829: Chapter 829 The Bet with An Miaoyi!

Ye Chen grinned, "Is Brother worried about me?"

"Nonsense!"

Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai glared at him irritably, "You are my sworn brother. If I don't worry about you, who would I worry about?"

Ye Chen felt a warmth in his heart and patted Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai's arm, "Don't worry, Brother, I know what I'm doing."

Seeing that he looked calm and not just putting on a brave face, Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai nodded slowly.

"Fine, since you know what you're doing, I won't say anything more."

"However..."

"The martial arts competition opens tomorrow, and people from the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates will all be there. The news that you have three keys has spread everywhere. Tomorrow won't be peaceful."

Ye Chen shrugged.

"Peaceful is boring. It's better if it's not peaceful."

Besides... the real bombshell hasn't been dropped yet!

He didn't just have three keys; he actually had nine...

Once that news got out, all those ancient, fossil-like monsters would probably have to crawl out of their graves!

Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai couldn't help but laugh, "You kid, this temperament is exactly like mine when I was young."

"That's true."

Ye Chen replied without hesitation, "Otherwise, how could we be brothers?"

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.

Xuanyuan Ji stood to the side, watching the old man and the young man laughing until they were bent over, and her expression became even more depressed.

She could tell... Grandfather really liked Ye Chen.

This cheap "Grandfather's brother" was likely someone she couldn't shake off.

That evening, lights began to appear one after another across the Antarctic ice sheet.

The encampments of the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates were distributed around the main venue, each occupying an area.

As for the other forces from all over the world, they were spread further out.

Because this place was a protected area, these accommodations were prepared by countries around the world.

Strictly speaking... countries around the world were supporting this event.

Bai Family encampment. Inside the iron gate, Bai Canghe stood in the main hall, his back to the door, hands behind his back.

He was waiting for news. News that everything was ready.

The opening of the martial arts competition tomorrow was a massive trap dug for Ye Chen.

Just then, a subordinate in black walked quickly in from the side door and knelt on one knee, "Clan Head, all encampments have been settled."

Bai Canghe did not turn around, only speaking indifferently, "We've prepared for so long, is everything set up?"

"Everything is ready." The subordinate kept his head low, his voice steady. "The people from the Kunlun Ruins have arrived. When the martial arts competition opens tomorrow, they will cooperate with our operation."

"Furthermore, the old ancestors of those three sects and five gates have all emerged from seclusion."

"What about Ye Chen's movements?" Bai Canghe narrowed his eyes.

The subordinate hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Xuanyuan Family sent people to pick him and Yan Qingwu up to stay in the main tent. Since then, Ye Chen has not gone out."

Bai Canghe's expression turned cold. "The Xuanyuan Family, as expected, has intervened."

"However... Ye Chen, oh Ye Chen... you hold three keys, and you think that under the protection of the Xuanyuan Family, you can be safe and sound?"

"You are too young."

"Some chess games were already set up the moment you stepped onto this ice sheet."

"Here..." He paused, his gaze passing through the window of the ice fortress, looking into the distance. "Here, will be your grave."

The subordinate in black remained prostrate on the ground, not daring to lift his head. Bai Canghe withdrew his gaze and waved his hand calmly. "Go. Tomorrow at the martial arts competition, proceed according to the plan."

"Yes!" The subordinate rose in response, bowed, and exited the hall.

After dinner, Ye Chen and Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai were chatting by the fire. They were in the middle of a lively discussion about the current landscape of the Five Clans in the Kunlun Ruins.

Xuanyuan Ji was on the side refilling their drinks, eyes fixed on her nose, not saying a word, like an ice sculpture that would never melt.

At this moment, the curtain of the ice house was lifted, and a servant of the Xuanyuan Family entered, bowed to Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai, and then turned to Ye Chen.

"Mr. Ye, someone is here to see you."

"They said they are here to find you."

Ye Chen put down his wine glass, "Who is it? It's the middle of the night, not a good time."

"It is a woman." The servant's tone had a hint of hesitation, "Judging by her attire, she seems to be from the Kunlun Ruins."

Yan Qingwu had been curled up in the corner gnawing on dried venison. Upon hearing this, her ears immediately pricked up.

"Ye Chen, the last woman from the Kunlun Ruins who came to find you was a Saintess. Who could it be this time?"

"Could it be a little lover?"

Ye Chen glared at her irritably, "Can't you put something serious in your head?"

"No." Yan Qingwu answered righteously.

Ye Chen was speechless, "I can't be bothered to argue with you, but this time, whoever is here to find me is nine times out of ten the Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xuanyuan Ji, who was standing behind Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai, finally spoke.

"The Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins?"

"How could she possibly come to see you at a time like this?"

The Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins was a famous genius. Her strength was even more so; she was the only super genius of the younger generation to have stepped into the Nascent Soul stage.

Now, the relationship between the Kunlun Ruins and Ye Chen had reached an extreme point; how could that extraordinary woman possibly come for a night meeting? That was ridiculous!

Ye Chen shrugged. "She said she wanted to marry me, and I rejected her. Now that she's coming to find me again, it's probably still about that. Sigh, have all the men in the world died? Why must she keep pestering me?"

Xuanyuan Ji frowned, "Even bragging has a limit. The Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins never easily steps out of the Kunlun Ruins, let alone shows favor to an outsider. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue by making up such things?"

Ye Chen was about to retort, but Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai laughed out loud.

"Ji'er, this time you have to believe him. He isn't bragging; that Saintess did indeed come to find him and even said she wanted him to marry into the Kunlun Ruins as her husband."

Xuanyuan Ji's hand trembled, and she almost dropped the wine pot on the table.

The next second, she was shocked, "Grandfather, you aren't joking with me, are you?"

Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai stroked his beard and laughed a few times, "It's true! The news came from your uncle; it's absolutely correct."

Ye Chen spread his hands, looking innocent, "See, even Brother is testifying for me, right? When has this Ye ever bragged about such things?"

Xuanyuan Ji bit her lip, then coldly turned her face away and placed the wine pot heavily back on the table.

She really hadn't expected... that such an extraordinary woman could actually be blind enough to want Ye Chen to marry into her family? What exactly was so good about him???

Grandfather praised him! The Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins wanted him to marry in! This world must be crazy!

"What did she come to find you for?" Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai spoke, pulling the conversation back, "Although the Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins has a noble status, at such a critical juncture, she shouldn't have come."

Ye Chen stood up, "Then I have to go and see to know. Maybe it's about the marriage again."

"In any case, be careful." Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai warned, "The people of the Kunlun Ruins are deep. She is the Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins after all; no matter what happens... don't trust her completely."

"Don't worry, Brother." Ye Chen grinned, "I don't have many other skills, but I'm quite accurate at judging people."

After saying that, he pushed open the door of the ice house and walked out.

Ye Chen left the encampment and walked about a hundred steps through the snow before seeing a sled parked ahead.

A woman stood beside the sled. She was draped in a snow-white fox fur coat, her dark hair like a waterfall, gently fluttering in the night wind.

She had her back to Ye Chen, looking at the distant ice sheet. Who else could it be but Saintess An Miaoyi?

Ye Chen stopped a few steps behind her and spoke with a smile, "Your Highness Saintess, you traveled such a long way, surely you didn't come just to see the Antarctic moonlight, right?"

Saintess An Miaoyi turned around. As always, she wore a mask on her face. "Ye Chen."

"At tomorrow's martial arts competition, there are people within the Kunlun Ruins who will take action against you."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, "You traveled all this way just to tell me this?"

"Not only that."

Saintess An Miaoyi looked directly into his eyes, "The people from the other faction of the Kunlun Ruins have already laid a trap at the venue. The Bai Family is just a pawn on the surface."

"And then?" Ye Chen put his hands in his pockets.

Saintess An Miaoyi took a deep breath and spoke bluntly, "If you marry me, you can enter the martial arts competition as the husband of the Saintess of the Kunlun Ruins. If they want to touch you, they will naturally have to weigh the consequences."

"What if I refuse again?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

Saintess An Miaoyi's brows beneath the mask furrowed slightly, "Then we will become enemies."

"Become enemies?" Ye Chen smiled helplessly, "Can't we play something new?"

Saintess An Miaoyi asked coldly, "What new game do you want to play?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said playfully, "How about this? Let's make a bet."

"Bet on what?" Saintess An Miaoyi looked vigilant.

Ye Chen raised the corners of his mouth, "If I can take first place in this martial arts competition, you will become my maid. How about that?"

"How dare you!" Saintess An Miaoyi's expression turned cold.

Ye Chen spread his hands, "Why are you getting angry and embarrassed? Do you have so little confidence?"

Saintess An Miaoyi narrowed her beautiful eyes. She knew... Ye Chen was using reverse psychology.

But for some reason... she suddenly wanted to see if Ye Chen could really do it.

After a few seconds of silence, Saintess An Miaoyi asked calmly, "And if you can't?"

"If I can't..." Ye Chen said without hesitation, "I, Ye Chen, will be at your disposal."

Saintess An Miaoyi pursed her lips, "Fine, deal. I hope you can leave the conference alive."

After saying that, she sat directly on the sled. The person in front started it, and they instantly disappeared into the horizon.

Watching the departing figure, Ye Chen smiled slightly, "If I had an extra maid like this, it wouldn't be too bad."