There, a petite figure was brazenly munching on the rare medicinal herbs. The crisp sound of each bite made the burly man's heart ache as if it were bleeding.
These herbs were prime ingredients for refining seventh- and even Eighth-Tier pills, yet some rascal had ruined every last one just to satisfy an appetite. How could he not be heartbroken?
"Why are you hollering? Once I've eaten my fill and found someone, I'll take you out of here. Don't worry. Breaking through space is my specialty."
Who else could that petite figure be but Zi Yan? She munched away as she muttered to herself, looking utterly carefree.
Ever since Xiao Ze came to Holy Pill City to take part in the so-called Five Great Families assessment, she'd been cooped up with the Ye Family until she was nearly growing mold. Being so active by nature, how could she possibly stay put? So, relying on her excellent command of spatial power, she'd sneaked out.
To find Xiao Ze, she'd even broken through space and entered this little world. Given Xiao Ze's abilities, he was sure to come here, so she planned to wait for him.
By now, Xiao Ze and the others had arrived near the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range.
Along the way, they'd run into plenty of alchemists, but the moment they saw him, they scattered like mice before a cat, doing everything they could to avoid him.
Their actions in the Pill Realm these past few days had scared the life out of everyone. They were terrified they'd be the next ones robbed.
After all, the gap in strength between them was enormous. If Xiao Ze really decided to rob them, all they could do was accept their bad luck.
But even if they couldn't win, couldn't they