Chapter 498 - 497: Ye Feng’s Cheesy Pick-up Lines

With her piece said, Lin Peipei sprang forward. She rushed Rhea like a bolt of lightning, swinging her longsword and chopping straight down at her.

Seeing Lin Peipei spring into action, Old Wei's confidence surged. He yelled out:

"I'm telling you, Rhea, Manager Lin is a Tier Nine Daoist Saint, just like you! You won't be able to take advantage of us…"

Before his voice had even faded, Rhea abruptly raised the beast bone in her hand. It clashed violently with Lin Peipei's longsword as she roared, "Break!"

An earth-shattering CRACK resounded. The next moment, Old Wei watched helplessly as Lin Peipei's longsword was smashed away, disappearing with a WHIZ.

Lin Peipei grunted, stumbling backward. She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Severely wounded in a single blow!

At the sight, Old Wei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He couldn't help but let out a shriek:

"You and Manager Lin have the same cultivation—Tier Nine Daoist Saint! How could you wound her so badly in a single blow?"

Rhea laughed coldly. "Tier Nine Daoist Saint? That's history. I'm a Tier One Dao Venerable now!"

"You—you're a Tier One Dao Venerable?" Old Wei shrieked, his face instantly turning pale as a sheet. His eyes filled with utter despair.

'A Tier One Dao Venerable... An expert like that is completely out of our league. How can any of us possibly stand against her?'

'It's over. We're completely screwed today.'

Just then, Rhea pointed at Ye Feng and said coldly, "Hand over the items. Otherwise, not a single one of you is leaving here today!"

Qiao Ling'Er looked at Ye Feng, sighed, and shook her head. "Ye Feng," she said,

"just give them the items. Sometimes, a person's fate is already written in the stars."

But Ye Feng acted as if he hadn't heard her. He looked at Rhea and asked quizzically, "Why do I get this strange feeling that I know you?"

The moment he said it, Qiao Ling'Er froze. Nearby, Feng Qingwu and Mu Qingyun immediately facepalmed.

'Good heavens, how could he say such a cheesy pickup line?'

Behind them, Ye Lingtian yelled with a look of utter disgust:

"Are you serious, Ye Feng? You've got your eye on a woman like *this*? Your standards are pathetic! No, I won't approve! I refuse to let you give me a great-grandson who's neither human nor beast!"

"COUGH, COUGH…" Ye Feng nearly coughed himself to death.

He finally managed to suppress his coughs and shouted, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

"Grandpa, what are you even saying? I wasn't thinking anything like that!"

Ye Feng was only halfway through his sentence when Ye Lingtian shot back, "You've already busted out the cheesy pickup lines, and you still claim you're not interested? I'm telling you, this is a firm no from me!"

Ye Feng was speechless.

Rhea clearly didn't understand what Ye Lingtian was talking about. She fixed her gaze on Ye Feng and said coldly:

"You have three breaths to hand over the items. Otherwise, you die!"

Ye Feng looked at Rhea and asked, still puzzled, "Miss, do you perhaps know me?"

Rhea faltered for a second, then sneered at Ye Feng. "Don't try to cozy up to me. Hand over the items, or you're not walking out of here today!"

Ye Feng shook his head. "I'm honestly not trying to cozy up to you. I just have this strange sense of familiarity about you. Could you take off your veil and let me have a look?"

"And what if I say no?" Rhea's voice grew noticeably colder.

Ye Feng replied calmly, "Then I'll just have to take matters into my own hands. I am determined to solve this mystery today!"

Rhea was taken aback, then she gave Ye Feng a cold smirk. "I, Rhea, have sworn an oath: I will marry any man who dares to remove my veil. Are you sure you still want to take it off?"

"Tch. Don't try to scare me with that. I don't believe it for a second!" Ye Feng chuckled and started walking toward Rhea.

A flicker of disdain crossed Rhea's eyes as she watched him. "You want to remove my veil? You think you're worthy?"

Ye Feng smiled nonchalantly. "Miss, why don't we make a wager? If I fail to remove your veil today, I'll hand over the three medicinal herbs to you, no questions asked.

But if I succeed, the herbs are mine, and you will never again trouble the Qiao family or the Mercenary Guild. Do you dare accept?"

'I could just slip away,' he thought, 'but the Mercenary Guild and the Qiao family have to go on living here. I can't leave them with such a powerful enemy.'

Rhea sneered at Ye Feng. "I'll add one more condition. If you fail to remove it, you die today. Do you dare accept?"

"Ye Feng, you can't possibly agree to that! She's a Tier One Dao Venerable! You won't be able to defeat her…" Qiao Ling'Er cried out urgently from behind.

But before she could finish, she heard Ye Feng nod calmly. "Fine. I accept your terms."

"Ye Feng, you…" Qiao Ling'Er shrieked. "I know you're doing this for me, but I can't let you risk your life for someone who's already on death's door!"

She then turned to Rhea and pleaded, "Miss Rhea, I'm willing to give you the three herbs! Please, I beg you, don't fight Ye Feng!"

But before she could finish, Ye Feng cut her off. He looked at Qiao Ling'Er, shook his head, and said with iron resolve, "Ling'Er, since I, Ye Feng, promised to cure your illness, then I will see it through. I can't go back on my word!"

"Ye Feng, you're so foolish!" Qiao Ling'Er cried out, tears of emotion already streaming down her face.

Across from them, Rhea looked at Ye Feng and spoke with disdain. "Go ahead, make your move. I'll stand right here without lifting a finger. If you can break through my oppressive aura and remove my veil, then I will…"

Before she could finish her sentence, the situation changed in a flash.