The elixir Zhang Xiaoyu provided was of unparalleled quality, a treasure among treasures!
Its effect was not to increase True Qi but to enhance its purity.
After consuming it, Ye Xuezhang's True Qi became approximately 30% purer!
This meant that with the same amount of True Qi, the power of his techniques increased by 30%!
Though his cultivation level hadn't advanced, his combat strength had surged by 30%!
One could say that this Zhang family's little girl was quite generous.
But Ye Xuezhang had no idea that Zhang Xiaoyu had been sly about it.
This type of elixir, which could purify True Qi, was notoriously difficult to absorb. It typically required at least three years to fully assimilate its medicinal effects.
And Zhang Xiaoyu had several of these elixirs, making them more of a novelty than a treasure to her.
What she didn't expect was that Ye Xuezhang's internal cultivation method allowed him to absorb all the elixir's effects in a short time!
Two days later, while traveling through the wilderness, they stumbled upon a Rejuvenating Fruit Tree, bearing two bright red, crystal-clear fruits.
"Heh heh, a real find!"
Before Ye Xuezhang could react, Zhang Xiaoyu darted up the tree and plucked both fruits.
She handed one to Ye Xuezhang with a generous smile.
"This fruit won't increase your True Qi, but it grants eternal youth. Let's split them—one for each of us."
With that, she prepared to devour her fruit.
"Are you crazy?" Ye Xuezhang quickly stopped her.
"You're only eight and a half years old! If you eat this, you'll never grow up!"
"Oh, I almost forgot about that," Zhang Xiaoyu muttered.
This clever little girl was sometimes hilariously absent-minded—a contradictory mix.
Zhang Xiaoyu put the Rejuvenating Fruits away and mumbled to herself, "Good thing these don't spoil. I'll wait until I'm eighteen, beautiful and radiant, before I eat it."
Ye Xuezhang scoffed. "You're quite the self-serving little girl."
But Zhang Xiaoyu's beauty was undeniable.
Her snow-like skin, delicate features, and large, mischievous eyes made her a budding beauty even at her age.
Noticing Ye Xuezhang saving his Rejuvenating Fruit as well, Zhang Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Why aren't you eating it?"
"I'm saving it for my wife."
Practicing Ghost Valley Breathing Technique, which already contained rejuvenation methods, Ye Xuezhang had no need for the fruit.
But his wife, being an ordinary person with no martial arts knowledge, deserved this treasure as a gift of love.
"You're married?" Zhang Xiaoyu said, surprised.
"Tell me, what's your wife like? Is she pretty?"
Thinking of his wife, Ye Xuezhang smiled warmly and nodded.
"She's beautiful, gentle, virtuous, and an excellent homemaker. She's polite and kind, a rare gem of a woman."
"She's not from the martial world?"
"No," Ye Xuezhang replied with a shake of his head.
"Does she know how skilled you are in martial arts?"
Ye Xuezhang sighed lightly. "My wife is very timid. I'm afraid to scare her or make her worry, so I've never told her."
"If she knew about my martial skills, given her nature, she'd constantly fret about me getting into fights."
Zhang Xiaoyu sighed. "You're a wonderful husband."
A few days later, Ye Xuezhang and Zhang Xiaoyu finally reached the outskirts of Zhongzhou Prefecture.
This stretch of the journey was the most perilous.
Both had anticipated that the Huntian Sect's forces would be waiting here, lying in ambush.
"Ye Xuezhang, do you think I should send a signal for reinforcements from my family?"
"If you send the signal here, your family members might see it, but so would the Huntian Sect."
"If that happens, we'll be exposed."
Ye Xuezhang chuckled lightly. "Go ahead and send it."
"You're not afraid of being exposed?"
"If the Huntian Sect gets here before reinforcements, we're doomed."
Ye Xuezhang gazed ahead, his expression grim. "We're already exposed."
No sooner had he spoken than a middle-aged man appeared on the ancient road, walking toward them with a sword in hand.
Cold energy radiated from the man, freezing the grass and trees in his wake, with white mist swirling around him.
The sheer intensity of his killing intent felt like knives piercing the skin.
Zhang Xiaoyu's face turned pale as she quickly retrieved a bamboo tube from her pouch and activated its mechanism.
Bang!
A streak of light shot into the sky, exploding into a dazzling burst of fireworks.
Zhang Xiaoyu shouted in alarm, "Ye Xuezhang, run!
Your wife is waiting for you at home—don't die with me!"
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