Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

The river carried Jiang Hao out of the Yangchang Gorge. After drinking his fill of muddy water, Jiang Hao fled into the rocky forest and hid in a cave for an entire night.

Once he was sure no one was following him, he stealthily left the Rocky Forest and headed towards Fallen Mountain.

The two places were far apart, and Jiang Hao had no spirit stones to rely on. He drank raw water when thirsty and ate wild vegetables when hungry along the way. He was careful and hid, and it took him several days to sneak into Luopo Mountain.

The situation at Tiemuling and Songlintan was unclear, so he bypassed the two caves via a side path and headed towards Wanxiang Valley.

His main purpose in going to Wanxiang Valley was to ask the senior for advice. Judging from the situation that day, Tie Gu Sou must have been captured without a doubt, and it was hopeless for Jiang Hao, a mere Qi Refining Level 2 Body Cultivator, to rescue him.

Jiang Hao also lamented his insufficient cultivation, feeling powerless in the face of trouble, and could only shamelessly ask his senior for help.

Lying on the blue stone by the stream, Jiang Hao drank a few mouthfuls of water. Looking at his reflection in the water, with his thick stubble, messy hair, and filthy body, he felt like a beggar.

"Those people even captured Master. I wonder how Brother Wang is doing now?" Jiang Hao rubbed his face, but found it wasn't clean enough, so he simply jumped into the stream to wash himself.

It would be a lie to say he harbored no resentment towards Wang Mian, but it wouldn't be accurate to say he had a deep-seated grudge either.

On the day Wang Mian was surrounded and attacked in front of his cave, it was impossible for Tie Gu Sou to ignore it, nor was it possible for him to ignore it. Later, he was surrounded and captured alive because of this incident, which was also unexpected.

After all, they knew the other party would retaliate, so they hid in Yangchang Gorge overnight. Who knew they would still be found by the other party?

If I had known, I would have gone to a more distant place to avoid trouble.

He casually grabbed a live fish and put it to his mouth to gnaw on it. As he gnawed, the fish stopped moving. Jiang Hao washed off the dirt, tidied his beard and hair, put on his wet clothes, and headed straight for Wanxiang Valley.

Just as Jiang Hao climbed up the mountain ridge and stood at the mouth of Wanxiang Valley, a rustling sound came from the woods next to him.

Jiang Hao suddenly summoned his magic power and turned his head warily. He saw Wang Mian, who was also on guard, emerge from the woods, carrying Bai Jiu Niang, whose white fur was stained with blood, in his arms.

Eyes facing each other.

The wary expressions on their faces instantly turned into surprise and astonishment.

"Brother Wang?"

"Brother Jiang?"

After a long time apart, I was surprised to see my good friend again. We were both in a terrible state, looking like brothers in distress.

Wang Mian was covered in blood, and Jiang Hao was covered in filth.

Noticing that Jiang Hao was dressed in rags and exhausted from his hasty escape, Wang Mian felt a pang of guilt, realizing he had caused too much trouble and implicated others.

He never regretted killing; his only remorse was for implicating others.

Jiang Hao stared at Wang Mian's blood-stained body and saw that Bai Jiuniang in his arms was also covered in wounds and her hair was stained with blood. He knew that Wang Mian must have escaped death this time.

The last trace of resentment in my heart vanished.

Cultivators have short lives, especially those from Luopo Mountain. If they want to pursue the path of cultivation, they must fight as hard as Wang Mian. If they don't, they might be killed one day.

"Brother Wang, Jiu Niang's injuries... won't be life-threatening, will they?" Jiang Hao asked with some concern, pointing at the sickly and listless Bai Jiu Niang.

Bai Jiuniang, whose body was wrapped in many strips of cloth, had long since been soaked red with demon blood. Her usually exceptionally clean and smooth snow-white fur was now clumped together and stained with blood.

If a mid-grade demon beast could be injured so severely, he suspected that Wang Mian might have been surrounded and killed by Master Huang and his old dogs again.

"She has already taken the medicine, so Jiu Niang's life is not in danger. It's just that her external injuries are too severe, and she will need some time to recover," Wang Mian explained, telling him not to worry.

Pills are not miracle cures; they cannot instantly heal injuries upon consumption. Such miraculous effects require pills of at least the second rank or higher.

Wang Mian was ignorant of pharmacology. He came to Wanxiang Valley this time to ask Hua Gu to treat Bai Jiuniang's external injuries. Although Bai Jiuniang was a demon beast, he did not want her to suffer through the pain of recovery.

"Ninth Sister's injuries are serious, so I will inform the senior to hurry into the valley for treatment." After Jiang Hao finished speaking, he stood at the entrance of the valley and shouted that he wanted to see the senior. His voice echoed in Wanxiang Valley for a long time.

A few breaths later.

Hua Gu flew out of the valley on her magical artifact. From her high vantage point, she immediately saw Bai Jiu Niang covered in blood, and her gaze sharpened.

She then looked at Wang Mian and Jiang Hao. Seeing that their auras had not weakened and they had no obvious injuries, she was slightly relieved. When she saw their disheveled appearance, she couldn't help but smile.

Judging from their appearance, the two of them had suffered some losses outside.

After lowering the magical artifact, wisps of green spiritual light emanated from Hua Gu's hand as she reached out to examine Bai Jiu Niang's injuries: "Don't rush, let me check first."

As she extended her magical power along the wounds with her palm, Hua Gu subconsciously frowned: Her stomach was full of medicinal power; just how many pills had she taken?

The medicine was spreading steadily; if it had come ten or eight days later, its wounds would have scabbed over and healed.

The dog's scent is off too. It's been months since I last saw it, how come its scent is so much stronger now?

Seeing Hua Gu frown, Wang Mian couldn't help but feel anxious. Worried about Bai Jiu Niang, he couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Rong, is my Jiu Niang alright?"

Wang Mian, lacking medical knowledge, was unable to conduct a thorough and meticulous examination, and he wouldn't even realize if he missed some potential problems. Only Hua Gu understood this kind of detailed examination of injuries.

Aunt Rong?

Jiang Hao scratched his head in confusion. "Brother Wang and Senior are already so familiar with each other? Even their way of addressing each other has changed."

"Its life is not in danger, there's nothing seriously wrong. It's just that it took too many pills, which wasted a lot of their medicinal effects. I'll make some more ointment to apply to it, and it will recover soon," Hua Gu replied.

Hearing these words, the huge weight that had been hanging over Wang Mian's heart finally lifted.

After examining Bai Jiuniang's injuries, Hua Gu turned to look at Jiang Hao standing to the side. Seeing his disheveled appearance, she knew something had happened without him saying a word.

Hua Gu led the two into the valley and sat them down in the courtyard.

Seeing Jiang Hao's anxiety and hesitation, Hua Gu comforted her, "Don't rush, don't rush. Even if it's a huge matter, we need to explain it slowly so we can come up with a solution."

She had once been a junior herself, and whenever she went to seek out a senior, it was usually because she needed something.

Jiang Hao nodded, his face revealing barely suppressed worry: "Master has been captured by a group of unfamiliar cultivators. I am outnumbered and outmatched, and I would like to ask senior for advice."

Hua Gu was taken aback.

Has the Iron-Boned Old Man been captured?

A body cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, in a life-or-death struggle, would be someone that even a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator might not be able to defeat. How could his enemies be so powerful?

"Do you know the other party's background? Have you noted their characteristics, appearance, and the style of their magical artifacts?" Hua Gu asked him carefully.

Just as Jiang Hao was about to speak, Wang Mian spoke up first: "Aunt Rong, I know who the other party is. Senior Tiegu Sou was implicated by me this time. I will try to find a way to save him."

When he killed Bian Zemin, he already knew what the Bian family had done. He captured Tiegu Sou to make him hesitate to act rashly.

Given his threatening words before leaving Yixianxia, ​​even if he suffers physical pain, it shouldn't be life-threatening in the short term.

After Bai Jiuniang recovered from her injuries, he prepared to investigate the situation in Fenglei Valley, find out the location where Tiegu Sou was imprisoned, and try to rescue him.

"Brother Wang, do you know anything about the other party?" Jiang Hao only knew that the group that surrounded him and his master was the same group that had attacked Wang Mian, but he had no idea about their background or origins.

He was worried that there were not enough clues, and that it would take a long time to track down the other party based solely on the appearance of the magical artifact.

Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and Wang Mian actually learned about the other party's background.

"It was the work of the Bian family of Fenglei Valley," Wang Mian said. "I also learned from the Bian family that they captured Senior Iron Bone Elder."

Hua Gu suddenly realized the deeper meaning behind those words, and instantly severely injured Bai Jiu Niang, then connected with the Bian family: "Mian Ge'er, you fought against the Bian family's mid-stage Qi Refining experts?"

Having lived in Luopo Mountain for a long time, she knew more about the Bian family than her peers, as the elders of their clan were all at least at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

He returned with Bai Jiuniang severely injured, mostly due to a defeat in the battle. Hua Gu felt that Wang Mian had been somewhat reckless, and that there was no rush to take revenge; he shouldn't have put himself in danger.

"We blocked Bian Zemin at Yixian Gorge for several days before finally managing to kill him, and Jiu Niang and I were lucky enough to do so," Wang Mian said.

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