Watching the two women playing in the water was quite a feast for Ye Feng's eyes. Combined with the leisurely, tranquil surroundings, it made him feel that spending his whole life like this would be rather nice.
Just then, an urgent voice rang out in Ye Feng's mind:
"Master, save me! I'm about to be beaten to death!"
He hurriedly sat up and shouted to the two women in the lake:
"Stay here. Don't go anywhere! I'll be right back!"
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, he vanished.
The two women also knew something serious had happened, or Ye Feng would not have been so anxious.
When Ye Feng reappeared, he was already beside Garurumon, and a fist was flying toward him.
Ye Feng hastily dodged and quickly retreated.
Only then did Ye Feng get a clear look at the situation. Garurumon was covered in dirt, one of her legs was broken, and blood kept dripping from her mouth. She was clearly badly injured.
There was another figure there, dressed in a white haori, with his hair gathered atop his head and a long braid hanging down the back. The Roman numeral IV was tattooed beneath his left eye, and there was a diamond-shaped mark on his chin.
The sight of that diamond-shaped mark sent a shock through Ye Feng, and he thought in horror:
A diamond-shaped mark! Could that be Kāma? Then, judging by how this man is dressed, isn't he Jigen?!
Before Ye Feng could recover from his shock, he heard the man speak:
"To think I would meet you again after a thousand years. It seems you're no ordinary person either!"
Ye Feng came to his senses, but the man's words left him utterly bewildered. Why did it sound as though they had met before?
Still,