Ye Ruxue

The depths of Starfall Forest had always been a forbidden land where low-level cultivators went to die.

The deeper one went, the greater the danger.

It was said that even Soul-Emergence Realm experts did not dare enter the central region of Starfall Forest.

Tang Tian concealed his aura and cautiously slipped deeper inside, searching for spirit herbs.

Along the way, he had spotted Bone-Forging Realm experts from afar. In Starfall Forest, Organs-Hiding Realm experts were not particularly common.

After all, in Starfall City, an Organs-Hiding Realm expert could already become an elder of a Lineage.

"Ye Ruxue, hand over the Thunderclap Beast now, or Starfall Forest will become your burial ground!"

A chilly voice rang out, instantly drawing Tang Tian's attention.

He saw a group of people surrounding a woman in white.

The speaker was a woman in a red dress. Her figure was alluring, especially her voluptuous curves, which exuded a seductive charm that could make one lose their soul at a glance.

Yet her features were exceedingly arrogant, and her lofty, superior attitude was thoroughly repulsive.

Tang Tian did not know whether others found her repulsive, but he certainly loathed people like her.

When his gaze fell upon the woman surrounded in the center, Tang Tian could no longer look away.

She wore a white dress, pure and sacred as snow. Her willow-leaf brows were cold, and a trace of pride gleamed within her beautiful eyes.

Her demeanor kept people a thousand miles away, yet rather than provoking dislike, it made one feel as though they faced a holy maiden atop a snowy mountain.

"Ye Ruxue?"

Tang Tian muttered softly. Then it dawned on him—wasn't she the eldest young lady of the Ye Family?

Ye Ruxue, the Ye Family's eldest young lady, possessed outstanding talent and high-level Bone-Forging Realm cultivation.

She was not the least bit inferior to Lin Yichen.

In fact, based on Tang Tian's experience and instincts, Ye Ruxue was far more formidable than Lin Yichen.

"Ximen Lian, don't think that just because your uncle is a marquis of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, you can run wild and do whatever you please. I found this Thunderclap Beast first. You saw a treasure and let greed stir in your heart, so now you want to snatch it? Do not think I fear you!"

Ye Ruxue flicked the sword in her hand and cast a cold glance at the woman in red.

"Thunderclap Beast..."

Only then did Tang Tian turn his attention to Ye Ruxue's left hand. He happened to need a Thunderclap Beast, and now he had run into one.

The Thunderclap Beast resembled a mink. Its fur was snow-white, and it was only palm-sized, looking rather adorable.

A Thunderclap Beast was an Initial Bone-Forging Realm demonic beast. It was named for the sound it produced, which was like rolling thunder.

"Within the Heavenly Dragon Empire, there has never been anything I, Ximen Lian, wanted but could not obtain. Since you refuse to recognize what is good for you, do not blame me."

Jealousy flickered in Ximen Lian's eyes as she looked at the four young men beside her. Her red lips parted slightly. "Whoever snatches the Thunderclap Beast for me will have me tonight. As for Ye Ruxue, she belongs to all of you."

After hearing her words, the four young men's eyes filled with lecherous desire.

Ximen Lian was a peerless beauty, while Ye Ruxue was even more like a snow lotus. Both gave them the thrill of conquest.

Thus, the four had no regard for morality. Without exchanging a word, they rushed to attack, each afraid that if he moved too slowly, someone else would beat him to it.

"Courting death!" Ximen Lian's words made cold light flash through Ye Ruxue's beautiful eyes. With a sweep of her sword, streams of sword light, chill as snow, shot toward the four men.

"Ye Ruxue, although your cultivation is impressive, the four of us are your equals. Joining hands against you is rather like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. Why not stop resisting and obediently hand over the Thunderclap Beast? I guarantee I'll be gentler with you later and won't let you hurt, hahaha..."

One short young man stared fixedly at Ye Ruxue's entire body, as though she were a stripped lamb. His following laughter was truly too vile to bear hearing.

"The four of you are merely outer disciples of the Falling Star Sect, yet you are the dregs of the Falling Star Sect. Relying on the sect's reputation to lord yourselves over others, you wreak havoc everywhere. Today, I'll have you die here!"

Ye Ruxue let out a sharp cry. Cold light flashed from her sword as she thrust first at the man's chest.

"Tut, tut, tut... Fellow brothers, did you hear that? Starfall City's number one beauty said she wants us to have a good time here. We mustn't disappoint the beauty."

Another, taller and thinner man smiled in an even more disgusting manner.

"Ye Ruxue, let's see what you do today. Hehehe..."

Seeing Ye Ruxue attack, Ximen Lian laughed coquettishly, as though she had already seen Ye Ruxue's fate.

"Kid, shouldn't you be going out to play the hero and save the beauty right about now?"

Fan Siren's voice was somewhat sleazy as he teased Tang Tian.

Watching the group fighting fiercely in the distance and listening to Fan Siren fanning the flames, Tang Tian's face twitched violently several times.

"Master Fan, please do not joke around. To play the hero and save the beauty, one must know one's own limits. I haven't even solved my own troubles, and now I'm supposed to provoke Falling Star Sect disciples and the niece of a Heavenly Dragon Empire noble?"

If he searched his own heart, Tang Tian was not the sort of good man who saw injustice and acted righteously.

In this world, those who let their kindness overflow did not live long, much less those who went looking for trouble themselves. That was simply being tired of living.

"If you're a coward, you're a coward. Why say so much?"

Fan Siren was utterly disdainful.

"Damn it, who are you looking down on? Aren't they just four pieces of trash and one whore?"

Tang Tian could not stand Fan Siren's contempt, and he actually shouted those words aloud.

That shout gave the people fighting in the distance quite a fright.

They all stopped attacking and turned to look at Tang Tian.

Being stared at by everyone made Tang Tian somewhat awkward. He shrugged, hurriedly waved his hand, and said, "Well, carry on. I was just taking a piss."

The tall, thin man roared furiously, "Kid, who did you call trash just now?"

"What? What did you say? My ears aren't working well, I couldn't hear clearly. Is trash asking me something?"

Tang Tian picked at his ear and looked sideways at him.

"Yes, trash is asking you!"

The other man clearly had not understood Tang Tian's words and simply continued the conversation.

Tang Tian nodded with satisfaction. "That's right, some scumbag is asking me something."

"Junior Brother, I think he was calling you trash!"

The short young man from before roared in fury.

"Tut, tut, tut, your intelligence is truly moving. I wasn't calling him trash. I was saying all of you are trash, so stop being so modest with each other. There's enough for everyone."

The corner of Tang Tian's mouth lifted as he pointed at the four men opposite him.

"I..."

The four Falling Star Sect disciples were furious beyond measure, yet had no words to refute him.

Even as outer disciples, whenever they traveled outside, who had ever dared humiliate them like this?

Even if people did not treat them with courtesy, they certainly would not provoke them lightly.

Yet this kid before them wore ragged clothes like a beggar, had charred black hair, and spouted wild nonsense. They simply could not endure it.

The lust they had felt toward the two women vanished without a trace.

At this moment, the four had only one thought: kill Tang Tian.

Cold light flickered in Ximen Lian's eyes. Tang Tian's earlier words had insulted her as well.

Her usual conduct was indeed too disgraceful to be seen in public, but knowing it herself was one thing; having someone expose it and curse her aloud was another.

Moreover, given her status, men could only fawn over her in every possible way.

The Falling Star Sect disciples wanted to kill Tang Tian, while Ximen Lian wanted to make him wish he were dead!

Ye Ruxue, however, was somewhat curious. The person before her appeared to possess only early-stage Blood-Burning Realm cultivation, so how could he be so recklessly unaware of death?

One had to know that any one of the five people before him could kill him in a single move...

Still, the fact that he had dared step forward and speak for her made Ye Ruxue somewhat grateful.

"Oh? Trash can't outtalk someone, so now you're flying into a rage out of shame and coming to hit this young master?"

Tang Tian folded his arms, shook one leg, and glanced sideways at the four men rushing toward him. He had no intention of fleeing at all...

[Author's Note]: The third chapter has been delivered as promised. I hope everyone likes Ye Ruxue!