Chapter 1422: 1422

It was no wonder that Xia Houjie got so angry . He had been ordered to throw his life away . Moreover, he didn’t even believe that the trap that the woman wanted to set would be effective .

The red-clothed woman shouted at him, “You don’t plan to obey my orders, do you?”

“I’m going to leave the team . ”

Xia Houjie had had enough of this woman and this team . He had run into this group of people when he entered, and they had formed a team at the last minute . He could never have imagined that this group would treat him so disrespectfully just because they believed that they were in the third-rank group .

Since they were going to be leaving shortly anyway, he didn’t want to stay with them any longer .

“Humph, do you think you can leave at anytime you want? You should give back any profits you have made while you were with us,” the red-clothed woman sneered coldly as she spoke .

“Why?”

Xia Houjie had traveled and trained for a whole month . Everything he had gotten was the fruit of his own efforts .

Once again, the woman spoke rudely, “It’s only thanks to us that you were able to get so much profit . Could you achieve anything without us?”

“I have also worked hard for it,” Xia Houjie exclaimed . He would shortly be driven mad by anger . This woman was unreasonable!

The red-clothed woman sneered as she added, without even looking at his face, “How useful is someone like you?”

“Don’t bully people too much!” Xia Houjie was infuriated now .

“Fine, let’s not damage our good relationship . Let’s come up with another solution . ”

The other people started trying to talk some sense into them . But if one had observed them carefully, one would realize that they were all encircling the red-clothed woman and trying to get her to cool her temper .

However, some of them cast glances at Xia Houjie .

Their hunting had failed, and the red-clothed woman needed to give vent to her anger on someone . She had chosen Xia Houjie as a target .

Xia Houjie had reached the limit with his anger, and he started wondering whether he should just leave . He ended up raising his head inadvertently and sighting upon a light ray streaking through the sky in the distance .

When Xia Houjie observed the light ray carefully, he recognized the person within it . Delight appeared on his face, and he quickly called out to him .

That person had also noticed him, and he turned around . He instantly appeared in front of Xia Houjie and stood firm, a strong wind blowing all around him .

“Brother Jiang, it seems as if you have made great gains . ”

Xia Houjie could detect the transformation that the person in front of him had gone through since he entered the Ancient Ruins, and he envied him . But he didn’t harbor any malice toward him .

The person who had arrived was Jiang Chen . He wasn’t expecting to run into Xia Houjie before leaving . Frankly, the Ancient Ruins were dangerous, and it was quite likely that Xia Houjie was going to die here .

“Who are these people?” After Jiang Chen had greeted his friend, he noticed his companions’ sorry state, and he became curious about them .

“Who are you?” The red-clothed woman spoke resentfully before Xia Houjie had had the time to explain anything . She didn’t want Jiang Chen to learn any information about them .

Jiang Chen frowned . This woman had fair white skin and an outstanding appearance . But when she spoke, she ruined his impression of her .

“This is my friend, Jiang Chen,” Xia Houjie strode forward and introduced Jiang Chen .

“I don’t care who is he, just ask him to leave quickly,” the red-clothed woman spoke in the same tone as before . If anything, it seemed as if she had become even nastier .

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh because he had discerned the power of the red-clothed woman and her companions .

“I should advise you to not throw a tantrum in such a dangerous land, as this isn’t your home,” Jiang Chen said . Then he looked at Xia Houjie and continued, “Let’s leave together . ”

“Okay!” This was exactly what Xia Houjie had wished for, and he immediately agreed .

“Stop!”

However, before the two people flew away, the red-clothed woman obstructed them .

“How can you take him away and leave? We still haven’t finished my team’s mission . We still need to kill a second-grade demonic beast,” the red-clothed woman spoke aggressively .

“Jiang Chen…,” Xia Houjie wanted to explain this matter clearly, but it was hard to explain in a few words .

Jiang Chen had no idea what this mission was they were talking about, but since it was only about a second-grade demonic beast, he didn’t take it too seriously . He said, “It will be okay as long as a second-grade demonic beast is killed, am I right?”

“Of course, are you insinuating that you can achieve it?” The red-clothed woman asked, sneering again .

Jiang Chen didn’t pay any attention to her, and he lowered his head as he looked around on the ground .

After a short while, he made a discovery . He detected a powerful aura in a nearby jungle .

“You should wait here,” Jiang Chen said to Xia Houjie, before he dove down .

“Brother Jiang!” Xia Houjie felt anxious . But he didn’t manage to obstruct Jiang Chen in time, and he had already left .

“Doesn’t he know how powerful a second-grade demonic beast is?”

The people with Xia Houjie were surprised and confused by what was going on .

Jiang Chen’s realm level was at the Martial Emperor intermediate stage, and he was at most in the third-rank group . Even if he was an excellent expert, he still couldn’t manage to deal with a second-grade demonic beast .

“Xia Houjie, your friend is quite interesting,” the red-clothed woman said, as her mood turned for the better .

Xia Houjie didn’t say much more about this matter, and he followed Jiang Chen . He went down because he was afraid that an accident would occur . But just as he moved, a disturbance could be heard from the jungle, where a storm of dust arose and a rumbling sound echoed loudly .

“They have started fighting!” The red-clothed woman couldn’t help but say to herself, “This guy is really brave . ”

However, the disturbance on the ground didn’t last for long, and, as it quickly ended, all energy waves or fighting sounds also disappeared .

“Brother Jiang!” Xia Houjie was quite anxious, and he sped up as he went down .

“What a fool!”

The red-clothed woman shook her head . She had assumed that Jiang Chen had suffered a mishap and had been instantly killed by the demonic beast . This seemed normal in the circumstances, and that guy brought it upon himself since he had gone down alone .

When the red-clothed woman and her companions flew down to a low altitude, the demonic beast started flying toward them, and they were scared by the sight .

“I have never heard that a Ground Diploderma could fly . ”

The group of people separated and started escaping . But before they had run far, they realized that something was fishy . When they turned their heads around to take a look, they all had a clear view of what had happened .

The demonic beast was dead . The reason that it appeared to fly up in the air was that it had been carried by Jiang Chen .

The people immediately revealed dumbstruck expressions, as if they had just seen a ghost, while their eyes widened and filled with disbelief .

“Brother Jiang?” Xia Houjie opened his mouth wide and didn’t close it even after a while . He had guessed that Jiang Chen’s power had risen, but he still hadn’t expected that his power growth would be so great .

Xia Houjie and the others were all in the third-rank group, and they didn’t have access to matters related to the divine palace . This was why they had no idea about what had occurred there . If they had found out what Jiang Chen had done, they would probably have been terrified .

“Is it okay now?” Jiang Chen looked mockingly at the red-clothed woman, as he waited to hear what she would say .

“You, you, you…,” the red-clothed woman started stammering . She didn’t know what to say .

“Jiang Chen . ”

Xia Houjie took advantage of this moment to get a hold on himself and explain the previous affair briefly .

Suddenly, Jiang Chen’s gaze went through a subtle change and he said, “It seems like I don’t need to hand over this demonic beast . ”

“Humph, why are you so proud of this? If my big brother were here, he would also have managed to achieve that easily . ”

After the red-clothed woman had calmed down, she immediately became rude once again . “Put down the demonic beast and get lost . ”

“I said that you should curb your bossy temper,” Jiang Chen said .

“If I don’t curb it, what will…,” The red-clothed woman started speaking, but before she finished her words, a black blur flickered before her .

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

As disbelief appeared on the red-clothed woman’s face, her pretty cheeks suffered several harsh slaps .

After Jiang Chen stopped, the woman’s face became swollen .

“I will discipline you on behalf of your family,” Jiang Chen’s ice-cold voice felt like a chilly wind, and it made a chill run down people’s spines .