Chapter 22

"Master, are you alright?" After killing the two men, Huang Dashu hurried to Huang Yu's side and asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Huang Yu shook his head and said, "There's no need for Elder Huang to worry. Your earlier attack had already severely injured him, leaving him with no strength to deal with me. That's why I was able to take him by surprise and kill him with my flying dagger."

"Master's flying dagger technique is getting more and more powerful. Given time, even a Yuan Dan realm martial artist might not be able to withstand Master's flying dagger." Huang Dashu wasn't flattering; Huang Yu's flying dagger technique was indeed formidable. No one knew when the flying dagger would fly out of Huang Yu's hand, and there were no signs to predict it. If its speed and power increased a bit more, it would become a terrifying ultimate move, so fast that no one could match it.

Although Huang Dashu was curious about where Master had learned this flying dagger technique, he didn't ask further. After all, he was just a servant, and as the head of the family, it was natural that not everything would be told to him. If that were the case, it would disrupt the hierarchy.

"Elder Huang, let's go. Since that old fox from the Su family dared to attack us in secret, I won't let him off easily." There was a killing intent in Huang Yu's words. If it weren't for Elder Huang's breakthrough to the Yuan Dan realm, he would have been in real trouble. Four assassins, one at the peak of the Xiantian realm, two at the late Xiantian stage, and the weakest at the early Xiantian stage—such a grand scheme.

As the saying goes, 'If you don't return a favor, it's impolite.' Since the Su family had been so 'kind' to him, he couldn't let this go without a response.

After walking for a dozen meters, Huang Yu suddenly felt something was wrong, a chill running through his heart.

Not good, the other side still has a move left.

"Master, be careful!" As soon as Huang Dashu spoke, he pushed Huang Yu to the side. However, Huang Dashu couldn't dodge in time and was stabbed in the chest with a dagger, right in the heart.

"Bang..." Although stabbed in the heart, Huang Dashu was a Yuan Dan realm expert and wasn't so easily killed. He struck out with a powerful palm, releasing a terrifying true energy that hit the attacker's head, causing his brain to splatter, and he died instantly.

"Cough..."

After killing the attacker, Huang Dashu staggered, almost falling over.

Seeing this, Huang Yu quickly rushed forward to support him.

"Elder Huang, Elder Huang, how are you?" Seeing Huang Dashu's pale face and the blood-soaked chest, Huang Yu felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He was injured saving him, and the wound was right in the heart. How could he repay such a life-saving favor?

"Master, don't worry, I'm fine." Although Huang Dashu's heart was severely injured, it wasn't fatal. If it were a regular Yuan Dan realm martial artist, being stabbed through the heart would certainly mean death, but Huang Dashu was different. No one knew that his heart was slightly off-center, and it was this slight deviation that saved his life.

Yuan Dan realm cultivators, though powerful, still have their hearts as the foundation. How could they survive with their hearts pierced?

"Elder Huang, don't lie to me. Your heart is injured, and you must be in grave danger. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been arrogant and gone to the Su family, this wouldn't have happened, and Elder Huang wouldn't have been injured." Huang Yu felt extremely guilty. If anything happened to Huang Dashu, the entire Huang family would lose its support. Although his cultivation had reached the second stage of the Xiantian realm, and he had gained enough life energy from killing the two assassins to exchange for two minor levels of cultivation, at most reaching the middle Xiantian stage, the Su family and the Chen family certainly had peak Xiantian realm martial artists, and possibly even Yuan Dan realm experts. If that were the case, how could the Huang family survive?

Was he to become a deserter, fleeing like a stray dog from this small Liulin Town? The thought made Huang Yu extremely unwilling.

"Master, I'm really fine. Although I'm injured, it's not life-threatening." Huang Dashu, weakly leaning on Huang Yu's wrist, smiled with a hint of relief and said softly.

"Really?" Huang Yu was overjoyed. As long as it wasn't life-threatening, that was good.

"It's true. The heavens knew this day would come, so they made my old heart slightly off-center. That dagger didn't truly pierce my heart; it just grazed it." Huang Dashu coughed up a mouthful of blood and said slowly.

"That's good, that's good." Huang Yu was extremely happy, supporting Huang Dashu. Suddenly, he remembered a set of healing potions he had obtained. He could use them himself, but he wasn't sure if they would work for Elder Huang. Thinking of this, he called out to Lulu, "Lulu, come out, I have something to ask you."

"Master, what is it?" Lulu appeared in Huang Yu's mind, still half-asleep, yawned, and looked at Huang Yu with some dissatisfaction, "Master is so mean, knowing I was sleeping and still waking me up."

"Lulu, I'm sorry. It's an emergency, otherwise, I wouldn't disturb you." Huang Yu broke out in a sweat. This system spirit seemed to be quite fond of sleeping. He quickly said a few kind words to please her.

"Master promised to give me lots of pretty clothes and lots of delicious food. Um, and other things I'll think of later." Lulu counted on her fingers.

Huang Yu broke out in a cold sweat. This series of unequal treaties was hard to accept, but he had no choice.

"Alright, alright, Lulu, I'll agree to everything."

"Master is so nice. By the way, what does Master need from Lulu?" Lulu raised her little arm, as if remembering something, and looked up at Huang Yu.

"Lulu, it's like this. Elder Huang is injured, with a severe heart wound. Can this healing potion be used on him?" Huang Yu pointed to Huang Dashu.

"No, it can't. This is a low-level healing potion, and it won't work. Unless Master has a high-level healing potion, otherwise, it will have no effect. Even if Master has a high-level healing potion, giving it to someone other than Master will greatly reduce its effectiveness, making it equivalent to a low-level healing potion." Lulu explained.

"Ah... Lulu, is there no other way to quickly heal Elder Huang?" Huang Yu was extremely disappointed. Without any effect, this was frustrating. Looking at Huang Dashu's condition, a full recovery would take more than a day or two, probably at least ten to fifteen days.

In ten to fifteen days, the Su family could do a lot. The Chen family, too, wouldn't sit idly by. Knowing his close relationship with the Jade Alliance, they would be worried about him dominating Liulin Town and might take action against him. The Chen family wasn't easy to deal with either. Chen Yueyang, that young man, had once come to the Huang family to show off and threaten his aunt Zhao Wan'er to marry him as a concubine. Such an insult couldn't be forgiven.

Therefore, in Liulin Town, neither the Su family nor the Chen family would reconcile with the Huang family.

"There is a way." Lulu lowered her head, thought for a moment, and then looked up at Huang Yu.

"What way?" Huang Yu asked eagerly.

"Herbal pills."

"Herbal pills?"

"Yes, recovery-type herbal pills. If Master can obtain a recovery-type herbal pill, it will work. Herbal pills are much better than potions, with effects several times stronger. Even a low-level recovery-type herbal pill is better than high-level potions." Lulu explained.

Huang Yu rolled his eyes. Herbal pills, since they were so much better than potions, they must be even harder to obtain. What was the point of saying this? It was almost the same as not saying anything, as he had no idea where to go or how to obtain herbal pills.

"Lulu, do you have a way for me to get herbal pills?" Although frustrated, Huang Yu still asked, as difficult as it might be, there was still a chance.

"Master can obtain herbal pills in a few ways. One is to become a pill master, in which case Master can refine herbal pills himself. However, becoming a pill master isn't easy and requires a disciple mission. This isn't practical in the current situation. The second way is through missions, where Master can obtain herbal pills as rewards. However, such missions aren't easy, and completing them would be very difficult." Lulu said, blinking her beautiful eyes.

Becoming a pill master wasn't easy, and Huang Yu knew this. In Liulin Town, there had only been one pill master, and that was a first-grade pill master who could only refine simple herbal pills. Even so, a first-grade pill master in Liulin Town was highly respected, with a lofty status and everything he needed. However, this pill master was too fond of wine and women, and he died in a brothel, a tragic end. Since then, no pill master had appeared in Liulin Town.

"So, Lulu, are there any missions now that can get me herbal pills?" Huang Yu thought for a moment and decided to check the missions. If it didn't work out, he would think of another plan.

"Yes, there is a mission now, exploring the Black Rock Cave. It's a C-level mission, and the reward is a bottle of low-level healing pills. As long as Master explores the Black Rock Cave, Master can obtain a bottle of healing pills inside." Lulu said.

"Exploring the Black Rock Cave?" Huang Yu frowned. Although he had only been in this world for a short time and didn't know much about Liulin Town, he had heard of the Black Rock Cave. It was a dangerous place on the west side of Liulin Town, almost a forbidden area. It was full of dangers, with many wild beasts, and it was said that powerful mystic beasts also roamed there. Many people had died near the Black Rock Cave, including peak Xiantian realm experts, showing how terrifying it was.

"Yes, that's the only mission. However, the Black Rock Cave is full of dangers. Master might encounter powerful wild beasts, or even mystic beasts. Encountering wild beasts is one thing, but if Master encounters a mystic beast, there will be no chance of retaliation, and even escaping will be very difficult." Lulu said.