Fu Yueyin wore a pained expression, but she was also the first to recover. She quickly said, "Everyone, casualties are unavoidable. Our successful escape today was all thanks to Yang Chen's help. If not for Yang Chen, we would not merely have lost Zhu Lan and Qing Zi. Taiqing Peak shall remember this kindness from Yang Chen!"
"Thank you, Young Master Yang!"
"Yang Chen, thank you."
Only then did the elders and disciples of Taiqing Peak come to their senses. Yang Chen had risked himself to save them, yet they had not even said a word of thanks until now. By all reason and sentiment, that was terribly inappropriate.
Their gratitude came from the bottom of their hearts, and not for any other reason. Yang Chen had only been at the Heavenly Martial Realm Fourth Level. Even if he had remained hidden, the Tu Lang Beasts presumably would not have discovered him. Yet he had appeared to save them and taken such a risk. That alone showed that Yang Chen was a man who valued loyalty and righteousness. Yuan Cheng was simply incomparable to him.
Faced with the thanks of these Taiqing Peak elders and disciples, Yang Chen smiled helplessly. "Elders and elder sisters, you are too courteous. As a disciple of the Northern Territory Sect, how could I stand by and preserve only myself without saving you?"
"If only certain people were as righteous and enlightened as you, Yang Chen," a Taiqing Peak Elder said sourly.
There was no need to say who that person was.
Though Yuan Cheng wanted to refute it, he had nothing to say in return. His face flushed scarlet, and he was left so choked with embarrassment that he could not utter a word.
Yang Chen merely smiled faintly, with no intention of kicking