Sage of Humanity-Chapter 687 - 685: Sister-in-law?

Though the two young men from the Ye family were not weak in cultivation, they were both injured. Having been on the run for several days, their exhaustion was undoubtedly extreme. How much power could they have actually mustered?

Furthermore, even if they had been unharmed, it would have been impossible to kill those two companions in such a short amount of time.

One of them was even a Level 7 physique cultivator! Not so easy to kill.

For a moment, the three guarding the cave's entrance even thought there might be some other powerful person hidden inside.

The death of their two companions had them on high alert, and none dared to venture deeper into the cave. Just as they were at a loss, suddenly, there was a disturbance nearby.

"Who's there?" one of them shouted angrily, turning his head just in time to see a small, snow-white beast stepping out from behind a tree. The beast looked like a young tiger that hadn't fully grown, with a small 'King' character on its forehead that was quite endearing.

Under normal circumstances, encountering such an exotic beast, the three would undoubtedly try to capture it. Despite its small size, the aura it emitted was not weak. Capturing and selling it would surely bring a substantial income.

But their main goal at this moment was to chase and kill Lu Ye and Ye Liuli; with two companions already dead, this was an urgent time to deal with unexpected issues.

Thus, one of them immediately shouted at the snow-white little beast: "Scram!"

At the same time, he boosted his own aura, trying to scare the beast away.

However, to his astonishment, the snow-white little beast did not retreat but instead opened its mouth and roared at him.

"Awoo..."

"Little beast..." the man cursed, but the next instant, his face drastically changed as fierce spirit force fluctuations came from behind him. He turned around in a hurry, just as arcs of slashing strikes came into view, cutting through the void and issuing a sizzling sound.

From that direction, a young girl had appeared at some unknown time. She looked to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old, petite in stature, but her aura was unmistakably that of a Level 6 of Cloud River.

She was also a magic cultivator!

Where did she come from?

The three men hastily countered, but the magic and spells she used were relentless and switched so rapidly. She wielded various techniques almost casually, which left the three of them struggling to keep up.

All three were greatly shaken. Among them was a magic cultivator, but they couldn't begin to compare in terms of cultivation or the speed of casting spells with this unexpected young girl.

Barely stabilizing their positions, one of the combat cultivators tried to launch a counterattack, but just then, a fierce wind carried a warning from behind.

Turning his head, a giant tiger head filled his vision, and from its gaping jaws, sharp teeth flashed with a cold light.

"Ah!" The combat cultivator was terrified, having never expected the seemingly adorable, snow-white little beast to undergo such a ferocious transformation.

He clumsily turned around, striking the giant tiger head with the spiritual artifact in his hand.

Clang… The sound rang out, but the powerful strike couldn't even break through the demon origin wrapped around the tiger's head; instead, his arm felt an excruciating pain as it was bitten off by those wide jaws.

At this moment, two more figures rushed out of the cave, it was Lu Ye and Ye Liuli.

Yiyi and Amber had been searching nearby for Lu Ye's whereabouts. Even though Ye Liuli had provided some terrain details and nearby features, finding him was not easy.

However, the recent battle had caused some noise, which finally allowed Yiyi to pinpoint Lu Ye's position, and she hurried over with Amber to assist.

They arrived just in time; otherwise, if these three had charged into the cave regardless of everything, given the current state of Lu Ye and Ye Liuli, they really would not have been able to hold them off.

He had just violently risen to attack, killing those two pursuing cultivators, which was already his limit.

The battle outside the cave erupted suddenly and ended quickly, with Yiyi and Amber's seamless cooperation. The addition of Lu Ye and Ye Liuli immediately tipped the balance of the battle overwhelmingly in their favor.

In just a few moments, three more bodies lay where they had been.

Lu Ye was gasping heavily, his face completely pallid.

Amber licked a small wound on its paw that was barely bleeding.

Since following Lu Ye, Amber rarely engaged in battle. Most of the time, it perched on Lu Ye's shoulder, lending him strength.

It wasn't that it didn't want to fight, but the enemies Lu Ye encountered were often several levels above him, which limited the impact Amber could have in such battles. It was more effective for Lu Ye to borrow strength.

However, this didn't mean Amber lacked combat abilities.

With the nourishment of the blood Qi from the dragon scales, Amber's physique had grown incredibly strong. At first glance, it appeared as a cute, small white creature, but when it revealed its true form, it was a fierce beast with formidable aura.

It was a White Tiger, a creature from the Four Auspicious Sacred Beasts, known for its ferocity!

Yiyi and Ye Liuli looked at each other. Both girls appeared to be of similar age and even their figures were somewhat alike; both small in stature. If they stood together, strangers might think they were sisters.

The reflections of each other in their eyes gave rise to the same thought in their minds, "Who is this girl?"

The atmosphere became oddly delicate, even Amber felt it and licked its paws with greater attention.

"Collect their belongings and let's leave here first," Lu Ye said.

Yiyi and Ye Liuli both started to gather the items, one taking care of the three outside, the other rushing back into the cave to collect from the two inside.

Not long after, a white figure darted through the forest. Lu Ye was sitting on the tiger's back with Ye Liuli in front of him.

Yiyi flew by their side with puffed cheeks, almost bursting with anger.

That was my spot!

She glanced at Ye Liuli from time to time and quickly averted her eyes. If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to expose her secret as a Spiritual Body, she would have wanted to hide inside Amber, out of sight, out of mind.

"Brother Ye Liu, what's the deal with this exotic beast and this sister?" She could tell that Lu Ye was very familiar with this suddenly appearing girl, and even the White Tiger under him was very affectionate towards Lu Ye.

But in her knowledge, her own Brother Ye Liu never had such a friend.

However, she could sense some inexplicable hostility from that girl toward her...

"She's a friend I met while traveling here before," Lu Ye explained.

I'm the outsider now!

Yiyi felt very aggrieved.

But after all, she had also gone through the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain secret realm with Lu Ye and knew he had a sort of natural identity in such a big world's secret realm.

Although she was still not clear about what Lu Ye's identity was here, it seemed he had a close relationship with that girl.

Could it be that kind of relationship? Yiyi couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.

The atmosphere quietened down. Ye Liuli didn't ask any more questions, Lu Ye hurried to recover his strength, Yiyi flew silently, feeling oppressed.

Amber ran even harder... I'm just a tiger, what does this have to do with me?

There were countless people pursuing Lu Ye and Ye Liuli, but not too many, considering their condition was already bad.

And such pursuits were nothing compared to what Lu Ye normally faced in the Cloud River battlefield.

So the situation wasn't too bad.

More than two hours later, in a secluded valley, Amber stopped, and Lu Ye dismounted, choosing a spot to set up a few simple formations to conceal their location.

Though he was nearly exhausted now, his mastery of array paths had greatly increased due to his visit to the Hundred Arrays Pagoda. Even a casually set formation by him was not something ordinary cultivators could see through.

This gave them a moment to catch their breath.

As long as he could fully recover, they could completely escape the danger. As for what to do next, there was no plan. They would have to take things one step at a time.

After instructing Yiyi and Ye Liuli, Lu Ye went aside and sat down in a meditative position.

Amber resumed its small creature guise and sprawled nearby, dozing off.

Ye Liuli was also recovering, though her condition was much better than Lu Ye's, so she would recover before him.

She looked at Yiyi, who was keeping watch, thought for a moment, and then walked over to sit next to her.

Yiyi looked at her indifferently.

The little girl's feelings of being wronged hadn't subsided yet, so she had no interest in talking to Ye Liuli.

And having traveled extensively with Lu Ye, despite looking similar in age and stature to Ye Liuli, she was much more mature on the inside.

She could tell at a glance that Ye Liuli was a protected girl who'd not experienced many hardships.

"Sister-in-law?" Ye Liuli called out tentatively.

"Wha... what?" Yiyi's calm expression suddenly turned flustered, almost doubting if she had misheard.