The next day.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the branches, illuminating Zi Yuan's fair face.
Slurp, slurp...
Zi Yuan smacked her lips, waking up and rubbing her eyes. ??
But the next second, she froze, seriously doubting if she was hallucinating. She found herself lying in Qin Feng's embrace, in a rather intimate position, and his hand was in a place it shouldn't be.
If she remembered correctly, she should have remembered correctly, her little ducky wasn't wearing anything.
"Ah..."
A scream shattered the quiet morning, startling a flock of birds and beasts in the forest.
"Why are you screaming so loud!?"
Qin Feng was jolted awake from his sweet dream, denying any wrongdoing.
What could a child like him understand? What ill intentions could he have!?
"You, you..."
Zi Yuan was speechless for a long time, feeling wronged. She really couldn't do anything about this brat Qin Feng.
Ding dong, congratulations to the host for taking advantage of a girl, gaining 200 Villain Points!
"Hmm!!"
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, sensing someone approaching.
He quickly stepped forward, covered Zi Yuan's mouth, and pulled her to hide in the grass.
He still felt lingering fear recalling the sword light that suddenly appeared last night. It contained an extremely terrifying sword intent, as if it didn't belong to this world.
"Is it Lin San's trump card!?"
Qin Feng muttered to himself, inexplicably feeling it was Lin San.
As everyone knows, Lin San obtained the inheritance of the Sky-Piercing Sword God. To ensure the safety of his successor, it was reasonable for him to leave behind some life-saving means.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
Hurried footsteps echoed.
Five thugs from the Wei Hu Gang arrived, drawn by the sound. Unlike last night, they were all more or less injured, showing they had also been hit by the sword qi storm.
The leader spoke, "It should be that girl from last night. They probably haven't gone far. Quickly go back..."
However, before he could finish, Qin Feng burst out of the grass like a sneak attack. After recovering overnight, his mana bar was finally full, and he could continue to cause trouble.
He nodded, drew his sword!
A crisp clanging sound echoed as the sword was drawn, and a chilling cold swept through the forest.
Whoosh!
A dark sword light flashed from the front, and sharp sword winds swept past.
Pfft!
Five streams of blood gushed out, and their bodies were sent flying like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground. Their pupils contracted slightly, then gradually turned white, their breaths ceasing.
Ding dong, congratulations to the host for killing five people, gaining 500 Villain Points!
"Is he really a child!?"
Zi Yuan watched, horrified.
He killed five people with one sword, without even batting an eyelid.
"Let's go quickly!"
Qin Feng grabbed Zi Yuan's hand and hurried away, knowing that the Wei Hu Gang would surely launch a full-scale search for them soon.
Meanwhile--
On a hillside not far away.
The leader of the Wei Hu Gang, the scarred man, had an extremely grim expression. His right sleeve fluttered in the wind, clearly empty inside. He had lost his most cherished right hand.
When Lin San unleashed that sword strike, he finally understood what a prodigy was.
If he hadn't decisively abandoned his right hand, he would have been directly sent to his death.
"These prodigies are too terrifying!"
The scarred man felt lingering fear, yet inexplicably excited.
Qin Feng's value was undeniable, and Lin San possessed an extraordinary inheritance. If he could obtain it, he could secure a place in this ancient land.
As for Zi Yuan...
With wealth and power, one naturally desired beauty as well.
"There's a chance you won't lose by gambling!"
The scar-faced man hesitated for a moment, then decided to take the gamble.
If he won, he'd have a beauty in his arms and live a carefree life. If he lost, his life would be forfeit, and she could do as she pleased.
A subordinate rushed in with news: "Boss, we've found that young man named Lin San! Some brothers saw him open a ruin and he's already gone inside."
"There's a ruin here!?"
The scar-faced man was stunned on the spot.
He'd been the king of this mountain for decades and had never heard of any ruins. Why was it that Lin San discovered one as soon as he arrived? Was he unworthy of possessing it!? ????
Soon—
The scar-faced man summoned all tens of thousands of disciples of the Mighty Tiger Gang. He personally led a portion of his subordinates to investigate the ruin, while the rest were sent into the forest to search for Qin Feng and Zi Yuan.
"Why do I feel like they're looking down on me a little?"
Qin Feng and Zi Yuan had been walking along, encountering only minor figures.
The strongest among them was only at the seventh or eighth level of the Transcendent realm, without any special talents. They didn't even need Cutting Heaven Sword Drawing Technique; Tenth Ancestor's Falling Leaves Flying was enough to deal with them easily.
Zi Yuan replied, "It's probably Lin San's sword strike last night. They've taken their main force to deal with him."
"Lin San!?"
Qin Feng's brow twitched, and he spotted the flaw.
Logically, the scar-faced man should have been fully focused on capturing him for the bounty on the Qin Family. But now, he was diverting his main force to deal with Lin San. The logic didn't quite add up. Unless Lin San was more valuable than him at this moment!
A wicked smile crept onto Qin Feng's lips as he murmured, "If I'm not mistaken, Lin San's halo must have activated. The reason this guy stayed behind instead of returning to Heavenly Heart City with Lin Xin'er was probably for these treasures."
"What are you muttering about?" Zi Yuan asked curiously.
"Nothing, let's go!"
To prove his guess, Qin Feng pulled Zi Yuan and started heading back. He had to find Lin San as quickly as possible and snatch the spoils before his halo fully activated.
"Hey, are you crazy? You know they're hunting us, and you want to go back!?"
Zi Yuan quickly warned him, but Qin Feng didn't listen. He wrapped an arm around her waist and used Phantom Shadow Free and Unfettered to glide through the forest.
"Wuwuwu..."
Zi Yuan was powerless to resist, having no choice but to let this brat have his way.
Before long—
Qin Feng arrived at the place where he'd encountered the scar-faced man last night. The trees within a thousand-meter radius had all been cut in half, and there was a sword mark dozens of meters deep on the ground, testifying to the terrifying power of Lin San's trump card.
"This is really Lin Gongzi's masterpiece!?"
Zi Yuan couldn't help but swallow, unable to imagine what kind of power it was.
"The Chosen One is far more terrifying than I imagined!"
Qin Feng secretly rejoiced that he hadn't confronted Lin San head-on. Otherwise, even with his Chongtong (double pupils) as a trump card, he might not have been his opponent, unless he used the Red-haired Old Monster experience scroll.
"No, I need to find a way to strengthen myself!"
Qin Feng took out his second brother's Supreme Bone from his spatial storage. A mysterious rune surged on it, and he could vaguely sense a power of heaven and earth contained within. As long as he transplanted it into himself, he could master this power of heaven and earth.
"This is..."
Zi Yuan stared curiously at the Supreme Bone, wanting to ask Qin Feng what it was. But before she could ask, she saw Qin Feng's gaze turn sharp as a blade. He took out the Changkong Divine Sword and stabbed it into his own chest, removing his original bones and transplanting the Supreme Bone. Even as blood flowed uncontrollably, he gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound.
"You, you..."
Zi Yuan was stunned by the scene before her, unable to imagine that such a brat would be so ruthless to himself...
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