Chapter 76: Encounter with the Escaped Servant

  Lin Heng turned around and gazed at Hei Jia Bai's reluctant eyes from afar, also sensing the thick attachment.

  Half a month of getting along, as well as fighting side by side in the midst of danger, had forged a deep bond between them. However, Lin couldn't help but leave, having agreed with the Cao family to have a decisive battle in a month's time; he had to find the "Stone Bamboo Ice Spring" as soon as possible and break through to the third rank.

  The Wan Gu Mountain Range covers an area of nearly a thousand square kilometers. After days of searching, he can confirm that there is no "Stone Bamboo Ice Spring". He decides to follow the tribal leader's directions and head deep into the eastern part of the Mang Huo Mountain to try his luck.

  The morning of the great mountain, the sun's rays are bright and full of vitality, sprinkling across the vast forest.

  According to the clan elder Huo Tianzhao, in the depths of thousands of kilometers on the east side of Manghu Mountain, there are many deep streams and gorges, which is the most likely range for "Shi Sun Bing Quan" to appear.

  Lin Heng distinguished the clear direction and disappeared into the vast mountain path.

  Due to the massive and rare four-product beast blood infusion, Lin Heng's physical body is now far superior to that of an ordinary person. Long-distance travel not only greatly reduces fatigue, but also increases speed by five times. From here to the approximate destination, a distance of thousands of kilometers, it would have taken him at least half a month before, but now it's just a four-day journey.

  "If I can enter the third rank, I'll be able to ride on air and control objects. I'm afraid it will only take a day and a half to catch up." Lin Heng was looking forward to advancing to the third rank.

  Martial artists advance, their boundaries show improvement, apart from the quality of their inner strength soaring to incredible heights. Upon reaching certain special ranks, they can produce special skills. Entering the third rank, they can control objects in flight, this is just one example.

  The object flies, unobstructed in the air, and its speed is naturally not comparable to four legs. The speed of the flying object is largely related to the material being used. Some high-ranking treasures, once used, can travel hundreds of miles in an instant, with infinite wonders.

  Of course, not all objects can fly, and only those that have been specially crafted by a master craftsman to infuse them with spiritual energy can become mighty weapons or treasures.

  Like Lin Guang's heavy axe, it is also a flying weapon.

  It was late afternoon, and according to what the tribal elder had said, there were still five or six hours of journey left.

  Lin Heng suddenly had a bad feeling because he found that the place mentioned by the clan leader, Huo Tianzhao, seemed to be in the same direction as the mysterious and terrifying black hole last time.

  The narrow escape last time left Lin with a lingering fear, especially when he was in the snake's belly and suddenly felt an unknown pressure from outside that almost made his soul fly away, making him have a serious psychological shadow on the black cave.

  Lin Heng stopped in his tracks, and a conflict arose in his heart.

  In an instant, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward again.

  The battle with the Cao family is imminent, and we can only fight to the death. At worst, I'll be careful and avoid that mountain cave, and not get close. Calculating precisely, within the range mentioned by Patriarch Huo Tianzhao, it's almost a hundred kilometers east before reaching the Black Mountain Cave, as long as we don't charge forward, nothing should happen.

  The sky was getting darker, and in front of Lin Huan, a rapid river stretched out. After observing the terrain on the riverbank, he decided to spend the night there.

  He cleared a small area, took out dry rations, and gnawed on them while gazing at the flowing river water, feeling an unbearable itch in his heart.

  More than ten days ago, he practiced "Fan Wind Style" in the river and suddenly realized the entry of "Fan Wind Style".

  But for a long time, Lin had not found a suitable stream, and at the same time, he was looking for "Longdan Fruit" and "Shizhu Ice Spring", so it has been abandoned. The river in front of him is rushing, which is a good opportunity to practice again.

  Although Lin had never used "Feng Zhuan Shi" against an enemy, nor tested its power. He had a faint feeling that "Feng Zhuan Shi" would not be inferior to "Die Chong Shi", and might even surpass it.

  The dense stars twinkled like a river flowing across the sky, and the rolling sound of the river filled the quiet deep mountains and black night with a unique noise.

  "Hula! Hula!" The smooth and flowing river surface reveals one by one black holes, abrupt and sudden.

  No one understands why the rapid current that rushes down with a force of thousands of tons suddenly produces countless black holes like meteorites.

  These are not whirlpools but rather a series of eddies, as large amounts of river water are churned up and the dark river bottom is exposed, giving the appearance of black holes.

  In the midst of the vortex group, Lin Heng was concentrating on calculating the pressure data from the moment the vortex appeared to its end, continuously refining and deducing.

  The river's load-carrying capacity is three times wider than the one above, giving Lin Huan a broader stage for performance. In terms of volume, the whirlpools on the river surface are obviously 50% larger than the first time, which means that Lin Huan's "turning wind style" has improved by a full 50%.

  Such a complex and intricate martial skill, yet it has improved by 50% after only the second trial and refinement, this is absolutely astonishing.

  Lin Heng's body was constantly subjected to the internal conflicting forces of yin and yang, and his arms were no exception. It was as if there were two opposing forces within his body, which, according to his consciousness, alternated between gentle and intense, intersecting and colliding in various rhythms.

  As for the incomprehensible annotations in the second half of "Zhuang Feng Shi", Lin Heng has thoroughly abandoned them. It can be said that the "Zhuang Feng Shi" he currently understands has undergone a complete transformation, with only the essence remaining the same, while everything else is now two completely different forms.

  The whirlpool subsided, and the upstream water rushed in. Lin Huan suddenly flipped his body over, his torso coordinating with the two reverse forces inside him like a rope that was constantly twisting and turning. Then, his left and right fists struck out at an odd angle.

  To outsiders, apart from their strange postures, there is nothing unusual about them.

  However, Lin Huan saw clearly in his inner world that the huge potential energy of Lin Huan's body was constantly accumulating and twisting, burning for a moment, and suddenly collided with each other at an angle of 45 degrees.

  "Hiss!" A massive explosion of energy surged out like molten lava.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble!" The turbulent river flowed from the bottom up, quickly revealing a cone-shaped space that had been emptied. The water rushing straight down suddenly broke away from the surface, continuously rising in a circular motion, as if a huge lotus flower was growing out of the river's surface.

  After counting breaths, strength disperses, wine splashes into the river, and calmness returns.

  Lin Heng was very satisfied with the whirlpool he had just displayed, "Turning Wind Style" was still in its infancy and couldn't be used in actual combat yet, but he believed that once he fully grasped the technique, it would become a truly terrifying martial skill.

  The next morning, Lin Hong set out again early in the day.

  Approaching a continuous mountain ridge, Lin Huan had just rounded the waist of the mountain when voices came from ahead.

  "Smelly girl, still want to escape and inform? Haha, in this desolate mountain wilderness, where can you escape to..."

  "Gu Yizhen, you despicable scoundrel! You're colluding with others inside and out, ambushing Miss. I'll definitely report to the master of the house and have all of you beasts killed!"

  "Haha, can you escape? Here, even if you scream your lungs out, no one will save you! As for the young lady... haha... she's in Yang Gongzi's hands, and I'm afraid she's already at his mercy... Haha... You're a feisty little thing, aren't you? Today, I'll take advantage of Gu Yicen and taste your flesh. Haha..."

  A burst of laughter echoed through the mountains, clearly thinking that this was a remote mountainous area, rarely visited by humans, and they were acting recklessly without fear.

  Lin Heng furrowed his brow, this woman's voice seemed very familiar.

  As I looked up and into the distance, a man and woman suddenly appeared in front of me, their figures flashing by at high speed.

  In front of him was a frail and delicate figure, with a disheveled expression, who was one of the two women he had met briefly before - the maid named Lost.

  At this time, her clothes were disheveled and her hair was messy, with a lot of bloodstains on her body, she fled with all her might.

  A man in his mid-twenties, with a clean face and wearing a blue long gown, was chasing after him relentlessly.

  "You stinky little girl, just obediently follow me. As long as you serve me happily later, I might take you in as a female slave and spare your life." The man leered at her with lustful eyes.

  He had seen that the lost one was almost exhausted and couldn't hold on for much longer.

  Lost in desperation, his gaze fell upon Lin Hou, and his dull eyes suddenly flashed.

  I don't know why, but instinctively rushed over and shouted: "Lin Gongzi, teach this lecher a lesson for me!"

  Although she didn't know what realm Lin Huan was in, she could guess that Lin Huan was a martial artist. Of course, judging from his age, Lin Huan's realm shouldn't be comparable to Gu Yichan's, but when you're at the end of your rope, even a straw can be a lifesaver.

  Lin Huan smiled slightly, your tone, seems like I'm your henchman, must help you! But thinking again, this little chili pepper is indeed so reckless, doesn't put anyone in her eyes. Of course, her feelings and loyalty to Master Jiang Lin, even a person like Lin Huan who only met once, can feel it.

  Gu Yichan didn't expect that there would really be someone in this desolate mountain wilderness. Upon hearing that the lost one was Lin Yan, he couldn't help but pause for a moment.

  Lost and exhausted, he fled to Lin Hu's side, panting heavily, shoulder to shoulder with Lin Hu, as if the two had truly become comrades.

  Gu Yizhen stopped in his tracks and glared at Lin Yang: "You little scoundrel, hand her over quickly!"

  He shouted for Lin Huan to hand over the girl, but in his heart he had already formed a murderous intention. If the matter of burying Miss here were to spread out, it would inevitably bring about a disaster that would destroy everything. Since Lin Huan had stumbled upon this, there was only one way out - death! He didn't take action because his goal was to let Lin Huan hand over the lost girl first and kill her off. Then he would find an excuse to get rid of Lin Huan too, silencing him once and for all, a tactic known as "breaking one by one".

  Lin Hang was no ordinary person, and naturally saw through his little thoughts, calmly saying: "No deal."

  Gu Yichan was stunned for a long time, not expecting him to answer so succinctly, so succinct that he was stingy with his words. Obviously, Lin Hong was looking down on him.

  Lin Heng was not a heartless person, and although his feelings for this master and servant were not deep, they had known each other after all. Seeing her fall into the clutches of those wolves and face humiliation, he couldn't just stand by! So, knowing she was lost, with some intention to take advantage of the situation, he still willingly lent her a hand.

  Lost heard Lin Hengzhen willing to lend a hand, his heart was delighted and active, and immediately felt ashamed. Others were kind-hearted, while he himself was scheming, being narrow-minded and assuming others would do the same, binding him and others together who had nothing to do with each other, which wasn't right!

  Forget it, if I can escape this time, I will go back and report to the madam, and reward him in the future.

  Lin Heng had expressed his willingness to help, and after regaining his composure from being lost, another worry immediately arose.

  Gu Yichan was a special-grade martial guard of the imperial court, and at just twenty-five years old, his strength had already reached the late stage of first-class. Lin Heng looked to be around eighteen years old, and his boundary was at most approaching first-class, but his actual strength was far inferior. How could he possibly go up against Gu Yichan? Not to mention if he himself got injured, even if he were perfectly fine with first-class initial-stage strength and joined forces with Lin Heng, going up against Gu Yichan would still be a suicidal move.

  Her heart had just calmed down, but she couldn't help feeling anxious and worried again, hesitating whether to escape or fight.

  In a decisive battle, there's no chance of winning. But if she and Lin separated to escape, as long as she asked Lin to seek help while diverting Gu Yichen's attention, perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope. However, she was exhausted, and separating to escape would only lead to her falling into Gu Yichen's clutches. This beastly creature would surely defile her innocence and humiliate her in every way... Her thoughts were constantly at odds with each other.

  She didn't know that the current Lin Heng was a real second-grade middle stage, and with just one finger, he could easily crush to death the so-called first-grade late stage in front of him.

  Gu Yichan also had the same idea, confident in his own strength as a first-rate master of the later period, and it was more than enough to kill two people. So after hesitating for a moment, he suddenly became vigorous and flew up.

  "Heaven has a door you don't enter, hell has no gate you charge in. You little brat, today is your bad luck, ruining our plan, I'll spare your life this time, or the heavens will punish me! Hahaha..."