Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.
If Yuchi Wei De had been sent by Chu Tianming to beat him up, he wouldn't have made such a big fuss about it. However, Yuchi Wei De's aura and killing intent were on full display. He wasn't trying to beat Su Chen up, but was truly going to deal a vicious blow to Su Chen.
Chu Tianming didn't have the courage to do so, but Yuchi Wei De was different. His status as a master alchemist meant nothing to a killing god like him.
However, making such a big fuss about Su Chen just because of Chu Aofeng was a bit unreasonable.
This was far beyond Su Chen's expectations.
Although Chu Aofeng was the crown prince, one had to know that Chu Tianming was in the prime of his life. He could sit on the throne for at least another fifty years. Chu Aofeng's position as crown prince was just a title with no real weight. After all, no one knew what would happen in fifty years.
There was no time to think. Yuchi Wei De's rough figure had already appeared in front of Su Chen.
"You don't have the right to kill me!"
Su Chen was by no means a pushover. Although Yuchi Wei De was powerful, he wasn't weak either.
A burst of golden light rippled all over Su Chen's body. The Long Yan Li condensed into a ball of golden scarlet flames and blasted Yuchi Wei De head-on.
"Boom!"
Su Chen's vision went dark. When he could see clearly again, he found himself in a palace behind the Danqing Palace. He looked up and saw that the entire Danqing Palace seemed to have been cleaved in half by a sword.
What terrifying destructive power!
If it weren't for the protection of the Art of Primordial Phenomena, this attack would have been enough to crush Su Chen into minced meat.
Fortunately, although his arm was a bit numb, it wasn't too deep of a wound.
Yuchi Wei De couldn't break through his defenses either.
"You're fine after taking a punch from me, kid. This only confirms my determination to kill you!"
Yuchi Weide strode forward and appeared directly in front of Su Chen. Once again, he sent a palm strike crashing down on Su Chen's head.
With this blow, even if Su Chen had the divine power to protect his body, he would still get a concussion.
At the critical moment, Su Chen raised his hand and shot out a streak of light.
The Fishbowel Sword rose into the air, stabbing directly at Yuchi Wei De's throat.
At close range, the Fishbowel Sword's speed was astonishingly fast. Even Yuchi Weide couldn't react in time.
The blade of the sword directly slit his throat, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Yuchi Weide's trachea had been cut!
But even so, Yuchi Weide's attack still didn't stop. It was just that the position of his attack deviated slightly, and his palm landed heavily on Su Chen's shoulder.
With a cracking sound, Su Chen's shoulder was dislocated.
Su Chen instantly retreated a few steps. He was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, his defense was astonishing. Otherwise, this blow would have shattered his shoulder blade. Now, he was only dislocated from the force of the blow, which was already the best result.
Yuchi Weide's injuries were obviously more serious.
He held his neck and forcibly stopped the bleeding, but the blood still flowed down his throat and into his lungs. Blood kept gushing out of his mouth and nose.
Even if an Earth Realm elite suffered such an injury, they would definitely die.
But Yuchi Weide was too strong.
In just a few breaths, he forcefully suppressed his Qi and blood from gushing out.
He was so angry that killing intent burst forth from his eyes. Ignoring his injuries, he swung his hand at Su Chen again.
Su Chen was already on guard. He made a prompt decision to avoid Yuchi Weide's frontal attack. At the same time, he raised the Fishbowel Sword and stabbed at Yuchi Weide's crotch again.
"Despicable!"
Yuchi Weide roared and slapped the Fishbowel Sword away.
But the Fishbowel Sword was agile and nimble. It bypassed Yuchi Weide's wrist and went straight for his back, leaving a bloody gash along his spine.
"Ahhh …"
Yuchi Weide was stabbed again and again. He seemed to have gone berserk. He ignored the Fishbowel Sword's attacks and ran straight for Su Chen. His attacks fell like a storm, catching Su Chen off guard. He was powerless to parry and had no time to activate the Fishbowel Sword to counterattack.
He could only rely on the Dragon Blood Tyrant Body Art and the Art of Primordial Nature to passively defend.
'This is bad. If this continues, I'll definitely suffer internal injuries. Now's not the time to fight head-on.'
Su Chen put away the Fishbowel Sword and jumped into an underground river. Like a fish in water, he instantly disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it. Get the hell out here!"
Yuchi Weide roared, but the underground river was complicated. In the blink of an eye, Su Chen had already swum to an unknown place.
"Su Chen, I won't let you go!"
…
In the western suburbs of the Imperial Capital, there was a winding river.
Su Chen dragged his battered body ashore and collapsed on the embankment, gasping for breath.
"That was too dangerous. Luckily, I escaped quickly. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as a dislocated arm."
Su Chen clenched his teeth and grabbed his right arm with his left hand. He yanked hard and instantly sucked in a breath of cold air from the pain.
His dislocated joint was reconnected, but the swelling pain was still unbearable. He felt that his bones had probably cracked.
Taking out an elixir from his storage ring and swallowing it, Su Chen circulated his essence power. After a while, he finally regained the ability to move.
Looking back at the Imperial Capital's city walls, Su Chen frowned and said, "The most dangerous place is the safest place. Yuchi Weide holds military power and has as many followers as the clouds. As long as he gives the order, he'll definitely conduct a carpet search around the Imperial Capital. Instead of hiding here and there, why don't I return to the Imperial Palace and hide in the Immortal Fox Palace Hall? No one will find me."
Su Chen had an idea. He flew to the opposite side of the river and purposely left a trail of footprints. Then, he flew back into the river and dived into the water.
In less than an hour, Su Chen returned to the Imperial Palace and arrived at the Immortal Fox Palace Hall.
When he arrived at Kitsune's secret residence upstairs, Su Chen didn't see any sign of Kitsune. He didn't know where she had gone.
However, this place was still relatively safe. No one knew about this place, and no one would search the Immortal Fox Palace Hall. Su Chen would definitely be fine staying here temporarily.
Walking into Kitsune's bedroom, Su Chen noticed that the decorations here were very feminine. The carpet on the floor and the decorations on the wall were all furry. Su Chen was speechless.
No wonder Kitsune was the younger sister and Chu Yanran was the older sister.
Su Chen's entire body was sore and exhausted. He didn't even bother to take a bath. He took off his clothes and directly lay down on Kitsune's furry bed and fell asleep.
This sleep lasted until the middle of the night when Su Chen was woken up by Kitsune.
"You … Didn't you run away? Why did you come to my place to sleep? You made me worry for half a day."
Su Chen opened his hazy eyes and chuckled. "You were worried about me?
I thought you couldn't wait for me to leave and never come back. "
Kitsune said resentfully, "Although I don't want to be your pet, I don't want to stay in this Imperial Palace and lose my freedom. I'm still hoping that you can bring us sisters back to the Boundless Mountains."
Although she didn't see the battle between Su Chen and Yuchi Wei De with her own eyes, she heard a lot of details.
Yuchi Wei De completely crushed Su Chen in terms of strength and realm, but he still couldn't kill Su Chen. Instead, he suffered serious injuries. Just this point alone was enough to make Kitsune have a whole new level of respect for Su Chen.
Previously, she was subdued by Su Chen because she couldn't use illusions, which allowed Su Chen to take advantage of her.
Kitsune still had some doubts about Su Chen's true strength.
But now, Kitsune could only marvel at Su Chen's strength.