From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Chen Shi swung his sword, his blood energy surging two feet, directly splitting a hard, giant rock in two.

Looking at the split rock and then at the foot-long knife in his hand, Chen Shi showed a look of satisfaction.

A burst of energy two feet is already equivalent to the limit of an ordinary eighth-rank martial artist.

But for him, that wasn't enough!

With 2,000 units of blood energy, you can cultivate it to the point of bursting five feet; otherwise, it's a waste of your potential!

With about ten days left before the end of this treasure hunt, time was definitely not enough. Chen Shi figured he would be satisfied if he could train to three feet.

Cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight. This trip into the mountains, which lasted only a month, saved him at least two or three years of hard work, which was already a great joy.

After finishing his cultivation, he took out his dagger and cut off several pieces of leg and spine meat from the beast's corpse.

On the other side, Gu Hanying had already started a fire.

Cut the meat into small pieces, skewer them on wooden sticks, and roast them near the fire.

Chen Shi deduced that Jia Shun must have planted spies in the camp, and that as soon as he returned, Jia Shun would be able to find him again. Therefore, Chen Shi didn't return even once in the past two weeks!

He plans to stay until the end of this month before going back.

Although I was prepared and brought plenty of dry food, cultivation is too physically demanding, and I've already eaten it all.

Gu Hanying goes without saying.

Fortunately, although the mountains were blocked by heavy snow and there were few wild fruits, there were still plenty of wild animals in the mountains, so we wouldn't go hungry.

"I'm sorry to have wronged Miss Fourth."

While flipping the meat skewers, Chen Shi said guiltily.

"I'm an eighth-rank martial artist, so what's this? I don't usually get this kind of opportunity."

Gu Hanying smiled and gently poked at the fire with a branch.

For the past two weeks, Gu Hanying has taken good care of Chen Shi, giving him everything, from a rare and precious treasure she later found to a strange beast she hunted.

Although she said she didn't need it, Chen Shi couldn't forget this kindness.

In fact, Gu Hanying could have abandoned him and left long ago.

After all, Gu Hanying had had enough fun and her cultivation had reached its limit.

Thinking back on himself, Chen Shi felt a pang of guilt for using Gu Hanying as a shield against Jia Shun.

A few days ago, after much deliberation, he told Gu Hanying the truth.

I thought Gu Hanying would be furious, but to my surprise, she was not angry at all, and was even willing to continue teaming up with Chen Shi!

According to Gu Hanying, she initially sought to team up with Chen Shi with ulterior motives, so the two are now even.

With Chen Shi's help, she killed the Panxiao, which brought her to the peak of her explosive power. In return, she should continue to help Chen Shi hunt strange beasts.

Chen Shi was moved and had to admit that the Fourth Miss was truly kind!

After being completely honest with each other, the two not only didn't try to sort things out, but their relationship actually became even closer.

"This one is a bit fattier."

When the meat was almost cooked, Chen Shi took out the salt he had brought and sprinkled it on, then picked out a skewer with more fat and handed it to Gu Hanying.

These mythical beasts are physically strong but have very little fat, so their meat is often tough and dry, and not very tasty.

"Mmm! It tastes good!"

Gu Hanying took a bite and nodded repeatedly to Chen Shi with a look of delight.

Chen Shi picked up a skewer and took a bite. Sure enough, it was not only tough and hard, but also had a fishy smell, so it was hardly delicious.

Gu Hanying probably didn't want him to feel guilty, so she said that on purpose.

Fourth Miss, you're a good person.

Although it wasn't very tasty, we had to make do with what we had to fill our stomachs.

"Let's see if we can catch a grouse tomorrow."

After finishing his meal, Chen Shi said something with a guilty expression.

"Let Little White catch it!"

Gu Hanying's eyes lit up, her face full of excitement.

Chen Shi nodded. Xiao Bai was much better at hunting than them. Although it couldn't catch exotic beasts, catching grouse and rabbits was its specialty.

Compared to exotic animal meat, grouse and rabbit are much more delicious.

"Let's go."

After filling their stomachs, the two got up, packed their things, and continued their search.

With about ten days left before the treasure hunt ended, the two dared not venture further into the mountains, considering the time needed for their return journey.

In fact, the two of them had been deep in Yongqiu Mountain for the past half month.

As a result, in the past four or five days, they haven't encountered a single person, whether it's the Hou Mansion's search team or other treasure hunters.

The deeper you go into the mountains, the fewer people there are, but the more exotic beasts and rare treasures you find.

Chirp!

Not long after they left, a white eagle cried out and circled overhead.

Chen Shi's face lit up with joy, which meant that it had discovered another strange beast.

Tweet!

But immediately afterward, instead of flying low to lead the way, Little White let out another cry and continued to circle overhead.

"wrong!"

Before Chen Shi could ask, Gu Hanying's expression changed instantly.

"Little White is warning us!"

"Warning?"

In other words, there is danger.

Chen Shi's expression was serious as he drew a foot-long knife.

Now they were deep in Yongqiu Mountain, where the number of strange beasts had increased and their strength had grown stronger.

It might be a seventh-grade, or even a sixth-grade, exotic beast!

Although, according to the search team's experience over the years, the strange beasts in Yongqiu Mountain are all between the seventh and ninth grades, there are also rumors that there are high-grade strange beasts of more than the seventh grade deep in Yongqiu Mountain!

It can't be such a coincidence. The rumors are not only true, but they just happened to run into them.

With Chen Shi and Gu Hanying's current strength, they can barely deal with a seventh-grade beast. If it were a sixth-grade beast, they would have no choice but to run away.

The key is that they can escape.

Whoosh!

As they were pondering, the bushes not far away trembled, and then two people emerged.

It's not a strange beast, it's a person.

But upon seeing the person who arrived, Chen Shi's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Jia Shun".

"Found you!"

Jia Shun looked at Chen Shi with a sinister smile on his face.

Although there were some delays in the past half month, it must be said that Chen Shi is indeed very good at running and has already gotten to such a deep place.

"I already told you, I didn't kill Lu'er!"

Chen Shi, with a serious expression, said firmly.

Jia Shun has no concrete evidence to prove that he killed Lu'er. If he insists on denying it, he might be spared if he wavers.

"You stubborn bastard."

Jia Shun snorted coldly, looking at Chen Shi with resentment.

The next moment, the blood energy in his arms solidified and transformed into a pair of beast claws.

Clearly, he only wanted to avenge Lu'er and didn't want to waste words with Chen Shi.

"hateful!"

As expected, he couldn't fool anyone. Chen Shi gritted his teeth and gripped his one-foot-long knife tightly in his hand.

"Jia Shun!"

Just then, Gu Hanying, who was standing nearby, shouted and took two steps forward, removing her headscarf and revealing a cascade of long hair.

"Look who I am!"

"...Fourth Miss!"

Upon recognizing Gu Hanying, Jia Shun was taken aback, clearly not expecting it, and then his brows furrowed.

"What are you doing here!"

"Can't I come and have some fun?"

"The entire Yongqiu Mountain is the fiefdom of the Marquis of Jing'an. If the Fourth Miss wants to come and play, of course she can."

Jia Shun spoke in a low voice, pointing at Chen Shi.

"Chen Shi killed my son. This is a personal matter between him and me, and has nothing to do with Miss Fourth."

"Didn't Chen Shi say that he didn't kill him? I've also heard about Lu'er's death. The manor has been searching for the murderer, but there's still no lead."

Gu Hanying looked regretful, took two steps forward, and said comfortingly.

"Jia Shun, you are a retainer of the household, and the household will certainly stand up for you. But you cannot kill an innocent man indiscriminately. I will vouch for Chen Shi now, and we'll let it go for today."

"Forget it? Hmph."

Jia Shun sneered and frowned as he looked at Gu Hanying.

"Why is the Fourth Miss so protective of this little beast?"

"Can't you tell? We're partners!"

Gu Hanying smiled, tilting her head slightly with a proud expression.

"I see. Okay then."

Jia Shun nodded, looking like he understood.

He then walked towards Gu Hanying, shaking his head and sighing.

"Since Miss Fourth has spoken, then I have no choice but to... send Miss Fourth on her way!"

The next moment, Jia Shun suddenly revealed a fierce look and slapped Gu Hanying with his palm.