Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

That plaintive and sorrowful cry was enough to break the heart of anyone who heard it and bring tears to their eyes.

The red-haired boy, who was adjusting the compass with his head down, froze, and his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

The middle-aged man who was about to commit violence was stunned by the shout.

Young Master?

Are this top-notch female cultivator and this red-haired boy in cahoots?

Before the two could react, Jiang Yining had already displayed acting skills worthy of an award-winning actress.

She didn't know where the strength came from, but she crawled halfway out of the sandpit, her face, covered in mud and sand yet still breathtakingly beautiful, was covered with tears of relief.

She reached out a trembling hand and gripped the red-haired boy's clothes tightly.

"Young Master! You've finally come to fetch me!"

"This servant knows she was wrong. This servant shouldn't have been so playful and ran off, and even more so, she shouldn't have lost the 'defense array' you gave me!"

The red-haired youth, Mo Xie, slowly raised his head.

Those golden eyes were now filled with the question: Who are you?

Jiang Yining shook his clothes and mouthed: Save me.

"Young Master, please don't be angry, okay?"

That voice was so sweet it seemed to penetrate right into your heart.

Mo Xie shuddered; he always hated these sticky female cultivators.

But seeing the menacing evil cultivator behind him, he almost denied it.

"Shut up."

Mo Xie coldly spat out a single word at the evil cultivator: "Get lost."

"Kid!"

This red-haired boy looks delicate and tender, and he doesn't have the aura of a strong person. He carries a big iron box and acts like a ghost. He looks like the kind of rich young master who doesn't know the immensity of the world and has run away from home.

Since they're such easy targets, why should we let them go?

The middle-aged man, holding the red-glowing Immortal-Binding Rope, said with a sinister look in his eyes: "Boy, even if you're a runaway slave from your family, I'm taking you with me."

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, a very faint buzzing sound suddenly came from the air.

The black box on Mo Xie's body, which had been still, suddenly lit up with a ghostly blue light from its intricate patterns.

*Snap!* A crisp sound.

One side of the box suddenly sprang open, revealing a silver metal cannon barrel, its muzzle locked directly between the middle-aged man's eyebrows.

The fluctuations of spiritual energy were compressed to the extreme.

"Trash, get out of here, or I'll take care of it for you."

Mo Xie parted her lips slightly.

boom--!!!

A dazzling beam of dark blue light instantly pierced through the distance of more than ten meters between the two people.

The middle-aged man's sinister smile hadn't even faded yet; he looked like a painting that had been wiped clean.

From head to toe, it vaporized completely and vanished in an instant.

All that remained was a bottomless, charred ravine, still emitting wisps of smoke.

Jiang Yining's pupils contracted sharply.

Wow, so fast! So strong!

This is pure energy compression and release.

Only a full-force strike from the peak of the Mahayana stage can achieve this!

The boy didn't even raise his hand.

Mo Xie didn't even glance at the ditch, as if he had just casually swatted a fly.

The mechanical box on its back emitted a soft "click-click" sound, and the silver cannon barrel quickly retracted, returning to its original form as an ordinary large iron box.

He looked down at the compass in his hand again, and this time the needle finally stabilized.

"As expected, this trash is interfering with the magnetic field."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

How could Jiang Yining let him leave like this?

What if she encounters another cultivator trying to sell her? She's seriously injured right now, and surviving is the most important thing.

She took a deep breath, enduring the sharp pain in her right shoulder, and caught up with the boy.

"Young master! Please wait for me!"

Mo Xie frowned and quickened her pace, clearly wanting to shake off this troublesome person.

But he underestimated Jiang Yining's thick skin.

Jiang Yining rushed forward and, just a second before Mo Xie was about to take to the air, grabbed him tightly.

"Let go."

Mo Xie stopped and turned around, his golden eyes filled with murderous intent: "Or I'll blow you up too."

"Young Master, you can't abandon me after starting this!"

Jiang Yining completely ignored his words, coughing up blood as she spoke rapidly, trying to extort money: "This box... the energy circuit of this box is a bit blocked! If it's not cleared in time, it will explode after three more shots! Then your peerless weapon will be ruined!"

Mo Xie, who was about to fly away, suddenly stopped.

In that instant, the murderous intent in his eyes subsided somewhat: "You can understand the circuitry of the 'Divine Machine Box'?"

Mo Xie turned around and looked directly at the disheveled woman for the first time.

Jiang Yining secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she had made the right bet!

Although she didn't understand the mechanical structure, she had tinkered with various machines and pieced them together from materials in order to survive in the apocalypse.

Jiang Yining knew that the young man in front of her looked like the kind of tech-savvy nerd.

A beautiful woman winked at him, but in his eyes, even mechanical parts weren't as attractive as blueprints.

Just guessing, let's see if I can win.

"I know a little, cough cough, my injuries are very serious right now."

Jiang Yining nestled softly into his arms, her beautiful eyes gazing at him with watery eyes: "Young Master, don't you want a maid who can have a technical exchange with you?"

"This will greatly improve your quality of life. I can help you with your daily life and also help you study machinery."

Mo Xie was forced to hold the woman and stare at her for a full three seconds.

In the past, any woman who dared to get close to him like this would have been thrown out by him long ago.

However, the woman in front of him, who clearly came from the lower realm, seemed quite different.

Mo Xie scoffed dismissively and pushed the person away.

Jiang Yining's heart skipped a beat.

"The road is right there..."

The boy turned around, strode forward, his voice still cold, but he didn't say the word "get lost" again.

Jiang Yining understood, and a glint of triumph flashed in her eyes.

This little brat is quite easy to fool.

"Yes, young master!"

Jiang Yining immediately got into character, enduring the excruciating pain all over her body, and limped after them.

This boy's strength is unfathomable; I must find an opportunity to obtain his hair and improve my strength as soon as possible.