He Lan Tianxia

"Protect the princess well." Murong Junlan said to Luo Xie, then flicked his thin rope and swept it away.

"So you still remember you had a princess? We thought you'd forgotten her long ago," Luo Xie said loudly. He'd been feeling indignant for his wife these past few days. To prevent the woman from running around with the gorilla, she'd been kept under Murong Junlan's control for the past few days. Before meeting the old man, her pressure points had been pressed to put her to sleep, and she hadn't woken up yet.

The woman hadn't woken up, and neither had anyone left the room—the pale-faced scholar. While recovering from his injuries, the scholar kept an eye on Yan, the girl next door. Hearing she was sleeping, he felt at ease lying down to recover as well. Although separated by a room, they were practically touching, and his heart felt warm. He suddenly realized that this kind of life wasn't so bad after all. He secretly resolved to use the opportunity of refining the antidote to escape with Yan and live happily ever after. Lost in thought, the scholar felt happiness washing over him, even forgetting to take the wine jug offered by the innkeeper.

The abbot's shout of "Tear it down!" interrupted the pale-faced scholar's blissful reverie. He was very unhappy, and then Murong Junlan's "Protect the princess" made him even more annoyed. He took the wine pot, drank a few mouthfuls, and threw the wine pot outside.

With a "clang," the wine jug struck the head of the monk charging ahead. The monk, clutching the flying jug, charged forward with a murderous look on his face. The shopkeeper teleported to the doorway to block him, and the two immediately began fighting.

Murong Junlan stared at the abbot, while Luo Xie turned and blocked two monks, while another headed straight for the woman's room. Because Ling Yi was guarding the room, Murong Junlan wasn't too worried. Although Ling Yi was recuperating, his strength was still there; he just couldn't reveal himself. Everyone fought their own battles, and for the time being, no clear victor could be determined.

Luo Xie became more and more vigorous after drinking. Only then did he realize why Murong Junlan had forced him to drink. So Luo Xie started complaining again that Murong Junlan was always so sullen. Did he feel comfortable keeping things to himself, or did he feel a sense of accomplishment from not speaking out, making him feel like a fool in front of him? Luo Xie was distracted and was hit on the shoulder by a monk.

"Shh, that hurts." Luo Xie cursed inwardly, "You bald bastard, how dare you ambush me when I'm distracted? You've got a hard time living like this." Fueled by alcohol, Luo Xie unleashed his fists and kicks.

What Luo Xie didn't know was that Murong Junlan forced him to drink not only to use the alcohol to boost his strength but also to expel residual toxins from his body. After all, he had been unconscious for so long, and his martial arts skills had inevitably regressed. Murong Junlan had fought these monks on the mountain before and knew their strength. Today, facing a numerically superior and weaker opponent, he had no choice but to gamble with the alcohol. If things went as expected, the abbot would at most send three people to kidnap the old man and take him up the mountain. Firstly, the old man had already been immobilized by acupuncture points, and secondly, compared to the abbot's corpse, the old man was slightly less valuable. However, even so, it would still be quite difficult for Jiang He to rescue the old man alone.

With a hiss, the abbot's staff tore a corner of Murong Junlan's robe as he was distracted. Murong Junlan had just pulled out his rope when a dart flew over. He quickly pulled back his rope to block it, but then he saw the abbot feint and move swiftly to the door of the woman's house. With a kick of his thick leg, the door was smashed open with a "bang".

Murong Junlan was shocked when he saw this and immediately rushed over.

"Snake!" the abbot suddenly shouted, terrified, as a large python lunged at him from inside...