I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

“You gentlemen must have just come from the Southern Xuan Continent; the news probably hasn’t reached you yet, so it’s understandable that you’re not aware.” The soldiers recounted everything they knew and had heard with great familiarity.

The passage of the travel token and the blessing of the city’s protective formation were all common knowledge. The parts they had heard along the way had been somewhat verified, but their credibility was still questionable. Talk of heavenly protection and thunderous punishment for defense. The blessing of the Holy Word allowed the originally third-tier deputy city lord, a Great Ascension demon emperor, to soar to the sixth tier, while her two early-stage Transformation demon king foster daughters had crossed an entire major realm, directly reaching the Void Demon Sovereign level.

“You’re not joking with us, are you?” Even the elders of the Ye family, who had always believed in Ye Yong’s potential for greatness, showed expressions of disbelief upon hearing this, and Zhou Suren stood frozen in place.

“How could I dare? The truth is varied in accounts, but I feel it’s about eighty to ninety percent accurate. In any case, thanks to the Holy Word Lord, our Lion Forest City has held strong, and from now on, sitting firmly as the number one city in the Northern Cold Continent is no longer a dream.”

After speaking, the gate soldiers eagerly rushed to lead the way, hoping that Ye Wen and the others could speak a good word for them in front of the Holy Word Lord. After about half a stick of incense’s time, a group of demon clans wanting to curry favor with the Holy Word Lord surrounded them, but once they reached the base of Ye Qingwu in the western city district, they dared not approach any closer.

The gatekeeper demon, upon learning that the few humans before him were from the Ye family, quickly reported to his superiors.

“Quick.” Without a hint of expression, Coco appeared at the entrance.

Coco had spent some time at the Ye family before, and since she was there, Ye Wen and the others recognized her and had no doubts about her intentions, quickly following her.

Winding and twisting, they encountered many demon kings along the way, and a few felt an overwhelming pressure.

The daughter of the Ye family was indeed the daughter of the Ye family; the subordinates of the demon kings were formidable. Before coming, Ye Wen and the others thought they could risk everything to bring Ye Yong back, but now they realized that with the participation of the Void Demon Sovereign and the Great Ascension Demon Emperor in the siege, just breaking into this base with their current cultivation level meant they could forget about leaving unscathed.

Indeed, one should never be overly blindly confident; fortunately, they were not enemies.

“We’ve arrived.” In front of a large courtyard, Keke stopped, showing no intention of entering.

Ye Wen and the others breathed a sigh of relief; they were finally going to see Yong’er.

They knocked on the door, and soon a cute girl with a wooden hairpin peeked her head out: “Oh? You guys look a bit familiar; I think I’ve seen you somewhere.”

“Miss Song, we are elders of the Ye family, and this is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

“Oh! Ye Yong’s grandpas, I don’t know the Great Zhou Emperor.”

Before leaving, Keke was very displeased with Song Song’s unguarded demeanor: “Are you now a lady’s maid or Ye Yong’s maid? You’ve even taken on the job of opening the door?”

“They’re busy sorting things out and don’t have time, and I’m not good at counting, so helping to open the door isn’t a big deal,” Song Song replied matter-of-factly.

Keke rolled her eyes, too lazy to deal with this branch that was veering off into foolishness, and turned to leave.

“You guys are quite fast; originally, Ye Yong expected you to arrive at Shilin City by morning at the earliest.” Song Song gestured for Ye Wen and the others to come inside: “But it’s just right; there’s too much stuff, and Ye Yong and the others have only managed to sort through part of it after half a day. You can lend a hand.”

“May I ask what you are counting?”

Song Song did not answer, nor was there any need to. Upon entering, the elders of the Ye family and Zhou Suren immediately spotted the piles of storage rings and bags stacked in the courtyard.

What was once a small hill had been divided into two. Ye Yong, Qin Shimeng, Liang Xiaorou, and Lin Wei were each inspecting and categorizing the items.

“Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, Seventh Uncle, Uncle Zhou, just in time!” Ye Yong sighed, feeling exhausted. He no longer wanted to waste time sorting through these things that he currently found unimportant.

The two female leads and their young mother also paused their mechanical inspection.

At first, when they encountered such an overwhelming amount of resources, they were utterly shocked. But after seeing so many items of transformation, void, and even great ascension, they began to feel numb.

Ye Yong had not intended to count the items; he planned to leave them as they were and wait for the elders of the Ye family to come and wrap things up. However, sensing that the female leads and his own mother needed to broaden their horizons, he couldn’t let them be swayed by such trivial things, so he called on them for help.

Given their current state, Ye Yong felt it was a matter of cultivation.

As for the two fox beauties, they had delivered these resources in the morning but could not stay long before receiving a call for help from the higher-ups, returning to the City Lord’s mansion. Now, there were many visitors at the City Lord’s mansion, and they had to deal with quite a few matters. Dan Yu, being a presence above the myriad demons, would not easily show his face and lower his status. Naturally, the higher-ups of Shilin City could only have Dan Han and Dan Rong step forward to handle the visiting demon lords and emperors.

“Yong’er, are you helping Shilin City count the confiscated supplies?” Ye Wen, upon receiving Ye Yong’s message, initially thought it was a matter of life and death. Now, seeing it, it seemed that Ye Yong had been assigned a task.

Counting items was supposed to be an easy job, but wasn’t this a bit of an insult to their Yong’er? Wasn’t it said that they would be given preferential treatment?

As Ye Wen pondered, he felt a surge of anger.

“No, these are all for us,” Ye Yong replied.

“But we don’t need so many storage treasures,” Ye Wen still hadn’t grasped the severity of the situation, casually picking up a storage bag. “On the surface, it looks like excellent quality; it should have a few cubic meters of space, right?”

As he probed with his divine sense, Ye Wen’s breath caught in his throat.

Ye Yong had some recollection of that storage bag; it seemed to contain resources for the Void Realm.

Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle began lecturing Lin Wei: “Why are you being so vague? We ask you about the situation, and you answer with something unrelated, leaving us in the dark. It’s just a pile of storage treasures; although they may not be worth that much, we can sell them for money, which would be a substantial income.”

Lin Wei remained silent, simply sitting down in the pavilion to rest.

“You, sigh, forget it. Next time, if there’s something to say, be clear about it; don’t be so ambiguous.” Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle each picked up a storage bag to check the specifications. However, after probing with their divine senses, Fourth Uncle was momentarily stunned, while Fifth Uncle looked as if he had seen a ghost, his face filled with terror.

“Yong’er, why is this bag filled with Golden Core resources?” Fourth Uncle asked, puzzled. Wasn’t it supposed to be empty?

“Is there a problem?”

“Well, not exactly… um… are all of these Golden Core resources? There’s so much; we can’t possibly use it all. If we take it back to the Kunlun Realm to sell, the quantity is too large and will impact the market price, making it hard to sell at a high price. We’ll have to sell it bit by bit. Huh? Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, what’s wrong with you?”

“Fourth Brother, look…” Fifth Uncle respectfully handed over the storage bag in his hand.

Fourth Uncle took it without much thought, then probed with his divine sense, instantly widening his eyes: “What are these!?”

“If I’m not mistaken, this should be resources of the Mahayana level.” Fifth Master replied somewhat dazedly.

“I have a bag full of Void-Stage resources here…” Ye Wen chimed in.