CHAPTER 680: CHAPTER 680: PROTECTING THE MASTER WITH LIFE

The Village Chief cheerfully gathered the food on the table, muttering that the children in the village would have a treat.

"Village Chief, something’s wrong, there’s trouble."

As a few people were chatting, a villager rushed in anxiously, shouting.

"What’s the matter? Speak slowly, what happened?"

"Village Chief, those raiders have come again."

The faces of the Village Chief and Cang Ziming changed dramatically.

"Village Chief, I’ll go gather the Winged Tiger Guards," Cang Ziming said.

The Village Chief nodded, looking at Qin Yi and Bai Jingqing, "You two stay here, I’ll go take a look."

With that, he hurried away with the villager.

Cang Ziming also rushed out.

Qin Yi stood up, "You stay here and wait, I’ll go take a look."

Bai Jingqing sneered, "You seem to be going in the wrong direction."

"Really? It’s closer from behind the house."

"Isn’t flying even closer?" Bai Jingqing retorted.

Qin Yi’s face darkened, "Are you really trying to manage me? Let me tell you, to put it nicely we are traveling companions. To put it bluntly, you are now my captive."

"Even captives have human rights, why should those gemstones belong to you?" Bai Jingqing said, darting like lightning towards the back of the house.

Qin Yi’s face turned black, this woman was trying to snatch those gemstones from him, and he hurried to chase after her.

Behind the house was a clear stream, and by the time Qin Yi arrived, Bai Jingqing had already picked up several red and blue sapphires.

"Those are all mine, put them down," Qin Yi shouted.

Bai Jingqing scoffed, "These were thrown away by the Village Chief, you’ve already tricked a lot, why are you so greedy?"

"What do you mean trick? It’s a fair exchange."

"Your bread is worth as much as a diamond?"

"Bread can fill your stomach, can diamonds be eaten?"

"If you can eat them, why are you fighting with me over them?"

Qin Yi: "..."

"You know I need to support the Peace Army, it costs a lot."

"What’s that got to do with me?" Bai Jingqing sneered.

Seeing Bai Jingqing still picking up gems, Qin Yi smirked, suddenly no longer in a hurry, found a rock to sit on, leisurely crossing his legs.

Bai Jingqing looked suspiciously at Qin Yi.

"Madman," she muttered softly, continuing to pick up the gems.

In reality, not many were thrown away by the Village Chief, just over a dozen, and Bai Jingqing claimed them all.

She washed the dozen red and blue sapphires clean in the stream, preparing to put them away when suddenly her face changed dramatically.

Qin Yi moved, darting over like a flash of light, raising his fist which erupted in a sweeping wave of power, overwhelmingly majestic.

Bai Jingqing was shocked, but her hands were occupied with the red and blue gemstones, and although the sword was right under her feet, she couldn’t draw it in time.

The terrifying Fist Light directly enveloped Bai Jingqing, a fearful power descending like Mount Tai, almost forcing her to her knees.

However, the Fist Light came as quickly as it dissipated.

Bai Jingqing suddenly felt her body lighten, looking at Qin Yi in surprise, not understanding why he withdrew so abruptly. But when she saw Qin Yi happily gathering the dozen red and blue sapphires, her face darkened instantly, looking down to find the gems in her hands had disappeared.

It turned out Qin Yi’s move was a feint, his true goal being to snatch the gemstones.

"You...give them back," Bai Jingqing grabbed the sword under her feet, coldly staring at Qin Yi.

"Thank you, Fairy Bai, for helping me pick up the gemstones, very sorry about that," Qin Yi said with a grin, "but I must remind you, once you draw your sword against me, the nature of this changes. Against an enemy, I won’t be as lenient as before."

"Shameless!" Bai Jingqing fumed with resentment.

Qin Yi flashed a bright smile, "Thank you for the compliment, just surviving."

"Even robbing a woman’s belongings, are you even a man?"

"Do you want me to prove to you whether I’m a man?"

"You..." Bai Jingqing trembled with anger, pointing at Qin Yi. But ultimately she didn’t draw her sword.

She knew very well she was definitely not Qin Yi’s match.

Boom!

Suddenly, an explosion rang out in the distance, dust and smoke billowing upwards, and Qin Yi felt the ground beneath him tremble.

Following that, an angry tiger’s roar echoed.

Qin Yi frowned slightly, "Come with me."

"I’m not going," Bai Jingqing refused without thinking.

Qin Yi sneered, "Doesn’t matter, but if those raiders include disciples of your Baihua Pavilion, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

Bai Jingqing glared with anger, rebuking, "Rogue."

Qin Yi snorted with laughter, to the outside world, when others called him a rogue, it was practically a compliment.

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The village’s medicinal field was at the west end.

At this moment, over a dozen figures hovered above the medicinal field, both men and women among them.

Below, the Village Chief and Cang Ziming led over twenty Winged Tiger Guards, glaring furiously at the many figures in the sky.

Beside the medicinal field, several bodies lay in pools of blood, their fatal wounds being arrows piercing through their chests.

"Old thing, I advise you to get lost quickly, once I’ve taken the great medicine I’ll leave. Otherwise, you’ll be the next to die."

A man in a blue brocade robe, holding a bow and arrow, floated in the air, looking disdainfully at those below.

This man was named Fang Ran, the strongest among the younger generation of the Fang Family, renowned alongside Bai Jingqing and Mo Tianhao.

The villagers below were killed by him.

"Young Master Fang, what’s the point of talking to these ignorant people, might as well kill them. Even if we spare them, they won’t be grateful," a young man sneered.

"Exactly, just slaughter this wretched village. I noticed a few women there who look quite nice, let the men have some fun, otherwise staying here for a few more days will drive us crazy from boredom," another young man said with a cruel smile.

This person was named Mo Lintian, from the Mo Family, second in strength only to Mo Tianhao.

The Village Chief’s expression was grave, these people were too powerful, he could barely handle the one with the bow and arrow. But the Winged Tiger Guards couldn’t withstand the others.

"Village Chief, let’s fight them."

"Yes, fight these beasts."

The Winged Tiger Guards roared with indignation.

Fang Ran’s expression turned cold, "You ants dare to insult us."

With that, white light surged around him, pulling the silver Big Bow in his hands to half-full, preparing to shoot.

Whiz!

A nearly two-meter-long arrow shot towards a Winged Tiger Guard like a streak of light.

"Watch out!" Cang Ziming shouted.

The arrow was too fast for even the Village Chief to intervene in time.

The Winged Tiger Guard below was enveloped in energy, unable to dodge, could only brace for impact.

However, at that moment, the Winged Tiger he was sitting on leapt directly at the arrow.

Poof!

Blood splattered, the huge body of the Winged Tiger fell from midair, cracking the ground, its massive head pierced through, dying instantly.

The Winged Tiger Guard let out a heart-wrenching cry, rushing forward to hold the enormous head of the Winged Tiger, his face hidden under the silver helmet already flowing with tears.

If not for the Winged Tiger, he would have been the one to die.

At the critical moment, the Winged Tiger sacrificed itself to protect its master.