BOOM!

The earth-shattering sound of an explosion rang out, but it quickly fell silent again, as if nothing had happened. From any farther away, it would have been nearly impossible to tell where the sound had come from.

However, with Ye Wushuang’s terrifying Divine Sense, he could clearly perceive all movement within a ten-mile radius. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the source of the noise.

"Help me!"

Suddenly, a woman’s desperate and helpless shriek for help rang out from the dense forest below.

"Hahaha, little lady! In a remote place like this, you can scream your lungs out and no one will come to save you." A man’s sinister laugh followed, like a wolf that had found a little lamb.

Ye Wushuang stood on a flat patch of ground at the edge of the forest, gazing ahead. Before him, a clichéd drama was unfolding.

Two robust young men in tight-fitting clothes had cornered a beautiful woman.

The woman was lovely and alluring, with an impressive figure that truly sparked the imagination.

The two men’s eyes blazed with a wicked light, full of greed and desire. They looked as if they wanted to pounce on her and throw her to the ground that very instant.

The beautiful woman’s expression was one of pure panic and terror. She dodged left and right, trying to escape, but they kept her firmly surrounded. Powerless, she backed up against a large tree.

Her Cultivation was only at the True Essence Third Layer, while the two men were at the True Essence Fourth Layer. They were strong and powerful; by comparison, she had no strength to resist at all.

RIP!

Suddenly, the sound of tearing fabric cut through the air. One of the men had lunged forward and roughly ripped off the woman’s sleeve.

The color drained from the woman’s face. Seeming utterly frail, she lost her balance and tumbled to the ground. She looked pitiful as she begged, "Please, I’m begging you, let me go. If you want treasures, I’ll give you everything I have."

"Hehe, you’re the only treasure we need. We don’t want anything else."

The two young men sneered and lunged toward the beautiful woman.

Ye Wushuang stood off to the side, watching quietly. He made no move to intervene. Instead, a slight smile played on his lips.

"Sir, save me!" The beautiful woman glanced to the side as if she had only just noticed Ye Wushuang and cried out for help. Her despairing voice was as mournful as a cuckoo weeping blood, so sorrowful it tugged at the heartstrings.

’Sir?’

The two men suddenly stopped and turned in unison to glare at Ye Wushuang. Their gazes turned cold as one of them roared, "Get lost, kid! Don’t get in our way."

But Ye Wushuang didn’t leave. He simply continued to watch everything with a mocking, playful smile.

"Not leaving? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of playing the hero and saving the damsel?" Seeing this, one of the men’s pupils contracted, his eyes flashing with a cold glint.

"Go on, don’t mind me. I’m just passing through," Ye Wushuang called out with a smile. His words seemed to stun the two men.

The beautiful woman also froze for a moment before her expression turned even more hopeless.

"Hahaha, what a coward!" The two men laughed contemptuously, then turned and lunged at the woman again.

"You animals, stop!"

But at that moment, a sharp, righteous shout suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, a figure appeared behind Ye Wushuang.

Apparently, the commotion had not only drawn Ye Wushuang’s attention but others as well.

This person was a beautiful young woman dressed in a pale green robe. She was exceptionally pretty, her face radiant.

Hearing the shout, the two men stopped again. They turned to look at the beautiful young woman, their eyes raking over her body as the wicked light in their gazes intensified.

"Well now, it’s a little vixen at the True Essence Fifth Layer."

The wicked smiles on the two men’s faces widened. "Tsk, tsk," one of them clicked his tongue. "No hero came to save the damsel, but now a beauty has come to save the beauty. How interesting. Looks like we’re in for a treat today, brother."

"Let her go, or you will die." The young woman’s beautiful eyes were filled with killing intent. She rebuked them sternly and strode forward.

Seeing this, Ye Wushuang hesitated for a moment before offering a word of caution. "Miss, this is their business. It’s best not to interfere. Be careful or you might get burned yourself."

"Hmph, coward. I don’t need you telling me how to handle my business." The young woman turned her head, shot Ye Wushuang a disdainful look, and snorted, her expression full of contempt and scorn.

In her eyes, Ye Wushuang had just stood by and watched a weak woman be bullied by two men without lifting a finger. He was clearly a coward, afraid of getting into trouble.

Of course, she also knew that Ye Wushuang was only at the True Essence Third Layer. How could he possibly dare to provoke two cultivators at the True Essence Fourth Layer?

So, after that single sarcastic remark, she ignored Ye Wushuang and walked toward the two brutes, unleashing her True Essence. Her aura was incredibly powerful.

This left Ye Wushuang, who was standing behind her, momentarily stunned.

’Coward?’

This young woman seemed to have already branded him as a coward who clung to life.

At this thought, Ye Wushuang shook his head and let out a soft chuckle. He continued to watch calmly without saying a word.

Meanwhile, as the powerful young woman approached, the expressions on the two men’s faces changed slightly.

They could sense that this young woman’s strength was terrifying. Even if the two of them joined forces, they might not come out on top.

As the young woman drew closer, the two men seemed to hesitate, as if considering something. They exchanged a look, then glared down at the beautiful woman beneath them and snorted. "Little vixen, someone’s here to save you today. Consider yourself lucky. We’re leaving."

After tossing out this cold remark, they shot another icy glare at Ye Wushuang before turning and disappearing into the dense forest, vanishing in an instant.

Ye Wushuang’s Divine Sense followed them closely, discovering that after they entered the forest, they didn’t leave immediately.

At this, the smile on Ye Wushuang’s face grew even wider.

"Hmph, a couple of scumbags!"

Seeing them leave, the young woman cursed angrily and retracted her aura.

"Ouch!"

Nearby, the beautiful woman cried out in pain from the ground, as if she were injured.

"Are you alright?" The young woman, having retracted her aura, took a step toward the beautiful woman.

But she had barely taken a single step when Ye Wushuang’s figure suddenly appeared in front of her. His abrupt appearance startled her, catching her off guard with his display of power.

Of course, this surprise vanished as quickly as it came.

’Because the person standing before me is just a coward. Right, just a coward. What kind of real power could he possibly have?’

"Get out of my way!"

The young woman shouted without a hint of courtesy. She had absolutely no favorable impression of Ye Wushuang.

Ye Wushuang didn’t get angry. He just smiled faintly and said, "Miss, good intentions don’t always lead to good results."

Hearing this, the young woman replied with scorn and contempt, "A moment ago, you were afraid of those two men, and now you’re even afraid of a woman? I’d really like to know just how small your courage is."

Hmph!

The young woman snorted coldly, moved forward, and seemed to deliberately bump hard against Ye Wushuang’s shoulder. As she walked toward the beautiful woman, she continued to mutter, "A weakling, a coward. I’m ashamed for you."

With that, the young woman reached the beautiful woman and helped her up.

"Thank you so much for saving me, miss!"

The beautiful woman got to her feet and immediately bowed to the young woman, her face filled with gratitude. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"It’s nothing. They were just a couple of scumbags. Anyone who came across them would have stepped in—well, except for certain cowards." The young woman spoke lightly, but her words were clearly pointed as she glanced back at Ye Wushuang.

But she failed to notice that the beautiful woman bowing to her no longer had a trace of gratitude on her face. It had been completely replaced by a sudden, sinister viciousness and killing intent.