Ye Zhan dared not approach, nor dare he leave.
He feared that after he left, the woman would be harmed again, so he could only stand still, constantly comforting her.
Half an hour later, the woman's emotions finally stabilized.
She finally remembered that the person who had abducted her last night was not the young man in front of her, but a middle-aged man with a lewd face.
She stood up, forced a smile, and said apologetically, "This humble one, Jing Yulan, was too frightened just now and misunderstood the young master. I hope the young master will not mind!"
Ye Zhan awkwardly touched his head and said, "It's nothing. I suppose anyone would be frightened in such a situation."
Jing Yulan calmed down, and her intellect returned. She realized that Ye Zhan had saved her and quickly thanked him, saying, "The young master saved Yulan. Yulan has no way to repay you. I beg the young master to return to the Jing family with Yulan. Yulan is willing to prepare a generous gift to repay the young master's life-saving grace!"
Ye Zhan smiled and said, "Miss Jing need not be so polite. I merely acted on impulse and did not seek any reward from you. Since you are unharmed, I should leave."
He turned and left.
Ping Le had escaped, and he still had to go back and make plans on how to take Ping Le's head.
Seeing that Ye Zhan was really leaving, Jing Yulan panicked and quickly called out, "Young master!"
Ye Zhan stopped his steps and looked at Jing Yulan with confusion, asking, "Does Miss Jing have anything else?"
Jing Yulan secretly glanced at Ye Zhan and said, "The young master saved a life, but Yulan still does not know the young master's name!"
Ye Zhan smiled brightly and said, "My name is Ye Zhan! Miss Jing, we will meet again!"
He finished speaking and took another step, about to leave.
"Young Master Ye!" Jing Yulan called out again.
Ye Zhan turned his head and smiled, "Does Miss Jing have anything else?"
Jing Yulan stomped her foot shyly, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "Yulan has an impudent request, and I hope Young Master Ye will help."
Ye Zhan turned around and faced Jing Yulan, saying, "Miss Jing, please speak!"
Jing Yulan's face reddened before she spoke, stammering for a long time before finally saying, "Young Master Ye, Yulan was abducted by a villain and does not know where she is. And Yulan has never left home since childhood, nor does she know the way home. Therefore, could Young Master Ye please escort Yulan?"
"Of course, Yulan will not let Young Master Ye escort her for free. After Young Master Ye escorts Yulan back to the Jing family, Yulan will surely offer a reward to thank Young Master Ye!"
"This..."
Ye Zhan raised his eyebrows and hesitated.
What he wanted to do now was to kill Ping Le as soon as possible, so that no other women would suffer.
But if what Jing Yulan said was true, then if he refused, it would seem improper.
Jing Yulan saw Ye Zhan's hesitation and quickly said, "Young Master Ye, if Yulan was merely lost, she could ask others. But Yulan's strength is weak. What should Yulan do if she encountered bad people?"
As she spoke, her eyes were filled with mist.
Ye Zhan's heart softened.
Jing Yulan's concerns were not unfounded.
A gentle and weak woman like her was indeed not suitable for traveling alone.
Moreover, if Ping Le could target Jing Yulan once, why couldn't he target her again?
Forget it!
To save a life to the end, to send Buddha to the West.
Ye Zhan sighed and said, "Let's go! I'll take you home!"
Jing Yulan wiped away her tears in surprise and said joyfully, "Thank you, Young Master Ye! Thank you, Young Master Ye!"
Then, the two traveled together towards the City of Chaos.
The Jing family where Jing Yulan belonged was an obscure, minor family in the City of Chaos.
At first, when Ping Le abducted her from the Jing family, no one in the Jing family was alerted.
Therefore, no one from the Jing family came to rescue her.
It was not that they did not want to rescue her, but they simply did not know she had been abducted.
And now, the people of the Jing family would naturally not think that her whereabouts were tens of thousands of miles away.
Tens of thousands of miles away was not an exaggeration.
Think about it, with the speed of Ping Le at the early stage of the Divine King realm and Ye Zhan at the peak of the Great Divine realm, traveling for a night could cover tens of thousands of miles with ease.
Ye Zhan accompanied Jing Yulan, heading west.
Because Jing Yulan only had the cultivation of the peak Emperor realm, their speed was not fast.
What Ye Zhan had traveled in one night now took them more than half a month to complete.
With the hero saving the beauty and more than half a month of constant companionship, Jing Yulan's heart was completely captured by Ye Zhan.
Ye Zhan was also attracted by Jing Yulan's gentle and virtuous nature, and his affection grew.
The man was willing, and the woman was willing, and by the time they reached the Jing family, they had already placed each other in their hearts.
After sending Jing Yulan to the Jing family, Ye Zhan had no intention of leaving for the time being.
Thus, he temporarily stayed at the Jing family.
At the same time, Ye Zhan had also killed five heinous criminals in the City of Chaos.
The halo of a hero was placed upon Ye Zhan, further capturing Jing Yulan's heart.
As time passed, the two of them became even closer, deeply in love.
Ye Zhan stayed at the Jing family for a year and a half.
During this year and a half, Ye Zhan finally killed nine heinous criminals and it was time to return to his family to inherit the position of family head.
However, Ping Le was not among the nine vicious criminals he had killed.
And the matter of Ping Le escaping from Ye Zhan's hands had always bothered Ye Zhan.
Therefore, Ye Zhan decided that he must kill Ping Le before returning to the Ye family.
Soon, he received news that Ping Le had appeared in Crimson Blood City.
Thus, Ye Zhan bid farewell to Jing Yulan and the people of the Jing family and galloped towards Crimson Blood City.
Fortunately, heaven had eyes. On the third day of his arrival in Crimson Blood City, he once again intercepted Ping Le, who was returning with a captive.
"Ping Le, we meet again!" Ye Zhan said with a hint of coldness.
Ping Le looked at Ye Zhan for a moment and finally recognized him.
Ping Le's face darkened and he said, "Brat, it's you again! What do you want?"
Ye Zhan coldly laughed and said, "I told you, I want to eliminate harm for the people! And the reason I could intercept you again shows that heaven intends to use my hand to kill you!"
Ping Le snorted and said, "Just you? Last time, I just didn't want to tangle with you. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
Ye Zhan said coldly, "Since you're not afraid, even better! Ping Le, die!"
As his voice fell, Ye Zhan drew his saber and fought Ping Le fiercely.
In the past year and a half, Ye Zhan had experienced dozens of battles, big and small, and had accumulated rich experience.
An expert's move reveals their skill.
Seeing Ye Zhan's increasingly sharp attacks, Ping Le's expression became solemn, and he said, "Brat, are you really determined to oppose me?"
Ye Zhan sneered, "Scum like you deserves to be killed by everyone! Enough nonsense, let's see how I kill you today!"