259: Xing Mulan: Oh wow, what a big spicy noodle

Amidst a world-shaking tremor, Lan Kun and Qin Zhe retreated to a safe position, keeping an eye on the situation ahead.

Bang!

Lan Kun and Qin Zhe only heard a loud bang, and a sky full of dust and various Gravel Attack came, and the two quickly released a protective shield to avoid being hit by the gravel, etc.

A moment later, the dust dispersed, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.

Lan Kun and Qin Zhe each withdrew their protective shields and looked around, seeing stones and rubble everywhere.

Good heavens.

It's a good thing we had the protective shields, otherwise, we would have been killed by these stones or at least suffered serious injuries.

Lan Kun glanced at Qin Zhe, saw that he was fine, and then looked at the situation of the mountain rocks.

As the thick smoke cleared, a gigantic Yao Beast appeared on the mountain rocks, its massive form coiling there.

It was a snake Yao Beast in the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage.

Unexpectedly, the Lieyang Flower Qin Zhe casually picked actually had a Yao Beast circling around it.

It looks like this snake Yao Beast couldn't be the guardian beast of this Lieyang Flower, could it?!

Or, is it that this area happens to be its territory, and because Qin Zhe picked its flower, in its consciousness, Qin Zhe stole its things, so it got angry?!

Before Lan Kun could figure it out, the snake Yao Beast coiling on the mountain rocks suddenly attacked the two of them.

The snake Yao Beast was massive, yet its speed was extremely fast, not at all affected by its huge size.

Qin Zhe looked at the snake Yao Beast attacking him and cursed loudly.

"Holy crap!"

"What the hell is this? A snake Yao Beast?"

"No, Brother Snake, is it really necessary? I just picked one of your flowers. Don't be so petty, Brother Snake!"

"You're too petty, even Xu Xian won't come looking for you anymore..."

Snake Yao Beast: ……

Lan Kun: ……

How did he not know that Qin Zhe was actually a sarcastic and talkative youth?

This made him speechless, let alone the snake Yao Beast.

Indeed, the snake Yao Beast, from initially toying with the two, heard Qin Zhe's words and attacked faster and faster.

Both Lan Kun and Qin Zhe were Mid Stage Cultivators, while this snake Yao Beast was in the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage.

Even though it was only one stage difference, he didn't expect two Middle Stage Cultivators to be so passive against one Late Stage Cultivator.

Qin Zhe couldn't hold back.

Qin Zhe distanced himself from the snake Yao Beast, drawing a sword blade, and Lan Kun immediately followed by releasing lightning.

The lightning and sword blade had no effect on the snake Yao Beast; its skin defense was too high.

Qin Zhe couldn't help but start cursing: "Damn! Is this snake Yao Beast sick? We didn't dig up its nest, nor did we catch its offspring, let alone eat its wife. Tell me, it keeps trying to kill us, isn't it sick!"

Lan Kun gave Qin Zhe a speechless look, Brother, just based on what you said, the snake Yao Beast would probably want to kill you even more.

"Big Brother, please shut up!"

"Although we can't beat it, there's no need to provoke it like this!!"

Qin Zhe stood in the distance, heard Lan Kun's words, and said speechlessly: "Kun Ge, what are you saying? Am I not speaking the truth?"

Lan Kun: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, but I guess between killing us two, this snake Yao Beast will definitely kill you first."

Qin Zhe: ???!!!

Before Qin Zhe could ask what Lan Kun meant, he was subjected to a fierce attack from the snake Yao Beast.

The snake Yao Beast only symbolically lashed its tail at Lan Kun, who was nearby.

Qin Zhe experienced this unique 'care,' defending clumsily, with no room to retaliate at all.

Before, when the snake Yao Beast divided its attacks between the two of them, he hadn't realized how high the damage of this snake Yao Beast was.

Even when Qin Zhe released his mount, the Spirit Snake, he was still beaten by the snake Yao Beast without any chance to retaliate.

Lan Kun quickly released his mount, the Spirit Wolf, to help Qin Zhe, and he also followed closely...

.........

At the same time, on the other side.

Xin Mulan followed Yang Zheng, continuously collecting various Spiritual Plants, and also gained some Spirit Treasures during this time.

Xin Mulan had just finished picking a Spiritual Plant when she felt that the movement in the southwest seemed off.

Xin Mulan looked at the southwest direction with confusion. Was someone killing a Yao Beast over there?

She and Yang Zheng had been collecting Spiritual Plants all this time and hadn't encountered what a Yao Beast looked like yet!

Should I go take a look? That way, if they kill the Yao Beast, I can get some Yao Beast meat to eat.

The Spiritual Qi here is so rich, the Yao Beast meat must be delicious!

So, Xin Mulan happily said to Yang Zheng: "Big Brother Yang, once we finish collecting the Spiritual Plants, let's go to the southwest!"

Yang Zheng was startled, thinking that there should also be many Spiritual Plants over there, and they were almost done collecting here anyway.

Yang Zheng nodded and said with a smile, "Alright, we'll go after we're done picking!"

Before long, Xin Mulan and Yang Zheng arrived at the southwest location, which was where Lan Kun and Qin Zhe were fighting the snake Yao Beast.

Xin Mulan naturally also sensed the cultivation of this Yao Beast; she hadn't expected it to be in the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage.

She wondered which team member was killing a Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage Yao Beast.

Yang Zheng, who was with her, naturally also noticed it, so he began to cautiously observe the surroundings.

A moment later, Xin Mulan knew.

Because the moment she saw the battle scene, Qin Zhe was struck by a tail whip from the snake Yao Beast and landed right at Xin Mulan's feet.

Xin Mulan looked at Qin Zhe lying at her feet, then looked at the person fighting the snake Yao Beast in the distance.

She nodded in sudden realization, so it was Lan Kun and Qin Zhe.

That's even better; this way, she can eat even more Yao Beast meat...

Xin Mulan looked at Qin Zhe, pointed at him with her finger, and laughed loudly: "Haha ~ Qin Zhe, are you here to pick me up? What an unexpected way to meet..."

Yang Zheng awkwardly glanced at Xin Mulan; this girl was truly naive. Couldn't she see Qin Zhe's embarrassed expression, almost digging a hole in the ground?

So, Yang Zheng helped Qin Zhe up and also gave him a Medicinal Pill.

"Are you alright? This is a Medicinal Pill for healing. It should help you after you take it."

Qin Zhe shook his head, took the Medicinal Pill, and said gratefully: "Thank you, this Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage Yao Beast is a bit difficult to fight, but it's not like we can't beat it."

Xin Mulan heard him and started laughing again, saying: "Qin Zhe, I'll help you guys fight the Yao Beast, and you give me the snake Yao Beast's meat, how about it?"

Qin Zhe knew that Xin Mulan's cultivation was also in the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi - Late Stage, so he nodded.

"Sure, eat as much as you want."

"Alright then, Big Brother Yang, you be the witness."

After speaking, Xin Mulan flew to a short distance from the snake Yao Beast.

The snake Yao Beast sensed something, and its attack on Lan Kun paused slightly.

It looked at Xin Mulan with confusion. Who was this?

Why did it feel a sense of obedience and fear from the depths of its Soul when it was near her?

Her strength was clearly the same as its own, so why did it feel a sense of fear from the depths of its Soul when it sensed her aura?