Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 431 - 433: The Wild Boar Really Came

Chapter 431: Chapter 433: The Wild Boar Really Came

"But I’m really itchy, and it’s so uncomfortable," she said.

Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face turned bright red, and her eyes seemed filled with extreme pain as she struggled forcefully to scratch the itch.

Fortunately, it wasn’t any poisonous mosquito, so it wasn’t too troublesome.

After carefully inspecting the marks on Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face, Xiao Yi heaved a long sigh of relief. The mosquito he recognized often appeared in the deep forests and wasn’t very poisonous, but it made people extremely itchy.

Seeing the painful expression on Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face, a flicker of pity flashed through his eyes. He almost let her scratch the itch, but in the end, he just sighed, continued to control her hands to prevent her from scratching, and comforted her with a gentle voice, "Girl, you’ve been bitten by a mosquito. Wait here, I’ll go find some medicine for you."

Having said that, he glanced around, picked Zeng Xiaoxiao up, and placed her on a small clearing nearby, having her sit properly. To prevent her from scratching, he gently pressed on a spot on her arm, then hurried toward the woods nearby.

If it were any other disease, he could have resolved it directly using the needles he carried. However, he was powerless against the itching caused by this type of mosquito bite, as it only affected the surface of the skin.

Fortunately, the herbs needed for detoxification were quite common and could generally be found near areas where those mosquitoes were present. Simply rubbing that grass on the bitten area relieved the itching immediately.

Taking advantage of the remaining light, he knew he had to quickly find those herbs.

In almost an instant, an anxious Xiao Yi plunged into a patch of wild bushes ahead, starting to use his sharp eyesight to search for the necessary herbs.

Luckily, Xiao Yi’s cultivation power had reached the Condensation period, and although he was not as proficient in the Skill of Medicinal Stones as he was in Needle Technique, he had dealt with various herbs under the old man’s guidance since childhood. It didn’t take him long to find a cluster of the herbs he needed nearby.

Phew...

The moment he plucked the herb into his hand, Xiao Yi’s face involuntarily relaxed, releasing a long breath.

He had been genuinely worried moments before. Although not finding the herbs wouldn’t have been fatal for Zeng Xiaoxiao, it would have caused her long-lasting pain. The type of itching that invaded one’s heart was something he had experienced personally; it was arguably more dreadful than any form of torture, worse than pain. He would rather bear pain than endure such itching, especially when considering Zeng Xiaoxiao, a delicate young lady who had never suffered from the day she was born – how could she bear it?

Just seeing her painful appearance and those awful red spots on her face earlier had made his heart extremely distressed.

"Ah!"

Just as Xiao Yi had relaxed and was about to pick the herb and return, he suddenly heard Zeng Xiaoxiao’s alarmed scream near his ear, and his expression dramatically changed.

He heard that Zeng Xiaoxiao’s cry wasn’t due to extreme itchy pain but was filled with fear!

At the same time, he suddenly heard a rustling noise coming from ahead.

His expression completely changed.

Wild boar!

In just a flash, his mind made the judgment and realized what was happening, as the words arose in his mind. Simultaneously, his body reached its limits as he dashed towards Zeng Xiaoxiao, his innermost being letting out a hysterical roar: No!

"Buzz buzz..."

Zeng Xiaoxiao had often told Xiao Yi that she wanted to see a real wild boar. Even earlier when they were descending the mountain, she mentioned that she hadn’t yet seen a real wild boar. But now that a real wild boar had appeared before her, her face showed no trace of joy. Looking ahead at the beast with its massive size, at least 500 kilograms, through the fading light, barely discerning the terrifying mix of black and white on its skin, disheveled long bristles hanging from its head, and the two large, fierce eyes glowing menacingly and its huge dominating tusks adding to its ferocious appearance, she felt an overwhelming fear from deep inside.

Even the terrible itch on her body was momentarily forgotten.

Looking into those large eyes, almost instinctively, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s body rolled forward.

And almost the instant she rolled to the side, the massive, seemingly cumbersome wild boar charged towards where she had just been standing.

"Crack!"

The position where she had just stood, near a tree almost as thick as her thigh, which just moments before had been scratching her itchy back, was instantly split into two by the impact.

Zeng Xiaoxiao’s heart felt chillingly cold, and in her large eyes, fear was the only expression left as her pupils rapidly contracted!

At that moment, she truly witnessed how terrifying a wild boar could be!

In that instant, she had hardly seen clearly how it had charged at her; it felt like a massive bolt of lightning had struck before the beast was upon her!

She couldn’t comprehend how such a massive creature could move at such speeds...

All she knew was that if the wild boar charged at her again, she would have no way to dodge it... And in that moment, her eyes saw the boar, indeed, after a miss, turn its head towards her, its huge eyes shining with an excited, greedy light...

Brother Xiao, please come back soon, if you don’t return now, I’m surely going to die!

In Zeng Xiaoxiao’s mind, she instinctively thought of Xiao Yi, continuously crying out in her heart, praying.

However, before her cry for help was even fully articulated, the boar’s figure had moved again...

Goodbye, Brother Xiao...

Goodbye, Sister...

Goodbye, Grandpa, Grandma...

...

Watching as the wild boar mercilessly charged at her, Zeng Xiaoxiao felt a surge of complete despair and instinctively shut her eyes, mentally saying goodbye to all the people she cared about.

"Smack!"

"Buzz..."

However, just when Zeng Xiaoxiao could even smell the terrible scent of the boar and sense its dreadful presence, the bloody and painful scene she had envisaged did not occur. Suddenly, there was a smack, the horrifying presence before her completely vanished, followed by a piercing scream.

"Young girl, are you alright?"

As a flicker of confusion passed through Zeng Xiaoxiao’s mind and she instinctively opened her eyes to see what had happened, a voice full of concern rang in her ears.

"Brother Xiao!"

Upon opening her eyes, Zeng Xiaoxiao saw Xiao Yi’s face full of concern and tension, and without thinking, she threw herself onto him and began to cry.

It seemed she needed to vent all the fright she had just experienced.

"Ah... you’re alright, young girl, you’re alright."

Xiao Yi hadn’t expected Zeng Xiaoxiao to suddenly start crying on him, stiffening for a moment before noticing the pear-like tears on her face, he instantly realized that she was truly frightened and his eyes involuntarily showed a look of sympathy as he gently began to pat her shoulder.

Thinking back on the terrifying danger they had just faced, he too felt a wave of relief wash over him.

His back was still somewhat cold and wet.

At the very moment he had swooped in, the boar’s tusks had almost stabbed into Zeng Xiaoxiao. Had he been delayed by even three seconds longer, a tragedy might have occurred.

With this in mind, his gaze involuntarily shifted to the wild boar, which he had fiercely slapped away. Given the urgent circumstances earlier, he hadn’t had time to thoroughly assess the boar before instinctively rushing to deliver a heavy slap.

"Wow, this boar must be at least 500 kilograms, and its vitality is so tenacious!"

As his gaze focused on the outline of the boar, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

This boar’s strength must have reached at least the high tier of the Bone Tempering Period!

Watching the boar, still struggling and occasionally twisting its massive body on the ground while emitting weak, painful groans, and not yet completely deceased, Xiao Yi immediately made an assessment.

Indeed, its strength might even be stronger than a high master of the Bone Tempering Period.

After all, the slap he had dealt in a moment of urgency, though it wasn’t his full strength, had still used at least more than 60% of his cultivation power. That kind of slap, even a high master of the Bone Tempering Period should have been obliterated.

"Brother Xiao, it’s so itchy, ah, Brother Xiao, did you find the medicine?"

After crying on Xiao Yi’s shoulder for a while, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s mood had finally stabilized somewhat. She lifted her head, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and looked at Xiao Yi’s face which was thin and somewhat pale but sharply contoured. Remembering that Xiao Yi had seen her frightened state, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s cheeks flushed slightly, she was about to say something but before she could open her mouth, the terrible itching sensation on her back returned, more severe and intense than before, and she couldn’t help but cry out loud. (Continued in the next part. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and support at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)