However, Lin Ye merely sighed inwardly before helplessly accepting this fact.
“Ding!”
“All materials for making a tier two metal spirit card have been found. Host, would you like to consume 1,000 spirit card essence to make it?”
“Ding!”
“All materials for making a tier two Wood Spirit Card have been found. Host, would you like to consume 1,000 spirit card essence to make it?”
…
It was not until eight system notification voices had sounded that Lin Ye’s mind finally quieted down.
“What would I need so many spirit cards for?” Lin Ye muttered inwardly.
He immediately replied in his mind, “Reject!”
After confirming that nothing had been missed on the second floor, Lin Ye headed up to the third floor of the Huang Family Treasure Pavilion.
Looking at the white jade Boxes on each of the wooden shelves before him, Lin Ye softly exhaled and prayed inwardly that there would be a medicinal herb capable of curing Mu Rou.
He then swept his arm, storing all the jade Boxes into the spatial ring in his hand.
Fortunately, the spatial ring in Lin Ye’s possession had been upgraded. Otherwise, half of the jade Boxes on these wooden shelves would have had to remain here.
Lin Ye swept his consciousness through the spatial ring. More than ninety percent of the medicinal herbs he had just put inside were first-grade medicinal herbs, with only ten second-grade medicinal herbs.
When he saw a medicinal herb that was entirely like purple crystal, Lin Ye’s gaze suddenly froze. Immediately afterward, he moved his consciousness and took out the jade box containing that medicinal herb.
He slowly swallowed, then opened the white jade box with his slightly trembling right hand.
The instant the jade box opened, the fresh fragrance of medicinal herbs rushed into Lin Ye’s nostrils.
The moment he saw the Purple Jade Biluo Herb with his own eyes, Lin Ye’s breathing suddenly stopped. A surge of intense delight then appeared on his face.
This medicinal herb was called the Purple Jade Biluo Herb. It was a high grade second-grade medicinal herb and something Lin Ye had been painstakingly searching for all this time.
With this medicine, Lin Ye was completely confident that he could make Mu Rou’s illness recover fully.
However, perhaps because Lin Ye had become overly excited for a moment, the black mist surrounding his body briefly stagnated, allowing several strands of his aura to disperse into the air.
Suddenly, all the blue-green marble floor beneath Lin Ye’s feet burst into dazzling white light.
In the next instant, the entire Treasure Pavilion was enveloped in a surge of intense white light.
“Damn it!”
Lin Ye was suddenly startled. Without bothering to go down from the third floor of the Treasure Pavilion, he hurriedly rushed toward its window.
The Water Spirit Card and Fire Spirit Card in his hand suddenly burst into intense light. Immediately afterward, a chain formed from water stream and flame lashed fiercely against the window, smashing the sturdy glass apart with a thunderous crash.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ye leaped out through the window. After using the wall to propel himself several times, he finally landed on the ground.
Spiritual power continuously surged into the Dark Spirit Card, completely enveloping his body in black mist.
With Wind-Stepping Footwork beneath his feet, Lin Ye fled toward the main gate of the Huang Family.
Two minutes later, Lin Ye finally saw the Huang Family’s main gate and slowly relaxed.
“Since you have already come, why leave in such a hurry?”
Suddenly, the cold voice of a middle-aged man rang out behind Lin Ye.
The instant he heard that voice, Lin Ye’s body stiffened.
Feeling the bone-chilling aura behind him, Lin Ye turned around somewhat stiffly. He had not expected that, despite using the Dark Spirit Card to conceal every trace of his aura, he would still be discovered.
With the help of the illumination spirit cards activated by the emergency, he clearly saw the fat figure opposite him. His face, covered in folds of flab, greatly resembled Huang Yuan’s; he was practically Huang Yuan grown into middle age.
This person was the family head of the Huang Family, Huang Zhen.
“Family head!” The guard team arrived belatedly and respectfully knelt on one knee before Huang Zhen.
Huang Zhen merely nodded slightly, his gaze never leaving Lin Ye’s figure shrouded in black mist.
“To possess the long-lost Dark Spirit Card, your identity must be extraordinary. For my Huang Family’s humble Treasure Pavilion to attract your attention is an honor for Huang.”
After staring at Lin Ye coldly for a while, Huang Zhen finally grinned at him.
That said, such a smile looked rather amiable on his shiny, oily face.
“Still, if there is something you want, you only needed to mention it to Huang. Why come and take it yourself?”
Huang Zhen looked at Lin Ye with confusion, seemingly having no intention of attacking at all.
However, Lin Ye knew that he would never let him off so easily. The icy aura still enveloping his body, which had not been withdrawn, was the clearest proof.
Enduring his discomfort, Lin Ye moved his thoughts and lowered his voice. “Taking something from the Huang Family Treasure Pavilion was a task my master gave me. I just didn’t expect to be discovered so easily.”
The reason Huang Zhen did not dare attack him immediately was simply that he had recognized the Dark Spirit Card in his hand and feared that Lin Ye might be the disciple of some peerless expert.
Then he would add fuel to the fire, stabilize Huang Zhen as much as possible first, and find an opportunity to escape.
“May I ask who your master is?” Huang Zhen’s heart jolted, and he hurriedly asked.
“He won’t let me tell anyone who he is, but he told me that if I don’t return before tomorrow morning, he will come and find me himself… However, if that happens, he may feel that your Huang Family has shown him too little respect.” Lin Ye sighed.
Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, Huang Zhen’s expression darkened. After pondering for a moment, he said, “How about this? Come to my room and sit for a while. We can wait there together for your master to arrive.”
Just as Lin Ye was about to agree, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of the blue silhouette in the corner.
He changed the words at the tip of his tongue and grinned. “No!”
As he spoke, he moved his feet and suddenly sprinted madly toward the courtyard wall.
“Hmph!”
Huang Zhen coldly snorted, then suddenly drew an excellent quality third-order fire spirit card from his waist.
Spiritual power surged into the Spirit Card, and two balls of flame immediately shot from it toward Lin Ye’s back.
Sensing the dangerous aura that suddenly came from behind him, Lin Ye’s heart tightened. Spiritual power within his body frantically surged into the Dark Spirit Card in his hand.
Immediately, a black vortex one meter in length and width suddenly appeared behind Lin Ye. If the blue silhouette did not intervene, this would be his final safeguard for preserving his life force.
Just as the flame was about to strike Lin Ye’s back, two streams of blue water stream suddenly shot out from the corner.
“Sizzle, sizzle!”
The water stream and flame vanished simultaneously the instant they collided in midair. The two energies were unexpectedly evenly matched.
However, although the water stream’s obstruction lasted only briefly, it gave Lin Ye enough time to escape with his life.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Ye’s figure had vaulted over the Huang Family’s courtyard wall. Shrouded in black mist, his figure once again merged with the darkness.
“Who?” Huang Zhen did not bother with Lin Ye, who had already escaped. He fixed his sinister gaze on the corner from which the water stream had flown and shouted coldly.
A clear, melodious woman’s voice answered Huang Zhen. “I never thought anyone would dare strike my Disciple so viciously. Huang Zhen, is it? Heh heh…”