Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 710 - 708: Get Lost!

"Really?"

Upon hearing Zhou Qing’s words, Luo Feng didn’t say much. But he didn’t quite believe it. Yingkui was also of the Demon Eye Clan and had already come of age. He was no monster; in fact, Luo Feng owed his life to Yingkui.

Taking a shallow breath, Luo Feng glanced at the carriage behind him, nudged his horse’s belly, and continued forward.

「...」

The sun blazed fiercely in the sky. Within Flame Rock Canyon, even the slowly moving air carried an unbearable, sweltering heat.

Everyone in the canyon walked quietly under the burning sun. They appeared somewhat listless, yet their eyes constantly scanned the shadowy corners around them.

In this sweltering environment, even the level-five Demon Beast, the Six-Eared Red Flame Tiger, was unusually quiet, keeping its head down as it trudged onward.

A day had passed since Luo Feng had encountered the caravan, and the group had left the Red Ancient Wasteland behind.

However, to reach the Imperial City, they needed to cross Flame Rock Canyon; otherwise, they would have to take a much longer route.

Flame Rock Canyon spanned hundreds of miles. Because the canyon floor connected to an Earth Core Fire Fiend, the Fire Yuan Qi here was extremely violent. The scorching heat distorted the air, and the rocky ground was as smooth as a mirror, like a piece of fired ceramic.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

A scorching wind blew past, carrying rolling heatwaves. Even with the barrier of their Protective Gang Energy, everyone could still feel waves of searing heat seeping into their bodies.

"This damned place..." Zhou Qing cursed under his breath as he pulled at his sweat-drenched clothes, glaring at the endless, reddish canyon.

Luo Feng walked calmly beside him.

Back in the Red Dragon Mountain Range, he’d noticed that after cultivating the Divine Dragon Nine Changes, his resistance to high temperatures had greatly improved. It seemed that the dense Fire Yuan Qi here was causing the two red, Dragon-shaped revolving spirits at his heart to absorb Yuan Qi even faster.

"It’s so hot! Steward Zhao, how much longer until we reach Azure Sky City?"

Just then, the slightly vexed voice of the young lady in the red dress drifted from the luxurious carriage.

The white-robed elder, Steward Zhao, seated on the Six-Eared Red Flame Tiger, replied respectfully, "Young Miss, once we pass through Flame Rock Canyon, it will be less than half a day’s journey to Azure Sky City."

CLATTER!

The beaded curtain of the carriage was swept aside, and the young lady in the red dress stepped out. A hint of willfulness was visible between her Daimei. She fanned herself with her small hand and complained irritably, "I’m afraid I’ll die of heat before we even reach Azure Sky City! Steward Zhao, you knew it was so far, why didn’t we ride the Double-headed Azure Cloud Crane?"

Steward Zhao’s mouth twitched. He had previously advised the young lady in red to ride the Double-headed Azure Cloud Crane. Had she listened, they would likely have reached Azure Sky City by now. However, the young lady wanted to travel in style and insisted on taking the carriage... Of course, he wouldn’t dare say these things aloud. Looking at the young lady in red, he said respectfully, "Young Miss, please return to the carriage. I will keep the Fire Yuan Qi at bay."

As he spoke, Steward Zhao’s body trembled slightly. A vast surge of Yuan Qi erupted from him, forming a translucent, crystalline green Yuan Qi shield that completely enveloped the carriage.

"Good." The young lady in red nodded with satisfaction. Turning, she saw the young girl in green standing beside her. Her willow-leaf eyebrows shot up. "Why haven’t you gotten down yet?"

"Yes, Young Miss..." The young girl in green flinched, her delicate shoulders shrinking slightly. She stepped down from the carriage and walked alongside it.

The young lady in red huffed coldly, turned around, and re-entered the carriage.

"As expected of a young lady from a great family, she certainly knows how to enjoy herself." Zhou Qing gazed at the luxurious carriage enveloped in the Yuan Qi shield, a hint of envy in his eyes. He clicked his tongue and said, "However, to maintain such a large Yuan Qi shield, this person must be at least at the sixth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm."

"Hmm." Luo Feng nodded slightly. Although he could also conjure a Yuan Qi shield of the same size, he could only maintain it for an hour at most.

However, judging by Steward Zhao’s slightly furrowed brow, this was no easy task for him either.

His gaze shifted from the carriage to the young girl in green walking beside it, and his brow furrowed slightly.

Beneath her long green dress, a few of her delicate, jade-like toes were visible. The young girl in green was actually walking barefoot on the ground.

At this moment, Zhou Qing spoke, "Truly worthy of the Demon Eye Clan. If I were her age, forget walking barefoot on this ground, I probably couldn’t even stand being here."

"Hmm." Luo Feng muttered in response. He tugged the reins, turning his horse back.

"Feng Luo, where are you going?" Zhou Qing had just begun to speak when he saw Luo Feng stop in front of the young girl in green, so he trailed off.

"Get on. I’ll give you a ride," Luo Feng said to the young girl in green.

The young girl in green was startled. She lifted her head, her clear eyes looking at Luo Feng with astonishment, frozen to the spot.

This was the first time someone had spoken to her in such a way.

HUMPH!

At that moment, a cold huff sounded from within the carriage.

The young girl in green’s delicate body trembled. She immediately lowered her head and walked past Luo Feng’s horse, not daring to linger for even a moment.

"Very good. Remember, a servant must know her place," the domineering voice of the young lady in red floated out from the carriage.

Luo Feng’s brow furrowed, a spark of anger igniting in his eyes. However, he knew the circumstances were difficult; stepping in now would only bring harm to the young girl in green.

His eyes flickered. Luo Feng took a deep breath and released his Soul Power.

Sensing that no one else was paying attention to them, Luo Feng flicked his finger. A faint green gleam shot out and landed accurately in the young girl in green’s hand.

"This is a Qingyun Pill. It will make things a little easier for you," Luo Feng sent a voice transmission. He then rode forward, leaving the somewhat bewildered young girl in green behind.

By noon, the sun in the sky had grown even more vicious. Steward Zhao, the white-robed elder, had expended a great deal of Yuan Qi maintaining the shield, so the group stopped to rest in a patch of stone forest.

"Flame Rock Canyon is extremely dangerous. The Demon Beasts here are savage and bloodthirsty. All of you, be extra vigilant! If anything happens to the Young Miss, all of us will die!" As the group halted, the white-robed elder instructed with a grim face.

"Yes!" The ten Red Armor Guards responded in unison and dispersed to their assigned posts, standing guard in the surroundings.

Steward Zhao nodded, swallowed a medicinal pill, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate, restoring his depleted Yuan Qi.

Luo Feng and Zhou Qing, on the other hand, felt more relaxed. They found a spot in the shade and sat down to rest.

They had just sat down when the sound of soft footsteps approached. A delicate figure walked over; it was the young girl in green.

Seeing the young girl in green standing a few paces away and not coming closer, Luo Feng asked, "Is there something you need?"

The young girl in green glanced at Luo Feng, then brought out the hand she had been hiding behind her. In it was a palm-sized waterskin.

Handing the waterskin to Luo Feng, the young girl in green whispered, "Th-thank..." Her voice was nearly inaudible, but Luo Feng caught it.

Looking at the waterskin in the young girl’s hand, Luo Feng frowned slightly and sent a voice transmission, "Do you want to leave this place?"

A bewildered look appeared in the young girl in green’s eyes; she didn’t understand what Luo Feng meant.

Luo Feng looked into her eyes and said earnestly, "I can take you away from here."

SPLAT!

Perhaps from the shock, the young girl in green’s hand trembled. The waterskin fell to the ground. Water splashed, wetting a patch of Luo Feng’s clothes.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I won’t do it again..." The young girl in green’s face turned pale. She was about to kneel but was lifted by an invisible force.

"No need to apologize, I’m not blaming you," Luo Feng shook his head.

However, the young girl in green was not swayed and kept apologizing profusely.

Zhou Qing, nearby, said, "It’s no use. Look."

Saying this, Zhou Qing pointed. Beneath the young girl in green’s skirt, a pair of heavy chains were shackled tightly around her small, pale feet.

"She must have been a slave since she was very young. Unless her master forgives her, she will be punished for any mistake she makes," Zhou Qing said, his tone somewhat wistful.

"I’ve been looking everywhere for you. So, you’re hiding here." A figure suddenly approached; it was the young lady in the red dress. Seeing the waterskin on the ground, her Daimei arched. She looked at the young girl in green and said coldly, "I took pity on you and gave you a few sips of water, yet you dared to spill it on the ground! As a slave, damaging your master’s property warrants punishment. This time, you’ll receive three lashes of the whip to teach you a lesson!"

Luo Feng felt the young girl in green’s body trembling beside him. He looked coldly at the young lady in the red dress and said, "I knocked over the water. You don’t need to blame her."

"When did it become your turn to interfere with how I discipline my servants!" The young lady in the red dress’s willow-leaf eyebrows shot up. She beckoned with her hand.

WHOOSH!

The horsewhip hanging on the carriage flew into her hand.

Gripping the horsewhip, the young lady in the red dress swung it towards the young girl in green.

CRACK!

The tip of the whip danced through the air, letting out a sharp sound! It was like an enraged monstrous python, exuding a terrifying aura.

WHOOSH!

Just as the horsewhip was about to strike the young girl in green, a figure suddenly appeared.

CRACK!

Luo Feng snatched the horsewhip, pulling the young girl in green behind him.

Never in her life had anyone dared to defy her. The young lady in the red dress was stunned for a moment, then her eyes turned cold. She gathered her strength and pulled with all her might.

With her cultivation at the third level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, her full strength was enough to move a small hill. She fully intended to wrench the whip free, send this insolent brat flying, and teach him a harsh lesson.

BUZZ!

The horsewhip instantly tensed, vibrating violently. To the young lady in the red dress’s astonishment, even with her full strength, she couldn’t retrieve the whip. The young man opposite her hadn’t even shifted his stance.

After trying several more times and still failing to retrieve the horsewhip, the young lady in the red dress was overcome with shame and anger. She shouted coldly, "Let go!"

"Scram!" A cold sneer touched Luo Feng’s lips. He suddenly released the horsewhip.

AH!

The young lady in the red dress, caught off balance, shrieked and stumbled backward several steps. She traced a graceful arc in the air before crashing heavily against the carriage with a THUD! When she got up, her hairpins were scattered, her hair was a mess, and her fine clothes were torn in several places. She was in a truly wretched state.

This sudden turn of events left everyone dumbfounded. Zhou Qing’s mouth hung open, and he didn’t close it for a long time. The young girl in green was rooted to the spot, completely stunned.

"Young Miss!" After a moment, the nearby Red Armor Guards snapped back to their senses. Seeing the young lady in the red dress with her torn clothes, they were aghast.

"Kid, you dare to attack the Young Miss!"

"You deserve to die!"

"Capture him! Then we’ll subject him to death by a thousand cuts!"

The Red Armor Guards glared at Luo Feng, their eyes filled with killing intent. The few closest to him immediately drew their swords and, spurring their horses, charged toward Luo Feng.