“Don’t bother saying these things to try to distract me.” Yun Che said coldly, and at the same time, he pressed his foot down hard: “Put away the powder in your hand. The phantom poison of the Dream Butterfly is useless to me!”
The pupils of the "girl" suddenly contracted for a moment, and her heart was filled with turbulent waves. The eyes of the person in front of her were like a pair of ice mirrors. Facing these eyes, for the first time in his life, he had a terrifying feeling that he could not escape. He had just said something like "being hunted by the Tyrant Emperor" just to distract Yun Che's attention, and there was indeed a smear of poison powder between his right fingers.
And he saw through all of this!
Especially the phantom poison of the Dream Butterfly, which was tasteless and invisible. He held it between his fingers, without any leakage... but he actually shouted it out!
“Who are you?” The “girl” asked back, “You are obviously not from the Phoenix Sect, but you can use the Phoenix Flame… You must really be from the Blue Wind Country… But how could there be a person like you in the Blue Wind Country…”
Yun Che stared at him coldly. The man under him knew that he had no right to ask questions, so he took a breath and said, "My disguise has never been seen through by anyone... Can you tell me how you saw through me?"
“You are far inferior to me in terms of concealing your movements, your aura, and your ability to mimic sounds.” Yun Che said calmly, “But in terms of disguise, you are a little behind me. I can tell at a glance whether a person is in disguise as long as he or she comes within three meters of me… Not only do I know that you have disguised yourself, I also know that you have disguised yourself three times. Even if you take off this face, the one behind it, and the one after that, are still not your real face… It seems that you are either extremely ugly and afraid of being seen by others, or you dare not show your true face in front of anyone in order to hide…”
"Of course it's the latter!!" The "girl" became excited and yelled at the top of her voice: "Look at the woman I'm pretending to be...she's so pretty and delicate, you should know that even if I'm not stunningly handsome, I'm at least handsome and extraordinary!! How can I be associated with the word 'ugly'! You are ugly...your whole family is ugly!"
“Tsk!” Yun Che curled his lips, and suddenly put down the foot that was stepping on him, then turned around and said, “Go away.”
“Girl”… Well, to be precise, it was this man who stood up from the ground with a somersault and stared at Yun Che’s back, still with a look of disbelief on his face. Previously at the Luoyan Chamber of Commerce, he had seen with his own eyes how ruthless Yun Che’s attacks were. He had thought that if he fell into his hands, he would at least suffer a lot, but he didn’t expect that he would just… let him go?
"You...you're just going to let me go like this?" He widened his eyes and asked, "You don't want to know who I am? You don't want to know why I followed you? You're just...just going to let me go like this?"
“Because you are not a bad person.” Yun Che said without even turning his head.
"…How do you know I'm not a bad person?"
“Humph, I have seen too many evil people in my life, so I only need to take a glance to tell whether someone is an evil person or not.” Yun Che squinted his eyes and said, “Also, when you were at the inn, you used a bewitching incense, not a poisonous incense. Even if you were controlled by me just now, what I sprayed was just an illusion incense. Also, there was no killing intent in the look in my eyes… Otherwise, do you think you could have survived until now?”
The man opened his mouth, but did not take the opportunity to escape… He was confident that if he regained his freedom, even ten Yun Che would not be able to catch up with him. Instead, he took a step forward and asked in confusion: “Why don’t you ask why I approached you?”
"I already know that."
"You...know?"
Yun Che turned around, looked at him and said, “You are here to steal the Phoenix Sunflower from me!”
Yun Che used an affirmative statement instead of a question.
"You...how do you know?" The man's eyes widened suddenly.
"Smell is often more difficult to conceal than breath. Volcanic Bile, Phoenix Tail Banana, Scorching Blood Fire Ginseng, Purple Yin Galan, Dragon Ganoderma, Thousand Insect Purple Vine, Yunlin Flower... these are the smells of medicinal herbs I smell on you. Although you have tried very hard to eliminate these smells, you have come into contact with these herbs within twelve hours. No matter how hard you try to conceal them, there will be a little smell left, enough for me to distinguish them."
The man was completely stunned, frozen there, as if petrified... The names of the medicinal herbs that Yun Che mentioned, not one less, not one more... Not one less!!
"If these herbs were stored in the space ring, there would be no smell escaping. Obviously, you have personally touched and mixed these herbs, and the combination of these herbs has the effect of forcibly extending life. In order to make this forced extension of life last longer, a large amount of purple veined crystal is required... However, this forced extension of life will be accompanied by great pain. In order to curb this pain and not conflict with the medicinal power of other herbs, the only way is to use Phoenix Sunflower, which can block the pain meridians throughout the body."
Man: “~! @#￥%…”
“You followed me right after I got the Phoenix Sunflower.” Yun Che said calmly, “Since you approached me to save people and never had any intention to kill me, I have no reason to continue to embarrass you. The few times I stepped on you just now were enough… Go away and stop dreaming of stealing anything from me.”
Yun Che finished speaking and turned to leave.
It was not until Yun Che had walked more than ten steps that the man woke up from his dream. He rushed forward in one step and “whoosh” appeared in front of Yun Che. His speed was so fast that Yun Che could not even see his shadow clearly: “Wait… Brother… Oh no! Big brother, I have offended a master like you time and time again. I am overestimating my own abilities and being blind, but… but the Phoenix Sunflower is too important to me. Please be sure to transfer the Phoenix Sunflower in your hand to me…”
He originally thought that with his ability, it would be easy for him to steal the Phoenix Sunflower from anyone who got it, but he didn't expect that he would run into Yun Che, a peerless evildoer. At this point, he knew that it was impossible for him to steal the Phoenix Sunflower from him, and Yun Che generously let him go, so he didn't have the face to play tricks again, but the Phoenix Sunflower was something he had to get even if he risked his life. Since stealing failed, all he could do was... beg.
"Don't worry, I will never let you transfer it for nothing." He said sincerely, "You bought the Phoenix Sunflower from Luoyan Chamber of Commerce for one thousand purple coins... I will use three thousand... No! Five thousand... No! Ten thousand... I will buy it with ten thousand purple coins!"
He shouted out an insane price, then hurriedly took out a purple-glowing black coin card and looked at Yun Che with a pleading expression.
Yun Che remained unmoved and shook his head slowly: “If it were any other time, I could transfer this Phoenix Sunflower to you. But right now, I also urgently need this Phoenix Sunflower to improve my strength. Otherwise, in half a month, I might even lose my life in this Divine Phoenix City. So, no matter how much money you offer, I will not transfer it to you.”
After saying this, Yun Che was about to leave.
“Brother!!”
The man rushed over and grabbed his clothes, his hands trembling slightly: "The Phoenix Sunflower in your hand is the last one we can find this year. Please give it to me no matter what. If ten thousand Purple Profound Coins are not enough... just tell me how much you need. As long as I can give it to you, I will definitely not blink an eye!"
Yun Che shook his head decisively: “I’ve said before, this is not a matter of money. This Phoenix Sunflower is also related to my fate. I will never give it to anyone else. Go look for it somewhere else. Maybe you can find another one.”
"If I could find it somewhere else, I would have gone there long ago." The man's face showed deep pleading. "Brother, you have a keen eye. You know exactly what medicinal herbs I have come into contact with. You should also know how much pain it would be to use these herbs in combination with the Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal to forcibly prolong her life. Her life span is less than a year at most. My greatest hope now is to accompany her to spend this last year quietly. How can I bear to let her endure that kind of soul-piercing pain in her last time... I went through untold hardships and only found half a Phoenix Sunflower, but that half of the Phoenix Sunflower has not only been used half, but the medicinal power has been greatly dispersed, and the effect is minimal. Now the only hope is the one in your hand... Please, give it to me. I swear to heaven that I will repay you well in the future."
Yun Che glanced at him sideways, but still shook his head: “Your various abilities show that you are a true thief, but obviously, you are not a bad person, and every word you said is true. However, you, and the person you want to save, have nothing to do with me. I am not so philanthropic as to use something that concerns my own life to save a stranger... Give up, and don’t follow me anymore!”
Yun Che swung his hand, and a fragment of a Star God flashed ten feet away.
"Bang!!"
The sound of knees hitting the ground heavily sounded behind Yun Che. Yun Che’s footsteps suddenly stopped, and he turned around, frowning: “You…”
The man knelt on the ground, his face full of pleading, tears in his eyes: "Brother, I have never begged anyone in my life, let alone kneeled to anyone... Even when my biological parents were alive, I didn't have the chance to kneel to them once... I beg you... have mercy... She really... only has less than a year left... I beg you... even if you let me work like a slave..."
Yun Che’s heart was deeply touched… Although it was the first day he met this man, he knew what his tears and his kneeling on the ground meant to this man who was as thin as a ghost and whom even the seven Overlords could not do anything to…
That was all his pride and dignity...
This must be the first time in his life that he knelt down, otherwise his knees wouldn't be shaking so violently. His eyes were full of helplessness, and if he refused again, this helplessness would completely turn into despair...
This look was very similar to the one he had when he held Ling'er's body and cried bitterly to the sky...
“Huh…” Yun Che sighed secretly, but he didn’t move any more. He walked over and asked, “Who is the person you want to save?”
“…She’s my wife.” Seeing Yun Che coming back, a glimmer of hope lit up in his eyes: “Big brother, please, as long as you are willing to give me Phoenix Sunflower, I can agree to any condition.”
“Tell me, what disease does your wife have?” Yun Che asked.
"She's not sick." The man shook his head with a painful look on his face. "Five years ago, our family was attacked by our enemies. My parents were both killed, and they used their lives to allow my wife and I to escape. But my wife was seriously injured at the time, and she was infected with a strange cold poison that no one could cure. Over the years, I could only try my best to extend her life, but this kind of life extension cannot last long after all. This year is the last extreme..."
“Ambush by stealth?” Yun Che was slightly surprised. “You are an expert in stealth and ambush, and your parents should be much stronger than you. How could it be so? Five years ago, your strength should not be too far away from now, right?”
The man struggled, and finally, he slowly said, "It's the Sun Moon Temple..."
Yun Che: “!!”
"My family has been thieves for generations, and we have taken robbing the rich to help the poor as the joy of life. One of my ancestors once sneaked into the Sun Moon Temple and stole a Overlord Sword from the Sun Moon Temple. So for hundreds of years, the Sun Moon Temple has been looking for us. Later, I don't know how they found one of our hiding places, and then the disaster came..."
“I understand. You can get up now.” Yun Che pulled him up… A special family that had been thieves for generations, an ancestor who had actually been in and out of a holy place like the Sun Moon Divine Palace, and even took away an Overlord Sword. Such a family must have a great reputation in this Profound Sky Continent.
“Take me to see your wife.” Yun Che said seriously, “I believe you won’t worry about being too far away from her. She should be in this Divine Phoenix City.”
"Ah?" The man was stunned.
“I know some medical skills, and maybe I can cure your wife’s injuries and poison. And don’t worry, I won’t reveal even a little bit about you and your wife’s whereabouts. I won’t even go to see what you look like in real life.” Yun Che said calmly.
The man opened his mouth: "This...but...but..."
“No buts.” Yun Che interrupted him: “Since you care about her so much, you can only choose to believe me. Even if the world’s number one doctor told you that she is incurable, you must believe in someone who claims that he can possibly cure her! Because if you miss me… you might miss her life!”
"good!!"
Yun Che’s last words shattered all of the man’s doubts at once. He no longer had anything to think about and nodded vigorously: “You can even tell at once what kind of medicine I have come into contact with. I believe that your medical skills must be superb! I also believe that you will not harm us, and you have no reason to harm us... If you can really cure her, my life will be yours!”
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