“It’s all your fault!
How am I supposed to deal with them now?”
The girl rubbed her sore wrists.
Sensing the emptiness of her martial essence, her face turned pale.
The thought of falling into those men’s hands made her shiver involuntarily.
*Swish!*
While she stood frozen, Feng Hao wasn’t stupid.
He grabbed the girl and leaped onto a boulder beneath the waterfall.
He had to save her — there was no choice.
A mere sixth-stage Martial Apprentice against six Martial Master-level mercenaries was certain death.
Besides, he sensed that this girl’sstatus was special.
Even if they only captured her, they wouldn’t let him live.
Quietly, he channeled the medicinal properties from the Divine Farmer’s Canon through his arm into the girl.
“You’re a medicine refiner?”
Feeling the cool energy flow into her, the girl looked at him in surprise.
“No wonder.”
“They’re coming.”
Feng Hao warned coldly, releasing her wrist and returning the martial crystal to her hand.
“Hmph!
Those animals.
Let me show them what I’m made of.”
The girl’s surprise faded.
She looked at the two approaching mercenaries.
Her lovely face turned frosty.
Standing there, a noble aura naturally emanated from her.
*Crackle!*
Silver lightning spread across her body.
Gripping her longsword, she slashed.
A bolt of lightning shot from the blade tip, striking at one of the mercenaries.
Clearly aware of this trick, the mercenary simply jumped aside, refusing to take it head-on.
The two then split up, flanking her from both sides.
“Hmph!
Do you think that’s enough to stop me?”
The girl snorted lightly.
“Thunder Art.”
Two violent syllables escaped her lips.
Her eyes took on a silvery-white sheen.
The lightning surrounding her thickened.
“Thunder Whip!”
She swung her sword.
A thin bolt of lightning shot out, forming a whip that lashed at the approaching mercenary.
*Zap!*
The mercenary clearly hadn’t known she had this skill.
He couldn’t dodge in time.
The whip struck him square in the chest, sending him flying into the deep pool.
He didn’t resurface.
*Crackle!*
Miraculously, the whip didn’t disappear.
The girl spun her sword and sent the other mercenary flying as well.
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After this, the girl was panting heavily.
Her face was even paler.
Using such a skill was an enormous burden for a mid-tier Martial Master.
Her body could barely withstand the lightning energy.
“Hey, what are you standing there for?”
She turned and glared at Feng Hao.
“Heal me.
Now!”
“Oh?
Right.”
Feng Hao quickly grabbed her arm and channeled medicinal energy into her.
“This girl is no ordinary person.”
After what had just happened, Feng Hao was even more certain.
She casually used a martial crystal to replenish her essence.
Moreover, the amount of martial essence she contained was several times that of a normal person.
And the skill she had just displayed, along with that Thunder Art — none of these were ordinary things.
All this happened in an instant.
The four remaining mercenaries hadn’t even reacted yet.
Seeing the girl’s might, the pockmarked brute was also stunned.
He stood there, hesitating.
Now, with Feng Hao the medicine refiner backing her up, the girl felt no restraints.
She dared to use her secret techniques.
“Heh heh.
Come on, then!”
Holding her longsword, silver lightning crackling around her, the girl looked triumphant.
Her voice carried a taunt.
The lightning whip twisted like a serpent, making the surrounding air hiss.
The sight made the four men’s eyelids twitch.
That whip — even a Martial Master would be in serious trouble if struck by it.
“Damn it!”
The pockmarked brute glared hatefully at Feng Hao, wrapped in animal hide, then at the formidable girl.
Frustrated but helpless, he had no choice.
“Let’s go!”
Leaving the two men in the pool behind, he turned and left with the other three.
“Heh heh.”
Once they were gone, the girl turned back to Feng Hao with a mischievous look.
Her bright eyes sparkled with an unusual light.
“What?
Going to burn the bridge after crossing it?”
Feng Hao took a step back, every muscle in his body tense, ready to flee at any moment.
“Do you think I’m that stupid?”
The girl rolled her eyes and returned her sword to the ring.
“Without you, if those guys come back, wouldn’t I be the one suffering?”
“Hmph.”
Feng Hao snorted softly, relaxing slightly.
“You can leave now.
I need to get back to training.”
He had no goodwill for this spoiled girl.
“Training?”
The girl blinked.
“A Martial Apprentice, running around here?
Aren’t you afraid of being eaten by magical beasts?”
“That’s my business.”
Feng Hao’s voice remained cold.
“Oh, you pervert.
You’ve got some guts.”
A Martial Apprentice surviving in the mid-periphery of the Beast Mountain Range was nothing short of a miracle.
“Don’t be mad.”
Seeing Feng Hao’s cold gaze, the girl leaned in, a hint of ingratiation in her tone.
A fragrant scent hit his nose.
Feng Hao stepped back again, widening the distance.
“Uh…”
Hismovement made the girl’s expression freeze.
The corner of her mouth twitched imperceptibly.
She was secretly furious.
Ignoring her charm!
“I have something I want to discuss with you.”
“No discussion.”
Feng Hao was firm.
He clearly didn’t want anything to do with her.
“Just hear me out!”
The girl bit her lower lip, struggling to control her anger.
If it weren’t for the fact that he was a medicine refiner and she was currently low on strength, she wouldn’t bother with him.
“Here.
Take a look.”
She tossed a leather scroll to Feng Hao.
Feng Hao looked at her suspiciously, then unrolled the scroll.
His eyes fell on the image depicted on it.
“Red Lotus King Herb?”
His pupils dilated.
He exclaimed in surprise.
It looked like a lotus, but each petal was shaped like a flame.
The heart of the flower was fiery red, with bright red seeds dotting it like pearls.
This was exactly the Red Lotus King Herb recorded in the Divine Farmer’s Canon!
Then his gaze shifted to the lines drawn on the scroll.
His expression grew more and more excited.
It was a treasure map.
And the treasure was the Red Lotus King Herb!
“One of my clan’s ancestors once passed through this area and came across the Red Lotus King Herb.
It wasn’t mature at the time, so he drew this map.
A thousand years have passed.
This Red Lotus King Herb should be fully mature by now.”
Speaking of this, the leather-clad girl’s delicate face was full of pride.
“A mature king herb!”
Feng Hao stared at the scroll, his breathing growing rapid.
Of the hundred known king-grade herbs in the world, the Red Lotus King Herb ranked in the top ten.
It was the king of king herbs!
[END OF CHAPTER 25]