Chapter 396: A Household Essential, a Good Thing for Passing Time and Finding Happiness

Chapter 396: Chapter 396: A Household Essential, a Good Thing for Passing Time and Finding Happiness

He looked at Blood Phoenix and snickered. "Hehe, I just love seeing you hate my guts but be completely helpless to do anything about it!"

Blood Phoenix ground her teeth and said, "You just wait! Just you wait!"

"Heh, bite me!" Ye Feng said with a chuckle.

Blood Phoenix staggered violently, nearly falling to the ground. Just then, a mercenary ran up to her and shouted urgently:

"Captain, our Blood Phoenix Mercenary Corps has been completely surrounded by the Asura Mercenary Corps! We can’t break out! You have to get there quick, or we’re going to be annihilated!"

Blood Phoenix’s expression darkened instantly. "Jade-Faced Asura, you’ve gone too far!"

The mercenary hesitated for a moment before looking at Blood Phoenix and saying, "Captain, you’re not as powerful as that Jade-Faced Asura. Going now would be suicide. I suggest you find some backup..."

"Shut your mouth!" Blood Phoenix snarled through gritted teeth. ’Damn it, always bringing up the one thing I don’t want to hear.’

But she had to admit, she really couldn’t defeat Jade-Faced Asura. ’What am I going to do?’

But when she saw Ye Feng standing beside her, her eyes shifted, and an idea suddenly formed.

She looked at Ye Feng, her eyes crinkling into a smile as she said, "Ye Feng, you don’t want to marry me, right?"

Ye Feng nodded. "The water’s too deep. I’m afraid I’d drown."

Hearing Ye Feng’s jokes get dirtier and dirtier, Blood Phoenix felt like her lungs would explode from rage. "Would it kill you to not be a pervert?"

"This is just how I am. Bite me," Ye Feng said lazily.

"You..." Blood Phoenix’s face went pale with rage. She barely managed to suppress her anger and glared at Ye Feng. "Ye Feng, neither of us can stand the sight of the other. Let’s not torture each other like this.

Let’s make a deal. You help me deal with the Asura Mercenary Corps today, and I’ll go back and convince my dad to give you the Kirin Helmet. How about it?"

Ye Feng looked at the venomous glint in Blood Phoenix’s eyes. "Trying to set another trap for me?"

Blood Phoenix avoided his gaze. "Take it or leave it!"

"I’m in," Ye Feng nodded without hesitation. He walked right up to Blood Phoenix, stared into her eyes, and said, word by word, "I hate it when people set traps for me. If I find out you’re scheming against me, you’d better watch that ass of yours."

At Ye Feng’s words, Blood Phoenix’s rear immediately began to sting with phantom pain.

Ye Feng didn’t give her a second glance, simply turning and striding away.

Blood Phoenix stared at Ye Feng’s departing figure, her eyes full of venomous hatred. ’Still think you can mess with me? Dream on,’ she murmured to herself. ’This time, you’re not coming back.’

With that, she immediately followed after Ye Feng.

...

「The Outlands.」

「Cloud Mist Jungle.」

The Cloud Mist Jungle was rich in Spirit Medicines, and many Mercenary Corps would come here to hunt for treasure. There were also those with ulterior motives who came to prey on others, robbing and killing for loot. As such, it had also become a paradise for adventurers.

「At this moment, in the Cloud Mist Jungle.」

「Black Wind Pass.」

A Mercenary Corps was trapped inside Black Wind Pass.

On the left side of their chests was the emblem of a blood-red phoenix. They were members of the Blood Phoenix Mercenary Corps.

Outside Black Wind Pass, another group of mercenaries had them surrounded. Embroidered on the left side of their chests was a horrifying skull.

The Asura Mercenary Corps!

At the head of the Asura Mercenary Corps stood a woman clad in leather. She had waist-length hair and a fiery figure. Her proud chest looked as if it would burst from her clothes at any moment.

The woman wore an Asura mask, obscuring her face. She was none other than the leader of the Asura Mercenary Corps, Jade-Faced Asura.

The vice-captain of the Blood Phoenix Mercenary Corps, Ding Hui, glared at Jade-Faced Asura and shouted angrily:

"Jade-Faced Asura, we have no quarrel with you, yet you’ve attacked us without reason several times! Have you no sense of decency?"

Jade-Faced Asura just chuckled. "I’ve simply set my sights on you fat sheep. I feel like slaughtering you. What are you going to do about it?"

"You..." Ding Hui’s face turned ashen with rage. He gritted his teeth and said, "Just you wait. Our captain will be here any minute..."

"GIGGLE..." The moment Ding Hui’s words fell, Jade-Faced Asura burst out laughing. "That piece of trash Blood Phoenix is on her way? Wonderful! She’s exactly who I’m waiting for!"

Just then, a sound of rushing air echoed from the distance, followed by a cold voice. "Jade-Faced Asura, you’re getting a little too arrogant!"

As the voice faded, a fiery red figure appeared in a flash, landing directly in front of Ding Hui.

It was Blood Phoenix.

Seeing Blood Phoenix, Ding Hui immediately cried out, "Captain, they’ve ambushed us several times now! They’ve gone too far!"

Jade-Faced Asura looked at Blood Phoenix and chuckled. "Blood Phoenix, hand over the Kirin Helmet."

Blood Phoenix looked at Jade-Faced Asura and said coldly, "So you’re after my family’s Kirin Helmet after all. What if I were to tell you... I’m not handing it over?"

Jade-Faced Asura chuckled again. "Don’t test my patience. If I don’t get the Kirin Helmet today, not only will all of you mercenaries die, but I’ll wipe Tongtian City off the map!"

"Heh. You and what army?" Blood Phoenix said coldly.

"Is just me not enough?" Jade-Faced Asura chuckled, looking at Blood Phoenix. "Or are you thinking of taking me on? Do you really think you’re qualified?"

Blood Phoenix looked at Jade-Faced Asura and chuckled as well. "You really think you’re invincible, don’t you? Dream on. I may not be able to handle you, but someone else can!"

After speaking, she looked around, but she didn’t see Ye Feng. She roared, "Ye Feng! Ye Feng!"

Just then, a lazy voice drifted from outside. "What’s the rush? I’m here, aren’t I?"

As the voice spoke, Ye Feng strolled over, munching on a wild cucumber. CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

He walked up to Blood Phoenix, held out his half-eaten cucumber, and said seriously, "It’s pretty crunchy. Want a bite?"

"No!" Blood Phoenix glared at Ye Feng, wishing she could strangle him. ’Still eating at a time like this? Why don’t you just choke on it and die?’

Ye Feng pulled the cucumber back, took another bite, and said, "I’m telling you, cucumbers are great. You should always keep one on hand. They’re a household essential, perfect for passing the time and achieving happiness. You can eat them, but you can also use them for..."

"To hell with your cucumbers! Now get over there and ’bite’ her!" Blood Phoenix cursed furiously.

Ye Feng smiled faintly. "You go ’bite’ her first. If you can’t win, I’ll step in and pull you two apart."

"You..." Blood Phoenix’s lips trembled with rage, leaving her speechless. She was only now realizing that she could never win a war of words with this bastard.

She glared at Ye Feng and snarled through gritted teeth, "You’re no man! If I get hurt today, you can forget about ever getting that Kirin Helmet!"

Ye Feng completely ignored her and continued to munch on his cucumber.

Behind them, Jade-Faced Asura burst out giggling again. "And here I thought you’d found some powerful backup. Turns out you just brought an idiot along! Haha..."

Blood Phoenix glared at Jade-Faced Asura, her teeth clenched. "Even without him, I will fight you to the death today! I won’t let you bully me anymore! Now, die!"

With that, she drew her longsword and lunged at Jade-Faced Asura.