Chapter 1842: Who Is the Fool

Ye Yuan drove Leng Xu along, following the directions of the man in the tavern, crossing three streets and turning into an alley.

Along the way, Ye Yuan driving a drunk naturally drew many sidelong glances.

"You really are meddlesome!" Xiaotong curled his lips, disdainful.

In the eyes of most martial artists, this kind of chance encounter wasn't worth it.

After all, leaving him to sleep it off for a night wouldn't kill him.

Moreover, that man had warned that the Leng family was recently unsettled.

Ye Yuan, however, smiled and said, "It's just sending a drunk home, a simple favor."

Xiaotong rolled his eyes and said nothing.

Clearly, he was unimpressed.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Suddenly, two figures descended from the sky, blocking Ye Yuan's path both ahead and behind.

Now, Ye Yuan was like a turtle in a jar.

"See, trouble's here," Xiaotong said helplessly.

But there was little worry on his face.

Seeing the person approaching, Ye Yuan's face darkened.

This man was the very one from the tavern who had told him this route.

The other was also someone he had been drinking with.

The man looked at Ye Yuan with a smug expression and said, "Kid, you've worked hard bringing him here. Now, put him down and you can go."

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "You deliberately lured me here? So the trouble you mentioned was yourself."

The man laughed loudly, "I took money to eliminate trouble. His trouble isn't me. But if you insist on saying that, fine—he's about to hit the road anyway."

When a martial artist is truly drunk, their soul is also in a paralyzed state, naturally unaware of external danger.

So, unless they are truly in a bad mood, they generally don't drink themselves into Leng Xu's state.

Now, Leng Xu was like a lamb to the slaughter.

"In that case, telling me to leave was also to make me let my guard down? You're quite cautious," Ye Yuan said calmly, looking at the man.

The man laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Kid, you're smart! But unfortunately, you're not suited for the world of martial artists. This world is one of the survival of the fittest. A kind heart like yours will come to no good! In your next life, remember to be colder, hahaha..."

Don't meddle in others' affairs, and always leave some leeway in words and actions—this is common sense in the martial world.

But Ye Yuan seemed completely unaware of such common sense.

Or perhaps he knew, but was unwilling to act on it.

Such a 'fool' was bound to die sooner or later.

Ye Yuan looked at him calmly and said, "You're so confident, as if you've already got me."

The man said smugly, "Otherwise? You don't think a mere Divine Lord First Heaven can stir up any trouble, do you? I advise you not to try waking Leng Xu; you won't get the chance."

This man was a strong early-stage Divine Lord Third Heaven; the man behind was also a peak Divine Lord Second Heaven.

Ye Yuan, a peak Divine Lord First Heaven, they didn't take seriously at all.

"Fool!" Xiaotong snorted coldly, cursing.

Hearing this, the man laughed loudly, "Hear that? Even this little brat calls you a fool! You're going to die, and you'll drag this little brat down with you—how pathetic!"

Xiaotong couldn't help but roll his eyes. This guy was utterly stupid—what comprehension ability!

Ye Yuan laid Leng Xu down against the wall and said to Xiaotong, "Keep an eye on him. It'll be over soon."

Xiaotong casually replied with an "Oh," showing no further reaction.

After speaking, Ye Yuan turned to the man and said, "Hey, let me ask you one more time: is the Leng residence just through this alley?"

The man was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "What are you doing? Trying to send him home even as a ghost? Tsk tsk, kid, you're really loyal. Makes me almost reluctant to kill you."

Ye Yuan sighed. "Looks like I'll have to ask someone else. Also, the 'fools' Xiaotong mentioned earlier referred to the two of you, not me. Hmm, I think you should understand that before you die."

The man was stunned again. Before he could figure out what was happening, Ye Yuan's figure had vanished.

The man's gaze sharpened. "Space law!" he exclaimed in shock.

A wave of death rushed toward him. He immediately unleashed his world power, intending to use it to sense Ye Yuan's location.

But it was all in vain.

"Pfft..."

A sword silently emerged from the void, slashing across his throat. Blood gushed out, and his eyes began to glaze over.

Only then did he realize what a terrifying opponent he had provoked.

The other man, witnessing this, turned deathly pale.

Without a moment's hesitation, he dove into the void, trying to flee the alley as fast as possible.

But against Ye Yuan, who had mastered space law to the fourth level, such an escape was futile.

"Pfft!"

Another sword strike, and the peak Heavenly God Second Layer expert fell.

During the three years of enlightenment in the Void Heart, Ye Yuan's cultivation had greatly improved.

After drifting through space for ten years, his cultivation had reached the peak of Heavenly God First Layer.

Coupled with his fourth-level space law and mid-fifth-level sword law, his strength was now immeasurably greater than during the Huangling Martial Meet.

Unless an early Heavenly God Third Layer expert had extremely high law comprehension, they posed no threat to Ye Yuan.

Unfortunately, this man was not such a person.

Killing them was as easy as lifting a finger.

Seeing this, Xiaotong's eyes narrowed.

"This kid's strength has improved again! He simply doesn't know what a bottleneck is!"

Over the years, Xiaotong had witnessed Ye Yuan's progress.

In just over a decade, Ye Yuan's improvement was almost visible to the naked eye.

Too fast!

Even as a Heavenly Venerate, he marveled at Ye Yuan's talent.

Ye Yuan helped Leng Xu up again and said helplessly, "Isn't this guy the young master of the Leng family? How did he end up in such a state? Any random Heavenly God Third Layer could have killed him."

Xiaotong curled his lips. "In noble families, fraternal strife is all too common. What's there to be surprised about?"

Ye Yuan nodded. "True enough. Let's go."

The address of the Leng residence was not hard to find; a simple inquiry sufficed.

In fact, the place the man had pointed to was not far from the Leng residence; there was just no need to go through that alley.

That alley was their carefully chosen killing ground.

Unfortunately, they lacked the strength and were killed instead.

Ye Yuan arrived at the Leng mansion's main gate and happened to run into a young man.

The moment the young man saw Leng Xu, his expression changed drastically.

He took Leng Xu from Ye Yuan's hands and barked at Ye Yuan, "Xu, how did you get so drunk? Who are you people? What did you do to Xu? Guards! Arrest these two scoundrels!"