CH 75

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Ye Jia looked at the three angered people before him and slowly took a step back. He awkwardly coughed, “Um….I can explain……….”Raging yin fire burned in Blast’s palm, the crackling flames reflected in the depths of his eyes. His red hair fluttered in the scorching heat as he shouted in anger, “Ace!”Ye Jia quickly avoided the other party’s attack.He held down Blast’s arm and said good-naturedly, “Sorry, I was in the wrong this time.”“Bastard!” The flames in Blast’s eyes burned strongly and the fire in his palm spread up his arms.Ye Jia quickly released him and jumped aside, once again dodging Blast’s next attack.Because he was unable to continue fixing the hood on his head with yin energy, the wind blew it off and the hood hung loosely over his shoulder.A young and handsome face was revealed. His light-coloured hair reflected the moonlight that was the same colour and his amber eyes gleamed in the dark. That appearance made him appear exceptionally sincere and harmless, “In order to get you out of those doors, I couldn’t conceal my identity anymore….”But before he could finish speaking, Blast once again attacked him.“Hey! Let me finish speaking!” Ye Jia once again dodged Blast’s attack and proceeded to hide behind Chen Qingye.Blast was afraid of Chen Qingye’s insects, so his actions immediately slowed down.Ye Jia used this opportunity to continue, “But we had only just met at that time after all, so I could only resort to that….”Blast glared at the young man before him with murderous eyes and said angrily, “You’re a liar! I don’t trust you anymore!”Ye Jia sighed, “How could you think of me like that?”The young man’s features were deceptively gentle under the moonlight. Especially when he frowned slightly, he looked particularly innocent, with a touch of pitifulness.Blast’s expression was immediately a little shaken.With his back to Ye Jia, Chen Qingye silently stepped to the side and gave way.Ye Jia, “……..”Fucking hell…..

Sure enough, after the insect deterrent was gone, Blast instantly forgot about his momentary soft-heartedness and once again unleashed attacks at Ye Jia.Ye Jia sighed again and started a new round of dodging his attacks.Blast’s attack style was of a consumption type. How could it be compared with Ye Jia who had never attacked and only wickedly ran around everywhere, leading Blast around by the nose? Very soon, he was tired and exhausted. As he leaned against the wall beside him panting heavily, he shouted, “S-stop running!”Ye Jia stopped and asked considerately, “Would you like to take a break?”Blast, “……..”You dog! Damned liar!Go die!But he was too tired. He could only bend over and catch his breath, giving himself time for his physical strength to recover.Good. At least one has been temporarily dealt with.Ye Jia turned to look at Wei Yuechu and apologised good-naturedly, “My apologies. The arrow was already fixed onto the bow at the time and I could only go with the flow and say that…..I’m sorry.”His features were originally ones that appeared delicate and didn’t carry much aggression, making people see him in a good light and trust him. Those amber eyes of his that shone a gentle light under the moonlight combined with his sincere gaze also made it easy for people to feel as if they were valued.Wei Yuechu was a little shaken.In fact….Now that she thought about it, she was indeed the first to have asked that question at the time. Thinking about it now, it looks like the other party had really just gone with the flow back then. After all, they were in a dangerous situation at the time and chattering on would be a waste of precious time-----She started to find excuses for the other party.Blast’s panting voice sounded from a distance, “Y-you! Don’t….”Don’t be fooled by this dog!But he was too exhausted, and he couldn’t even breathe properly, let alone say a complete sentence. The people standing in the distance couldn’t hear him clearly.Wei Yuechu looked up at the young man before her.The other party’s eyes were gentle and his attitude was sincere, as if he was genuinely feeling bad.She scratched the back of her head with some embarrassment, “Haaah, it’s okay. Now that I think about it, I was also in the wrong. I shouldn’t have asked you such a difficult question at that time and put you in that position…..I was also in the wrong.”

Blast, “……….”He was heartbroken.This man was too good at deceiving others!Two had been dealt with.Ye Jia went over to Chen Qingye’s side and asked, “How has Xiao Xiao Bai been lately?”What Chen Qingye couldn’t refuse the most was when others asked him about his insects.He hesitated for a while, but finally chose to go with his inner desire to talk. He turned over his palm and revealed a small white worm that had grown to the size of a thumb. It slowly crawled out from under his cuff, stopping in the centre of his palm. Its body was soft and round, looking smooth and almost translucent under the moonlight. At this moment, it was raising its small head and curiously taking in the surrounding environment.Chen Qingye activated his chatterbox function, “She has been eating a lot recently. She’s probably still growing, but I am worried that she’s too greedy and it would hurt her body eating too much. She also gets along well with the other friends, especially A’Chang….”He suddenly stopped.The young man before him had suddenly stretched out his pale and slender finger and gently brought it before Xiao Xiao Bai. Xiao Xiao Bai seemed to also remember this familiar presence. She slowly raised her body and used several of her transparent little feet to hug the other person’s finger and affectionately rub against it.The curve in Ye Jia’s lips deepened.He raised his eyes to look at Chen Qingye before him and said with a smile, “You have taken very good care of her.”In an instant, Chen Qingye couldn’t get angry anymore.A blush appeared on his cheeks as he quietly mumbled, “Thank you…….”Blast, “………”He hated iron for not becoming steel. (KKNotes: meaning to feel resentful towards somebody for failing to meet expectations)This man was too good at getting people to accept him!He had finally recovered from his out of breath state, but he was still weakened. Despite this, he charged angrily at Ye Jia.Chen Qingye and Wei Yuechu who had already been successfully dealt with grabbed hold of Blast and with one on the left and the other on the right, they tried to persuade him, “Brother Ye has already apologised…….”“Yeah…”

Blast looked at Ye Jia over their shoulders and saw that the other party had his eyes bent and lips curled into a smile as he looked in their direction. He looked like a sly fox who had succeeded in its trickery.Blast: “!”So angry!But in the end, Blast couldn’t defeat the other two ----- Particularly the pervert who likes to play with insects. He could only give up on his attempts to attack Ye Jia and walk over with an unpleasant expression.Ye Jia’s expression turned serious, and he explained to them how he got his hands on the grey box.Wei Yuechu nodded thoughtfully and asked, “So, what do you need us to do now?”Ye Jia said, “The method is actually very simple. The amount of blood that can attack other existences is actually limited so, as long as there is enough of us to attract the other party’s attention, we can disperse the blood and then use that opportunity to snatch the box that’s being firmly protected by it.”Chen Qingye pushed up his glasses, “No problem…….”Ye Jia smiled and looked at Blast, “And you? You in?”Blast snorted coldly, “Not doing it…”Wei Yuechu raised a brow and taunted contemptuously, “You’re too afraid, aren’t you?”Blast instantly frowned, “Who says I’m afraid?!”Wei Yuechu gave Ye Jia a meaningful smile.Ye Jia, “……”Thanks. I’ve learnt something new.The four of them soon came to the place where Ye Jia opened the box ----- It was an abandoned construction site and basically deserted. On the empty ground not far away, you could see a smooth pool of blood and a small grey box sat in the centre of that.“What’s in it?” Wei Yuechu asked.Ye Jia shook his head, “Don’t know…….”A large scythe slowly appeared in his hand. He smiled lightly, “But we will soon find out.”Chen Qingye spread open his hands, sending numerous small insects out from his sleeves. As the dark mass charged straight towards the pool of blood, the other two also followed Ye Jia’s guidance and attracted the attacks of the blood, luring them away from the grey box in the centre. The blood didn’t have any intelligence of their own and would just instinctively attack anything in its vicinity. Once there were enough existences around, the blood surrounding the box and protecting it would diminish rapidly as its attention was diverted.

Soon, the bare ground below was gradually exposed.Ye Jia used this opportunity to quickly charge towards the box. The long scythe in his hand was almost like an extension of his arm. The sharp blade skilfully picked up the edge of the box and brought it over!Done!But at this moment, a group of insects not far away were swallowed up by the blood.The blood finally had time for a breather.It violently charged towards Ye Jia.Ye Jia gritted his teeth and didn’t retreat. He only exerted some more force in his arm, tightening his grip around the box.The surging waves of blood were right before his eyes.The next second, a cold and hard sensation coming from an arm could be felt around his waist and a strong force then suddenly pulled Ye Jia back.In an instant, they had moved a fair way away from it.Having lost the thing it was guarding, the blood gurgled, and it then evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving behind a dark stain.The dense cloud of insects that were dancing around in the air flew back into Chen Qingye’s sleeves.Wei Yuechu and Blast had also lost their opponent at the same time. They both looked towards Ye Jia in unison.The three of them fell into silence at the same time, “………”Ye Jia lowered his head and looked at the man’s pale and slender hand that was firmly wrapped around his waist. A familiar presence could be felt behind him.It was exceptionally familiar.Even a little overly familiar…Ye Jia’s brain had turned blank for a moment.He slowly raised his head and found himself facing three identically stunned expressions. He slowly revealed a rather stiff smile, “Ah…..um, I can explain…….”