My Silly, Sweet Wife

”Su, Young Master Su, wh-what are you doing?” Zhu Yan stammered.

Su Ze slapped Zhu Yan on the head: ”This here is Master Ye!”

”Wow!”

As soon as Su Ze said this, Zhu Yan and the others felt chills run down their spines.

This was truly a case of kicking against a steel board.

”Master Ye, I was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai. I hope you’ll forgive me!” Without a moment’s hesitation, Zhu Yan crawled over to Ye Guichen, continuously kowtowing and apologizing.

Ye Guichen couldn’t be bothered to waste words with someone like Zhu Yan. He glanced at Su Ze: ”Didn’t expect to run into you here.”

Su Ze felt incredibly awkward.

Actually, Su Ze had been relegated to this border region by the Su Family.

Whether he could go back was likely up to a word from Ye Guichen.

At this moment, Su Ze didn’t even dare to address Ye Guichen by his name. He just kept calling him Mr. Ye, his attitude extremely humble.

”Mr. Ye, are you planning to go to the desert?” Very few people knew of Ye Guichen’s plan to head to the Great Cold Mountain; Su Ze even less so.

He never expected to encounter Ye Guichen here, so he naturally thought Ye Guichen was heading to the desert.

Ye Guichen didn’t answer directly, just nodded lightly: ”Yes, are you familiar with that desert?”

Before coming, Ye Guichen had learned a bit about the desert they needed to traverse and knew there were many gang-like experts there, led by Mr. Guan. There were probably over a dozen groups large and small.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ye Guichen had already arranged for Kui Long to lead Wei Donglin to scout ahead.

So, before receiving news from Kui Long, Ye Guichen was not in a hurry to set off.

After all, heading to the Great Cold Mountain wasn’t a task to be completed in one or two days, and it was perilous there. Most likely, people from the Eternal Life Hall had already received the news and were prepared.

Hearing this, Su Ze scratched his head: ”I’m not familiar, but Boss Zhu is. If you want to go sightseeing, just have him lead the way.”

Zhu Yan was taken aback and quickly nodded: ”Right, right, I’m quite familiar with the desert, it’s just that...”

”Just what?” Ye Guichen asked.

Zhu Yan swallowed: ”Mr. Ye, you might not know this, but our area was originally an ungoverned zone, and the desert is even more so.”

”Once you enter the desert, besides surviving the natural environment, you have to constantly be on guard against the bandits there.”

”Those people kill without blinking, not treating human lives as valuable. If you encounter reasonable ones, paying some money might work, but if you meet unreasonable ones, even if you pay, they might still take your life.”

”Hehe, as you know, the desert is full of sand and scarce water. Once an ordinary person enters, they must first solve the water issue. Even a Martial Arts Grandmaster, without a water source, and unable to navigate, will eventually be lost to death.”

”Especially if discovered by desert bandits, they’re like wild wolves, never striking without absolute confidence, just slowly wearing you down. If you’re not on an urgent matter, I suggest you don’t venture into the desert.”

Zhu Yan spoke earnestly.

Ye Guichen has both fame and status; even the Su Family relies on Master Ye to stay alive. Why bother seeking unnecessary trouble?

In the desert, no matter how powerful a master is, they can’t beat the lack of water.

Those bandits living in the desert are different. They know the terrain very well. If they really target you, even a month won’t be enough to outlast them.

Ye Guichen could understand Zhu Yan’s meaning.

The Eternal Life Hall’s location in the Great Cold Mountain probably considered this aspect.

To enter the Great Cold Mountain, one must first cross a thousand-mile desert, but typically, whether soldier groups or organizations like Dragon Teeth, even if they manage to cross the desert, many would die in the process.

Furthermore, the desert is rife with vicious criminals who loathe groups like the soldiers and Dragon Teeth. Once discovered, they might try to eliminate them.

The Eternal Life Hall effectively forms a natural barrier. Even if its location is discovered, it remains safe and sound.

Ye Guichen naturally knew that Zhu Yan wasn’t exaggerating and nodded lightly: ”I understand, but I’m heading not only to the desert but also to the Great Cold Mountain.”

”What? You, you’re going to the Great Cold Mountain?” Zhu Yan’s pupils contracted in shock, instinctively swallowing: ”Mr. Ye, what are you going to the Great Cold Mountain for? I’ve heard it’s full of ghosts and demons, even Mr. Guan from the desert dares not go near. You, going there, that’s...”

Halfway through his sentence, Zhu Yan stopped.

However, Ye Guichen could tell the rest of Zhu Yan’s message was, are you going there to die?

”Oh, you’ve heard of the Great Cold Mountain?” Ye Guichen was a bit surprised. This Zhu Yan seemed to know a lot.

Zhu Yan slapped his forehead: ”Mr. Ye, it’s more than just knowledge. I’m just a small-time figure here, although they call me the Golden Snake King, how many truly take me seriously?”

”I used to be called Zhu Dadan, fearing neither heaven nor earth. But ever since coming here, I’ve become timid, not just because of the thousand-mile desert, but also because of the Great Cold Mountain.”

”You don’t know, just a while ago, a group of experts came through here. It seemed there were several Half-step Master Realm powerhouses, also heading to the Great Cold Mountain. But later I heard that as soon as they reached the mountain’s edge, not even ten miles in, they all died silently, leaving nothing but skin and bones.”

”Mr. Ye, do you know the Great Cold Mountain has another name, West Nether Mountain? Because, in many people’s eyes, it’s like the Netherworld, no one has ever come out of there alive.”

Hearing Zhu Yan’s words, Wu Nuannuan covered her mouth in shock, clearly scared.

Seeing Wu Nuannuan’s frightened look, Gongsun Fengying brightened up, thinking to herself: If she’s scared, maybe she won’t cling to Ye Guichen like a leech anymore?

On the contrary, she became a bit eager and sharply patted Zhu Yan on the shoulder: ”Hearing you talk so lively, I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself today. If you do well, we’ll wipe clear the offenses against me before.”

Zhu Yan hadn’t expected Gongsun Fengying to dig a pit for himself to jump into and quickly coaxed: ”Grandma, just say it. As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll definitely not frown.”

”Good!” Gongsun Fengying nodded approvingly: ”In that case, you’ll take us to the Great Cold Mountain...”

Thump!

Before Gongsun Fengying could finish speaking, Zhu Yan fell to his knees, a mournful look on his face: ”Grandma, kill me instead. I’ve said so much just now, and you still want me to go to my death!”