Imperial Treasure
Chapter 246 - 179: The Young Man on the Bamboo

Chapter 246: Chapter 179: The Young Man on the Bamboo

Hmph...

The blade struck the waist and abdomen!

But just as the blade entered half an inch, Sui Yi felt a tenacious resistance, as though it would rebound.

And it really did rebound!

Smack!

Sui Yi took a step back, watching as the Giant Fox’s body thudded to the ground, howling in what seemed to be a spiteful agony, and without consideration for its pain, it lunged at her again swiftly!

This counterattack was truly fierce!

Yet, with a turn of her Inner Strength, Sui Yi’s blade gleamed coldly, instantly conveying a chilling threat to the attacking Giant Fox. It glanced into the unsympathetic, icy eyes of the human before it, eyes that held a noble aura as if the bright moon was in the sky and the blazing sun had retreated.

Fox demons cannot be injured?

It refused to believe that!

Clang!!! Its claws tore into the blade, pressing down, and with another paw, it swiped at Sui Yi’s face!

The lunge was powerful, but Sui Yi’s physique and strength greatly exceeded the Giant Fox’s expectations.

She didn’t retreat but advanced, launching a Snapping Kick!

Boom!

With a tiger-like stance, the body weighing over a hundred pounds was violently kicked, flying seven or eight meters away, blood spattering everywhere!

Intestines from the wound on its waist and abdomen were now exposed...

"Wuu... wuu..." The Giant Fox now appeared utterly pitiful, lying on the ground wailing, a sound that evoked compassion.

Walking over step by step, Sui Yi frowned, her stride unyielding, yet her gaze softened slightly...

Still pretending to be pitiful... truly the nature of foxes, she might indeed have spared it, had it not hurt anyone.

Too bad...

Sui Yi moved rapidly, darting forwards in a flash and raising her blade...

Suddenly!

A pebble shot down from the slanted sky above!

The force was swift and overpowering, the speed extreme, like a bullet!

Clang!

The back of the blade blocked the pebble, ringing out with a clear and sharp collision sound. Naturally, the stone exploded into dust. Sui Yi looked up to see a person standing five meters above on a hanging bamboo branch.

The individual was quite young, likely under twenty, his complexion fair and handsome, with an upright figure clad in a white robe bordered in blue, reminiscent of a Daoist’s clothing, youthful indeed. At that moment, he was holding a bamboo branch above him, feet firmly planted on another below, glowering at Sui Yi, "Hey, how can you be so heartless and ruthless, being a girl and all, dealing such a cruel blow to a fox with an extraordinary spirit..."

His voice was tender and crisp, his words carrying an ancient tone, and his manner of appearance was like that of a bamboo forest knight from a novel.

This knight also had a medicine basket slung across his back.

But the words he spoke seemed so awkward to Sui Yi.

A little fox...?

After one glance at this person, Sui Yi turned her head, the blade’s edge drooping, addressing the Giant Fox on the ground, "It is not a little fox, and its nature is cunning and vicious, it cannot be spared."

This stranger seemed mysterious and practiced martial arts; it was best to explain.

Sui Yi meant well and was polite, but the youth stared intently, fearing she would slay the Giant Fox on the spot. Perhaps it was a preconceived notion, having just witnessed Sui Yi’s relentless approach towards the pitiable fox, her blade bloody, he instinctively decided the victim, so seeing Sui Yi’s unchanging resolve, he grew anxious!

Thus, he let go of the bamboo branch, leaped from above, and with a rustling sound like a parabola, landed with a turn of his feet, and reached out to attack Sui Yi!

"I won’t let you harm this little fox!"

It was as if he were upholding justice by drawing his sword to assist!

Sui Yi’s brows tightened, and she sidestepped. One shouldn’t use a blade against people, so she blocked with the back of her hand, smack!

A surge of Inner Strength! Repelled!

If you’d say Sui Yi’s Inner Strength was that of forty or fifty years, far surpassing Gong Jiu’s mere decade, then this young man seemed to have surpassed Sui Yi somewhat, a solid fifty years of Inner Strength, even stronger than Sui Yi by a margin.

In terms of age, they appeared to be quite similar too.

Especially his Palm Technique, balanced and profound, clearly indicating a prestigious heritage!

Upon seeing this, Sui Yi grew more suspicious...

And at this moment, the youth was also astounded; he had only noticed this girl’s intent to slay the fox, and now after a brief combat, realized her Inner Strength was only slightly weaker than his own. She wielded a blade but did not use it, her Palm Technique was unsystematic, improvised on the fly, yet every move was executed with a bizarre insight and reactive ability that managed to dismantle his attacks one by one...

Strange!

Really strange!

But she wanted to kill the fox; he couldn’t stand for that!

The two clashed fiercely, punches whistling sharply through the air, their figures flitting in and out of the bamboo forest, soaring high and low... This scene caught the eye of Li Jingyan who had caught up the fastest from behind, leaving him in disbelief.

Of course, he also called out urgently, "Kid, where did you come from?"

As soon as the youth saw Li Jingyan coming, he knew they were together and shouted, "Oh, are you two planning to kill the little fox together? I can’t believe people from the foot of the mountain are so evil!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyan instantly felt as if he were drunk—was this kid’s mind muddled with paste, thinking he was here to aid the fox?

And a little fox, little my ass!

"Crazy, this fox has killed so many people... look out, you... be careful!" Li Jingyan, holding a machete, ran over to help Sui Yi kill the injured fox, only to suddenly change color!

Be careful of what?

The Giant Fox lying on the ground suddenly shot out, pouncing and biting...

Toward Sui Yi’s back... Sui Yi was extremely sensitive, and seeing the movement, she dodged swiftly, but as she dodged, the boy in front of her became exposed!

The boy clearly hadn’t expected the Giant Fox to suddenly spring forward, and for a moment didn’t react in time...

Whoosh!

Sui Yi pulled forcefully, and he, with a backhanded move, flung out a knife!

The Whirling Blade Technique!

Thud!

The knife stabbed into the Giant Fox’s back... sending it flying to the ground!

Was it about to die?

The fox clenched its teeth, and with a swish~ of its butt...

Thud~~~

A stench, almost black toxic gas, sprayed out...

Sui Yi feared this the most, and immediately spun around, grabbed Xiao Dao from not far away, leaped up, and with a bound, jumped more than three meters high, landing atop the bamboo...

The boy and Li Jingyan Yang had also already started fleeing urgently...

The black gas spread far and wide, covering three to four mu of land, but as the gas dispersed, Sui Yi and the other two lost sight of the fox...

Li Jingyan Yang was furious to death, and directly grabbed the boy’s collar, "Do you realize what you’ve let go!"

The boy’s eyes widened, "A fox, yeah, but I didn’t let it go, it ran off on its own!"

His eyes, however, were bright and delicate, like a girl’s.

Could you be any more innocent?

Li Jingyan Yang was furious to death and really wanted to smash a fist in this fellow’s face...

"Jing Yang, let it go... that fox won’t get very far..."

Sui Yi jumped down, holding Xiao Dao, and just then, Mao Gang and the others, carrying hoes, also came over...

After the boy later got an earful from this group, he began to understand a bit, but didn’t quite believe it, "These little animals are all very cute, how could they do such things... Could it be that you’ve misunderstood?"

Little animals, very cute, the expressions of the numerous villagers were very twisted.

They promptly heard the boy add another sentence, "Besides, the little animals on our mountain are all friends with me."

"What mountain is that, Huaguo Mountain?" Li Jingyan Yang’s sneering remark made Sui Yi burst into laughter, breaking the villagers’ harsh criticisms of the boy.

"Since it’s already escaped, we should first search for where it went... It’s injured and likely can’t get very far."

"Miss Sui, that devilish creature is too formidable, as soon as you leave, we won’t stand a chance against it... and foxes hold grudges, who knows how it might deal with us later..." Mao Gang immediately began to complain bitterly, and others, recognizing Sui Yi’s prowess, all started clamoring.

Li Jingyan Yang frowned, what did this mean, could it be...

"I will stay the night..." Sui Yi said, causing Li Jingyan Yang to frown, "Miss, it’s too dangerous on this mountain, and moreover..."

The conditions are bad.

"Don’t worry, think of it as a vacation... You and Lin Yun can go down the mountain to stay overnight," said Sui Yi, then carrying Xiao Dao, she walked forward, "Perhaps we need to go down the mountain now."

It was only then that everyone began to notice Xiao Dao’s condition.

Mao Gang pressed on the philtrum, "There’s a faint breath left, but it’s very weak, and look at how pale the face is..."

"What happened, he wasn’t bitten, and in just half a day, how did he get so weak..."

Originally, everyone thought Xiao Dao had been eaten, but the person was still alive, just as pale as if blood had been drained, barely hanging on to life.

It was a most eerie affair.

"Could it be that he’s been fumigated into unconsciousness?"

Even if fumigated unconscious, it wouldn’t look like this.

The villagers prepared to take him down the mountain to the hospital, but the older generation said there wasn’t time, the journey was too long, and they might not hang onto that last breath.

That meant, the person wouldn’t survive!

Sui Yi truly didn’t dare tell these people it was the fox’s doing; otherwise, it could scare them to death, but when she looked up, she noticed the boy’s face held a bizarre expression, clearly, he also knew that the fox could drain a person’s energy...

"He’s been drained of energy, too feeble... let’s take him to the house first, I’ll try and see if I can save him," said Sui Yi, cradling Xiao Dao, she immediately strode off without another word.

In the eyes of the villagers, Sui Yi was a high expert, and at this moment, they could only rely on her...

A group crowded around her, ready to hurry down to the village below.

The boy, originally firmly believing in the Giant Fox, seeing Xiao Dao’s condition, started to waver. After some thought, he followed with his medicine basket on his back...

This matter couldn’t stay hidden from Old Lady Mao San anyway; if Xiao Dao couldn’t be saved, wouldn’t they at least allow for a last meeting? So, everyone went back to Old Lady Mao San’s home, the old woman was naturally shocked, but Sui Yi reassured that she could save him...

Li Jingyan Yang felt conflicted at the side, sister, on the mountain you said you’d try to see if you could save him, but once in the village you said you could save him; that’s not how you comfort people...

What if you can’t save him?

Li Jingyan Yang was worrying, but when Lin Yun found out, he became less anxious.

"Anyhow, the little boss never does anything without assurance... we just wait," he said.

That also made sense, and they could only wait...

At this moment, Sui Yi placed Xiao Dao on the wooden bed, turned to the others, and instructed, "You all go out."

Thinking she had a Unique Secret Technique, not a single person dared to stay, all promptly left the room... far more cooperative than family members in the hospital.

Once no one was left, and The Gate was shut, Sui Yi pressed her palm on Xiao Dao’s chest, channeling her own Magnetic Sensation into him. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)