"Oh, come on then." Yu Daohen tightened his grip on the Kanglong mace, his eyes narrowing.
Their gazes met, and both struck simultaneously.
*Whoosh—*
Yu Daohen instantly closed the distance, his Kanglong mace already slashing out.
Chen Shanshui dodged to the side and looked out the window, saying, "This place is too narrow. Why don't we go outside and fight?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shanshui dashed towards the window.
"Just as I intended."
Yu Daohen strode after him.
Chen Shanshui leaped down and ran towards the outside of the village.
Yu Daohen also leaped down, carefully sensing his surroundings, a smile playing on his lips.
Interesting, no ambush.
Yu Daohen looked up at Chen Shanshui, who had already run far ahead, and frowned.
Could the ambush be ahead?
But no matter where the ambush was, he had to push through.
To be honest, with his current strength, even if he had to face Chen Guojun, Chen Shanhe, and Chen Shanshui all at once.
Although he couldn't win, he was confident he could escape.
Chen Shanshui ran forward, while Yu Daohen pursued closely behind.
Seeing that Yu Daohen actually dared to chase after him, Chen Shanshui chuckled, "Lord Yu is truly a fearless newborn calf, aren't you afraid of an ambush?"
Yu Daohen grinned dismissively, "Since Yu Daohen dares to come alone, he fears no ambush!"
"Such spirit!"
Chen Shanshui shook his head, his admiration outweighing his surprise.
Why isn't this child a member of my Chen family?
Why! If Yu Daohen were a disciple of my Chen family, why would we worry about not entering the ranks of the three major sects?
Not to mention more, in just three years, this entire martial world would bow at the feet of my Chen family.
Yu Daohen chased all the way out of the village to a spacious area. He ran his finger along the Kanglong mace, igniting fierce flames, and slashed towards Chen Shanshui ahead.
"Patriarch Chen, this is the place!"
Chen Shanshui turned around, seeing the incoming flames, and pulled a spider from his pocket, shooting it out.
The spider absorbed the flame sword energy completely, but it couldn't withstand the terrifying energy itself and began to burn.
"Impressive!"
Yu Daohen's lips curved upwards. He stomped on the ground and swung his mace.
Looking at the Kanglong mace slashing towards him, Chen Shanshui also drew the Miao疆 curved saber from his waist and parried it.
*Clang—*
The two cold weapons clashed repeatedly, sparks flying, and crisp sounds echoing endlessly.
Yu Daohen's attacks became faster and faster, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.
He found no ambush.
Truly no ambush?
This felt very wrong.
The more Yu Daohen thought about it, the more uneasy he became, but his offense did not stop.
Chen Shanshui's expression turned grim, already struggling to defend.
Black List experts are truly terrifying.
Yu Daohen was also surprised that he couldn't take down Chen Shanshui quickly.
He couldn't be an established Heaven List expert, but he was indeed formidable.
It was rumored that Chen Shanshui was once a top five expert on the Heaven List, but for some reason, he had voluntarily stopped.
More than twenty years had passed, and his strength couldn't have stagnated.
His current strength had likely surpassed Heaven List experts, but was still below Black List experts.
He was considered an elite among the Heaven List.
But Black List experts were not so easily dealt with.
Strength, internal energy, spell power.
These were difficult to compensate for.
A slight difference could lead to a thousand-mile loss; even being close to a Black List expert was useless.
The gap between 9 and 10 was not just 1.
Yu Daohen created some distance, formed a hand seal, and took a deep breath.
"What is this!"
Chen Shanshui's expression changed drastically, and he immediately pulled out a reaction Gu to defend.
A head full of flames surged towards him. Chen Shanshui threw out a blue butterfly.
The butterfly absorbed all the incoming flames, but the intensity of the flames was too terrifying.
The blue butterfly had reached its absorption limit, but more than half of the flames remained.
Seeing this, Chen Shanshui immediately produced two more blue butterflies to barely absorb the terrifying flames.
Yu Daohen did not attack immediately but smiled, "After fighting for so long, Patriarch Chen should call out the ambush by now."
Chen Shanshui shook his head and revealed a meaningful smile, "What if I told Lord Yu that there was no ambush?"
Yu Daohen became somewhat confused, "There's no ambush? Then what does Patriarch Chen mean?"
He also felt that there was no ambush, which was why he hadn't used his ultimate move to finish him off immediately.
Chen Shanshui smiled faintly and retorted, "Why don't Lord Yu tell me the purpose of your visit to my Chen family first?"
Yu Daohen did not answer immediately but stared at Chen Shanshui, wondering what scheme he was hatching.
Chen Shanshui spread his hands and said earnestly, "Lord Yu, haven't I shown enough sincerity?"
Yu Daohen couldn't figure out what Chen Shanshui was up to.
There was definitely no ambush nearby, at least Chen Shanhe and Chen Guojun were not here.
This was what he had sensed, and it couldn't be wrong.
Could he be planning to kill him single-handedly?
That was impossible, it was pure fantasy!
"Since Patriarch Chen is so sincere, I will tell you the truth."
Yu Daohen answered truthfully, "I need a Gu worm from the Chen family!"
"Oh, what kind of Gu worm does Lord Yu need?" Chen Shanshui asked curiously.
After much deliberation, Yu Daohen finally revealed it, "I need the Chen family's Yunyun Gu!"
Since he knew what he needed, if it wasn't handed over today, he would bury him here!
Since there was no ambush nearby, Chen Shanshui would have no escape.
Even if he called for reinforcements now, it would be too late!
This was why he dared to speak out.
"May I know what Lord Yu needs the Yunyun Gu for?" Chen Shanshui asked again.
Yu Daohen shook his head, his eyes cold, "No!"
"Alas~"
Chen Shanshui sighed, knowing this would be the outcome.
Yu Daohen's lips curved upwards, and he smiled, "I'm quite curious, what is the meaning of the Chen family coming alone this time? Could it be that you're confident you can kill me alone?"
Chen Shanshui shook his head and smiled, "What if I told Lord Yu that I'm here to make peace?"
"Peace?"
Yu Daohen chuckled, finding it amusing, "I've killed at least eighteen, if not twenty, disciples of the Chen family. Four of Chen Shanhe's sons have fallen into my hands. Are you sure peace can still be made in such a situation?"
Chen Shanshui shook his head and said confidently, "Why not? As long as Lord Yu wishes it, everything else is a minor matter. As for my elder brother's sons, I will speak to him."
Yu Daohen watched Chen Shanshui, observing his every move.
From his demeanor, it didn't seem like he was lying.
But why?
What benefit would the Chen family gain from making peace with him?
Given the Chen family's way of doing things, they wouldn't do anything without profit.
More importantly, how could such a deep-seated enmity, the killing of sons, be easily reconciled?
Seeing Yu Daohen's confusion, Chen Shanshui continued, "Lord Yu, I sincerely want to make peace."
Yu Daohen suddenly thought of something and teased, "Isn't Patriarch Chen afraid that I'll seize an opportunity to destroy the Chen family in the future?"