Ling Feng'er gritted her teeth, glaring at the detestable fellow before her.
If her companions hadn't already fallen, she would have marched over and given Zhang Ergou a good thrashing.
Zhang Ergou, with a playful grin, walked over to the dozen or so disciples of the Liuhai Sect, arranged neatly by Ling Feng'er.
"You dare?" Ling Feng'er furiously glared, raising her hand towards Zhang Ergou, who was about to paw at her junior brother.
"Heh heh, I'm just collecting some interest first."
Zhang Ergou chuckled and completely ignored Ling Feng'er's enraged roar. With a few quick moves, the storage rings from the Liuhai Sect disciples were all in Zhang Ergou's hands.
"You, you, I'll fight you!"
Ling Feng'er could no longer hold back. With a flash, she lunged forward, her silk ribbon coiling towards Zhang Ergou.
...
*Bang!*
Suddenly, a loud noise erupted from not far away.
Zhang Ergou and the others froze.
"Not good, let's go see."
Since all the Liuhai Sect disciples were here, the explosion must have been caused by the disciples of the Piaomiao Sect. Su Dan Novel Network.
Zhang Ergou and his group couldn't possibly abandon their own disciples.
But Ling Feng'er was unwilling to let them go. A barrage of spells shot towards Zhang Ergou and his companions like a desperate onslaught.
Zhang Ergou and the others retreated while dodging. Ling Feng'er, when enraged, was indeed quite a handful. Furthermore, they had already snatched the storage rings from the Liuhai Sect disciples. There was no need for Zhang Ergou and the others to linger any longer. Who knew what was happening nearby? They still didn't know the current situation of Lin Yueru and Xiao Qingyu.
"Withdraw!"
Zhang Ergou let out a low command, signaling Wang Teng and the others to move towards the cave entrance.
"Want to leave? Dream on!"
Ling Feng'er was furious. She had endured for so long, but Zhang Ergou's actions had finally ignited her temper.
"Saintess, farewell!"
However, just as Ling Feng'er was about to give chase, Zhang Ergou casually tossed a black ball. Ling Feng'er hastily retreated, warily eyeing the black ball as it rolled erratically on the ground.
*Bang!*
A puff of dense smoke billowed out. Ling Feng'er quickly held her breath. By the time the smoke dissipated, Zhang Ergou and his group had vanished without a trace.
...
"Haha, Ergou, you brat, you're too ruthless!"
Li Yao and the others, having made a clean escape, exclaimed to Zhang Ergou.
"Heh heh, it's good that the Saintess acted sooner. Who told her to be frightened by your three valiant and mighty appearances?"
Valiant and mighty, indeed. They were just being cautious. Zhang Ergou and the others chuckled and hurried towards the direction of the violent explosion.
...
"Qingyu, Senior Sister, what's going on?"
Before Zhang Ergou and his group could get close, they saw two figures fleeing in a hurry. Xiao Qingyu and Lin Yueru looked up in their haste and found they didn't recognize the four people before them. Zhang Ergou and the others finally realized they had changed their appearances. Lin Yichen and the others quickly removed their masks, and Zhang Ergou also reverted to his original appearance.
"Ergou, is that you?"
Lin Yueru and Xiao Qingyu's eyes widened. Seeing familiar faces before them, a hint of joy appeared on their faces. However, their expressions quickly turned panicked. Xiao Qingyu, his face full of alarm, pointed behind him and said, "Ergou, quickly, run! The demon beast horde is coming..." His voice even trembled slightly.
"What, a demon beast horde? What exactly did you do?"
Now was not the time to dwell on such matters. Zhang Ergou and his group naturally believed that Xiao Qingyu and Lin Yueru wouldn't lie to them. This could be seen from their pale faces. Zhang Ergou quickly led everyone towards the mountain peak.
From a distance, Zhang Ergou and his group could already hear rumbling sounds approaching from behind. They looked back in surprise. They saw black, bull-like demon beasts with horns on their heads charging towards them. Where they passed, not a blade of grass grew. Sturdy trees were snapped in half.
"What did you do? Why did you provoke the bull herd?"
Looking at the wild bulls, each three zhang long, Zhang Ergou and the others gulped in unison. These bulls were terrifying, all possessing Golden Core stage cultivation. If it were one or two, Zhang Ergou and his group could handle them. But there were hundreds, and even more wild bulls were continuously charging towards them from the rear.
"Qingyu heard from somewhere that these creatures called Azure Bulls have milk that can enhance a cultivator's strength."
Lin Yueru explained as she followed Zhang Ergou and the others in their escape.
"So he secretly went to milk the female cows."
At this point, Lin Yueru's face flushed red. Xiao Qingyu continued from where Lin Yueru left off, "It was all going fine, but who knew that accidentally, one of the cows discovered him." Then the bull herd became unhappy, and they could only flee frantically.
"Really?"
Zhang Ergou's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xiao Qingyu and Lin Yueru blinked: "What's 'really'?" Have we been talking for so long, and you thought we were telling stories? A look of resentment rose from the faces of the two. Zhang Ergou saw this and knew they had misunderstood him.
"I mean, are you really sure this milk can enhance cultivation?" Zhang Ergou stared at Xiao Qingyu.
"Of course. Don't believe me, I'll drink it for you to see." Saying that, Xiao Qingyu took out a jade bottle from his storage ring and gulped down the milk inside.
*Burp!*
After finishing a large bottle, Xiao Qingyu even let out a satisfied belch. Zhang Ergou and the others stared blankly at Xiao Qingyu, their expressions momentarily dazed. Damn it, we're in the middle of fleeing for our lives, can't you wait to drink it later? However, no matter what they were thinking, Xiao Qingyu had already drunk a full bottle of milk.
Then, a change indeed occurred. Xiao Qingyu, while running, his face became redder and redder. White mist began to emanate from the top of his head.
"Holy crap, no way, it actually works?"
Zhang Ergou and the others were astonished. They had thought Xiao Qingyu was just joking. They didn't expect this kid to be so bold, not only finishing a whole bottle of milk in one go but also showing results so quickly. They looked at the flushed Xiao Qingyu in disbelief.
"How do you feel?" Wang Teng quickly asked.
But Xiao Qingyu, at this moment, had no time to bother with them. With a flash, he directly flew onto a mountain peak. Zhang Ergou and the others followed closely. By the time they reached Xiao Qingyu's side, he had already sat down cross-legged.
Half an hour later, watching Xiao Qingyu with a face full of joy, Zhang Ergou and the others were dumbfounded. This was unbelievable! Others had to cultivate diligently for several years, even decades, to break through. Xiao Qingyu, after drinking a bottle of milk, had broken through from the early stage of Golden Core to the middle stage of Golden Core. What was the point of cultivation anymore? Zhang Ergou, Lin Yichen, Li Yao, and Wang Teng all wore expressions of fervent desire.