Urban Martial Saint

Walking out of the mountain cave of these five checkpoints, the remaining caves are no longer dangerous, after all, Ye Qing had already walked through them once when he came.

Ye Qing has an excellent memory, and along the way, he also marked symbols. So, on his way out, he could clearly find the way he came, thus he could retrace his steps exactly.

It must be said that this cave is quite long and winding. It took Ye Qing almost a day to walk in. However, exiting was different. When Ye Qing came, he was cautiously observing his surroundings, walking while on alert. But when exiting, he was running, so it only took him less than two hours to completely get out of the cave.

Looking back at Stone Mountain, Ye Qing always felt a sense of things having changed as if lifetimes had passed. Inside that cave, he encountered so many strange and bizarre things, things he couldn’t have imagined in his lifetime, which completely refreshed his worldview. Moreover, the most crucial thing was that Yin Xianzi and Ding Lianshun were trapped inside this cave, and Ye Qing had to find a way to rescue them!

With a sigh of regret, Ye Qing prepared to turn and leave. Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from his ears, as if some small creature was crawling over.

Ye Qing’s heart skipped a beat, the sound was very familiar, and previously, in those five checkpoints in the cave. When he and Yin Xianzi fell into an illusion, nearly being devoured by the Devouring Demon Flower, this rustling sound came to his ears. It was this sound that startled Ye Qing out of the illusion, allowing him to retreat with Yin Xianzi just in time, narrowly avoiding being swallowed by the Devouring Demon Flower.

Thinking back to the situation then, it really could be described as a close shave. If it weren’t for this rustling sound, Ye Qing and Yin Xianzi would have been swallowed by the Devouring Demon Flower in those five checkpoints, wouldn’t have been able to walk so far, and certainly wouldn’t have Ye Qing being able to walk out now.

But what exactly was making this sound, Ye Qing never knew, though it sounded familiar. Now hearing it again, Ye Qing suddenly remembered that event, immediately looking toward the direction the sound came from, wanting to see what was making this sound, what saved him at that critical moment!

The sound was coming from atop a boulder, Ye Qing looked over, and on top of that boulder, there really stood a small creature. The moonlight shone down, clearly illuminating the small creature’s appearance, and it was indeed the White Fox Ye Qing had encountered before!

Ye Qing was taken aback; he didn’t expect that the one making the sound was this White Fox. He still remembered that this White Fox had eaten quite a few of his Ziyu Chenxiang Pills.

This little creature was very cute, about the size of a palm, with big, black eyes that rolled around. With fluffy little paws and a plump little mouth, it was entirely snow-white without a single stray hair, looking exceptionally beautiful. Such a White Fox was already very rare. Moreover, this White Fox actually liked to eat Ziyu Chenxiang Pills, which was unheard of!

Looking at this White Fox, Ye Qing felt more surprise in his heart: could it really be this little creature that made the sound and saved him in those five checkpoints? How was that possible? Did this little creature dare to enter this cave? Was it not afraid of being swallowed by the Devouring Demon Flower?

Although filled with amazement, upon seeing this White Fox, Ye Qing couldn’t help but feel affection. He waved to the White Fox, and the White Fox seemed to understand Ye Qing’s intention, as it directly jumped down from the boulder, nimbly climbing onto Ye Qing’s shoulder, its little tail hooking around Ye Qing’s neck, as if very affectionate with Ye Qing.

The fluffy tail brushed against Ye Qing’s neck, causing a slight tickling sensation. He lightly stroked the White Fox’s fur, softly saying, ”Little one, was it really you who saved me inside that cave?”

The White Fox leaned against Ye Qing’s neck, without the slightest indication, and it was unclear if it understood Ye Qing’s words this time.

”Little one, what are you, really?” Ye Qing asked curiously, ”Aren’t you afraid of the Devouring Demon Flower inside this cave?”

The White Fox still showed no reaction, and Ye Qing sighed, it seemed this little creature still couldn’t understand human speech.

”Never mind, I’ll take you out, okay?” Ye Qing patted the White Fox, softly saying, ”It’s no fun in here, I’ll take you out to play, how about it?”

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s words, the White Fox’s eyes rolled, and it suddenly jumped off Ye Qing’s shoulder, directly jumping back onto the original boulder.

”What’s wrong? You don’t want to go out?” Ye Qing wondered, could this White Fox understand human speech or not?

The White Fox retreated two steps, looking at Ye Qing from a distance, as if telling Ye Qing, I really don’t want to go out.

Seeing the White Fox like this, Ye Qing was even more amazed, this little creature was really quite clever. But why didn’t it want to leave the mountain? Staying in Beimang Mountain was very dangerous, with its small size, not to mention the Devouring Demon Flower, any wild animal outside could easily treat it as a snack.

”Little one, it’s too dangerous in the mountains. Come with me outside, where there won’t be any danger or anyone to harm you!” Ye Qing gently persuaded.

The White Fox waved its paw, as if declining Ye Qing.

Seeing the White Fox’s actions, Ye Qing completely gave up. He knew it was basically impossible to take the White Fox away.

”Forget it, it’s better if you don’t go out. Although outside is a bit safer than here, it’s not as free as the inside of the mountain!” Ye Qing sighed, looked at the cave behind him, and said, ”By the way, you must not enter this cave. It’s very dangerous inside, there’s a kind of Devouring Demon Flower that will swallow all living things. If you go in, you will definitely be eaten, so don’t go in!”

The White Fox didn’t respond this time, just watched Ye Qing from a distance, leaving one unsure if it understood.

”I have things to do, can’t stay here with you.” Ye Qing took out the bottle of Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, poured out the remaining pills onto a boulder and said, ”These are for you. Be careful in this mountain forest. I’m leaving now!”

For some reason, Ye Qing was particularly fond of this White Fox. Thus, he willingly left all the life-saving Ziyu Chenxiang Pills for it.

After arranging everything, Ye Qing took another look at the White Fox, then turned and rushed towards the mountain’s exit.

Ye Qing had been in the mountain for three whole days. It was still nighttime, and inside the forest was even darker. However, this didn’t slow Ye Qing’s speed. The dangers within the forest were nothing compared to the cave, akin to ants versus elephants. Although there may be wild beasts in the forest, with Ye Qing’s current strength, these beasts couldn’t even scratch him.

The distance from Stone Mountain to the outside was not short. Ye Qing ran until it was dawn before he finally exited Beimang Mountain. On his way, he encountered five or six wild beasts, but none could harm him. In fact, these beasts were much slower than Ye Qing, let alone capable of chasing him.

Reaching the place where he originally entered the mountain, Ye Qing was pondering how to find a car to return to the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped onto the road, he saw two police cars parked at the roadside.

Ye Qing was thrilled; this could save him some trouble and time. He quickly ran to the police cars, noticed several policemen inside them sleeping, looking quite exhausted.

Ye Qing couldn’t bother with disturbing them, immediately went up and knocked on the car doors, forcefully waking the sleeping policemen.

”Who’s there!” Several policemen opened their sleepy eyes, clearly displeased.

One policeman directly opened the door, glared at Ye Qing and angrily said, ”You looking for trouble? Daring to knock on police cars? Want to assault an officer?”

Ye Qing frowned slightly, these policemen are quite skilled at making accusations. If it was in the past, Ye Qing would definitely have argued with them a bit. But at this moment, he didn’t have the time for that.

”Sorry, could I trouble you to take me to the city?” Ye Qing paused and said, ”I know your chief!”

”You know our chief?” The policemen looked Ye Qing up and down, clearly skeptical.

Ye Qing, after three days in the mountain, had his clothes torn and ragged. Furthermore, after experiencing so much in the cave, he was covered in dirt, and while running out, he rolled up his pants for convenience. Now he was dirty all over, clothes in tatters, looking like a beggar. Saying he knew the police chief, who would believe him?

”Come off it, given your look. If you know our chief, that’d be a major disgrace for the chief’s life!” A policeman mocked with a laugh, and the others quickly joined in with laughter.

Ye Qing was speechless; he just wanted a ride back to the city, why was it so difficult? He lost phone reception shortly after entering the mountain. After entering the cave, his phone got lost in the chaos, making it impossible to call for help. Moreover, this area was sparsely populated, with few vehicles passing through. Is he really going to run all the way back to the city?

”If you don’t believe me, would you lend me a phone then?” Ye Qing said, ”I’ll make a call, that should be okay?”

”No way!” The policeman straightforwardly replied, ”Who knows if you’re a con artist, wanting to dupe the police’s phone, you must have a death wish!”

These policemen had been comfortably sleeping before Ye Qing disturbed them, hence their bad attitude towards him, thinking of various ways to make things difficult for Ye Qing.

Ye Qing frowned, running into such people, it really was impossible to chat properly. Neither this nor that would do, was he really going to run back to the city?

”Hey, aren’t you Mr. Ye?” Just then, a voice suddenly came excitedly from the side.