The night was deep.
Lu Heng’s small house was brightly lit.
Ya Fei placed the storage ring she had prepared long ago on the table and began stuffing things into it.
“These are three sets of spare clothes, all made of durable material.
I had someone tighten the cuffs to make it easier for you to move.”
“This is dried meat and flatbread, enough for half a month.
The moisture in the Magical Beast Mountain Range is heavy, and starting a fire is inconvenient.
Don’t always think about grilling meat; it easily attracts Demonic Beasts.”
“This is detoxification powder, this is insect repellent, this is for stopping bleeding…”
Ya Fei chattered on while continuously stuffing things into the storage ring.
That low-grade storage ring, with only a few cubic meters of space, was packed so full by her that not even a crack remained.
Lu Heng sat by the bed, watching Ya Fei’s busy back.
His heart felt warm, yet he also found it somewhat amusing.
“Sister Ya Fei, I’m going for training, not moving house.”
Lu Heng couldn’t help but speak up,
“With this posture of yours, anyone who didn’t know better would think I was going to stay in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a year or a half.”
“What do you know?”
Ya Fei didn’t even turn her head; she was currently stuffing a bottle of the Auction House’s best healing Medicinal Pills inside.
“Be frugal at home but generous on the road; it’s always right to bring more.
What if you get hurt?
What if you get lost?
What if…”
“There are no what-ifs.”
Lu Heng walked over and pressed down on Ya Fei’s still-busy hand.
Ya Fei stopped her movements and turned around, her eyes turning slightly red again.
“Everything is in here.”
Ya Fei handed the storage ring to Lu Heng, her voice somewhat low,
“There’s also a map, the most detailed version I could get someone to acquire.
Places where high-level Demonic Beasts appear have all been marked.
”
“You…
don’t try to be a hero.”
Lu Heng took the storage ring, which still carried Ya Fei’s body heat, slipped it onto his finger, and nodded solemnly.
“Go to sleep early, you have to get up early tomorrow.”
Ya Fei helped him straighten his collar.
Her fingertips lingered at his collarbone for a moment, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say it,
“I’m going back.”
After saying that, Ya Fei turned and walked toward the door as if fleeing…
Early the next morning.
The sky was just beginning to brighten, and the air still carried the residual chill of the night.
At the back door of the Mite’er Auction House, an inconspicuous carriage was parked.
Ya Fei stood by the carriage.
Today, she had changed back into her red brocade robe, her makeup exquisite, returning to her flawless appearance as the chief auctioneer.
Only the faint dark circles under her eyes betrayed the fact that she hadn’t slept well last night.
Lu Heng carried a small bundle on his back.
In fact, everything was in the storage ring; this was just a disguise.
He stood before Ya Fei.
“Alright, even a thousand-mile send-off must come to an end.” Lu Heng waved his hand with feigned ease, “Sister Ya Fei, don’t see me off any further.
You’re making it seem like a life-and-death parting.”
Ya Fei pursed her red lips and didn’t speak.
She just reached out, helped him straighten his slightly crooked collar, and carefully checked the belt around his waist again.
“Remember to take the essence nurturing powder on time.”
Lu Heng urged,
“When I get back, I’m going to check your cultivation.
If you haven’t had a Breakthrough to Dou Zhe yet, see how I’ll mock you.”
“Take care of yourself.” Ya Fei glared at him, her eyes slightly red,
“Go and come back early.”
Lu Heng nodded and turned to get into the carriage.
With one foot on the step, he suddenly stopped.
As if making a major decision, Lu Heng suddenly turned around and rushed back to Ya Fei in a few strides.
Before Ya Fei could react, she felt her waist tighten as her entire person was embraced by that small body.
Immediately after, a warm and soft sensation came from her cheek.
“Mwah.”
A light sound.
Lu Heng quickly kissed the lips that haunted the dreams of countless men.
He used so much force that it even made a sound.
Ya Fei froze entirely, her mind went blank, her peach-blossom eyes widened, full of disbelief.
“Sister Ya Fei, wait for me to come back!”
Before Ya Fei could recover her senses, the culprit fled and scrambled onto the carriage in a few bounds.
“Driver, let’s go!
Quickly!”
The coachman cracked his whip, and the carriage kicked up a cloud of dust on the morning street, galloping away as if fleeing for its life.
Only Ya Fei was left standing alone on the spot, the morning breeze ruffling her hair.
Ya Fei dazedly raised her hand and touched the lips that had just been kissed; Lu Heng’s warmth seemed to still linger there.
“That brat…”
It took a good while before Ya Fei finally came to her senses.
Two alluring red clouds quickly rose on her originally fair and pretty face, spreading all the way to the roots of her ears.
Ya Fei bit her lip and looked in the direction where the carriage had disappeared.
Her lips curled up, revealing a sweet smile.
“So young and already knowing how to take advantage of his sister…
When you get back, see if I don’t break your legs.”
Although her words were harsh, those peach-blossom eyes were filled with a tenderness that was about to overflow…
Qingshan Town was not too far from Wutan City.
With Lu Heng’s speed as a Dou Zhe, it was about a three-day journey.
As for the carriage, not long after leaving Wutan City, Lu Heng had the driver return.
Originally, Lu Heng didn’t plan to take a carriage.
On one hand, the carriage’s speed was slower than Lu Heng’s own travel; on the other hand, traveling was naturally a good form of cultivation for the use and control of Fighting Qi.
If it hadn’t been because Sister Ya Fei called for a carriage, Lu Heng wouldn’t have taken one.
After three days, Lu Heng finally arrived at Qingshan Town.
Qingshan Town, also known as Magical Beast Town.
Lu Heng looked up.
He saw that the town ahead was not very large.
The sides of the streets were lined with uniform bluestone buildings, exuding a sense of ruggedness.
People came and went on the streets, most of them Mercenaries with swords on their backs and bodies full of Evil Qi.
Some of them still carried injuries, while others held freshly skinned animal hides in their hands, shouting loudly, full of primitive wildness.
Lu Heng muttered in his heart:
“So this is Qingshan Town.
I wonder if Xiao Yi Xian is at Thousand Medicine House at this point in time.”
Although Lu Heng temporarily had no way to solve Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body, he had great confidence that he could solve it without relying on Yao Chen’s method.
Regardless, if there was a chance to get acquainted, it would naturally be excellent.
However, just as Lu Heng took a few steps into Qingshan Town, he felt something was wrong.
There were always eyes peering at him.
Lu Heng was draped in a black robe, which was very common in Qingshan Town.
There were even people wearing masks, bamboo hats, and so on to hide their identities.
Lu Heng frowned and looked down at himself; his height was truly a sore point.
Although over these years, Sister Ya Fei had tried every way to get him all kinds of medicinal meals and supplements, plus the nourishment of Fighting Qi, his body had grown quite fast.
At not even eleven years old, he was already 1.67 meters tall.
On Earth, that would definitely be well-developed, even considered tall.
But this was the Dou Qi Continent, especially a place where Mercenaries gathered.
The adult men here ate Demonic Beast meat and practiced hard Qigong.
Their heights were generally over 1.8 meters.
Those who specialized in practicing defensive Dou Techniques were often two meters tall.
Lu Heng’s 1.67-meter frame, contrasted against that wide black robe, appeared exceptionally thin.
He sighed in his heart and couldn’t help but think of another novel he had read in his past life, “Douluo Continent.”
The eleven or twelve-year-olds over there all looked like over-developed models.
1.78 meters was the standard, and 1.89 meters was the norm.
How come when it got to me, the food standards and Fighting Qi of the Dou Qi Continent couldn’t keep up with the Soul Power hormones over there?
Lu Heng complained in his heart, but he ignored those gazes and continued walking inside, preparing to check out Thousand Medicine House.