140: Chapter 140 Sister, let's go...

"Huo Kai, shut your mouth!"

Mu Wanqing's willow-leaf eyebrows shot up, and a trace of anger appeared on her cold, aloof face.

"When the Yao Beast went berserk just now, you retreated three leagues away. If Qin Feng hadn't acted in time, I would have been dead or severely injured. Now, how is it your turn to run your mouth here?!"

Being berated publicly by the goddess he admired, Huo Kai's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.

He glared at Qin Feng hatefully, gnashing his teeth in jealousy, but not daring to talk back to Mu Wanqing, he could only slink to the side and sulk.

"Little Brother, thank you for saving me earlier."

Mu Wanqing took a deep breath, calming her agitated emotions, and said with a sincere tone, "The Materials from this Red-Armored Earth Dragon Beast are valuable. You contributed the most, so when we return to the Sect market, we will split the spoils equally among the three of us."

Speaking of this, Mu Wanqing paused, and observing Qin Feng's calm and composed Aura, she took the initiative to extend an olive branch.

"Besides, we came into the depths of the Black Wind Mountain Range this time to collect a rare Spirit Medicine in the Yin-Yang Valley. That place is extremely dangerous. If you don't have other urgent matters, would you be willing to form a team with us?"

"Yin-Yang Valley?"

Qin Feng chuckled inwardly; this was truly like being handed a pillow just as one felt sleepy.

His own purpose for this trip was also to go to the Yin-Yang Valley to collect Twin Flowers. With two ready-made free guides, why wouldn't he?

"Since Sister Wanqing has invited me, I naturally have no reason to refuse. I agree to team up." Qin Feng nodded in agreement.

Hearing Qin Feng agree, Huo Kai, standing to the side, clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his flesh.

Over the next three days, the three of them pressed deep into the Black Wind Mountain Range, finally arriving at the legendary Yin-Yang Valley.

This valley was extremely peculiar. The left half was a pool of ten-thousand-year profound ice that never thawed, chilling to the bone; the right half was a scorching wasteland with constantly erupting dark red lava.

The forces of extreme Yin and extreme Yang intersected strangely here. It was precisely in this extremely harsh environment that the Tier 2 Peak-grade Spirit Medicine—the Yin-Yang Twin Flower—was conceived.

Relying on Mu Wanqing's experience, Qin Feng's powerful Divine Sense for warnings, and his formidable Physical Body to clear the path.

In just three short days, the three of them were surprisingly smooth.

After avoiding several terrifying high-level companion Yao Beasts, they had explosive luck and managed to collect twenty-one Yin-Yang Twin Flowers of excellent quality!

Such a rich harvest was enough to make countless Outer Sect Disciples green with envy.

"Twenty-one stalks, that's great! Now, not only do I have enough auxiliary medicine for my Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, but the contribution points I can exchange them for will also be enough to squander for a long time!"

Carefully placing the last Twin Flower into a cold jade box, a stunning smile finally bloomed on Mu Wanqing's usually cold, aloof face.

In these past few days, the steadiness and unfathomable combat power displayed by Qin Feng made her feel increasingly curious and alarmed about this "brother-in-law."

By comparison, that Huo Kai, who was like a sycophant only capable of bragging, wasn't even fit to carry Qin Feng's shoes.

"Since we have obtained the items, we shouldn't linger here. Let's return to the Sect immediately." Qin Feng looked at the sky and decisively proposed.

Neither of them had any objections.

However, just as the three of them were following the original path and had just walked out of the narrow valley entrance of the Yin-Yang Valley...

"Clap... clap... clap..." A slow, unhurried sound of clapping suddenly came from behind a giant rock in front.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is truly a case of 'all that searching was in vain, only to find it without any effort'!"

Accompanied by a cold, sinister laugh, a tall and burly figure walked swaggeringly out from the shadows, firmly blocking the path of the three.

The brawny man wore a pitch-black magic robe, had a hideous scar on his face extending from the corner of his eye to his chin, and was toying with two iron balls in his hand.

A violent Aura at the Peak of Qi Refining Level 9, almost enough to make one unable to breathe, was released from his body without any concealment.

"Senior Brother Zhao?!"

The moment they saw who it was, the expressions of Mu Wanqing and Huo Kai changed simultaneously.

This Senior Brother Zhao was a notorious bully in the Outer Sect. Not only was his cultivation unfathomable, but he was extremely arrogant and domineering, specializing in killing people to seize their goods and engaging in backstabbing schemes.

"It seems you know me, so that makes things easier."

Senior Brother Zhao toyed with the iron balls, his snake-like triangular eyes greedily scanning Mu Wanqing's hot figure, and then he extended a large hand and ordered in an unquestionable tone:

"I won't waste words. I heard you collected quite a few Yin-Yang Twin Flowers inside? Hand over all your Storage Pouches. I'm in a good mood today, so I can show mercy and spare your three dog lives!"

Hearing the blatant robbery demand, Mu Wanqing, who had a strong and unyielding temper, laughed out of sheer anger. She drew her long sword with a "zheng" sound and coldly mocked:

"Senior Brother Zhao, you want to rob the three of us all by yourself? Where is your brain? Is it all used for venting?"

She herself was at Qi Refining Level 9, and with Huo Kai and the hidden, unfathomable Qin Feng by her side, it wasn't certain who would win if they really fought for their lives.

However, before Senior Brother Zhao could respond, "Wanqing, what nonsense are you spouting?! Put the sword down quickly!"

Standing to the side, Huo Kai suddenly acted like a madman, turning his head and yelling hoarsely at Mu Wanqing.

Immediately after, in the unbelievable gaze of Mu Wanqing and Qin Feng, Huo Kai actually fell to his knees with a thud, his face full of fawning and ingratiation, kowtowing repeatedly to Senior Brother Zhao like a pug:

"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, please calm your anger! This woman doesn't know any better; please don't lower yourself to her level!"

"I'll hand it over! I'm willing to hand it over! As long as you are willing to spare me, everything in the Storage Pouch is yours. I ask that Brother Zhao take care of your little brother in the Outer Sect in the future!"

Huo Kai's shamelessness and cowardice were displayed to the fullest at this moment.

Mu Wanqing looked at this man who had been crazily pursuing her and kept claiming he was willing to go through fire and water for her, now kneeling on the ground like a dog, begging for pity just to survive.

She felt her stomach churning, an unprecedented sense of disgust surging into her heart.

"Huo Kai, if you are willing to be a dog, then hand over your share. As for my things, no one is allowed to take even a single bit!"

Mu Wanqing gritted her teeth, grabbed one of the three portions of Spirit Medicine that had just been distributed from her Storage Pouch, and slammed it onto the ground like trash.

"Wanqing, you are muddled!" Holding those Spirit Medicines, Huo Kai didn't feel ashamed at all; instead, he hurriedly carried them to Senior Brother Zhao, turned his head, and roared at Mu Wanqing:

"Do you think you can act tough just because you are at Qi Refining Level 9?! Do you know who Senior Brother Zhao's own sister is?!"

"That is the top powerhouse on the Outer Sect Foundation Establishment Ranking—Senior Sister Zhao Mingyue!"

"Senior Brother Zhao's background is so powerful, it's simply not something ordinary Disciples like us can afford to offend."

Listening to Huo Kai's self-righteous sycophantic remarks, the flesh on Senior Brother Zhao's face trembled with laughter; he thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being feared and flattered.

While Qin Feng, standing to the side, really couldn't watch anymore.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest, a corner of his mouth curling into an undisguised, disdainful sneer, and said:

"His sister is powerful, but that doesn't mean he is. What's the matter? You have no ability or strength, yet you're learning from others to go out and rob?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole scene was shocked.

Huo Kai's eyes widened, the smile on Senior Brother Zhao's face instantly stiffened, and a chilling murderous intent shot out from his triangular eyes.

However, Qin Feng didn't give them any chance to make a move.

He naturally and irresistibly reached out his large hand and grabbed Mu Wanqing's soft, boneless, fair jade hand.

Feeling the scorching temperature from his palm, her delicate body instinctively trembled...

"Sister, let's go."

Qin Feng's voice was calm, but it carried an Aura that not even an army of thousands could block.

Holding Mu Wanqing's hand, he walked with large strides straight towards the outside of the valley...