Su Chen heard this and the corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile.

He could obviously see right through Xin Bufan’s intentions!

He glanced at Ji Ya and said with a smile:

"No problem, she will protect me!"

Saying this, he also playfully winked at Ji Ya, teasing her!

As soon as these words came out, those few men were stunned!

They’ve seen shameless people, but never someone so shameless!

No matter your cultivation level, you’re a grown man, aren’t you?!

How could you so openly allow a woman to protect you, don’t you have any sense of shame?!

Ji Ya saw Su Chen’s expression and was both angry and amused!

She knew, of course, that Su Chen was deliberately teasing Young Master Xin!

This guy, really!

"Young Master Su, I’m afraid when it truly gets serious, this lady might not be able to manage!"

Xin Bufan said reluctantly:

"By then, not only would Young Master Su be in danger, but you might also drag down this lady!"

"I believe Young Master Su would not wish for such a thing!"

"No need for you to be concerned, Young Master Xin, since we are companions, naturally we advance and retreat together!"

At this moment, Ji Ya spoke up.

She wasn’t stupid and clearly saw the other party’s intention to send Su Chen away!

"Yes, yes, advance and retreat together!"

Su Chen also chimed in with a grin.

Seeing Su Chen’s somewhat "cheeky" look, Ji Ya couldn’t help but roll her eyes!

Hearing this, Xin Bufan and the others became a bit skeptical!

Although the purpose of his earlier words wasn’t genuinely out for this Surname Su’s concern, he did speak some truth!

That is, if this Surname Su continued on, it would be extremely dangerous!

Yet the two of them, one unwilling to leave, the other unwilling to let go!

What kind of reasoning is this?!

At the moment, he couldn’t fathom it at all!

Simply because his attempts to speak up several times had not gone as he wished, leaving him a bit displeased!

Just then, the waters ahead seemed to have some disturbance, something beneath the surface moved swiftly!

"I’ll take care of it!"

One of the men with Xin Bufan shouted.

Before his voice even faded, he had already dashed out!

"Die!"

He held a long knife, slashing downward, a long trail of blade shadow arcing through the air, falling beneath the water!

"Splash~~~~!"

Suddenly, something broke through the water, countless splashes cascading off its body!

Along with a dull sound, like thunder!

It was a several dozen meters long crocodile-like demon beast, hit by that previous strike, revealing itself in pain!

"Minor Supreme Realm Third Turn?"

Upon seeing the cultivation of the crocodile beast, the man didn’t dare to be too careless!

At the moment it surfaced, the crocodile beast’s tail swung fiercely, sweeping toward the man walking on water!

He was startled and quickly moved, dodging to the side as the crocodile’s tail swept past him, sending a splash of water several meters high, soaking him!

He seized the opportunity, leaping to sit directly on the back of the crocodile beast!

Feeling someone on its back, the crocodile beast grew more furious, shaking its body frantically, opening its large mouth seemingly about to bite this person!

Fortunately, the man held on tightly, otherwise he really would have been thrown off!

Just as the crocodile opened its mouth wide, he seized the chance, inversely plunging the long knife into its mouth, directly piercing through the crocodile beast’s head!

The crocodile beast immediately let out a painful low roar, shaking even more violently!

However, with one successful blow, the man elegantly retreated, without even pulling out the knife!

The crocodile seemed to want to pursue, but couldn’t, and moments later, it floated lifelessly on the water, slowly sinking!

The man promptly approached, retrieving the demon beast inner pill, returning to the raft!

"See that? Only such strength is barely qualified on this Qu Minghe!"

Another man with Xin Bufan glanced at Su Chen and said disdainfully.

Su Chen just gave a faint smile, not saying anything.

Of course, he understood that these people were showing off their strength in front of him!

The man’s ability to easily kill that crocodile beast was partly due to his strength, and partly because human intelligence just couldn’t be matched by demon beasts!

Although demon beasts at this level have decent intelligence, there’s still a gap compared to humans!

Sometimes, this can be leveraged!

However, if the crocodile beast had been more powerful, the result might have been different!

"Hmph, this guy’s really thick-skinned, showing no shame at all!"

Seeing Su Chen still smiling, Xin Bufan and the others thought silently, looking down on him even more!

As they proceeded, the cultivation of the demon beasts grew increasingly stronger, even beasts of the Minor Supreme Realm Sixth Turn appeared!

Most of these demon beasts were taken care of by Xin Bufan and the others, Ji Ya only occasionally intervened a few times!

As for Su Chen, he seemed like a mere sightseer, leisurely enjoying himself!

This made Xin Bufan and the others more convinced that this guy was just here for the ride!

Hmph, he refused to leave earlier, but with his strength, he’s bound to die sooner or later!

They naturally didn’t know that, for Su Chen, these beasts held little interest for him to take action!

Although demon beast inner pills are valuable, there are plenty in the Qu Minghe, and since those people want to show off, let them!

...

In the blink of an eye, another day passed, and more companions appeared, once again making Ji Ya the center of attention!

There’s no helping it, women with her looks are rare to see!

Xin Bufan couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful, with more and more people coming, the chance was gone!

If that guy left earlier, finding an opportunity to share a raft, chat, discuss martial arts, perhaps he could have won her heart!

But with another man on her raft, it’s inconvenient!

He considered simply dealing with that Surname Su directly, but quickly dismissed the idea!

Because it seemed that the woman’s relationship with this Surname Su was quite good, and if he made a move, it might lead to an immediate fallout!

Moreover, her cultivation level was about the same as his, so he really couldn’t act recklessly!

He really resented that Surname Su for being so oblivious!

If not for him, perhaps they would’ve been intimate by now...

Of course, when the others knew Ji Ya and Su Chen were from the Great Yan Empire, they were also disdainful!

Especially Su Chen’s Tongxuan Realm cultivation, it almost made them laugh!

But like Xin Bufan, seeing the beauty of Ji Ya, they held back a bit!

"Miss Ji Ya certainly has great charm!"

Seeing many wanting to talk to Ji Ya, Su Chen said with a soft laugh.

"You’re one to talk!"

Ji Ya rolled her eyes at Su Chen in displeasure!

This guy, slacking off before without participating, now jesting at her, truly infuriating!

However, the way he faced those ridiculing gazes and remained unaffected, that composure is quite admirable!