Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

279. Dispute over the medicinal herb garden

Mu Qingluan held the woman in her arms and called her softly. Xiao Yan looked at the woman before him and felt that she was too thin, her face almost deathly pale, devoid of any color. She was not just weak, but sickly frail.

The woman was like a fragile work of art, to be handled with care and not allowed to be bumped or scratched.

Xiao Yan squatted down to one side, able to feel the woman's breathing, but his Dou Qi was still unable to sense her presence, and therefore he could not understand the situation inside her body.

"Junior Sister, why don't you use your battle qi to heal her?"

Mu Qingluan hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, Sister Xue's body is very weak. She can't withstand our battle qi entering her body."

Xiao Yan, standing to the side, found it even stranger. Unlike humans, magical beasts are born without the ability to use battle qi, and they are born with a certain level of strength. Yet, the woman in front of him couldn't even withstand the healing battle qi, which Xiao Yan found utterly unbelievable.

Fortunately, the woman coughed twice and then woke up. Hearing Mu Qingluan's call, she softly asked, "Is that Qingluan?"

Mu Qingluan also half-embraced the woman and said, "It's my sister Xue. Are you alright? Why did those guys let you come here alone?"

The woman smiled faintly, but her eyes, which should have been extremely captivating, were completely devoid of any liveliness, only a lifeless stillness: "I can't blame them. I just wanted to come here alone for a while, but I suddenly fainted."

The woman then slowly got up from Mu Qingluan's embrace, but her body was indeed rather thin, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The woman asked Xiao Yan, "Qingluan, is there anyone else here?"

Mu Qingluan introduced the woman, "This is my senior brother Xiao Yan from the Starfall Pavilion, and this is my elder sister Mu Qianxue from my clan."

Xiao Yan noticed that Mu Qianxue was staring at him with her lifeless eyes, as if there was something about him that she was extremely interested in.

Xiao Yan coughed lightly and said, "Miss Xue, is there something wrong with me?"

Realizing her lapse in composure, Mu Qianxue blushed slightly on her almost translucent skin and quickly explained to Xiao Yan, "I'm sorry, Qianxue is blind and can only sense other people's aura. I just noticed that Mr. Xiao Yan's aura was a bit unusual, so I lost my composure."

"I am human. Perhaps it is because you rarely have contact with humans that you find my aura special."

Mu Qianxue explained, "Although I haven't had much contact with humans, the special qualities you possess are definitely unique to you."

At this moment, Xiao Yan also realized that he had quite a few unique qualities, such as soul power far exceeding that of ordinary people, flames formed by the fusion of three different flames, and the transplanted arm of a Dou Sheng. He just didn't know what Mu Qianxue was talking about.

Before Xiao Yan could ask any further questions, a number of Tianluan Clan members arrived. Xiao Yan glanced at them and saw that the leader was Tang Qiying, the Tianluan Clan's patrol officer who had clashed with Mu Xinyuan before.

Tang Qiying rushed to Mu Qianxue's side and immediately took her hand, asking with concern, "Qianxue, why did you come here all by yourself?"

Mu Qianxue knew it was Tang Qiying, so she didn't struggle. She just replied without much emotion, "It's too boring to stay in cultivation all the time, so I thought I'd come out for a walk by myself."

Tang Qiying said gently, "Xiaoxue, it's not that I want to trap you, but you know the opinions of the clan leader and the ancestor."

Upon hearing the names of the clan leader and the ancestor, Mu Qianxue's expression turned helpless. She simply nodded and said, "I'll go back with you, but please don't make things difficult for my guards. I insisted on coming out and forbade them to follow."

Tang Qiying sneered, "Too late. They even messed up something as important as protecting you. I've already cut off one of their arms, and you'll never see them again."

"Why did you cut off my arm?" Everyone understands the importance of arms to the Tianluan people.

"Xiaoxue, I don't want to hurt you, but all of this is because of you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qianxue forcefully broke free from Tang Qiying's grasp. Her fists clenched tightly, her whole body trembling slightly. A strange fluctuation flickered in her previously lifeless eyes, and everyone present began to breathe in sync with her heartbeat. Mu Qianxue's voice, though weak, pierced the heart like a sharp sword: "Tang Qiying, why are you so ruthless? You knew perfectly well they couldn't stop me!"

Mu Qingluan also came to the side and comforted her, "Sister Xue, don't be angry, everything is negotiable."

Tang Qiying looked at Mu Qianxue, who was standing opposite him, with a complicated expression, and continued, "Xiaoxue, you should understand that you cannot be willful. Protecting you is one of the most important things for our clan."

"I haven't left the Tianluan Clan. Can't I even take a walk within the clan?" Mu Qianxue's voice choked with emotion.

"If we let you leave the Tianluan Clan, I'm afraid we'll all have to commit suicide to atone for our sins. The clan isn't absolutely safe either; who knows if someone with malicious intent might harm you?" As he spoke, Tang Qiying's gaze swept over Xiao Yan. He had already discovered Xiao Yan's presence, but hadn't had time to deal with it yet.

"Come back with me!" Tang Qiying said coldly.

"Can't you see that Sister Xue is very angry? Get out of the way!" Mu Qingluan also stood in front of the emotionally unstable Mu Qianxue.

Tang Qiying snorted coldly and grabbed at Mu Qingluan. He dared not attack Mu Qianxue, but that didn't mean he dared not attack Mu Qingluan. With one hand, Tang Qiying had already sealed off all directions around Mu Qingluan. Mu Qingluan was the elder's granddaughter, and he dared not harm her casually, but he was just teaching her a lesson. No one could say anything to him, the inspector.

Just before his hand could touch Mu Qingluan, it was stopped by someone who suddenly made a move, preventing him from advancing even an inch. The one who made the move was Xiao Yan. After all, Xiao Yan's right hand was originally the arm of a Dou Sheng (a powerful martial arts master), and in a contest of physical strength alone, he had never lost to someone of similar strength. Even though Tang Qiying was a hybrid of demon and beast, he was no match for Xiao Yan.

Tang Qiying looked at Xiao Yan, who was blocking her way, and said unhappily, "Human, don't think that just because you come from the Starfall Pavilion, you can do whatever you want in my Heavenly Phoenix Clan."

"To attack two women, the envoy is indeed impressive," Xiao Yan said sarcastically, without any real sarcasm.

The expressions of the Tianluan clan members who followed Tang Qiying were quite interesting at this moment. Everyone knew that Tang Qiying was the most ruthless person in the Tianluan clan, and many people would rather offend the elders than be targeted by Tang Qiying.

The fact that this human dared to directly confront Tang Qiying can only be described as ignorance breeds fearlessness.

Tang Qiying's eyes instantly turned icy cold: "Fine! You're very good!"