"Ah?" Chiba Sakurako was taken aback, clearly not expecting that the first person Ye Xuan was concerned about would be her!

A wave of warmth surged in her heart. Chiba Sakurako snapped back to reality and quickly shook her head, saying, "No... it’s nothing, I don’t feel any major issue, just a bit painful."

Ye Xuan frowned, "Sit down first."

Chiba Sakurako obediently sat down.

Without saying a word, Ye Xuan directly grabbed Chiba Sakurako’s warm, white calf in front of everyone and bit into the wound.

Everyone’s expressions changed.

Boss, aren’t you being too... shameless?

Is it appropriate to create such stimulation in this setting?

Especially Ye Xiaoying.

Watching the scene directly made him furrow his brow, then he secretly hid a small bite mark on his palm and looked at Chiba Sakurako with envy and complexity.

Maid?

If this is Ye Xuan’s maid, she really wants to exchange identities with Chiba Sakurako...

And Chiba Sakurako herself was already blushing, her hands supporting the cold ground, letting Ye Xuan bite her tender calf, unable to lower her head, not daring to meet everyone’s gaze.

The third time.

Chiba Sakurako clearly remembered that this was the third time Ye Xuan had done such an intimate and rude thing to her.

But compared to the first two times, this time, Chiba Sakurako had no thoughts of resistance, and secretly seeing Ye Xuan do this to her, her heart vaguely felt a sweet sensation...

"No, you can’t!"

Chiba Sakurako was greatly shocked, "Father ultimately died by his sword. Chiba Sakurako, you cannot... no, you totally don’t, you just know he doesn’t mean to be inappropriate with you, he’s doing this purely out of concern!"

It must be like this, it must be like this!

Chiba Sakurako thought to herself.

Not long after, Ye Xuan drew out a mouthful of stagnant blood from Chiba Sakurako’s wound, furrowed his brow for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, these mutated beasts are fierce but not poisonous. As long as it’s not a snake bite, there should be no problem, everyone can rest assured."

Dozens of wounded people also breathed a sigh of relief.

Chiba Sakurako was stunned upon hearing this.

He... he was testing the poison himself for her again?

Is he truly not afraid of dying because of her? Although he once said he had a constitution immune to all poison, how could there really be such a constitution in this world? Who knows if there might be a deadly poison that could take everything from him?

Chiba Sakurako’s heart was shaken.

Ye Xuan, however, pulled her up and said with furrowed brows, "What are you thinking? There are still many beasts eyeing us around here. If we’re careless, we might lose our lives!"

Chiba Sakurako finally came back to reality, her pretty face blushing: "Brother Ye, I’m sorry! I’ll definitely protect myself; you don’t need to worry about me."

Ye Xuan shook his head, "Alright, you siblings stay close to me."

Ye Xuan’s tone allowed no refusal!

Chiba Sakurako lowered her head even more, weakly nodding: "Okay..."

Ye Xuan then looked at the nearby Snake Lord and said in a deep voice, "These mutated beasts are not poisonous. Does that mean the treasure in the mountain isn’t something poisonous either?"

"Correct!"

Snake Lord grinned broadly, excitedly saying, "The treasure in the mountain must be an object of very pure energy and especially powerful too. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many beasts perched here, guarding it to their death!"

Ye Xuan nodded in agreement, "Can you find the treasure?"

Snake Lord pondered for a moment, "The mountain has eerie energy obstructions, making it difficult to pinpoint the location precisely. But if we get closer to the treasure, I can certainly sense it!"

"Alright, let’s continue searching!" Ye Xuan didn’t dawdle and continued leading everyone in a mad dash across the mountain.

Several times, beasts lurking in the darkness watching Ye Xuan and the others thought they’d found an opportunity and initiated several bloody battles again.

Through several twists and turns, nearly all the mutated beasts in the mountain were exterminated by Ye Xuan and his group.

Always focused on the treasure hunt, Snake Lord suddenly halted his steps halfway across the mountain, surprisingly looking to the left: "Master, the treasure is over there!"

Ye Xuan’s heart skipped, he raised his brows and looked, seeing an extremely dense grass patch.

And within that grass patch, a faint, imperceptible glow was being emitted!

That was a ray of light.

A light of pale blue!

The light was very dim, even in this sunless mountain, making it hard to notice from afar. Yet, due to the presence of this light, the otherwise ordinary grass patch seemed to become extraordinary.

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes: "Let’s go have a look."

Everyone cautiously approached the direction of the grass patch.

Soon, hundreds of people safely arrived near the grass patch.

Upon arrival, everyone instantly felt the energy here was the strongest compared to any other area they had traversed all night.

Even Purgatory Divine Weapons felt a lack of oxygen and chest tightness after nearing this place.

Ye Xuan naturally noticed this change.

He furrowed his brow and said, "Those feeling unwell, temporarily retreat for safety."

"Yes!"

The chest tightness group quickly withdrew.

Ye Xuan thought for a moment and added, "Chi Lian, Ye Lang, Xiong Shan, you guys retreat too, to prevent any accidents and keep the brothers safe."

"Yes!"

A group of Purgatory Divine Weapons promptly exited this field.

A grand total of hundreds now only left Ye Xuan, Snake Lord, Ye Xiaoying, and Chiba Sakurako.

Chiba Sakurako pursed her lips, "Brother Ye, should I leave too?"

Ye Xuan was taken aback at her words, and immediately grasped Chiba Sakurako’s implication: "What are you thinking? I asked them to leave because I’m worried there might be beasts here, and strength comes in numbers. Do you think I’m afraid my brothers will compete with me for the treasure?"

"No, I..." Chiba Sakurako considered but chose not to voice her thoughts.

She didn’t doubt Ye Xuan, but felt certain that the treasure couldn’t be simple, and worried that her presence might lead Ye Xuan to misunderstand her intentions.

Ye Xuan saw through her mind and shook his head speechlessly: "Come on, your calf is still injured; you’ll be a burden to others if you leave, just stay with me."

With that, Ye Xuan took the lead and ventured into the grass patch.

Ye Xiaoying and Snake Lord silently followed.

Chiba Sakurako hesitated for a moment but didn’t dwell any longer.

She suddenly felt lately she was losing her samurai spirit, being so verbose she scarcely resembled herself.

With Brother Ye’s strength and mindset, how could he worry she had intentions for the treasure? He trusted her this much, and she continually failed his trust, simply...