"This mark..."
Ye Ling stared blankly at the red rune mark on Ye Qingyan's wrist.
The red rune mark was the core rune among the white runes he controlled, and it was the only rune he had not understood!
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Ye Ling staring at her hand, Ye Qingyan also looked at her hand and noticed the red rune that had appeared on her wrist. She was surprised, "What is this?"
Ye Ling stared intently at Ye Qingyan, then sighed, "Alas... I don't know if bringing you here today was the right or wrong thing to do?"
The rune on Ye Qingyan's wrist contained supreme truth. If she could master that rune, even Ye Ling would break through to a new realm!
Although Ye Ling did not know the meaning of the rune appearing on Ye Qingyan's wrist, it already indicated that Ye Qingyan had been drawn into the conflict between the domain and the outside world.
With Ye Qingyan's current cultivation of the eighth rank, let alone experts from outside the domain, even cannon fodder from the Immortal Realm could easily erase her.
Ye Qingyan noticed the worry in Ye Ling's eyes and her expression turned serious. She asked in a deep voice, "Is this matter very serious?"
Ye Ling gave a wry smile, "It's not serious if you say it's not, but with this rune on you, it means you've been drawn into a higher-level vortex of conflict. Your current strength is far from enough."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Qingyan was relieved and smiled, "So that's how it is. Even if I'm drawn into the vortex of conflict, what does it matter? If the sky falls, won't you be there to hold it up? Or are you planning to abandon me? To ignore me?"
Seeing Ye Qingyan's optimism, Ye Ling also shook his head and smiled, "Alright, since things have come to this, it's a fate we cannot avoid. Until your strength is enough to protect yourself, stay by my side, and I will teach you how to cultivate."
Ye Qingyan swung her wrist with the mark on it and asked Ye Ling, "Then what's the use of this mark on my wrist?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "I don't know for sure yet, but I can be certain that your rune mark contains great energy, and it might be of great use at a crucial moment."
"It seems I've become powerful too!" Ye Qingyan smiled, finding the mark more and more pleasing to her eyes.
Rumble...
At this moment, the sound of helicopters could be heard in the distance. Ye Ling and Ye Qingyan looked up and saw several military helicopters flying towards them.
On the military helicopters, there was also the emblem of the Dragon Department.
"It's a military helicopter from the Dragon Department. It seems Zhao Fugui has arrived." Ye Qingyan saw the helicopters approaching, lowered her eyelids, and secretly circulated her cultivation technique. The long sword planted in the ground nearby began to vibrate slightly, preparing to destroy the helicopters in the air.
Ye Ling stopped Ye Qingyan and chuckled, "It's fine, let them come. I might as well see if the people behind them are from the Void Organization or the Shadow Hall?"
One helicopter landed in the village square, while the other helicopters hovered above the village. More than a dozen high-level extraordinary individuals from the Dragon Department descended, all with cultivation above the fifth rank!
Clearly, Zhao Fugui had gathered all the strength he could mobilize this time.
Zhao Fugui, dressed in a suit, alighted from the helicopter. He intended to greet Ye Qingyan with a smile, but upon seeing Ye Ling standing beside Ye Qingyan, his face instantly turned purple and green!
"Ye, Ye Ling..."
Zhao Fugui's mouth twitched, and his legs began to tremble.
As the person in charge of the Southwest branch, he naturally recognized the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace!
"Why is he here?"
Zhao Fugui's mind was in a panic. However, since he had already arrived, he could only brace himself and walk forward, bowing to Ye Ling, "I am Zhao Fugui, greetings, Emperor."
Ye Ling glanced at Zhao Fugui's left hand, which was missing its little finger, and smiled, "Qingyan has already introduced you to me. You don't need to introduce yourself."
"Yes..."
Zhao Fugui forced a smile, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said to Ye Qingyan, "I didn't expect Miss Ye to know the Emperor."
Ye Qingyan smiled, "We're just ordinary friends. Thanks to Ye Ling this time, I managed to deal with the Corpse King. Minister Zhao, please remember to transfer the payment to my account."
"Understood." Zhao Fugui smiled, then glanced at the two stone doors behind Ye Ling and Ye Qingyan. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but dared not.
He had brought people here intending to find an excuse to send Ye Qingyan away, and if Ye Qingyan didn't cooperate, he would use force. But now that Ye Ling had appeared, it had completely disrupted all his plans!
Zhao Fugui was very aware of Ye Ling's reputation in the world. He did not believe that the people he brought could cause any harm to Ye Ling.
Seeing Zhao Fugui's hesitant expression, Ye Ling's smile deepened. He asked knowingly, "Minister Zhao, are you interested in those two stone doors?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Zhao Fugui shivered and quickly shook his head, "No, no, no... I'm just amazed that there are such wonders in this desolate village!"
How could he dare to reveal his identity now? To avoid having his head casually removed by Ye Ling, the only thing he could do was to vehemently deny his true purpose for coming here.
However, Ye Ling did not fall for Zhao Fugui's act and continued to ask, "Minister Zhao, I see the wound on your finger hasn't healed yet. It should have been broken not long ago, right? What happened?"
Zhao Fugui was covered in cold sweat, forcing a smile on his face, and replied, "This... I got injured accidentally while on a mission before."
"But I saw a little finger under a pile of corpses here earlier, and that little finger looked very much like yours."
Zhao Fugui's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly hid his hand behind his back, replying, "Emperor must have seen wrong. How could my finger be here?"
"Is that so?" Ye Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, putting immense pressure on Zhao Fugui, causing him to break out in a cold sweat!
"Yes, yes..."
Zhao Fugui forced a smile. Although he was already very guilty, at this moment, he absolutely could not back down!
He knew very well that if he admitted this, his head would definitely be gone!
Ye Qingyan looked at Zhao Fugui's nervous appearance and sighed slightly. She said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, stop playing around. Just expose him and get to the main point."
"Alright..."
Ye Ling spread his hands helplessly, then released a bit of his aura, pressing it down on Zhao Fugui. His voice suddenly turned cold as he demanded, "Are you from the Shadow Hall, or the Void Organization?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's question, Zhao Fugui trembled violently and immediately knelt before Ye Ling, replying quickly, "From the Shadow Hall!"