A Hero Saves a Beauty

Still, deep down, he hoped someone would come and offer him Dou Qi?

However, once he had some free time, Chu Yang could not figure out how he had managed to absorb the black-clad assassin's Dou Qi last night. Before that, he had never been able to absorb anyone else's Dou Qi. He had not even tried it on those weaker than himself.

After pondering it for a long time, Chu Yang felt that perhaps it had something to do with suddenly unleashing his potential.

The next day, Chu Yang still did not see the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King return for him.

He did not want to waste any longer in the Monster Mountain Range. Luck could not stay with him forever, and it would not be worth it if he carelessly got himself killed. Nor did he dare keep hoping that he could absorb someone else's Dou Qi. He still only half understood the Great Dou Absorption Technique. It would be terrible if he ended up suffering a reversal.

Fortunately, he had the Azure Cloud Wings. After putting the Yellow Demonic Puppet into his Storage Ring, Chu Yang spread his wings and left the valley.

Although he had initially been frightened, always feeling that a person flying in the air was too conspicuous a target, his eagerness to return home now made him console himself. After all, this area was not far into the Monster Mountain Range. The chance of encountering a flying magical beast of the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's rank was not high.

Furthermore, using the hints he had gained from the system space and his understanding of the geography of the Dou Qi Continent, Chu Yang could now roughly determine Wutan City's direction.

Chu Yang then flew toward Wutan City.

After flying for a while, he was relieved that no high-ranking magical beast had taken to the air to intercept him.

In truth, the place where the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King had taken him to gather Lantern Heart Grass had not been deep within the Monster Mountain Range at all.

As for the inner regions of the Monster Mountain Range, even last night's black-clad assassin could not have reached them.

Gradually, Chu Yang saw the faint outline of a city at the end of a mountain range in the distance.

"I finally found Wutan City—"

At that moment, the excitement in Chu Yang's heart resembled that of a traveler who had been away from home for a long time and was finally able to return.

But in truth, he was not originally from Wutan City. He had only lived here for a short while after transmigrating, yet he already felt attached to it? Or was it because he had appeared here as a revered alchemist, received preferential treatment, and tasted the sweetness of life?

Chu Yang did not dwell on his inner world. He merely thought that he needed to hurry and refine the Advancement Pill so that he could level up as soon as possible.

With a flap of his Azure Cloud Wings, Chu Yang had intended to fly straight into Wutan City.

But since it was broad daylight and he did not want to expose the Azure Cloud Wings before certain people in Wutan City, he decided to land first in a secluded place outside the city where no one would see him, then enter on foot.

At last, Chu Yang chose a remote spot, landed, and put away the Azure Cloud Wings.

Then he took the nearest desolate path toward Wutan City.

"Who are you people? Get out of the way! Do you know that our Xiao Family is in Wutan City..."

The Xiao Family? The Xiao Family of Wutan City? Chu Yang suddenly heard a woman's shrill cry from ahead. Wasn't the Xiao Family of Wutan City the household where he was currently staying?

And this woman seemed to be saying that she was from the Xiao Family!

Chu Yang immediately quickened his pace. Unfortunately, the little path twisted and turned, with small slopes, grass, and trees everywhere, so he could not yet see the people ahead.

Soon, a rough male voice answered the woman from ahead. "You injured our brothers. Now you have only one road left: obediently come with us. So what if your Xiao Family is powerful in Wutan City? Go on, send a voice transmission to your Xiao Family now!"

"Ha ha ha!"

There seemed to be several men surrounding a woman ahead.

Following the voices, Chu Yang imagined such a scene in his mind.

He anxiously wanted to see this Xiao Family woman as soon as possible, but from her voice, he felt that she was neither Xun'er nor Xiao Mei.

However, there were many people in the Xiao Family, and there were some whom he barely remembered seeing.

Chu Yang took three steps in the space of two and was nearly jogging by the end. Soon, a scene identical to the image in his mind came into view—

Not far ahead, a woman was indeed surrounded in the middle of the road by four or five men. She tried to rush left and right, but could not break through.

This woman was from the Xiao Family of Wutan City?

Chu Yang felt that he had never seen her before during his time at the Xiao Family.

She looked several years older than Xun'er and Xiao Mei. Her pair of long legs was particularly eye-catching, and they added considerably to her overall appearance.

"Look, someone's coming—"

At that moment, the sharp-eyed woman spotted Chu Yang leaping out from between the grass and trees. As she cried out, she tried to seize the chance to escape.

But the leader of the group abruptly blocked her, forcing her back into their encirclement. Just as he was about to mock the Xiao Family woman for using such an outdated trick, he suddenly saw Chu Yang as well.

And by then, Chu Yang was much closer to them.

"Who are you? Don't meddle in other people's business, or else—"

The leader deliberately left his words unfinished, making a throat-slitting gesture. His meaning was obvious.

"The Xiao Family are my friends!"

Chu Yang aimed the strength-identification function of the system space at the group ahead, and their cultivation levels immediately became clear to him—

The surrounded woman was a three-star Dou Practitioner. Of the five men surrounding her, two were only one-star Dou Practitioners, but two were four-star Dou Practitioners, while the leader was a five-star Dou Practitioner.

If he had arrived even a little later, this woman would definitely have been captured!

It seemed he had truly arrived at just the right time!

Chu Yang could not help sighing inwardly.

So how should he deal with these people?

He was now at the peak of seven-star Dou Practitioner. With this woman's strength added to his own, even without summoning the Yellow Demonic Puppet, they should be able to crush these petty scoundrels.

Thus, Chu Yang stepped forward to save the beauty without hesitation.

Friends of the Xiao Family? The surrounded woman was also puzzled. She had never seen this man before.

But since someone was trying to save her, how could she care who he was? As long as there was hope of breaking out today, she would thank the heavens. Otherwise, if she fell into the hands of these bandits, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She knew that even if the Xiao Family was influential in Wutan City, this was the wilderness. Even if these bandits killed her here, the Xiao Family might not be able to find them later and avenge her, because no one would know that she had died at their hands.

Friends of the Xiao Family? The same words stirred up turmoil in the hearts of the five bandits.

The woman's declaration of her identity had already made them somewhat wary. After all, the Xiao Family carried considerable weight in the Wutan City area, and even they, who had become bandits in the mountains, knew that.

They had originally wanted to let the woman go, but their leader had been overwhelmed by lust. He had apparently fallen in love with the Xiao Family woman at first sight and, no matter what, insisted on taking her away.