Chapter 4: Big Brother, may I beg for a bowl of water?

The first pot of gold in life.

Yan Xiao was very happy holding the gold.

"Little girl, you hold this." Yan Xiao handed the gold to Qingxue for safekeeping.

Qingxue took the gold ingot and carefully tucked it into her bosom.

The big man opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he couldn't help himself.

"So, Master, you're actually henpecked."

Hm?

"What?" Yan Xiao said, displeased.

Is that any way to talk to your Master?

"You are expelled from the sect." Yan Xiao said with a cold face.

Wang Dazhu Fear Value +1

Pfft~

The little girl was amused, her smile as beautiful as a flower.

"Ah? No, please don't, Master, you are so handsome, so dashing, how could you be angry over a single sentence..."

The big man went all out, saying it against his conscience.

"Hm, in light of your honesty, I'll let it slide this time.

Be careful next time." Yan Xiao nodded, touched his handsome hairstyle, and said in a deep voice.

"Alright, hurry back. Phantom Demons are appearing even in broad daylight; it's truly too dangerous."

The little girl tugged on Yan Xiao's sleeve, quite worried.

"Mm." Yan Xiao nodded and walked back, pulling Qingxue along.

The big man followed behind, fawning and smiling all the way.

"Disciple, what is your name, and where are you from?"

On the road, Yan Xiao looked at the big man and asked.

Since he had taken the gold, it wouldn't do to ask nothing at all.

It wouldn't be good if people thought he was a swindler.

"My name is Wang Dazhu, and I am the Chief Disciple of the Mountain-Opening Hero Invincible Sect." The big man said with a look of pride.

Mountain-Opening Hero Invincible Sect?

What the hell is this?

"You have a master! This is betraying your master and destroying your ancestors; I cannot accept a disciple like you, go away..." Yan Xiao scolded with a cold face.

"Master, you've misunderstood.

My previous master was eaten by a Phantom Demon, and I am the only one left alive in the entire sect. I just ran fast, otherwise I would have died long ago." The big man said with a look of grief.

The sect was wiped out, the Sect Master was eaten... just what kind of strength must that Phantom Demon have?

Yan Xiao dared not imagine.

"What was your Sect Master's strength?" Yan Xiao revealed a grave expression.

"Our Sect Master was a Body Tempering Third Layer powerhouse."

Yan Xiao almost fell over.

Someone dares to open a sect with only Body Tempering Third Layer?

No wonder that sect name sounded so awkward.

"I assume you were the only disciple in your sect?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Yes." The big man nodded.

"Master, you are truly wise and resourceful, predicting things like a god." The big man flattered.

Fine, fine, this flattery skill is actually decent; it sounds comfortable.

"Are you from the village next door?" The little girl asked the key question.

The big man nodded, "Mistress has keen insight."

Qingxue's face turned slightly red, and she did not refute it.

"The people in your village... were they all killed by the Phantom Demon?" Qingxue asked again.

"Yes... only I am left." Wang Dazhu lowered his head, no longer spouting nonsense.

Only then did Yan Xiao realize the danger.

Everyone in the village next door was dead, which meant there were many Phantom Demons.

Their village and Majia Town were not far apart; if the Phantom Demons were hungry, they would inevitably come here to forage.

"Hurry, let's prepare; if it really comes to it, we'll leave this place." Yan Xiao pulled Qingxue and ran wildly.

He had to improve his strength quickly, otherwise it would be hard to protect himself.

Returning home, Yan Xiao exchanged for six Spirit Qi pills.

He gave half to the little girl and ate the other half himself.

In the room, he and the little girl sat cross-legged, both refining the medicinal power.

Chief Disciple Wang Dazhu helped him stand guard.

With the system's assistance, he was familiar with refining Spirit Pills and finished quickly.

By comparison, Qingxue was much slower.

"System, do you think I should eat more Spirit Qi pills now to raise my realm?"

Opening the System Mall, Yan Xiao hesitated while looking at the martial arts techniques inside.

"Owner, the system suggests you purchase a Huo Xingshu Dan and a fire-attribute cultivation technique; fire-attribute properties have a clear suppressive effect on Phantom Demons," the system prompted.

"Alright."

He spent 500 Fear Value to purchase a Huo Xingshu Dan and the cultivation technique 【Red Flame Triple Slash】.

After swallowing the Fire Attribute Pill, Yan Xiao felt as if his lower abdomen were on fire; a burst of stinging pain and unbearable dry heat followed.

As the medicinal power was refined, the scorching sensation slowly dissipated, transforming into pure fire True Essence stored within Yan Xiao's dantian.

At the entrance.

A seductive, beautiful woman slowly walked into the courtyard.

Seeing Wang Dazhu at the entrance, she chuckled, revealing a soul-stirring smile.

Wang Dazhu was stunned, then immediately became vigilant.

"Master, a woman has come in; I feel she is not a good person."

Wang Dazhu held his broken blade, watching the beautiful woman warily.

Yan Xiao exhaled a breath of turbid air; the medicinal power had not yet been fully refined, so he could not answer at this moment.

"Big brother? May I beg for a bowl of water to drink?" the beautiful woman asked softly, casting a flirtatious glance at Wang Dazhu.

Oh my goodness...

Wang Dazhu's body shuddered, and he hurriedly pinched the flesh on his buttocks.

He dared not look into the beautiful woman's eyes again.

"There is a river ahead; you can go there to drink... it's all you can eat," Wang Dazhu stammered.

The beautiful woman was taken aback, not expecting this big man to be so unresponsive.

Wang Dazhu felt bitter inside.

Back then, he had seen a beautiful woman just like this enter the room of his master, Liu Tiezhu.

After that, Liu Tiezhu never came out again.

From then on, the Open Mountain Hero Invincible Sect was left without a leader, and he could only flee for his life alone.

Every time he thought of this sad event, he was very afraid that his current master would be deceived.

"Big brother..." the beautiful woman stepped forward twice, wanting to say something.

Wang Dazhu immediately interrupted, "Stop... my master is not home, don't you think about seducing him!"

Yan Xiao almost suffered a Qi deviation; what kind of stuff was inside this guy's brain?

This is truly "there is no silver three hundred taels buried here."

The beautiful woman was stunned, "You still have a master?"

Beautiful woman's Fear Value +1.

She glanced coldly at the room door; indeed, someone was practicing inside.

She hesitated somewhat.

Previously, while competing with a Gouxiong Huan Yao for a human child, she had been one move short, lost to the Gouxiong Huan Yao, and suffered not-insignificant injuries.

Passing through Majia Town this time, she saw the big man sitting foolishly in the courtyard and thought this guy was easy to trick, so it would be better to first absorb his Yang Essence to recover her injuries.

Now, feeling the Spirit Qi fluctuations in the room, she could not help but hesitate.

"Although my master's cultivation is not high... he has a God Grade artifact."

Wang Dazhu intimidated her.

When he said the cultivation was not high, the beautiful woman stepped forward; when he mentioned the God Grade artifact, the beautiful woman retreated again.

"He is currently refining a Spirit Pill and cannot move."

The beautiful woman stepped forward.

The big man immediately said, "But he should be finished refining it soon..."

The beautiful woman frowned, but still retreated.

Yan Xiao almost laughed out loud.

This disciple is a talent!

"Just now he killed a great demon."

"He suffered not-insignificant injuries."

"However, Master, that old man, has Spirit Pills to assist him, so he should be better soon."

The big man seemed to be talking to himself.

But because of his nonsense, he almost angered the beautiful woman to death.

"Hmm... huff... huff...!" The beautiful woman seemed to be having a heart attack, her breathing becoming heavy.

"You are playing with me...!" The beautiful woman could no longer suppress her bestial nature and let out a low roar.

Her body began to swell, and her head began to deform, revealing the appearance of a Heibao.

"I told you that you are very ugly, and Master will not be deceived."

Wang Dazhu shouted while holding his broken blade.

He decided to strike once first; if he couldn't beat her, he would run.

No sooner said than done.

Clang~

The big blade, which only had half left to begin with, was completely gone.

Seeing that one strike had no effect, Wang Dazhu immediately turned and ran, shouting as he ran, "Master, help... I can't beat her..."

"I am going to kill you!"

The Phantom Demon was furious, opened its tiger claws, and pounced toward the big man; its speed and strength were clearly much stronger than the previous Zhutou Huan Yao.