The roasted wild chicken made Chen Yuan, who hadn't tasted meat for days, lick his lips. He blew on it and took a big bite. Although it couldn't compare to marinated chicken, this wild fowl had a unique flavor.

"Swish..."

A soft sliding sound came from within the temple. Chen Yuan's ears twitched. He swiftly drew his long saber, pinning it to the roof beam.

Drops of fresh blood fell. Chen Yuan looked up and saw a three-foot-long green snake hanging limply, its head cleanly severed.

"Oh, adding a side dish!"

Chen Yuan smiled, leaped up, sheathed his saber, grabbed the snake, skinned it, pierced it with a thin stick, and placed it over the flames.

Dragon and Phoenix Feast.

The thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind.

While roasting the snake, Chen Yuan devoured the chicken. Outside, a torrential downpour raged, water pooling on the ground, and the temple began to leak.

The sky was dim. Chen Yuan ate the chicken, gazing at the heavy rain falling on the ground, his gaze distant…

Whether in his past or present life, he had always enjoyed watching the rain.

Especially squatting in front of the door, listening to the rain, a very comfortable feeling washed over him.

The whole world seemed to suddenly quiet down.

The outside world's clamor was suddenly purified, as if he were the only one in the world.

Suddenly, in Chen Yuan's sight, several figures dressed in white, holding umbrellas in one hand and swords in the other, slowly approached the dilapidated temple where Chen Yuan was.

His brow furrowed, Chen Yuan's ears twitched. Besides the two in front, several others were surrounding him from the other three directions. Reaching for his Yanling Saber, he felt a sense of foreboding.

These people seemed to be coming for him!

Could it be that Bei Haisheng had hired people to intercept and kill him?

How did they know his hiding place?

Although Chen Yuan had informed Yue Shan and Tao Qingyuan of his departure, he had not revealed his destination.

Moreover, he had been taking small paths all the way, and had hardly encountered any outsiders except for Old Pan and the others he had met in front of Black Wind Valley.

His mind racing, Chen Yuan dismissed each thought.

Thinking too much now was useless. If these people were coming for him, then so be it!

As long as a Tongxuan Realm expert didn't descend, Chen Yuan could escape, even if he couldn't defeat them.

This was Chen Yuan's confidence!

"Swish!"

Seeing that Chen Yuan showed no signs of running, the others from the other directions joined the two white-clad figures in front, making a total of six, all dressed in white, with only slight differences in the ribbons around their waists.

Among the six were two women and four men, led by a handsome-looking man.

With a few glances, Chen Yuan judged that they should be from the same force, or a sect, the swords in their hands all identical.

"You lecherous thief, surrender now!"

One of the white-clad women, with bright eyes and white teeth, glared at the black-clad man in front of her.

Although his appearance had changed to that of another, it couldn't fool her.

They had been chasing him for half a day, and had even joined forces with other experts to injure him before. Now, he dared not run immediately upon seeing them. Hmph…

Seeking death!

"Lecherous thief?" Chen Yuan frowned, his face displeased. How dare they slander him? Was he, Chen Yuan, that kind of person?

"You've got the wrong person. Get lost, or die!"

These people didn't even have any Destiny, what a waste of his previous anticipation.

"Hmph, you dare to spout nonsense even here…"

With a cold snort, the white-clad woman directly drew the long sword from its scabbard, a flash of cold light revealing itself, about to stab Chen Yuan. But before she could act, the man in the lead reached out and grasped the woman's hand:

"Junior Sister, don't act rashly. This person… is a bit strange."

"Senior Brother, you…" The white-clad woman hesitated.

"The long saber in this man's hand is the Yanling Saber issued by the Patrol Division. He may be from the Patrol Division. If we kill him without confirmation, it may cause trouble for the sect."

The white-clad woman took a deep breath, nodded, and took a step back, but her eyes were still fixed on Chen Yuan, as if afraid he would escape.

She exchanged glances with the others, firmly locking onto Chen Yuan's figure.

The handsome man stepped forward, cupped his hands, and introduced himself:

"My name is Yang Xiu, from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect of Yunyang Prefecture."

"Hmm, and then?"

Chen Yuan's eyes were calm as he sized up each of them. He hadn't sensed any danger from these people, but of course, they might be concealing it well.

He had vaguely heard of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect. It was a relatively well-known force in Yunyang Prefecture, a prefecture next to Nanling Prefecture, equivalent to the level of the five major forces of Nanling Prefecture.

Although his current location still belonged to Nanling Prefecture, it was already bordering Yunyang Prefecture, so it wasn't surprising to encounter people from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

Yang Xiu frowned, disliking Chen Yuan's cold attitude. When traveling the world, reporting the name of one's sword sect usually elicited respect, but this person didn't seem to care at all.

But thinking that this was the territory of Nanling Prefecture, he suppressed his displeasure and continued:

"Is Your Excellency from the Patrol Division?"

Looking at the Yanling Saber in his hand, Chen Yuan said:

"What if I am, and what if I'm not?"

"We are pursuing a lecherous thief who has harmed innocent women, the Hundred Transformations Lord Miao Renfeng. This person has been chased by us for half a day and headed in Your Excellency's direction.

If Your Excellency is from the Patrol Division, we only need to verify your identity. If you are not Miao Renfeng, you can leave. But if you have no credentials, we need to examine you carefully.

I hope Your Excellency will cooperate!"

Yang Xiu said lightly.

Chen Yuan sneered:

"Who do you think you are, verifying my identity and asking me to cooperate? You have a lot of nerve. I'll give you two choices now: first, apologize and leave,

and compensate Chen for five hundred taels of silver for the damage to his reputation."

"Second, you'll never leave!"

Chen Yuan gripped the hilt of his saber.

A bunch of small fries, daring to put on an arrogant air. Did King Chen really have eyes?

"You…"

Yang Xiu's voice choked, and anger surged in his heart. He had been very dissatisfied with this black-clad man's disregard for the Azure Lotus Sword Sect before, and now he dared to make such wild remarks.

In his eyes, a trace of killing intent condensed!

Before the handsome man could speak, the white-clad woman who had been babbling before stepped forward, pointed her sword at Chen Yuan, and shouted:

"Senior Brother Yang, why bother talking to him? Just kill him. Daring to insult the sword sect like this, he deserves to die!"

"Junior Sister, don't be impulsive."

Yang Xiu still had some reason, knowing the consequences of killing someone from the Patrol Division.

"Senior Brother, don't panic. Even if this person is from the Patrol Division, so what? There's no one around here, only us. Even if we kill him, no one will know we did it."

"Besides, these court dogs poison the people and have a notorious reputation. Killing him is doing a good deed!"

Another white-clad man stood out from behind Yang Xiu.

They were all disciples of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, used to being arrogant and respected. Now, they were threatened by a guy from the Patrol Division, which made them very unhappy.

They had never killed someone from the imperial court, so they weren't very nervous.

Especially since the current environment allowed them to have no worries.

If it were in public, they naturally wouldn't and wouldn't dare to kill anyone directly, but this place was deserted, so what if they killed this person?

Moreover, without revealing his identity, who would know he was from the imperial court?

Listening to these wild words, Chen Yuan sneered in his heart.

These people really regarded him as meat on a chopping board.

They were simply courting death!

Yang Xiu's eyes narrowed, hesitant for a moment, but soon turned cold, and traces of killing intent swirled around him. He sized up Chen Yuan and said:

"Since you are so unreasonable, then don't blame us for showing no mercy. I gave you a chance before, but too bad."

"Too much nonsense. Come at me together!"

Chen Yuan stretched out his long arm, his Yanling Saber held horizontally in front of his chest, his eyes full of indifference, not looking at a group of people, but at a group of ants.

"Arrogant!" The woman who had spoken wildly before instantly became angry, leaped up, and stabbed Chen Yuan with her sword, raindrops falling on the blade, like a swordsman in the rain.

"Watch me take you down!"

Raindrops splashed on the blade. In the blink of an eye, the white-clad woman was in front of him. Chen Yuan could even feel a cool chill. His face was calm, as if he was too scared to move.

A hint of contempt appeared in the white-clad woman's eyes. She thought that this guy was really courting death with his arrogance. Even now, he didn't move. She didn't know if he was frozen in place, or if he thought he was strong.

She was more inclined to the former.

Then, Chen Yuan moved. The white-clad woman only saw a flash of light, and then felt her whole body flying up lightly.

"What's happening to me?"

This was the last thought in the white-clad woman's mind.

"Bang."

Her head fell to the ground!

Yang Xiu and the others stared blankly at the scene in disbelief. It was too fast, so fast that they couldn't react at all. They thought they had the upper hand, but who knew that in an instant, the situation had reversed.

The black-clad man had killed their Bone Tempering Realm Junior Sister with just one move!

"Junior Sister! Junior Sister!"

"Junior Sister, no…"

The others who reacted immediately shouted out in shock and anger.

Chen Yuan's face was calm. He stuck the scabbard into the ground, held the saber in his backhand, and drops of blood slid from the tip of the blade, reflecting the blade like a mirror full of cold light.

"Heh…"

He chuckled lightly.

"I'm going to kill you, you monster!"

"Attack, kill him!"

The remaining few immediately drew their long swords, pointing them at Chen Yuan.

"Don't be impulsive, this person is a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist!"

Yang Xiu's face was full of solemnity.

The dazzling saber light just now showed not only the light of the saber, but also extremely fast speed, extremely strong power, and skill, which could only cut out that saber so cleanly.

He must be a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist!

Ordinary Bone Tempering Realm martial artists were simply not that strong.

'Qi Condensation Realm martial artist!'