Urban Martial Saint

”Hahaha...” Ye Qing couldn’t help but burst into laughter. He opened the bottle of Ziyu Chenxiang Pills and handed it directly to the Little White Fox.

”Here, it’s all yours!” Ye Qing said excitedly, while running along the cave, searching for Huangfu Ziyu. All along the path, the Devouring Demon Flowers were blooming, and Ye Qing could clearly see inside the flowers, making it very easy to search for Huangfu Ziyu.

The Little White Fox didn’t pay any attention to what was happening. It lay on Ye Qing’s shoulder, its two small paws tightly clutching the bottle, and poured the Ziyu Chenxiang Pills into its mouth as if they were beans. It crunched away nonstop, savoring the pills as if they were the most delicious treat, with an utterly blissful expression on its little face.

The Devouring Demon Flowers bloomed more and more profusely. Initially, Ye Qing had to jump up to carefully observe the situation inside the flowers. But after a while, he only had to glance upwards to see inside the flowers clearly, making it easier to find Huangfu Ziyu. After running for about three minutes, Ye Qing finally spotted an unconscious Huangfu Ziyu inside one of the flowers.

This particular Devouring Demon Flower was nearly in full bloom, hanging on the stone wall. Huangfu Ziyu was unconscious inside, having rolled to the edge of the petals. Her body was half dangling, teetering on the edge, as if she might fall out at any moment.

”Zi Yu!” Ye Qing was overjoyed, and in that moment, he paid no heed to his own weakened body and rushed over. Before he could arrive, the petals had already fully bloomed, and Huangfu Ziyu fell straight from above.

Ye Qing just managed to catch up, leaping into the air to catch Huangfu Ziyu, holding her tightly in his arms and slowly landing on the ground.

Huangfu Ziyu remained unconscious, and the fall did not wake her. Ye Qing felt a bit worried. He checked her breathing and found it was still normal. It seemed she had fainted from hunger after such a long time.

Huangfu Ziyu, holding the Sun Shooting Bow, indeed possessed peak power. However, this was due to the bow’s power; her own Inner Strength hadn’t reached that level yet. Comparing personal Inner Strength, she was far inferior to Ye Qing. Therefore, being trapped in the Devouring Demon Flower for so long, Ye Qing could stay conscious, while she had completely passed out.

Seeing that Huangfu Ziyu was still alive, Ye Qing felt much more at ease. He hurriedly picked her up and ran outward, whispering, ”Zi Yu, it’s okay, it’s okay. We’re out, you’ll be fine!”

Ye Qing had been to the Demon Hideout Cave many times and was very familiar with it, making his escape extremely quick. In less than half an hour, he had made his way out of the cave and reached the final checkpoint outside.

Along the way, as Ye Qing carried Huangfu Ziyu and ran, he was also observing his surroundings. Knowing she had fainted from hunger, he was looking for something edible to replenish her energy. However, in the Demon Hideout Cave, apart from the Devouring Demon Flowers, there was nothing else alive to eat.

Upon entering the final checkpoint, Ye Qing suddenly noticed a heap of green plants outside one cave entrance. These plants were completely different from the Devouring Demon Flowers.

Ye Qing, who had been looking for food, naturally paid more attention to these plants. He noticed they were herbs. He was surprised; how could these herbs be in the Demon Hideout Cave? Moreover, they had been pulled out by someone, looking somewhat withered, and it was unclear how long they’d been there. Nonetheless, Ye Qing recognized these herbs immediately; not only could they cure illnesses, but they could also be eaten to replenish strength.

At that moment, Ye Qing didn’t have time to think too much. The most critical thing was to replenish Huangfu Ziyu’s nutrition to help her hold on. Otherwise, running out of this Demon Hideout Cave would take at least a few hours, with a Stone Mountain outside. Running continuously like that, it was uncertain if either Huangfu Ziyu or he himself could endure it.

So, upon seeing these herbs, Ye Qing immediately stopped, put Huangfu Ziyu down beside the herbs, picked out a few stalks, broke them into inch-long pieces, chewed them up, and then held Huangfu Ziyu up to slowly feed the herb paste into her mouth.

Though still unconscious, Huangfu Ziyu started instinctively swallowing the herbs now that something was entering her mouth. This put Ye Qing’s mind at ease; as long as she could swallow, it meant there wasn’t anything seriously wrong, just a need for nutritional replenishment.

Ye Qing quickly tore off another portion of the remaining herbs, chewed them again, and prepared to feed them to Huangfu Ziyu once more.

At this moment, the Little White Fox, who had been chewing on the Ziyu Chenxiang Pills, finally finished the entire bottle. It seemed very satisfied, its little belly round and full. Its small paws caressed its belly while it contentedly licked its chubby lips. Reluctantly, it glanced at the now-empty bottle, set it aside, and turned to see Ye Qing chewing herbs. Its eyes suddenly widened.

Seeing Ye Qing about to feed the herbs to Huangfu Ziyu, the Little White Fox suddenly charged forward and pushed Ye Qing away. Despite its small size, it was surprisingly strong. Even with Ye Qing’s power, he was easily pushed aside, and the chewed herbs in his mouth were spat out.

Ye Qing never expected the Little White Fox to attack him, and was taken aback for a moment. He turned his head to look at the Little White Fox, and urgently said, ”What are you doing?”

The Little White Fox’s bright eyes were filled with a nervous expression. One of its small claws pointed at the herbs on the ground, and another kept patting its belly, as if it wanted to tell Ye Qing something. However, how could Ye Qing understand these gestures?

”I know, these things can be eaten. Are they yours? It’s okay, I’ll take them to save my life first, and once I recover, I’ll give you back a hundred times more, how about that?” Ye Qing said, reaching out to pick up the herbs on the ground.

The Little White Fox became even more anxious and rushed over, directly pushing Ye Qing’s arm away.

Ye Qing frowned slightly, looking at the Little White Fox, and said, ”Hey, you’re not that stingy, are you? I gave you so many Ziyu Chenxiang Pills, can’t I just eat some of your herbs?”

The Little White Fox was so anxious that it scratched its ears and cheeks, seemingly realizing that Ye Qing couldn’t understand its actions at all. So, it stopped gesturing to Ye Qing and suddenly jumped forward, grabbing Huangfu Ziyu with its hind paws, and directly ran away.

”Hey, what are you doing!?” Ye Qing was suddenly nervous. He couldn’t understand what the little creature meant, but since it had dragged Huangfu Ziyu away, Ye Qing couldn’t help but worry. Moreover, the most crucial thing was that the little creature dragged Huangfu Ziyu into the cave where the Great Demon King’s body was hidden.

Ye Qing had previously entered this cave, and he knew the situation inside very well. This cave was the most dangerous place in the Demon Hideout Cave. The cultivation power of the Great Demon King lingered for a thousand years, and even a peak master entering would be pressed to the point of immobility. The Little White Fox dragged Huangfu Ziyu inside; what exactly does it mean? Besides, now both he and Huangfu Ziyu were extremely weak, and he didn’t have the strength to fool around with the Little White Fox. If they didn’t quickly recover their strength, both of them might die here.

”Little guy, where are you taking her!” Ye Qing didn’t have time to think and hurriedly chased ahead. However, the Little White Fox was so fast that there was no way he could catch up. As soon as he ran into the cave, the Little White Fox had already vanished, let alone Huangfu Ziyu.

”Little guy, hurry and bring her back!”

”Hey, I’m angry now!”

”What exactly do you want to do? Both of us are very weak right now and can’t play with you!”

”You bring her back and I’ll give you a Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, okay?”

Ye Qing dashed forward while shouting loudly, trying to coax the Little White Fox to bring Huangfu Ziyu back. However, the Little White Fox neither heard his voice nor wanted to heed him, and was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Ye Qing felt the pressure around him increasing as he ran for a while, making each step extremely difficult. Coupled with his current physical weakness, he truly wondered how far he could walk inside this cave.

”Little guy, hurry and bring her back!” Ye Qing finally was holding onto the wall to make his way, not knowing why, as he walked for a while, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach, as if something was biting at his organs. Ye Qing didn’t think much of it, only assumed that the hunger had lasted too long, causing stomach pain.

But, after walking a little further, the pain intensified. In the end, Ye Qing had no strength left to move forward, sweat covered his forehead, each step seemed to tug at his stomach, painfully making his whole body tremble, his vision darkening as if he might faint at any moment.

”Ah!” Ye Qing endured the pain, using his fingers to press on his acupoints, stimulating himself to prevent fainting. But at this point, the pressure around was too immense, he was practically inching along.

Just as Ye Qing was nearly unable to hold on, a white shadow suddenly darted out, in mere moments it had rushed to his face. Looking carefully, it was indeed that Little White Fox.

”You... where did you take her?” Ye Qing’s voice was extremely weak, he had no strength left, and simply sat on the ground.