Scourge Messenger

Chapter 200 Contempt
"Cough, cough, cough—"

The pharmacist fell off the wall, vomiting out scarlet blood with a gurgling sound. She had never suffered such a serious injury in her life. It didn't feel like she had been punched, but rather like she had been hit by a heavily armored cavalryman who had accelerated to the limit!
Although she knew that Helan Yu was very powerful, it still exceeded her expectations. The barrier of the Mingwang Armor shattered instantly. If she hadn't been wearing the Vajra Armor, which was equivalent to the defensive strength of a second-tier warrior, she would have completely lost her ability to fight!
She had probably broken one or two ribs, and the pharmacist only felt slightly better after taking two blood-replenishing pills. When she came to her senses, she felt a wave of fear. She had actually fought with that beast Helan Yu for so long and even boasted to her sister, only to have Helan Yu almost kill her with his bare hands.

But once she regained her mobility, the pharmacist immediately gripped the Soul-Severing Spear, ready to step back into the battlefield. She wasn't unaware that she had no right to survive on this battlefield; the only correct choice was to turn around and leave, hoping for a miracle.

Even though she was a third-tier messenger who had absorbed the power of the Heavenly and Earthly Fiends, and could stand shoulder to shoulder with the three great protectors, compared to the monsters of the Helan family, she was still as weak as a wolf cub, at most only able to cause them a little trouble. The main characters on this battlefield were the Helan family, who were pretending to be at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the other side was the Rabbit Girl Warrior who controlled natural disasters; everyone else was just an insignificant supporting character.

Natural disaster... A shadow fell over the pharmacist's face.

She had actually expected this, but seeing the Bunny Girl wielding the Seven Steps of Buddhist Recitation and the Seven Star Sword, mowing down the grass in the crowd with unstoppable force, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The mere fact that she could permanently destroy the secret realm was enough to show how much the aristocratic families and military towns feared the descendants of the Heavenly Calamity. Even if they escaped this time, the Pharmacist didn't know where to take the Rabbit Girl. Unless she was captured or killed, her wanted posters would surely appear all over the Central Plains and Three Kingdoms. Even the most notorious thieves couldn't compare to her.

Moreover, her strength is no longer up to par with Bunny Girl's. Being with her would only hinder Bunny Girl's actions, just like the Helan family's attempt to capture her to threaten her. Pharmacist Yuan is used to others using her maids to threaten her; she never imagined she would one day be used as a hostage herself.

She can no longer protect Bunny Girl. The only person in the world who can protect Bunny Girl is probably her brother, the yellow dog from the Thieves' House, whom Bunny Girl often talks about.

The Pharmacist still hadn't changed his opinion of the yellow dog: ruthless, cruel, and selfish. He'd sent the Bunny Girl all the way to the perilous land of the demonic path just to ensure the continuation of Si Wuxie's legacy. But the moment the Bunny Girl drew the Bingzi Pepper Forest, the Pharmacist felt defeated, utterly defeated.

It wasn't a difference in strength, but rather that Black Wolf, as the older sister, was defeated by Yellow Dog, as the older brother.

Huang Quan dared to lend the legendary longsword Bingzi Jiaolin to the Rabbit Girl, helping her kill Helan Xun and hunt down Helan Yu, carving out a path to survival in this seemingly hopeless situation.

And what did she do? She bathed with her sister, braided her sister's hair, and conquered the secret realm with her sister... But in the secret realm, it was her sister who gave the most, while she, the older sister, reaped the most... She always said that the future was yet to come, but now she had no right to share the future with her sister; she would only become a burden to her sister.

She had thought her brother, Huang Quan, was a scoundrel, but it turned out she was even worse than Huang Quan.

So how could she back down? She had two lives left. One was to repay the kindness of Bunny Girl, and the other was to be used for something she could die for without regrets... Protecting her sister perfectly fit the conditions for using two lives.

Perhaps my sister would want me to protect myself? Unfortunately, I can't.

Whether it's overestimating one's abilities or being reckless, it's precisely the pride of Yakushi-en. If this pride is tarnished, Yakushi-en will cease to exist.

The sound of a wooden stick hitting the ground came from behind. Yaoshi Yuan turned around and saw Beiyou walking over, leaning on the wooden stick.

He dragged his injured leg, sweat beading on his forehead with each step. This Grand Protector, eliminated from the start, was a lamb to the slaughter, unable to escape regardless of victory or defeat. Yet, his face beamed with a joyful smile, like a disabled old farmer rushing to a free show. The Pharmacist recalled the Rabbit Girl's description of Bei You as a "funny person," and now, seeing it, she was absolutely right.

“Oh, no need for help, we’re almost there.” Bei You waved his hand to indicate that he didn’t need to be polite, which made Yao Shi Yuan a little annoyed – she hadn’t planned to help him in the first place.

Returning to the open space in front of the stronghold, the Pharmacist found that the battle was over. He Lanyu's headless corpse lay five steps away from the entrance of the stronghold, which was just one step away for a third-level messenger.

Helan Yu is dead!

And he died right in front of his Foundation Establishment ancestor!
They were chased all the way down the road, and finally slaughtered like dogs!

Only then did the pharmacist realize how horrifying their actions had been—they had practically offended a Foundation Establishment cultivator to death! She slightly shifted her gaze to the white-haired man at the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

Just now, the pharmacist was so focused on dealing with Helan Yu that she hadn't really paid attention to Dongshou Zhenren at the entrance of the stronghold. Now, when she looked over, Dongshou Zhenren also turned his head and glanced at her. The moment their eyes met, she forgot to breathe, her mind went blank, and even if she immediately looked away, she still couldn't get rid of that almost suffocating fear.

Despite the vast distance between them, including the Taiyin Canopy, Yaoshi Yuan felt as if Dongshou Zhenren could crush him with a single hand, leaving him no escape but certain death! It was like a lone wolf encountering a wall of armored cavalry charging across the grasslands—even if it wasn't a natural disaster, it was a desperate catastrophe!

What Pharmacist Yuan found even more terrifying was that it was Bunny Girl searching for the corpse.

She stood five steps away from Dongshou Zhenren and squatted down to search Helan Yu's body!

Not only did she brutally kill members of the Helan family in front of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but she also searched the corpses right in front of him! For a moment, even the Pharmacist was speechless. She didn't know if the Bunny Girl was trying to provoke the Winter Hunting Master, or simply not wanting to waste any spoils of war. She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly turned and ran back to the back of the mountain stronghold.

"Hahahaha!"

Bei You burst out laughing, tears welling in his eyes. Then, a sudden sharp pain shot through his injured leg, and he gasped, bracing himself on a wooden stick. Both laughing and crying, he said to Dong Shou Zhenren, "A little girl, a mere third-stage cultivator, actually killed your clansmen right in front of you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and you couldn't do anything but watch her loot the corpses. Oh dear, I can't take it anymore, my leg hurts from laughing! No one would believe this if I told them! Helan Shou, you could rival Liang Kingdom's Thunder King of the Prison for the most shameful Foundation Establishment cultivator of our time!"

Winter Hunt Master was not provoked, but looked at Bei You with suspicion: "You know me?"

The name Helan Shou is not one that ordinary people would know. Information about Foundation Establishment is only known to a very small group of top-tier mortals. An ordinary third-stage cultivator might not even see a Foundation Establishment cultivator in their entire life. To even know the name Dong Shou Zhenren is already a sign of great knowledge. How could Bei You, a homeless and countryless third-stage demonic cultivator, have any knowledge of Foundation Establishment?

"I've had drinks and chatted with the Helan family before," Bei You casually replied, then turned and called out, "Blood Prime Minister, don't you have any sense? Come and help me up!"

Xue Xiang appeared out of nowhere, kicking away the wooden stick Bei You was using for support. Only after watching Bei You fall heavily to the ground did he finally hide behind the rock, satisfied, to avoid the gaze of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. It was nothing short of self-deception.

Bei You didn't mind. He propped himself up on the ground, looked at Dong Shou Zhenren, and laughed, "You underestimate them."

He actually started chatting with Master Dongshou as if he hadn't been subjected to any pressure from the Foundation Establishment expert, and Master Dongshou actually answered him: "Si Wuxie's inheritance of the natural disaster is a little unexpected."

“That’s not very interesting. Does Master Dongshou mean that your failure was more due to the arrangements of another Foundation Establishment Messenger, and had little to do with them?” Beiyou shook his head: “But mastering power and daring to use power are two different things. Before today, would you have thought that anyone would dare to kill your hound in front of you? Blood would be splattered all over you.”

He glanced at the bunny girl who was taking off Helan Yu's boots, and his lips twitched: "She even plundered the corpses of your people with her back to you. Looking at such a brave young woman, I feel old."

Looking at the bunny girl's swaying braids, even though his face remained expressionless, his hands, placed behind his back, clenched into fists. If the bunny girl mocked him, questioned him, insulted him, or ridiculed him, becoming as emotional as Bei You, Dong Shou Zhenren wouldn't care.

The small animals cried out at the hunter, merely to mask their inner fear. Winter Hunter could see that Beiyou was terrified, which was why he acted so arrogantly, as if appearing fearless would truly make him fearless.

But Bunny Girl didn't say anything.

She merely glanced at him before turning back to search the corpse, as if in her eyes, the Foundation Establishment Messenger was no big deal and not worth wasting any energy on; looting the spoils was far more practical.

Silence is the greatest contempt.

Prajna had mentioned in the intelligence that the Bunny Girl might have a Foundation Establishment background, but Winter Hunting Master didn't believe it. There were only so many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, where else could they be hiding? But now, he was gradually leaning towards this guess.

Only by having a strong foundation can one be unafraid of building a foundation.

Master Dongshou could even see a hint of disdain in her eyes, as if she considered him nothing more than a tombstone she could soon surpass. Yet she truly possessed the qualifications, having reached the third stage of cultivation at such a young age and being a descendant of the Heavenly Calamity. Once she reached Foundation Establishment, who in the world could stop her?! Thinking this, a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

The smiling Bei You's expression instantly changed, and he said to the Rabbit Girl, "Star Rain Heroine, I think you'd better run away quickly."

"Uncle, you should take care of yourself first."

The bunny girl seemed to have reverted to her usual cocky self, only standing up after taking Helan Yu's last keepsake. At that moment, the Pharmacist rushed back from the back of the mountain stronghold, carrying several keepsakes, and shoved them directly into the bunny girl's hands: "Your spoils."

"Oh!" Bunny Girl collected all the tokens: "I'll split the profits with you after I sell them—by the way, there are still a lot of the corpses of the Demon Messenger over there—"

"careful!"

Suddenly, the Pharmacist scooped up the Bunny Girl and shielded her behind him, completely blocking her with his own body. Outside the Taiyin Canopy, the Winter Hunting Master held a longbow made of withered wood, and his fingers were drawing back the bowstring!
The sound of the bowstring tightening was like a rope tightening around their throats, bit by bit!

(End of this chapter)