Chapter 41: Fortunately, I have gained some weight

East of Yunzhong City, bordering the Thousand Mile Soul Beast Mountain Range.

Nan Qiong led a group of young masters and several Nan family disciples ahead.

Someone whispered beside him, “Young Master Nan, are you sure Han Yue will also go to the Soul Beast Mountain Range?”

“Shut up. You’ll get your reward, don’t blow your cover. Han Yue might be hiding somewhere.”

Nan Qiong looked around, then raised his voice.

“I heard there are Fire Spirit Birds in the Soul Beast Mountain Range. My elder sister is getting married in three months, and I want to give her a surprise. If I find a Fire Spirit Bird, the reward will be doubled!”

The group marched into the Soul Beast Mountain Range. Soon after, Han Yue, dressed in black, stopped where they had been talking, his eyes fixed on the spot.

“Han kid, I don’t think that little fatty is a good guy.”

Han Yue said calmly, “We’ll know soon enough.”

The three watching from the sky, Nan Li said happily,

“One deliberately sets a trap, and one tests it with their own body. It seems the little fatty’s plan is going to succeed.”

Nanfeng looked towards the center of the Soul Beast Forest, uncertainly saying, “Saintess, Lady’s Li, there seems to be something strange in the center of the forest.”

Nan Xian closed her eyes and carefully sensed. Xin Moli was faintly present behind her. When she opened her eyes again, she spoke.

“Seventh-grade sacred beast, but its energy fluctuations are very weak. It should be… an egg.”

“Such a barren land, yet it can give birth to a seventh-grade opportunity. Saintess, do we need to take it?”

Nan Xian raised her hand to stop her.

“It’s not the right time to discover the sacred beast egg yet. Han Yue has a soul body on him, a Medicine Sage in his previous life. He should be able to sense the energy fluctuations.”

Medicine Sage!!

“Nanfeng, isolate the sacred beast egg’s energy.”

Although Nanfeng didn’t understand why Nan Xian wanted to do this, he still acted, found the approximate location, and directly set up a barrier.

The trace of sacred beast energy disappeared the moment the barrier was set up.

“Let’s go back.”

The three returned to Yunzhong City.

Until the evening of the next day.

Nan Qiong, limping and carrying the injured Han Yue, entered Yunzhong City. He carried Han Yue all the way to the Han family’s doorstep, threw him down, and then limped away.

Nan Li, sitting on a tree branch swinging her legs, was full of curiosity. “Sister, how did you know they would be back today?”

“You’ll be able to sense changes within a certain range when you reach the Tianwu Realm.”

“Sister, that person was carried away, let’s go take a look.”

The two went back to Han Yue’s courtyard, using a concealment talisman to sit in the courtyard and watch the people coming and going.

After a night, Han Yue finally woke up.

In the room, Han Yue looked at his complete body in surprise.

“I’m still alive.”

The soul body floated out of the bead, but its body was visibly more transparent.

“Although that fatty is a bit cowardly, he’s still loyal. He carried you back even though he was in that state.”

“Master, you mean… Nan Qiong?”

The soul body nodded.

“You should be more careful next time. If I hadn’t possessed your body and killed that Xuanwu Realm soul beast, you would have been dead long ago.”

Han Yue hung his head in shame, recalling the thrilling scene in the Soul Beast Forest.

He had gone to sleep in advance at the place where Nan Qiong’s group would pass. As expected, they beat him up.

But this time, because he could cultivate soul power, he also discovered that although they were hitting him hard, every punch and kick was aimed at the junctions of his meridians. In a way, he was being trained while being beaten.

And every insult from Nan Qiong was enough to make him angry, but it didn’t…

It fueled his inner fire, his refusal to lose, his refusal to be cowardly.

Just then, a Lingwu Realm Teng Snake attacked. He was just starting his cultivation, and naturally, he was no match for the Teng Snake.

Nan Qiong, while verbally berating him as a “drag” and “useless,” still blocked an attack for him. Seeing that he couldn’t win, he found an excuse and carried him on his shoulder, fleeing.

Originally, the group was safe, but the Teng Snake had an accomplice, a Xuanwu Realm one.

They could still handle a Lingwu Realm beast, but against a Xuanwu Realm soul beast, they were simply food.

One by one, the cultivators with Nan Qiong were swallowed by the Teng Snake. After exchanging a few blows with the Teng Snake, Nan Qiong was spat out into the forest and escaped.

He even yelled for help as he ran away.

Han Yue, at that time, was also at the end of his strength and fainted on the spot. When he woke up, he found himself in his room.

“Master, how is Nan Qiong?”

“That little fatty? Fortunately, he’s got a lot of fat. Although he was bitten by the Teng Snake, the poison stayed in the surface fat. I secretly cleaned it up for him. He’s fine.”

Han Yue nodded and sat cross-legged, swallowing a pill to recover from his injuries.

Meanwhile, at the Nan family.

Nan Qiong collapsed on a chair in the hall, swallowed a pill, and said to Nan Tianjun,

“It’s a good thing I looked back. Father, do you know what I saw?”

“That Han Yue, he was about to die, but then suddenly he jumped up, a ball of fire appeared in his hand, and he killed that peak Xuanwu Realm Teng Snake! Instant kill!”

“Of course I couldn’t Lady’s this opportunity! When he fainted again, I carried him back to the city.”

“I’m smart, right?”

Nan Tianjun’s eyes were sharp, and the scar on his face added a touch of ferocity.

“Killed a Xuanwu Realm beast with one move…”

After a moment of thought, he turned and glared at Nan Qiong. “You idiot, you should weigh your abilities before acting!”

Nan Qiong pulled a long face and complained, “I originally caught a small Lingwu Realm snake, who knew its father would come…”

“Father, you don’t even care about your son. I was bitten by that Xuanwu Realm Teng Snake, and it still hurts!”

Nan Tianjun was startled. He stepped forward and shattered Nan Qiong’s clothes with a strike, leaving him in only his underwear. “Where’s the wound!”

“Father, what are you doing!” Nan Qiong covered his chest and turned his backside towards Nan Tianjun.

“On my thigh.”

Nan Tianjun carefully observed and finally relaxed. He then asked cautiously,

“Are you sure it was a Xuanwu Realm Teng Snake that bit you?”

“I can still tell the difference.”

“Did you feel anything unusual during that time?”

Nan Qiong thought carefully.

“At first, I felt dizzy, but it got better after carrying Han Yue for a while.”

Nan Tianjun’s eyes narrowed slightly. He muttered to himself, “Han Yue…”

“Father, find me a medicine master.” Nan Qiong took a piece of clothing from his storage pouch and put it on while talking.

Nan Tianjun ignored him and turned to leave the hall. “The Saintess has made arrangements. Find one yourself.”

Nan Qiong slumped back in the chair, recalling the scene of Han Yue killing the snake, and couldn’t help but shiver.

It was like that old man beside the Saintess, scary.

In the sky above the Han family.

Nan Xian, seeing that the time was right, instructed, “Nanfeng, remove the barrier, and also… create a spectacle.”

Nanfeng nodded. His soul power flowed, and in an instant, the sky above the Soul Beast Forest was filled with colorful rays of light, and waves of soul power surged towards Yunzhong City.

From a corner of Yunzhong City, rumors spread that there were treasures in the Soul Beast Forest, no less than fifth-grade.

Even Han Yue, who was originally focusing on healing his injuries, was awakened by the soul body.

“Han Yue, your opportunity has come.”

Han Yue opened his eyes, confused. “Master, what opportunity?”

The soul body said confidently, “If I’m not mistaken, there’s a seventh-grade sacred beast egg in the center of the Soul Beast Forest.”

“What! A sacred beast!” Han Yue was shocked.

“Yes, recover from your injuries quickly. Take advantage of the lack of attention and go there quickly, before anything unexpected happens.”

The soul power in Han Yue’s body suddenly became more intense.

Nan Xian watched the changes in Yunzhong City and took out the Nanrong family’s elder token and handed it to Nan Li.

“Little Li, the Han family is yours. Nanfeng will help you secretly.”

Nan Li took the token, played with the purple spider in her hand, smiled, and raised her eyes, transforming back into the appearance of a young man.

“Sister, don’t worry.”