Chapter 26: A True Brother Is Someone Who Helps You When You Need a Woman
Though his gaze was heavy, Tang Chuan's heart remained unshaken, his mind rapidly sifting through every possible escape route—Spirit Ability? Simulation!
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.
"Crimson King?!"
"Got it!"
Just as those several ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts leaped up, their sharp claws tearing through the air with a shriek, pouncing towards Qian Renxue.
"Boom!!!"
A violent roar suddenly erupted, and a crimson, lightning-like figure plummeted from high in the sky, crashing heavily in front of Qian Renxue.
The moment this figure landed, a wave of fire swept across the ground, the earth cracked, and dust flew, like a collapsing mountain, instantly scaring back the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
"Roar!!!"
With a soul-shaking roar, the crimson figure finally became clear.
It was a three-headed lion-shaped Vicious Beast, its entire body blood-red, burning with red flames, its pupils filled with endless majesty and rage—it was the Crimson King, one of the Ten Vicious Beasts.
Three-Headed Crimson Demonic Mastiff!
The Crimson King suddenly lifted one of its heads, its eyes like torches, sweeping its gaze around with monstrous fury; those ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that had just been eager to attack instantly froze under its gaze!
"Roar—"
Another furious roar emanated.
The next moment, the massive bodies of these ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts began to tremble, retreating repeatedly, some even turning tail and fleeing, vanishing into the forest like mice seeing a cat in the blink of an eye.
"What's going on? Why is this guy saving me?"
Watching the sudden scene before her, Qian Renxue stood stunned, her face full of confusion; for a moment, she even forgot the idea of resisting or fleeing for her life.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched the Spirit Beasts scatter and the Crimson King suddenly appear to save the human, its entire face completely frozen, and it spoke in human words:
"Crimson King? What are you doing?"
The next second, its golden pupils suddenly narrowed, and the vertical eye in the center of its forehead abruptly opened, emitting an eerie crimson glow, as if it were probing something.
"No, you are not the Crimson King!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion murmured in a low voice, its voice a clear female one, filled with anger and shock.
"Roar—"
"You're courting death!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared again; instantly, the surrounding forest seemed to tremble, golden-red light surged into the sky, and massive spirit power fluctuations erupted like a volcanic eruption!
No sooner had it spoken than it leaped up, golden flames gushing from its claws, pouncing directly towards the Crimson King's location, as if to tear this imposter to shreds.
Meanwhile, not far away, the Crimson King's figure suddenly trembled; its blood-red exterior began to twist and shrink, its crimson fur, muscles, and sharp claws rapidly retracted, and in an instant, it transformed into a young man in blue attire—it was Tang Chuan!
"As expected, I was seen through!" Tang Chuan's gaze turned cold, and he cursed under his breath; the next second, his body rapidly retreated, then he knelt to the ground and scooped up the dying Qian Renxue, muttering to himself, "This woman is truly foolish, daring to covet the Emperor Ruishou."
However, just as he pulled Qian Renxue into his arms, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's massive body, accompanied by a violent airflow, rapidly approached, as if it could swallow them both in the next second!
The sharp claws were already upon them, only a few meters away!
"Bang—!"
Tang Chuan, however, was already prepared; while holding Qian Renxue, the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone erupted with a blazing blue-gold light, and with the infusion of spirit power, his body suddenly rose, transforming into a golden streak that shot straight up, and in the blink of an eye, he was suspended dozens of meters in the air!
That missed strike was by a mere hair's breadth.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's sharp claws grazed Tang Chuan's foot by a hair, cutting through an afterimage!
"What! He can actually fly?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared upwards, the demonic light from its vertical eye surging wildly, raging in impotent fury.
Suspended in mid-air, Tang Chuan looked down at the somewhat unconscious Qian Renxue in his arms; after feeling her still faint but steady breathing, he let out a soft sigh and said:
"This is really troublesome."
Immediately, he raised his head, his gaze once again falling upon the Three-Eyed Golden Lion below.
At this moment, the Emperor Ruishou was glaring up at him, its vertical eye swirling with demonic light, golden flames burning fiercely beneath its four limbs, and a chilling pressure, like a mountain, pressed upwards, as if it would leap into the air and tear Tang Chuan to shreds in the next moment.
But the truth was, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion couldn't fly at all; at this moment, it was continuously pawing at the ground in front of it, looking very angry.
It had been able to intercept Qian Renxue, who was flying in the air, by summoning flying ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts from nearby, but these flying Spirit Beasts had all been scared away by the roar of the Crimson King that Tang Chuan had just transformed into, and some of them were even so scared that they defecated and urinated while flying away.
Looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which resembled a difficult-to-pacify puppy when angry, Tang Chuan's expression remained unchanged, he even smiled, and waved gently at the former:
"Auspicious Beast, goodbye, don't be angry, being angry is bad for your health. I was just passing by, hehe."
His tone was relaxed, and the moment his words fell, the blue-gold light beneath his feet suddenly exploded.
"Swish—"
The next second, Tang Chuan shot through the air like an arrow, his figure tracing an extreme arc above the sea of trees, and in the blink of an eye, he had vanished into the distant verdant sky.
"Ah!!!"
"Damn human, don't let me see you again, or I will tear you to pieces!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared to the sky, and the golden light on its body scattered like a tide, directly shattering and toppling several surrounding hundred-year-old ancient trees, and the ground cracked inch by inch!
A few hours later, on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Night slowly descended, and only the chirping of insects and the occasional sound of wind remained among the dense trees.
Above the sky, stars twinkled, casting a faint silver glow through the gaps in the leaves.
And in a clearing surrounded by dense trees, a crackling bonfire burned, its warm light illuminating the surroundings.
Not far from the bonfire, beneath an ancient tree, a blonde woman lay quietly.
She was a beautiful woman, but at the moment, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her complexion was a little pale, but her breathing was steady.
"Hmm…"
She stirred slightly, then slowly opened her eyes.
Qian Renxue's pupils flickered with a hint of confusion in the firelight; a moment later, she coughed softly and raised her hand to touch her chest.
Her fingertips touched a layer of already scabbed bloodstains; although the wound had not yet fully healed, the intense pain had subsided, clearly indicating very meticulous treatment.
Sitting up with a slight effort, Qian Renxue cautiously scanned her surroundings; when her gaze fell upon the young man's back by the bonfire, she couldn't help but be startled.
Under the firelight, the blue-clad youth was half-crouching by the fire, his hands tending to a cleaned Soft Bones Rabbit; the rabbit meat slowly roasted to a golden brown over the flames, its aroma wafting everywhere.
The young man's movements were composed, his expression focused, as if he had long anticipated the person behind him waking up, yet he did not turn his head.
Qian Renxue opened her mouth slightly, her voice still a little weak: "Was it you… who saved me?"
Tang Chuan did not turn his head, merely saying indifferently: "It's not really saving, just a matter of convenience."
"Thank you!"
"No need to thank me." The young man replied softly, still not turning his head, in a commanding tone, "Since you're awake, don't move around. Your injury isn't fully healed yet."
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, then looked down at the robe on her body, noticing that it had been cleaned at some point, and her wounds were all properly bandaged; her heart suddenly trembled slightly.
Then, a complex look flashed across her golden pupils.
Slowly sitting up, Qian Renxue's gaze once again fell upon the young man's back, who was turning the roasting meat not far away, her voice faint but with a hint of inquiry: "What is your name?"
"Tang Chuan." Tang Chuan did not turn his head, merely responded indifferently.
"Tang Chuan?" Qian Renxue murmured softly, then her eyes flickered slightly, and she then spoke: "My name is… Xue Qinghe."
Her tone was slightly hesitant, and a subtle light flashed in her eyes.
At this moment, Qian Renxue still maintained her disguise as Xue Qinghe, and it was not suitable to expose her true identity; the name Xue Qinghe could both justify itself and not be too abrupt.
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan finally turned to look at her, his gaze sweeping over her golden short hair and beautiful but slightly weak face, and he asked casually:
"Xue Qinghe? That's quite an elegant name."
Actually, he was thinking, You're quite good at pretending!
If I hadn't read 'Douluo Continent', I might have actually been fooled by you.
After speaking, Tang Chuan turned back to continue focusing on roasting the Soft Bones Rabbit in his hands.
"What is the origin of this young man?" Looking at Tang Chuan again, Qian Renxue secretly pondered in her heart; as the heir of Spirit Hall, her vigilance was naturally very strong.
With her judgment, she naturally knew that unless one was a flying Spirit Master, even a Spirit Douluo powerhouse could not float in the air like that.
But this young man named Tang Chuan could not only fly, but also at an extremely fast speed; when he escaped with her from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's encirclement, it was as if he was teleporting.
And he could also transform into the appearance of a Spirit Beast.
The more Qian Renxue thought about it, the more surprised she became, and her brows unconsciously furrowed.
Even if she were dumber, she could tell that this young man was full of secrets, but after all, he had saved her life; she couldn't possibly repay kindness with enmity, could she?
Coveting the other party's Spirit Bone and saying, 'You are eating a rabbit, you already have a Dao to death!'
Qian Renxue couldn't do such a shameless thing.
As long as the other party didn't harm her and didn't oppose Spirit Hall, then he was a friend!
Just then.
"Gurgle—" A sudden and awkward sound rang out, Qian Renxue's stomach uncooperatively rumbling.
She was startled, and a hint of imperceptible shyness appeared on her face.
Tang Chuan raised an eyebrow at the sound, glanced at her sideways, and seeing her somewhat unnatural expression, he immediately smiled as if nothing had happened.
"Hungry?" Tang Chuan casually tore off a whole hind leg from the golden-brown, fragrant rabbit he had just roasted, along with some crispy skin and meat, and handed it to Qian Renxue.
"Thank you, Brother Tang Chuan!" Qian Renxue looked at the rabbit leg in Tang Chuan's hand, was silent for a moment, but ultimately reached out and took it.
"Be my brother!?"
Hearing this, Tang Chuan's face immediately showed a hint of awkwardness; looking at Qian Renxue, who was disguised as a man, he smiled noncommittally and suddenly remembered a line from 'Peerless Tang Sect':
A true brother is someone who helps you when you need a woman!
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