It's You!?

"Thank you for saving me, Young Master. I still do not know your name."

After resting for a moment and steadying her breathing, Wen Qingxuan smiled radiantly at Lin Suchou.

"I am Lin Suchou."

Lin Suchou was briefly dazzled by the charm Wen Qingxuan revealed. Only after coming back to his senses did he introduce himself.

"Since Young Master saved me today, this humble one owes you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, you may come find me. Even after leaving the Spirit Road, you may visit my Northern Region Wen Family."

After watching the herd of Savage Bulls below depart, anger rose in Wen Qingxuan's Phoenix Eyes. "I still need to go get revenge. Those stupid bulls chased me for so long. They are truly hateful."

When she jumped back down to the ground below, Lin Suchou thought she was about to leave directly.

Yet unexpectedly, she suddenly turned back and looked at Lin Suchou. "Would Young Master be willing to come with me?"

Hearing this, Lin Suchou was delighted at first. But in order to rush to the Fourth Guardian Land to meet Luo Li, he could only decline politely. "No, Miss Wen. I still need to hurry to the Fourth Guardian Land. If fate allows, we will surely meet again."

"Alright, then this humble one shall take her leave. I hope Young Master can reach the end of the Spirit Road and meet Qingxuan again."

Wen Qingxuan's beautiful eyes dimmed briefly. She waved her hand and departed with easy grace.

Watching the golden figure gradually vanish from sight, Lin Suchou also hurried toward the Fourth Guardian Land.

Being able to earn Wen Qingxuan's favor was already quite good.

Although he had saved Wen Qingxuan's life, beneath her warm exterior lay immense indifference, as though she harbored a resistance toward men.

If he insisted on getting close to her now, it would probably backfire.

It was better to first leave a deep impression on her. That way, they would have something to talk about when they met again.

Lin Suchou then pulled himself together and headed north according to the map's guidance.

But just as the sun reached its zenith, he suddenly heard the sounds of battle.

Lin Suchou took out the Low-grade Spirit Artifact Longsword he had seized, leaped onto a tree branch, and arrived above a clearing in the forest after several bounds.

Parting the dense foliage, he saw a black-haired, black-eyed young man wielding a dagger as he fought an enormous Giant Bear.

When the young man turned his face, it was actually Mu Chen, whom he had encountered some time ago!

Not far behind him were three golden apes carrying large quantities of Spirit Fruit.

Their golden fur looked even more brilliant beneath the sunlight. Like the Blood Pig Tiger, they were at the early Spirit Movement Realm.

Mu Chen seemed to be protecting those monkeys, deliberately holding back the late Spirit Movement Realm Giant Bear and keeping it from approaching them.

Lin Suchou's eyes shifted as he decided to go down and lend him a hand.

He was not helping Mu Chen simply for Mu Chen's sake, but to keep him from going to the Fourth Guardian Land and meeting Luo Li.

Who knew whether his appearance would cause Mu Chen and Luo Li to meet ahead of time? If that happened, how could he ever win the beauty's heart?

And he could conveniently make Mu Chen owe him a favor as well.

No sooner said than done.

Lin Suchou gripped the Fiery Red Longsword tightly, leaped down from the branch, and joined the battle.

Mu Chen, who had been evenly matched with the Giant Bear, swiftly retreated several yards upon seeing Lin Suchou suddenly enter the fight. He cautiously examined this unexpectedly appearing young man, who was noticeably more handsome than himself.

Only after a while, when he saw that Lin Suchou was not attacking him, did he finally relax.

Lin Suchou had now advanced to a Level 2 Spirit Body, making him one level stronger than Mu Chen.

He directly took advantage of his excellent agility, darting and weaving as he attacked the Giant Bear's back.

The Giant Bear stood roughly two zhang tall. While its massive body gave it astonishing defense, it also made it cumbersome.

Watching Lin Suchou continuously carve away at its blood like a nimble mosquito while it could do nothing about it, the bear became extremely agitated.

Roars continuously erupted from its mouth, but they were nothing more than helpless rage.

In the end, Lin Suchou drove his sword deep into the Giant Bear's heart. It fell backward weakly, letting out a dull thud.

Lin Suchou extracted the Spirit Beast Essence and tossed it directly to Mu Chen.

"I acted rashly. I hope Brother will not take offense."

Mu Chen was utterly astonished when he saw this man actually toss the Spirit Beast Essence to him.

He had been on the Spirit Road for two weeks already, and aside from Wu Yingying, Mu Chen had not encountered anyone else.

Could the first person he met today actually be a good person?

"Brother is too polite. It is I who should thank Brother for drawing his blade to help."

Mu Chen smiled and cupped his fists toward Lin Suchou in greeting.

"Hehe, I am Lin Suchou, from the Hundred Spirits Continent. After coming to the Spirit Road and finally encountering someone else, I could not restrain my excitement and acted just now. I hope I did not disturb Brother."

Lin Suchou calmly told a lie on the surface. His life in his previous world had honed this skill.

Mu Chen did not harbor too much suspicion toward his words either.

"My name is Mu Chen. I am also from the Hundred Spirits Continent. I never expected to meet a fellow townsman here on the Spirit Road."

Mu Chen sighed with emotion.

The Great Thousand World had countless continents. To run into a fellow townsman on this Spirit Road, where prodigies gathered, was truly no easy thing.

"Standing around is too tiring, Brother Lin. How about we sit down, have some wine, and eat some grilled meat?"

Mu Chen said with a smile.

"Hm? Did Brother Mu bring wine in with him?"

Lin Suchou feigned curiosity.

"No, I didn't have the mind for that..."

Mu Chen smiled, then, under Lin Suchou's curious gaze, gestured at the monkeys behind him.

The sturdier monkey bared its teeth and grimaced for a while, expressing its anger.

"So stingy. If we hadn't killed this Mountain Bear, how would you have gotten the chance to brew wine? Give us some more."

Mu Chen walked over with a grin.

The monkey had no choice. It could not beat him, nor could it run away, so it could only gesture to the little monkey behind it.

The little monkey then ran into the forest. Before long, it returned with two gourds and stuffed them into Mu Chen's arms.

"Here, Brother Lin. The fruit wine brewed by these Golden Distilling Ape Monkeys is quite distinctive, and it can restore stamina too."

Lin Suchou raised a hand to catch the wine gourd Mu Chen tossed over. After opening it, he took a gulp and found that his stamina was indeed slowly recovering.

"Mmm, good wine."

After praising it, Mu Chen invited Lin Suchou to cut off the Mountain Bear's two paws and some meat for grilling.

The two worked together smoothly. Lin Suchou was in charge of starting the fire, while Mu Chen handled the meat. Before long, they were eating skewers and drinking merrily.

"Hehe, I wonder which Guardian Land Brother Mu plans to visit?"

After chatting with Mu Chen for a while, Lin Suchou finally revealed his true purpose.

"Hehe, Brother Lin, don't tease me. I don't even know where those Guardian Lands are, let alone how to get there."

Mu Chen took a bite of Bear Paw Meat and smiled bitterly.

But as soon as he said that, confusion appeared on his face. "Could it be that Brother Lin has a map?"

"Of course. I'm heading to the Fourth Guardian Land, but I can tell Brother Mu is no ordinary person. You should be able to take first place in the Life and Death Trial at a Guardian Land.

Why not go to the Fifth Guardian Land, which is closest to us?"

Lin Suchou took out the parchment map he had obtained and pointed to the location of the Fifth Guardian Land.

"Brother Lin... what exactly is this Life and Death Trial?"

Hearing Lin Suchou's words, Mu Chen still smiled bitterly. Right now, he truly looked like a clueless kid who understood nothing.

"The Life and Death Trial is the checkpoint leading to the Final Spirit Road. Only a certain number of people can make it through. The higher your rank, the better the Spirit Road Empowerment you receive.

The five Guardian Lands will hold them one after another, so..."

Mu Chen was a smart person and understood immediately.

He realized that Lin Suchou also wanted to claim first place at one of the Guardian Lands. The reason he recommended the Fifth Guardian Land was because he did not want the two of them to clash.

If they joined forces, then one of them would be unable to take first place.

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Lin. Mu Chen is deeply grateful. I'll owe Brother Lin a favor."

Mu Chen had wandered aimlessly through this place for more than two weeks. Now that he knew the locations of the Guardian Lands, he was naturally overjoyed.

"This is a simple map I drew. Take it, Brother Mu. Consider it a gift from one fellow townsman to another."

"Mhm. Once we leave the Spirit Road, Brother Lin can visit the Northern Spirit Realm of Hundred Spirits Heaven. My home is in the Mu Domain, and I'll certainly show you proper hospitality then."

Mu Chen accepted the map and thanked him once more.

However, he was curious about Lin Suchou's repeated assistance.

He looked up at Lin Suchou, staring into those strangely familiar eyes.

Then Mu Chen's eyes gradually widened as he exclaimed in shock, "It was you?!"