"Ye Chen, you bastard, are you disgusting or not, disgusting or not!" Fang Ruolan retched repeatedly, tears almost coming out, as the scene Ye Chen described was too touching for her.

Fang Ruolan's retching made Ye Chen burst into laughter, feeling the thrill of a successful prank.

"Holy Woman Wife, how many treasures did you pick up!" Ye Chen looked toward the pile of treasures not far away, his eyes shining with greed!

"These treasures are so valuable that even a Land God would be moved by them!" Fang Ruolan said. "Quickly put those things into the Qiankun Bag and then stuff the Qiankun Bag into your pants so that woman Yun Xianghan doesn't snatch it away!"

In just a few words, Fang Ruolan showed excellent theft-prevention awareness.

"Uh!" Ye Chen also felt tipsy with amusement.

Naimei Xue coldly watched Ye Chen, eager to snatch the treasures and run. Among them were magic pills and elixirs, Divine Weapons, and various other rare natural treasures that could bring unimaginable improvements to whoever acquired them.

But Naimei Xue didn't come in a truck; she couldn't carry away so many treasures.

So many precious items gathered together would even make a Land God's heart race—this was an unimaginable fortune!

Naimei Xue's envious and resentful gaze was completely ignored by Ye Chen; after all, too many people had looked at him with that same expression.

"Quick, gather them up, and here's this movement technique secret manual found among these treasures!" Fang Ruolan handed over the most valuable movement technique secret manual to Ye Chen.

"Fleeting Shadow Trace?" Ye Chen flipped through those yellowed pages, then started to seriously study it.

"It's an unfathomable secret technique, also a kind of movement technique, but the most powerful part of this technique is its ability to conceal one's movements!" Ye Chen memorized the key points of the manual, then looked at Naimei Xue. "I promised to give you some benefits just now, didn't I?"

"Mmm."

Naimei Xue's eyes sparkled, filled with disbelief and a bit of inexplicable anticipation.

"Take this Fleeting Shadow Trace, then!" Ye Chen said to Naimei Xue, tossing the pages toward her. "We've held grudges for a long time, fought countless battles, and now it's time to let bygones be bygones with a smile!"

Naimei Xue, a disciple of the highest caliber from the island nation, the favored apprentice of the Land God, also held another title: she was the third leader of the Croc No. crew.

Due to Ye Chen's interference, the Croc No. was annihilated, and that's how the enmity between Naimei Xue and Ye Chen began!

Naimei Xue, confident in her unfathomable ninja way, made several assassination attempts on Ye Chen, but each time she nearly ended up crippled, and their grudge deepened.

However, Ye Chen now wanted to resolve this enmity, after all, having too many enemies meant peaceless nights.

"You're really giving me this Fleeting Shadow Trace?" Naimei Xue caught the flying pages from Ye Chen, and even with the secret technique in hand, she was still somewhat in disbelief.

In the hands of others, the Fleeting Shadow Trace might just be a movement technique secret manual, but Naimei Xue was a high-level ninja!

With Fleeting Shadow Trace merged with her ninja way, her skills would soar, unleashing unpredictable power once mastered.

Even though Ye Chen knew that the Fleeting Shadow Trace could dramatically boost her strength, he still gave the technique to her, which made Naimei Xue feel as if she were in a dream.

"Mmm!" Ye Chen confirmed earnestly.

"This treasure hunt was fraught with killing intent. You were dragged here by us, so consider this your compensation!"

Naimei Xue was a disciple of the Land God, and she also carried a great fate. Yun Xiang Han, regardless of the presence behind her, dragged her into the cave dwelling to avert a danger, which was tantamount to kidnapping her.

"Thank, thank you!" Naimei Xue struggled to express her gratitude. She hadn't expected Ye Chen to be so magnanimous, to overlook their past grievances, and bestow upon her this incredibly rare movement technique secret.

After all, secret techniques were hard to find, especially movement technique secrets, which were even rarer within the realm of secret techniques. Ye Chen gave it to her without even a second glance, which made Naimei Xue feel incredibly grateful. In a flash, all thoughts of debts and grudges disappeared.

"There's no need to be polite, we all owe each other our lives!"

Ye Chen said with a carefree smile, then walked over to the pile of treasures and began zealously collecting them.

"What is this pill? I can't even recognize it, but it smells so good. It's definitely a rare and unique treasure!" Ye Chen stored an extraordinary bottle of pills in his Qiankun Bag.

"All this scrap metal, with no real Divine Weapons among it. I'll take it all out and sell it as scrap metal!" He shoved a collection of weapons into his Qiankun Bag as well.

"This is Dragon Beard Root, which can strengthen one's essence, warm the spirit, and nourish the body. Taking it has unexpected benefits for your health!" Ye Chen exclaimed excitedly, pulling a transcendent medicinal herb from the pile of treasures.

"This dagger is so sharp, it can cut through metal—it counts as a treasure weapon!"

"There are even a few diamonds, those are quite rare..."

Ye Chen's eyes gleamed as he moved a mountain of treasures into his Qiankun Bag; this trip had been a windfall.

"Ye Chen, do you have feelings for that Naimei Xue?" Fang Ruolan squatted beside Ye Chen and whispered.

"No," Ye Chen, busy collecting treasures, replied briskly.

"Then why did you give her the movement technique secret?" Fang Ruolan's voice grew cold; jealousy could not be hidden. "Amidst the chaotic dance of demons, a multitude of treasures sprawled before us, yet just one martial arts secret among them! And it's the rarest of movement techniques, no less! How could you be so open-handed, bestowing such a world-shocking martial technique upon your enemy?"

Fang Ruolan watched Ye Chen indignantly. Such a movement technique secret was exceedingly rare, one might say almost unheard of in the world. Yet, this man had just handed over such a precious technique to a formidable foe. Fang Ruolan was furious. What if Naimei Xue mastered the technique and turned it against them?

"Didn't I give you the key to the total cultivation of 'Seven Stars Chasing the Moon'?" Ye Chen replied.

"Ordinary people can never have too much money, just as Martial Artists can never have too many martial techniques!" Fang Ruolan retorted with a cold laugh.

"That movement technique secret isn't very useful to us; it can only show its true value in Naimei Xue's hands!" Ye Chen said.

Shadow Trace is a mysterious technique hiding the principles of the five elements, sharing commonalities with the ninja arts. If Naimei Xue could gain insight from it, her combat power would surely soar!

"Are you stupid? If she masters the technique and decides to kill you, what then?" Fang Ruolan asked.

"She could practice for a hundred years and still wouldn't be able to kill me!" Ye Chen confidently gathered the treasures. "I've memorized the way to cultivate Shadow Trace. Even if Naimei Xue masters it and aims to kill me, I can anticipate her every move and snuff her out in the blink of an eye!"

"You've fallen for her!" Fang Ruolan looked at Ye Chen coldly. "I've been watching you for a long time. You always keep your eyes on her. Don't tell me you don't harbor those kinds of feelings for her!"

"I really don't!" Ye Chen insisted. "I kept an eye on her for fear she might escape!"

"Then why did you give her the movement technique secret?" Fang Ruolan demanded.

"We've offended Naimei Xue so grievously! Her master is the Land God, unmatched in the ninja arts. If I don't give her something to compensate, what am I to do if her master comes to kill me?" Ye Chen said earnestly.

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