50: Chapter 50 Guandong City

“Boom!”

“Chichi!”

With this sword strike from Fire Qingrou, all the Elders, except for the Second Elder Ye Guanwu, were instantly cut in half at the waist.

Although Ye Guanwu was still alive, a long gash had been cut into his lower abdomen, blood was gushing out, and his Cultivation had been crippled.

“Senior Brother, how did I do?” Fire Qingrou turned and came to Zhang Bufan’s side, asking as if seeking praise.

As for the corpses of the Ye Family Elders on the ground, she didn’t even glance at them; since they had already become enemies, killing them caused Fire Qingrou no psychological burden whatsoever.

The Cultivation World was meant to be like this; if she hadn’t possessed sufficient strength and been fortunate enough to meet Zhang Bufan, her fate, without even thinking, would have been extremely tragic.

“Very strong.” Zhang Bufan grinned and gave Fire Qingrou a thumbs up.

Fire Qingrou’s ability to fight four opponents at once and defeat them beyond her Rank with just one move showed that her talent and strength were both exceptionally powerful.

“Jiu jiu jiu!” Baldy also nodded repeatedly, emitting crisp sounds.

“Hehe! But I’m still not as amazing as Senior Brother.” Fire Qingrou’s face broke into a brilliant smile, while secretly thinking to herself, when she became powerful in the future, she would definitely beat Senior Brother up. Hmm, she’d take off his pants first before beating him.

As she thought about it, Fire Qingrou’s brilliant smile suddenly turned sinister.

Zhang Bufan looked at Fire Qingrou’s ill-intentioned expression, and an inexplicable jolt went through his heart. He asked, “Fire Junior Sister, what are you thinking about?”

“Ah, no, nothing?” A hint of panic flashed in Fire Qingrou’s eyes, and she quickly lowered her head.

At the same time, Fire Qingrou felt a wave of confusion; how could she have such bizarre thoughts? As she thought about it, Fire Qingrou secretly stole another glance at Zhang Bufan, and their eyes met.

The more Zhang Bufan looked, the more he felt something was off with Fire Qingrou, but he didn’t ask further. He patted Baldy’s head and softly said, “Let’s go, it’s time to depart.”

Zhang Bufan walked in front, and Fire Qingrou quickly followed behind. Soon, the two left Qingyang County.

What happened in Qingyang County quickly reached Fire Ru Lie’s ears. He was first startled, then let out a long breath after hearing everything.

“Little Rou’s Senior Brother, he’s truly extraordinary, isn’t he?” Fire Ru Lie exclaimed with emotion.

Uncle Qi nodded quickly, “He is indeed very formidable. So young, yet even those in the Lie Hai Realm are no match for him. I truly can’t understand how that Tianhua Sect could Cultivate such a person.”

“Old Qi, he said he’s from the Tianhua Sect, and you believe him?” Fire Ru Lie picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

Uncle Qi suddenly understood and softly said, “Speaking of which, it’s truly our Huo Family’s great fortune that Young Miss could become Zhang Senior’s Junior Sister.”

“Hmm, if it could go a step further, that would be even better.” After a pause, Fire Ru Lie changed the subject, “Old Qi, I’ll be leaving tomorrow to seek an Opportunity to Breakthrough to the Kai Shan Realm. I’ll have to trouble you to look after the Huo Family.”

“Family Head, I will do my best.” Uncle Qi solemnly agreed, then said with some worry, “But what about the Second Elder and the others…?”

“Just do your own thing. If they dare to harbor ill intentions and harm the Family’s interests, I will naturally settle accounts with them when I return.” Fire Ru Lie’s tone carried a hint of coldness. If it weren’t absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t have left these opportunistic Elders.

But it didn’t matter; as long as he was strong, those few guys probably wouldn’t dare to have ill intentions either.

Ten days later.

Zhang Bufan and Fire Qingrou arrived at a small city called Guandong.

Guandong City was not much larger than Qingyang County, and its Cultivation Rank was similar to Qingyang County’s; the Kai Shan Realm was already the combat ceiling of this small city.

“Senior Brother, aren’t we going to Qingxuan City? Couldn’t we just fly directly there?” Fire Qingrou looked travel-worn and said indignantly.

During these ten days heading towards Qingxuan City, Zhang Bufan hardly ever flew. Moreover, whenever they encountered villages or towns along the way, he would go in to check them out and have a big meal.

And what was most infuriating was that Zhang Bufan and Baldy didn’t even need to Cultivate, which made Fire Qingrou feel very unbalanced.

Although Qingxuan City was a long distance from Qingyang County, if they focused on traveling, they could reach it in just a few days.

But Zhang Bufan wasn’t training at all; he was clearly just sightseeing!

“Fire Junior Sister, don’t be so impatient. Tempering oneself in the Mortal World is also a form of Cultivation.” Zhang Bufan rode on Baldy’s back, with a wine gourd tucked into his waist, looking completely at ease.

“Nonsense.” Fire Qingrou, annoyed, turned her head away and muttered softly.

Cultivation?

Cultivate my foot! Aside from being able to calm down and Cultivate for a while in the evenings, she was just following Senior Brother around all day. And this person and bird didn't even Cultivate; they just ate their fill and then snored away.

Fire Qingrou angrily glared at Zhang Bufan’s back, then moved her steps to follow him.

Upon reaching the main gate of Guandong City, Zhang Bufan saw a boy and a girl kneeling outside the city gate.

The boy was about twelve or thirteen, covered in dirt, kneeling crookedly on the ground, with a sallow complexion, and seemed to have a lame leg.

The little girl was only about four or five years old, also covered in dirt, with disheveled hair and a slightly emaciated body.

When she saw Fire Qingrou passing by, she immediately cried out, “Immortal Sister, please have pity on me.

My brother and I lost our parents when we were young. My brother is also mute. Not long ago, my brother went to work for someone to earn money to buy me food. Because he was mute, he made a mistake and the shopkeeper broke one of his legs.

Now we can’t even eat and have been driven out of Guandong City.”

A hint of reluctance flashed in Fire Qingrou’s eyes, and she was about to walk towards the little girl.

“Fire Junior Sister, what are you doing?” Zhang Bufan asked softly.

Fire Qingrou pointed at the siblings, “They’re so pitiful, I want to help them.”

Zhang Bufan glanced at the siblings and said indifferently, “But I don’t see anything pitiful about them?”

“Senior Brother, look at that little girl, she’s so young, and her brother is mute and now has a broken leg. They can’t even eat and will soon starve to death.” Fire Qingrou said with some Life Qi.

“These are all their one-sided claims. I still find it unbelievable.” Zhang Bufan said with a half-smile.

“Senior Brother, you….” Fire Qingrou originally wanted to accuse Zhang Bufan of being cold-blooded, but the words caught in her throat. She stamped her foot in annoyance and walked towards the little girl, “Hmph, I can tell at a glance that they are truly pitiful. If you don’t help, I will.”

Zhang Bufan did not stop her, nor did he speak; he just watched quietly.

When the little girl saw Fire Qingrou approaching, tears immediately streamed down her face, and she wailed, “Pity us two siblings! Not only can we not eat, but even the house our parents left us has been mortgaged for debt. They insist we pay back dozens of Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but we don’t even have silver, let alone Spirit Stones.”

Fire Qingrou’s eyes were slightly red. She came in front of the little girl, reached out and stroked her head, comforting her, “Little girl, don’t cry. Big Sister will help you.”

After speaking, Fire Qingrou directly handed the little girl a Storage Pouch, which contained not only a lot of gold but also one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The little girl took the Storage Pouch and immediately knelt before Fire Qingrou, “Thank you, Immortal Sister.”

The little boy also opened his mouth in thanks, but being mute, he could only make “oh oh ah ah” sounds.

“Hmm, go back and redeem your house. The remaining money will be enough for you two siblings to live comfortably for a lifetime. Remember not to let anyone see it.” Fire Qingrou smiled and stroked the little girl’s head, then turned and walked towards Zhang Bufan.

“Fire Junior Sister, you’re really rich.” Zhang Bufan merely said indifferently, then rode Baldy into Guandong City.

Fire Qingrou glared fiercely at Zhang Bufan and quickly followed him.