Rescue

At this moment, heaven and earth seemed to become a single zither string, while the Ethereal Projection of a giant hand became one finger and lightly descended upon it.

"Zheng~~~"

Endless Sound Waves surged outward like raging sea waves.

Wherever the sound waves passed, all the Spirit Devouring Peaks seemed to lose their souls and plunged headlong toward the ground.

Xu Fan forced himself to hold on, placed the two people who had been knocked unconscious by the sound waves onto the Spiritual Wind Vessel, and swiftly flew into the distance.

Behind them, the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm that had blotted out the sky looked as though half of a cotton candy had been bitten away. Startled, it flew back toward its hive.

On a Sandy Beach beside a lake, the pale-faced Xu Fan was roasting a plump wild chicken. The two unconscious people lay beside him.

"I never expected the backlash from using my Ultimate Move to be this severe. Who knows how long it'll take to recover."

"This was a huge loss."

As he spoke, Xu Fan glanced at the couple who were always feeding him Dog Food.

No sooner had Xu Fan finished speaking than he felt his blood and qi surge within him. He hurriedly took out a high-grade Green Wood Pill, swallowed it, and began treating his injuries.

Right now, the spiritual energy within Xu Fan's body was in disarray, and his blood and qi were chaotic. Without several days of rest, it would be difficult for him to return to his former condition.

"Looks like I can't use any spells that consume spiritual energy for the next few days, but mental techniques are still fine." As Xu Fan spoke, he looked toward the Earth Dragon Beast in the distance, a tenth-level Qi Refinement Demon Beast he had already controlled.

With the Earth Dragon Beast guarding them, they could safely endure these next few days.

At that moment, Wang Yulun slowly woke up.

"Is this hell?" Wang Yulun was still dazed.

"Yes. You were dragged down to the eighteen levels of hell for implicating your friend."

Xu Fan slowly spoke as he turned the roasting chicken. This youngster really had been fated not to die after meeting me.

Only then did Wang Yulun suddenly react.

"I'm not dead!!"

"Brother Xu, you saved Qian'er and me."

As Wang Yulun spoke, he pinched his own thigh, then stared at his Wife beside him with a foolish grin.

Xu Fan glanced at Wang Yulun, then continued with his great chicken-roasting endeavor.

He tossed a bottle of high-grade Calming Spirit Pills beside Wang Yulun.

"You two were injured by the sound-based killing attack. Your minds are a little muddled right now, so take a pill. Don't let it leave any lasting effects," Xu Fan said flatly, a trace of sorrow in his voice. Calming Spirit Pills were first-rank pills, and the cost of this whole bottle alone was five to six hundred Spirit Stones.

Wang Yulun picked up the pills and said emotionally, "Brother Xu, this is the second time you've saved me. Thank you."

His tone was utterly sincere, carrying the feeling that if Xu Fan needed it, he would offer up everything he had.

Xu Fan shuddered. He really couldn't handle such a passionate tone.

"You have to pay all of this back. My fee for stepping in is 20,000 Spirit Stones, and this bottle of Calming Spirit Pills is another 2,000 Spirit Stones. Remember to pay me after we return to the Sect."

Wang Yulun's expression tightened. I don't think I have that many Spirit Stones. Then he smiled shamelessly and said, "Put it on my tab for now. When I have Spirit Stones, I'll pay you back 1,000,000."

At this moment, Murong Qian'er slowly woke up. Seeing the scene before her, she casually pinched Wang Yulun.

"Husband, does it hurt?" Murong Qian'er asked softly. She felt that she was still alive.

"Of course it hurts," Wang Yulun said with a pained expression.

"Husband, we're not dead."

"Thank you, Brother Xu, for saving our lives."

Murong Qian'er struggled to rise, only to discover that her entire body was weak and she could not circulate her spiritual energy.

Only after taking a Calming Spirit Pill handed to her by Wang Yulun did she finally catch her breath.

By then, Xu Fan had finished his grilling endeavor. He tore off a large chicken leg sizzling with oil and began gnawing on it.

"Tell me, whose years-long cerebral thrombosis never got cured, making them bold enough to provoke Spirit Devouring Bees?"

Xu Fan gnawed on the chicken leg as he looked at the two of them. What a little expert at courting death.

Wang Yulun scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Our plan had originally been foolproof, but something went wrong halfway through, and the Spirit Devouring Bees discovered us."

"I thought we could easily escape with the secret technique Brother Xu taught us, but I was thinking too highly of it."

Xu Fan curled his lip. Was this blaming me for not making the secret technique exciting enough?

"Never mind all that. I just want to know why you provoked those things."

At that moment, Murong Qian'er lowered her head in shame.

"The honey produced by Spirit Devouring Bees can beautify the skin, preserve one's looks, and grant Longevity. In particular, for people with hidden injuries, taking it over a long period can eliminate those injuries."

"When Qian'er's Mother gave birth to her, the Clan was invaded by powerful enemies. She had just given birth to Qian'er when she went to fight them, and that left her with the root of an illness."

"I heard Spirit Devouring Honey could eliminate hidden injuries. More importantly, with it, I could propose marriage to Qian'er's Clan."

Hearing this, Xu Fan understood. Another pitiful young man driven to the brink by betrothal gifts. That damned Mother-in-law.

"With your status as a Preparatory Disciple of Class A Hall, your future Mother-in-law still doesn't think you're good enough?" Xu Fan asked strangely. Anyone with a little insight could tell that this guy was a Rising Star.

"My Mother-in-law said I was quite a good young man, so she reduced the betrothal gifts from 2,000,000 Spirit Stones to 1,000,000 Spirit Stones," Wang Yulun said quietly.

"Your Mother-in-law really treats you well," Xu Fan said, aching in the balls. One million Spirit Stones—even he would probably need more than ten years to save that much.

"That's why I took the risk. I wanted to use this as a Betrothal Gift, then pool together 500,000 Spirit Stones with my Clan and see if we could make it work."

Seeing Wang Yulun's hopeful expression, Xu Fan thought of how, in his previous life, he had been defeated by 300,000 in betrothal gifts. For a moment, he actually felt a shared misery with Wang Yulun.

"After all that, did you get the goods?" Xu Fan asked again.

"We got them, but only half of what we expected."

"But I think it should be enough." Wang Yulun took out a small bottle.

A glint of interest flashed through Xu Fan's eyes. This honey was so good, it should be worth a lot, right? The Spirit Stones he had for Artifact Refining later on were nearly used up anyway.

"How many Spirit Stones is this stuff worth?" Xu Fan asked.

"Two thousand Spirit Stones per jin. It's priceless on the market," Murong Qian'er said softly.

Xu Fan's eyes lit up. He said to the two of them, "Come on, point out where you collected the honey."

Three days later, relying on high-quality Healing Pills, Xu Fan had fully recovered. He was now riding a Cloud Flower Deer through a Flower Sea. The Bamboo Forest ahead was the old nest of the Spirit Devouring Bees.

As they neared the beehive, the Cloud Flower Deer stopped and refused to take another step forward no matter what.

"So this is Spirit Devouring Bee territory up ahead? Fine."

As Xu Fan spoke, he tapped the Cloud Flower Deer between the brows, then said, "Find a place to hide."

The Cloud Flower Deer was a small Auspicious Beast and was quite beautiful. Most importantly, it could bring its Master good fortune. Once it reached adulthood, it could even summon Auspicious Clouds. Xu Fan had not expected to stumble into such luck and encounter a Cloud Flower Deer here, so he planned to bring her back and raise her.

The Cloud Flower Deer gave a "Ying" cry and ran back in the direction they had come from.

"Spirit Devouring Honey, here I come."

Xu Fan used the Light Body Art, transforming into a gust of wind as he drifted toward the Bamboo Forest.