Yue Chen: "???"
"Boss, that sissy Lin Xin might have put it badly, but he wasn't entirely wrong." Chen Ying'er's little face flushed red as she pinched the hem of her dress and spoke in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.
Only then did Yue Chen realize what Chen Ying'er was talking about.
Good grief. This little girl was trying to comfort me.
He chuckled and was about to explain that nothing had happened between him and Yue Ye.
"Brother Yue, it's done." Before Yue Chen could explain, Long Haochen's voice came from behind him.
"Let's go." Yue Chen took a deep breath and pulled a map from his Storage Ring. After confirming their direction, he led everyone away.
Their current location was still a considerable distance from the nearest city, so they also took a dozen or so Iron Mane Horses that had been pulling Yue Ye's luxurious carriage.
"Safe travels, Master." Seeing Yue Chen mount an Iron Mane Horse and prepare to lead his team away, Yue Ye hurried over and spoke with utmost obedience.
"Mm." Yue Chen gave a quiet acknowledgment. Without so much as glancing at Yue Ye, he set off with Long Haochen and the others.
As Yue Ye watched them leave, confusion crept onto her face.
"Did I do something to upset him again?" she murmured, her brows drawing together.
Returning to the carriage, she helped the unconscious Leng Xiao out, then turned her attention to the thirty unconscious fifth-tier Fire Element Magic Conjurers.
Long Haochen and his companions had been efficient. After knocking everyone out, they had even arranged them neatly in a row against the carriage.
"He must know how I'll deal with them, right?" Yue Ye looked thoughtful as she recalled Yue Chen's reaction.
She took a fifth-tier offensive