Seeing Ye Yuqiao's serious expression while asking this question, Chen Hao suddenly widened his eyes. After thinking for a while, Chen Hao let out a snort of laughter, then pulled Ye Yuqiao into his arms and smilingly asked, "If my mom were still alive, would you ask me who I would save if you and my mom both fell into the water?"

Ye Yuqiao frowned slightly, her face still serious as she waited for Chen Hao's answer.

Chen Hao's expression darkened, and after a sigh, he said, "That hypothesis is simply not valid. But if you insist on an answer from me, I…"

"I was just asking casually," Ye Yuqiao interrupted before Chen Hao could finish. Her brows relaxed a little as she murmured softly, "I didn't say you had to answer."

Chen Hao made a face at Ye Yuqiao, then raised his head and rubbed his somewhat weary cheeks, saying, "I have to go deal with those old guys now, and after that, I'll have to face the Soul Devouring Beast."

"You're going to face the Soul Devouring Beast?" Ye Yuqiao was quite surprised. Suddenly, she pushed Chen Hao down on the bed, her cool delicate hand caressing Chen Hao's left eye while closing her own eyes, feeling the Yin Qi Spiritual Power emanating from his body. After a long while, she opened her eyes and shook her head repeatedly, "No, the Yin Qi Spiritual Power in you is far from enough to use the Nether Acupoint technique. Going after the Soul Devouring Beast is just walking into suffering."

"Are you worried about me?" Chen Hao teased playfully, refreshed and invigorated by the faint fragrance coming from Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao pursed her lips, shaking her head with a smile that was not quite a smile. Then she reached out and pinched Chen Hao's face hard, her mind flashing back to the image of Chen Hao running out of oxygen and collapsing into Tang Jing's arms earlier, which made her feel displeased.

Thus, she pushed Chen Hao away and said, "I'll deal with the Soul Devouring Beast. I just need to activate the Nether King's Power for a moment; it probably won't be detected."

"No!" Chen Hao shook his head, his brows furrowed tightly as he pulled Ye Yuqiao back into his arms. "You've already used it twice recently to save me; I can't let you activate it again. Don't worry, even though my Yin Qi Spiritual Power is still insufficient, I believe I will definitely have a breakthrough."

"A breakthrough?" Ye Yuqiao asked, puzzled.

Moving closer to Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao looked at her with eyes full of confidence. After coughing once, he said, "Yes, I feel like every time I face some danger, I will have a breakthrough, be it Yin Qi Spiritual Power or Yang Energy Power."

Ye Yuqiao thought it over carefully and realized that everything was as Chen Hao had said. According to the normal progression of cultivation, Chen Hao's left eye shouldn't be able to emit Nether Fire right now. She looked at Chen Hao and found that he had become somewhat charming. She couldn't help but stretch out her hands to embrace his now warmly glowing cheeks and asked softly, "Why do you always have a breakthrough?"

"Because I've learned to cherish!" Chen Hao stared into Ye Yuqiao's eyes as he spoke, his fascination with the somewhat shy and proactive Ye Yuqiao. "Ever since that car accident, I realized I need to cherish my grandfather; and then you appeared, and I told myself to cherish you well. Every time I'm in danger, I always think, 'If I'm gone, Grandpa can't come back; if I'm gone, there'll be no one to treat you well.'"

Speaking, Chen Hao hesitated, then extended his hand and gently caressed Ye Yuqiao's fair-as-snow cheek, his gaze extremely infatuated. After watching for a while, he continued, "Ye Yuqiao, if I were gone, would you be sad?"

Ye Yuqiao's eyes suddenly brightened, then her brow furrowed. After looking at Chen Hao for a long time, she said, "I believe you will definitely have a breakthrough in a moment."

Having said that, Ye Yuqiao suddenly lifted her head and took the initiative to kiss Chen Hao's lips.

Chen Hao was stunned; this was the first time Ye Yuqiao had kissed him. When he came to his senses, his face showed a mix of surprise and delight. Smiling, he suddenly frowned and asked, "Ye Yuqiao, do you like me now?"

Faced with his question, Ye Yuqiao's blush abruptly faded, returning to her usual impassive expression, and she said, "Wait until you defeat the Soul Devouring Beast and come back, then I'll tell you!"

"Okay! Then I'm going to take care of that ugly thing now, you wait for me to come back!" Chen Hao said excitedly. After speaking, he let go of Ye Yuqiao and swiftly left the room.

Once Chen Hao had left, Ye Yuqiao slowly got up, looking at herself in the mirror on the bedside table and asking, "Did I do something wrong again?"

A crystal-clear tear fell from her right eye.

"You idiot! Why are you so stupid?" Ye Yuqiao sobbed.

After Chen Hao left the room, he briskly walked through the living room and out of the door.

At that moment, seven or eight Onmyoji led by Ren Deshan were standing on the stairs. The previously noisy group fell silent at the sight of Chen Hao with a stern face, and none dared to provoke him.

"You all should go back now!" Chen Hao gestured to the Onmyoji to leave.

"President Chen!" Ren Deshan stepped up to Chen Hao, anxiously explaining, "I wasn't with them to pressure you into calling for someone, I was trying to persuade them to go back."

"I know, I know!" Chen Hao said as he rested his hand on Ren Deshan's shoulder. After settling Ren Deshan, he looked at the Onmyoji on the staircase and said, "Don't say anything, you old fellows are not doing this for the first time. Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. Go back quickly, and don't disturb the neighbors' rest. Rest assured, I'm off to deal with the Soul Devouring Beast right now!"

After a while, the Onmyoji nodded their heads in a daze, repeatedly muttering "oh" and then turned to leave.

Once the Onmyoji had gone downstairs, Ren Deshan spoke earnestly, "President Chen, there's something I must tell you!"

Chen Hao nodded.

"Actually, no one in the association had thought of forcing you to hand over Tang Jing. It was only after Wang Chuan appeared at the association and stirred up trouble with a few words that everyone was incited, leading to the scene just now," Ren Deshan said sadly.

"Him again!" Chen Hao clenched his teeth. After a moment, he urgently said to Ren Deshan, "Next time Wang Chuan shows up, just throw him out. If you can't, then fight him off. I'll take responsibility for any issues. I'm in a hurry to clean up that ugly thing, you go downstairs later at your own pace, we can talk more later."

With that, Chen Hao dashed downstairs.

Watching Chen Hao's figure disappear, Ren Deshan chuckled, "Youth is really something, always full of fighting spirit!"

After getting downstairs, Chen Hao took out a Yellow Talisman drawn by Ye Yuqiao from his mouth, then chanted a few incantations as Yuqiao had taught him, and flicked the talisman toward the ground. Before it could land, the talisman transformed into a yellow dog that barked twice.

"Quick, lead me to that Soul Devouring Beast!" Chen Hao said impatiently.

The yellow dog glanced back at Chen Hao, barked twice, and then dashed forward, with Chen Hao in hot pursuit. At this point, he was feeling extremely excited, thinking to himself, "Ye Yuqiao, you must like me, I'll soon hear you say you like me! Even if you're the Nether King, as long as we like each other, we can definitely be together!"

Thirty minutes later, Chen Hao followed the yellow dog to the outskirts of Y City. Although he had been running for half an hour straight, he didn't feel tired in the slightest, instead, he felt energized and his body was filled with energy.

The yellow dog suddenly stopped moving and turned into a flame.

Chen Hao slowed his pace, looking around...

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