Almost Died

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"Really beautiful. Just these two legs alone would be enough to enjoy for a whole year!"

Ye Chen propped up his chin and stared unblinkingly at Ain's two fair, smooth legs. His eyes had gone straight, and he nearly drooled. Though they were somewhat youthful, those legs were as white as creamy jade, slender and graceful, radiating a captivating sheen.

They were smooth and gleaming, like two sections of white jade lotus root, shining with pure luster. Even the flowers and grass in the surrounding forest could not move Ye Chen's heart as much as Ain's beautiful legs did. Ain's face flushed crimson with embarrassment, and she hurriedly bent down to pull up her pants. Ye Chen reluctantly smacked his lips. What a pity. I haven't seen enough yet.

"I'll kill you!" Ain raised her head again and looked at Ye Chen. A chilling murderous intent flashed in her captivating eyes, and even the air around them suddenly grew much colder.

Ye Chen did not care in the slightest and continued sizing Ain up frivolously. Since she was an enemy, the best way to make her remember him forever was to make her hate him. In his previous life, Ye Chen had been a playboy, so he was hardly lacking in experience when it came to dealing with women.

Ain suddenly leaped up, merciless fury flashing in her eyes. Her hands shot toward Ye Chen in rapid succession, and crimson flames like ghostly fire continuously flew from between her pale fingers. Bang, bang, bang... Ye Chen dodged aside, moving like an agile wildcat as he slipped left and right. The incoming flames did not even touch his clothes, but the changes caused by the flames that landed on the ground left him utterly stunned.

His tongue even stuck out in shock. Flames burst from the ground, and terrifying magma suddenly surged from the once-solid foundation. The earth seemed to melt in an instant. Had Ye Chen not dodged quickly, he would have fallen into that scorching sea of magma.

"What kind of ability is that?" The moment the flames landed on the ground, it turned into magma. Even the large trees nearby withered miraculously when touched by the flames Ain fired from her fingers. All life in their trunks was drained away in an instant.

Ain gritted her teeth in fury, waving her hands faster and faster. The flames she launched came down like a raging storm, as if she could not wait to kill Ye Chen immediately. However, Ye Chen's months of hard training had not been for nothing. His lean body darted and twisted with the speed of the wind. Moreover, Ain's ability made him wary, so he did not dare let those pink flames touch him.

Although Ain had not answered his question, Ye Chen understood that her ability was terrifying. Her attacks all came from her hands, so he became more cautious. When Ain rushed at him, he never allowed her hands to touch his body. If he had Oto and Kogarashi in hand, he would have been even more certain of victory.

Ye Chen was like a cunning loach. Ain kept reaching out to grab him, but he evaded her every time in strange ways. Ain grew increasingly anxious, and her attacks became fiercer and fiercer. She even drew a dagger and a short gun, slashing one moment and firing the next, forcing Ye Chen to dodge everywhere in ever greater disarray.

"You little girl, aren't you being too ruthless? So what if I pulled down your pants? Sooner or later, you'll take them off for someone else to see. Hmph... You're completely unreasonable. Don't keep pushing me, or else I'll..." Forced back against a large tree, Ye Chen's face darkened. In a threatening gesture, he suddenly clawed at the trunk with his right hand. Crack... Five sharp claw marks instantly appeared on the tree, and even its thick bark was shredded to pieces.

"Hmph... Today, I will definitely kill you." Ye Chen's display did nothing to lessen Ain's rage. Her willow-like brows rose, her eyes widened, and she charged at him again with murderous momentum. Ye Chen gritted his teeth, tapped the ground with his toes, and shouted, "Soru!"

A black blur flashed before her eyes as Ye Chen shot past Ain's side, nearly brushing against her. It scared Ain into a cold sweat. Then, she suddenly felt a chill around her lower body and realized in shock that her pants had fallen down again.

Ain's ability was troublesome, but Ye Chen's physical skills far surpassed hers. If he had not been reluctant to hurt a beautiful woman, he had plenty of ways to kill Ain. If his Eagle Claw Technique left even a single wound on her, the consequences would certainly be severe.

Even rocks had been crushed by Ye Chen's claws, let alone Ain's flesh and blood.

"You forced me. If you dare attack again..." Ye Chen wanted to frighten Ain into settling down, but before he could finish speaking, two crimson flames had already shot toward him.

Ain's eyes were red-rimmed, tears constantly welling in them. She was so humiliated that she wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground. Of course, before that, she wanted even more to kill Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen..." A dark figure suddenly came running from afar. The voice was full of power and exceptionally loud, and the figure moved swiftly. A violent gust of wind swept up, and before long, Rayleigh arrived before Ye Chen. Ye Chen hurriedly said to Ain, "Pull up your pants!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen moved to stand in front of Ain. The two were very close; otherwise, Ye Chen would not have been able to block Rayleigh's line of sight.

"Who's behind you?"

Rayleigh asked as he stepped forward. Ye Chen quickly spread his arms. "Don't look. You're not allowed to look!"

Ye Chen's tone was forceful. He could look all he wanted, but no one else could.

Ain ground her teeth and stamped her foot resentfully before hurriedly pulling up her pants. Looking at Ye Chen's back, she hesitated for a moment. In the end, her hatred overcame everything else. Even if this guy was protecting her now, the humiliation he had brought her was even more unforgivable.

"Go die!"

Ain cried out as she swiftly slapped her right hand toward Ye Chen. Ye Chen was completely unprepared. An eerie radiance immediately flashed across his body, and he was about to vanish into thin air when two piercingly cold rays suddenly shot from Rayleigh's eyes. Ain's body instantly collapsed weakly to the ground, while Ye Chen was forcibly dragged back from death's door by Rayleigh at the critical moment.

"Ye Chen, are you insane? What exactly were you doing just now? Do you know you almost died?" Rayleigh's face darkened with anger as he fiercely reprimanded Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was also drenched in cold sweat. He turned to look at Ain, whose entire body was weak and whose head felt terribly dizzy. For that instant, Rayleigh's gaze had become terrifying. The suffocating pressure had struck Ain like a heavy blow, nearly making her pass out. Even now, she had no strength left, and merely standing up had become difficult.

After glancing at Ain and seeing that she was still glaring at him indignantly, Ye Chen blew her a kiss and did not attack her.

"Let's go. Zephyr will be here soon."

Rayleigh sighed, grabbed Ye Chen, and ran into the distance. Ye Chen did not forget to turn back and smile at Ain. "Ain... I believe you'll never forget me again. The next time we meet, don't be so fierce. Back where I'm from, murdering your husband gets you put in a pig cage."

Although he had transmigrated into the world of One Piece, Ye Chen still could not forget his hometown. The Great Qing Dynasty was Ye Chen's hometown. Though there was not a single fellow countryman here, and the Great Qing Dynasty existed only in his memories, he still remembered everything about home with perfect clarity.