165: Chapter 165 It's a Foodie

Zhang Bufan hadn't expected Xiao Ling to start crying directly. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Um, Xiao Ling, how many Spirit Medicines did Baldy eat? I'll compensate you."

"Young Master Zhang, you jest. You are our saviors. It was just a few spirit medicines; talking about compensation is too formal. Besides, your spirit pet also treated our injuries. We are already grateful enough," Nangong Yuyan said, wiping away Xiao Ling's tears and looking at Zhang Bufan gratefully.

Zhang Bufan kicked Baldy away from his feet and came before Nangong Yuyan, asking, "Young Miss Nangong, how are your injuries?"

"Young Master Zhang, my injuries have healed. Thank you again for your help," Nangong Yuyan said, removing her blood-stained veil with a sincere expression.

"Hehe, Nangong Yuyan is too polite. I didn't help much. It was Xiao Xue who drove away the bad guys," Zhang Bufan said, pointing to Luo Qingxue not far away.

Xiao Xue?

How is Young Master Zhang so familiar with the Saintess of Piao Miao Holy Land? Did they know each other before?

Nangong Yuyan was very curious, but at this moment, she didn't feel it was appropriate to ask.

"Young Miss Nangong, hello, my name is Luo Qingxue," Luo Qingxue walked over and said with a smile.

"Saintess Luo, I've long admired your name. Thank you for saving us. I will remember this kindness," Nangong Yuyan bowed to Luo Qingxue and said gratefully.

"You're welcome. We just happened to meet," Luo Qingxue waved her hand, looking unconcerned.

"By the way, Young Miss Nangong, how did you get injured?" Zhang Bufan asked.

"It happened like this: after the beast tide, Xiao Ling and I hunted some Yao Beasts, and then we wanted to go deeper into the dense forest, but we were suddenly targeted by a Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger. Left with no choice, I fought it. Although I was lucky enough to kill it, I also suffered severe injuries," Nangong Yuyan briefly explained what had happened not long ago.

"Young Miss Nangong, are you saying that King-level Demon Beast was killed by you?" Luo Qingxue looked shocked. She knew about this Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger; it was an extremely powerful King-level Demon Beast, several times stronger than the one she had encountered before.

Could it be that Nangong Yuyan was already a King Sealing Realm expert?

Otherwise, how could she have killed a Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger?

One must know that she was already a Half-step King Sealing Realm, but when facing a King-level Demon Beast, she would only be tormented. If her Master hadn't left her a contingency plan, she would have died long ago.

Seeing the confused expressions of Luo Qingxue and Zhang Bufan, Nangong Yuyan smiled and said, "I had already Broken through to the King Sealing Realm some time ago. To kill the Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger, I also relied on a powerful Spiritual Artifact."

Luo Qingxue nodded, her shock still evident on her face. She had only heard of this Nangong Yuyan before, as a Prodigy hidden by the Wanbao Pavilion. Seeing her today, she truly was a Prodigy among Prodigies.

She looked to be less than twenty years old and had already Broken through to the King Sealing Realm. In the entire Eastern Region, she was probably the only one.

Fire Qingrou glanced at Nangong Yuyan indifferently, secretly vowing in her heart that she must Cultivate diligently and Breakthrough to the King Sealing Realm as soon as possible so that she could help Senior Brother.

The surprise on Zhang Bufan's face quickly faded. He had long known that Nangong Yuyan was not simple. It seemed she must have Cultivated some powerful concealment Cultivation Technique to hide her Realm.

"Young Miss Nangong, what about that Black-clothed person?" Zhang Bufan remembered the Black-clothed person and asked.

"I'm not sure either. He must have deliberately disguised himself," Nangong Yuyan shook her head and said, "But I suspect he is a Genius from some major power in the Eastern Region."

"Hmph, if Young Miss hadn't been severely injured, that scoundrel wouldn't have been so arrogant. He would have been slapped to death long ago!" Xiao Ling thought of the Black-clothed person and was furious. She had been slapped twice by that Black-clothed person. She had never been slapped by anyone since she was little.

Zhang Bufan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He always felt that the Black-clothed person's movement technique was somewhat familiar. As for whether it was that guy, he would know once they met and he tested it.

"Senior Brother, there's a Wang product spirit medicine on this King-level Demon Beast."

Just then, Shi Xiaozhan's voice came from the Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger's direction.

Xiao Ling's face showed excitement upon hearing this. She quickly ran over to the Bloodthirsty Mad Tiger and reached into its body to pull out a blood-red fruit.

"Wang Rank Vermillion Fruit!" Luo Qingxue exclaimed in surprise.

"Young Master Zhang, I wonder if this Vermillion Fruit is useful to you?" Nangong Yuyan wasn't very concerned about the Wang product spirit medicine and asked Zhang Bufan.

Zhang Bufan shook his head, "It's useless to me. The Spirit Medicines I need are the ones I told you about."

Nangong Yuyan nodded, then looked at Xiao Ling and said, "Xiao Ling, give this Vermillion Fruit to Saintess Luo. If she hadn't helped us just now, we would have been in danger."

Xiao Ling heard this and, without the slightest hesitation, handed the Vermillion Fruit to Luo Qingxue, "Here, thank you for your help just now."

Luo Qingxue shook her head and said, "I appreciate the kind thought, but it was just a small effort earlier. I can't accept such a precious Spirit Medicine."

"Saintess Luo, please take it. If you hadn't arrived, this Spirit Medicine would have been taken by that guy."

Luo Qingxue still shook her head, pushing the Vermillion Fruit back, "No, really. This Spirit Medicine isn't much use to me either."

Just then, Baldy couldn't sit still. He stared eagerly at the Vermillion Fruit in Xiao Ling's hand, drooling all over the ground, his eyes glowing, "Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

Xiao Ling saw Baldy's appearance and quickly hugged the Vermillion Fruit tightly, indignantly saying, "You bald bird, what are you looking at?"

Nangong Yuyan took the Vermillion Fruit, squatted down, and offered it to Baldy, smiling, "Thank you for treating us just now. This Spirit Medicine is for you!"

"Young Miss..." Xiao Ling said urgently.

"Xiao Ling, have you forgotten who treated you just now?" Nangong Yuyan said in a deep voice.

Xiao Ling shut her mouth, turning her face away, not bothering to look at Baldy's expression.

Baldy desperately suppressed the urge to swallow the Vermillion Fruit whole. He turned to look at Zhang Bufan, his expression questioning.

Zhang Bufan was also very surprised that Nangong Yuyan would give this Vermillion Fruit to Baldy, but he didn't stop her. He nodded to Baldy.

Receiving Zhang Bufan's signal, Baldy swallowed the Vermillion Fruit in a flash. Because it ate too quickly, it didn't even taste it. This was the first time it had eaten a Wang product spirit medicine since its birth.

"Young Master Zhang, is your spirit pet alright?" Nangong Yuyan asked, seeing Baldy swallow the Vermillion Fruit in one gulp, somewhat worried. This Wang product spirit medicine contained powerful spiritual Qi, and she was concerned Baldy might explode from it.

"It's fine. It's just a glutton."

Nangong Yuyan nodded. Since Zhang Bufan said it was fine, she had nothing to worry about.

Just then, a rumbling sound came from deep within the dense forest, shaking the ground even more intensely than the previous beast tide.