Xu Xiao's Bad Luck

Immortal Herbs!

What were Immortal Herbs?

Yue Guan was somewhat confused and looked toward his eldest brother.

He knew about weeds, Blue Silver Grass, and wild grass.

But what exactly were Immortal Herbs?

"E-Eldest Brother, what are Immortal Herbs?"

Yue Guan asked in confusion.

Xu Xiao scratched his head. It seemed that Yue Guan at this point in time did not know about Immortal Herbs.

That interested Xu Xiao. If so, how had Yue Guan in the original story learned about Immortal Herbs?

After pondering for a long while, Xu Xiao arrived at his own guess: Spirit Hall and Yue Guan himself.

Spirit Hall had deep foundations. Perhaps among its vast collection of books were scattered records that Chrysanthemum Douluo from the original story had gradually uncovered.

Furthermore, Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul had been the immortal-grade Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. He possessed a unique obsession with those Immortal Herbs, coupled with his own interest in them.

By gathering information, he had found records concerning Immortal Herbs and eventually became the Chrysanthemum Douluo from the original story who knew so much about them.

After all, Yue Guan was not someone from a particularly good family. He was merely an ordinary person and had no inheritance.

That was the only explanation Xu Xiao could think of.

The Breaking Clan, on the other hand, did possess such an inheritance. Unfortunately, the current Breaking Clan was a vassal of the Clear Sky Sect. With Xu Xiao's strength, he could neither seize it nor dare to try.

"Immortal Herbs are something you'll absolutely love."

Xu Xiao chuckled and explained it to Yue Guan.

When it came to loving flowers, Yue Guan was unquestionably number one.

That heartfelt love had made him unwilling to kill Dai Mubai, who possessed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, even in the original story.

That showed just how intense Yue Guan's love for flowers was.

Although Gui Mei did not understand, he respected his good brother.

Yue Guan's eyes lit up. "Eldest Brother, the place you mentioned has Immortal Herbs, right?"

Xu Xiao nodded lightly. "That's right. That place will become my base."

"And that place is in Sunset Forest."

Xu Xiao explained briefly.

The other two had no objections. Yue Guan was instead excited. Wouldn't that mean he could cultivate while growing flowers?

After discussing it, the three began their search.

In the enormous Sunset Forest, the three of them could only rely on their own strength.

Sunset Forest was not as dangerous as Star Dou Forest, but that did not mean it held no danger.

Gui Mei leaped through the trees, carefully scouting ahead, while Xu Xiao and Yue Guan searched slowly below.

Xu Xiao also roughly told them about the situation at the base.

"Eldest Brother, there's a battle ahead!"

Standing in a tree, Gui Mei saw two figures entangled in combat ahead and immediately warned Xu Xiao and Yue Guan below.

Xu Xiao immediately stopped and waved to Gui Mei. "Second Brother, how strong is that person?"

"He only has one Soul Ring beneath his feet. I can't make out anything else about him."

They were still some distance away. Gui Mei had only spotted the Soul Ring because its yellow color had given the other party away.

One Soul Ring?

Xu Xiao immediately shook his head. "Ignore him. We'll take a detour."

The less trouble, the better. Xu Xiao was still prioritizing caution.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei had no objections. They changed direction and headed left, trying their best to avoid a fight.

But things never went as one wished. The more you wanted to avoid something, the more likely you were to run into it.

You ran, he chased; even with wings, you could not escape.

That person seemed unable to defeat the Soul Beast opposite him, so he turned and fled. The direction he fled in happened to be toward Xu Xiao and the others.

"Eldest Brother, that person is being chased by a Soul Beast and is running this way." Gui Mei watched as the man drew closer and closer.

Xu Xiao was speechless. Had he known, he would not have changed direction. They had still run into him?

"Change direction, run!"

This time, Xu Xiao fled back toward their original route.

However, by the time they left, it was already too late. That person's Soul Power seemed to be higher than all three of theirs.

The two sides collided.

No matter how much Xu Xiao dodged, he still could not avoid it.

Cursing under his breath, Xu Xiao said to his two brothers, "Run!"

The formidable Soul Beast behind them chased after all four of them.

As he ran, Xu Xiao shouted at the man, "Damn it, brother, are you sick? Why the hell did you have to run toward us?"

Xu Xiao had been extremely cautious lately. If he could avoid provoking trouble, he did; if he could avoid it, he would. Yet he had not expected his luck to be this terrible today!

The man snorted. "Isn't it because you're too weak?"

"If you had any strength, couldn't you have helped me deal with it?"

Arrogant. This guy was arrogant to the extreme, and a little proud as well.

Xu Xiao had a bad temper. You dragged me into this, and you can't even offer an apology? Where are your manners? Your morals?

If he did not beat this guy up later, Xu Xiao would not feel satisfied.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were also angered by the man's words.

Glancing back, Gui Mei saw that the Soul Beast seemed to have stopped chasing them. He immediately sped up and kicked the man hard.

The man staggered and rolled several times before stopping.

Xu Xiao was also stunned. He had just been about to warn him when he noticed that the pursuing Soul Beast was gone, so he immediately followed.

"Brothers, beat him up!"

Damn it, let's see you keep acting arrogant. He did not know who the other party was, but a one-ring Soul Master who was this arrogant was bound to meet a bad end.

If he had been strong, they might have accepted it. If he had apologized, they would not have said anything. When traveling, it was better to make more friends.

But now, he was this arrogant, and the Soul Beast was no longer chasing them. If they did not beat him up, who would they beat up?

"You're courting death!"

The man roared. He could not defeat the Soul Beast, but could he not defeat them? Heh, did they really think he was made of clay?

The yellow Soul Ring beneath his feet appeared, and a serpentine martial soul emerged behind him, flicking its tongue.

"Heh."

Xu Xiao sneered. "Third Brother."

(Xu Xiao's inner thoughts: Close the door, unleash Third Brother!)

A purple Soul Ring slowly emerged beneath Yue Guan's feet.

The man was instantly shocked.

Yue Guan slowly said, "I don't know why, but from the first moment I saw you, I found you extremely unpleasant!"

Hearing that, Xu Xiao was also stunned. Someone who could make Yue Guan dislike him? Could this person be Yue Guan's enemy?

But why did that man's martial soul look somewhat familiar?

"Third Brother, since he displeases you, kill him."

"Seeing how unruly he is, death would be a sign of respect."

Gui Mei spoke indifferently. Judging by the other party's attitude toward Eldest Brother earlier, Gui Mei did not like him either. Killing him would do.

The man was immediately alarmed. This time, he was finished. His battle with the Soul Beast had already consumed most of his Soul Power. Facing such powerful opponents now, he would surely die.

"Wait! If you kill me, you'll die too!"

"Let me go, and I can pretend that today never happened."

The man gritted his teeth. In the face of death, he still chose to back down.

The three brothers could not help laughing. Xu Xiao said, "Actually, I preferred your unruly attitude just now."

PS: In a couple of days, I'll put this book's settings and the age gaps of certain related characters in the comments, such as Sword Douluo and Qian Xunji.

(This is only this book's setting. There may be some changes, but they will be for the sake of advancing the plot and will remain reasonable.)