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The last round of the moon shone brightly, and the twinkling starlight resembled jewels, adorning the dark and deep sky.
Mei seemed a bit unaccustomed to walking on the ground, stumbling slightly and nearly falling.
"Xin!" Lingfeng exclaimed in surprise, quickly wrapping his arms around Mei's slender waist. The two of them locked eyes, and an electric current seemed to pass between them.
Mei stared blankly at Lingfeng, unable to blink. In her haste earlier, she hadn't taken a good look at Lingfeng's face. Although it was nighttime, Lingfeng's solid muscles pressed against Mei's soft chest, combined with his charmingly handsome features, causing Mei's heart to race.
After a moment of silence, they suddenly felt a bit awkward and hurriedly got up.
Mei's face flushed bright red as she quickly adjusted her clothes and shyly said, "Thank you!"
Lingfeng was still lost in the moment, looking dazed as he replied, "It's... it's nothing!"
The two fell into silence, each lost in their own thoughts as they walked slowly.
After a while, Lingfeng finally asked, "Um, where is Herb Hall?"
"Not far, just ahead!" Mei replied bashfully, completely losing the imposing aura she had when throwing the Plum Blossom Dart.
"By the way, why did you want to assassinate White Phoenix Mountain?" This was a private matter, but Lingfeng couldn't suppress his curiosity and tentatively asked.
At the mention of White Phoenix Mountain, a flicker of anger appeared in Mei's eyes as she said fiercely, "Because my grandfather was captured by him and has been missing ever since!"
Lingfeng was taken aback. Mei was at least fourteen years old; her grandfather must be around sixty. Even if White Phoenix Mountain had some peculiar interests, it wouldn't make sense to capture an old man. He then thought that Grandfather Mei must possess some special abilities and asked, "Why did White Phoenix Mountain capture your grandfather?"
"Because he wanted my grandfather to teach him how to concoct high-grade poisons!" After a pause, Mei continued, "My grandfather is the Hall Master of Herb Hall and is known as the Pharmaceutical King Demon Lord. He excels at concocting various poisons and can also refine different elixirs. White Phoenix Mountain wanted my grandfather to create high-grade poisons to feed the Hundred Venom Bee for training purposes!"
Lingfeng nodded in understanding. No wonder the Hundred Venom Bee had become even more powerful under White Phoenix Mountain's control; it turned out that the Pharmaceutical King Demon Lord was assisting him. However, the title Pharmaceutical King Demon Lord sounded impressive; he assumed that meant he must have considerable skills. So he asked, "Since your grandfather calls himself a demon lord, even if he doesn't have any top-tier spells, he should at least be a skilled practitioner. How could he be captured by White Phoenix Mountain?"
Mei sighed helplessly. "Pharmaceutical King Demon Lord is just a title given by people in the martial world; my grandfather's martial arts skills are not high. His greatest strengths lie in concocting medicines and creating hidden weapons."
Lingfeng had already witnessed Mei's Plum Blossom Dart and knew it was exceptional among hidden weapons. Yet he remained curious about this Pharmaceutical King Demon Lord but wasn't sure what else to ask.
"Actually, my skills were taught to me by my grandfather. As you can see, there's nothing special about them. I went to assassinate White Phoenix Mountain with the mindset of not returning, but I didn't expect to run into you. By the way, who exactly are you?"
Hearing this, Lingfeng unknowingly straightened his back and proudly said, "I am a disciple of the Demon Suppression Sect, named Lingfeng!"
Indeed, upon hearing Lingfeng's background, Mei's eyes lit up, and she immediately admired him greatly, looking up and asking, "I've heard that the Demon Suppression Sect is a major sect for cultivating immortals. Since you come from there, you must have very high cultivation, right?"
"Of course!" Lingfeng was not modest at all; he straightened his collar to hide his inner joy.
Mei glanced at Lingfeng and lowered her voice to ask, "So who do you think is stronger, you or White Phoenix Mountain?"
White Phoenix Mountain was just an ordinary martial artist who hadn't even stepped onto the path of cultivation. Lingfeng looked down on him and disdainfully replied, "White Phoenix Mountain once regarded me as a deity and even had his son bow to me!"
"Wow!" Mei's face was full of admiration, resembling an innocent girl as she clasped her hands together and said, "Since that's the case, could you help me with something?"
"Uh~~!" Lingfeng suddenly felt his heart racing and sensed something was off but couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
"I want you to help me kill White Phoenix Mountain!" Mei's eyes revealed a gloomy expression, making it seem like her inner self did not match her outward appearance.
Lingfeng was taken aback. The last time he killed Man Qing was out of necessity, which had led to many complications. Now killing someone felt like a challenge for him.
Although Lingfeng deeply loathed White Phoenix Mountain, he still felt that he didn't deserve to die. He vaguely replied, "I study spells not to indiscriminately kill innocents!"
"Indiscriminately kill innocents?" Mei was furious upon hearing Lingfeng's words and shouted, "White Phoenix Mountain is guilty beyond redemption! How can you say he is innocent? Do you know how many innocent lives have been lost at his hands?" After a pause, she questioned again, "Were your earlier words all lies? Are you afraid of White Phoenix Mountain?"
Lingfeng realized he had misspoken and regretted it deeply. However, hearing Mei herself express fear of White Phoenix Mountain made him feel uneasy. He said, "How could I possibly be afraid of White Phoenix Mountain? The Hundred Venom Bee from the White Jade Escort Agency was exterminated by me!"
Mei was taken aback and asked with a slightly softened attitude, "Did you really take care of those Hundred Venom Bees?"
Lingfeng nodded without hesitation; in his view, it wasn't something shameful.
"Then why don't you want to kill White Phoenix Mountain?" Mei asked in confusion.
"Because, because..." Lingfeng thought for a while but couldn't find the words, so she said, "Some things are better left unsaid, but I can help you rescue your grandfather!"
"Really?" Mei's eyes lit up again, her admiration returning.
Lingfeng smiled and said, "Of course! I know a lot about the White Jade Escort Agency now. It won't be a problem at all to rescue your grandfather. I just don't know what he looks like or if he has any tokens."
Mei thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Although my grandfather is already sixty-five years old, due to years of medication, he looks like he's in his forties now. However, he has a sachet of herbs on his belt that smells... well, I can't quite describe it, but it's a very special scent that no insect dares to approach!" With that, Mei took a sachet from her own belt and held it up in front of Lingfeng. "It's just like this!"
The sachet was woven with golden threads and had a strange flower on top. The fragrance emanating from it was indeed peculiar, having a hint of medicinal aroma despite being a sachet.
"This scent is very special. If your grandfather really uses such a sachet, I think I won't have trouble recognizing him!"
In the blink of an eye, the east was already showing signs of dawn.
Lingfeng hurriedly said, "I need to go back; it took me a lot of effort to blend into their caravan!"
Seeing Lingfeng about to leave, Mei showed a hint of reluctance and shyly said, "Why do you have to follow them? I think it would be better to rest at Herb Hall; then you could help me rescue my grandfather tomorrow!"
Lingfeng smiled wryly; she too wished to stay longer but felt guilty towards Enchanting. Moreover, the White Jade Escort Agency was heading to Luoling Mountain to capture the Hundred Venom Bee. Lingfeng's goal was to thwart their plans, so she replied honestly, "White Phoenix Mountain is taking people to capture the Hundred Venom Bee. I want to sabotage their plans. Otherwise, I'm afraid more people will suffer in the future!"
"Then take care!" Mei knew she couldn't keep her and reluctantly said.
Lingfeng nodded heavily and promised, "Don't worry; once I handle this matter, I will come to rescue your grandfather!"
With that, she turned and hurried towards the camp of White Phoenix Mountain without looking back.
Before long, the sky had brightened. Upon reaching the camp, White Phoenix Mountain was counting the team members.
Lingfeng silently thanked her luck; if she had returned even a little later, it would have been difficult to blend in. She quietly mounted a horse and hid at the back.
"Let's go!" White Phoenix Mountain mounted his horse and shouted ahead. The entire team began to move forward in an imposing manner.
After half a day's journey, Lingfeng could no longer contain himself.
Due to the ambush by Mei yesterday, White Phoenix Mountain had already taken precautions. They had not stopped along the way, and in just half a day, they had covered over a hundred miles. They were only fifty miles away from Luoling Mountain.
Along the way, some people were already feeling exhausted. However, they dared not speak up and could only swallow their grievances.
"This won't do; I fear that by the time we reach Luoling Mountain, my backside will be sore!" Lingfeng thought to himself. After pondering for a moment, he quietly took out a small stone from his Xuanji and, while no one was paying attention, quietly recited an incantation. The stone seemed to sprout wings as it slowly floated into the air. It passed through the caravan and followed closely behind the horses of White Phoenix Mountain.
"Hehe, let's see you suffer!" Lingfeng chuckled as he suddenly brought his fist down heavily.
The stone was under his control and suddenly retreated before dashing forward and striking the horse's rear.
The horse was already somewhat fatigued and was trudging along listlessly. However, when it was suddenly struck by something, it perked up, thinking its owner was whipping it, and took off galloping.
White Phoenix Mountain was caught completely off guard; as the horse kicked off the ground, White Phoenix Mountain leaned back and let out a strange cry before bolting away from the caravan like a gust of wind.
Everyone remained expressionless and did not rush to help White Phoenix Mountain. Only Bai Lian hurriedly rode up, but he was quickly left far behind by White Phoenix Mountain.
White Phoenix Mountain was too proud to admit defeat and suffered in silence as the horse bounced him around without being able to speak.
Lingfeng was already laughing so hard that his stomach hurt, sitting on his horse as if he had lost his mind, trembling uncontrollably.
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