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Chapter 77: Chapter 76: Saving the Barbarian and Acquiring the Divine Technique (10,000 Words, Please Subscribe)_2

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Chen Jie left with two bags in his hands, inside were a few steamed buns and a jug of water.

Watching Chen Jie leave, Su Yunjin burrowed into her blankets, her face clouding with deep worry!

Yet, not knowing why, her face suddenly turned red. She looked at herself and couldn’t help but complain, “Yelling so loud, have you no shame~”

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Back mountain, Chen Jie had been here more than once and knew the way well, he headed straight for Wild Wolf Gully.

Fortunately, the moonlight was like a shuttle tonight, or else it would have been much more difficult to ascend the mountain.

As he proceeded, he soon arrived near Wild Wolf Gully. Chen Jie searched around and indeed found a man under a big tree.

The man was leaning against the tree, body covered in various wounds, clutching his stomach, with his hat masking his face, making it unclear to see.

Was he unconscious?

Chen Jie stood at a distance to observe and, finding that Ni Manzi hadn’t moved for a long while, assumed he must be unconscious?

Chen Jie thought, heart conceiving a special plan. If I attacked now while he’s unaware, could I finish him off?

But he quickly dismissed the idea. To be able to escape the siege of five Energy Transformation Masters, Ni Manzi’s strength must be beyond his current comprehension.

Being just a Little Martial Artist in the Skin Buff Realm, ambushing such a powerful figure comes with too much unpredictability!

Understanding this, Chen Jie put the idea of ambushing Ni Manzi out of his mind.

Wear pants that fit; as a person in the Skin Buff Realm, to try and kill an at least Energy Transformation Master, even if he seemed unconscious, there might still be something like Protective True Qi safeguarding him, and if that backfired, then truly all would be lost.

However, if he didn’t kill him, what about becoming a guide?

What if he found those five Energy Transformation Masters and told them he had discovered Ni Manzi?

Chen Jie thought about it and decided it wasn’t worth it. At most, going to them would just be considered tipping them off.

Such a favor could be repaid or not; they might just fob him off with two silver taels.

But was he seeking silver?

No.

That would be like selling antiques for the price of junk.

So, the best plan to maximize benefits was to save Ni Manzi. A debt of life-saving grace could not be repaid with a good secret manual?

With this in mind, Chen Jie slowly approached.

He didn’t dare get too close initially and called out, “Hero, Hero?”

No response. Chen Jie got a little closer, and just as he squatted down, suddenly, a large hand gripped his throat!

That’s when the hat was slowly lifted, revealing a face pale from blood loss.

“It’s you?”

Ni Manzi said weakly.

At this point, being choked, Chen Jie said, “Hero, Hero, what are you doing? Let go, I can’t breathe!”

Ni Manzi slowly released his hold.

“Cough, cough~”

Chen Jie coughed, breathing fresh air, grateful that his mind was clear and he hadn’t been reckless to harbor serious intent; otherwise, he probably would have been killed by Ni Manzi by now.

A starving camel is still bigger than a horse!

“Cough, cough… Hero, you could at least be sure before you start choking people.”

Chen Jie complained, but Ni Manzi said nothing, instead looking at him, “What are you doing here in the middle of the night?”

Chen Jie had already thought of his excuse and pointed to the herbs he’d picked on his way up the mountain, “Gathering herbs!”

“Gathering herbs in the middle of the night?”

Ni Manzi questioned, to which Chen Jie replied, “I have to work at the fishery during the day; only have time at night.”

“Let’s not talk about this now, Hero, where did all these wounds come from?”

Chen Jie looked and saw Ni Manzi covered in injuries – there were scratches, sword wounds, internal injuries; he was severely wounded.

Ni Manzi laughed, “No big deal, ran into a few mad dogs, took one down casually. Better go now, they’ll catch up soon and it’ll get dangerous.”

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, “Hero, if I hadn’t met you, I might as well have ignored this, but now that I have, how could I just stand by and do nothing.”

“Hero, can you still walk? I know of a cave nearby, rarely visited by people, where you can take refuge!”

Hearing this, Ni Manzi’s eyes lit up, but he still shook his head, “Forget it, just get away, let me tell you the truth, I am a rebel, one who killed officials and rebelled against the court. If you stay with me and they find us, you’ll be deemed a rebel as well, which means execution for your entire family!”

Chen Jie hesitated upon hearing these words.

However, Ni Manzi managed to push himself up and tried to walk forward.

As Ni Manzi turned to leave, Chen Jie raised his head, his eyes showing no hesitation or confusion. He knew everything, including the consequences.

But he knew even more that fortune favors the bold, and if he didn’t dare to take this risk, he might lose the chance to become powerful.

Forget the court; even Yu Sanliu, who considered him a thorn in the side, could easily deal with him.

Therefore, he had no other choice, but he couldn’t outright tell Ni Manzi this.

If Ni Manzi had just spoken those words and he still readily agreed, it would seem suspicious, potentially raising Ni Manzi’s wariness and doubt.

Hence Chen Jie had to act, life is but a play, and it all depends on the acting!

Ni Manzi struggled to walk forward when suddenly he felt an arm loosen around him – someone had supported him.

“You lad!”

Ni Manzi exclaimed in surprise, then saw Chen Jie, looking very much like a frank and passionate young man, rushing forward.@@novelbin@@

“Forget the rest, my master said, seeing a wounded person, as a doctor, you must provide treatment!”

Hearing this, Ni Manzi chuckled, “Doctor Bai, huh?”

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