The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 396 - 0396: Come, Battle!

Chapter 396: Chapter 0396: Come, Battle!

Zhang Jinwen’s target had always been Zhang Xuan’er. The Mountain Demon on him suddenly leaped out from behind Zhang Xuan’er, raising a sharp claw and striking towards her back.

Long Fei yelled, "Xuan’er, watch out!"

Clutching the Tai’a Sword in his hand, he leapt up fiercely, springing into the air both before and after the Mountain Demon, but he was still a step too slow.

When Zhang Xuan’er turned her head and saw the Mountain Demon, she was completely stunned, and was about to be pierced by its claw.

At that moment, a man suddenly flew forward with his sword, slashing at the Mountain Demon’s claw in mid-air.

It was Hong Qi, the old man who had unhesitatingly chosen to surrender when facing Gao Chi the previous night.

He hadn’t fled, but had followed Long Fei and the others all along, silently hiding behind them.

The moment he saw things turning sour, he immediately came out to aid Zhang Xuan’er.

The Mountain Demon’s reflexes were incredibly fast; as soon as it saw him, it quickly retracted its claw and instead grabbed his arm.

The nearly three-inch long claw was as sharp as a hesitant dagger.

Hong Qi’s sword strike missed, and before he could raise another sword, the muscles on his arm were torn open by the beast, leaving five bloody marks.

The claw had barbs on it, tearing the flesh away as it pulled.

Hong Qi groaned in pain, stumbling backward one step, using his body to shield Zhang Xuan’er.

The Mountain Demon swung its claw towards his heart, aiming to stab again, only to see Long Fei fiercely slashing down from a bluestone boulder with his sword.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye; the Tai’a Sword drew a white arc of Sword Qi in the air.

The three-meter long arc came with a whoosh.

This was Long Fei’s Essential Qi mixed with the Sword Qi released outward, sharply unparalleled, and it chopped down from the Mountain Demon’s arm with a snap.

The Mountain Demon had just stabbed into Hong Qi’s chest, when its arm suddenly spurted blood, exposing ghastly white bones.

It retracted in pain, baring its teeth in a piercing scream, and hastily flipped back to seek refuge on Zhang Jinwen’s body.

Long Fei stood atop the three-meter-high bluestone, holding the three-foot-long Tai’a Sword, and roared hoarsely, "Come on, let’s fight!"

His eyes glaring, he looked like a war god descended to earth.

Zhang Jinwen, holding a longsword, had been considering coming over. Now, frightened by Long Fei’s roar, he decisively turned with the Mountain Demon and fled.

Cai Jiu’s target wasn’t Long Fei and the others, but the Mystic Yin Soul Gathering Banner next to his master.

After grabbing it, he followed Zhang Jinwen and ran for his life.

Long Fei watched them leave from a distance, a mouthful of blood spilling from his lips, his legs suddenly went weak, and he plummeted from the top of the bluestone.

Fat Wang and Lu Buping, with quick reflexes, caught him below.

The three of them tumbled to the ground together, all breaking out in a cold sweat.

Long Fei’s Essential Qi, spiritual power, were all exhausted; now lying on the ground, he didn’t even have the strength to get up.

Hong Qi’s heart had almost been pierced by the Mountain Demon, and now he had taken out his own healing medicine and hurriedly sprinkled it on the wounds.

Li Zhenni and Zhang Xuan’er exchanged glances, their heads covered in sweat as if they had taken a turn at Ghost Gate Pass.

They followed Fat Wang and Lu Buping, lifting the bodies of Long Fei and Hong Qi against the bluestone.

Fat Wang and Lu Buping hurriedly gathered bullets and grenades, on high alert for the return of Zhang Jinwen and his group.

Long Fei instructed them to pick up some Jade Toad flesh and start eating, hastily replenishing their Essential Qi.

Hong Qi didn’t have his daring; under Zhang Xuan’er’s invitation, he ate some beef from a can and then closed his eyes to meditate, just like Long Fei.

After this ordeal, the sky had dimmed.

The flesh of the Jade Toad was indeed extraordinarily nutritious.

Having eaten only three or four pounds, the Essential Qi in Long Fei’s Dantian boiled, as if a volcano was ready to erupt, even his head emitting steam.

His spiritual power had only recovered a bit, but with the support of the Tai’a Sword, he was more than capable of dealing with the two rats, Zhang Jinwen and Cai Jiu.

Fat Wang and Lu Buping, all four of them, ate something and then scanned the area for the Blood Spirit Flowers.

When Long Fei opened his eyes, Zhang Xuan’er and Li Zhenni rushed over and asked him, "How is it, feeling any better?"

"You aren’t injured, are you?"

Receiving the concern of two beauties at the same time, Long Fei felt somewhat embarrassed.

He shook his head and stood up, staring at Hong Qi.

The old man’s face was turning black, and Zhang Xuan’er and the others, knowing nothing, had not taken proper care of him.

Long Fei immediately instructed Fat Wang, "Quick, fetch some water from the pool!"

Fat Wang nodded his head, thinking that Long Fei was thirsty, and hurriedly took a water bottle to fill it up and brought it back.

Long Fei took out a small dagger and made a cut to tear the clothes on Hong Qi’s arm.

There were blood scabs that had already fused with the skin.

Hong Qi’s brow twitched and his eyelids slightly lifted as he said weakly, "I’m afraid I’ve been poisoned, Miss Zhang is in your care now. The old man was wrong before, the old man apologizes to you!"

"Don’t talk, just protect your heart meridian with Essential Qi!"

Long Fei extended his hand, gesturing for Fat Wang to bring over the water from the pool.

He poured the water on the bloody flesh to wash off the blackened, dirty blood.

Hong Qi winced in pain, a groan emanating from his throat.

Long Fei took out a silver needle and stabbed a few into his arm and heart area.

The wounds that had previously healed now split open again, fresh blood oozing out.

The blood was black, emitting a thick and foul odor.

It was the deathly aura of the Mountain Demon’s claws, which had already mixed into Hong Qi’s bloodstream.

If not expelled, Hong Qi wouldn’t last the night.

The blackness in the blood steadily faded, but Hong Qi’s complexion turned pale.

Zhang Xuan’er worriedly asked, "Uncle Hong won’t have any problems, right?"

Long Fei shook his head, stood up, looked around, found some herbs, and ground them into a paste before applying them onto Hong Qi’s wounds.

Hong Qi previously had applied some healing medicine, which was fine for ordinary wounds, but clearly inadequate for the tears caused by the Mountain Demon.

Long Fei had Fat Wang tear a piece of cloth to bandage the outside, wrapping the herbs inside.

They lacked everything in this place, except for herbs.

In places where Spiritual Energy was abundant, even ordinary grass could contain immense Essential Qi.

Hong Qi’s complexion improved a lot, and although very reluctantly, he still thanked Long Fei, "Thank you."

Without saying much, Long Fei had Fat Wang build a campfire to cook some toad meat for everyone to eat.

This stuff, containing a huge amount of Essential Qi, was very beneficial to consume.

Once the meat was cooked, the broth was like cream.

No matter what he said, Zhang Xuan’er and Li Zhenni refused to eat a single bite.

In the end, he, along with Fat Wang, Lu Buping, and Hong Qi, ate and drank everything up.

The two women just had some canned beef, the moon hung overhead, relishing a rare moment of relaxation.

Zhang Xuan’er sneaked a glance at Long Fei, regretting the vow she had made earlier.

Back then, she thought she was going to die and secretly vowed that if Long Fei saved her again, she would marry this guy.

Now, watching him eat toad meat, she felt a wave of goosebumps and reconsidered; there was definitely no common language between them.

Li Zhenni quickly finished the canned beef and asked Long Fei, "What now? Do we still look for the Blood Spirit Flower?"

Long Fei handed her the can with broth and teased her, "Take a sip and I’ll tell you!"

"Stop it, take it away!"

Li Zhenni instantly felt nauseated, never having eaten a toad before.

Especially just now, the toad spraying poison, it was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.