In an instant.
Heaven and earth fell silent.
The demon soldiers shuddered all over, their demon eyes widening as the surging ferocity abruptly froze. Young Master? Fellow Daoist?
Four bandits had invaded the wasteland. Lei Liuchi had originally been ready to unleash heavenly wrath and wipe them out completely, yet because of E Youwei's casual remark that they had quite a connection, Lei Liuchi not only withdrew his killing intent but even bowed down at once!
A connection!
How great a connection was it!
For him to go this far?
"Could this white-robed youth be Lord Crocodile's illegitimate bloodline, lost for many years and stranded outside?"
"Bullshit. Though Lord Crocodile and Lord Lei are as close as brothers, he couldn't possibly have such influence. That youth is even holding a Heavenly Thunder Saint Fruit. If you ask me, he must be Lord Lei's legitimate child, secretly born with some other demoness outside!"
"Didn't Lord Crocodile say it was related to their ancestors? If you ask me, this youth ought to be Lord Lei's ancestor. Don't disbelieve it—some people may be young, but their seniority is terrifyingly high!"
Quite a few great demons whispered among themselves, stretching their imaginations to the limit as they speculated about Xiao Chen's origins. Some claimed he was E Youwei's illegitimate son, some said he was Lei Liuchi's offspring, and more outrageously, some even guessed that Xiao Chen was Lei Liuchi's ancestor.
Lei Liuchi had always been ferocious and savage. Ordinarily, let alone someone using some unfathomable supreme method to pluck the Saint Fruit, even looking at him twice could bring down his thunderous rage and a beating if he happened to be in a bad mood.
Now, he was treating Xiao Chen so well. Without some blood relation between them, the demons simply could not