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Chapter 263 Female Robber, Escape from Danger, The Tian Family of Medicine Merchants (5K)

How could I possibly run into robbers in this godforsaken place?

The young man in black, Su Chen, was filled with helplessness.

He doesn't need Spirit Essence Pills for the time being!
The old man beside him watched the person in front of him warily, protecting Xiaoxing behind him.

After looking around, he found that the strongest among the dozen or so people was the burly leader, whose strength should be at the beginner level of the Nascent Soul realm.

The rest of the martial artists had not yet entered the primordial spirit stage.

This put his mind at ease a little; he could still handle a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.

Although he was an alchemist, his own cultivation level was not weak either, having reached the Great Perfection of the Primordial Spirit.

Dealing with a martial artist who has just entered the Nascent Soul stage is still a piece of cake.

Even so, the old man did not act immediately, but instead looked at Su Chen beside him.

After their brief interaction, he felt that this man was barely trustworthy, so he lowered his voice and said, "Young friend, I'll deal with this big man, and you can handle the rest, okay?"

Su Chen had already planned to make a move, and after listening to the old man's words, he agreed after a little thought.

"Hey, you two, hand over all your valuables!"

Seeing the two whispering to each other, the burly man at the head of the group shouted impatiently, while the people around them looked eager to join in.

"Do it!"

"stop!"

Upon hearing this, the old man didn't hesitate and immediately told Su Chen that he intended to finish the battle quickly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold voice interrupted him.

As that clear, cold voice fell, a beautiful figure came into view.

Suddenly, a voluptuous woman in a red dress appeared out of nowhere, and in a few steps, she landed between the two groups of people.

She was stunningly beautiful with snow-white skin, and her tight-fitting dress perfectly accentuated her curves, exuding a mature aura.

The moment the woman appeared, she attracted the attention of everyone present, except for the old man and Su Chen.

Gazing at that alluring body, the robbers all revealed greedy expressions.

"In broad daylight, under the clear sky, you dare to rob people in public? You have some nerve! You're unlucky to have run into me, Hong Xue, today."

The woman in red spoke with righteous indignation and a clear voice.

Having said that, without waiting for the bandits to tease her, she made her move directly, the red diamond in her hand transforming from soft to hard, becoming incredibly tough.

Bang bang bang!
More than ten robbers were all defeated by her in less than ten moves.

"Sister, you're amazing!"

Hiding behind the old man, Xiao Xing's eyes lit up when she saw the woman in red looking so dashing.

The old man beside him coughed lightly and quietly withdrew his Yuan energy. Judging from the situation, there was no need for him to take action.

He stared at the woman in red, his eyes filled with doubt. Who was this woman?

Upon hearing Xiaoxing's words, the woman in red smiled gently, her bright smile appearing exceptionally beautiful in the sunlight.

"Little sister, watch your older sister teach these bastards a lesson!"

Because of Xiaoxing's words, the group of robbers were brutally beaten. The woman in red picked up the robbers and used Hongling as a whip to lash them one after another.

Soon after, cries of agony filled the air.

"Hmph, get lost now!"

A moment later, the robbers lay on the ground, covered in wounds. The woman in red waved her sleeve and said sternly.

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing this, the robbers, disregarding their injuries, immediately got up and left without hesitation.

Seeing this, the old man opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

"Are you guys okay?"

The woman in red spoke in a gentle voice, a stark contrast to her previous rudeness.

"We are alright, thank you for saving us, Miss Hongxue."

The old man was about to cup his hands in greeting when the woman in red stopped him, saying, "Old man, you mustn't do that. You're making me feel bad."

She held the old man's arm, shook her head with a light laugh, and refused to accept his generous gift.

"My name is Hongxue. If you don't mind, you can just call me Hongxue," Hongxue introduced herself.

After a slight hesitation, the old man replied, "My name is Miao Kuo."

"Sister Hongxue, I am Miao Xingxing." Xiaoxing took the initiative to introduce herself.

Hongxue smiled and patted Xiaoxing's head, then turned to Su Chen and asked in confusion, "And who is this?"

Under the gaze of the three, Su Chen replied indifferently, "My name is Xiang Shaolong!"

“Mr. Miao, Young Master Xiang, my home is not far ahead. I see you have traveled a long way, why don’t you come to my house for a rest?” Hongxue said, seeing that the two did not know each other.

"Okay, okay!" Before Miao Kuo could even speak, Xiao Xing clapped her hands in agreement.

Miao Kuo, who had been somewhat hesitant, smiled bitterly after hearing this and nodded in agreement: "Then I'll trouble you."

"Young Master Xiang?" Hongxue blinked and looked at Su Chen.

The other person was very aloof; he would never speak unless she did, which was different from other men.

Other men, upon seeing her, either fawned over her or put on airs.

But Su Chen seemed genuinely unconcerned about her, and his eyes never betrayed a trace of greed.

"There are men who can resist my charm, but very few can ignore me at such a young age. Could this man be homosexual?" Hongxue wondered to herself.

She possesses keen insight, able to see things that many others cannot, but she cannot discern others' preferences.

However, she didn't care whether Su Chen had homosexual tendencies or not; it had little to do with her.

"Big brother, will you come with us?"

Xiao Xing ran over, tugged at Su Chen's robe, and said expectantly, her bright eyes filled with a coquettish tone.

It was clear that she really wanted to visit Hongxue's home; she even changed how she addressed Su Chen.

Su Chen hadn't planned to get involved, but looking at the pitiful Xiao Xing, it was as if his most vulnerable spot had been touched, and he couldn't help but nod: "Okay!"

"Let's go then." Hongxue chuckled and led the three forward, chatting with them as they walked.

Miao Kuo and Hong Xue mostly talked, with Xiao Xing occasionally adding to the conversation, while Su Chen quietly followed along.

He listened to their conversation and couldn't help but shake his head.

It's one thing for a young girl to be naive and clueless about human nature, but this old man, despite his advanced age, is easily swayed by a few words from others. They've only known each other for a short time, yet Hongxue has already extracted most of their personal information from them.

"We're here. My home is just ahead." After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Hongxue stopped and pointed to the barren mountains not far ahead.

Xiao Xing peeked out, but saw nothing. Her bright eyes showed confusion: "Where is it, Sister Hongxue?"

Miao Kuo, standing to the side, looked into the distance but couldn't see any houses. He turned to Hong Xue and saw a smile flash across her face.

Hongxue smiled mysteriously and said, "It's right there in that mass grave."

Upon hearing this, Miao Kuo's heart tightened, realizing something was wrong, and he quickly shielded Xiao Xing behind him.

"My elemental power..."

He then tried to circulate his Yuan energy, but found that no matter how he tried to mobilize it, there was no sign of the Yuan energy circulating within his body.

"Old man, don't waste your time, you've already been poisoned."

At this moment, Hongxue spoke with a cold laugh.

"kill!"

As soon as he finished speaking, deafening sounds of fighting erupted from both sides.

The bandits who had just been defeated by Hong Xue stared at Su Chen and his companions with predatory eyes and surrounded them again.

"You're all in cahoots?" Upon seeing this, Miao Kuo immediately understood Hong Xue's identity.

The burly man at the head of the group laughed contemptuously: "Haha, old man, open your dog eyes and see clearly, this is our chieftain's wife!"

Startled by the loud man's voice, Xiao Xing timidly called out, "Sister..."

Hongxue no longer had that smile; instead, she responded to Xiaoxing with a cold face and eyes filled with disgust.

"Arrest them all," Hongxue waved her hand and gave the order.

The crowd responded in unison, "Yes!"

A group of people stepped forward, closing in step by step.

Miao Kuo's old face was filled with panic, but unable to circulate his Yuan energy, he was powerless to resist at this moment.

"Wait a minute, all you want are pills. If you let the three of us go, I will give you all the pills I have."

Before the group could get close, Miao Kuo spoke up.

Now that things have come to this, he can only hope that these people will spare his grandfather and grandson's lives after they get the elixir.

"If we capture you, all the pills on you will be ours," the burly man said with a disdainful look.

This old guy still can't see the situation clearly; he deserves to be arrested.

He's not even as good as Su Chen on the side. Look at his awareness. He was poisoned and just obediently surrendered without saying a word.

Miao Kuo's expression changed constantly upon hearing this, his face turning as pale as wax.

"Since you're all in cahoots, why didn't you capture us back then?" Miao Kuo asked again, trying to buy time. He secretly took out an antidote pill and desperately absorbed its power to neutralize the poison in his body.

"Damn it, old man, why do you talk so much nonsense!" The leading burly man was somewhat dissatisfied, and with a backhand grip, he was about to slash down diagonally.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Xing immediately shouted, "No!"

Ignoring Miao Kuo's attempts to stop her, she stood in front of him, arms outstretched with a defiant look, trying to stop the big man.

Seemingly touched by Xiaoxing's actions, Hongxue said, "It's alright to tell you."

She paused, pushed the burly man away, and explained, "It's actually very simple. Why go through all the trouble of fighting you when we can capture you without bloodshed?"

"So, that's why you saved us?" Miao Kuo asked again, his face pale.

Hongxue laughed and said, "That's right. Otherwise, how can we lower your guard? Don't you think so, Xiang Shaolong?"

Then, she changed the subject and asked Su Chen.

Su Chen did not answer, and his face remained expressionless. But the more he did so, the more Hong Xue's gaze lingered on him.

After staring at Su Chen for a long time, Hong Xue suddenly stopped smiling and said to Miao Kuo, "Do you think I didn't notice your actions?"

"What?" Miao Kuo asked, feigning confusion.

"Give up on that idea. My poison isn't so easy to cure. You might as well accept your fate like Xiang Shaolong did," Hongxue advised.

Just then, Su Chen, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Who told you I've accepted my fate?"

"Ok?"

Hongxue's pretty face froze upon hearing this, not understanding why this man was still being so stubborn even now.

Just as Su Chen's voice fell, Hong Xue's delicate body trembled, and she suddenly felt a terrifying aura enveloping her.

Powerful yet powerless to resist, her legs went weak.

"you……"

Hongxue looked at Su Chen in surprise, as this aura was emanating from Su Chen.

"You weren't poisoned?"

She could hardly believe it; how could Su Chen still use Yuan Power?

Su Chen didn't bother with pleasantries; he already knew everything he needed to know, so he took direct action.

"what!"

Screams came and went.

To Miao Kuo's astonishment, Su Chen swiftly and decisively dealt with the group of robbers in less than ten breaths.

Right now, only Hong Xue remains standing unharmed on the field.

"Where is the antidote?" He stared directly at Hongxue and pressed her for an answer.

At this moment, Hongxue also noticed Su Chen's strangeness: "I thought my poison had failed, but I didn't expect you to be poisoned as well. If you want the antidote, it depends on whether you have the ability."

Snapped!
Hongxue chuckled lightly, about to make a move, but suddenly froze.

A dark shadow flashed past her eyes, and the next moment, she felt a burning pain on her face.

"You, you dare to slap my face?" Hongxue covered her cheek, asking angrily.

clap clap clap!
However, she was met with an even stronger slap from Su Chen. After several slaps, half of Hongxue's cheek became swollen.

From a distance, Hongxue's cheeks looked quite disharmonious.

"Hand over the antidote, or I'll disfigure you first, and then kill you."

Su Chen wasted no time and grabbed Hong Xue by the throat.

As Hongxue had predicted, he was also poisoned, but his poisoning was not severe, unlike Miao Kuo's, and he was still able to use his Yuan Power.

Furthermore, since the Hunyuan Wuliang Gong has the effect of detoxification, Hongxue's deadly poison will not affect him too much.

Moreover, even if he is poisoned and unable to use his Yuan Power, Hong Xue is still not someone Hong Xue can deal with.

Even setting aside the Heaven-Severing Blade, his powerful physical body alone would be enough to deal with Hong Xue.

Hong Xue's strength was only at the minor completion stage of the primordial spirit realm, but his physical body, after being tempered many times, had reached the level of a high-grade divine weapon.

In martial arts terms, this translates to the perfected Yuan Shen realm.

Hearing Su Chen's murderous words, Hong Xue immediately gritted her teeth.

She wasn't afraid of death, but rather of being disfigured; to her, being disfigured was more painful than being killed.

Hongxue glared at Su Chen and said coldly, "Let me go, and I will give you the antidote."

puff.

Su Chen showed no mercy and casually tossed her aside.

Hongxue, who had been thrown upside down, was filled with anger, but faced with Su Chen's murderous aura, she could only swallow all her resentment.

She took a bottle of antidote from her chest, tossed it to Su Chen, and said, "This is the antidote!"

After taking the bottle, Su Chen did not drink it immediately, but looked at Miao Kuo beside him.

Miao Kuo reacted quickly this time, saying immediately, "Let me verify it."

As an alchemist, I do have the means to verify the authenticity of antidotes.

Su Chen didn't stand on ceremony and handed the bottle directly to Miao Kuo.

Miao Kuo opened the bottle, examined it for a moment, and then nodded to Su Chen, saying, "It's the antidote."

Immediately, he held the bottle to his nose, took a few gentle breaths, and the suppressed Yuan energy surged forth.

After a few breaths, he regained his strength.

After Xiaoxing smelled it, Miao Kuo returned the antidote to Su Chen.

Su Chen took a light sniff, and the faint binding force on his Yuan Power disappeared, and his strength quickly returned to normal.

"Can you let me leave now?" Hongxue pursed her lips, brushed her messy hair aside, and said.

Su Chen waved his hand dismissively.

Miao Kuo hesitated for a moment when he saw Su Chen let Hong Xue go.

He learned from his mistake and worried that if Hongxue left, she would find helpers, which would bring him even more trouble.

However, since Su Chen didn't say anything, he naturally couldn't speak up.

However, at that moment, Su Chen made his move. The Heaven-Severing Blade was suddenly drawn, carrying an unparalleled chill, and he slashed at Hong Xue.

Sensing the whooshing sound coming from behind, Hongxue suddenly turned around, and what came into view was that stunningly beautiful slash.

Caught off guard, Hongxue was struck by a blade, her entire body flying backward, blood gushing out along the way and splashing onto the ground.

She flew dozens of meters away before landing on the ground with a dull thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The immense impact caused her to cough up another mouthful of blood, and her breath became weak.

It didn't last long before it succumbed to its life force under Miao Kuo's watchful gaze, becoming a corpse.

Miao Kuo stared blankly at the scene before him, astonished by Su Chen's actions.

Just moments ago, Su Chen was worried about potential future troubles, but the next second, he silently took action and eliminated Hong Xue.

This guy was more decisive than I imagined.

Yes, and it's more considerate.

Miao Kuo noticed that when Su Chen killed the robbers, apart from his swift movements, there was not a trace of cruelty in him.

It was as if they were not dead, but asleep.

Even when killing Hong Xue, Su Chen deliberately changed his position and stood in front of Xiao Xing, blocking the bloody scene.

Just as he was about to thank him, Su Chen bent down and began groping the group of robbers.

As he touched it, his gaze suddenly turned to the red snow in the distance.

Seeing Su Chen walk towards Hong Xue, Miao Kuo instinctively covered Xiao Xing's eyes.

Miao Kuo only let go of Xiao Xing's eyes after Su Chen finished touching her.

Xiao Xing stared at Su Chen with wide eyes. Instead of being afraid, she looked happy, her eyes seemingly glued to Su Chen.

"Young Master Xiang, thank you very much for saving me this time." Miao Kuo bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Little Xing, standing nearby, imitated him and said, "Uncle, thank you for saving Little Xing."

Su Chen smiled upon hearing this, looked at Xiao Xing's comical appearance, and shook his head, saying, "No need to be polite, but you should still be more careful in the future, as people's hearts are unpredictable."

These words were spoken to Miao Kuo.

Miao Kuo gave an awkward smile. He was older than Su Chen, but he didn't expect to be taught a lesson by Su Chen instead.

However, he did not refute it, admitting that he was indeed blind and had failed to recognize Hongxue's true identity today.

"I just heard you're going to Tiandan City?" Su Chen suddenly asked.

Miao Kuo was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "Young Master Xiang is also going to Tiandan City?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen was about to reply when his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at the distance not far away.

Seeing this, Miao Kuo also looked in the direction Su Chen was looking, and after just one look, he froze on the spot.

Ahead, a figure streaked across the sky with overwhelming force, like a meteorite, crashing down on the area not far from where the three were.

(End of this chapter)