Ordinary observers in fast time travel

"Huff~ Huff~" Finally, they were out of the dense forest. Shi Jia looked ahead and saw that the trees were noticeably sparse and the weeds were only half a person tall, forming a stark contrast to the tall weeds behind him.

Furthermore, there are no black stripes on the leaves.

"Little sapling, we're finally out!" Shi Jia breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and quickly found a relatively open space. "Let's rest there for a bit!"

Shi Jia used his longsword to part the grass and quickly arrived at his chosen spot. He cautiously scanned the surroundings with his spiritual sense; there was no danger. He also didn't need to worry about disturbing the surrounding beasts.

"Little sapling, you've worked hard... Ah—" Shi Jia raised his hand to take the sapling down, but touched something slippery, and then his finger felt a sharp pain. A chilling sensation came from his fingertip, and the next second he lost consciousness.

The sapling's form began to disintegrate, and the aerial roots binding the blue snake began to loosen. Just as the sapling was about to disappear, an aerial root pierced through the blue snake.

"Thud~" "Bang~" Shi Jia's body and the little snake fell to the ground at the same time.

"Host, host!" The dormant system received the alarm and jumped out immediately, only to see Shi Jia lying in the grass with his eyes closed, his face bluish-black, his lips black, and his body gradually stiffening.

'The host is poisoned, and his heart rate is rising rapidly! Oh no, if this continues, the host will definitely die!' The little system was in a panic.

No, the host won't die; it's Sun Yu who will die, and the mission will fail. But this will affect the host's mission success rate, and mission failures caused by the host's own actions will be punished.

No, this can't go on! The little system gritted its teeth, intending to allocate some of its energy to protect Sun Yu's body.

Suddenly, a loud commotion came from afar, and a flock of sheep rushed over, heading directly towards Shi Jia's location.

The small system hurriedly mobilized energy to envelop Sun Yu's body.

"Warning! The system has interfered with the mission without authorization. The mission reward will be halved, and the mission difficulty will increase by 50%!"

The little system pretended not to hear; the host certainly didn't want the mission to fail. It simply watched the flock of sheep approach quietly.

Suddenly, a gruff voice rang out, "Boss, there's someone over there!"

It turns out that the flock of sheep was driven here by four martial arts masters!

"Go and see!"

The flock of sheep, about to crash into the energy shield, was pushed aside by an invisible hand. The little system's eyes widened; before it could regret its impulsiveness, it hurriedly retracted the energy shield.

A gust of wind blew by, and a tall man in dirty combat gear with a full beard squatted down in front of Shi Jia. "Boss, it's a man, and he looks like he's been poisoned."

His gaze quickly locked onto the small blue-green snake corpse next to Shi Jia's head, and he immediately gasped, "Boss, it's a Azure Spirit Snake! There's hope for our advancement!"

The flesh and blood of the Azure Spirit Serpent can be made into pigment. Spirit painters use this pigment to draw array diagrams on the bodies of Spirit Warriors, which can help Spirit Warriors break through the shackles of the physical body and achieve a leap in level.

Upon hearing this, the three spirit martial artists who had been strolling leisurely vanished instantly, leaving behind a gasp of surprise. "What? A Azure Spirit Serpent?"

"Where?"

A shadow fell over the stubble-bearded man's head. Before he could answer, the other three martial arts masters were already squatting down beside him.

"Hiss, it really is a Green Spirit Serpent. How did it die?"

"Could it be that this kid did the killing?"

A scene immediately flashed through the minds of the four: the man, in his dying moments, unleashed his survival instinct and killed the Green Spirit Snake.

But they immediately shook their heads. With the venom of the Azure Spirit Serpent, it was impossible for anyone below the Blue Rank to have the strength to fight back after being poisoned.

"Probably not."

"Boss, this kid isn't dead."

"Not dead?" The eldest brother, Lu Tianheng, was somewhat surprised. He reached out and felt the man's pulse, and sure enough, he was still alive. "He's lucky to be alive." Lu Tianheng smiled and took out a medicine bottle from his storage bag.

"Boss, should we save him?" The other three were puzzled. Why should they save a complete stranger?

"Save him? Unless there's a Spirit-Melting Grass, no one can save him." Lu Tianheng pried open Shi Jia's mouth and stuffed the pill inside.

"That Hundred-Cure Pill?" This is a precious blue-grade spiritual medicine. Every ingredient used to make the Hundred-Cure Pill is sourced from the Black Zone, which is something that a spirit painter cannot materialize.

“It’s just temporarily suppressing the toxins. I’m going to ask him something.” Lu Tianheng’s eyes shone with an astonishing light. He took out a specially made box, put on gloves, and picked up the Green Spirit Snake.

Only then did he notice the numerous strangulation marks on the corpse of the Green Spirit Snake.

Was the Azure Spirit Serpent bound before? He subconsciously looked at Shi Jia, whose blackness was gradually fading. A ridiculous guess crossed his mind.

Did this person have some strange quirk? Enraged, the Green Spirit Snake killed the man.

"Hmm~" A groan interrupted Lu Tianheng's speculation. He quickly put the Azure Spirit Snake into the specially made box.

"Huff...huff..." When Shi Jia regained consciousness, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, difficulty breathing, and his whole body was ice cold. He didn't even notice that he was surrounded by people.

"You've been poisoned by the Azure Spirit Snake." A male voice sounded from above. Shi Jia struggled to lift her head, but her vision was blurry, and she could only vaguely make out a figure.

"...Hoo, snake venom?" Shi Jia was a little confused, but he still remembered the pain in his finger. He didn't have time to think about where the snake came from; his survival instinct made him grab onto the straw in front of him. "Help, help me!"

"I can't save you unless I have the Spirit-Melting Grass."

"What Spirit-Melting Grass?"

Lu Tianheng asked in surprise, "You don't know about the Spirit Fusion Grass? Then how did you provoke the Azure Spirit Serpent? Don't you know that the Azure Spirit Serpent is the companion beast of the Spirit Fusion Grass?"

"A companion beast?" The instinct for survival made Shi Jia grasp the key point. He subconsciously reached out, only to find that apart from his head, he could not move his hands and feet.

"The Spirit-Melting Grass is in my mustard seed pouch, in the left pocket. Please, please save me! I will, I will reward you handsomely!"

Lu Tianheng didn't move, but the stubble-faced man next to him had already reached out to retrieve it. He easily pulled out Shi Jia's mustard seed bag and handed it to Lu Tianheng, "Boss."

Lu Tianheng took it, probed the mustard seed bag with his spiritual sense, and immediately saw the Spirit Fusion Grass that looked very much like an orchid. He took it out, broke off a leaf without saying a word, and stuffed it into Shi Jia's mouth.

Fortunately, Shi Jia could still move her head; otherwise, if the leaf had gone into her mouth, she would have been doomed.

Shi Jia chewed the leaves with difficulty. As the bitter juice flowed into her stomach, the medicine was absorbed and spread throughout her body via the bloodstream. She found that her stiff body seemed to be able to move again.

"Thank you."

Lu Tianheng smiled and said, "You're welcome. You promised to repay me handsomely."

Shi Jia nodded vigorously, "I will definitely keep my promise." He took a deep breath, "Are you here for this Spirit Fusion Grass? Here, consider it my first token of gratitude."

Lu Tianheng nodded. He had no intention of returning what he had already obtained, especially such a precious treasure as the Spirit Fusion Grass.

He didn't care whether Shi Jia was still poisoned. Saving his life was already a sign of his kindness. Otherwise, if he died, wouldn't he still be able to get the Spirit-Melting Grass?
Therefore, while Shi Jia was speaking, he had already taken out another specially made box to put the Spirit Fusion Grass in.

“I have received the first gift of thanks. Now let’s talk about the second gift,” Lu Tianheng said.

"Okay, okay, but I don't have anything on me." Shi Jia was a little embarrassed, her eyes looking at her mustard seed bag, which was now in Lu Tianheng's hands.

He wouldn't want even his broken mustard seed bag, would he? This...

As if reading his mind, Lu Tianheng tossed the mustard seed bag into his arms, saying, "Don't worry, I just need you to point me in the right direction." (End of Chapter)