Martial Peak

After such a big event where everyone who survived was physically and mentally exhausted, although they knew that the Metal Devouring Beasts that were buried below wouldn’t die so easily, whether it was Yun Xuan or Ruan Xin Yu, neither of them had any desire to dig them out right now.

Instead, Ruan Xin Yu took out a small Universe Bag and handed it to Yang Kai.

“What’s this?” Yang Kai asked, somewhat confused.

“Your spoils,” Ruan Xin Yu grinned, “While you were resting, I took it off of the Charm Monster, guess what was inside?”

Yang Kai paused for a moment before offhandedly saying, “Probably a bunch of valuable refined metals.”

“How did you know?” Ruan Xin Yu immediately felt like something was caught in her throat.

Yang Kai simply grinned, “The Charm Monster previous said that those Metal Devouring Beasts were hers. Since that was the case, then these Monster Beasts showing up here wasn’t an accident but the deliberate actions of the Charm Monster. She let them devour the Sun Tin Ore and then collected their refined products. Moreover, when we were exploring the mine, we never found any traces of refined minerals excreted by the Metal Devouring Beasts. Everything must have been collected by the Charm Monster and stored inside her Universe Bag.”

Yang Kai’s sudden analysis made Yun Xuan’s beautiful eyes shine brilliantly.

Ruan Xin Yu also began seeing him in a better light, “You… I’d never have guessed it but it seems your wit is also quite sharp.”

Smiling as she followed up, “There’s a lot of refined Sun Tin inside that bag, if you take it and sell it all, you can earn a lot of Crystal Stones.”

Yang Kai thought about it for a while before throwing the Universe Bag back to Ruan Xin Yu and shaking his head, “You lost so much this time, after returning, you’ll need to offer Bold Independent Union some kind of explanation, so you should hold on to these things.”

Ruan Xin Yu smiled happily and accepted. She had also thought of this point but seeing how the Charm Monster was basically killed by Yang Kai single-handedly, she had still offered the battle’s spoils to him first.

Yun Xuan opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but eventually chose not to.

“We should leave here now, I’ll escort you two to a nearby town,” Yang Kai got up first. This sentence made Yun Xuan somewhat confused as she turned a slightly suspicious look towards him.

This place was on the border of Bold Independent Union’s territory. Two or three day’s journey was a small city that the group had passed on their way here.

Half a day later, the group of three left the forest and in a small nearby village, Yang Kai rented a carriage and let Yun Xuan and Ruan Xin Yu sit inside while he acted as the driver and proceeded towards the city.

This bit of gentle consideration improved Ruan Xin Yu’s impression of him and even caused Yun Xuan to smile softly.

After the two women chatted idly for a while, Yun Xuan succumbed to her fatigue and fell asleep. Ruan Xin Yu, now bored, hopped out of the carriage and sat side by side with Yang Kai, resting her head on her delicate hand as she stared fixedly at Yang Kai who was himself concentrating on waving the whip.

“Why are you staring at me?” Being observed in such a manner made Yang Kai feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Xin Yu grinned, “You were injured so heavily, yet now you’re basically

just a bit better than

Xin Yu gently nodded, “Being young

consider yourself old?” Yang Kai laughed as he

to you at least. I’m almost thirty years old, the same as Yun

Yun Xuan, what happened? Previously you two couldn’t stand being together, but now you’re practically acting like

Ruan Xin Yu fell silent,

Kai knew he had asked something he shouldn’t have and quickly shrugged, “If you don’t want to

her head and muttered, “We really should have been one whole family… Do you

simple,” Yang Kai replied casually. Whether it was Grandmaster Ma from the Artifact Hall or the former Transcendent Realm master Sun Ying, both of their attitudes towards Yun Xuan were quite polite and accommodating, even somewhat respectful. If she was just an ordinary

really not simple,” Ruan Xin Yu quietly glanced back and upon seeing Yun Xuan still asleep, she quietly said, “Yun Xuan is actually the

couldn’t help stared at her

Bold Independent

“Then why is she…”

important position.

Xin Yu took a soft breath, “I can tell

someone who likes to gossip?” Yang Kai

“Yun Xuan had a younger brother with extraordinary aptitude. Even at a very young age, he displayed talent comparable to any core disciple of a first-class Sect, but because of our Bold Independent Union’s special system, the Union Lord intentionally let him start from the bottom of the ladder, making him go out and participate in missions as part of a team just like any other ordinary disciple. He performed quite well, and from his initial position, he quickly rose to

overflowed with smiles as

to Yang Kai, he

get wet?” Ruan Xin Yu’s voice suddenly fell a lot, “On what was supposed

younger brother very much, so when he died, she blamed the Union Lord, saying that if it weren’t for his stubborn insistence that the Young Lord work his way up from the bottom of the Union, he wouldn’t have suffered such a fate. After that, Yun Xuan announced that she would discard her identity as the First Young Lady and like her young brother work her way up from the grassroots level of Bold

and indifferent, not showing any outward

against the Union Lord and also to complete the task the Young Lord had failed to finish,” Ruan Xin Yu sighed, “Do you know why Yun Xuan doesn’t hate you

“Why?”

just happened to be twenty years old at the Immortal Ascension Boundary Seventh Stage!” Ruan Xin

and thought for a moment before asking,

saved me, that’s why Yun Xuan and I were at odds. However, I know she wasn’t trying to blame me, she just couldn’t bear to face me, because every time she sees me, she can’t

in love with

“Why would you ask

why are you telling me all this,” Yang Kai

not understand after everything I just said?” Ruan Xin Yu glared at Yang Kai hatefully, silently criticizing this little

speaking after a long silence, “I won’t join Bold Independent Union. Nothing you say could persuade me otherwise. Although I sympathize with Yun Xuan’s experience, and I admire her persistence, I have my own things

such a big advantage you want to just

of advantage did