Yulan City

Ye Wen wasn't trying to take advantage; the situation behind them was genuinely strange. Why would the Demon Race suddenly occupy a city and attack nearby humans? He just wanted to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Xiao Yuan immediately nodded. "Young Master, you can carry Miss. I'm a Mage, after all. Although my rank is very low, I can cast a Floating spell on myself and keep up with you."

Hearing this, Ye Wen no longer hesitated. He picked up Miss Tingting and started running.

Xiao Yuan's claim that she could keep up with Ye Wen was completely ignorant of her own limitations. In the end, Ye Wen had no choice. He held Tingting on his back with one hand and pulled Xiao Yuan along with the other as they ran quickly.

Xiao Yuan was astonished. Could humans run that fast? This was running, not flying with spiritual artifacts like the Daoist cultivators she'd seen. But Xiao Yuan felt that running now was faster than seeing senior Daoist cultivators fly before.

After running at full speed for over an hour, Ye Wen estimated that the Demon Race wouldn't catch up so quickly, so he slowed down. Tingting, on his back, had woken up a few minutes earlier. Although she was young and lively, this was the first time she had been so close to a man.

So she didn't know how to break the awkward silence. Fortunately, Ye Wen slowed down, and she finally had a chance to call out, "Xiao Yuan!"

"Tingting, you're awake?"

Xiao Yuan looked at Tingting happily. Ye Wen stopped at this moment and put Tingting down. Then, he took out one of the Devil Cores he had dug out from the Devil Wolf and handed it to Tingting.

Ye Wen had known for a long time that Mages could replenish their devilish power using these after it was depleted. This was also why he was mistaken for a Mage when the Grand Princess had given him two Devil Cores back then.

"Take it and absorb it. Don't you know how to take care of yourself? You dared to use your devilish power recklessly when you were already at your limit. Be careful not to become an idiot from excessive mental exertion later."

Tingting mumbled softly, "I saw you were injured, didn't I? Why are you so fierce?"

Tingting felt a mix of admiration and fear towards this man who was like a devil god! But her naturally cheerful personality meant she didn't act shy anymore. She generously took the Devil Core Ye Wen handed her and began extracting the devilish power within through meditation.

Ye Wen watched curiously as Miss Tingting absorbed the Devil Core. He noticed that Tingting was absorbing it very slowly. After a while, Tingting woke up and said happily.

"Wow, the devilish power in this Devil Core is so pure, and it's abundant. It's much better than what I've absorbed before. I've already recovered thirty percent of my devilish power in just this short time."

The Devil Wolf, the owner of this Devil Core, had not died from combat before it was killed. Ye Wen had instantly killed it, so its devilish power was not depleted at all; it was all contained within the Devil Core, which was why Tingting felt this way.

Moreover, after Tingting's absorption this time, the Devil Core had barely been depleted. She could continue to use it for a long time.

Ever since Ye Wen's Pre-cancerous Cells had split last time, he knew that the energy contained within such Devil Cores was too little to support the division of his Pre-cancerous Cells. Now, Ye Wen needed to absorb at least Sixth Rank Devil Cores to gain a significant amount of energy for his Pre-cancerous Cells to evolve.

Seeing that Tingting had recovered and no longer looked like a frail beauty, he said to the two girls.

"Let's go. We shouldn't stay here long. I don't know what the Demon Race's objective is this time. They've penetrated so deep into human territory to slaughter humans. There must be some unspeakable secret. It's best not to get involved."

At this moment, Tingting walked over and smiled at Ye Wen.

"My name is Qiao Ting. Everyone calls me Tingting, you can call me that too. My home is in Yulan City, not far ahead. What is your name, Young Master?"

"My name is Ye Wen. Your home is not far ahead? Then hurry home and notify the people in the city to leave as soon as possible. I suspect the Demon Race will advance further, and the city won't be safe."

Hearing this, Qiao Ting's face turned pale with shock. She hadn't thought about the consequences before, but now that Ye Wen mentioned it, she finally understood.

Indeed, their city was too close to the Demon Beasts, and there were no strong experts in the city. If it were attacked by Demon Beasts, the outcome would be no better than what happened in Xingyu Demon Suppressing City.

"Xiao Yuan, let's go! We need to quickly go back and inform Father so he can make arrangements early! Brother Ye, can you accompany us back?"

Tingting looked at Ye Wen with hopeful eyes. Ye Wen felt a little shy under her innocent gaze and quickly replied.

"No problem, let's hurry!"

Ye Wen recalled the map and realized that this city was of medium size and had once been under the jurisdiction of Xingyu Demon Suppressing City.

It was also on his route to Xingyuan Demon Suppressing City. Therefore, when Tingting invited him to accompany them, he didn't refuse and agreed. Besides, he also wanted to send word back as soon as possible so people could make plans.

The three of them finally hurried and arrived at Yulan City before sunset. Ye Wen surveyed the city. Because many refugees from Xingyu City had poured in, the city was very lively. However, thanks to good management, there wasn't much chaos. Ye Wen couldn't help but sigh.