Published: August 16, 2025
Chapter 186: Taking Action
Han Li’s mouth twitched slightly, and he cursed inwardly, but he still helplessly opened his tightly shut eyes.
Although his magical power was still a bit short of being fully replenished, now that someone was coming, he dared not continue meditating so boldly—especially without knowing who the newcomer was!
“Which senior brother is here? Please save me, little sister!”
A woman in a yellow robe stumbled out from the nearby woods and rushed to the tree where Han Li was hiding. Her expression was panicked as she looked up and shouted for help, clearly convinced that her savior was somewhere above.
Not far behind her, a white figure strolled over slowly. In stark contrast to the woman’s frantic panic, this figure seemed very relaxed and unhurried.
Seeing all this, Han Li rolled his eyes, greatly displeased with this female sect member who was bringing trouble. As for how she managed to find his hiding spot, he wasn’t surprised at all.
Before departing, all the disciples from Yellow Maple Valley had been blessed by Sect Leader Zhong Lingdao with an attraction technique that allowed them to sense each other’s locations within a certain range. Of course, this effect only lasted for ten days. This was done so disciples from the sect could support each other, greatly increasing their chances of victory.
It was said that disciples from other sects were also blessed with similar spells.
Han Li glanced at the woman helplessly.
He recognized her as a fellow sect member who had been with Junior Sister Chen before. Aside from having a rather alluring figure, her appearance was extremely ordinary.
After coldly observing the woman’s desperate pleading, Han Li didn’t immediately jump down the tree impulsively. Instead, through a small gap in the leaves, he carefully scrutinized the white figure following behind.
Whether to rescue or not, he wanted to first gauge the newcomer's magical power. He refused to risk his own life for a woman he didn’t even know.
If the white figure’s magical power was average, Han Li would naturally not hesitate to kill them, performing a “hero saving the beauty" act. But if their power was deep and formidable, Han Li would have to consider whether to join forces with the sect member under the tree to repel the enemy or to escape immediately!
To be safe, he placed his hand on his storage pouch, took out his magical artifact—the Golden Toad Mother and Child Blades—and defensive talismans, and deftly wrapped an invisible silk thread around his fingers.
“Tsk, tsk, what a pitiful escape! Are all Yellow Maple Valley’s female disciples this useless? After running so far, you specifically seek help from some other stinky man. Is the one in the tree your lover or something?”
The white figure gradually approached, revealing her true face—a young woman in flowing white robes. She was somewhat attractive, but her brows were slightly raised, and her face was full of murderous intent.
Though these words were directed at the woman in yellow, the killing intent in her eyes kept flicking toward the tree, indicating she wasn’t as arrogant as she sounded. She still had some caution towards the hidden Han Li.
“Twelfth-level cultivation technique.”
After quickly discerning the other’s skill level, Han Li breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he was somewhat puzzled. The woman under the tree also seemed to be at the twelfth-level cultivation technique, so why was she being chased so desperately? Could the other party have some special means or powerful magical artifact?
Just as Han Li was wondering, the woman in white snorted coldly, suddenly flicking her sleeves. Two white beams of light shot out, aimed straight at the woman in yellow.
“Senior brother, save me! My magical artifact was destroyed, I can’t defend myself!” The woman in yellow’s face turned pale as she shouted in desperation.
The moment she spoke, two golden beams shot down from the treetop, intercepting the white light halfway and entangling with it. It turned out Han Li had activated his Golden Toad Mother and Child Blades. The two golden beams were just two of the Sub Blades.