CH 19

Xiu!

Leaping off from the donkey's back, Qin Feng swiftly landed on a large tree a few hundred meters away.

From that vantage point, he could see a group of burly thugs surrounding a young girl wearing a vibrant purple dress. The girl had delicate features that gave off a bright and refreshing feeling. The long purple dress that wrapped her body shimmered like moonlight as it fluttered in the air, revealing her thin, white leg.

"Fuck, my spring's here!"

Qin Feng was almost in tears. It had been years since he had laid eyes on such captivating beauty.

Ever since he had entered this Xuanhuan world eight years ago, he had not come across a sister dressed so refreshingly, one who seemed like she belonged on TikTok.

Viral dancing + Viral music + Perfect body = His degeneracy!

Ping!!

His thoughts were disrupted when he saw the young lady in purple make a move. She launched an attack by executing a palm technique that resembled Tai Chi. However, her strike wasn't very strong, merely forcing one of the thugs to retreat two steps without inflicting any real damage.

"Third layer of the Phenomenal realm!"

One of the thugs slightly curled their lips into a sneer as his muscular body charged toward the young lady.

"Not good!"

The young lady in the purple dress was clearly lacking in combat experience due to her young age. Faced with such a menacing opponent, she stood frozen in place, paralyzed by his presence. She had no idea what to do.

And this was exactly when Qin Feng thought it was his time to shine. His mouth opened in anticipation to yell out, 'Release that girl!'.

Clang!!

Suddenly, he heard the sharp sound of a sword being unsheathed and piercing the air, accompanied by the ripples of a fierce sword Qi.

"What a familiar unsheathing sound!"

Lin San's appearance flashed past Qin Feng's mind. That sound resembled what he had heard from Lin San before.

'But that's not right!'

'Didn't Lin San return to Heaven Heart City with Lin Xin'er? Why was he here in the eastern region of Great Xia?'

Swoosh!

A dark figure descended from the skies, directly attacking the thugs with his sword. With each swing of the sword, the sword light would follow, and blood splattered as if dancing in the air. One of the thugs, who was caught off guard, couldn't even react before meeting his demise—sent off to take his boxed lunch, so to speak.

And as the dark figure landed, he saw that it was indeed Lin San.

"So it really is him!!"

Qin Feng's eyes shone, his heart professing love for Lin San.

He thought that he would have to suffer through depression for quite a while after leaving the Qin family. After all, Chosen Ones wouldn't appear as often as cabbages at the sides of the road.

Yet, under the effect of the villain halo, a protagonist actually came to his doorstep willingly.

Wait!

'Why did that sentence feel so strange!'

"In broad daylight, under the bright sun, all of you are actually bullying a young lady!"

Taking hold of his three-foot-long sword, Lin San assumed a stance of a show-off member of a justice faction, standing on the moral high ground as he criticised the despicable trash before him.

"How dare you kill my brother!!"

The remaining thugs seethed with fury. Without saying another word, they all charged together to seek revenge for their brother.

Roar!!

Like tigers that had descended from a mountain, their attacks were fierce and brimming with power.

"You're courting death!!"

Lin San's gaze turned icy. He retaliated against the charging enemies with a swift yet explosive thrust of his longsword.

Si!

The longsword transformed into a beam of light, piercing through one of the thugs. A powerful burst of sharp sword Qi erupted from the tip of his sword, tearing through the nearest burly man's chest.

Embedded in the flesh, blood splattered in the air.

The nauseating scent of blood quickly permeated the surroundings, further fueling the rage of the remaining thugs.

Yet, Lin San remained undeterred as he charged forth, resembling a comet. He relentlessly wielded his longsword, slashing and deflecting, hacking away his foes as he left a trail of spilt blood.

"Fourth layer of the Phenomenal realm!"

Qin Feng's brow furrowed as he watched from the sidelines while still standing on a large tree. He could tell that Lin San had made a breakthrough in his cultivation.

His sword technique had become sharper and swifter. It was clear that he hadn't been slacking in his training.

However, there was something he couldn't understand. Why hadn't Lin San returned to Heaven Heart City with Lin Xin'er? And what was he trying to achieve by staying in the Qin family's territory?

"Kid, we really underestimated you!"

The remaining three thugs had finally reacted. They realised that they were up against a prodigy—accustomed to confronting extreme challenges like this.

Not daring to hesitate even in the slightest, the trio of thugs hastily swallowed a medicinal pill.

"The Berserker Pill!"

Lin San's expression changed dramatically as he saw their actions. But he chose to continue his relentless charge, gripping his sword tightly. He was well aware of the effects of the Berserker Pill. Upon consumption, it doubled the user's strength in exchange for ten years of their lifespan.

Though these thugs were slightly stronger than him in cultivation alone, he had been able to defeat them easily due to his protagonist halo. But with the consumption of the Berserker Pill, even if he were to win now, he would still suffer considerable losses.

He had to kill them all before the Berserker pill took effect.

At this moment—

Sword Qi, as if capable of cutting the skies and shattering the heavens, washed over them, accompanied by the gusts of fierce winds that slapped against Lin San's face.

Before Lin San could react, Qin Feng's figure flashed past him as if a swan gliding through the air, the Sky God Sword in his hands emanating a dark sword light.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Feng's sword was already sheathed.

"You......"

The pupils of the three thugs constricted because of shock as their bodies fell powerlessly to the ground with a loud thud.

"Ding dong! Congratulations to Master for killing three people. You have obtained 300 villain points!"

"What a terrifying sword technique!"

Lin San exclaimed in surprise as beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

Despite seeing the Sky-Splitting Sword Technique before, he couldn't help but feel the sheer terror emanating from that attack. If Qin Feng attacked him with this technique right now, he wouldn't even have enough time to even react.

Actually, Qin Feng did think about killing Lin San before, but the chances of accidents were too high. It was safer to hang around him as an ally and help protect him once in a while.

"Brother Lin, what a coincidence!"

Qin Feng turned around dashingly to face Lin San, revealing an innocent, harmless smile.

"Brother Lin, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon!"

Lin San was evidently still unaware of Qin Feng's treacherous actions during the bone-gouging incident, and he naturally cupped his hands together to greet him.

"Many thanks to the two esteemed gentlemen for the help. I, Zi Yuan, express her gratitude!"

The girl in purple hurried over to express her thanks, bowing before the two of them. As she did so, her gaze fixated on Lin San, and with an expression as if she had fallen in love at first sight.

As for Qin Feng, she completely overlooked him. What would a young brat know?

"Fuck, isn't this too unfair?!"

Qin Feng was left completely speechless as he experienced once again just how unreasonable the protagonists were.

"Lady Zi Yuan is too courteous. It is the duty of cultivators like us to help when we see injustices on our journeys!"

Lin San displayed the style of a justice faction member yet again, causing Qin Feng to roll his eyes as he watched. However, Zi Yuan seemed enamoured by this display, her eyes filled with stars as she was ready to offer her body in gratitude.

Bang!

Unbeknownst to them, one of the thugs wasn't dead just yet. A sky-piercing arrow was suddenly shot through the air, forming a large "Tiger" character. After a moment, it exploded in the air, visible within a radius of several hundred meters.

"That's the symbol of the Fierce Tiger gang!"

As the future hope of the Qin family, Qin Feng was naturally aware of the influential forces within their territory.

The Fierce Tiger gang was a small influential force with over 10,000 members and horses, boasting a gang leader of the Spirit Martial realm—a whole realm higher than the Phenomenal realm.

Thanks to their annual tributes to the Qin family, they were left alone.

The thug that had unknowingly survived let out a maniacal laugh as fresh blood gushed from his wounds, "Our gang leader is at the third realm of the Spirit Martial realm. No matter how talented you prodigies are, all of you are going to die!"

"Third layer of the Spirit Martial realm!!"

Zi Yuan's eyes were filled with worry, wanting to escape.

"Sister Zi Yuan, do not worry. We'll be fine!"

Lin San reassured her, patting his chest with unwavering confidence.

Had he not encountered Lin Feng, perhaps he would've escaped with Zi Yuan. But now that he had, why would he run? He could just wait for them to get here and kneel down to beg for forgiveness.

"How courageous, good luck!"

Determined to not give the Chosen One an opportunity to show off, Qin Feng resolutely grabbed onto the sister's hand as he ran away......