Chapter 1405: Dugu Qing

“You all survived?” The eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family appeared pale, clutching her blood-soaked chest, she said in surprise as she looked at Chen Fei and the others.

Back then, not only the terrifying Ancient King-level Desolate Beast, but even the Storm of Demon Sea seemed enough to bury Chen Fei and the others in her view, yet unexpectedly, these people survived, it was truly a stroke of great fortune.

“Yes, we were lucky, nothing happened.” Chen Fei chuckled softly, not intending to engage in much communication with them.

“Miss Dugu.”

“Miss Dugu.”

Instead, Chen Ye and Xin Cai respectfully bowed to the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family as a gesture of salute.

In this Demon Territory Mountain, aside from the Demon Clan and Desolate Beasts, the Ten Great Families are the king among kings!

The woman in front is the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family, with a hugely influential background, they naturally dare not neglect.

“Hmm.” The eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family nodded lightly, her gaze swept over Chen Fei and the others’ faces, then paused, speaking in a cold and haughty tone: “Escort me to Long Scorpion Island. Rest assured, I will pay you adequately.”

Although she is the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family, her real cultivation level barely reaches the ordinary Great Heaven Rank, and that’s attributed to piling up Pill, not worth mentioning, so to safely traverse this Demon Sea, she must have others risk their lives for her.

As for Long Scorpion Island, it’s the first island on the Demon Sea route of the Jun Family.

“Escort you?” Chen Fei heard this and lightly glanced at the cold arrogance on the woman’s face, then smiled, shaking his head, “Sorry, not interested.”

“You refuse me?” The face of the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family darkened instantly, looking very unpleasant.

“Yes, I refuse you, so what?” Chen Fei said calmly.

“You…” The face of the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family grew increasingly grim. With her status and beauty, isn’t she celebrated everywhere, and presented like a person of superior rank? Now these people actually dare to refuse her, truly outrageous!

“Within three months, I must return to the Demon Territory Mountain Island!” The eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family gave Chen Fei a cold glance, her gaze then fell on Chen Ye and Xin Cai behind Chen Fei, asking coldly: “What about you? Do you also want to refuse me?”

Instantly, Chen Ye and Xin Cai’s expressions changed. Clearly, they picked up on the threat in the eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family’s words.

However, Chen Ye gritted his teeth and calmly said: “Sorry, Miss Dugu, we are weaker than you, so please forgive us for not being able to escort you out of the Demon Sea.”

“Audacious!” The eldest granddaughter of the Dugu Family was furious, her face darkening, she looked coldly and arrogantly at Chen Fei and the others: “It seems you do not understand, daring to refuse me, Dugu Qing, what consequences could follow.”

Chen Ye and Xin Cai’s expressions changed again.

“What consequences? Haha.” At this moment, Chen Fei chuckled softly, suddenly walking toward Dugu Qing.

“Hmm?” Dugu Qing’s expression stiffened upon seeing Chen Fei approach, feeling something amiss.

“What do you want to do?” Dugu Qing questioned Chen Fei.

“Nothing… just I thought your previous words seemed to be threatening us. Yet, I happen to dislike being threatened by others. And now we’re in this Demon Sea, not in your Dugu Family. So, what do you think I should do?”

Chen Fei looked at Dugu Qing with a faint smile, her face changed, abruptly retreating!

“Don’t come near, wait, wait… I didn’t mean that. I wasn’t threatening you.” At this moment, Dugu Qing seemed finally sober, knowing she was a bit hasty earlier, speaking with a panicked face.

“Is that so?” Chen Fei gave her a light smile, then shook his head with a smile, “Considering you once spoke for us, I’ll spare you this time. But a friendly reminder, next time luck might not be so good. So, don’t bother us, okay?”

After speaking, Chen Fei leisurely bypassed Dugu Qing and headed toward the interior of the island.

“Uncle Chen, Xin Cai, let’s head to the island and rest.”

“…Okay.”

Chen Ye and Xin Cai glanced at the pale and chilly face of Dugu Qing, nodded, then quickly followed.

Watching the backs of Chen Fei, Chen Ye, and Xin Cai leaving, Dugu Qing’s beautiful face grew increasingly gloomy and unpleasant-looking.

Clearly, she couldn’t understand with her noble status and beauty, how Chen Fei and the others dared, dared to reject her. If this wasn’t in the Demon Sea, she would surely seek to make them pay a price!

But now, due to the circumstances, she was indeed not confident to leave the Demon Sea alone, so she could only bite her lip and continue following.

“Miss Dugu, why are you still following us?” Seeing Dugu Qing catching up, Chen Fei said coldly.

“You mentioned that I once spoke for you, equivalent exchange, this time you should help me.” Dugu Qing coldly said as she looked at Chen Fei.

After a pause, she continued: “Moreover, I can pay remuneration.”

“Remuneration?” Chen Fei stopped walking, turned around, looked at the somewhat guilty Dugu Qing, and calmly said: “Alright, one top-level Treasure Medicine, I’ll take you out, how about it?”

“One top-level Treasure Medicine, you’re crazy, how is that possible!” Dugu Qing jumped up directly, looking at Chen Fei with apprehension, why, why did the other say this, could it be, the other knew she had a top-level Treasure Medicine?!

“So you really do have it; my nose didn’t smell wrong.” Seeing the other party’s expression, Chen Fei laughed suddenly, and said faintly, “Don’t worry, I won’t steal it from you. Consider it yourself—if it works, it works; if not, forget it. A trade is still a trade; if it doesn’t succeed, at least there’s goodwill.”

“Do you know how much a top-level treasure medicine is worth? If it weren’t for this top-level treasure medicine, my guardian wouldn’t have died, and I wouldn’t need you to escort me.” Dugu Qing’s face reddened with anger, and she said coldly.

“Oh, it’s because of that…” Chen Fei showed an expression of sudden realization and laughed lightly, “However, what does that have to do with me?”

Dugu Qing’s expression froze and she fell silent. Yes, even if she lost a guardian for this top-level treasure medicine, what does it have to do with Chen Fei?

Clearly, it has nothing to do with him at all.

“…A whole top-level treasure medicine is impossible; it’s too much.” After a long silence, Dugu Qing shook her head.

Chen Fei was silent, looking at her.

After a while, Chen Fei shook his head and said, “I’ll exchange half of a top-level treasure medicine with you. If that’s not possible, you should leave on your own. I don’t want to have to act against you.”

Originally, he indeed didn’t want to bring along this trouble anymore, but considering she had spoken up for them earlier, he decided to compromise. Just half a top-level treasure medicine to make him Chen Fei a mere bodyguard; it was already very cheap, very cheap indeed.

Dugu Qing frowned deeply, then gritted her teeth, glaring at Chen Fei with hatred, “Fine, half then, just half.”

With that, yellow light flashed in her palm, and a strange-shaped long ginseng appeared in her hand, emanating a thick medicinal glow, fragrant to the nose.

“So it’s this item.” Seeing that strange-shaped long ginseng, Chen Fei’s lips curled with a subtle joy, and he immediately took out the half top-level treasure medicine he had promised and handed it to her.

“Take good care of your wounds. We will notify you when it’s time to leave after resting.” Stowing away the top-level treasure medicine, Chen Fei turned and left.

However, he did not know that behind him, Dugu Qing watched his departing figure, her eyes filled with intense coldness and venom, murmuring, “Having taken my Dugu Qing’s item, just wait. Once we reach Long Scorpion Island, I’ll make you spit it out ten times over! Hmph…”

Three days later, at the edge of this unknown island, a dazzling purple light rose to the sky, speeding towards the depths of the Demon Sea in the direction of Long Scorpion Island.

“This Demon Sea is teeming with Desolate Beasts. Flying so ostentatiously, aren’t you being too arrogant?” Seeing Chen Fei daring to fly so brazenly in the Demon Sea, Dugu Qing frowned and said.

Chen Fei quietly glanced at her, then withdrew his gaze, ignoring her.

Instantly, Dugu Qing’s face stiffened, her anger inside unknown how much it accumulated.

“Damn guy, just wait. Once we reach Long Scorpion Island, I, Dugu Qing, swear I’ll make you regret it!”

Dugu Qing stared at Chen Fei’s back, coldly swore in her heart.

As if sensing something, Chen Ye and Xin Cai exchanged a glance, then looked at Dugu Qing, whose complexion wasn’t very good, each seeing a worry in the other’s eyes.

They had traveled far and wide, thus were better than Chen Fei in understanding people and reading them.

Though Dugu Qing’s internal emotions were hidden reasonably well, they still noticed.

Her thoughts about Chen Fei weren’t nearly as calm as she currently appeared.

Yet, thinking of Chen Fei’s terrifying strength at the Ancient King Level, Chen Ye and Xin Cai lightly shook their heads, relaxing their vigilance.

In this Demon Territory Mountain, let alone Dugu Qing, not even the Ten Great Families or Demon Clan of the Demon Territory Mountain would underestimate any Ancient King Level entity.

Such figures, in this Demon Territory Mountain, if not invincible, could certainly walk unhindered without a single problem.

Therefore, ‘merely’ a Dugu Qing, no matter how big her background, Chen Fei had every right to disregard her.

There’s nothing to worry about.

…

Days later, in the boundless, terrifying Demon Sea, from the dim half-sky, an extremely conspicuous purple light curtain cut across the void, prompting fierce killing roars from many Desolate Beasts.

However, that light curtain was too fast; even if these Desolate Beasts intended to attack, they couldn’t keep up, trailing far behind.

Seeing this, despite previously not thinking much of Chen Fei, over these few days, Dugu Qing’s impression of his strength changed somewhat.

“This speed, even ordinary people at the Mystic Heaven Position may not be able to compete, showing his strength indeed isn’t simple…”

Dugu Qing, watching the swiftly passing scenery outside the light curtain, her gaze somewhat dark, murmured in her heart.

If Chen Fei turned out to be a person at the Mystic Heaven Position, or even at the Peak of Mystic Heaven Position, her revenge might face complications.

It’s not that her status in the Dugu Family couldn’t deal with people of this level, but one, Long Scorpion Island is not their Dugu Family’s base, with few family experts present there,

Two, dealing with experts of this level, if they are determined to escape, finding them might indeed be challenging…

At that moment, an unexpected change suddenly interrupted her thoughts.