Chapter 1236

It was only after she was born that her father handed the treasured sword to her.

Unfortunately, she had no interest in forging arts, so it had been tossed into her storage ring collecting dust all this time.

If she hadn't run into Qin Kun, she probably would have forgotten about it completely long ago.

"You don't believe me?" Tian Tian knit her brows. "Why would I lie to you?"

"Fine, let's say you weren't lying." Qin Kun scratched his head and laughed awkwardly. "Still, you saw it too just now—that guy is very strong.

We're no match for them at all, so I want to take you away to find Uncle Tian."

Tian Tian was silent for a moment, then shook her head and refused,

"No!"

"Why?"

"I can't leave my brother all alone!"

Although Ximen Wudi was a bit older, his cultivation had reached the eighth layer of Body Tempering, and he had treasures on his side as well.

The black-clothed men wouldn't find it easy to kill him, so how could she abandon Ximen Wudi and flee alone?

"Then... fine!"

Qin Kun was a little dejected.

He had originally planned to seize the chance to cling to a powerful backer, but the other party simply didn't appreciate it at all.

Tian Tian looked around at the surroundings and realized they had already left the capital's range.

She pressed her lips together and said,

"Qin Kun, please help me look after my brother for a bit. I'll go find Daddy first."

"Oh, alright."

Tian Tian ran quickly ahead.

Ximen Wudi only opened his eyes after Tian Tian had run off.

Seeing Qin Kun still standing in place without moving, he couldn't help but frown,

"Qin Kun? Qin Kun?"

"Huh? Brother Tian, you're awake!

How do you feel?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for rushing over in time to save us."

Ximen Wudi sighed, his eyes dimming as he shook his head,

"I'm afraid the odds are against me.

My sister has already been captured by them."

"What? Why would they capture Young Lady Tian Tian?" Qin Kun was stunned.

He still remembered that the man called Li Yuan had once robbed Tian Tian.

Could it be...

"Sigh, it's all my carelessness. I never expected this surnamed Liu came targeting our Tian clan bloodline.

More than a dozen of our clansmen have gone missing in total, all killed at the hands of the Liu family."

Ximen Wudi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, then continued,

"I suspect they want to use the wealth of our Tian clan to cultivate high-level artifact refiners.

And the high-level artifact refiner of our Tian clan is precisely my grandfather."

Tian Tian's grandfather, that is, the Laozu Sect of their Tian family, had broken through to Foundation Establishment several hundred years ago.

However, because he was already advanced in years and his lifespan was about to be exhausted, he passed away two years prior.

On his deathbed he instructed him to hide the Tian family's secret technique, the "Artifact Refining Art," and not let it leak out.

In this way, even the Liu family's enemies would never be able to find this secret technique.

Who would have thought the Liu family remained so wicked at heart that they actually still tracked down their Tian family.

What made Ximen Wudi even more furious was that all the Tian family's artifact refiners had been killed off, leaving only Tian Tian alone.

"The Liu family's wolfish ambitions are plain as day. I must return to the clan immediately and report all of this."

Ximen Wudi stood up, preparing to dash toward Chengmenkou.

"Brother Tian."

At this moment, Qin Kun grabbed him,

"Brother Tian, you can't go.

Your current condition simply isn't suitable for using mystic Qi.

Besides, once you leave Tian Fu, your sister will surely come to harm!

In my view, let's do this.

The two of us will find a safe place to hide first.

As for your sister, we'll go back to look for her after some time has passed."

Ximen Wudi hesitated for a moment, then nodded,

"Alright."

Afterward, he glanced at Qin Kun again. "Aren't you coming with me?

Your injuries aren't light."

Qin Kun coughed a few times. "I won't be leaving for now.

I need to stand guard over your sister for Brother Tian."

GLOSSARY:

Tian Tian, Tian Fu, Qin Kun, Ximen Wudi, Li Yuan, Young Lady, Chengmenkou, Ximen, Zhaodaozhe Sect, Laozu Sect, Daozhe Sect, Lingxi Sect

"Why?" Ximen Wudi said, puzzled. "Could it be that you've taken a liking to my sister?"

Qin Kun's cheeks flushed slightly, and he hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "N-no, it's not like that!

I just thought that since that scumbag surnamed Li was able to track you down, he must still have some tricks up his sleeve,

so, to prevent any accidents from happening, it's more appropriate for me to stay here and keep you company."

"..." Ximen Wudi's mouth twitched.

Isn't this guy being a bit too dramatic?

With only the cultivation of the ninth layer of Body Tempering, he actually dares to challenge a martial artist at the fifth level of Innate!

Tian Tian followed the route map that surfaced in her mind and galloped forward.

"Little girl!"

She heard a familiar call by her ear.

Tian Tian looked up, and immediately said joyfully,

"Little Fox, you're still alive!"

Little Fox leaped onto her shoulder and snorted haughtily,

"That stinky brat, how could he possibly hurt me!"

"Haha, that's great." Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

She said worriedly, "Little Fox, my brother is injured. I have to go save him now,

but I don't know the way. Where should I go to find him?"

Little Fox tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "You should head east for three kilometers, then turn left, follow the river, and head south.

Keep going south and you'll see a large manor.

Once you enter the manor, just give them my name."

"Oh, alright then."

Tian Tian nodded.

However, she thought for a moment and asked again, "Little Fox, you're a demon beast. Do you know how to distinguish the species and rank of demon beasts?

If we run into a powerful demon beast, can you protect me?"

"Of course!"

Little Fox patted her chest and said,

"Don't worry, I will protect you!"