The warm sunlight shone on a small house. The house seemed small, about ten square meters in size. Outside the house, a fence surrounded the entire building, forming a small courtyard. Occasionally, the sound of a few chickens crowing could be heard, giving it a rural feel.
Outside the courtyard, a bare-chested teenager was now holding a axe and repeatedly chopping one log after another that resembled cylindrical pillars.
The teenager didn't look strong, not even with any muscles visible, but his movements with the axe were extremely agile and the force applied was precise. With each swing of the axe, beads of sweat the size of pearls would continuously slide down his face, increasing in number as the logs kept decreasing.
"Brother Ye! Take a break!" A young woman's voice called out from inside the house at this moment.
A woman in green clothing walked out of the house with a bowl of water. She wasn't particularly tall, but her delicate face could make one find a bit of comfort in the exhaustion. She jumped over to the teenager and handed him the bowl of water.
The teenager didn't hesitate and picked up the bowl to drink it in large gulps. Finally, he wiped his mouth and smiled, "Thank you, Fang'er!"
This teenager was Ye Yi. He didn't know how he managed to escape from that strange forest and fainted outside a forest. Just then, a woman named Fang'er and her grandfather passed by and saved Ye Yi.
Through them, Ye Yi also learned that this world was not Earth and was called the Illusion World. Even more strangely, Ye Yi actually understood the language of this world. But he didn't tell the two of them that he came from another world. This wasn't because of distrust, but just to avoid some unexpected troubles.
In the following days, Ye Yi lived with the old man and his granddaughter. To his delight, his strength had indeed increased, and he could help the old man with other tasks as a supplement. As for what to do next, he was somewhat confused.
For him, this Illusion World was truly very strange. Through Fang'er and her grandfather, Ye Yi only got a general idea that this world was very different from Earth. It was a world mainly based on energy cultivation. All those who practiced energy cultivation were called Mages, and in the eyes of ordinary people, they were like gods.
The entire Illusion World seemed to be divided into many countries. The country they were in was called Tianqing, a small nation.
Thinking of all this, Ye Yi sighed helplessly. How could he have been brought here for no reason!
"Brother Ye, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Ye Yi sigh, Fang'er poked her head over and asked.
"Damn it! Stop being so nosy!" Ye Yi stretched out his finger and tapped Fang'er's smooth forehead, smiling and saying.
"What! It's not gossip! It's concern for you!" Fang'er pursed her lips and touched her forehead.
"Right right right!!!"
A chorus of laughter added harmony to this tranquility.
Time passed quickly. By this time, Ye Yi had already chopped the logs and was standing at the door with Fang'er, seemingly waiting for something.
"Grandpa why hasn't he come back yet? It's so late!" Fang'er said with concern.
Ye Yi also felt strange. According to logic, the old man should have finished his work and returned by now. Why was it so late today! There seemed to be a bad premonition in his heart.
"We'll go check it out!" He stood up and said.
Fang'er nodded and the two of them headed towards the forest.
In the forest...
"Hey! Don't you plan to hand over Fang'er girl to us!" A cold laugh came from somewhere, a short man in black with a terrifying expression shouted.
Around him were several people in the same black clothes with different expressions. At this moment, they all looked maliciously at an old man in the distance.
The old man was now covered in many scars, bruises, and bloodstains from knife cuts, but he still struggled to get up, silent, glaring at the group in front of him.
"You... Stop dreaming! I would rather die than hand Fang'er over to you!" The old man said word by word, with a trickle of blood flowing out with each breath he took.
"Damn you, old bastard!"
The short man was enraged and cursed loudly, as if losing his patience. He picked up the big knife in his hand and was about to strike at the old man.
"Hand her over or just die!" He was no longer patient and placed the knife directly on the old man's neck, saying with a somewhat sinister expression.
"I spit on you!"
The old man spat a mouthful of saliva on that man's face!
"Damn it! Don't show any respect for those who don't show respect to you!" The short man finally lost his temper and raised the knife as if he really intended to strike at the old man.
At this moment, the old man's eyes slowly closed. There was no sign of fear on his face; instead, there was only a sense of calm.
"Halt!"
"Grandpa!"
At this time, two voices came from a distance. It was Ye Yi and Fang'er who had come to rescue him.
At this moment, Ye Yi had a furious expression on his face, while Fang'er was crying like a tearful child, completely different from her previous playful demeanor.
"Fang'er, run! They are all from the Bai family! We can't defeat them. Brother Ye, take Fang'er away quickly!" The old man's eyes suddenly opened, anxiously looking at Ye Yi and the other two.
"Ha ha, since you're here, do you still want to leave!" The several black-clad men, upon seeing Fang'er and the other two arriving, simply ignored the old man and sneered as they walked towards Fang'er step by step.
Ye Yi leaped forward and shielded Fang'er behind him. He knew these people were definitely not good people; they seemed to be the kind of rogues and thugs.
"Kid, if you don't want to die, then make way for me. Otherwise, I won't spare you either!" The leading black-clad man, upon seeing Ye Yi blocking in front, was stunned for a moment and then sneered coldly.
Ye Yi was already fuming with anger. Seeing that the old man had so many wounds on his body, he was even angrier: "How could you not spare the old man? Are you still human!"
Ye Yi had no intention of backing down. Instead, he asked.
The old man was the first elder he met in this world and was very kind to him. It was like a relative. Seeing the old man being so abused, even if his temper was good, he would still be furious!
But the several black-clad men heard Ye Yi's words and just looked at each other, then laughed heartily: "Little guy, as long as you stand in the way of us, whether it's an old man or a child, there will be only one outcome!"
Ye Yi remained silent. Of course, he knew exactly what they meant by "the end result", and it was undoubtedly death! But he had no intention of backing down. His life had been saved by the old man, and he would never abandon someone in need. He would never fail to rescue someone in danger!
He looked at the people in front of him expressionlessly. There were a total of four of them. If it were in the past, he would definitely not have dared to act recklessly. But since he had come to this world, he seemed to have gained a little strength. This gave him a bit of confidence in his heart.
"Stop talking nonsense and fight!" Ye Yi gritted his teeth in his mind. He knew that no matter what, if he didn't defeat them, they would defeat him. So there was only one way to solve the problem, and that was to fight!
Ye Yi took the initiative. He punched the black-clad man in front of him. Before the black-clad man could react, he had already been knocked flying by Ye Yi's fist.
"Damn brat! You're asking for it!"
The others saw this and couldn't help but get furious. They all picked up their weapons and attacked Ye Yi. But Ye Yi acted like a slippery person. No matter how they attacked him, it was difficult for them to touch him.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three more punches, and the two black-clad men were knocked flying by Ye Yi.
At this moment, Ye Yi was a little surprised. His strength was still there, and it was still so powerful. To solve the problem and protect the innocent, he was really very excited at this moment. He never expected that he would have such a day!
Hehe, there's one more, prepare to be knocked flying by me~! Ye Yi thought to himself. However, when he turned around and saw the last black-clad man, his face suddenly changed.
"Stop resisting! Otherwise, I'll kill her!" The black-clad man held Fang'er and coldly shouted at Ye Yi!