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A figure darted out from the cave entrance, revealing Mo Wen, who had just finished gathering herbs. The demon beast within the cave was far more powerful than he had anticipated, but he successfully led it away and completed his "herb gathering" inside its lair. Adhering to the principle of "sustainable development," he only took the mature herbs that he didn't already have in his collection. He had been engaging in such raids on nests for quite some time.
Standing by a tree, he admired the scenery. Suddenly, Mo Wen sensed a commotion in the forest. Rather than a battle, it seemed like a group of people was being chased by a demon beast.
"Er Zhuzi, you all retreat! I'll draw this beast away."
"Erniu! No, you are the strongest in our village. If something happens to you, what will we do? I'll distract it; you take the others and leave."
"You know I'm the strongest here. If I can't lead it away, can you? In the end, we all die. Enough talk; I'm the captain, so listen to me. You all retreat while I draw its attention." With that, Erniu pushed aside those around him and charged toward the pursuing demon beast. However, he had no intention of fighting it head-on; after landing a couple of strikes with his weapon, he turned and ran. The demon beast seemed enraged by Erniu's attack and pursued him relentlessly.
Erniu led the demon beast straight toward Mo Wen. While Erniu was only at the Early Stage of Speed Realm, the demon beast behind him had reached the Late Stage of Speed Realm, just one step away from entering Qi Binding Realm. If this continued, Erniu's fate would be sealed. Just as he was desperately fleeing, Erniu suddenly stopped. He sensed that the demon beast chasing him had gone quiet. Turning back in fear, he was startled to see that the relentless demon beast lay on the ground with a knife embedded in its forehead. At that moment, a young man dressed in gray attire approached and pulled out the knife.
Mo Wen had indeed intervened. Among this group, Erniu was the strongest and posed no threat to him. Most importantly, they appeared to be villagers rather than members of an adventuring team. What struck Mo Wen was their willingness to risk their lives to divert the demon beast so their companions could escape—a pure sentiment that compelled him to act. He also needed to gather information about the outside world from these people; both Old Lu and Zi Lan had shared vague details with him.
"Thank you for saving me, Xiaoxia," Erniu said as he cupped his hands in gratitude while keeping a wary eye on the young man not far away. Despite being saved by someone else, he knew it was important to maintain proper etiquette.
"There’s no need for such formalities," Mo Wen replied with a nod, observing Erniu's robust physique. He looked like a strong bull in his simple gray-white clothing and appeared to be around thirty years old. However, Mo Wen understood that once a martial artist broke through to Transcendence Stage, their appearance changed very slowly; after reaching higher realms, they would hardly change at all and might even appear younger. Thus, judging a cultivator's age by their looks could lead to significant errors.
At that moment, Erniu remained highly vigilant, seemingly worried that Mo Wen might suddenly attack him. However, staying alert upon encountering strangers in this forest was indeed a wise choice.
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