I'm invincible once I descend the mountain; the beautiful CEO is forcing me to get our marriage

Ye An sheathed his longsword; the blade was spotless in the moonlight, as if it had never been drawn.

He glanced at the headless corpse on the ground, then at Protector Wang, who was still coughing up blood beside him.

Wang, whose chest had caved in due to being stepped on by the Zhang family head, was staring wide-eyed at Ye An with a look of horror more intense than if he had seen a ghost.

One move...

No, it doesn't even qualify as a single move.

The Zhang family head, who had rendered him utterly powerless, died just like that.

He died silently.

Who exactly is this young man in white?

Ye An ignored him, casually sending him on his way with a sword strike, and then spread his divine sense like mercury, quickly finding the pretty figure in the nearby mountains.

He took a step, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

……

Lin Chanyi didn't know how long she had been running, nor did she know where she was.

There was a deathly silence all around, with only the rustling of the wind through the leaves and the rapid beating of my own heart.

She leaned against a tree, her body trembling uncontrollably.

All I could see in my mind was the image of that man being engulfed in flames, and the stench of burning flesh.

She felt nauseous, but nothing came out.

She seemed trapped, unable to go anywhere.

In her despair, she thought of Ye An again.

If he is...

The thought had barely formed when she extinguished it herself.

We can't drag him down with us anymore.

Lin Chanyi leaned against a tree trunk, slowly stood up, and stumbled out of the woods.

Under the moonlight, that gray-white highway looked like a dead end with no end in sight.

She stood by the roadside, looking around blankly.

Is anyone there?

Her voice was very soft, trembling with sobs, and almost inaudible in the empty night.

The only answer she received was the sound of the wind.

She walked aimlessly along the road, tears streaming down her face.

Suddenly, she stopped.

A figure appeared in the middle of the road not far ahead, seemingly out of nowhere.

Lin Chanyi was startled, her body tensed up, and she instinctively wanted to run back.

But the figure seemed somewhat familiar to her.

She mustered her courage and took a few steps forward, finally getting a clear look at the person's face.

Dressed in white, with black hair, the cool moonlight fell upon him, as if draping him in a halo.

It's Ye An.

Lin Chanyi was stunned.

She blinked, thinking it was a hallucination born of her despair.

Until that figure approached her.

"Brother Ye..." Lin Chanyi's voice trembled, "How did you get here?"

Did he really hear his own wish?

Ye An did not answer immediately.

He looked at the bloodstains on the girl's face from the tree branch, and her eyes, red from crying, and his brows furrowed slightly.

His divine sense had already detected another aura rushing toward him from the end of the road at an abnormally high speed.

That was an off-road vehicle.

This road is just an ordinary national highway, but that car was traveling at least 200 miles per hour.

"Brother Ye, let's go quickly!" Lin Chanyi seemed to have sensed something as well. She grabbed Ye An's sleeve, her expression anxious.

"Leave? Why leave?" Ye An asked back.

"Those people are here for me! You go quickly, don't worry about me!" Lin Chanyi cried out in distress, tears streaming down her face again.

"I sensed that the talisman I gave you had been used, so I came to check." Ye An's tone was very calm, as if he were talking about something perfectly ordinary. "When you left Medicine King Valley, this was what you were worried about, wasn't it?"

He had a general understanding.

It's nothing more than someone trying to take advantage of Lin Chanyi.

Lin Chanyi was stunned.

He... he was actually able to sense that talisman?

She felt both touched and guilty.

I did drag him down with me.

"Brother Ye, you don't know, they're from the Juyue Sect, the largest martial arts sect in Wudong Province..." Lin Chanyi explained incoherently, "You can't beat them, you should leave, please!"

She had witnessed Ye An's abilities and knew he was very capable; even Chen Daidai's grandfather respected him greatly.

However, Juyue Sect is a huge sect with countless experts, and its young sect leader is a monster.

No matter how powerful Ye An is, he is still just one person.

She couldn't just stand by and watch Ye An die for her sake.

"Don't worry, Chanyi."

Ye An raised his hand and gently patted the back of her hand. A gentle force came through, instantly calming her chaotic emotions.

"I told you, I would protect you and not let them hurt you in the slightest."

His gaze passed over Lin Chanyi and looked towards the distance of the highway, his eyes calm.

"Besides, it's too late to leave now."

The voice just fell.

At the end of the highway, the deafening roar of an engine could be heard.

A black SUV, like a wild beast out of control, rushed over at a crazy speed.

The car headlights were so bright that they illuminated the road ahead as if it were daytime.

Lin Chanyi's heart leaped into her throat. She instinctively gripped Ye An's sleeve, her body trembling.

The car, about ten meters away from them, executed a beautiful drift, followed by a sharp screech of brakes, and came to a steady stop.

The car door opened.

The first to get off were three men dressed in black training uniforms. Their temples were bulging, their breathing was steady, and they stood motionless beside the car with sharp eyes.

They all possess the strength of Grandmasters of Internal Energy.

Finally, a man got out of the passenger seat.

The man was in his thirties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a well-tailored gray suit. He looked refined and scholarly, more like a corporate executive than a martial artist.

But the heavy aura emanating from him was even more oppressive than that of the three guards beside him combined.

As soon as he got out of the car, his eyes were fixed on Lin Chanyi.

When he saw Lin Chanyi tightly gripping the arm of a strange man next to her, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"You are Lin Chanyi." The refined man spoke, his voice gentle yet carrying an undeniable air of authority.

He adjusted his glasses and asked, "Where's Protector Wang? Why isn't he with you?"

Lin Chanyi was so intimidated by his imposing presence that she couldn't utter a single word.

Ye An answered for her.

He spoke in a flat tone, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"If Protector Wang is the one with the fierce expression, then he is already dead."

The gentle expression on the refined man's face stiffened for a moment.

The three experts behind him, all of whom were at the Transformation Realm, also changed their expressions.

They exchanged glances, and one of them lowered his voice and said to the refined-looking man:

"Young Sect Master, you know how powerful Protector Wang is. To be able to kill him so quickly, it's probably Zhang Zhaojie who personally took action."

Another protector chimed in, "Hehe, among the four families and four sects of Wudong Province, only this Zhang family, who are so ignorant of their own mortality, would dare to ruin the young sect master's plans at a time like this."

They didn't even consider Ye An.

What skills could a young man who looks to be in his early twenties possibly have?

Most likely, they were servants sent by the Lin family to escort them, who were terrified by the grand scene.

The refined man, addressed as the young sect leader, quickly made a mental calculation.

The fact that the Zhang family dared to take action means they already know their secret.

This is no small matter.

But he still wore a gentle smile and instructed his men, "Take Lin Chanyi back first. We can avenge Protector Wang another day."

"Yes, Young Master!"

One of the burly, powerful martial arts masters responded and strode towards Lin Chanyi.

He reached out, as if to grab Lin Chanyi's arm.

Ye An simply stepped to the side, and he ended up blocking Lin Chanyi's path.

The hand of the expert in internal energy cultivation stopped in mid-air.

He looked at the expressionless young man in front of him and found it somewhat amusing.

"What? Is your Lin family trying to back out?" He grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "The money has already been transferred to you. Are you trying to raise the price at the last minute?"

Ye An looked at him and shook his head.

"I'm not a member of the Lin family," he said calmly, "but since Chanyi calls me Brother Ye, I'm going to take care of this matter."

Upon hearing this, the people on the other side were stunned.

That expert in internal energy was both amused and exasperated.

"And who are you, some Tom, Dick, or Harry, to have such audacity?"

This was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his life.

As a protector of the Juyue Sect and a master at the peak of the Transformation Realm, he had been running rampant in Wudong Province for many years. When had he ever seen such an arrogant brat?

Behind him, a bald, burly man was already clutching his stomach and laughing wildly.

"Haha, I'm actually a little curious about your identity. Tell us, or you'll really scare us to death."

Upon hearing this, Ye An looked at them and thought about it very seriously.

"In Jiangnan Province, everyone calls me Master Ye."

He looked at those people with a half-smile.

"Master Ye?"

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Hesitation appeared on the faces of the several guardians.

Such a young master?

They racked their brains, searching their minds for any such person in the martial arts and magic worlds.

Just then, the refined man who had been silent until now, who was also the young master of the Juyue Sect, suddenly spoke up.

For the first time, his expression turned serious.

"You must be Master Ye, the one with unparalleled swordsmanship!"

Although he used a question, his tone was very certain.

Ye An remained calm and composed, neither admitting nor denying the matter.

The young sect leader took a deep breath.

He has been in seclusion to recuperate recently, but he is not completely unaware of what is happening in the outside world.

The Celestial Ancestor of Medicine King Valley in Jiangnan died at the hands of a young man surnamed Ye.

This incident caused quite a stir in the entire high-level martial arts circle of China.

I never expected to run into him here.

A smile returned to the young sect leader's face, even more gentle than before.

"I think Master Ye has misunderstood." He took two steps forward, adopting a very humble posture. "Our Juyue Sect and the Jiangnan martial arts community have always kept to themselves and have never had any conflict of interest."

"As long as Master Ye is willing to hand this girl over to me, from now on, Master Ye will be our Juyue Sect's most honored ally."

He looked at Ye An, his tone sincere.

"I suppose that a powerful figure like Master Ye would know how to choose between a woman and a powerful force."

Lin Chanyi's heart sank to the bottom.

She looked at Ye An nervously.

She was afraid Ye An would agree.

After all, on one side is a girl he met by chance, and on the other side is the friendship of a major martial arts sect.

No matter which you choose, the result is obvious.

However, Ye An's answer surprised everyone.

He didn't even glance at the young sect leader, but instead lowered his head and said to Lin Chanyi beside him, "What do you think should be done with them?"

Lin Chanyi was stunned.

Ye An then said, "How about this, let him kneel down and kowtow to you, apologize, and that will be the end of it."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

The three Grandmaster-level protectors nearly popped their eyes out.

How could the young master of the Juyue Sect kneel and kowtow to a woman?

Is this kid crazy?

"Hmph! Master Ye? He's really pushing his luck!" One of the protectors couldn't help but exclaim, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"A mere bumpkin from Jiangnan dares to challenge my Juyue Sect? We, Wu Dong, are not as easy to deal with as you Jiangnan!"

"Exactly, these frogs in a well have no idea how powerful our young master is."

"What a grand display."

The smile on the young sect leader's face finally vanished completely.

He looked at Ye An with icy eyes.

He looked no more than thirty years old, but was actually nearly fifty. Having dominated Wudong for so many years, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"Master Ye!"

The young sect leader's voice was as cold as if it came from an ice cellar.

"I address you as Master Ye out of respect. If I didn't respect you, who would you be? How dare you sit on equal footing with me?"

"You're nothing but a country bumpkin from Jiangnan. You've only managed to inherit some sword techniques, and you really think you're invincible? So what if you killed an old, frail, and exhausted martial arts master?"

"I've killed countless martial artists like you! You can't even imagine what I'm capable of!"

His words were filled with condescending disdain.

In his view, Ye An's feat of slaying a celestial being with his sword was merely a matter of timing and fate, and not worth mentioning at all.

"Brother Ye..." Lin Chanyi was so frightened by his words that her face turned pale.

She tried to pull Ye An away and run, but found that Ye An was not moving.

After hearing this, Ye An was not angry; instead, he sighed softly.

He looked at the young sect leader, shook his head, and had a regretful expression on his face.

"Sigh, I did give you a chance."

"Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to... wipe out your entire family."