The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

On the long street of Luohui City, gravel and wood chips flew everywhere.

Qi Ji stomped his feet on the ground, his figure like a white lightning bolt sweeping through the streets and alleys, truly like an eagle swooping down on a flock of chickens.

Those once arrogant and ruthless bandits and江湖客 (jianghu ke) now only wished they had two more legs, and fled desperately into the depths of the streets and alleys, without even the courage to look back.

"Pfft"

The wind whistled past his ears as Qi Ji lunged forward, his antlers striking a bandit precisely in the back.

The scream was cut short after only half a sound. The man was sent flying like a ball, his clothes and flesh torn apart by the deer antlers. He crashed heavily against the earthen wall beside the street and slid down, already lifeless.

Qi Ji shook his head slightly, then stopped and looked around.

He was standing at a crossroads on the main street of Luohui City. The streets in front of him and to the left and right were filled with fleeing figures, which made Qi Ji unable to help but complain in his heart.

"It's troublesome that there aren't many trees here. If we were in the mountains, I could just activate [All Trees Pay Homage] and vines and roots would spread everywhere, wiping out all these people in one fell swoop. It wouldn't be this troublesome now."

Despite the complaints, since Qi Ji had chosen to take action, he wouldn't give up halfway.

Just as he was hesitating about which side to chase first, the tip of his nose suddenly twitched slightly.

"Huh? What's this...?!"

A faint yet incredibly alluring fragrance drifted in from the left side of the street, carrying the rich essence of herbs and the unique sweetness of precious medicine, instantly capturing Qi Ji's attention.

"This smells like a precious medicine!"

A golden light flashed in Qi Ji's eyes. Without further hesitation, he pushed off with all four hooves and chased straight down the street to the left.

The aroma grew stronger and stronger.

After turning two corners, he saw his target.

Su Laosan was leading a dozen or so men, escorting a string of women with their hands tied behind their backs, and was rushing anxiously towards the east of the city.

The screams and cries coming from the street not far away sent chills down his spine.

Su Laosan couldn't help but mutter angrily, "It's all the fault of those two idiots, Wei Shuo and Feng Zhan. Why did they have to be so arrogant and provoke the auspicious beast, the white deer? Now look what's happened. We were planning to leave before spring, but now our plans are all messed up. Luckily, I was smart enough not to go to the city gate, otherwise I'd probably be in trouble too. We have to get out of here right away."

"Hurry up, all of you! Run harder, don't slow down!"

He had barely finished speaking when a series of clear and hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind him.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

The deer's hooves clattered on the bluestone slabs, the sound sharp and clear, yet it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

Su Laosan froze and turned around abruptly.

At the end of the street, the auspicious white deer, with its pure white coat and size far exceeding that of ordinary deer, was galloping towards them at an astonishing speed.

When those indifferent deer-like eyes swept over, Su Laosan felt as if his blood had frozen.

"Oh no, they're catching up!"

Su Laosan screamed, as if a mouse had seen a cat and was scared out of its wits.

"Run! Run! Run! All of you, run!!"

In an instant, the ranks were thrown into chaos, and Su Laosan's men rushed forward in panic.

But at that moment, the women who had been held in the middle and had remained silent all the way suddenly stopped.

They were already tied up and couldn't run fast, and now they were even more rooted to the spot, refusing to move forward even half a step no matter how much the bandits pulled and pushed them.

"Damn it! Are you looking for death?!"

Su Laosan was both anxious and angry, and he raised his hand to slap the woman at the front hard.

The woman's cheeks instantly turned red and swollen, but she gritted her teeth and showed no fear in her eyes.

She didn't know what was chasing her; all she could see were these usually vicious bandits, now pale with fright.

Something that can terrify these beasts like this... must be a lifesaver for them.

In that brief moment of delay, Qi Ji had already caught up to him.

Su Laosan was terrified and no longer cared about his men or the women. He turned and ran away on his own.

He had no idea that what truly attracted Qi Ji was not these people, but something in the bundle on his back.

"The scent is coming from him."

Qi Ji's gaze instantly locked onto Su Laosan's back, but he didn't gore him with his antlers as he had done before.

The precious medicine is in that package; if the deer antlers are damaged, it would be a greater loss than a gain.

Qi Ji pushed off with his hind leg, leaping into the air and drawing a beautiful yet sharp arc before landing steadily in front of Su Laosan, blocking his path.

Before Su Laosan could stop in time, he looked up and met those cold, deer-like eyes. He screamed in fright, his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground on his buttocks, shuffling backward.

Looking at the white deer shadow in front of him, Su Laosan kept recalling scenes he had seen before.

Amidst the lush forest, one man stands guard, blood drips onto the branches, and one by one, people are impaled by the branches and burned in mid-air.

Qi Ji had no interest in paying attention to Su Laosan's trembling eyes. He stepped forward, stomped his right hoof heavily on Su Laosan's shoulder, and pinned him to the ground. Then he lowered his head, bit the strap of the package with his teeth, and gently pulled it to take the whole package away.

Su Laosan's shoulder blades cracked as he was stepped on, and he screamed in pain, but he couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance; all he could do was tremble all over.

Seeing this, the rest of the subordinates and Tang Fei and the others dared not linger. Taking advantage of Qi Ji's attention being on Su Laosan, they let out a strange cry and scattered in all directions.

The women on the street were all stunned.

They originally thought that some powerful martial arts master or government officials would be coming, but they never expected that what scared this group of vicious bandits into a state of panic was such a magnificent and huge white deer.

Qi Ji took two steps back with the package in his mouth, placed it on the ground, and gently pried it open with his hooves.

Sure enough, there was a small wooden box, about the size of a palm, lying inside.

He used his antlers to pry open the box lid, and a flower that looked just like a tulip lay quietly inside. Its petals were bright red, but a round, white fruit was growing in the center of the flower, and a rich medicinal fragrance was emanating from it.

Qi Ji didn't bother to investigate what kind of precious medicine it was. He opened his mouth and put the whole flower and fruit into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and swallowed it.

The warm air slid down my throat, and soon an energy spread to my limbs and bones, making my muscles, bones and internal organs feel as if they had been soaked in warm water, warm and comfortable.

[Spirit Points +40]

Listening to the voice in his mind, Qi Ji comfortably squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying the feeling of the medicine washing over his body.

In that short time, Su Laosan, enduring the excruciating pain in his shoulder, scrambled to his feet and fled without looking back.

"We can't let him get away!"

"Fairy Deer, Fairy Deer, kill them! Slaughter all these beasts!"

The women cried out urgently.

They didn't know if the white deer could understand human speech, but seeing their enemy trying to escape, they couldn't help but shout loudly.

Qi Ji's ears twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at the group of women whose faces showed tension and anticipation, then looked at the retreating figure of Su Laosan fleeing in panic in the distance.

"The medicine smells wonderful; it almost made me forget about the important business."

Qi Ji's body sank slightly, then he suddenly leaped up.

Having already taken the precious medicine, he had nothing left to worry about.

With his astonishing jumping ability, Qi Ji caught up with Su Laosan in an instant, and without the slightest pause, his deer hooves stomped down heavily.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, before Su Laosan could even scream, he was stomped into the bluestone pavement, the sound of his bones shattering clearly audible, and he died on the spot.

Qi Ji withdrew his blood-stained hoof, slowly turned around, and walked back to the group of women.

The women held their breath as the tall white deer approached, their eyes filled with awe and barely concealed nervousness.

Qi Ji blinked his doe-like eyes, then lowered his head and gently bit the hemp rope on the wrist of the woman in front. With a little force, he bit the rope off.

Ignoring the group of women, he quickly leaped in another direction.

As Qi Ji rampaged through the city, the bandit forces entrenched in Luohui City suffered a devastating blow.

The city's long-suffering citizens spontaneously gathered together, their eyes red with rage, and launched a furious counterattack against the fleeing bandits...