Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"It's been almost half an hour, why isn't this girl finished washing yet..."

Not far from the shore, Lu Feng lay quietly on the ground, silently complaining to himself while turning his head to look at Qin Xiaowu, who was taking a bath below the waterfall.

It has to be said that although she is not very old, she is a real beauty. Even though Lu Feng has been around for so long, he has never seen a woman as beautiful and charming as Qin Xiaowu. Even Zhang Miaoling, the "Purple-Robed Strange Doctor" of the Alchemist Guild, is not as good as her.

However, compared to Zhang Miaoling's "voluptuous" chest, Qin Xiaowu's figure was slightly inferior, being completely flat-chested, almost like an airport runway.

"Taking a bath is such a hassle for girls...!"

Just as Lu Feng was lost in thought, the sound of splashing water suddenly came from the waterfall not far away, which made him startled.

"not good...!"

Lu Feng quickly closed his eyes and continued to feign unconsciousness.

Swish!

The next moment, Qin Xiaowu also leaped away from the waterfall, then skillfully put on her clothes and returned to the shore.

"Huh? Why is this guy bleeding again? Could it be that the effects of the Ninth-Grade Life-Extending Purple Gold Pill haven't kicked in yet...?"

Turning her gaze to the side, Qin Xiaowu noticed a trace of blood below Lu Feng's nose. Somewhat puzzled, she took small, quick steps and approached him again.

"Hmm, the shattered bones and meridians in his body have mostly recovered. It seems the kid's body isn't seriously injured. Thank goodness..."

Slightly crouching down, Qin Xiaowu gently probed Lu Feng's right hand, then grabbed his wrist to feel his pulse, simultaneously injecting a wisp of pure Yuan energy into it, seemingly checking his injuries.

"Miss Qin..."

At this moment, Lu Feng, who had been pretending to be asleep, slowly opened his eyes, then grinned, "Miss Qin, thank you so much for saving my life...!"

"I won't thank you for such a great favor. Besides, I'm under a mission. If I let you die like this, wouldn't that be a sin? Hehe."

Upon seeing Lu Feng awaken, Qin Xiaowu also put her hands on her hips, revealing her small tiger teeth at the corners of her mouth.

"Entrusted by someone?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "May I ask, Miss Qin, who is this person...?"

After all, he and Qin Xiaowu had never met before, so logically, she had no reason to save him.

"Hehe, it's a secret, you'll find out soon enough."

Faced with Lu Feng's question, Qin Xiaowu kept him in suspense, and then said, "Anyway, you're alright now, so I've completed half of my mission. I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting, actually managing to defeat that Five Masters Elder who was above your level. Not bad, not bad."

"I admire you, but your strength and cultivation are still very weak. Even in a small place like the Lingnan Four Kingdoms where spiritual energy is scarce, you wouldn't be considered top-tier, let alone in the much more vast Eastern Xuan Region. You still need to train more in the future..."

Qin Xiaowu crossed her arms, then nodded with an air of profound knowledge, like a master lecturing a junior, her expression quite arrogant.

"What Miss Qin says is absolutely right. If it weren't for Miss Qin's help back then, I'm afraid I would already be a dead man."

Seeing Qin Xiaowu adopting the demeanor of a senior, Lu Feng did not interrupt her interest, but instead cupped his hands in greeting.

After all, he had indeed been saved by the other party. Back in Dongyun Capital, although he had fought back and killed the Five Elders with all his might, he was also seriously injured. His bones and meridians were all shattered, and he was almost no different from a cripple!

"Alright, alright, if you keep praising me like that, I'll get arrogant, hehehe!"

After being showered with compliments by Lu Feng, Qin Xiaowu grinned, revealing her signature little tiger teeth. "By the way, if you still have any questions, feel free to ask. I won't be leaving for the next few days."

"I have no questions, I just want to know where the corpse of that old scoundrel from the Five Greats is now..."

Lu Feng cupped his hands in a respectful gesture once more and said in a serious tone.

After all, this is the corpse of a Spirit Soul Realm expert. If he absorbs the remaining essence of the corpse, it will greatly benefit Lu Feng's Yuan Power cultivation.

Besides, as a master of the first level of the Spirit Soul Realm, the Five Absolute Elder's corpse would most likely have left behind a considerable amount of valuables, which is why Lu Feng was so concerned about it.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaowu was stunned for a moment, then scratched her head and said, "Lu Feng, is this all you wanted to ask after all this time? After I took you away from Dongyun Capital, I was only focused on healing your injuries. I didn't have time to care about that old man's corpse."

"Let me do the math. It's been more than half a month since you fell into a coma. That old man's body was either eaten by dogs or disposed of by the Imperial Guards a long time ago. I'm afraid we can't find it now."

At this point, Qin Xiaowu spread her hands outwards again, looking completely indifferent.

After all, she came from the dominant force "Tai Xuan Heavenly Palace" in the Eastern Xuan Region, and was one of the personal disciples of the Grand Palace Master Mu Qingxue. Naturally, she would not care about the legacy of a mere Spirit Soul Realm Level 1 martial artist.

"Damn, this is a huge loss...!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng frowned slightly, then a hint of regret appeared on his face.

In the past, he used all his trump cards to kill the Five Elders. He not only drank all the demon blood wine on his body and consumed most of the healing pills, but he also destroyed his only fourth-grade spiritual treasure, the "Bronze Ruler Blade".

Now that Lu Feng has successfully turned the tables, he hasn't gained any spoils of war, so he's naturally quite upset.

"Brother Li, to clean up this mess for you, I not only suffered heavy losses, but I almost lost my life. If we ever meet again, you'd better make it up to me!"

Thinking of this, Lu Feng couldn't help but recall the image of Li Wenyang, the former young master of Yinyuan Pavilion.

After all, the Five Elders' original target for revenge was Li Wenyang, but by a twist of fate, it ended up falling on Lu Feng, who unfortunately became the scapegoat.

"By the way, Miss Qin, where are we now? Are we still near Dongyun Capital?"

Composing himself, Lu Feng sighed softly and then looked at Qin Xiaowu opposite him again.

"Hehe, you'll be disappointed. We're not currently within the territory of Dongyun Kingdom. If I remember correctly, this place is called something like Xiqin Kingdom? And its ruler is a seventh-rank power called Yunfu Sect, something like that!"

With another grin, Qin Xiaowu said slowly and deliberately.

"West, the Western Qin state?"

"Hey sis, where have you been?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was somewhat dumbfounded.

Although the Western Qin Kingdom was one of the four kingdoms of Lingnan, it was 108,000 miles away from the Eastern Yun Kingdom, and there was also the boundless Wanshou Mountain Range in between.

Such a long distance, even if a Spirit Soul Realm expert traveled at full speed, it would take more than half a year. He didn't know how Qin Xiaowu managed to do it; it was simply divine!

"Oh dear! Why are you always so easily startled, you big man? I'm just worried that you might have some enemies coming after you. To avoid such trouble, I'm taking you a little further away."

Seeing Lu Feng's excited and surprised expression, Qin Xiaowu rolled her eyes at him, then pouted and said, "Hey, you're not blaming me, are you?"

"Ahem, Miss Qin, you flatter me. I'm just a little surprised..."

Seeing Qin Xiaowu pouting and looking at him with a resentful expression, Lu Feng coughed a few times and cupped his hands again, saying, "Miss Qin, I will definitely repay this life-saving grace in the future, but I have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now!"

After saying that, Lu Feng turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Before Lu Feng could get far, a girl's soft shout came again, and then a fiery red figure descended from the sky and immediately stopped him.

"Lu Feng, did I say you could leave?"

Qin Xiaowu looked aloof and haughty, her chin slightly raised, looking down at Lu Feng with an air of superiority. Moreover, she pulled out a leather whip covered in barbs from somewhere in her right hand, like a domineering empress from ancient legends, clearly not intending to let him go easily.

"Miss Qin, what's this all about...?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng was also dumbfounded.

"Hehe, of course I'm doing this on someone's behalf, to give you a good 'training'...!"

With a slight upturn of her lips, Qin Xiaowu flicked the whip in her hand again, then revealed a cunning and wicked smile, "Your current strength and cultivation are far too weak. How can you not 'train' a bit?"

"Training?"

Upon glancing at the barbed leather whip in the other person's hand, Lu Feng's pupils widened, and sweat beaded on his forehead. "No way! People use this thing for training? I don't believe you for a second...!"