"I can feel that this valley is seething with demonic energy and has many fierce beasts."

"Furthermore, there are many strangers currently in this valley."

"If the Young Hero leaves me here and ignores me, I will definitely die without a doubt..."

Many fierce beasts? And strangers?

Alex sneered coldly in his heart.

The fierce beasts in this mountain, as well as the other disciples participating in the assessment, were all suppressed by the Sword God Restriction to mere Body Tempering cultivation.

Relying on Supreme Realm abilities, even while heavily injured, crushing them to death would be as easy as moving a finger.

As for shedding tears and bitterly pleading here?

The acting was a bit too fake.

"Miss, rest assured." Alex sorted out his thoughts, a profound smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

But immediately after, he revealed a look of anxiety and said solemnly, "Miss, rest assured, I will definitely figure out a way to save you. Wait a moment..." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

As he spoke, Alex rapidly flipped through the Providence Mall.

[Ding! The host has spent 200 Providence Points and successfully redeemed one Spirit Healing Pill!]

[Ding! The host has spent 150 Providence Points and successfully redeemed one Rejuvenation Pill!]

[Ding! The host has spent 170 Providence Points and successfully redeemed one Origin Replenishing Pill...]

Alex generously threw out over a thousand Providence Points, redeeming one of every single type of healing pill available.

Of course, he only redeemed pills of the Profound and Yellow tiers.

He was too lazy to even glance at anything above the Profound tier, lest he bring out things that didn’t match his identity as an ordinary Divine Blade Sect disciple and arouse this person’s suspicion.

"Miss, this Spirit Healing Pill was given to me by my Elder to treat my injuries back then. I was reluctant to eat it. It will definitely be very effective!"

"This Rejuvenation Pill was a gift from my Senior Brother. He said it is extremely beneficial for treating external injuries."

"And this Origin Replenishing Pill, take this as well..."

As the Saint Lord of the strongest Saint Lineage, Alex had maxed out his skills in human relations and worldly wisdom.

It was just that normally, no one was worthy of him expending the effort. Which was why he appeared so decisive in slaughter, so ruthless and heartless.

But at this very moment, coming out of Alex’s mouth, these unrated garbage pills became his most precious treasures.

Finally, he lowered his head and said with guilt, "I apologize, Miss. I only have these pills on me. I truly have no better medicine."

Holding a full handful of pills, smelling the inferior medicinal fragrance emanating from the low-level concoctions, Noctar was actually so moved he wanted to shed tears.

What kind of pure and untainted innocent heart is this?

A young junior, clearly destitute and empty-handed himself, yet willing to help a stranger by taking out every single healing pill on his person, giving everything he had.

Even if all these pills added together weren’t worth a few pieces of silver, this young man’s honest and kind heart was as dazzling as gold.

Noctar even felt that if he wasn’t in disguise and was truly an injured Holy Maiden, facing such sincere care from this man, he might have been so moved he couldn’t help but pledge himself in marriage.

Immediately, Noctar nodded heavily, saying excitedly, "Young Hero, thank you."

"Great kindness cannot be expressed in words alone. Your kindness will definitely bring you the reward you deserve!"

Saying this, Noctar couldn’t help but open his arms and give Alex a hug.

Alex nodded and smiled faintly. "Good, then take care, Miss. I still have to continue my journey."

He turned around, returned to Pearl’s back, and headed into the distance without looking back.

Watching his departing figure, Noctar couldn’t help but feel so moved his eyes rimmed red.

"Truly a kind-hearted, straightforward, and commendable young man..."

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the distance again.

Noctar hurriedly put away all the pills Alex had just given him.

He lay back down under the tree, feigning a weak, dying appearance, groaning endlessly in pain.

...

"So that’s how it is."

Behind a tree, Alex stroked his chin, nodding with deep interest.

"It seems my prediction was correct. This bitch truly isn’t a good person!"

In reality, after running ahead, Alex hadn’t gone far. He’d had Pearl shrink back to its original size and hid behind a tree together with it.

He intended to see with his own eyes exactly what kind of scheme this woman was plotting.

Looking at it now, the reason this woman was pretending to be injured and lying here was indeed to test them.

Since he had withstood the test, he absolutely could not let Knox pass smoothly as well.

"Hehe, little lady, wanting to scheme against me, you are still a bit too green."

A playfully mocking smile curled at the corners of Alex’s mouth, and he unhurriedly raised his index and middle fingers.

Noctar himself hadn’t even noticed that a tiny, faint purple pill was stuck to his back.

Just now, while Alex was redeeming various low-level pills to give this woman, he had conveniently spent 500 Providence Points to redeem a Peach Blossom Enthralling Emotion Pill.

And during that parting hug just a moment ago, he had quietly stuck it onto her back.

"The Peach Blossom Enthralling Emotion Pill can seduce the most primal desires at the bottom of a man’s heart. Even an enlightened, highly accomplished monk would find it difficult to resist."

Alex stroked his chin, muttering to himself with a face full of playful mockery.

"With such a beautiful and pretty appearance, such seductive clothing, coupled with the power of the Peach Blossom Enthralling Emotion Pill..."

"Knox, I wonder if you, a self-proclaimed noble and virtuous gentleman, can still withstand the temptation and endure the test?"

...

After about two or three minutes, Knox arrived late, walking over from the distance.

Seeing a woman sprawled on the ground, Knox froze slightly, a drum beating in his heart.

"How could there be a woman of unknown origin in this place? How exceedingly bizarre."

"It’s better to stay far away from her, lest I get dragged into something bad."

Knox muttered secretly to himself, preparing to turn a blind eye and walk directly past her.

But as he passed by, Noctar proactively spoke up, saying delicately and pitifully, "Young Hero, I beg you, please help me."