Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 95 Nie Bufan

Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Nie Bufan

Mu Can couldn’t help but shake his head amusedly, giving Zhang Baobao a knowing look, signaling him to follow outside.

Zhang Baobao waved his hand to call over a servant to settle all the bills, then scurried after Mu Can out of the tavern.

Just as Mu Can stepped out, he noticed Long Yunyun standing there with a sulking face looking at him, and he promptly squeezed out a smile in response.

"What are you smiling about?" Long Yunyun asked grumpily when she saw Mu Can smiling at her.

"It’s nothing, I was just thinking of introducing a friend to you," Mu Can said, waving his hand towards Long Yunyun, not wanting to confront her directly.

Giving Zhang Baobao a look that said ’you’re on your own’, Mu Can turned to Long Yunyun and introduced, "This is Zhang Baobao, also known as Zhang Yuan Bao, a friend’s younger brother. It just so happens that he’ll be accompanying us on our way."

Zhang Baobao looked gratefully at Mu Can upon hearing this.

Hearing Mu Can’s words, Long Yunyun sneered, "Huh, did he give you something nice for this?"

Mu Can quickly spread his hands, "I swear, he’s truly my friend’s brother."

"No need for that, just let him fend for himself. I don’t hold back when I strike," said Long Yunyun coldly, pulling out her weapon and mounting her steed to head outside the city.

The group continued on their way, the only change from before was that Zhang Baobao had joined the team.

...

At this moment, Mu Can was staring at Zhang Baobao with a grimace, unable to deny that this Zhang Baobao was quite the character.

"Lanlan, why do you think Yunyun doesn’t like me?" Zhang Baobao asked earnestly, following closely beside Lanlan.

Starting with the people around Long Yunyun, Zhang Baobao indeed chose the right approach; however, what he didn’t realize was that Lanlan wasn’t close with Long Yunyun and the others at all.

"Brother, what is that young brother doing?" Xiao Bao, who was sharing a mount with Mu Can, watched Zhang Baobao hopping around within the group and asked.

"Xiao Bao, don’t mention him," replied Mu Can. Along the way, Long Yunyun hadn’t given Mu Can a single pleasant look; she looked at him the way one looks at a traitor.

Mu Can felt entirely aggrieved in his heart. Your pursuit of her is your own business; what does it have to do with me?

"Sigh, no wonder a sage once said, ’women and small-minded men are the hardest to deal with.’" Mu Can shook his head and murmured.

"Brother, what does ’women and small-minded men are the hardest to deal with’ mean?" Xiao Bao, being very curious, somehow overheard and asked.

Mu Can’s face changed slightly, "Kids shouldn’t ask such questions."

"Mu Can, shut your mouth," Long Yunyun barked upon hearing Xiao Bao’s question.

Zhang Baobao smacked his horse and sped up to Long Yunyun’s side.

"Yunyun, what’s the matter? Did Can brother bully you?" Zhang Baobao looked at Long Yunyun with a fawning expression.

Mu Can’s mouth twitched, this kid was really as Bing’er had described; if he wasn’t scolded every three days, he’d be uncomfortable.

"Can brother, if you bully my Yunyun again, even if you are my sister’s friend, I won’t be polite with you," Zhang Baobao warned Mu Can fiercely, appearing as if he might lash out at any moment.

"Get lost, who is ’your family’?" Long Yunyun glared at Zhang Baobao furiously.

Mu Can looked at Zhang Baobao, then at Long Yunyun, and rubbing his forehead, he urged his horse a bit further ahead, creating distance between them.

"I can’t afford to offend them, but I can certainly avoid them," Mu Can thought, leaving the space to the two of them, not wanting to partake in their quarrel.

Despite the chaos, having Zhang Baobao along greatly alleviated the loneliness of the journey.

"Old Wang, who do you think our boss is more compatible with?" Gouzi gently kicked Old Wang and asked.

Old Wang, with a look of disgust, patted the dust off his pants, "I think Young Master Zhang is more suitable."

In just one afternoon, Young Master Zhang conquered a group of mountain thieves and numerous women with his powerful personal charm.

There’s no helping it, being young, handsome, and wealthy, witty yet humorous, apart from questionable fashion sense, there’s hardly any apparent flaw in Zhang Baobao.

Now among this group of people, except for the main party who still dislikes Zhang Baobao, almost everyone else has a good impression of him.

"Stop." Mu Can felt the commotion ahead and immediately raised a hand and shouted.

In the distance, dust clouds started to rise, signaling a large troop heading their way.

Zhang Baobao rode his horse to stand side by side with Mu Can, watching the rising dust clouds in the distance with a solemn expression.

"Heavy Cavalry." Zhang Baobao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Heavy Cavalry, the most powerful military force of the Mortal Realm Empire, comprised entirely of Cultivators, are the cornerstone ensuring the stable rule of the Empire.

There was once a saying that even a Martial Venerate, under the relentless assault of Heavy Cavalry, could be piled to death alive.

In history, there was an incident where a Martial Venerate harshly clashed with the Fire Wolf Heavy Cavalry; even though the Fire Wolf Cavalry Group was annihilated in the end, that Martial Venerate also died from exhaustion.

The troop appearing before them was the only Heavy Cavalry Corps of the Nanyuan Empire, the Giant Statue Heavy Cavalry.

The Giant Statue Cavalry, though seemingly unremarkable when considered individually, can exert an immense pressure when their numbers reach a certain level.

When the Giant Statue Heavy Cavalry appeared before Mu Can and the others, Mu Can understood why there was a saying about the invincibility of Heavy Cavalry.

Putting aside his previous contempt, it seems that the empires’ rule is maintained not solely by the masters within the Empire.

The giants were also magical beasts bred by the Empire, their massive figures towering at two meters, their whole bodies covered in enormous armor, with two sharp fangs glinting with a cold gleam.

As the distance closed, the ground rhythmically began to tremble, the horses beneath the bandits unable to withstand the immense pressure, neighing restlessly.

Atop the giants sat Knights, their faces also hidden under thick helmets, with only their eyes visible, without exception, every Heavy Cavalry carried a giant spear as thick as an arm.

The leading Knight was even more extraordinary, the long spear on his back was glowing with a faint golden light.

"Fire Spirit Spear, he’s Nie Bufan." Zhang Baobao looked at the leader of the armored knights from a distance and said indifferently.

"It’s him." Mu Can, as a citizen of the Nanyuan Empire, had also heard of the most famous young General in the military in recent years, Nie Bufan.

Three years ago, he led the Heavy Cavalry to eradicate the barbarians that had been entrenched in the southwest corner of the Nanyuan Empire for years, making a name for himself in one battle.

Although the Heavy Cavalry was numerous, they passed by Mu Can and others in an orderly manner, the Knights atop the giants looked straight ahead, as if Mu Can and the others didn’t exist.

Only the leader, when passing by Mu Can, glanced sideways at him.

After that glance.

Nie Bufan casually raised a hand, the roaring noise instantly ceased, and the entire Giant Statue Heavy Cavalry Corps came to a steady halt, without a hint of disorder.