"This little guy." Lu Chen could not help but laugh as he followed closely behind.
"Yo, yo~" The little fox kissed Jiang Hong'e's legs affectionately, its big eyes brimming with tears. Jiang Hong'e was also surprised and delighted, but her injuries were not light and she could not hold the little fox in her arms. When she saw Lu Chen walking over, she was shocked. "There's so much blood. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Lu Chen shook his head. His back had been slashed, and his chest and left arm had been shot. Fortunately, it was only a light injury and was not a big deal.
Lu Chen examined Jiang Hong'e's injuries again and carefully probed. "What material is this arrow made of? It's so hard."
"Hundred-forged black steel. Thousand-forged can be used to refine magic artifacts."
"No wonder." Lu Chen nodded and frowned. "If that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to break it. I'll recover some spiritual qi first. With my strength and the support of spiritual qi, I should be able to bend the barbs at the end of the arrow. I can try to pull the arrow out first."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Yingying is holding a storage bag in its mouth. There is gauze and medicine inside."
Lu Chen sat cross-legged on the rock, holding the spiritual sand in his hand. He began to recover his spiritual qi.
Jiang Hong'e's eyes sparkled as she glanced at Lu Chen from time to time. Without fear, there was only peace of mind. Because her injuries were too serious and she had lost too much blood, she quickly could not take it anymore. She leaned against Lu Chen's shoulder and fell asleep.
…
"Yo, yo~" The little fox ran quickly in the dense forest. Lu Chen chased after it and shouted, "Little fox, Hong'e can't be left alone. Where are you taking me?"
"Yo, yo~" The little fox turned around and continued forward.
Lu Chen could only continue to chase. Soon, the little fox stopped in front of a hidden cave halfway up the mountain. "It's here?"
"Yo, yo~" The little fox nodded and brought Lu Chen into the cave.
Roar!
A roar suddenly sounded from the depths of the cave. The voice was dignified, but it revealed an unconcealable weakness. Lu Chen frowned slightly. "Is it a tiger?"
"Yo, yo~" The little fox did not stop and continued to go deeper.
After walking for more than ten meters, Lu Chen saw a figure. It was a black tiger. The black tiger was extremely tall. Even if it was lying down, it was close to half the height of a person. Its body was filled with arrows, and its lower body was bleeding.
There were wounds all over its body.
Roar!
The black tiger sensed that someone was approaching and struggled to get up. With another plop, it fell into a pool of blood. Lu Chen understood that it should have been injured by the previous soldier.
He approached carefully and said softly, "I don't mean any harm."
"Roar~~" Before he could finish his sentence, the black tiger suddenly jumped up and pounced at Lu Chen with its bloody mouth wide open.
Lu Chen stepped aside and dodged the black tiger's attack. He turned around and saw the black tiger lying on the ground, motionless.
"Dead??"
The little fox crawled out from the corner and climbed onto the black tiger's belly. It gestured with its little paws. "Yo, yo~"
Lu Chen seemed to be deep in thought. He took out his peach wood sword and cut open the black tiger's belly with the edge of the sword. He reached his hands in and pulled out five little tigers.
They were completely naked. Four of them were obviously black, and one of them had sparse white fur. Unfortunately, three of them were already dead. Only one black and one white were left. With their eyes closed, they crawled around.
Roar! Roar!
Roar! Roar!
…
When Jiang Hong'e woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
"Where are we?" She forced herself to sit up from the bed and saw Lu Chen sitting at the head of the bed, teasing the two ugly little things with a finger.
"You're awake." Lu Chen heaved a sigh of relief and placed a blanket against the wall. He helped Jiang Hong'e up and explained, "This is the hunter's house at the foot of the mountain."
"Where are they?"
"They're dead."
"I'm the one who harmed them…" Jiang Hong'e's eyes darkened. After experiencing life and death, she felt a sense of sadness.
"Life and death are up to fate. It's not your fault." Lu Chen comforted her and asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?"
"Much better. With the nourishment of spiritual qi, I'll be fine soon." After a pause, Jiang Hong'e realized that she had changed into a simple and elegant dress. Her eyebrows jumped. "You changed it?"
"Mm~"
"You saw it?"
"I've seen what I should and shouldn't have seen. Anyway, I've seen everything." Lu Chen held Jiang Hong'e's slender hand and scratched her palm, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Jiang Hong'e smiled like a flower and asked, "Did you touch me?"
"…"
"Is it soft?"
"…"
Lu Chen could not take it anymore. He averted his gaze and felt extremely guilty.
Jiang Hong'e tilted her head and rested it on Lu Chen's shoulder. Her thoughts drifted away as she muttered, "Little man, you're making things difficult for me."
"What's wrong?"
"Did you know that when I was about to go to Fengpo City, I met Fang?"
"I didn't hear her say it."
"Me? I said that I plan to matchmake the two of you and make you a couple."
"…"
"Do you know how she reacted?"
"I don't know."
"She agreed, but, little man, I regret it now."
"…"
There was a lot of information. Lu Chen could not handle it and mumbled, "It's… it's not like I can only marry one…"
"Hehehe~" Jiang Hong'e's smile was like a blooming flower, and the waves rose and fell, almost affecting the wound on her chest. Lu Chen's eyes widened in worry. "What a greedy little man…"
Jiang Hong'e muttered to herself. She moved closer and winked at Lu Chen. "Are you coming up or not?"
"…"
Lu Chen almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He was speechless. "You're still injured…"
"I don't care. Are you coming up or not? You only have one chance."
"Of course, of course I am!"
Lu Chen jumped onto the bed and pulled Jiang Hong'e into his arms. They lay down together.
"…"
The storm that she had imagined did not come. Jiang Hong'e secretly opened her beautiful eyes. It was unknown if she was disappointed or touched. She gently rested her head on Lu Chen's chest and muttered, "At least you have some conscience."
Lu Chen tightened his grip on the beauty in his arms and said gently, "I've already investigated your little secret. Your [Matchmaker] talent can speed up your cultivation. How can you lose your virginity so easily? You have a long life ahead of you. We still have a long way to go."
Jiang Hong'e's eyes were hazy as she looked up at Lu Chen. She leaned against his chest and said, "Little man, I'm preparing to re-cultivate!"
On this day, Jiang Hong'e finally made up her mind. She transformed her Level Nine Qi Refinement cultivation into an Earth Elemental. There was no spiritual qi left in her body!
…
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed!
Tap, tap, tap~
Lu Chen rode his horse over. He circled around a new grave and slowly stopped in front of the courtyard at the foot of the mountain. Jiang Hong'e pushed open the door and walked out. She was wearing a rough dress. Her beautiful eyes were filled with charm.
Looking at the black horse that Lu Chen was riding, she said in surprise, "Where did this horse come from?"
Lu Chen dismounted and said with a smile, "I picked it up. It should be the mounts of those soldiers. I happened to see them on the mountain just now and wanted to run, so I chased after them. With this mount, we can go back."
"We're not leaving today?"
"We'll stay for another day. We'll go back tomorrow."
Jiang Hong'e cheered up. "The food is ready. Come and eat."
"Mm, mm!" Lu Chen dismounted from his horse and picked Jiang Hong'e up. He laughed. "Let's eat!"
"Put me down quickly. Damn man!"
"No, I won't let go. Hahaha!"
Rough tea and plain rice.
Cloth skirt and shirts.
It made the old madam of the Red Chamber Garden experience a different atmosphere. The two of them sat opposite each other. Lu Chen ate a basin full of rice and asked, "Hong'e, you haven't gathered your spiritual qi yet?"
Jiang Hong'e picked up a piece of bamboo shoot and rolled her eyes. "If I have spiritual qi, I won't be bullied by you."
"That's hard to say…" Lu Chen smiled smugly.
"Hmph!" Jiang Hong'e snorted and explained, "The Earth Elemental is still fusing with the Spirit Aperture. It'll probably take a few days."
"Oh."
Seeing that Lu Chen was listening attentively, she casually asked, "The rebels didn't go north, did they?"
"No, there's no sign of them heading north yet. Fengxian Town is safe for the time being."
At the mention of the rebels, Lu Chen's expression turned serious. Jiang Hong'e was injured because of the rebels. After attending the auction that day, the entire Fengpo City happened to be surrounded by the rebels.
Jiang Hong'e was worried that the city would fall and was in a hurry to leave. She flew away with many cultivators. She didn't expect that the chaotic army would have an Immortal-Shooting Crossbow. Only then did she get hit and forcefully fly here with a mouthful of spiritual qi.
However, she was caught up by rebels.
Roar! Roar!
Just as Lu Chen was eating, two little things, one black and one white, rolled over from under the bed, howling and begging for food.