Dragon Blood Saint Emperor

”Beast, don’t hurt that boy!”

A clear, ethereal voice laced with anger rang out near Ye Wushuang’s ear, causing his movements to falter for a moment.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

From behind and to his left, a series of whooshes echoed as sharp objects cut swiftly through the air, rapidly approaching.

Ye Wushuang swept the area with his Divine Sense and saw several wooden spears hurtling toward the Demon King that was attacking him.

Though they were only wooden spears, their terrifying Killing Power made even Ye Wushuang frown.

THUD!

One of the wooden spears struck the Demon King, causing it to cry out in pain as its massive body tumbled away.

Only then did Ye Wushuang get a clear look at the Demon King’s true appearance.

The Demon Beast resembled a leopard, the only difference being its entirely silver-white body, which was covered in spots.

These spots were moon-shaped patterns, shimmering with a silvery moonlight.

In the Lost Mountain Range, it was known as a Moon Pattern Beast.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Having blocked the Moon Pattern Beast’s attack, several figures darted over with incredible speed, positioning themselves in front of Ye Wushuang.

Ye Wushuang could see that, aside from one girl, they were all dressed in beast hides, looking quite rustic.

ROAR! ROAR!

The Moon Pattern Beast stared at the group, its gaze landing warily on the wooden spears in their hands. It didn’t dare to make a rash move.

”Go on, get out of here!”

The girl yelled at the Moon Pattern Beast, brandishing her wooden spear in a clear warning.

The Moon Pattern Beast was clearly reluctant to leave. It glared viciously at Ye Wushuang and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc, then turned its gaze back to the girl.

Its silver eyes flickered, as if it wanted to say, ’This is my lair. Where else am I supposed to go?’

However, faced with their wooden spears, the Moon Pattern Beast had no choice but to back down.

It retreated step by step, periodically glaring viciously at Ye Wushuang, as if to say, ’This is all your fault! Why did you have to barge into my lair and force me out? You’ve gone too far, bullying a beast like this!’

Ye Wushuang and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc both looked rather awkward.

Of course, what left Ye Wushuang most exasperated was being called a ”boy” by a girl. It seemed he was the hero being saved by the beauty.

Once the Moon Pattern Beast had vanished, Ye Wushuang took a proper look at the group. There were four of them in total: a girl who looked to be twelve or thirteen, a middle-aged man, and two young men.

None of them had high Cultivation; the strongest was only at the Spiritual Spring Realm Second Layer.

However, what surprised Ye Wushuang was that a Demon King Level Moon Pattern Beast was actually wary of them.

’No, that’s not right. It must have been wary of the wooden spears in their hands.’

Ye Wushuang’s gaze shifted to their wooden spears. They were made of ordinary wood, but the tips were wrapped in a layer of runes.

These runes were composed of special Inscriptions and possessed immense killing power.

’The Moon Pattern Beast must have been wary of these runes!’

Watching the Moon Pattern Beast flee, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to Ye Wushuang.

She tilted her head up slightly, blinked, and asked, ”Are you okay, Big Brother?”

Her pretty face was still childish, and her round eyes were filled with a pure, ethereal light.

So pure, without a single trace of impurity.

That was Ye Wushuang’s first impression—a purity and innocence so genuine it made one feel at ease, lowering their guard.

”Thank you for saving me, miss!”

Ye Wushuang offered a small smile. This girl might have beaten him to the punch, creating a ”beauty saves the hero” scenario.

However, she had risked her life to save him, and for that kindness, Ye Wushuang had to be thankful.

”You two don’t look like you’re from the Lost Mountain Range,”

the middle-aged man said as he walked over, his tone clearly more guarded.

”My name is Ye Wushuang. I was passing through these mountains and saw them enveloped in Moonlight Essence. I came to take a look out of curiosity, but I didn’t expect to barge into this Demon Beast’s lair.”

Ye Wushuang explained, though he concealed some details.

”Hee hee!”

Hearing that Ye Wushuang had accidentally stumbled into the Demon King’s lair, the girl giggled behind her hand. ”So you disturbed the Moon Pattern Beast’s sleep, Big Brother! No wonder it was so angry, and then we came and chased it away.”

Ye Wushuang simply smiled.

”The Lost Mountain Range is teeming with powerful Demon Kings. Don’t go any deeper, or no one will be able to save you,”

the middle-aged man warned.

”Uncle Zhong, they’re here now... why don’t we let them come back to the village with us? Otherwise, they might run into another Demon King,”

the girl said, turning to the middle-aged man without a hint of suspicion.

”Xiaoxiao, what if they’re bad people? No way.”

The two young men beside the middle-aged man were not pleased and spoke up immediately.

Ye Wushuang smiled wryly to himself. ’Judging by this conversation, these people don’t have a single scheming bone in their bodies.’

”There’s no need to trouble yourselves. We’ll be fine as long as we avoid the Demon Kings,”

Ye Wushuang said calmly, not taking offense.

”It’s no trouble, no trouble at all! Our village is very close!”

Xiaoxiao said hurriedly, waving her hands.

She then turned and shot a mock-ferocious glare at the two young men. ”Dahu, Xiaohu, if you make any more trouble, I’ll have Grandpa Chief give you a beating when we get back!”

The two young men immediately shut their mouths.

The middle-aged man sized up Ye Wushuang and his companion for a long time, but he couldn’t discern anything.

Ye Wushuang’s Cultivation was hidden by the Concealing Breath Technique; even a Profound Level expert would have difficulty sensing it, let alone a man who was only in the Spiritual Spring Realm.

As for the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc, it had also broken through to the Demon King realm, and its aura was suppressed as well, making it equally undetectable.

However, the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc’s beak still retained the appearance of a Great Peng, which kept the middle-aged man on his guard.

”Uncle Zhong, I can feel that Big Brother and his companion aren’t bad people. We can’t just leave them here,”

Xiaoxiao pleaded, tugging on the middle-aged man’s arm and shaking it persistently.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man sighed in resignation. ”Sirs,” he said, ”it’s getting dark. It’s not safe to travel at night, and you’ll likely encounter powerful Demon Beasts. If you don’t mind, why not stay in our village for the night and decide your plans tomorrow?”

Hearing the man’s offer, Ye Wushuang thought for a moment.

’We’re currently in the Lost Mountain Range of the Profound North Realm. Someone here might know about the Moon God Flower. If I can find out, it could save me a lot of time.’

’And...’

Ye Wushuang’s eyes flickered to his right.

A pair of blood-red eyes had been staring at them from that direction for a long time. Ye Wushuang had already picked up on the dangerous aura they were emitting.

It posed no threat to him and his companion, but if it were to attack Xiaoxiao’s group of four, it could kill them with ease.

If he and his companion were to leave now, the four of them would surely die.

For Xiaoxiao’s sake alone, Ye Wushuang couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

With this in mind, Ye Wushuang smiled. ”In that case, I will impose on you.”

Instantly, the bloody glint in the hidden pair of eyes intensified.

”Let’s go, Big Brother!”

Xiaoxiao tugged on Ye Wushuang’s hand, looking extremely happy.

Ye Wushuang was surprised. ’This little girl is really eager for me to go to her village!’

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PS: There’s a reason why Xiaoxiao likes Ye Wushuang so much and lets her guard down around him. It will be mentioned later!