“What?”
Gu Han was a bit slow to react.
Help?
Help with what?
With your cultivation, do you need help from a Meridian Opening Realm Cultivator like me?
“Little brother, you must help me!”
The young Man repeated, his tone even carrying a hint of pleading.
“If anyone asks later, you must not say you’ve seen me!”
“Absolutely, absolutely don’t say it! My life’s happiness depends on you!”
Whoosh!
As his voice fell, he stirred up a gust of wind and was gone without a trace again.
Happiness?
Gu Han was still somewhat bewildered.
What happiness?
“Young Master.”
A Sha cautiously poked her small head out.
“Who is he? Does he not want our Spirit Medicine?”
“Ignore him!”
Gu Han quickly put away the Spirit Medicine.
“This person might be sick!”
“What happiness or not, what does it have to do with me!”
Of course.
Complaining is complaining.
He didn't dare to stay any longer, in case that person returned again and noticed the Spirit Medicine in his hand, then it would truly be more loss than gain.
He carried A Sha on his back.
He deliberately chose a direction opposite to the young Man and ran wildly!
…
About an hour later.
“Hoo…”
Seeing that no one was chasing him, Gu Han let out a soft breath.
Thankfully, no one chased him!
He had been entangled with that demonic vine for a long time earlier, which had consumed most of his energy. Now, pushing his cultivation to the limit to travel for such a long time, even with his deep spiritual power, he felt a bit tired.
“Young Master.”
A Sha felt a little heartache and wiped his sweat for him.
“Are we still running?”
“No more running.”
Gu Han shook his head.
“Let’s find a place to rest for a while, and then…”
“Roar!”
Suddenly!
A roar suddenly came!
Yao Beast!
And judging by the sound.
The strength of this Yao Beast is definitely not weak!
Gu Han's heart tightened, and he instantly perked up, brandishing his long sword and concentrating on being on guard!
First, the demonic vine.
Then, that mysterious Man.
Now, he encountered a powerful Vicious Beast.
It seems…
Today is especially unlucky?
He was just thinking.
“Roar!”
Another roar.
As several towering ancient trees fell one after another, the figure of the Yao Beast also appeared in his sight.
It resembled a wild boar.
Its body was two zhang long.
A row of three-foot-long bone spurs on its back gleamed with a cold light.
This Yao Beast…
At least Fourth-Rank!
Gu Han's heart sank.
Fourth-Rank is equivalent to a Gathering Yuan Realm expert. Even if he were in perfect condition, he might not be able to defeat it, let alone now, when his cultivation is greatly depleted, making his chances of winning even smaller.
“Young Master!”
A Sha suddenly clutched him tightly.
“Let me do it!”
She naturally could see Gu Han's caution and understood that the strength of this Yao Beast was absolutely extraordinary.
And she vaguely had a feeling that if she used that indescribable ability, dealing with this Yao Beast would be effortless!
“No!”
Gu Han decisively refused.
“Did you forget what I said? You watch from the side, I can do it myself…”
Whoosh!
Before he finished speaking.
That Yao Beast didn't even look at the two of them, dashing straight forward.
Gu Han was stunned.
Just now.
He seemed to have seen a hint of fear in the Yao Beast’s eyes…
Swish!
Before he could think too much!
A sound of something breaking through the air came!
A huge purple crystal vine hammer, two feet in circumference, descended from the sky, landing with extreme precision on the Yao Beast!
Boom!
A loud bang!
Gu Han only felt the ground beneath his feet tremble twice!
Looking closely again, there was already a deep pit several zhang in circumference not far away, and within the pit, the Yao Beast had been smashed into a pile of meat paste by the purple crystal vine hammer.
“This…”
Gu Han's pupils contracted.
Boom!
Boom!
…
Before he could react, the ground began to tremble again.
Immediately after… a massive figure appeared in his sight once more!
Gu Han was stunned again.
Even A Sha was dumbfounded.
Bang!
Bang!
The figure waved a large hand, and the purple crystal vine hammer instantly flew back into his hand. Taking three steps as two, he directly came before Gu Han.
“Kid!”
A booming voice came.
“Did you see anyone pass by here, running especially fast!”
Gu Han subconsciously looked up.
He couldn't help but look up.
This figure was three heads taller than an ordinary person, and his body was incredibly muscular. Even his loose green robe couldn't hide his strong and robust physique. Just standing there, he gave off an immense sense of oppression.
Looking further up…
Gu Han was completely dumbfounded!
On that massive body, there was actually a woman's head, which looked no different from an ordinary woman's, and even… a bit delicate!
This…
Is it a woman?
“What are you looking at!”
The female Man seemed a bit annoyed.
“This old woman is asking you, have you seen this person or not?”
“No!”
Recalling the plea of the Man earlier, Gu Han, as if possessed, shook his head.
“Haven’t seen him!”
“What about you!”
The female Man looked at A Sha.
“No, no!”
A Sha was so scared she quickly hid behind Gu Han.
“I didn’t see anything either!”
“Hmph!”
The female Man ignored the two of them, hoisted the purple crystal vine hammer onto her shoulder, and said viciously, “You wait for this old woman! When this old woman finds you, I’ll definitely skin you alive!”
Boom!
Boom!
…
As her voice fell, she took large strides, disappearing in a short while at a speed that was extremely disproportionate to her build.
After a while.
The ground slowly stopped trembling.
Gu Han had a speechless expression.
The encounters of this day, he couldn't tell if they were lucky or unlucky.
“Young Master.”
A Sha was still shaken.
“She…”
“Go!”
How could Gu Han dare to stay any longer?
If he didn't leave, he was afraid he would encounter a bunch of strange people again.
…
Late at night.
Inside a Yao Beast cave.
The bonfire illuminated the cave as bright as day, and the owner of the cave was being roasted over the fire, sizzling with oil.
“Hoo…”
Gu Han exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi and slowly opened his eyes.
Not only did the fatigue on his body disappear, but his cultivation even improved by a few points, and the price… was that he lost quite a few yuan crystals.
To the side.
A Sha stared at the beast meat, her mouth glistening.
“Hungry?”
Gu Han smiled and was about to take down the beast meat.
“So fragrant!”
Just then.
A sudden voice came, and before Gu Han could react, a figure had already appeared inside the cave.
“Who!”
Gu Han’s heart tensed, and he instantly stood up!
“It’s you?”
The person who came.
It was the young Man he had met earlier in the day.
“Don’t be nervous.”
The young Man waved his hand.
“I have no ill intentions, I just smelled it… cough cough, I specifically came to thank you, little brother.”
As he spoke.
He was not polite, tearing off a beast leg and devouring it.
“Ah, this beast meat tastes good occasionally.”
A Sha glared at him.
“You…”
Seeing that he had no intention of attacking, Gu Han's mood relaxed slightly, but he still did not let down his guard.
“Why are you back again?”
“Hehe.”
The young Man chuckled mischievously.
“This is called feinting. You all thought I went deeper, but in fact, I didn't go far at all!”
As he spoke.
He had already finished gnawing on the beast meat in his hand, and his hand reached out again.
“That’s mine!”
A Sha finally couldn't hold back, jumping out to guard her food.
“Cough cough…”
He sheepishly withdrew his hand.
“Little girl, why be so stingy? There’s so much meat, can you eat it all by yourself…”
“Little brother is not simple.”
As if to cover up his embarrassment, he turned to look at Gu Han.
“The poisonous mist of that purple crystal vine, even Gathering Yuan Realm Cultivators would suffer a great loss from it, yet you were unharmed. Tsk tsk, no wonder you dare to wander alone in this Barren Forest with a little girl!”
purple crystal vine?
Gu Han's heart sank.
He was indeed seen by him!
“Don’t be nervous, I, Shen Xuan, would never do such a despicable thing as killing for treasure.”
Gu Han felt a little more at ease.
“That… that…”
He really wanted to say 'girl'.
But thinking of all her muscles, he just couldn't say those two words.
“She… she’s the one who was chasing you?”
“Yes!”
Mentioning that female Man, Shen Xuan showed a look of grief and indignation.
“She’s my Junior Sister!”
…”
Gu Han was speechless.
Junior Sister chasing Senior Brother?
And even threatening to skin him alive?
How much hatred must there be, or are both of them crazy?
“Why is she chasing you?”
“She…”
Shen Xuan looked at Gu Han faintly.
“Wants to marry me!”
Pfft!
To the side.
A Sha, who was fully engaged in devouring a beast leg, suddenly couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
“Sorry…”
“Sorry.”
“I… I didn’t mean to…”
Her small face was flushed, seemingly a bit embarrassed.
…”
Gu Han almost couldn't hold back either.
But his self-control was much deeper than A Sha's, and he forced it back.
Opposite him.
Shen Xuan looked resentful.
At this moment, Gu Han's hostility towards him lessened, and he even felt a little sympathy for him.
Putting himself in his shoes, if such a female Man wanted to force him into marriage, he would definitely run ten times faster than Shen Xuan!
“You’ve suffered…”
He didn't know how to comfort Shen Xuan.
“Isn’t that so.”
Shen Xuan looked full of grievances.
“I can’t beat her, so I can only run, sigh…”
As he spoke.
He seemed to have been holding it in for too long and poured out his grievances to Gu Han.
“Little brother, you judge this. Even if she and I were childhood sweethearts and loved each other, she can’t force me to marry her. I, Shen Xuan, am a dignified seven-foot Man, how can I…”
“Wait!”
Gu Han felt a little dizzy.
Childhood sweethearts?
Love each other?
“You… like her?”
“Of course, from the first moment I saw her, I liked her. Hehe, actually, she feels the same way!”
…”
Gu Han really wanted to say 'you're sick'.
“Since you two like each other, and she wants you to marry her, just marry her. Why hide from her?”
“Little brother.”
Shen Xuan sighed.
“You might not have understood. She wants to marry me, not me wanting to marry her.”
“She… marry you?”
Gu Han finally understood.
“Yes!”
Shen Xuan looked serious.
“A great Man born between heaven and earth, if anyone is to marry, it’s me marrying her. How can there be any reason for me to become a live-in son-in-law in her Murong Family! Even if you kill me, I will not agree!”
…”
Gu Han was certain.
Shen Xuan was really sick.
And seriously sick.
Boom!
Boom!
…
Suddenly!
A tremor of the earth!
“Shen Xuan!”
That booming voice came again.
“You bastard!”
“Making this old woman go such a long way around, get out here!”