When Night Raven saw the bundle of golden rope, he was momentarily stunned.
Not everyone knew about the Immortal-Binding Rope.
After all, it was incredibly rare.
Ye Wangchuan grabbed one end of the Immortal-Binding Rope and flung it toward Night Raven.
It was as if he were a plantation overseer.
Night Raven sneered disdainfully, "What kind of garbage rope is this? Watch me cut it in one strike!"
With that, Night Raven raised his sickle and slashed at the rope!
*Snap!*
The sickle couldn’t cut through the Immortal-Binding Rope. Instead, Night Raven’s right shoulder was struck hard by the rope.
A searing pain shot through him! Night Raven felt the spiritual energy in his right arm dissipate instantly.
"What the hell is this rope?!"
Startled, Night Raven took several steps back.
Seeing this, Ye Wangchuan felt a sense of confirmation.
Indeed, the Immortal-Binding Rope could be used as a weapon!
It was essentially an indestructible, energy-draining super whip.
And for some reason, it seemed particularly effective against someone like Night Raven, who was dressed in dark, shadowy attire.
It was as if black was meant to be whipped!
After that, Night Raven attempted to attack Ye Wangchuan multiple times.
But every time he got close, he was struck by the Immortal-Binding Rope.
A few lashes later, most of his spiritual energy was drained.
If he kept his distance, he was bombarded by Ye Wangchuan’s relentless spear attacks.
Ye Wangchuan’s spears seemed endless, as if they cost nothing.
Who knew how many he had stored in his spatial ring?
Night Raven’s techniques and hidden weapons were more suited for assassinations.
In a direct confrontation, their effectiveness was greatly diminished.
Realizing he couldn’t handle Ye Wangchuan for the time being, Night Raven gritted his teeth and pointed at Su Fugui.
"Hmph, you’re only arrogant for now!"
"Don’t forget, I’m an assassin! Su Fugui, you’d better not close your eyes when you sleep tonight!"
With that, Night Raven took advantage of the fading light from the exploding talismans in the sky and vanished into the shadows.
Ye Wangchuan hurled a few spears in his direction, but Night Raven was already far away.
After all, Ye Wangchuan was fighting someone a whole realm above him.
Although his combat power was superior, if the opponent was determined to escape, there wasn’t much he could do.
"Once I learn the Sparrow Technique, I won’t have to worry about enemies running away," Ye Wangchuan thought casually, not overly concerned.
Night Raven’s main target was Su Fugui, not him.
In the cave realm, Night Raven couldn’t defeat him.
And once the cave realm ended, Night Raven wouldn’t survive ten minutes in Chang’an.
What he needed to do next was…
Stay as far away from that troublemaker Su Fugui as possible!
Damn it!
A protagonist with a system-like luck, yet he attracts so much hatred!
I’d be better off following Li Luo to chop trees!
With that thought, Ye Wangchuan turned to Su Fugui and said,
"I’m going after that assassin!"
Without waiting for Su Fugui to react, Ye Wangchuan grabbed Li Luo and sprinted in the direction Night Raven had fled.
If it weren’t for the fact that Su Fugui was needed to draw Night Raven’s hatred, Ye Wangchuan would have considered cutting him down right then and there.
Back at the scene, Su Fugui watched Ye Wangchuan and Li Luo disappear into the distance, a big question mark forming above his head.
"Why the rush?"
As he pondered, Su Fugui noticed that Ye Wangchuan and Li Luo made quite the pair—a tall man and a little girl.
It reminded him of the day he was assassinated.
The ones who had tried to kill him were also a man with a spear and a little girl.
"Could it be…?"
Su Fugui thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"No. The mysterious assassin who attacked me was only at the late stage of the first realm, while Ye Wangchuan is already at the mid-stage of the second realm."
"How could he advance from the late first realm to the mid-second realm in just a few days?"
"Even my system can’t level up that fast!"
"Besides, if he wanted to kill me, he wouldn’t have ordered someone to revive me! If he really wanted to recruit me, wouldn’t it be easier to offer treasures through the Ye family?"
"So Ye Wangchuan definitely isn’t the mysterious assassin from that day."
After using his brilliant mind to figure this out, Su Fugui turned his attention to the back.
His bodyguard was still pinned to the stone wall by Ye Wangchuan’s spear.
"Are you okay?"
Su Fugui walked over and tried to pull out the spear.
He tugged.
And tugged again.
"Huh?"
Su Fugui looked at the spear in confusion.
What kind of spear is this?
After several unsuccessful attempts, Su Fugui decided to try a different approach.
He widened the hole in the bodyguard’s shoulder and pulled the bodyguard out!
The bodyguard screamed in pain the entire time.
Once the bodyguard was free, Su Fugui gave her some medicine.
Now that the bodyguard was injured and he was only at the early stage of the first realm, there was no way they could continue competing for other Primordial Revival Flowers.
Su Fugui sighed.
He’d have to wait and see if there were any auctions in Chang’an later.
With his wealth, buying a Primordial Revival Flower at an auction shouldn’t be a problem.
When the bodyguard regained consciousness, Su Fugui asked her,
"What’s the deal with that spear? Why couldn’t I pull it out?"
"Let me see…"
The bodyguard stood up and examined the spear embedded in the stone wall. She exclaimed in surprise,
"Sir, this is a Heavy Steel Ink Spear! It’s said that only the Ye family’s artifact-crafting elders can forge these!"
"The spear weighs two hundred tons! It’s incredibly sturdy and has excellent spiritual energy conductivity!"
"Plus, the craftsmanship is exquisite. I’d estimate each one is worth at least two hundred gold coins!"
"Sir, let’s pull it out and sell it!"
Su Fugui: "…"
"Uh, there are dozens more of these spears lying on the ground over there."
……
……
Meanwhile, Ye Wangchuan wasn’t actually chasing Night Raven with Li Luo.
He turned to Li Luo and asked,
"Li Luo, does your offer still stand? One cultivation pill for every five gold coins’ worth of materials I gather?"
"Mm-hmm, it does," Li Luo replied, puzzled.
"Alright, let’s head to the center then."
Ye Wangchuan nodded and led Li Luo toward the heart of the cave realm.
The closer they got to the center, the more valuable the natural treasures became.
By now, Ye Wangchuan had encountered all three protagonists in the cave realm.
He had already taken Liu Han’s opportunity.
Su Fugui was nothing but a magnet for trouble.
So, the best course of action was to gather as many natural treasures as possible and squeeze Li Luo for her resources.
Li Luo naturally agreed.
For every five gold coins’ worth of materials gathered, her system would reward her with 50 villain points.
Even after giving Ye Wangchuan one cultivation pill, she’d still profit 20 villain points!
Haha, Ye Wangchuan, you didn’t expect to be the one getting fleeced, did you?
The two of them happily made their way to the center of the cave realm.