Chapter 2184 - 2182: Blue Water, a Den of Dragons and Tigers

Lu Ye looked up and quickly stood: "Brother Yan!"

Yan Hong actually came.

This surprised him a bit. He had previously tried contacting Yan Hong but received no response, knowing that he was recovering from injuries. Now it seemed that Yan Hong's injuries hadn't completely healed, his complexion still pale, yet he managed to come.

Perhaps he got the news through some channel.

"Big Brother Yan!" Zhou Gu and Sun Yun also hurriedly stood up. The smile on Zhou Gu's face disappeared, replaced by a somewhat uneasy look, and even the always arrogant Sun Yun couldn't help but shrink her neck when she saw Yan Hong.

Lu Ye observed coldly from the side, finding it amusing.

What he didn't know was that these three were of similar age and basically grew up together, but from childhood to adulthood, Yan Hong had always been the most outstanding among the few major families' younger generation. Both Zhou Gu and Sun Yun had been beaten up by him.

However, since entering the path, Yan Hong had been active in various war zones, honing himself and gaining battle merit, while Zhou Gu and Sun Yun stayed on their home planet. As heirs like them didn't lack cultivation resources, there was no need to take risks.

Before arriving, both knew that Yan Hong was here and specifically asked about it, finding out that Yan Hong was seriously injured and currently recovering. They thought they wouldn't meet him.

Who could have thought Yan Hong would come uninvited?

Two heirs who maintained a high status in front of Lu Ye suddenly became submissive as if facing a nemesis.

"Big Brother Yan, how come you're so badly injured, please sit here!" Sun Yun eagerly went over and assisted Yan Hong to sit down.

"So Big Brother Yan is also in Blue Water, had I known, I would have visited you first." Zhou Gu felt extremely regretful.

Yan Hong snorted coldly: "Rare that you have this kind thought."

Zhou Gu quickly said: "Where is the talk, Big Brother Yan? Although we have different surnames, we've grown up together, practically blood-related."

Yan Hong said: "Then tell me, who was just venting wild words, threatening my Brother Lu?"

So it was Brother Lu now...

Yan Hong had previously wanted to befriend Lu Ye, but had never called him this.

Zhou Gu chuckled awkwardly, glancing at Sun Yun.

Sun Yun's expression froze, she held onto Yan Hong's arm and pouted: "Big Brother Yan, you misheard, no one was threatening, we were just casually chatting with Fellow Daoist Lu?"

Yan Hong kept a cold face: "Don't think I don't know what you're planning. Though you two have decent talent, you haven't set foot on the battlefield since starting cultivation. What are you doing with the giant ant! Do you really think having the giant ant will let you outshine Huang Zhihuan? Even I can't guarantee that!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhou Gu nodded repeatedly, "Big Brother Yan's lesson is right, it's our mistake."

Yan Hong's expression softened: "The giant ant belongs to the Yan family; do you have any objections?"

With these words, Zhou Gu and Sun Yun both froze. If not for Yan Hong's oppressive reputation, they might have flipped immediately.

They also didn't expect Yan Hong to speak so firmly, leaving them no room for maneuver.

"Big Brother Yan, I'm following my mother's orders..." Sun Yun looked at Yan Hong pitifully, but before finishing, she was stared down by him and quickly lowered her head, "Understood."

Yan Hong nodded: "I will personally speak to Aunt about it, rest assured, the Sun family won't lose out."

"That's good." Sun Yun kept her head down.

Yan Hong then looked at Zhou Gu, his gaze cold and threatening.

Zhou Gu's heart suddenly pulsed, he nodded like a pecking chicken: "Whatever Big Brother Yan says is right, no objections from me!"

"That's better!" Yan Hong nodded in satisfaction, waving his hand: "The war zone isn't safe, you two should return to home planet."

"Oh." Sun Yun replied, leading her Dao Fusion out.

Zhou Gu also headed out, though unnoticed, his eyes shifted a few times as if he made some decision, mental consciousness surging.

In the next instant, the Dao Fusion following Zhou Gu suddenly reached out to grab Lu Ye.

This move came out of nowhere, unexpected by anyone.

Lu Ye hadn't anticipated it either, thinking Yan Hong's appearance meant Zhou Gu and Sun Yun would leave in shame. It wasn't until he was seized by the Dao Fusion that he realized what happened.

"Uncle Yi, quickly run!" Zhou Gu shouted in ecstasy.

As long as Uncle Yi could take Lu Ye away, the giant ant would belong to the Zhou family. As for Yan Hong's anger... at worst, it would mean a beating, he wouldn't die.

Had he been beaten less since childhood?

Uncle Yi carried Lu Ye and rushed outside, Lu Ye was unsure whether to resist...

If he didn't resist, he'd definitely be taken; if he resisted, his strength would inevitably be revealed.

Sun Yun was already dumbfounded, never expecting Zhou Gu to act like this, unable to react until now.

Yan Hong flew into a rage: "Zhou Gu, you dare!"

He disregarded his own severely injured state, grabbed a long spear, and pursued, but he knew that with his own strength, it was impossible to stop that Uncle Yi. The opponent was much stronger than him, and even Pei Dan, whom he and Lu Ye had once killed together, was no match for this Uncle Yi.

"Hahaha..." Zhou Gu laughed uncontrollably out of tension, also rushing forward. "Brother Yan, once we're back on the home planet, I'll come and apologize to you. Please forgive me this time, uh..."

Just as Zhou Gu soared into the sky, he suddenly fell heavily to the ground, ending up with a dusty face.

He hurriedly got up, focused his eyes, and was instantly dumbfounded.

Because the Uncle Yi who had originally captured Lu Ye was now being beaten to the point of spewing blood, and Lu Ye had already escaped Uncle Yi's control, standing quietly aside.

Upon closer look, Zhou Gu felt chills down his spine, recognizing that the one currently beating Uncle Yi harshly was none other than Zi Ying, the governor of Blue Water!

"Fellow Daoist Zi Ying, please hold your hand, I'm merely following orders, ah..." Another mouthful of blood was splattered, Uncle Yi's chest collapsed, looking extremely miserable.

With a loud bang, Uncle Yi was knocked to the ground, crashing directly into the earth, half his body buried in soil, leaving only his legs outside, twitching slightly.

Zhou Gu's eyelids twitched hard at the sight.

"There's another one!" Zi Ying dealt with Uncle Yi with three punches and two kicks, then turned his gaze on the Dao Fusion standing behind Sun Yun and rushed over.

The Dao Fusion was still astonished by Zi Ying's prowess, feeling schadenfreude as he watched Uncle Yi suffer, who would have thought Zi Ying suddenly charged at him.

"Miss, be careful!" He raised his hand to push the still dumbfounded Sun Yun away, while hastily saying, "Fellow Daoist Zi Ying, I haven't taken any action, please have mercy!"

"Dao Fusion rushed into Blue Water without prior notice, as if not placing me in his eyes!" Zi Ying yelled lightly, striking down with a palm.

The Dao Fusion struggled hard to resist, but where could he match Zi Ying? Instantly, he shrank by a size, spewing out a mouthful of Blood Water.

"I didn't..." He was extremely aggrieved, it was Uncle Yi who acted, why was he implicated too?

In the split-second confrontation, although both were Dao Fusion, he had almost no power to counter in front of Zi Ying.

A moment later, a new figure appeared beside Uncle Yi, equally half-buried in soil, with only two legs wobbling in the air!

Lu Ye sniffed a bit nearby, witnessing the bravery of the Lord Governor in person for the first time.

Nearby, Zhou Gu and Sun Yun sat on the ground like quails without nests in winter, trembling.

"If a Dao Fusion dares to enter Blue Water without notification again, I shall slay them without mercy!" Zi Ying coldly glared at the two of them and then turned to leave.

Most of the pent-up anger in his heart dissipated.

Even after Zi Ying left for a long time, the field remained silent.

"Hurry up and leave!" Yan Hong reminded with a word.

Only then did Zhou Gu and Sun Yun snap back to reality, the two buried Dao Fusions quickly got up, each taking their young master and young miss, rushing out of the sky, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

This cursed place, they dared not linger any longer. Fortunately, their act of playing dead was convincing; otherwise, their injuries would have been much worse. They also knew Zi Ying wouldn't actually kill them, but being injured like this was extremely embarrassing.

Blue Water, a den of dragons and tigers, not to be entered lightly!

"Sorry for startling Brother Lu." Yan Hong glanced at Lu Ye apologetically.

Lu Ye shook his head, "Many thanks to Brother Yan for coming to assist."

Although even without Yan Hong, those two family scions could hardly have done anything to him, no matter which family he sided with, he would offend the other, and then being utterly isolated, he was bound to face resentment.

But having Yan Hong was different; he took the lead, making the matter unrelated to Lu Ye.

However, in this way, the destination for the giant ant became a single choice, with both advantages and disadvantages.

Yan Hong shook his head, "The one to thank is our Lord Governor." He had rushed over upon receiving the news, which seemingly was transmitted by the Lord Governor.

Combine it with earlier actions of Zi Ying, Yan Hong vaguely understood Zi Ying's intentions; evidently, the previous battle led the Lord Governor to be somewhat dissatisfied with the family, seizing this chance to vent.

The injuries of the two Dao Fusion guards were insignificant, this matter would not even be cared about on the home planet since their unnotified entry into Blue Water was a fact, and Zi Ying's pursuit was justified.

After a brief hesitation, Yan Hong said, "Brother Lu, may I have a look at the giant ant?"

When Lu Ye unexpectedly erupted, killing Pei Dan together that day, he deduced that Lu Ye possessed this top-tier Dao artifact.

If not for the injury needing recovery these days, he would have come to find Lu Ye much sooner.

The renowned giant ant, he had long heard of but had never personally seen it, invoking curiosity.

"Certainly." Lu Ye took out the giant ant and handed it over.

Yan Hong solemnly received it, inspected carefully, his gaze revealing an obsessed expression, only after a good while did he respectfully hand the giant ant back.

Lu Ye was surprised, "Brother Yan doesn't want it?"

Since he had handed the giant ant over, he hadn't planned to reclaim it. He was sure he couldn't keep this thing, moreover, this treasure wasn't that useful to him. He had already considered entrusting it to the Yan family, and Yan Hong clearly had that intent. Going with the flow now was not bad.

As for the benefits the Yan family could offer... Yan Hong seemed trustworthy, his offer shouldn't be worse than those of the other two families.