Chapter 131 Celestial Energy Ginseng

After talking to Austin for a while, the girl wasn't as timid and shy as before. It seemed she was no longer scared of him. In her eyes, Austin didn't seem so serious now, either.

She stared at him, her eyes round like two saucers as she gnashed her teeth together. "You are awful! Why did you force me to stop just now? Do you know how dangerous it was? If I had died, my ghost would have followed you every day and everywhere, just to annoy you to death!"

Austin watched the girl carefully, his face turning grim.

"You cried out when things got dangerous. I know you didn't mean to kill anyone. But if I were a person without so much power, what would have happened? You wouldn't have been so lucky to find yourself safe and sound. Likely you would have been dismembered into small pieces by a sword."

Listening to Austin's dreary words, the girl grew frightened, her face turning red. She had no words to defend herself.

A moment later, she complained in a low voice, "But you shouldn't be so heartless either! People often say that we should help others when they're in trouble. You are so powerful that nothing can harm you, so even if I took advantage of it, you wouldn't get injured."

Austin was stunned, realizing that it would be difficult to win this argument.

The girl sniggered. "Okay, it doesn't matter now. I forgive you. Since we have both made mistakes, we can forgive each other. We're innocent. Let's go back to the start. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Fanny."

'Innocent? I have saved your life!' Austin thought furiously.

He frowned. He was not convinced at all, but he didn't want to talk to this girl anymore.

"Well, I'm busy. I have to go now," he said, and then turned around to leave.

"Hey, are you going to fight for the celestial energy ginseng? Take me please!"

Austin ignored what she said and kept moving forward.

"Hey, you can't just go and leave me alone on this desolate mountain. If a cruel beast attacked me and ate me up, wouldn't you feel guilty?"

Seeing that Austin didn't stop to wait for her, Fanny shuffled behind Austin.

"Hey! I'm just a weak girl. I need someone to take care of me. You are so strong, but why are you being so mean? Are you so unwilling to protect me? What if the gang that attacked me came back?"

...... ......

Half a day later, Austin arrived at the site where the celestial energy ginseng grew.

It was a small valley covering a span of about three acres. Dark red land with countless cracks and ravines encompassed its length.

Strangely, the pea

ous," Austin mumbled in awe.

"This celestial energy ginseng is seven hundred years old. After its ninth circle of light gathers, it will have unpredictable efficacy. The warriors of the Mysterious Realm can make great breakthroughs in their martial arts practice and get to higher levels of power if they consume the celestial energy ginseng."

Warriors of the Mysterious Realm were some of the most powerful people in the Violet Orchid Empire.

That was to say, if the warriors of the Mysterious Realm had knowledge about the celestial energy ginseng, they would surely come to fight for it.

However, outside of the Grand Desolation Mountain, these warriors weren't seen generally.

In the valley, the air filled up with a sweet fragrance that tickled the nostrils pleasantly.

It was a fruity aroma that rejuvenated those who smelled it. Something strange was contained in it that left a person wonderstruck, urging them to muse on it.

But none of the warriors around had the heart to think right now. They stared at the center of the valley with yearning in their eyes, their gazes unmoving as the celestial energy ginseng gathered its ninth circle of light.

The fruity fragrance alone lightened their spirits. Its efficacy was obvious. What would happen if someone finally got their hands on it? How lucky he or she would be!

As Austin inhaled the smell, tranquility dispersed through him from head to toe. "The celestial energy ginseng is inconceivably valuable," he muttered.

The heartening fragrance in the air was proof of how precious the ginseng was.

'What if I could get it?' he wondered, having set his heart on it.

His eyes were two burning flames of desire.