A Blood-Moving Realm has arrived in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes.

"Who's there! Show yourself!"

Li Mochou shouted sharply, scanning her surroundings warily.

Suddenly, a wild-looking figure emerged from the forest.

The man, with his white hair and beard, lunged straight at Yang Guo.

Yang Guo retreated repeatedly, trying to avoid the savage, but the savage's footwork was strange, and he quickly closed in on Yang Guo in the blink of an eye.

The savage reached out to grab Yang Guo, who hurriedly raised his hand to defend, but the savage used a grappling technique to dissipate all the force.

Strangely, the man did not go any further. Instead, he snatched the wine jar from Yang Guo's waist, broke the seal, and began to gulp it down.

He was still muttering to himself:

"Excellent wine! Excellent wine!"

He seemed to sense that everyone's eyes were on him, so he waved his hand and said:

"You...you guys continue, don't...don't worry about me."

Of the three people present, not one dared to move an inch.

Li Mochou spoke first, cupping her hands and asking, "Where do you come from, senior? This humble Taoist does not wish to make an enemy of you. I hope you will not interfere in our affairs."

Although the strange man told them to do as they pleased, the fact that he could shatter her Ice Soul Silver Needle with just a pebble showed that his internal strength was the most profound she had ever seen in her travels. How could she dare to act rashly without figuring out his background?

Zhang Huai and Yang Guo exchanged a glance, both realizing that a turning point had arrived.

The strange man ignored Li Mochou's words and focused on drinking the wine. In the blink of an eye, half a jar of fine wine was gone.

"Not enough! Not enough!"

The strange man shouted, turned his head and saw that Yang Guo and the other two were still staring at him, and said again:

"Didn't I tell you to continue? I originally wanted to wait until you were finished before coming out, but you almost broke this whole jar of fine wine, so I had no choice but to intervene."

"Don't worry about me, just keep fighting."

The strange man turned to leave as he spoke.

"Thank you, senior." Li Mochou quickly cupped her hands in thanks.

"Wait a moment, senior!"

Zhang Huai called out to him.

"What? I'm just here to freeload. You're willing to feed the snakes the wine, but you won't let me drink any? Besides, I'm not going to drink half a jar of your wine and then help you out."

"Senior, you misunderstand," Zhang Huai explained, bowing slightly. "Wouldn't you like a few more jars of this fine wine?"

The strange man licked the remaining wine from the corner of his mouth, as if savoring its rich aroma, and shook his head, saying:

"Don't try to fool me, kid! I followed you into the mountains after I smelled the wine. Besides the half-jar we used to feed the snake, this is all that's left. What more could we possibly want?"

"Senior, just because we only brought one jar up doesn't mean that's all we have. We have another hundred or two hundred jars hidden down the mountain!"

Yang Guo added from the side.

"A hundred or eighty jars?" The strange man's eyes lit up, and he was about to be tempted, but he quickly shook his head. "No way! I swear I will never go down the mountain again. Don't try to seduce me, kid."

Zhang Huai immediately replied, "There's no need for you to come out of seclusion, senior. We two juniors can escort you in. I know you've been living in seclusion here and don't want to be disturbed, but it's fate that you've met us."

The strange man muttered to himself, "Yes, this is fate..."

He then looked at Zhang Huai and asked seriously, "Can you two really deliver wine to me every day?"

Zhang Huai was overjoyed, knowing there was an opportunity, and quickly replied, "Of course! As long as we are both alive, and as long as this fine wine exists, we will send it to you every day. But now..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but just looked silently at Li Mochou. The strange man's gaze followed Zhang Huai's and fell on Li Mochou.

Li Mochou: ......

Li Mochou hurriedly spoke up: "Senior, you promised not to interfere, are you going to go back on your word?"

The strange man looked somewhat embarrassed and said to Li Mochou, "It's not that I'm breaking my word, but if you can find this peerless wine for me, young lady, I promise you I will never interfere in your feud."

Li Mochou frowned. She recognized the wine; it was a fine brew left behind by her master from the Ancient Tomb Sect. Years ago, when she was in the Ancient Tomb, she had secretly tasted it. Since then, she had wandered the martial world for many years and had never tasted a wine that could compare to it. Where could she find such a wine?

"Is this the only option, senior?"

Li Mochou pressed on in a deep voice.

"It has to be this way!"

The strange man's voice was resolute and left no room for doubt.

"Senior, please forgive my intrusion! May I experience your superior skills firsthand!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Mochou shot out more than a dozen Ice Soul Silver Needles from her sleeve, aiming straight for the strange man's major acupoints.

Seeing this, the strange man showed no panic whatsoever. He simply casually picked a flower, brought it to his lips, and blew on it gently.

The fluttering petals, as if guided by invisible threads, scattered along a predetermined trajectory, precisely colliding with the incoming silver needles. With a soft, rustling sound, the silver needles instantly turned to dust and fell to the ground, while the petals remained intact, drifting leisurely towards the ground.

"So handsome!" Zhang Huai thought to himself.

Li Mochou was shocked. Her trump card had been so easily neutralized by her opponent. Even the Five Greats of the present day would probably find it difficult to do so with such ease.

The strange man shook his head helplessly: "Little girl, I have no intention of taking your life. You should leave quickly."

Knowing she was no match for this strange man, Li Mochou immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior. I apologize for my rudeness."

Then she turned to Yang Guo, her voice icy and chilling: "Yang Guo, consider yourself lucky. We'll see!"

"See you next time, beautiful lady!" Yang Guo called out with a grin.

Li Mochou ignored him and looked at Zhang Huai, saying each word clearly:

"And you, Zhang Huai, right? Very well, I'll remember you!"

Having said that, he flicked his whisk, turned and drifted away, his figure quickly disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.

Seeing this, Zhang Huai and Yang Guo finally let out a long-suppressed vent.

"I thought I was going to die here."

Zhang Huaixin said with lingering fear.

Yang Guo also spoke up, saying, "Fortunately, we met this senior."

The two bowed to the strange man simultaneously, saying, "Thank you for saving us, senior!"

The strange man simply waved his hand: "No need to thank me. You don't really think I helped you only because of those few jars of fine wine, do you?"

Zhang Huai looked at Yang Guo with a puzzled expression, only to see that Yang Guo also looked bewildered.

"May I ask, senior, why did you intervene to save us?"

The strange man didn't say anything, but simply turned and walked in one direction, leaving behind two words: "Follow me!"

Zhang Huai quickly picked up the iron bar and Yang Guo's sword from the ground.

"Brother Yang, your sword."

Yang Guo caught the sword Zhang Huai threw to him and said, "Thank you."

The two quickly followed, staying close behind the strange man.

After walking for about two hours, it became completely dark. Fireflies twinkled around them, and the chirping of insects could be heard in the distance.

Zhang Huai couldn't help but ask:

"Senior, where are we going?"

The strange man paused, then uttered two words: "We've arrived."