"Keyue!" Ye Haochuan looked at the figure, exclaiming with joy.

This time, he came to Mushan County to search for Long Keyue.

Previously, he was unsure if Long Keyue was still alive, searching throughout the city countless times full of hope, only for it to be dashed each time.

Unexpectedly, while he was free, he couldn’t find Long Keyue, but now, under the control of Demon Beasts, he found her.

Moreover, seeing Long Keyue’s condition, her body was clean, her breath calm and steady, clearly she wasn’t injured or mistreated, which gave him peace of mind.

"Thank you!" Ye Haochuan was moved, thanking Fat Worm.

Fat Worm nodded slightly, saying, "I kept them because I am sure you are a person who knows when to act wisely. At this time tomorrow, if you remain stubborn, I won’t be lenient anymore, think about it carefully!"

Leaving these words, the Nine Nether White Tiger quickly turned around, carrying Fat Worm swiftly out of Ye Haochuan’s sight.

The Blood Pupil Demon Ape gently released Ye Haochuan, and also left.

"Haochuan, I finally found you!" Long Keyue saw Ye Haochuan suddenly appear, froze for half a second, then rushed into his arms without hesitation, crying out.

"Keyue, I’ve missed you so much!" Ye Haochuan found strength from somewhere, using his scarred arms to hold Long Keyue tightly, fearing she might disappear once again.

"Are you hurt?" Long Keyue suddenly noticed Ye Haochuan’s disordered breath, asking concernedly.

"It’s nothing, just a minor injury!" Ye Haochuan casually took out a Nine-Bend Continuation Pill, tossing it into his mouth, then wrapped an arm around Long Keyue’s slender waist, walking into the inn.

"Where have you been all this time? I thought I would never see you again!" Long Keyue’s face was full of joy from their reunion but also a hint of fear, she asked.

"I meant to ask you the same..." Ye Haochuan smiled bitterly and started discussing previous experiences with Long Keyue.

Ye Haochuan then realized that he and Long Keyue had narrowly missed each other several times.

Initially, when he went to chase Yan Meng, Long Keyue had already been rescued by Xu Wenrui and returned to Iron Bridge to look for Ye Haochuan.

But at that time, Ye Haochuan was no longer on the other side of the Iron Bridge.

Long Keyue guessed that Ye Haochuan might have gone to Mushan City, so she went there to search, yet at that moment, Ye Haochuan was waiting at the bridgehead.

When Ye Haochuan arrived at Mushan City, Long Keyue had already been looking for him there for several days and decided to go to Anxi County after confirming that Ye Haochuan wasn’t in Mushan City.

Later, Ye Haochuan heard from the people of Mushan County that they found traces of Long Keyue, so he followed. But he took a shortcut to reach Anxi County early and ran into Yingzi and a series of events.

"You went to Anxi County, why did you suddenly come back?" Ye Haochuan asked curiously.

Back then, he had waited over ten days in Anxi County, if Long Keyue had arrived, they might have met sooner, how did they wait until now?

"We were indeed going to Anxi County, but when we were about to cross the Tuo River, the bridge had been destroyed by Demon Beasts, and they filled the river too, making sailing impossible; reluctantly, we returned.

Returning to Mushan City, I was initially quite despondent, feeling I might never find you again. Little did I know, seeing the pinyin you left under the inn’s signboard, after talking with the shopkeeper here, learning about your situation, I decided to wait for you here.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Mushan City was hit by a beast surge. I thought I was doomed, but surprisingly, the Demon Beast Commander let them spare me and told the beasts not to attack here!"

Long Keyue recounted the events completely in one breath, Ye Haochuan listened, feeling frightened, fortunately remembering Fat Worm’s past kindness, otherwise if Demon Beasts had harmed Long Keyue, he would truly be anguished. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"By the way, where are Xu Wenrui and Ling Zhixing?" Ye Haochuan suddenly looked around, finding no one, and asked curiously.

"Manager Ling locked himself in the room, feeling guilty for failing your trust, not coming out for several days. As for Xu Wenrui, he..." Long Keyue’s expression suddenly darkened.

"What happened to him?" Ye Haochuan asked with a serious expression.

"He was captured by Demon Beasts, and now I don’t know whether he’s alive or dead!" Long Keyue sighed.

From her expression, it was clear she wanted Ye Haochuan to rescue Xu Wenrui, but she didn’t say so because she feared Ye Haochuan might misunderstand her relationship with Xu Wenrui, who certainly couldn’t compare to Ye Haochuan.

"Don’t worry, I’ll find a way to rescue him!" Ye Haochuan said with a smile.

Truth be told, having his woman alone with another man for so long, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

However, he also believed Long Keyue wouldn’t fall for someone else, besides Xu Wenrui once saved both him and Long Keyue, especially when Yan Meng kidnapped Long Keyue, if not for his timely appearance, Long Keyue might have suffered under Yan Meng’s hands.

Ye Haochuan wasn’t someone who repaid kindness with enmity, so he decided, so long as Xu Wenrui wasn’t dead, he had to save him.

Seeing Ye Haochuan willing to rescue Xu Wenrui, Long Keyue was evidently pleased.

Not that she cared much for Xu Wenrui, but if she ignored someone who once saved her, she couldn’t reconcile it in her heart.

After chatting a bit with Long Keyue, Ye Haochuan got up and walked towards Ling Zhixing’s room.

Fat Worm, knowing Ye Haochuan was searching for Long Keyue, knew Ling Zhixing belonged to Ye Haochuan, so spared them both.

As for the others, they couldn’t enjoy Ye Haochuan’s protection; even Xu Wenrui didn’t have this treatment.

So in this spacious inn, currently only Ling Zhixing and Long Keyue were staying, making it feel rather desolate.

Ye Haochuan quickly arrived outside Ling Zhixing’s room, gently knocked on the door.

"Mistress, is there something you need?" Inside, a weary voice tinged with despair quickly came.

"It’s me!" Ye Haochuan gently called.

Bang clang bang~

As Ye Haochuan spoke, a noise erupted from inside the room, as if something was broken.

Then, a series of urgent footsteps grew closer until the door was suddenly opened, revealing Ling Zhixing’s extremely haggard figure.

"Young master, is it truly you?" Ling Zhixing looked at Ye Haochuan with disbelief.

"Of course it’s me!" Ye Haochuan smiled.

Thud~

Ling Zhixing suddenly fell to his knees, crying, "Young master, I’m sorry, I am useless, failed to profit for you, and let your enterprise go downstream, wasted your trust..."