Watching Zhu Ping’an charge at the Fire Cicada Snake King without hesitation, Leng Tianjiao’s expression grew complicated.
In truth, she had wanted to tell him that powerful experts were secretly protecting her.
As the only daughter of the Leng family’s patriarch, how could the Leng family possibly allow her to leave the city alone for training? Even if Zhu Ping’an had not acted just now, the Leng family’s expert would have intervened.
But this young man before her, was he truly not afraid of death?
Relying on the sharpness of New Moon, Zhu Ping’an managed to slash a wound across the female Fire Cicada Snake King’s face, disfiguring it.
However, the only effect of that injury was to completely enrage the Fire Cicada Snake King. With a violent swing of its tail, it sent Zhu Ping’an flying.
“Pfft!”
Zhu Ping’an spat out a mouthful of blood. Half-kneeling on the ground, he supported himself with his long sword to avoid collapsing.
When he saw Leng Tianjiao still standing there in a daze, anger surged within him and he roared, “Run! What are you standing there for!”
Leng Tianjiao’s heart trembled. Even in this state, he was still worrying about her safety?
She lifted her beautiful eyes. Killing intent was already written across her gaze as she looked at the Fire Cicada Snake King.
“Uncle Wen, I’ll trouble you.”
“Understood, Miss.”
An aged voice sounded from nowhere. A blade of cold light tore through the air and descended.
The female Fire Cicada Snake King did not even have time to react before a thin white line appeared across its body.
The next second, the Fire Cicada Snake King split in half from the middle. Foul-smelling organs and blood spilled onto the ground.
On the other side, Gu Xuan, enraged, struck like a heavy hammer. Enduring injuries himself, he smashed the male Fire Cicada Snake King into a pile of mangled flesh.
“Many thanks to Senior for your assistance,” Gu Xuan said, cupping his fists toward the empty air.
Seeing this, Zhu Ping’an displayed just the right amount of astonishment before giving a bitter smile.
“Sorry, Classmate Leng. I didn’t know you had protection. I interfered unnecessarily.”
He struggled to stand and staggered toward Gu Xuan. However, his injuries seemed serious. After only two steps, he collapsed like a toppled mountain.
Leng Tianjiao quickly rushed forward to support him, her expression complicated.
“Zhu Ping’an, why did you risk your life to save me?”
Zhu Ping’an’s face remained calm as he gently pushed away her supporting hand.
“Classmate Leng, you misunderstand. I, Zhu Ping’an, simply do not have the habit of hiding behind a woman. Even if it were someone else standing there, I would have acted the same.” Read this novel at novelping . com for the best experience.
Looking at his stubborn back, Leng Tianjiao felt an indescribable emotion rise within her.
“Didn’t you know you were no match for the Fire Cicada Snake King?”
Zhu Ping’an paused slightly.
“So what?”
He recalled what was written in the textbooks.
“As early as 500,000 years ago, humans relied on spears and traps to hunt large beasts and rose to the top of the food chain. But after Ferocious Beasts and Demons that were immune to hot weapons appeared, humans once again fell to the bottom as prey… Yet humanity did not give up resisting. After nearly 2 billion people were lost to predation by Ferocious Beasts, the first Martial Artist finally emerged among humanity.”
“Leng Tianjiao, tell me, if people stopped fighting just because they could not win, what would humanity’s fate be today?”
Leng Tianjiao’s delicate body trembled slightly as she fell into deep thought. She had never considered such an angle before.
“Some things must be done by someone.”
Zhu Ping’an’s voice was calm, yet it carried an indescribable firmness.
Even Gu Xuan could not help but glance at him again.
Leng Tianjiao’s beautiful eyes became slightly unfocused. She realized she could not see through this boy her own age at all. He seemed different from every other man she had ever met.
With his back turned to her, Zhu Ping’an’s lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile. It was not as though he had watched all those Tong Jin Cheng teaching videos for nothing.
“Old Gu, you still alive?” A bold voice sounded from not far away.
“Damn it, you’d die before I do!” Gu Xuan cursed.
Another tall figure walked in from the valley entrance.
Unlike Gu Xuan’s beard, this man had curly hair so thick it looked as though the beard had grown on top of his head.
He was Pan Dahai, another commander of Qingcheng’s city defense army. He had also brought College Entrance Examination candidates out for training and had rushed over after receiving Gu Xuan’s distress signal.
“Things settled? I saw you withdraw the distress signal.”
Pan Dahai handed Gu Xuan a cigarette, lighting one for himself as he scanned the surroundings through a puff of smoke.
“Wow! Fire Cicada Snake Kings, and a male and female pair at that. And you survived? With your luck, if you went for a foot massage, you’d never run into a police raid!”
“Shut up. I hate hearing you talk,” Gu Xuan replied irritably, punching Pan Dahai lightly.
He felt a wave of lingering fear. If the Leng family’s expert had not intervened, let alone the two students, even he might not have survived.
“Don’t look so down. Surviving a great calamity brings future blessings.” Pan Dahai nudged him with his elbow. “Don’t forget, since these two Fire Cicada Snake Kings are dead, their eggs are now ownerless.” You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
Ferocious Beasts could be tamed, but only if they were still in the egg and saw you the moment they hatched.
Once they were born, it was nearly impossible to tame them.
Thinking of this, Gu Xuan’s expression brightened considerably. These were eggs of a Level 3 Ferocious Beast Fire Cicada Snake King. Each one was priceless, even more valuable than many Level 4 Ferocious Beasts.
After all, raising one to adulthood was equivalent to having a loyal Level 3 Martial Artist bodyguard who would never betray you.
“Then let’s hope that beast laid a few more eggs.”
Gu Xuan nodded and searched several nearby caves. After a while, he emerged grinning, holding four eggs each about the size of a human head, his smile almost impossible to suppress.
“Heh, that beast was quite fertile. Four eggs!”
Pan Dahai’s eyes flashed with envy. Those were Fire Cicada Snake King eggs. At auction in Qingcheng, each one could fetch over 10 million yuan.
“Miss Leng, since your family elder killed the female snake, how about this: we split the eggs two each?” Gu Xuan asked.
Leng Tianjiao shook her head and pointed at Zhu Ping’an. “One is enough for me. Give the other one to him.”
A sharp glint flickered in Gu Xuan’s eyes.
Though Zhu Ping’an had been fearless and courageous just now, Gu Xuan had not planned to give a priceless Fire Cicada Snake King egg to a 1st stage Martial Artist.
However, since Leng Tianjiao had spoken, he was happy to grant the favor. It did not harm his interests at all. He merely thought to himself that Zhu Ping’an was truly lucky.
“Zhu Ping’an, congratulations.” Gu Xuan handed one Fire Cicada Snake King egg to him.
The egg felt smooth and warm, like a large hand warmer.
Zhu Ping’an’s lips curved slightly. This was an egg of a Level 3 Ferocious Beast. His earlier performance had not been in vain.
“By the way, where are the candidates you brought?” Gu Xuan asked Pan Dahai.
“I was worried about danger here, so I didn’t let them come too close.”
Pan Dahai called out toward a distant cave. A young man and woman walked over.
Zhu Ping’an glanced at them, and his expression instantly turned peculiar.
Truly, enemies always crossed paths on narrow roads. The two candidates Pan Dahai had brought were Ye Qingxian and Yan Shubing.
When Yan Shubing saw the Fire Cicada Snake King egg in Zhu Ping’an’s hand, her eyes lit up.
“Brother Ping’an~”