But it turned out...he was thinking too simply.

Animals like hares, pheasants and fish are certainly not difficult to catch for the ferocious beast Qiongqi. It is just a matter of raising his hand, but... they are all unpalatable when cooked.

This made him suspect for a moment that Liang Yan's words were all lies, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible. Not to mention what was the point of cheating people about food, if he really wanted to cheat him, why would he help pay for it? That money didn't come from the wind.

So his final conclusion was… there was something wrong with these animals! There must be something wrong with them to make them taste so bad!

Qiongqi continued to catch animals in a very unconvincing manner, as if he was determined not to give up until he achieved his goal.

In this way, he stayed in the wild for a few more days.

During these few days, he not only caught animals to eat, but also spent more time watching shows.

A group of bandits recently came to the hilltop over here. They committed all kinds of evil, including burning, killing, looting, raping and pillaging. They would not let anyone pass by here, no matter if it was a large convoy or a single person.

He had witnessed five or six such incidents recently. The people who were robbed screamed miserably, but he remained unmoved and never offered a helping hand.

After all, he has never taken human life seriously. If someone dies, it means he is incompetent. He can just reincarnate quickly after death. It's not like there is no next life!

Moreover... there are countless such things in the world. Even if he takes action to deal with this group of bandits, other bandits will come again. If he wants to solve the problem completely, he still has to rely on humans themselves.

So why bother to meddle in other people’s business?

That night, Qiongqi was sleeping on a tree branch when he was woken up by the sounds of fighting and screaming not far away.

He opened his sleepy face, raised his arms and stretched, and was about to move to another place farther away to continue sleeping, but suddenly he heard a long-lost and familiar voice.

"My dear friends, please listen to me! I am the daughter of Mr. Liang from Qingshi City. Although my family may not be extremely wealthy, it is still a wealthy one."

"I know you are all robbing here because life is difficult. If you can let us return home safely, I will have my father give you a huge reward of gold."

Mr. Liang...why does he look so familiar?

Qiongqi frowned and kept muttering in a low voice, Mr. Liang... Mr. Liang?

"This is the daughter of Mr. Liang, Liang Yan, Miss Liang!"

He suddenly remembered what the bun vendor said that day. He was stunned for a moment and then sat up from the branch with a somersault.

The person coming is Liang Yan!

Didn't I tell her to stay away? Why didn't she listen? Is she being robbed?

If you don't listen to the beast, you will suffer!

He was just sighing in his heart when a huge scream came from not far away.

Qiongqi thought to himself that this was not good, Liang Yan must have failed to reach an agreement with the bandits.

Then he jumped down from the tree in a hurry, raised his hand, made a gesture, and teleported behind the tree next to him.

As expected, the group of bandits had already started a massacre, beheading all the servants, guards and maids who were resisting stubbornly, but... only Liang Yan was left behind.

The leading one-eyed bandit carried a bloody knife on his shoulder. With a lewd smirk on his face, he stared at Liang Yan with lustful eyes. "Miss Liang, right? Has anyone ever told you to be less clever when you're out and about?"

"I'm robbing here for money, but it's not just for money. Money is easy to get, but beauty is hard to find. As long as Miss Liang comes back with me and becomes my wife, I will not only not harm your life, but I will also love you well!"

Liang Yan stood in a pool of blood, trembling constantly. She was frightened by the brutal behavior and the tragic scene around her. Although she was scared, she did not cry.

She forced herself to calm down, turned her head and spat angrily, "Bah!"

"A tyrannical, cruel, and murderous villain like you is worthy of marrying me? I would rather die than marry a villain like you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she picked up a knife from the ground beside her, raised the knife with force and put it on her neck, then closed her eyes tightly, took a deep breath, gripped the handle of the knife and was about to cut her neck.

At this critical moment, a stone flew out from behind the tree next to him and hit the knife in Liang Yan's hand with a "bang".

The knife slipped out of Liang Yan's hand in an instant and flew five or six meters to the side before stopping, which shows how strong the person who threw the stone was.

Before Liang Yan could recover, a familiar figure stood in front of her, "Do you want to live or die?"

Liang Yan was still in shock at this moment, and he let out a confused "Ah". After seeing who was coming, his eyes suddenly turned red, "Young Master..."

Qiongqi didn't respond to her question. Instead, he pointed at the bandits in front of him and asked carefully again, "Do they want to live or die?"

According to his previous style, he would have killed them all directly, but a rich lady like Liang Yan would definitely not be able to bear to see such a bloody scene, and the human world also has its own criminal law rules.

He was not afraid of being held accountable, and he would just walk away after killing someone. But Liang Yan... was very likely to be implicated, so it would be better to ask her opinion. After all, it was just the difference between killing someone directly and crippling them, so it wasn't a big deal.

Liang Yan was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and stumbled, "Leave...leave him alive."

Qiongqi nodded with a half-smile, then, in the wary eyes of the bandits, he rushed forward without changing his expression and knocked them down one by one easily.

In fact, he originally wanted to use magic, but considering that Liang Yan was still watching behind him, he had to temporarily change to close combat.

Come to think of it… I’ve had fights like this for years, and it was pretty fun!

How could a group of small bandits compare to a ferocious beast that had lived for thousands of years? Soon they were all knocked to the ground, each one holding their stomach and wailing.

Qiongqi looked at their miserable state and nodded with satisfaction. Then he sneered and said, "Why are you yelling? If you don't want to be beaten anymore, then shut up!"

When the bandits heard this, they trembled with fear. Even though their bodies were in pain, they gritted their teeth and kept silent, fearing that they would be beaten again.

"Now listen to my orders!" Qiongqi raised his eyelids lazily and laughed, "Take off each other's clothes, and then tie each other up tightly with clothes!"

"I'm warning you, don't try to act tricky in front of me, and don't even think about running away from me. If anyone lets someone escape because you don't tie them up tightly, I'll kill them and hang them from a tree!"

After the bandits' thoughts were exposed, they gasped in fear, and then they acted quickly, with each of them putting in extra effort.

After they tied each other up with their bare chests, they were shivering with cold. However, Qiongqi just sneered expressionlessly, then walked forward and pulled out their belts one by one, then tied them up in groups of three or two to the trees.

After dealing with the bandits, he took Liang Yan to the river.