Chapter 1491: The Grudge Has Grown Deep

Several of these ingredients for the Second-Turn Mystic Gold Pill were quite rare, but the strength of the Magic Herb Hall was no joke.

Meng Qi told Ye Yuan that within half a month, he would help him gather all the spiritual herbs.

Ye Yuan naturally saw through Meng Qi's intentions and promised him that he would return in half a month to give them another lecture.

After doing this, Ye Yuan went out alone.

Though Li Ji was reluctant to stay, she had no choice.

Ye Yuan was going to the Hundred Clues Hall to gather information, and she had nowhere else to go, so she had to remain at the Magic Herb Hall.

In Meng Qi's eyes, Li Ji was no longer just a little girl.

What had she said? Yuan Ye was her man!

With this connection, how could he not make good use of it?

What was the most powerful?

Not a man's fist, but a woman's pillow talk!

As for the batch of pills, that was even less of a problem.

Meng Qi took charge and directly sold them to the Fan family at half price, an absolute friendship price.

Happiness came so suddenly that Fan Yu was at a loss.

The pills from the Magic Herb Hall were in high demand; even the City Lord's Mansion had to pay a heavy price to obtain them.

A batch of pills could significantly boost a family's strength.

Fan Yu was deeply grateful to Ye Yuan from the bottom of his heart, and he wished he could send Li Ji straight to Ye Yuan's bed.

As he left the Magic Herb Hall, a sudden sense of danger struck Ye Yuan!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of piercing air came, and several cold gleams flew toward Ye Yuan at terrifying speed.

Hidden weapons!

Explode for me!

Huo En made a hand seal, and the flying knives burst open in midair, turning into countless fragments that almost sealed off all of Ye Yuan's escape routes!

If hit by these fragments, Ye Yuan's body would likely be riddled with holes.

A cruel smile flickered across Huo En's lips; he knew the mission was complete.

With his Half-Step Demon Commander strength, ambushing with full preparation, there was no way Ye Yuan could escape this assassination!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

No matter how strong Ye Yuan was, he couldn't possibly react in time.

Huo En didn't look at Ye Yuan; he was already preparing to leave.

But just then, Ye Yuan's body suddenly vanished from its spot!

Phantom Kill!

Huo En's expression changed drastically, and a sense of danger instantly surged into his heart.

Ye Yuan's figure turned into a blurry shadow, charging straight at him!

Too fast!

Even with his strength, he could barely track Ye Yuan's movements.

Bloodfeather Sword Art!

Huo En shouted sharply, and his sword technique shot out like lightning, stabbing toward the blurry shadow.

Clang, clang, clang...

In an instant, the two exchanged countless blows.

The powerful fluctuations reduced the surroundings to rubble.

After a few breaths, Ye Yuan appeared a hundred zhang away, pale and with unstable aura, clearly showing signs of excessive divine essence consumption.

But Huo En was not much better; he gasped heavily for air. The previous exchange had rapidly drained his demonic essence in an instant.

From his sneak attack on Ye Yuan to now, only about ten breaths had passed.

Everything happened too fast!

Huo En hadn't expected Ye Yuan's strength to be so formidable.

If he hadn't been an assassin with extremely sharp reflexes, that sudden strike from Ye Yuan could have turned the tables and killed him!

This kid was too dangerous!

At this moment, Huo En finally realized how hot these thirty million low-grade demon spirit stones were.

Strike while the iron is hot!

Huo En was a competent assassin; he could see that the previous move had placed a huge burden on Ye Yuan, leaving him with little strength to fight back.

Ye Yuan was fast, but Huo En was no slowpoke either.

As an assassin, speed was a basic requirement.

Bloodfeather Sword Art!

Huo En's body blazed with blood light, and he charged at Ye Yuan again like lightning.

But he no longer had the chance.

Stop!

Swish, swish, swish...

Five figures struck out simultaneously, blocking Huo En's path.

This was right at the entrance of the Magic Herb Hall; how could such a commotion not alert them?

Huo En's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm from the Assassination Hall. Someone has placed a bounty on this kid's head!"

Though the Five Elders were alchemists, their combat strength was not weak.

With five against one, they naturally held the upper hand.

The reason Huo En dared to act here was that this was his own turf.

Even if he killed someone, no one would dare say much.

Although the various halls of the Blood Nether Hall were under different jurisdictions, they were still one family.

Huo En never expected that it would be his own people who blocked his fatal strike.

He had been waiting outside, completely unaware of what had happened inside the Magic Herb Hall. He thought that by announcing his affiliation, the Five Elders would make way.

Meng Qi snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm so blind that I can't tell you're from the Assassination Hall? Hmph! How dare you lay a hand on our honored guest? We'll settle this score with the Assassination Hall later!"

Huo En was stunned, wondering if he had heard correctly.

Why were the Five Elders of the Magic Herb Hall siding with an outsider?

To start a war with the Assassination Hall over a completely unrelated kid?

Honored guest?

A kid whose hair hadn't even grown in—how could he be an honored guest of the Magic Herb Hall?

"Meng Qi, what do you mean? Are you going to cross the Assassination Hall for an outsider?" Huo En said in a deep voice.

Meng Qi roared in anger, "Master Yuan Ye is the most distinguished guest of our Magic Herb Hall. I warn you, if you dare touch a single hair on his head, we'll never let it go!"

Seeing Meng Qi so furious, Huo En finally realized he wasn't joking.

Master Yuan Ye?

Could this kid be a master of alchemy?

What a joke!

Meng Qi was at least a titan among two-star alchemists, yet he called a wet-behind-the-ears brat 'master'?

Huo En felt the Five Elders must have gone mad.

He snorted coldly, "Hmph! Meng Qi, don't forget, you're not the hall master of the Magic Herb Hall! Someone will come to see you about this!"

Meng Qi had a hot temper and immediately retorted, "Heh, fine! Very well! The Assassination Hall is quite arrogant now. I'll remember your words today! Get lost!"

Huo En snorted coldly, his figure moving swiftly, and he disappeared from sight.

Meng Qi turned to Ye Yuan, cupped his fists, and said apologetically, "The Assassination Hall grows more reckless by the day. My poor hospitality has put Master Yuan Ye in danger; I am truly ashamed."

At this moment, Meng Qi was inwardly shocked.

After all, that assassin was at the Half-Step Demon Commander level, yet Ye Yuan, an Intermediate Demon General, had managed to escape unscathed—truly astonishing.

At this moment, he was absolutely certain that there was a powerful existence backing Ye Yuan.

This young man was no simpleton; he must not be offended!

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. Someone else wants my life. Heh, this time, the grudge has grown deep!"

Even a fool could tell that Cassin was behind this.

Having failed to kill him at the banquet, he had now hired an assassin.

Did he really think Ye Yuan was easy to deal with?