Chapter 93

"It seems she is really seriously injured!"

Zhang Ruochen's fingers gently pressed on Huang Yanchen's wrist, injecting a thread of true qi into her meridians, allowing it to circulate throughout her body.

Using true qi to examine injuries is a common method for martial artists.

"How could a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Profound Extreme Realm, with thick true qi and a powerful martial body, be injured so severely?"

After examining Huang Yanchen's injuries, Zhang Ruochen realized that he had struck her too hard, breaking three of her internal meridians.

At that time, Zhang Ruochen did not expect her to be completely unguarded, so he used his full strength.

"Why would she set a trap to harm me and yet be completely unguarded? Is there some misunderstanding here?"

Zhang Ruochen's brows furrowed even more tightly. He looked at Huang Yanchen lying on the ground, shook his head lightly, and took out a bottle of healing and meridian-repairing pills from the temporal crystal stone. He poured out a pill and gently fed it to Huang Yanchen.

It must be said that Huang Yanchen was indeed extremely beautiful, especially her crystal-clear, rosy lips, which were flawless and seemed to exude an irresistible allure, making one want to kiss them.

Huang Yanchen, Duanmu Xingling, and Luo Shuihan, the three great female demons of the West Courtyard, were also the three most beautiful women there, as if heaven had bestowed all its blessings upon them.

Not only did they have exceptional cultivation talents, but they also possessed faces that could topple cities and nations.

In the entire West Courtyard, countless students longed to kiss Huang Yanchen, but none had the courage to do so.

Now, the opportunity was right in front of him. Zhang Ruochen only needed to lower his head slightly to take her first kiss.

However, Zhang Ruochen was not someone who would take advantage of others in distress. He quickly averted his gaze, placed his palm on Huang Yanchen's back, and injected his Jade Purity True Qi into her body to help her refine the pill.

The next day, when Huang Yanchen slowly woke up, she found herself lying on a familiar bed, her entire body in excruciating pain, even moving a finger was difficult.

What exactly happened last night?

She tried hard to recall.

Gradually, Huang Yanchen remembered what happened last night.

Last night, while she was bathing, she was spied on by the Ninth Prince of Yunwu County, Zhang Ruochen. Not only did he spy on her, but the lecherous thief also attacked her, knocking her unconscious... Wait, did the lecherous thief take advantage of her while she was unconscious and do something unspeakable?

Otherwise, why would he attack her while she was bathing?

It must have been because he was tempted by her beauty.

At this thought, Huang Yanchen's face turned pale.

"Why am I on the bed? Whose clothes am I wearing?"

Huang Yanchen's mind went blank, suffering the greatest blow of her life, almost fainting again. If she were not already severely injured, she would have vowed to slaughter Zhang Ruochen's entire family.

She struggled to lift her head and saw Zhang Ruochen sitting in the room, his back to her, seemingly counting something.

What Huang Yanchen found most unbearable was that Zhang Ruochen was only wearing a close-fitting inner robe, while his outer robe was on her.

There was no need to guess; he must have done everything he wanted to do!

Huang Yanchen's last hope was shattered, a tear streamed down her cheek, and she felt deeply regretful. If she had known this would be the outcome, she should have eliminated him the first time they met.

After using his Jade Purity True Qi to heal Huang Yanchen, Zhang Ruochen saw that her injuries had stabilized. He then carried her into the room, placed her on the bed, and let her rest quietly.

After all, Huang Yanchen was completely naked in the bathtub at the time, and Zhang Ruochen, not being a despicable person, had taken off his outer robe and wrapped it around her in a moment of urgency.

This was the reason for the current misunderstanding.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was counting the spirit crystals, silver coins, True Martial Treasures, pills, spirit meat, cultivation techniques, and martial arts manuals he had taken from the bodies of the martial artists from the Four Counties during the first round of the Academy Examination.

This was a huge harvest!

After all, ninety-eight martial artists had died at the hands of Zhang Ruochen and Zixi, each a young genius and a martial expert at the Profound Extreme Realm, with abundant cultivation resources.

Of course, most of them were killed by Zixi.

After a thorough count, the richness of this harvest surprised Zhang Ruochen.

Two thousand four hundred and eighty-three spirit crystals.

One hundred and seventy-four True Martial Treasures. Among them, twenty-one were Second Rank, one hundred and seven were Third Rank, forty-five were Fourth Rank, and one was Fifth Rank.

Three hundred and sixty-eight bottles of pills, including the Three Pure True Qi Pills, Blood Coagulation Pills, Holy Nirvana Pills, and various others. Most were Second Rank pills, with over ten bottles of Third Rank pills. The Blood Pills, which martial artists always carried, were not included.

Forty-eight pounds of spirit meat, all sealed in jade containers.

In addition, there were dozens of cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals, all of which were Human Rank, which Zhang Ruochen found unimpressive.

Compared to cultivation resources, the number of silver coins found on the martial artists was much less, totaling only over thirty thousand. This was not because the martial artists were poor, but because they had exchanged their silver coins for spirit crystals and Blood Pills, which were more convenient to carry.

"Collecting so many cultivation resources, enough to last for a long time, no wonder Zixi insisted on hunting the martial artists from the Four Counties in the Heavenly Demon Ridge. This is a highly profitable business! Missing this opportunity, it would be hard to find another."

Just the two thousand four hundred and eighty-three spirit crystals were equivalent to twenty-four million eight thousand three hundred silver coins, roughly the wealth of a seventh-rate family.

The one hundred and seventy-four True Martial Treasures could sell for at least two to three million silver coins.

Hundreds of bottles of pills, a large number of Blood Pills, dozens of pounds of spirit meat, and dozens of cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals could sell for another few million silver coins.

This battle with the young martial artists from the Four Counties was incredibly profitable. The wealth Zhang Ruochen now possessed was comparable to that of a top seventh-rate family.

The entire Lin family's wealth combined was not as much as his.

After all, Zhang Ruochen now possessed the wealth of nearly a hundred martial artists at the Profound Extreme Realm, and they were geniuses, even richer than ordinary martial artists at the same realm.

"Zixi only cares about spirit crystals and silver coins. Giving her two thousand spirit crystals should be enough, and I'll keep the remainder. As for the thirty thousand silver coins, she probably won't care about them."

Zhang Ruochen put the two thousand silver coins in a separate container, planning to give them to Zixi the next day. After all, ninety-six of the ninety-eight Profound Extreme Realm martial artists were killed by her sword. Zhang Ruochen only kept a small amount of spirit crystals and silver coins for himself.

After organizing everything, Zhang Ruochen picked up the only Fifth Rank True Martial Treasure, a crescent-shaped blade, and held it in his hand.

This was the weapon used by Qing You, called the "Soul-Stealing Sickle."

Even without using true qi to activate the inscriptions, Zhang Ruochen could clearly feel the cold aura emanating from the Soul-Stealing Sickle.

"Truly a Fifth Rank True Martial Treasure, sharper and more powerful than the Flash Soul Sword, worth over a hundred thousand silver coins."

The Flash Soul Sword was only a Fourth Rank True Martial Treasure and could not compare to the Soul-Stealing Sickle.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen heard Huang Yanchen's voice from behind: "Lecher... What did you do to me?"

Seeing Huang Yanchen awake, Zhang Ruochen felt a slight joy and walked over, wanting to clarify what happened last night.

Perhaps he had been too hasty last night.

However, Zhang Ruochen forgot to put down the Soul-Stealing Sickle, and holding the sharp, cold, and shiny sickle, he walked towards Huang Yanchen with a smile on his face.

What Zhang Ruochen intended as a friendly smile was perceived differently by Huang Yanchen.

She thought Zhang Ruochen was going to kill her to cover up his tracks.

Looking at the Soul-Stealing Sickle in Zhang Ruochen's hand and his sinister smile, Huang Yanchen was terrified, her body slightly curling up, and she forced herself to remain calm: "What... What are you going to do?"

Even as a Great Perfection of the Profound Extreme Realm, she was still a young and beautiful woman, and in her most vulnerable state, how could she not be afraid?

At this moment, in her eyes, Zhang Ruochen was a ruthless demon, clearly planning to rape and then kill her.

Zhang Ruochen stared at Huang Yanchen, smiled kindly, and gently waved his hand, saying, "Miss Huang, don't be afraid! Last night's incident can't be entirely my fault, right?"

As Zhang Ruochen waved his hand, the Soul-Stealing Sickle also moved.

What was originally a friendly gesture immediately became menacing.

Huang Yanchen clenched her teeth, staring at the Soul-Stealing Sickle in Zhang Ruochen's hand, and sighed inwardly. The situation was dire, so she had to stabilize him first.

Under Zhang Ruochen's "threat," Huang Yanchen, feeling humiliated, nodded reluctantly and said through gritted teeth, "You're not wrong, it's all my fault."

Too humiliating! Too humiliating!

This demon not only violated her but also forced her to admit fault!

Huang Yanchen's hatred for Zhang Ruochen reached new heights.

"Stabilize him first, stabilize him first. Even if I admit fault, it's fine. Once my cultivation recovers, I will definitely repay today's humiliation."

Zhang Ruochen nodded, feeling that Huang Yanchen still had a chance of redemption, at least her attitude of admitting fault was sincere.

He continued to smile and said, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

Huang Yanchen was truly enraged by his arrogance!

However, seeing the Soul-Stealing Sickle in Zhang Ruochen's hand, she once again submitted, her voice trembling, "I... I shouldn't have bathed in the bathtub... I was wrong... It was all me seducing you, it has nothing to do with you."

Huang Yanchen swore that once she recovered, she would tear Zhang Ruochen to pieces.

Zhang Ruochen nodded again, thinking to himself that his guess was correct. She had set a trap to harm him, and fortunately, he had injured her first. Otherwise, his fate last night would have been worse than Weichi Tiancong's, at least he would have been crippled.

Zhang Ruochen stared deeply at Huang Yanchen and then sat down by the bed, saying meaningfully, "It's good that you can admit and correct your mistakes. It's not a big deal, I won't hold it against you. Sigh! Rest well, I have some business to attend to and will come back to see you in the evening."

Seeing Zhang Ruochen leave, Huang Yanchen's face turned even paler. This demon was coming back in the evening?