Jade Dynasty: I am the master of the Burning Sword, my swordsmanship is unparalleled.

Chapter 190 Jin Ping'er's Resentment

"Squeak!"

Little Grey stood on Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder, waving the flute in its hand, which made Jin Ping'er look strange.

Judging from Xiao Hui's movements as he wielded the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute), although somewhat strange, it seemed to resemble some kind of profound swordsmanship.

Could this monkey really know the Azure Cloud Sword Technique?

An absurd thought flashed through Jin Ping'er's mind, but her body language betrayed her, and she moved aside slightly.

"Squeak!!"

Seeing this, Little Gray finally let out a few playful laughs, but the next moment, Little Gray froze again, because the stick in his hand had vanished without a trace.

Little Grey quickly turned its head to look, only to see Zhang Xiaofan holding a flute in his hand, looking at it with a stern face. It immediately jumped down obediently, squatted down to the side, and prepared to eat.

Jin Ping'er was quite surprised. This gray-haired monkey, which was so unruly, was so obedient to Zhang Xiaofan. Moreover, judging from the appearance of the gray-haired monkey, it did not seem to have been beaten into submission.

"Here, this is yours!"

Immediately afterwards, Jin Ping'er saw Zhang Xiaofan take the largest wooden bowl and fill it to the brim with medicinal soup for Xiao Hui.

Little Gray excitedly danced around, then lay down next to the wooden bowl, carefully holding the large wooden bowl, and gently blew on it.

Such a human-like monkey surprised Jin Ping'er. Just as she was about to take a closer look, Zhang Xiaofan handed her a bowl of medicinal soup.

After taking it, Jin Ping'er smelled it and found that it indeed had no fishy smell at all, but rather a faint medicinal fragrance that made her feel warm all over.

Jin Ping'er gently blew on it, then took a small sip. Her eyes lit up immediately, finding the taste incredibly delicious.

But what surprised Jin Ping'er even more was that after just a small sip of the medicinal soup, she felt a faint warmth surging through her body, and even her hidden injuries seemed to be easing.

Jin Ping'er knew that this was more of an illusion. The medicinal soup might be effective, but it could never be so miraculous as to produce immediate results. However, she also knew that the medicinal soup could not have been prepared arbitrarily.

Thinking of this, Jin Ping'er couldn't help but turn her head and take another look at Zhang Xiaofan. Although this guy could be a bit cunning at times and his words could be quite sharp, he was actually very thoughtful.

No wonder, back then, not to mention Wanrenwang's only daughter, even the former Vermilion Bird Saint Envoy was willing to retire from the martial world and live in seclusion in Qingyun Mountain for him.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi only drank a little of the medicinal soup in the stone pot, and filled their stomachs a little with wild fruit. The rest was divided up by Xiao Hui and Jin Ping'er. Jin Ping'er, in particular, even ate the snake meat despite feeling nauseous.

"Alright, we've finished eating, it's time to get going."

After finishing the pot of medicinal soup, Zhang Xiaofan and the others set off again.

However, after traveling a short distance through this death swamp, the three came upon a large area of ​​collapsed ancient trees, and the surrounding area was also in a mess, as if something enormous had simply crushed them.

The trail stretched for a long distance before disappearing into the mist.

Jin Ping'er stared at the huge mark on the ground, her expression changing slightly. Then, as if she had thought of something, she turned to look at Zhang Xiaofan, her eyes seemingly filled with a hint of resentment.

"Master Zhang, you've kept this from me for so long! You secretly sent that ancient demonic beast, the Black Water Serpent, all from the Abyss of the Dead." Jin Ping'er was naturally resentful. In the Kongsang Mountain, beneath the Abyss of the Dead, on the shore of the Heartless Sea, lies the Blood-Dripping Cave. There, not only is the legacy of the Blood Refining Hall there, but also the Heavenly Book left by the Black-Hearted Old Ghost. It is said that even the founding ancestor of their Joyful Union Sect left behind a strange incantation there.

The legendary Love Curse is located inside that Blood Cave. In addition, some of the secret techniques of the Hehuan Sect are very likely hidden there as well.

However, when Zhang Xiaofan went to the East Sea last time, he didn't mention this matter at all. But whenever Zhang Xiaofan brought it up, Jin Ping'er would have to go down to the Abyss of the Dead.

Normally, the ancient demonic beast Blackwater Serpent personally guards the place, so not only Jin Ping'er, but even Wan Renwang dares not go there alone.

Not to mention being discovered by the Qingyun Sect and attacked from both inside and outside, which would have trapped them to death in Kongsang Mountain, almost no one could subdue the Black Water Serpent on the shore of the Heartless Sea.

The Blackwater Serpent was an ancient demonic beast, incredibly large in size, with astonishing strength and endurance. If it couldn't defeat the serpent, it could simply hide in the Heartless Sea and wait for an opportunity to strike.

To descend into the Abyss of the Dead, safely reach the shores of the Heartless Sea, smoothly enter the Dripping Blood Cave, and then emerge unharmed, one must either wait until the Black Water Serpent leaves or have Zhang Xiaofan lead the way in.

The former only applies to this moment, but unfortunately, Jin Ping'er is in the Death Swamp at this time.

As for the latter...

Jin Ping'er gritted her teeth inwardly, determined to make up for all the losses she had suffered one day!
Zhang Xiaofan glanced at Jin Ping'er and then spoke.

"If the fairy does not wish to go, she may leave the Death Swamp."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ping'er's eyes grew even more resentful. She had only kept her here because she knew the way around, but now that the Black Water Serpent had left its trail, she was being told to leave. It was truly infuriating.

Even though she was seething with anger, Jin Ping'er could only smile gently and obediently play the role of the punching bag, replying softly.

"How dare I? To be able to accompany you, Master, is already an honor beyond measure. How could I dare to have any objections?"

Zhang Xiaofan ignored Jin Ping'er, who harbored ill intentions towards him. He simply lowered his head, touched the marks on the ground, and sensed the lingering aura before speaking in a deep voice.

"Let's go. The Blackwater Serpent just passed by last night. It seems that the time for the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury to open is not far off."

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaofan reached out and gently stroked Xiao Hui. Upon seeing this, Xiao Hui immediately snuggled into Zhang Xiaofan's arms and clung tightly to his clothes.

Immediately, the three transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the direction from which the strange phenomenon from the previous night had originated.

Meanwhile, deep within that thick fog, beside a towering divine tree whose trunk was so long that its edge could not be seen at a glance, a group of people were hiding. The leader of them was none other than Wan Renwang, dressed in a blood-red robe.

Behind the crowd of thousands, Qinglong, dressed in green, stood respectfully, his expression much more disciplined and restrained than before.

"Master, it's getting late. When shall we begin setting up the formation?"

Qinglong asked cautiously, but Wanrenwang slowly shook his head. His bloodshot eyes held a greedy and bloodthirsty look as he gently raised his hand and said.

"No rush, we still need to wait for a helper!"

No sooner had Wanrenwang finished speaking than a huge commotion came from afar.

(End of this chapter)