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Chapter 172 Old Fox

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With a clear sound, the long-armed golden-backed ape was cut in half without even a scream. The bright red blood splattered all around, and some even splashed onto the Xu family's father and son.

The Xu family father and son also stopped at this time, standing stiffly in place, looking at Zhong Lin in the distance who was sheathing his sword with horror on their faces.

The terrifying knife energy just flew past their ears. At that moment, they both thought that the god of death had beckoned them and there was no possibility of survival at all.

Xu Kelin swallowed subconsciously and looked at Zhong Lin in fear.

"True Qi, this is true Qi, this young man is actually a first-grade warrior."

Xu Kelin roared in his heart, it was unbelievable.

After a while, Xu Kelin stood up tremblingly, and a trace of color returned to his face.

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving my life."

Xu Kelin bowed deeply, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. He was even more worried in his heart. After all, he had malicious intentions just now and wanted to drag Yin Daoyan into the water to fight against the long-armed golden-backed ape with him.

Zhong Lin said nothing more. Yin Daoyan stepped forward and asked with a look of concern, "Brother Xu, are you okay? Get up quickly, get up quickly."

While Yin Daoyan was helping Xu Kelin, he was also circulating his internal energy, which made Xu Kelin's body stiffen again, because he found that the old man in front of him was also a top-three warrior, and much stronger than him.

Xu Kelin almost cried. He offended two top-three-grade warriors at once, both of whom were stronger than him, and one of them was a supreme master of the first-grade pure Yuan realm. Now he wanted to give up.

Suppressing his inner fear, Xu Kelin said humbly, "Thank you for your concern, senior. It's nothing, nothing."

"How can it not be a hindrance? My ribs are broken, my qi and blood are lost, and my internal energy is disturbed. I have some healing pills here. Take one first to heal your wounds."

After saying that, he took out a jade bottle from his bosom, poured out a fourth-grade pill for treatment and handed it over, and also gave one to Xu Sijin.

"Senior, this medicine... is too precious."

"I just made it casually. Brother Xu, you don't have to be polite. Or are you worried that it might be poisonous?"

Yin Daoyan looked at the Xu father and son with a smile.

Xu Kelin trembled when he heard this, and looked up at Yin Daoyan in disbelief.

Made it yourself?
Or a fourth-grade alchemist?
Xu Kelin had an expression on his face, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Now he just wanted to dig a hole and bury himself, to be done with it all.

He suppressed his inner fear, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Senior, you are worrying too much. If you wanted to kill my father and son, why would you poison them?"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and swallowed the pill into his stomach. Xu Sijin beside him did not dare to be negligent and swallowed the pill as well.

He just lacked experience, but he was not a fool. He had already seen that something was wrong with the atmosphere. What he had to do at this time was to follow his father closely and do whatever he did. As long as he didn't say anything, he would just follow him.

After a long while, Xu Kelin slowly opened his eyes. His breathing became steady, and his face flushed a bit. Aside from the horrific wounds on his body, he was fine; they were minor injuries. Xu Kelin bowed again and said, "Thank you so much for saving my life, senior. Otherwise, my father and I would have perished at the hands of that beast. I will be appointed Patriarch of the Xu Family in Lilang County, and I will repay you for saving my life."

Xu Kelin's words were sincere and heartfelt, and he also secretly expressed that he was the head of the Xu family in Lilang County and had enough value.

"Brother Xu, you are too polite. Even if this incident had not happened, this beast would not have lived long. As the saying goes, an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. The long-armed golden-backed ape is just a small strange beast, but it actually possessed the Zhu fruit, a spiritual object of heaven and earth. It has no idea how important the Zhu fruit is to alchemists like us. I had important things to do before, so I spared its life for a while. Now I return to kill it. But I didn't expect that this beast would dare to provoke you, brother Xu. It really deserves to die." Yin Daoyan said with a smile.

Yin Daoyan directly mentioned Zhu Guo in his words. Xu Kelin was shocked when he heard it. His heart was in turmoil and a feeling of anger arose spontaneously, but he quickly suppressed it.

"I see. Senior, please forgive me. I didn't know this red fruit actually had an owner. I almost ruined your plan."

After saying that, he took out a jade box from his arms very consciously. When he opened the jade box, five crimson fruits lay quietly inside, accompanied by a hint of fragrance. When people smelled it, they would feel their body relaxed and even their internal energy would circulate faster.

"This... I didn't expect Brother Xu to get there first. Sigh! What a twist of fate! Brother Xu, there's no need to be like this. This red fruit originally had no owner. Now that Brother Xu has obtained it, it naturally belongs to him."

Yin Daoyan sighed, his face full of regret.

This actually scared Xu Kelin. He was no longer angry about handing over the red fruit, but was afraid that Yin Daoyan would not be willing to accept it.

It is very easy to die in this desolate mountain and wilderness. No one will notice, and you don't even need to dig a pit. It is estimated that within two days the corpse will become food for wild beasts. After a few days of digestion, it will come out again to nourish the mountains and forests.

"Senior, you can't do that."

Xu Kelin quickly said, "This Vermillion Fruit was originally marked by you, Senior, but I and my group got there first. We originally had six, but we lost one due to unfavorable fighting, delaying your important task. I truly cannot redeem myself from this. Now I am simply returning it to its rightful owner. I hope you will not refuse."

Yin Daoyan's face showed a conflicted look. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Well, this Vermilion Fruit is very useful to me, but you also lost six of your servants for it. How about this! I will exchange this Marrow Breaking Pill for it?"

The Marrow Cleansing Pill, a fourth-grade pill, is somewhat similar to the Barrier Breaking Pill, except that the Barrier Breaking Pill is used by first-grade warriors, while the Marrow Cleansing Pill is for fifth-grade warriors. Just one pill can help a fifth-grade warrior break through and advance to the fourth-grade divine power realm.

As soon as Yin Daoyan finished speaking, Xu Sijin, who had been silent, suddenly looked up and looked at the jade bottle in his hand with burning eyes.

Xu Sijin is currently at the fifth level of inner strength among the middle three levels. This small pill is all he needs to help him break through to the fourth level.

"father……"

Xu Sijin gently tugged at his father's clothes, with a hint of urgency in his tone.

Xu Kelin sighed. How could the so-called Marrow Cleansing Pill be compared with the Vermilion Fruit? After all, the Marrow Cleansing Pill was only useful for fifth-grade warriors, while the Vermilion Fruit could enhance the strength of third-grade warriors.

But now I am at the mercy of others, and I am already good enough to have this compensation. Do you really want to treat me toughly and seek death?
"Thank you very much, senior."

Xu Kelin respectfully presented the red fruit and then took the marrow cleansing pill.

(End of this chapter)