Phi-Fic Chapter 127: The Medicine Beast Appears, Danger Surrounds
Chapter 127: The Medicine Beast Appears, Danger Surrounds
The tiger's roar was deafening, like thunderclap out of nowhere, and Yan Yue's heart sank suddenly.
Before she had time to think about it, a huge tiger with golden fur and the word "king" on its forehead suddenly appeared in her sight.
It was the medicinal beast guarding the medicine valley - Hu Zi.
Hu Zi's eyes were red, emitting a fierce light, and he stared at Yan Yue as if she was an enemy who invaded his territory.
Its huge nostrils flared as it smelled the lingering scent of Yan Yue in the air. It let out an earth-shaking roar, and its huge body pounced towards Yan Yue like an arrow.
Yan Yue secretly cried out in alarm. Although she was in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, she did not dare to be careless when facing Hu Zi, whose strength was comparable to that of the late Spirit Transformation Realm.
She quickly retreated, trying to avoid Hu Zi's attack, but Hu Zi was too fast. She only had time to dodge sideways, and Hu Zi's sharp claws still left a deep bloody mark on her arm, and the blood instantly dyed her sleeve red.
"Damn it!" Yan Yue cursed softly, and the severe pain made her frown.
She didn't expect that Hu Zi was so alert and discovered her trace so quickly.
Lin Ling hid in the dark, taking in all of this, with a sinister smile on her face.
"Yan Yue, Yan Yue, you have come to this day!" She was secretly happy in her heart. She was originally worried about how to snatch the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus, but she didn't expect that this medicinal beast would help her a lot.
Hu Zi succeeded in his attack and became even more ferocious. He roared and pounced on Yan Yue again. His huge claws brought with them a fierce gust of wind, as if he wanted to tear her into pieces.
Yan Yue gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain in his arm, quickly circulated his spiritual power, and dodged like a ghost.
She knew that she would never be a match for Hu Zi in a head-on confrontation, and she had to find its weakness to resolve the crisis.
Blood dripped down his arm, forming enchanting blood flowers on the ground.
Yan Yue's eyes were sharp as he scanned the surrounding environment, quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.
Suddenly, her gaze fixed on a towering tree not far away... "Maybe..." Yan Yue sneered and muttered to herself, "We can try..."
Yan Yue calmed down, the pain made her more sober.
She remembered reading in an ancient book that although medicinal beasts were powerful, they were not very intelligent, were easily angered, and had a strong sense of protection for their territory.
Her eyes fell on the towering tree, and she had a plan in mind.
Yan Yue pretended to be defeated and stumbled towards the tree. As he ran, he did not forget to turn around and provoke Hu Zi: "Come on, stupid tiger, catch up with me!"
Hu Zi was indeed enraged. He roared and chased after him relentlessly, charging forward with his huge body, completely ignoring the obstacles ahead.
Yan Yue curled up the corner of her mouth into a sneer, and at the moment when she was about to hit the tree, she nimbly dodged to the side.
With a loud "bang", Hu Zi hit his head on a big tree. The huge impact force made it see stars. Its huge body fell to the ground and it temporarily lost consciousness.
Lin Ling, who was hiding in the dark, saw this scene and cursed Hu Zi for being stupid, but at the same time she also saw an opportunity.
She knew that Yan Yue was injured, and it was the best time to snatch the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus.
She flashed out from her hiding place and headed straight for the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus that Yan Yue had discovered.
"Yan Yue, this nine-leaf golden lotus is mine!" Lin Ling laughed proudly and reached out to pick the spiritual herb that was emitting golden light.
However, she underestimated Yan Yue's strength.
Although Yan Yue was injured, her reaction was still quick. She snorted coldly and attacked quickly, with a sharp spiritual power hitting Lin Ling directly.
"You!" Lin Ling didn't expect Yan Yue still had the strength to resist, so she dodged quickly, but was still hit by the spiritual power and staggered back a few steps.
"You're too young to steal my things!" Yan Yue's eyes were cold and his tone was full of murderous intent.
She endured the severe pain in her arm and engaged in a fierce spiritual power contest with Lin Ling.
The surrounding flowers and plants were blown all over the place by the powerful spiritual power fluctuations of the two people, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Although Yan Yue was injured, he had rich combat experience and his moves were tricky and fierce. For a while, he was able to fight Lin Ling on equal terms.
Lin Ling became more and more frightened as the fight went on. She had not expected that Yan Yue could still burst out with such powerful strength even though he was injured.
She cursed herself for being greedy. If she had known earlier, she would have waited until Yan Yue and Hu Zi were both injured before taking action.
Just as the two were fighting fiercely, an anxious cry came from a distance: "Yuer!"
Yan Yue's heart was shocked. She looked up and saw a figure running towards her rapidly... "Nong Jin..." She murmured, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
When Nong Jin saw Yan Yue injured, he was extremely anxious. His handsome face was full of worry. Regardless of the injuries he had suffered from the previous fight with the demon cultivator, he turned into a golden light and rushed towards Yan Yue, holding her in his arms.
"Yuer, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?" He asked anxiously, his deep eyes filled with heartache.
Yan Yue felt Nong Jin's warm embrace, and a warm current surged in her heart. She pretended to be weak and leaned in his arms, and whispered: "I'm fine, just a little injured." She quietly concealed the severity of her injury, not wanting to make him worry.
At this moment, Xiaohua, who had been hiding in the dark and observing, saw Hu Zi being plotted against by Yan Yue, and suddenly became furious.
Its small body burst out with astonishing energy, and it muttered something. Several thin vines coiled towards Yan Yue like spirit snakes.
Yan Yue was prepared. She snorted coldly, and the spiritual power in her hands surged, easily shattering the vines.
"Little thing, you don't know your own limitations!" She said with a hint of disdain in her tone.
Seeing that her sneak attack failed, Xiaohua screamed in anger and released several small fireballs in succession, but they were all easily resolved by Yan Yue.
"Yu'er, be careful!" Seeing this, Nong Jin hurriedly protected Yan Yue behind him, and at the same time released the powerful pressure of the Immortal Emperor, shocking Xiaohua.
Xiaohua felt the terrifying aura emanating from Nong Jin, and was so frightened that she trembled and dared not act rashly again.
Lin Ling was stunned watching from the side. She didn't expect that Yan Yue was not only powerful, but also had the Immortal Emperor as his backer. She couldn't help but regret her reckless behavior.
But she did not give up. She knew how precious the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus was. As long as she could get it, she would be able to greatly improve her cultivation.
Her eyes flickered as she pondered how to seize the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus during the chaos.
Yan Yue noticed Lin Ling's gaze and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
She gently pushed Nong Jin away and said weakly, "Brother Jin, I'm fine. Go and pick some herbs for me." She pointed to a few rare spiritual herbs not far away and cleverly sent Nong Jin away.
Although Nong Jin was worried about Yan Yue's injury, seeing her insistence, he had no choice but to nod and agree.
He turned and walked towards the spiritual herbs, but did not go far. Instead, he kept an eye on Yan Yue's situation to prevent Lin Ling from making another move.
Yan Yue looked at Nong Jin's back, a cunning glint in his eyes.
She turned around, looked at Lin Ling with cold eyes, and said slowly: "Now, it's time for us to settle the score..." A dazzling ball of spiritual power condensed in her hand, and the powerful pressure made Lin Ling take a step back.
Lin Ling's face turned pale, and she said with forced calmness, "You...what do you want to do?"
Yan Yue didn't answer, but slowly raised his hand and pointed at Lin Ling...
The dazzling spiritual power was dancing at Yan Yue's fingertips. Lin Ling was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly, but bumped into a solid chest - Nong Jin was back.
He swept his eyes over Lin Ling fiercely, emitting a suffocating pressure from his body.
"If you dare to be rude to Yue'er again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Lin Ling's face turned pale. Knowing that he was no match for his opponent, he had to leave in disgrace.
Yan Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but on the surface she still leaned weakly in Nong Jin's arms, "Brother Jin, I'm fine, let's continue picking herbs." She cleverly concealed her true intentions, and in fact she was secretly regulating her breathing and recovering her spiritual power.
Nong Jin gently supported Yan Yue, carefully avoided Hu Zi's territory, and collected some common herbs.
Yan Yue observed his surroundings calmly, looking for more rare medicinal herbs.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she discovered a hidden medicine pool with many rare spiritual herbs growing around it, including a nine-leaf golden lotus emitting a faint golden light!
"Brother Jin, look there!" Yan Yue pointed in the direction of the medicine pool and shouted in surprise.
Nong Jin followed her gaze and was also attracted by the sight of the medicine pool.
However, at this moment, a sneaky figure appeared near the medicine pool - Lin Ling actually came back!
Her greedy eyes were fixed on the nine-leaf golden lotus, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Yan Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and thought to herself, "It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable..." She quietly clenched the spirit stone in her hand, and the spiritual power at her fingertips was ready to move.
"Brother Jin..." Yan Yue's voice was gentle, but with a barely perceptible chill, "Let's go over there."