Chapter 58

After being hit by the Ghost Wolf's dirty trick, Ye Feng was able to recover extremely quickly, not because his cultivation had truly reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm as the Ghost Wolf had thought, but because of the Nine Star Space.

After the ghostly qi entered his body, Ye Feng had actually been poisoned. However, because he had long been integrated with the Nine Star Space, the spatial laws automatically neutralized the ghostly qi.

This was why Ye Feng quickly returned to normal. After seeing Gu Nian being captured, he rushed forward in a hurry. At the moment he caught up, the duration of his invisibility technique also ended, so he appeared out of nowhere in front of the last ghost slave.

Holding Gu Nian, who was trembling from the invasion of ghostly qi, Ye Feng finally had the chance to let out a cold sweat. His mind had been in a state of high tension all along.

At this moment, the "ding" sound rang in his consciousness again.

"Congratulations, the owner of the space has directly eliminated four ghost slaves. This time, you have gained 9,000 evil points, with no indirect merit points. I hope the owner of the space continues to work hard and gain more evil points."

On one hand, Ye Feng was pleasantly surprised by the large gain of 9,000 evil points, and on the other hand, he noticed a key term mentioned by the law: "ghost slave."

This meant that the four people he had eliminated might not be real humans, but something defined by the law as ghost slaves.

"Law, can you tell me what a ghost slave is? Why would such things appear in our world?"

The law quickly responded: "Given that the owner of the space's cultivation does not meet the conditions, I cannot answer this question. If the owner of the space wants to know the answer, please quickly improve your cultivation."

Another case of insufficient cultivation and unmet conditions. Ye Feng was already helpless and speechless about this. The rules set by the Heavenly Yuan True Immortal were very strange and bizarre. Some conditions were very difficult to meet, while others were very easy, and some were even absurd, such as gaining 10,000 charm points by having intercourse with a virgin who willingly offered herself.

So Ye Feng did not continue to ask. Since the law said so, he would wait until his cultivation was upgraded to ask again. Anyway, with the current amount of the four values he had gained, he could definitely upgrade his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation and Spirit Concentration realm without any problem.

Looking at Gu Nian, who was still pale and trembling slightly in his arms, Ye Feng really didn't know how to face this woman.

He hadn't expected that his first true exposure of his strength would be in front of Gu Nian.

The two of them just looked at each other, speechless for a long time. One was struggling with how to explain his extraordinary behavior, while the other had not yet fully recovered from the shock and fear.

Seagulls cried low, waves crashed against the rocks, the sun set, and dusk fell.

After a long time, Gu Nian softly said in Ye Feng's arms, "Ye Feng, can you put me down first?"

Ye Feng hurriedly nodded and put Gu Nian down, having forgotten that he had been holding her in his arms all along due to his complex thoughts.

After straightening her clothes and smoothing her hair, Gu Nian gently said to Ye Feng again, "Ye Feng, thank you for saving me."

This time, Gu Nian's words of gratitude were not loud, but her gratitude was deep. Soon, the "ding" sound rang in Ye Feng's consciousness again.

"Congratulations, the owner of the space has gained a great sense of gratitude, earning 2,000 merit points. Please continue to work hard and gain more merit points."

Ye Feng sighed inwardly. It seemed that his struggle had not been in vain. Not only had he successfully protected Gu Nian, but he had also gained 2,000 merit points.

Gu Nian looked straight at Ye Feng and said, "Ye Feng, I know you must know I have many questions to ask you. But I also know you won't answer me honestly. If I hadn't experienced it myself today, I would never have believed it. But I am a witness to what happened today. I saw many things I couldn't understand. To be honest, I am still very scared and panicked. But what troubles me the most right now is, who are you? Can you answer this question? Are you really the Ye Feng who works on the construction site?"

Ye Feng took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep puff before saying, "Miss Gu, I know today's events must seem very strange, scary, bizarre, and unbelievable to you. But I can only tell you that I am Ye Feng, a small person who still lives at the bottom of society, a poor boy from the countryside, that's all. As you said, some questions you don't need to ask, and even if you ask, I won't answer. Even if I do, you won't understand. You should go home and rest well. When you wake up tomorrow, you will feel that the world is still the same, and nothing has happened."

"Is that possible? Ye Feng, do you think it's possible? Unless you erase my memory, I don't think I can forget all this and pretend nothing happened. Ye Feng, I sincerely thank you for saving me, but I still hope you can answer at least one question for me. Why did those four strange people try to capture me? Don't tell me you don't know they were clearly targeting me. Even I, an ordinary person, could feel it, let alone you, who can fly and become invisible."

Ye Feng was really speechless. Apart from the Nine Star Space, it seemed that everything that had happened had completely exposed half of his secret to Gu Nian. He truly wondered what kind of heart this Miss Gu had, to remember all these details so clearly after experiencing so many bizarre and strange events.

"Miss Gu, regarding your question, I can tell you the truth. I don't think those four strange people initially came specifically for you. Do you remember the other three men who got out of the car that blocked us in front of the cafe? I know two of them, and I have some grudges with them. Those four strange people were probably hired to deal with me, but later they suddenly shifted their target to you, which also puzzles me. Really, I don't know why."

Gu Nian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Ye Feng, I believe your explanation. Those people were originally targeting you, but for some reason, they suddenly shifted their target to me. Can I understand it this way: if it weren't for you, those people wouldn't have encountered me, and they wouldn't have targeted me, and those things wouldn't have happened. Is my understanding correct?"

Ye Feng wanted to say that if she hadn't come to find him, none of this would have happened. But since Gu Nian was a woman, he didn't need to be too serious about this issue. He nodded and said, "You can understand it that way. But the matter is over now. You saw that those four strange people have been eliminated by me. Additionally, I can tell you that I will find the two people who hired those strange people to deal with me, and I have ways to deal with them properly. So you can rest assured that you will never encounter such things again."

"Really, absolutely? Ye Feng, can you guarantee that such things will never happen again? Forget it, I know you feel a bit wronged. Do you think if I hadn't come to find you, none of this would have happened? Forget it, being serious about this is meaningless now. The most realistic problem I face now is that I feel very unsafe. If such people come to find me again, what should I do? Hire many bodyguards to protect me? Do you think those bodyguards can really protect me? Or should I go far away and hide in a place where few people go? So, Ye Feng, I have to make a request to you, and you have an obligation to agree to it."

"Miss Gu, I actually think such things won't happen again. I guarantee it."

"You can't guarantee it. How can you be 100% sure that such things won't happen again? At least until you figure out why they suddenly shifted their target from you to me, you have an obligation to protect me. I know you are not an ordinary person, and you have many amazing abilities. I can't understand this, because my cognitive habits from childhood determine that I can only temporarily see you as a superhuman or a non-human. You don't need to explain to me, even if you do, I won't understand. I have only one request: until you figure out the ins and outs of this matter, you must accompany me every day and protect me closely, or I can accompany you every day. In short, you must ensure my personal safety."