Ye Chen waved his hand and lay down on the bed to rest.
The sky outside had completely darkened. Having barely rested these past two days, Ye Chen soon fell asleep.
In a half-dreaming state, Ye Chen suddenly touched sothing hot and soft.
He suddenly woke up with a start, only to see Li Xiaoxuan lying in front of him, her beautiful eyes slightly closed, breathing lightly.
In the moonlight, Li Xiaoxuan looked so beautiful and captivating.
Ye Chen inadvertently glanced over and found that Li Xiaoxuan wasn't wearing anything on her upper body, and only a pair of yellow underwear covered her lower body.
"Damn!" Ye Chen exclaid silently in his heart.
Though he wasn't a bad person, faced with this situation, he felt a bit helpless.
Ye Chen had no choice but to turn over and sleep.
"Hmm."
Li Xiaoxuan suddenly let out a soft hum, instinctively pulling Ye Chen back, clinging to him like an octopus.
Amused, Ye Chen fell asleep.
Truth be told, sleeping with the warm, soft sensation around him was quite comfortable.
On the night of December 21st, outside, a howling cold wind was blowing and snowflakes were gently falling.
Winter had officially arrived.
The next morning, Ye Chen stretched lazily and woke up.
Li Xiaoxuan, perhaps not having rested well for a long ti, was still dreaming.
Ye Chen carefully got up, covered Li Xiaoxuan with the quilt again, and walked out of the room.
Outside, everything was a blanket of white, and people nearby couldn't help but marvel.
"Wow, it's so beautiful! It's been a long, long ti since I've seen snow!" exclaid a woman in her fifties excitedly.
"Yeah, the last ti I saw snow was fifty years ago, the last snow in the First Region."
Due to the monster invasion, the world's climate had gradually returned to normal, and the long-unseen heavy snow had fallen today.
It's quite beautiful.
Ye Chen headed straight for the Forbidden City Imperial Palace. Last evening, Wan Gu had inford all the higher-ups and breakthroughers of the regions to gather today at 11 am inside the Forbidden City Imperial Palace.
Upon arriving at the palace, quite a few people were already there, and White Bone Saintess, along with so hall masters, were busy with reception work.
"Mr. Ye Chen, you're here quite early!" greeted White Bone Saintess with a smile.
Ye Chen nodded and smiled, "Yes, I'm staying here, so I ca a bit earlier."
"Haha, I see. Please, co in. Lord Xing Chen is inside chatting with soone."
Ye Chen nodded and went inside, where over fifty people had already gathered.
The palace was set up with nurous short tables and small stools that gave the place an ancient imperial feast vibe.
On the tables were so food and drinks, and the temperature was pleasantly warm. Looking at the vast white world outside with floating snowflakes, there was an indescribable tranquillity.
"Brother Ye Chen, co, co, sit here!"
Xing Chen waved to Ye Chen from afar.
Arriving at Xing Chen's side, Ye Chen casually found a seat to sit down.
Everyone looked curiously at Ye Chen; this was a face they hadn't seen before.
"Lord Xing Chen, who is this?"
Xing Chen laughed heartily and said, "This is Ye Chen, also a breakthrough."
So people squinted; it was the first ti they'd seen such a young breakthrough.
Although everyone summoned their pets around the sa ti, younger people were inevitably outplayed by the older ones, especially soone like Ye Chen who just graduated college and was naïve about worldly matters and dangers. Many were manipulated by older folks, losing resources and opportunities.
If they were lucky, they just lost money; if not, they lost their lives.
"You're Ye Chen?"
A dissatisfied voice sounded. A man with dead-fish eyes and pale skin, looking extrely lethargic, spoke up.
"Brother Hong Qing, do you know him?" a man beside Hong Qing asked.
Hong Qing chuckled, "Know him? Hardly. This Ye Chen ca to my territory and took all the people from my city, turning my P City into a ghost town. If my confidants hadn't inford , I wouldn't have known! What a player!"
Ye Chen realized this man was the boss of the region where Mad Horse was.
"Hmm? What's this about?" Xing Chen asked with a frown.
Ye Chen chuckled, "Oh, nothing much. When I returned from the Southwest Forbidden Land, I killed an LV72 monster in their P City. The people there clamorously decided to co back with , claiming they reported it, but those above them didn't care, saying they felt safer with ."
Xing Chen nodded and said, "Oh."
"BS, you're spouting nonsense! You were bullying and threatening my people to follow you! You dog, what a load of crap!"
Hong Qing erupted in rage, slamming the table.
Ye Chen coldly stared at Hong Qing, "You better watch your mouth!"
"Watch your mouth? This is how I am! What, you got a problem? Fight then!"
Hong Qing sneered, his tone arrogant.
"Ignorant fool!" Ye Chen was not interested in dealing with such a person.
"What did you say! What did you say, you bastard! Co out and duel!"
"Shut up!" Xing Chen slamd the ground in anger, pointing at Hong Qing and saying, "Hong Qing, it's best you do not attend the rest of the eting. Go and cool off!"
Everyone was stupefied. They had thought Xing Chen would make Ye Chen apologize to Hong Qing, but unexpectedly, Xing Chen directly expelled Hong Qing.
Hong Qing was puzzled, "Lord Xing Chen, are you mistaken? This guy stole my people, and you're driving away instead of him?"
"That's right, I want you gone. Now scram!"
Xing Chen declared without hesitation.
Hong Qing's face turned unsightly with embarrassnt. Pointing furiously at Ye Chen, he said, "Fine, kid! Don't get too proud. One day, I'll make you regret it!"
Ye Chen smiled at Hong Qing and said, "Fine, I'll be waiting. I hope you actually co."
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Hong Qing turned and left.
The remaining people looked at Ye Chen with newfound interest.
Who could command such respect from Lord Xing Chen? It was puzzling.
Xing Chen laughed, "Everyone, there's no need for dissatisfaction. I understand Hong Qing's situation: he couldn't win over his people, and they chose to leave of their own accord, not due to Brother Ye Chen's persuasion. In fact, Brother Ye Chen is already the lord of a city in Z City, making it challenging for him to handle more troubles."
Everyone nodded, showing understanding.
The unpleasant atmosphere dissipated, and they resud chatting amongst themselves.
"Brother Niu, I rember back when we were LV30, we tead up to hunt that LV35 monster. Man, that was tough."
"Haha, no kidding. Look at my neck, my back—those scars are still there from back then."
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