In an open clearing, after Ye Xiwen and the other three had escaped the pursuit of numerous Devil Realm experts, they settled down here.
The group all let out slight breaths of relief. Fa Wushuang led that succubus forward and cupped his hands. "My wife and I thank Brother Ye for his help. Should you ever have need of us in the future, we will never refuse!"
Fa Wushuang knew very well that although Ye Xiwen had seemingly merely lent him a hand, in a situation that ordinary people would consider certain death, how many would actually step forward?
Even close friends might not necessarily act, let alone someone they had never met before. All that talk of long admiring someone's great name was bullshit.
Though he did not know why Ye Xiwen had intervened then, no matter what, he remembered this great favor in his heart. If Ye Xiwen had not acted at the time, even if he himself had managed to break out, his beloved certainly would not have escaped. Even if he had fled alone, life would have held no joy for him. What meaning would there have been in that?
"It was merely a small effort. Brother Wushuang, there is no need to take it so much to heart," Ye Xiwen said with a smile. A major reason he had acted in the first place was because he had wanted to fight Fa Wushuang. Yet after seeing Fa Wushuang make his move today, Ye Xiwen knew that there was still quite a gap between them. Perhaps they could fight once he entered the Celestial Realm, but for now, the difference was still far too great.
Fa Wushuang truly deserved his position as the top-ranked figure on the Hidden Dragon List. To reign supreme over that list,