Just as expected!
Ye Fan was not surprised in the slightest. His pitch-black eyes fixed on the youth before him as he slowly said,
"I can't trust empty words."
"Hehe..."
The Peacock King laughed at that, then shook his head. "Kid, you've got guts, but your eyesight leaves something to be desired."
As he spoke, his tone gradually turned cold, and an indescribably terrifying aura burst forth from his entire body. "Since I have come here in person, how could I allow you to bargain with me?!"
As those icy final words fell, an immense pressure like a mountain bore down upon them.
Ji Ziyue's delicate body trembled, and her face turned pale. She desperately wanted to urge Ye Fan to hand over the Monster Emperor Heart.
But before she could do anything, Ye Fan said in a faint voice,
"Fearlessness is not ignorance. I understand that well enough."
"But even knowing that, I still dare to act so fearlessly."
"Have you not considered why that is?"
The Peacock King frowned slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a burst of laughter came from the sky.
"Hahaha!"
"With me here, you little ones truly can act without fear!"
The Peacock King furrowed his brow and looked toward the source of the voice. Petals drifted through the air, their fragrance spreading everywhere. A great path paved with flowers shot straight toward them from the horizon, carrying waves of distant, refreshing floral scent.
Upon that flower-covered path stood a man in green robes, his hands clasped behind his back.
He was tall and straight, with eyes like stars and snow-white hair. He looked exceptionally heroic.
After laughing, the man in green lowered his gaze. As he looked at Ye Fan, a trace of incomprehensible puzzlement appeared in his eyes.
"But then