Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Upon hearing Shen Ye's words, Qianwu and the Eleventh Cave Master were both taken aback.

Then Qianwu frowned and said, "I'm afraid the chief of the caves won't agree. After all, back then, Xiancan violated the clan's rule of seclusion and almost dragged the Twelve Caves into the chaos of the Central Plains. Exiling her is already a great act of magnanimity from the chief of the caves."

"You made my mother stay in that godforsaken place for over ten years, and you call that magnanimity?" Hearing Qianwu's words, even though they had become sisters, Chimeng still glared at her.

Qianwu felt incredibly wronged after being glared at like that. When Xianshen was exiled, she was still young and hadn't even taken over the Third Cave yet. What did that have to do with her? Besides...

As Qianwu was pondering this, the Eleventh Cave Master spoke up: "Indeed, this is magnanimous. In the past, most of those who violated the clan's rules of seclusion suffered the torment of ten thousand poisons devouring their hearts and died. But Xianshen is only exiled to the Dead Creek Forest for life, which is already the lightest punishment."

The words of the Eleventh Cave Master left the girls around him speechless. Was lifelong exile the lightest punishment?

Thinking of the wild life that Fresh Ginseng lived in Dead Creek Forest, even Ying Gou felt a little sorry for her. They were all thinking that if they were exiled to that godforsaken place, they would rather suffer the pain of being devoured by ten thousand poisons and die.

After listening to the words of the Eleventh Cave Master, Shen Ye said, "But now more than ten years have passed, and the Twelfth Cave has not been involved in the chaos of the Central Plains. Moreover, Xian Shen has been punished and has not left the Dead Creek Forest for more than ten years... She is only in her thirties and is still very young."

The eleventh chieftain sighed, "It's no use telling us this."

Shen Ye smiled and said, "That's why I wanted your help to let me meet your chief lord so I could reason with him."

“But if reasoning worked, Fresh Ginseng wouldn’t have been exiled. Back then, several of us chieftains who were on good terms with Fresh Ginseng pleaded with the chief chieftain.” Eleventh Chieftain shook his head and said, “Besides, this is a clan rule, and it can’t be changed by reasoning.”

“Even so, I still want to meet your chief.” Shen Ye sighed again, but this time his tone was ruthless: “If we really can’t reason with him, although I am not very talented, I am somewhat skilled in martial arts. If he can’t listen to reason, then I will have no choice but to be impolite to him.”

However, although Shen Ye spoke in a threatening tone, the Eleventh Cave Master did not take his words to heart. Instead, he said kindly, "Our Grand Cave Master's strength is unfathomable. Young man, although I cannot see the depth of your skill, I still want to advise you not to have unrealistic dreams."

Qianwu also said, "Lord Dongshen, you are no match for our chief cave master, and..."

Shen Ye waved his hand to interrupt Qian Wu, staring at the eleventh cave master and asked, "Can you exchange a few blows with your chief cave master?"

"I will surely lose in about fifty moves." The eleventh cave master thought for a moment and then added, "If it were a life-or-death struggle, it would probably only take twenty moves."

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to try it out with me first?" he asked again.

Shen Ye nodded, then said something astonishing: "Believe it or not, I can defeat you in just one move."

"I am at least a master of the late stage of the Great Heaven Realm. Do you think I would believe that?" Of course, the Eleventh Cave Master did not believe it. Even the Bad Commander, whom he had met before and whose strength he could not fathom, he was confident that he could last ten moves against the Bad Commander. This young man in his early twenties said that he could defeat him in one move. He just thought that the other party was talking big.

Shen Ye stopped Qian Wu from speaking again and said with a light laugh, "Why don't we give it a try?"

“Okay.” The eleventh cave master nodded without hesitation, and then appeared outside the house in a flash.

Shen Ye didn't use his lightness skill to leave the room as usual. Instead, he slowly walked out of the room. Behind him, the women who knew his strength and Hou Qing all had expressions of watching a good show. Only Qian Wu looked at him with worry, thinking that if things went wrong, she would immediately step in to help.

The room arranged by the Eleventh Cave Master was in the Eleventh Cave's residential area. Although it was during the day when people were working, there were still quite a few idle people in the cave. They saw a man from the Central Plains and their cave master standing face to face in an open space, seemingly about to fight. Having been idle for too long, they couldn't help but gather around.

The Eleventh Cave Master, confident in his late-stage Great Heaven Realm expertise, spoke with a touch of arrogance, even without any ambition: "Young man, you say you can defeat me in one move, but I am decades older than you. So, I will stand here without moving. If you can make me move even a step within ten moves, I will take you to see the Grand Cave Master."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ye thought to himself, "If you don't want to take care of it, someone else will..."

He glanced at Qianwu, only to find her looking at him with concern.

Shen Ye gave Qianwu a reassuring look, then said to the Eleventh Cave Master, "I said I'd only use one move, so I'll only use one move. However, Eleventh Cave Master, you need to be careful. Please remember to dodge."

Even though he had lived in this paradise-like place for decades and had cultivated his character to a high degree, a hint of anger still flashed across the face of the Eleventh Cave Master when he heard Shen Ye's words: "If I move an inch, I will help you persuade the Chief Cave Master to release the fresh ginseng."

"You said it yourself." Shen Ye smiled slightly, then raised his right hand high, his index and middle fingers together in a sword-finger gesture.

Seeing Shen Ye's simple and unassuming action, the Eleventh Cave Master sneered inwardly, then gathered his inner energy to prepare for Shen Ye's next attack.

However, just as he finished gathering his energy, he saw Shen Ye draw his sword finger downwards, and then, a sword aura shaped like a crescent moon shot towards him amidst the cherry blossoms that appeared out of nowhere.

The speed of the crescent-shaped sword energy was not fast, but the distance between the two sides was not far either. Seeing the sword energy that was about to arrive in front of him in the blink of an eye, the Eleventh Cave Master felt his scalp tingle and he felt the threat of death.

I have to get out of the way, or I'll definitely die.

A thought flashed through the Eleventh Cave Master's mind like lightning. The next moment, his body involuntarily moved half a step to the side. However, it was not because he was arrogant, but because he had only moved half a step when the sword energy had already swept past him. The wisps of sword intent emanating from that sword energy even cut his face.

But the eleventh cave master felt no pain on his face. He simply turned his head stiffly to look at the sword energy, and then...

He saw that wherever the invincible sword energy passed, everything was cleaved in two, until it disappeared into a small hill a hundred paces away, making a deafening roar.

Looking at the small hillside that had been blasted open with a hole several meters in diameter, not only the eleventh chieftain, but also Qianwu and the other villagers watching all swallowed hard.

"It only takes me one move to kill you, and at most a few dozen moves to kill your chief. Now, tell me, can your chief listen to reason?"

Shen Ye put his hands behind his back and said coldly.

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Chapter 477! Saying Nice Things

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"I will accompany you to the main cave of the Twelve Caves to persuade the chief of the main cave."

After decades of arduous cultivation, he couldn't withstand a single move from Shen Ye. When the Eleventh Cave Master spoke, his tone was full of bitterness, and his entire spirit had been completely shattered.

Qianwu, who was watching from the sidelines, had a series of wonderful eyes, but besides being surprised by Shen Ye's strength, she was more excited.

She is from the Twelve Caves, and is also the Cave Master of the Third Cave. She must abide by the clan rules of seclusion and is not allowed to go out. But now that her Cave God is so powerful, perhaps he can really "persuade" the Chief Cave Master to change the clan rules and allow her to go out as well.

Thinking of this, Qianwu immediately said, "Eleventh Cave Master, you accompany the Cave God to see the Chief Cave Master. I will go back to the Third Cave to retrieve that treasure, and then go to the Chief Cave to find you."

After saying this, she bowed to Shen Ye and then gracefully departed.

As soon as Qianwu left, the Eleventh Cave Master immediately fulfilled his promise and led Shen Ye and his group to the main cave of the Twelfth Cave.

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The twelve caves are not far apart, and they are all built around the Painting Valley. Shen Ye and his group rode the horses arranged by the eleventh cave chief and soon arrived at the main cave of the twelve caves.

The group dismounted at the entrance of the main cave and, led by the eleventh cave lord, arrived at a place resembling an altar. Outside the altar stood a wooden house, which was the place where the twelfth cave lord lived and worked.

Then, the eleventh chieftain went to knock on the door and told the chief chieftain the purpose of their visit...

Inside the wooden house, the chief of the Twelve Caves, shrouded in a bright red cloak, looked at Shen Ye and the others and said calmly, "Xian Shen violated the clan's rules of seclusion and deserves such punishment. These are the rules set by the ancestors of the Twelve Caves, and no one can disobey them."

Shen Ye had anticipated his response and smiled, saying, "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Chief, you only need to say a few words to change the rules. Besides, I didn't ask you to amend the secluded clan rules. All I need to do is release the fresh ginseng. It's just a matter of a word from you."

The chieftain snorted coldly: "It is indeed a matter of a word, but if we let her go this time, what if others do the same thing in the future?"

“If anyone else commits the same offense, just deal with them according to your clan rules,” Shen Ye said matter-of-factly.

"So you want to make fresh ginseng an exception?" the chieftain said with a smile, but there was a suppressed anger in his laughter.

Shen Ye seemed not to hear the anger in his tone and nodded, saying, "There are always exceptions to everything."

"Then... what if I don't agree?" the chieftain suddenly asked with a cold laugh.

Shen Ye did not answer the question, but said, "I once heard a rumor that when the Twelve Caves developed the God of War Altar, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng foresaw it. Yuan Tiangang's plan was to incite a war between Miao and Tubo, destroying the God of War Altar in one fell swoop, and also annihilating your Miao region. Later, Li Chunfeng could not bear to see the Miao people suffer, so he came to the Twelve Caves alone and explained this to your ancestors. Later, your ancestors of the Twelve Caves were afraid that Miao and the Twelve Caves would be destroyed as a result, so they sealed the God of War Altar, moved the whole clan here, and established a clan rule of seclusion to avoid implicating the Twelve Caves if anything happened. Am I right?"

Those who have watched the anime know about these things. Logically speaking, Shen Ye should pretend not to know, but that night in Dead Creek Forest, Xian Shen actually talked to him about it, and several women around him heard it, so he felt at ease telling her.

The chieftain nodded and said, "Yes."

Then he asked, "Did the fresh ginseng tell you that?"

"Regardless of who told me, all I know is that the main reason you Twelve Caves secluded yourselves is because you're afraid of being implicated in outside affairs and being wiped out, so..." Shen Ye paused for a moment, then continued, "So what I want to say is, as long as you release the fresh ginseng from Dead Creek Forest, I can guarantee that nothing will happen to the Twelve Caves, not today, not in the future. Even if the Bad Commander wants to use you in a scheme, I can save you. But if you don't release it, then the Twelve Caves will have no future. Today I will uproot your Twelve Caves completely and then carve your secluded clan rules onto the statue on that altar outside."

"Think about it, the clan rules of seclusion are still in place, yet the Twelve Caves are barren. How ironic is that?" Shen Ye said with a cold laugh.

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere inside the wooden house became tense. At the same time, Ying Gou exuded an aura even stronger than that of the chief of the cave, as if she would start a massacre as soon as Shen Ye opened his mouth.

The chief of the Twelve Caves, hidden in the cloak, had a gloomy and uncertain expression. However, he was not afraid of Ying Gou behind Shen Ye. After all, the combat strength of the Twelve Caves was not bad. They did not take Ming Hai Wu An seriously. But Shen Ye's words were something he needed to think about carefully.

After all, when the Eleventh Cave Master arrived, he told him that Shen Ye had defeated him with just one move.

Therefore, he fully believed that Shen Ye was not exaggerating, and that the other party might really be able to kill everyone in the Twelve Caves in a single day.

At this moment, the Eleventh Cave Chief, sensing the tense atmosphere, quickly spoke up: "Chief, the matter of the fresh ginseng can be a big deal or a small one. Besides, she has been exiled to the Dead Creek Forest for more than ten years. Apart from some elders, many people in the Twelfth Cave believe she is dead. Let's just release her. Even if someone asks about it in the future, we can just say that she died in the Dead Creek Forest. Anyway, there are clan rules here, and no one dares to easily set foot outside the cave, let alone enter the Dead Creek Forest!"

Upon hearing this, the chief of the Twelve Caves fell into deep thought. After a while, he asked, "Can you really guarantee that our Twelve Caves will remain safe and sound from now on?"

"Of course." Shen Ye nodded confidently. With his current strength, as long as Yuan Tiangang didn't make a move, no matter how many people there were, they couldn't defeat him.

“Alright, I’ll write a letter now. When you leave the Twelve Caves and pass through the Dead Creek Forest, just give it to Xian Shen.” The chieftain weighed his options for a moment, nodded, and then added, “However, there are still quite a few people in Miao territory who know Xian Shen, so after Xian Shen leaves the Dead Creek Forest, you must take her with you when you leave Miao territory.”

“Okay.” Shen Ye nodded again.

Then, he remembered something else and said, "By the way, besides the fresh ginseng, I also need to ask the chief of the main cave for someone."

"Who?" The chief of the caves clearly didn't know about Qianwu.

Shen Ye didn't speak, but only glanced at the door.

Just then, the door of the wooden house was suddenly pushed open, and Qianwu ran in, carrying a box in both hands.

At this moment, Shen Ye spoke up: "The one I want is her, the Third Cave Master, Qianwu."

Within the cloak, the chieftain's brows furrowed deeply again. He was about to refuse, but seeing the light smile on Shen Ye's face and the surprise on Qian Wu's face, he could only nod helplessly.

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Chapter 478! Image

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Having obtained a treasure that could save his brother-in-law, acquired a letter from the chief cave master authorizing the release of the fresh ginseng, and even abducted a stunningly beautiful woman, Shen Ye's trip to the Twelve Caves was truly fruitful.

Next, the chief chief gathered several other chiefs and hosted a banquet for Shen Ye and his group. They also specially arranged a bonfire party with Miao characteristics, which Shen Ye and his party thoroughly enjoyed.