97: Encountering a flower thief on the road, a hero saves the beauty

One day later, within Haozhou.

A massive flying boat tore through the clouds, slowly descending onto an unnamed mountain peak.

On the hull of the boat, the two characters “Xuanjian,” inscribed with profound runes, shimmered in the sunlight, revealing the extraordinary status of its owner.

“Four young friends, a hundred li ahead is the territory of Lingwu City.”

Sect Leader Chu Xiaoyao of the Profound Sword Sect stood with his hands behind his back at the bow of the ship, his robes fluttering, exuding the demeanor of a Martial Emperor expert. “I still have some Sect affairs to handle, so I won’t see you off any further.”

“Thank you, Senior, for escorting us all the way.”

Lin Fan stepped forward, cupped his hands to Sect Leader Chu Xiaoyao, neither humble nor arrogant.

Sect Leader Chu Xiaoyao waved his hand, laughed heartily, and his gaze lingered on Xiao Huohuo for a moment, his eyes filled with appreciation and expectation.

“No problem. As for young friend Xiao, that mysterious flame at the Lingwu City auction is extraordinary. If you can obtain it, your strength will surely advance to another level. By then, I may have to ask you for a few pointers again!”

“Senior is joking.” Xiao Huohuo grinned, his eyes, which always seemed to burn with flames, were full of confidence and defiance.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the four bid farewell to Sect Leader Chu Xiaoyao, watching as the massive flying boat soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

“Let’s go.” Lin Fan turned around, looking at the continuous mountain range. “Lingwu City, let’s meet that so-called mysterious flame!”

The three all nodded, their eyes filled with Battle Intent.

With their Revered Master not present, they, the Senior Brother and Junior Sisters, were the walking Tai Xuan Immortal Sect!

They could go anywhere!

… …

The cultivation of the four had long since become extraordinary, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, they did not choose to fly directly through the air. Instead, they concealed all their aura, walking like Mortals on the mountain roads.

Just as the four were walking through a secluded valley.

A shrill cry for help, tinged with despair, suddenly came from the forest!

“Help! Help!”

Lin Fan frowned slightly.

Ling Ke’er’s Phoenix eyes were cold, as if she hadn’t heard anything.

Nanny, on the other hand, blinked her large eyes curiously, looking around.

Only Xiao Huohuo, without thinking, swayed his body and transformed into a crimson afterimage, shooting towards the direction of the sound!

“This boy…” Lin Fan shook his head helplessly, and could only follow.

Trouble!

In a clearing in the forest.

A girl, dressed in a luxurious silk dress and appearing to be seventeen or eighteen years old, was now pale with fright, sitting on the ground. Her clothes had been torn in several places, revealing large areas of her fair skin.

In front of her, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes, with a lewd face but an aura that had reached the Grandmaster Realm, was approaching with a lewd smile.

“Hehehe… Little beauty, scream! Even if you scream until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you!”

The middle-aged man extended his withered hand, about to grab towards the girl’s chest!

“Courting death.”

A bone-chilling voice.

The middle-aged man in brocade clothes was startled and suddenly turned his head!

He saw a figure, who had appeared behind him at some unknown point.

The newcomer wore a black and red brocade robe, carrying an exaggerated giant ruler, and in his eyes, two flames seemed to burn fiercely!

“You… Who are you? How dare you meddle in your grandpa’s business?!” the middle-aged man in brocade clothes shouted.

Xiao Huohuo couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him.

He didn’t even use the Xuan Heavy Ruler.

He just flicked his finger at the middle-aged man in brocade clothes.

“Pfft!”

A tiny, almost invisible, pale white flame flashed and disappeared.

That arrogant Grandmaster Realm flower thief, without even letting out a scream, his body turned to ashes like dry grass ignited.

The girl, who was sitting on the ground, was already stunned, her beautiful eyes wide and round, staring blankly at Xiao Huohuo.

It wasn’t until Lin Fan and the other two arrived that she seemed to awaken from a dream, scrambling and crawling to Xiao Huohuo’s front, and knelt down with a “thump”!

“Thank… Thank you, benefactor, for saving my life! This humble girl… This humble girl has no way to repay you, only…”

“Alright, alright.” Xiao Huohuo waved his hand impatiently, this was what he found most annoying.

“Where is your home? Go back yourself.”

“I… I have no home.” The girl’s eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face, looking pitiful. “I ran away from home, and now… now I have nowhere to go. Benefactor, please… please take me in! I can do anything! I’ll be your ox or horse!”

Saying that, she tightly hugged Xiao Huohuo’s thigh, refusing to let go.

Xiao Huohuo: “…”

Damn it, why did this script smell so familiar?

… …

In the end, Xiao Huohuo still couldn’t win against this suddenly appearing “sticky candy.”

As Nanny put it: “Xiao Huohuo, look how pitiful she is, just take her with you! At worst, I’ll share a chicken drumstick with you later!”

And so, a group of four became a group of five.

The girl who called herself “Xiao Zhao” naturally followed the group, her watery large eyes hardly ever leaving Xiao Huohuo, her admiration and affection completely undisguised.

This made Xiao Huohuo feel uncomfortable all over, yet he couldn’t get angry.

In the evening, the five arrived at a town called “Daniu Town.”

This town was under the jurisdiction of Lingwu City and was quite prosperous.

The five found an inn, and as soon as they sat down, trouble came knocking.

Several crooked, ugly, obviously thuggish strong men stumbled over, their gazes brazenly sweeping back and forth over Ling Ke’er and Xiao Zhao, the lewdness in their eyes almost overflowing.

The leader was a bald man with a coarse face. He saw that Lin Fan and the others had no Internal Energy fluctuations on them, and his courage immediately swelled.

“Yo, where did these pretty boys come from, bringing such two lovely girls and a child?”

The bald man chuckled, extending his large, fan-like hand, and reached for Ling Ke’er’s face, who was closest to him!

“Give grandpa a kiss!”

As soon as he finished speaking.

“Swish!”

A cold, sharp light flashed and disappeared.

“Ah—!”

A pig-like scream echoed throughout the entire inn!

The bald man’s right hand was severed at the wrist!

Immediately after, several more cold lights flashed!

“Crack! Crack!”

The bald man’s four limbs were instantly severed at the root!

Having done all this, Ling Ke’er slowly retracted her sword fingers, as if she had merely crushed an insignificant ant.

She didn’t even bother to glance at the bald man, who was wailing on the ground like a human pig. She just took out a clean white handkerchief and gently wiped her fingers.

The entire inn was silent.

Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost, staring at this woman who was both ruthless in her actions and unbelievably beautiful.

“Boss! Boss!”

The thugs reacted, scrambling and crawling over. One of them pointed at Ling Ke’er, screaming with a false show of ferocity: “You… You’re dead! Do you know who our boss is?! He works for the Xie Family of Lingwu City! If you dare to touch him, the Xie Family will definitely not let you off!”

“Xie Family?”

Xiao Huohuo, who had been silent, finally raised his head impatiently, a hint of mockery and disdain flashing in his eyes.

“Is that very impressive?”

“That… That’s a big Family in our Lingwu City! In their Family, there’s a Heavenly Human Realm Old Ancestor overseeing it!” The thug said, trembling, this was his last resort.

Heavenly Human Realm?

Xiao Huohuo scoffed upon hearing this.

He didn’t even bother to pay attention to these ants anymore.

A mere Heavenly Human Realm, dares to boast?

Any one of my four Senior Brother and Junior Sisters could flatten their Xie Family with a single finger!