The southeastern area of Flower Capital is a mountain region, dotted with a few villages and towns!
Fortunately, the population within is not very dense.
Even a few kilometers away, Ye Fan had already keenly detected the strong stench of decay.
At the same time, Ye Fan also noticed that on the main road leading into the area, roadblocks had been set up with youths in Xuanwu Region camouflage uniforms intercepting vehicles and pedestrians trying to enter.
“I’m sorry! This area has been taken over by the Xuanwu Region and is temporarily closed off. Please turn back,” the leader of the camouflage-clad youths saluted Ye Fan and said.
Ye Fan responded with a faint smile, as he was now the Deputy Commander of the Xuanwu Region, the designated sole heir to the region.
Although Ye Fan and Gu Feng had declined, temporarily lacking the time to deal with specific matters, Gu Feng had already internally confirmed that Ye Fan was the foremost authority figure, and even Gu Feng himself would follow Ye Fan’s orders.
It seems that the incident tonight had happened unexpectedly, and with such a significant event occurring with the Ren Family, Gu Feng likely thought he was still in a coma from his serious injuries, hence the lack of communication.
But none of this mattered; Ye Fan just wanted to go in and see for himself just how formidable the Netherworld Blood Worm really was.
“Do you recognize this?” Ye Fan took out a token, which was the one previously belonging to Zhen Tianwang.
The leading captain took it and only glanced at it before immediately recognizing it, “Ah! Zhen Tianwang… no, Commander Ye, is that you? Weren’t you in a coma? How…”
This captain was also privy to some information about Ye Fan’s condition from a live broadcast.
And the information given from above stated that Ye Fan was seriously injured and in a coma.
Yet now, Ye Fan had appeared at the scene so quickly!
The captain couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief; with Commander Ye personally arriving, there might truly be hope for resolving the crisis with the Netherworld Blood Worm.
In fact, before Ye Fan arrived, they were also afraid!
After all, the legends about the Netherworld Blood Worm were truly terrifying.
Tens of thousands of blood worms consuming everything until not even bone residue would remain.
Moreover, the presence of the Netherworld Blood Worm was often associated with the legendary evil cult. If the evil cult were to emerge, it would pose an even greater threat!
“Can I go in now?” Ye Fan put away the token and offered the captain a slight smile.
“Of course! However, it’s very dangerous inside. Do you need us to assign someone to accompany you? A group of experts from the Capital Xiangguo Manor have arrived, and we haven’t heard back from them yet!”
“No need! Keep my arrival here confidential for now!”
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Ye Fan nodded to the captain, stepped on the accelerator, and his vehicle sped towards the deeper parts of the mountain region!
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In the southeastern mountains!
A group of people was moving rapidly through the mountains, led by an extraordinarily beautiful woman in a white dress with a veil on her face and two battle sabers at her waist, her bearing valiant and her movements agile!
“Young Miss Ji, why don’t you wait here, and we’ll go ahead and check out the situation?” The group stopped in a mountain hollow, and as everyone stared gravely at a dilapidated temple in the distance, a youth in sturdy attire spoke with a heavy face.
“Yes! Young Miss Ji, you are the Empress-to-be, and you’ll marry the Emperor next month. With your noble status, if anything were to happen to you, we wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility. Plus, the whole of Great Xia would be shaken, and it would greatly impact the Emperor!”
Surrounding the young woman in white, there were at least twenty or more powerful figures, among whom at least five were of the Martial Venerable Realm.
Among them were two old men, who had even reached the strength of the Martial Emperor Level!
These powerhouses didn’t seem to care about the so-called Netherworld Blood Worms at all; they were more concerned about the safety of the young lady in the white dress.
Because the girl before them was none other than Ji Ningxuan, the daughter of the Prime Minister Manor, sent to the Flower Capital by Emperor Ji Yuchen himself!
“What’s there to fear? My master is the Sage Master of the Jade Pool Sacred Land. She has taught me some methods specifically designed to deal with these evil creatures. Since we’re here, how can we ignore them?” Ji Ningxuan was obviously dissatisfied with her subordinates’ cowardice. She snorted coldly, picked up the pace, and charged to the front, heading straight for the dilapidated temple.
Because, according to the results of the preliminary investigation, all the Netherworld Blood Worms discovered were converging around the temple!
For now, the Netherworld Blood Worms only devoured all the pigs in a piggery surrounding the temple and hadn’t spread further!
If they could eradicate all the Netherworld Blood Worms here, it wouldn’t affect the residents of nearby towns, let alone the citizens of the Flower Capital, thus preventing a major panic.
“Young Miss! Let us handle this. You’re the Empress-to-be… You cannot just rush into danger like this…”
The other bodyguards tried to stop Ji Ningxuan but were glared back by a look from her. “If you’re afraid, then roll back to the Capital right now and stop being an eyesore here!”
The next moment, Ji Ningxuan made a leaping step, crossed a hill, and was already less than two hundred meters away from the temple.
No sooner had Ji Ningxuan emerged from behind a rock than she suddenly bumped into a man’s embrace.
“Huh? Why is there still someone here, weren’t all the surrounding villagers evacuated?” Ji Ningxuan frowned and asked her subordinates beside her.
At this time, Ji Ningxuan had already noticed that there was activity over by the temple.
Seems like the Netherworld Blood Worms keeping watch outside had detected something and began to report to their leader inside, causing more Netherworld Blood Worms to start surging out.
“Someone, hurry and take him away from here!” Ji Ningxuan shouted at a bodyguard beside her, then turned to the man before her, “Little brother! This place is very dangerous; hurry up and leave… Otherwise, once the fight starts, sister won’t be able to look out for you!”
Ji Ningxuan took a casual glance at the man before her, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t remember where she had seen him. Moreover, as the night was already quite dark, she didn’t pay much attention.
The one who came here, of course, was Ye Fan!
Following the scent of rotting flesh, Ye Fan quickly found his way to the temple!
After observing those Netherworld Blood Worms up close just now, Ye Fan was greatly shocked.
These Netherworld Blood Worms had bizarre shapes, about the size of a football, resembling gigantic fleas… They could fly, and also swiftly burrow into the ground!
With sharp claws and teeth, and a pair of green-glowing eyes in the dark, they were truly chilling to behold!
“Heh heh! A man should not need a woman to take care of him. I’ve come here, of course, to exterminate these freaks!” Ye Fan smirked charmingly, scanning the assembled bodyguards, whose strength was incredibly formidable.
Indeed, they were people sent by the Capital Faction; their foundation was much stronger than the average family!
However, these Netherworld Blood Worms obviously couldn’t be dealt with by mere Martial Arts strength alone!
Since these Netherworld Blood Worms were connected with the Evil Cult, it would take techniques from the Divinity Fragments to handle them!
“You? Want to get rid of these Netherworld Blood Worms? Don’t make me laugh, little brother! These are evil blood worms that eat people without spitting out their bones. Soon they’ll consume you till not even your hair is left. Be obedient… hurry up and go…”
Ji Ningxuan sized up Ye Fan from top to bottom because Ye Fan had hidden his Eighth Rank Martial Emperor strength, Ji Ningxuan didn’t sense any Martial Breath from him, and naturally, she looked down on him!
“But your bravery is commendable, so sister gives you a thumbs up!”
