"Boyfriend, where are those three snakes?"

"They should still be outside!"

Ye Yuqiao let go of Chen Hao's hand and said, "Those three snakes nearly cost you your Yuqiao just now; aren't you angry?"

"Of course, I'm angry," a hint of murderous intent flashed in Chen Hao's eyes, "But you're crying so sadly, how could I not care and go take care of them?"

"I'm okay now; go quickly and deal with them. Don't forget that your girlfriend almost lost her life at their hands!"

Chen Hao nodded.

Just as he was about to leave by summoning the Nether Acupoint beside him, Ye Yuqiao suddenly leaned in and kissed his lips, but she withdrew as quickly as a dragonfly skimming the surface of water, then instructed, "Be careful!"

A smile appeared on Chen Hao's face, and then he left the Nether Acupoint.

After Chen Hao had gone, a sudden desolation overwhelmed Ye Yuqiao with a wave of inexplicable sadness, as if she had not fully recovered from the ordeal of nearly facing life and death.

She walked to a corner of the Nether Acupoint and sat down, curled up, buried her head, and continued to weep bitterly.

This time, the tears she shed were tears of joy. She started to slowly recall the past year's events and realized that since meeting Chen Hao, every time she faced danger, Chen Hao would always come to rescue her at the last moment.

This time was no exception. For her, who had almost given up all hope, it was enough that Chen Hao could come back alive from the Netherworld.

"Chen Hao was right; I should have faith in him, have faith in our future!"

..

..

A quarter of an hour later.

Chen Hao returned to the Nether Acupoint after killing the remaining three snake kings.

For him now, those three snake kings no longer posed a threat, especially after he had just fought against someone at the level of the Dark Law King. His requirement for himself was not only to defeat the snake kings but to do it quickly—to defeat them in the shortest time possible.

In his view, a quarter of an hour seemed too long. He thought of the Dark Law King and Zhao Chong; if these two were to face the three snake kings, they would probably end the battle in the blink of an eye.

"I need to become stronger!" Chen Hao inspired himself inwardly.

After coming back inside the Nether Acupoint, Chen Hao saw that Ye Yuqiao, sitting in the corner, had already curled up and fallen asleep.

He walked over to Ye Yuqiao quietly and sat down beside her, and then carefully picked her up in his arms.

After a while, Chen Hao carried Ye Yuqiao out of the Nether Acupoint and went to the woods on the opposite bank of the river, choosing a big tree to lean against.

Ye Yuqiao woke up only now.

"I don't care, even if I lose all my dignity, I should be able to cry if I want to in front of my boyfriend," Ye Yuqiao burrowed her head into Chen Hao, acting coquettishly. Her hands climbed onto Chen Hao's cheeks, using her cool palms to feel his genuine warmth and to confirm once again that this was not a dream.

After a moment of daze, Ye Yuqiao's hands finally fell back to rest on Chen Hao's shoulders, and she exclaimed, "Alright, this isn't a dream, you're my real boyfriend!"

Chen Hao gave a wry smile, his heart aching for her, thinking about how the day's events must have frightened Ye Yuqiao quite a bit.

"Yuqiao, let me kiss you, to celebrate that we're both still alive!"

Ye Yuqiao straightened her back and closed her eyes.

After a long kiss, the two of them opened their eyes, both of their faces slightly flushed with redness.

"Boyfriend, how did you escape from King Nanlin's clutches?"

"King Nanlin!" Chen Hao was taken aback, "Are you talking about the prisoner who escaped from the gates of the Netherworld a few days ago?"

"Didn't you see him?" Ye Yuqiao was equally surprised, "He was the one who captured you and took you to the Netherworld."

Chen Hao shook his head, then with a tone of awe, said, "So it was him who brought me to the Netherworld. Then the Dark Law King and King Shuanglin must have known I was there and came over to kill me!"

Chen Hao recalled what he had seen and heard in the Netherworld and speculated.

"Then King Nanlin couldn't beat them, and he left me behind to escape. At that time, I just happened to wake up."

"Is that so?" Yuqiao looked doubtful. After pondering for a long while, she then asked, "Did you happen to see Zhao Chong?"

Chen Hao shook his head.

"So, it's possible that Zhao Chong didn't take any action to rescue you, or maybe he did rescue you, but you didn't know what exactly happened because you were not awake at the time," Ye Yuqiao mused.

"It would be best if he hadn't sent anyone to rescue me," Chen Hao suddenly said with a grim face, looking somewhat displeased.

Ye Yuqiao rolled her eyes at him, then reached out to pinch his cheek, her face showing contempt as she said, "Petty!"

After a pause, she changed the subject and asked again, "So what happened after you woke up? Did you fight with the Dark Law King?"

"We did."

Ye Yuqiao immediately showed a look of joy, "You're alive, does that mean you can fight to a standstill with the Dark Law King?"

With a bitter twist of his mouth, Chen Hao sighed helplessly before explaining, "I exchanged a few moves with him, only to realize that I was no match for him at all, so I hid inside a Nether Acupoint. After I hid inside the Nether Acupoint for the second time and came out, I found that the Dark Law King had already left with King Shuanglin and another person."

"The other person is King Wumeng," Yuqiao said expressionlessly.

Through the Nether King's Heart, she visualized the scenes Chen Hao was recalling in his mind and spotted King Wumeng lying injured on the ground. It was precisely because of King Wumeng that she identified a discrepancy: if at that time the three Dharma Kings were dealing with King Nanlin, how could King Wumeng have been injured by him? There must have been a lot more going on, and someone else must have appeared on the scene.

So what exactly happened, and who else was there? Although she couldn't guess the correct answer, Ye Yuqiao was certain that whoever appeared must have come to rescue Chen Hao.

"Then did you return to the mortal world afterwards?"

"It was Niu Tou who found me, and then allowed me to return to the mortal world. After coming back, I saw giant snake corpses and signs of a struggle in the Yang Wood Forest, so I immediately used Nether Vision to find you, and drew you into the Nether Acupoint."

As he spoke, Chen Hao's tone turned sad, "I can't imagine, if I had returned just two minutes later, you…"

Ye Yuqiao hastily covered Chen Hao's mouth with her hand, softly saying, "Alright, I know I was careless. It won't happen again, okay?"

Chen Hao nodded, taking a long, deep breath.

"Isn't it time to look for Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing? They should be awake by now," Chen Hao asked. Long ago, he had used Nether Vision to find Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing more than twenty kilometers downstream and, seeing that the two lying on the bank were unharmed, he hadn't rushed to find them.

"Yes," Yuqiao nodded slightly, "Then let me ask one last question, what did it feel like to fight with the Dark Law King?"

"Very scared, but at the same time quite excited. Although there's still a big gap in strength, I will work hard to surpass him."

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