressing table, where a glass mirror was embedded. She gently undid her robe, revealing a very distinct scar on her back, sewn tightly with stitches.

"This guy’s stitching skills seem quite good!" Yun Yan muttered softly.

She glanced around and found the stitching indeed impressive. Then she gently put her clothes back on, recollecting everything that happened last night. ’Chen Ye’s’ skills felt very familiar. She couldn’t understand why a dockworker could kill the Church Court’s top assassin. After pondering for a moment, Ms. Yan defined Ye Chen as a hidden master. She knew this ’Chen Ye’ was certainly not an ordinary dockworker, but a master concealed within the mortal world.

As for why he hid, Ms. Yan couldn’t figure it out, let alone whether it was something worth digging into. Ms. Yan sent Ye Chen out of her room, then lay back on the bed and went back to sleep.

...

On the side of the Church Court, Bai He was furious due to the assassin’s failure. To her surprise, not only did they fail, but one of the three assassins sent out was killed. Bai He widened her eyes, unable to swallow this anger. She coldly said, "Damn it, you guys are useless!"

"Red Robed Sect Leader, it’s not us who are useless, but the other side had a helper. That helper was exceptionally powerful!" The man in black hurriedly explained.

"What? A helper?" Bai He was startled. She looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What kind of person is their helper? Have you investigated their information clearly?"

"We’ve already inquired. The other party claims to be a dockworker at Jianghuai City Dock No.1!" The man quickly replied.