Mu Qingren controlled her emotions, her face stern, and said coldly, "I told you to shut up, didn't you understand?"
Then he pointed to the open space in front of him where the sunlight was shining, and said sadly.
"The Breakthrough Flower... is gone!"
Mu Qingren's face turned very pale.
That's it?
Jing Zhe went to check, and sure enough, the ground was empty.
According to the Twin Monsters of Tongtian, the Breakthrough Flower only blooms once every ten years, and there were only five left. However, their master stole three of them, and two days ago, Mu Qingren stole one of the remaining two, leaving only one. Now that one is gone too.
"Could it be that the Twin Demons of Heaven guessed we would come back to steal it, so they hid the flowers beforehand? Otherwise, why haven't we seen them for so long?"
Mu Qingren shook her head: "Once the Breakthrough Flower is picked, it loses its effectiveness if it's not used within two days. The Twin Monsters of Tongtian are already Grandmasters, so the Breakthrough Flower is useless to them. They can't use it even if they pick it, so wouldn't they be useless? It shouldn't be..."
"It's not that I don't want to help you!"
Jing Zhe thought for a moment, then realized there was nothing better.
"Since the Breakthrough Flower is gone, let's hurry back while no one's around! Otherwise, when the Twin Monsters of Heaven return, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"
But Mu Qingren was somewhat melancholy and remained unmoved.
"Oh, don't overthink it, you won't figure it out no matter how hard you try!"
Without waiting for Mu Qingren's reaction, Jing Zhe grabbed her hand and started to walk outside, adding comfortingly, "If you really want to improve your strength quickly, I have a way. Look how much the Garden Master's cultivation has improved, right? He used that!"
"real?"
Mu Qingren noticed Wang Yingqiu's changes, but because she had been preoccupied with Jing Zhe's matter recently, she hadn't inquired about it. Now, hearing Jing Zhe mention it, she seemed to have rekindled her hope.
"Of course it's true."
Jing Zhe said solemnly, "However, practicing this kind of kung fu requires immense courage and perseverance, which most people simply cannot withstand or accept!"
"I can!"
Without even a second thought, Mu Qingren realized that her hopes of stealing the Breakthrough Flower had been dashed, and she would not let any opportunity slip by!
"Alright, since you agree, then come with me!"
With a slight smirk, he finally managed to persuade Mu Qingren, and then took her hand again, preparing to walk out.
...
Before they could take two steps, suddenly, the sounds of fighting came from afar.
Immediately afterwards, a strong wind suddenly arose in the quiet woods, rustling the withered branches and leaves. Jing Zhe and Mu Qingren exchanged a glance and both looked back.
Just then, three figures locked in a fierce battle came flying from afar. Upon closer inspection, Jing Zhe was immediately shocked.
"Master!"
Master?
Mu Qingren looked up and saw the Tongtian Twin Monsters fighting with an old man with an air of otherworldly grace in the sky. He was surprised and realized that the old man's martial arts were so powerful and unique that he must have a master. The old man had the strength to fight two grandmasters, so he must also be a grandmaster himself!
No wonder he was always unwilling to join their Wuxian Pavilion. Who would abandon a Grandmaster master to join a Wuxian Pavilion that doesn't even have a Grandmaster? If it were her, she definitely wouldn't want to join either!
I couldn't help but feel ashamed and regretful.
At this moment, the three exchanged blows in the air for another twenty or so times before gradually separating and landing on the ground. Jing Zhe quickly ran to the old medicine boy's side and called out, "Master."
The old apprentice looked rather unwell. He glanced back at Mu Qingren, who looked anxious and uncertain behind Jing Zhe, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
"This medicine cauldron is quite good, have you finished refining it?"
"..."
It has to be said that the old medicine apprentice is so obsessed with practicing martial arts and refining medicine that he's almost lost his mind; he sees every woman and thinks she's a medicine cauldron...
But he also understood to some extent. After all, Mu Qingren's skills were not low, and she was suitable for using pills to enhance her abilities. There were women in the martial arts world whose skills were much higher than Mu Qingren's, but most of them were like Master Mingji, too old. Even if Jing Zhe wanted to train, he couldn't bring himself to use a stick...
He shook his head and gave an awkward smile: "Master, this is Mu Qingren, the Pavilion Master of the Wuxian Pavilion! Pavilion Master Mu, this is my master!"
Jing Zhe gave the old medicine boy a brief introduction, and indirectly hinted that this was not a medicine cauldron, but the Pavilion Master of the Wuxian Pavilion!
"The Pavilion Master of Wuxian Pavilion?"
The old apprentice raised an eyebrow, even more pleased: "Then her strength is a bit weak! But if you can even refine the Pavilion Master of the Wuxian Pavilion, that's not bad!"
The old medicine boy didn't hold back his words just because of the title of the Pavilion Master of Wuxian Pavilion. He kept talking about refining people, leaving Jing Zhe speechless.
Mu Qingren had never heard of taking jujube pills, so she didn't know what "refining people" meant. She only lowered her head and felt somewhat inferior when she heard the first sentence about her weakness.
...
"Damn it!"
At this moment, the two monsters from Tongtian were filled with rage.
"Old Medicine Boy, it's one thing for you to steal, but now even your apprentice dares to bring a girl to steal. With this, you still have the nerve to create this Heaven and Earth Sect? I think you should call it the Thief Sect!"
"..."
The old medicine boy looked at Jing Zhe: "Is what he said true?"
Jing Zhe remained silent.
The Twin Monsters sneered, "Heh, you've already stolen it and you're still too embarrassed to admit it? Yesterday, this kid and this girl came down and stole a Broken Mirror Flower, weren't they satisfied? Today they're probably here to steal the last one, aren't they? Didn't expect your master to steal it first, huh? A bunch of thieves, what else can you call them but theft of a sect?"
"Senior, you are mistaken! Stealing is only stealing when you take something without anyone noticing. But when have we not acted right under your nose? That's called taking!"
"good!"
The old medicine boy immediately agreed: "That's right, what I did was take, not steal!"
"..."
Tongtian Shuang's teeth itched with rage as he said, "I don't care what you call this, the Breakthrough Flower of our Tongtian Palace isn't so easy to get! You're not leaving here until you give me an explanation!"
After they finished speaking, the two monsters of Tongtian exuded a fierce aura. The old medicine boy was fine, but Jing Zhe and Mu Qingren found it much more difficult.
"Confess? Isn't what you want the medicine I made?"
"..."
Hearing this, Jing Zhe finally understood the whole story.
There were five Breakthrough Flowers in the mountains. The old medicine boy stole three of them first, Mu Qingren stole one of the remaining two yesterday, and the old medicine boy took the last one as well.
The two strange creatures were naturally angry. They even thought of asking the old medicine boy to use the secret medicine he had refined to replace the Breakthrough Flower. Little did they know that the old medicine boy was a stingy person and would not give it to them.
That's why a fight broke out.
As for what the Twin Monsters of Tongtian said about not letting them leave, it didn't seem to be a lie. The day before yesterday, the old medicine boy was able to fight two people at once, but that was because the two of them were a little weak after being ambushed by grenades and didn't dare to fight head-on!
Otherwise, if two grandmasters fight to the death, how can one grandmaster possibly hold his own?
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