Chapter 40: Revenge

Xiao Li crawled back up pathetically as he vomited a mouthful of fresh blood. Although he still looked very handsome, no matter how one looked at him, he looked like a sad puppy.

On the street, martial artists passing by looked at him mockingly as they teased. “Here goes another toy thrown away by Madam Yinchi.”

“Pfft! You’re just a lowly dog, a plaything for Madam Yinchi in bed. Men without any guts like you deserved to be killed by Madam Yinchi.”

“You’re nothing but Madam Yinchi’s dog!”

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Xiao Li gritted his teeth as the Qi around his body riled up. Then, he heavily injured the martial artists that laughed at him and threw them into the smelly ditch.

He hated Ning Xiaochuan. If it was not for Ning Xiaochuan’s appearance, he would have helped Madam Yinchi a lot and might just enjoy his time with Madam Yinchi that night.

At the same time, he hated Madam YInchi deeply as well.

The woman had utterly destroyed him by turning him into a male dog focused solely on serving her.

She abandoned him mercilessly when she was angry, doing so without any hesitation.

She was a b*tch.

A shameless wh*re b*tch!

“Madam Yinchi. I’m going to make you kneel down and lick my toes one day. I’ll make you into Xiao Li’s slave!”

Xiao Li understood very well that he was still no match for Madam Yinchi. In fact, he knew that he could no longer leave Madam Yinchi’s side as her body made him crazy. Hence, he decided to kill Ning Xiaochuan and present the latter’s head before Madam Yinchi. Perhaps then he could return to her side and be pampered by her once again.

As Xiao Li’s thoughts came to that conclusion, he charged towards Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall.

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At Jingpeng Heart-nourishing Hall.

Ning Xiaochuan placed the blood-red Bloodstone Mystical Herb back into the box.

“Sizzle!”

The Bloodstone Mystical Herb turned into a pile of dust instantly!

In truth, Ning Xiaochuan did not turn the Stoneherb back to a Bloodstone Mystical Herb. He merely used the Blood-toad Wood’s Qi in his body to create an illusion.

The moment the Stoneherb left Ning Xiaochuan’s hand, it would immediately turn back into a pile of dust.

One could say that it was a close call. The two Heart-nourishing Halls had battled it out and Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall won by a hair’s breadth.

“We’re really lucky that Madam Yinchi was furious. We’d be in great trouble had she taken the Stoneherb.” Ning Xiaochuan let out a long sigh of relief.

On the other hand, Yu Qianqian was incredibly happy. “Madam Yinchi was a very powerful martial artist and controls the power of entire Marquis’ Residence. Their residence is filled with talented people and she commands all of them. An arrogant woman like her will definitely run away from the scene when she’s humiliated. She wouldn’t be in the mood to care about a Grade Four Mystical Herb. Xiaochuan, thank you. If it wasn’t for you, Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall’s reputation would be destroyed.”

Ning Xiaochuan said, “I’m a Heart-nourishing Master from Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall and I obtain my monthly allowance from Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall. Hence, it’s only natural that I should help you all out.”

The sixth Attendant carried a box made out of jade. He walked towards them and passed it to Yu Qianqian respectfully.

Yu Qianqian picked it up with her jade-like hands and passed the small box to Ning Xiaochuan. She smiled elegantly. “Xiaochuan, this is the reward for helping Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall. The Heart-nourishing Hall has decided to reward you for your contribution.”

Ning Xiaochuan wanted to reject it but a weird sensation spawned within him. Hence, he took the small box and opened it.

Inside the box laid a Mystical Pill the size of a yellow bean. It was incredibly round and shiny. Layers of Qi could be seen surrounding it and its thick fragrance was oozing out as well.

Ning Xiaochuan could feel his blood flow had increased just from a whiff of the pill’s Qi. The Combat Qi within his body was flowing rapidly as it crackled about.

“It’s a mid-grade Pill!” Ning Xiaochuan was over the moon as he immediately closed the box. “Thank you, princess, for the reward!”

A mid-grade Pill was incredibly expensive and it was something Ning Xiaochuan would not reject. After all, this was nothing but a speck of dust to Jingpeng Heart-nourishing Hall.

With this mid-grade Pill, his advancement to the Divine Body Realm would be possible.

Once Ning Xiaochuan reached the Divine Body Realm, he would be able to create his own mid-grade Pill.

Yu Qianqian was petite and had beautiful eyes and white teeth. She was as slender as a crescent moon. She warned. “I’ve something to remind you. Although Madam Yinchi is incredibly beautiful, her reputation is notorious. She’s raised dozens of handsome young men over the decade, but all of them were killed by her. You better not get in touch with such a woman. She will definitely destroy your future the moment you’re acquainted with her.”

Ning Xiaochuan recalled the figure of that beautiful, elegant, woman. That woman was indeed the most beautiful woman in the century. Although her beauty was on par with Yu Qianqian, her assets were so great that she would instantly win against an undeveloped woman like Yu Qianqian. Hence, she was much more seductive than Yu Qianqian.

If she really intended to seduce a man, not many men would not be fazed by her. Even Ning Xiaochuan was not confident that he could retreat away by her seduction.

The sixth Attendant stood not far away from Yu Qianqian and Ning Xiaochuan as he looked at the two. Although they were both about sixteen or seventeen years old, they were behaving much older than their age; intellectually and calmly.

They had teamed up and used their wits to fight against Madam Yinchi. The way they handled her was much better than the elders. These two would certainly play an important role in the future.

Yu Qianqian said, “Feel free to look for me at Great King Jinpeng’s Residence if you need any help. There really aren’t many things Great King Jinpeng’s Residence can’t solve.”

Ning Xiaochuan bought a large number of Mystical Herbs from Jinpeng Heart-nourishing Hall. There were Heart-nourishing Herbs, Blood-increasing Herbs, Bone-regenerating Liquid, and so on. He could be considered wealthy since he had six million and three hundred thousand copper coins on him right now. Hence, it was only natural that he could afford such a large number of Mystical Herbs.

Ning Xiaochuan drove the Green Deerhorse carriage back to Begonia Manor after purchasing the Mystical Herbs.

As the Green Deerhorse carriage left the Imperial City, Ning Xiaochuan stopped the carriage and said, “Friend, aren’t you tired of tailing me all the way from the Imperial City?”

“Boom!”

A cold scoff could be heard underneath the Green Deerhorse carriage.

Xiao Li appeared from below and threw a punch. Due to his powerful Qi, the entire Greendeer Horse carriage was shattered into pieces.

“Sching!”

The copper coins on the carriage rained and scattered all over the ground.

The carriage had been shattered.

Acting swiftly, Ning Xiaochuan had leaped out beforehand, evading Xiao Li’s punch. He immediately retreated far away as he stared at the messy-haired youngster who had appeared from underneath the carriage.

He was none other than the handsome youngster beside Madam Yinchi all the way earlier.

Xiao Li gave a cold glance at Ning Xiaochuan. “Your awareness is quite high. When did you realize I was hiding underneath your carriage?”

Ning Xiaochuan replied, “Your cultivation level is quite high, so much so that you can evade my Mind Perception’s detection. It wasn’t until I left the Imperial City and you could no longer control your killing intention that I realized someone was hiding underneath the carriage. Did Madam Yinchi send you here to kill me?”

“I don’t like speaking to a dead man.” In Xiao Li’s eyes, Ning Xiaochuan was already a dead man. A Qi Sword had formed in his palm as he walked towards Ning Xiaochuan.

Ning Xiaochuan felt strong oppression coming towards him. It felt like the entire space had frozen and he found it difficult to move even his finger.

Since this youngster’s cultivation was in the Divine Body Realm, Ning Xiaochuan was definitely no match against him.

“Wait a minute, why are you so confident that you can kill me?” Ning Xiaochuan acted calm and did not panic at all.

Xiao Li scoffed. “You’re just someone whose cultivation level is at Qi Realm Stage Nine. Furthermore, you’re a Heart-nourishing Master. Do you really think you can survive against me?”

The battle prowess of a Stage Nine Qi Heart-nourishing Master was definitely no match against a Stage Nine Qi martial artist.

Furthermore, Xiao Li’s cultivation level was Divine Body Realm Stage One. He was very confident that killing a Stage Nine Qi Heart-nourishing Master would be a piece of cake.

“I don’t know your name. If you want to kill me, at least let me die knowing the reason why.” Ning Xiaochuan knew that it would be hard for him to escape now. Hence, he could only delay the situation as long as possible in the hopes that a certain powerhouse would save his life.

However, he was disappointed as he did not seem lucky that day and nobody came to save him.

“Xiao Li!”

Xiao Li did not bother chatting with Ning Xiaochuan anymore as he threw his Qi Sword. It was lightning fast and had arrived at Ning Xiaochuan’s neck in an instant.

Since nobody came to save him, he had no choice but to save himself.

Ning Xiaochuan moved the Qi within his body the instant Xiao Li released the sword. He formed a layer of protective Mystical Fortification before he turned around and escaped.

“Boom!”

The Fortified Qi shattered as the Qi Sword struck Ning Xiaochuan’s back, leaving behind a bloody wound on his back.

Ning Xiaochuan took advantage of this attack and pushed his body forward by 52.5 feet.

Xiao Li thought that this sword would be able to chop off Ning Xiaochuan’s head. He did not expect that a Heart-nourishing Master with Stage Nine Qi had such powerful protective Mystical Fortification. It was powerful enough to resist the attack of a person at Divine Body Realm’s attack, leaving only a light wound.

He did not know that even though Ning Xiaochuan was a Heart-nourishing Master, his combat capability was no weaker than a normal martial artist at the same Stage. In fact, he was an invincible being in comparison to people at the same Stage due to him having the Seven-orifices Devil Heart.

Ning Xiaochuan was at least a hundred feet away by the time Xiao Li reacted.

“You’re quick when it comes to escaping. Unfortunately, your death is inevitable today.” Xiao Li screamed as he chased after Ning Xiaochuan swiftly. His speed was much quicker than Ning Xiaochuan.

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