It was no wonder that Xia Houjie got so angry. He had been ordered to throw his life away. Moreover, he didn’t even believe that the trap that the woman wanted to set would be effective.

 The red-clothed woman shouted at him, “You don’t plan to obey my orders, do you?”

 “I’m going to leave the team.”

 Xia Houjie had had enough of this woman and this team. He had run into this group of people when he entered, and they had formed a team at the last minute. He could never have imagined that this group would treat him so disrespectfully just because they believed that they were in the third-rank group.

 Since they were going to be leaving shortly anyway, he didn’t want to stay with them any longer.

 “Humph, do you think you can leave at anytime you want? You should give back any profits you have made while you were with us,” the red-clothed woman sneered coldly as she spoke.

 “Why?”

 Xia Houjie had traveled and trained for a whole month. Everything he had gotten was the fruit of his own efforts.

 Once again, the woman spoke rudely, “It’s only thanks to us that you were able to get so much profit. Could you achieve anything without us?”

 “I have also worked hard for it,” Xia Houjie exclaimed. He would shortly be driven mad by anger. This woman was unreasonable!

 The red-clothed woman sneered as she added, without even looking at his face, “How useful is someone like you?”

 “Don’t bully people too much!” Xia Houjie was infuriated now.

 “Fine, let’s not damage our good relationship. Let’s come up with another solution.”

 The other people started trying to talk some sense into them. But if one had observed them carefully, one would realize that they were all encircling the red-clothed woman and trying to get her to cool her temper.

 However, some of them cast glances at Xia Houjie.

 Their hunting had failed, and the red-clothed woman needed to give vent to her anger on someone. She had chosen Xia Houjie as a target.

 Xia Houjie had reached the limit with his anger, and he started wondering whether he should just leave. He ended up raising his head inadvertently and sighting upon a light ray streaking through the sky in the distance.

 When Xia Houjie observed the light ray carefully, he recognized the person within it. Delight appeared on his face, and he quickly called out to him.

 That person had also noticed him, and he turned around. He instantly appeared in front of Xia Houjie and stood firm, a strong wind blowing all around him.

 “Brother Jiang, it seems as if you have made great gains.”

 Xia Houjie could detect the transformation that the person in front of him had gone through since he entered the Ancient Ruins, and he envied him. But he didn’t harbor any malice toward him.

 The person who had arrived was Jiang Chen. He wasn’t expecting to run into Xia Houjie before leaving. Frankly, the Ancient Ruins were dangerous, and it was quite likely that Xia Houjie was going to die here.

 “Who are these people?” After Jiang Chen had greeted his friend, he noticed his companions’ sorry state, and he became curious about them.

 “Who are you?” The red-clothed woman spoke resentfully before Xia Houjie had had the time to explain anything. She didn’t want Jiang Chen to learn any information about them.

 Jiang Chen frowned. This woman had fair white skin and an outstanding appearance. But when she spoke, she ruined his impression of her.

 “This is my friend, Jiang Chen,” Xia Houjie strode forward and introduced Jiang Chen.

 “I don’t care who is he, just ask him to leave quickly,” the red-clothed woman spoke in the same tone as before. If anything, it seemed as if she had become even nastier.

 Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh because he had discerned the power of the red-clothed woman and her companions.

 “I should advise you to not throw a tantrum in such a dangerous land, as this isn’t your home,” Jiang Chen said. Then he looked at Xia Houjie and continued, “Let’s leave together.”

 “Okay!” This was exactly what Xia Houjie had wished for, and he immediately agreed.

 “Stop!”

 However, before the two people flew away, the red-clothed woman obstructed them.

 “How can you take him away and leave? We still haven’t finished my team’s mission. We still need to kill a second-grade demonic beast,” the red-clothed woman spoke aggressively.

 “Jiang Chen…,” Xia Houjie wanted to explain this matter clearly, but it was hard to explain in a few words.

 Jiang Chen had no idea what this mission was they were talking about, but since it was only about a second-grade demonic beast, he didn’t take it too seriously. He said, “It will be okay as long as a second-grade demonic beast is killed, am I right?”

 “Of course, are you insinuating that you can achieve it?” The red-clothed woman asked, sneering again.

 Jiang Chen didn’t pay any attention to her, and he lowered his head as he looked around on the ground.

 After a short while, he made a discovery. He detected a powerful aura in a nearby jungle.

 “You should wait here,” Jiang Chen said to Xia Houjie, before he dove down.

 “Brother Jiang!” Xia Houjie felt anxious. But he didn’t manage to obstruct Jiang Chen in time, and he had already left.

 “Doesn’t he know how powerful a second-grade demonic beast is?”

 The people with Xia Houjie were surprised and confused by what was going on.

 Jiang Chen’s realm level was at the Martial Emperor intermediate stage, and he was at most in the third-rank group. Even if he was an excellent expert, he still couldn’t manage to deal with a second-grade demonic beast.

 “Xia Houjie, your friend is quite interesting,” the red-clothed woman said, as her mood turned for the better.

 Xia Houjie didn’t say much more about this matter, and he followed Jiang Chen. He went down because he was afraid that an accident would occur. But just as he moved, a disturbance could be heard from the jungle, where a storm of dust arose and a rumbling sound echoed loudly.

 “They have started fighting!” The red-clothed woman couldn’t help but say to herself, “This guy is really brave.”

 However, the disturbance on the ground didn’t last for long, and, as it quickly ended, all energy waves or fighting sounds also disappeared.

 “Brother Jiang!” Xia Houjie was quite anxious, and he sped up as he went down.

 “What a fool!”

 The red-clothed woman shook her head. She had assumed that Jiang Chen had suffered a mishap and had been instantly killed by the demonic beast. This seemed normal in the circumstances, and that guy brought it upon himself since he had gone down alone.

 When the red-clothed woman and her companions flew down to a low altitude, the demonic beast started flying toward them, and they were scared by the sight.

 “I have never heard that a Ground Diploderma could fly.”

 The group of people separated and started escaping. But before they had run far, they realized that something was fishy. When they turned their heads around to take a look, they all had a clear view of what had happened.

 The demonic beast was dead. The reason that it appeared to fly up in the air was that it had been carried by Jiang Chen.

 The people immediately revealed dumbstruck expressions, as if they had just seen a ghost, while their eyes widened and filled with disbelief.

 “Brother Jiang?” Xia Houjie opened his mouth wide and didn’t close it even after a while. He had guessed that Jiang Chen’s power had risen, but he still hadn’t expected that his power growth would be so great.

 Xia Houjie and the others were all in the third-rank group, and they didn’t have access to matters related to the divine palace. This was why they had no idea about what had occurred there. If they had found out what Jiang Chen had done, they would probably have been terrified.

 “Is it okay now?” Jiang Chen looked mockingly at the red-clothed woman, as he waited to hear what she would say.

 “You, you, you…,” the red-clothed woman started stammering. She didn’t know what to say.

 “Jiang Chen.”

 Xia Houjie took advantage of this moment to get a hold on himself and explain the previous affair briefly.

 Suddenly, Jiang Chen’s gaze went through a subtle change and he said, “It seems like I don’t need to hand over this demonic beast.”

 “Humph, why are you so proud of this? If my big brother were here, he would also have managed to achieve that easily.”

 After the red-clothed woman had calmed down, she immediately became rude once again. “Put down the demonic beast and get lost.”

 “I said that you should curb your bossy temper,” Jiang Chen said.

 “If I don’t curb it, what will…,” The red-clothed woman started speaking, but before she finished her words, a black blur flickered before her.

 SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

 As disbelief appeared on the red-clothed woman’s face, her pretty cheeks suffered several harsh slaps.

 After Jiang Chen stopped, the woman’s face became swollen.

 “I will discipline you on behalf of your family,” Jiang Chen’s ice-cold voice felt like a chilly wind, and it made a chill run down people’s spines.

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