Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 461 Old Bull Eats Tender Grass(1)_1

"Zhuge Feng, hurry and save me!" Li Zhaolei kicked at the leopard. His other hand was tightly constricted by a snake’s tail. Seeing the Vulture viciously pecking towards his eyes, he screamed sharply. Backing against Zhuge Feng, he involuntarily flinched, allowing the Vulture’s beak to strike Zhuge Feng directly in the back. A large, terrifying wound appeared, oozing blood. Zhuge Feng swept his Sword Qi, swung at the Vulture, and split it in two. It fell to the ground with a THUD. In an instant, the flurry of action had scattered the two men, who were initially pressed closely together.

Li Zhaolei bent down to pick up his longsword. He swung it several times, chopping the leopard in half. His bitten hand bled profusely, revealing terrifyingly white bone. A pack of wolves, their eyes glowing green, stared intently at the exposed bone in his hand and greedily at the bloody wound on Zhuge Feng’s back.

"Not going to help?" Ye Sanshao asked softly, looking at the bloody scene. Truthfully, he didn’t want Shangguan You to witness such a scene, but seeing her calm face and the slight trembling of her body, he still felt a pang of heartache for her.

"No, now is not the time. Everyone needs to grow, and Zhuge Feng is no exception," Shangguan You said quietly, shaking her head. When the Vulture attacked just now, she had wanted to take action, but seeing Zhuge Feng’s unshakeable presence, she resisted the urge to intervene.

Everyone has their own path to walk, and Zhuge Feng is no different. Now is the time for him to train. She shouldn’t hinder his growth.

Ye Sanshao looked at Shangguan You with a touch of pity. He gently drew her into his arms, inhaling her faint scent while watching every move in the ongoing battle. They would only intervene at a fatal moment.

After half an hour of fighting, Zhuge Feng and Li Zhaolei were clearly exhausted. Their movements grew increasingly slow, and even their sword-wielding hands began to tremble. Zhuge Feng executed a maneuver to force back the surrounding beasts, then took a small bottle from his robes and swallowed a Medicinal Pill.

His originally pale face gradually regained its color, and his somewhat unsteady stance stabilized. A killing aura, even more intense than before, surged from Zhuge Feng’s body. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Shangguan You’s eyes flickered with amusement. She knew Zhuge Feng possessed her Jade Dew Pill; its potent effect on him now was undeniable. The fact that he had survived here for more than ten days demonstrated his capability. It seemed the Inferno Gang could be safely entrusted to Zhuge Feng in the future.

Li Zhaolei’s sharp eyes saw Zhuge Feng swallow a Medicinal Pill and then fight with renewed vigor and ferocity. Sweat streamed down Li Zhaolei’s own forehead; he had no strength left. If he didn’t get support from Zhuge Feng, his only path was death.

But although the two were not far apart, the surrounding beasts were three layers deep, with new ones replacing the fallen in relentless waves. This made it impossible for him to reach Zhuge Feng and fight back-to-back.

"Zhuge Feng, I can’t hold on any longer! Give me one of your Medicinal Pills!" Li Zhaolei shouted, slowly trying to make his way towards Zhuge Feng.

"No," Zhuge Feng coldly refused. This Medicinal Pill was a gift from the Young Lady; he wouldn’t give it to anyone. Besides, without this pill, he would have died a thousand times over in this place. At the thought of Shangguan You, a flicker of tenderness softened his otherwise somber eyes.

"Zhuge Feng, consider it a loan! Once we leave this place, I’ll definitely repay you. For now, let’s focus on staying alive. If I die, you won’t survive either! Quickly, throw a Medicinal Pill to me so I can recover my strength!" Li Zhaolei shamelessly pleaded, his hands never ceasing their desperate attacks even as he spoke.

"Li Zhaolei, save your energy," Zhuge Feng said, brandishing his sword and paying Li Zhaolei no further attention. He would not lend the Medicinal Pill, much less give it away.

From a distance, Shangguan You overheard their conversation, and her lips tightened. The people of the Li Family are truly shameless. Suddenly, a tumultuous noise reached her ears, like thousands of troops charging towards them from afar. Shangguan You frowned and glanced at Ye Sanshao.

"Is something heading this way?" Shangguan You asked.

"Yes, it seems like quite a lot is coming. Girl, you’ve improved. Not bad, not bad," Ye Sanshao nodded. He, too, had heard the sound and was pleased by Shangguan You’s keen hearing. This girl had narrowly escaped death this time. Not only had her aura changed noticeably, but he also found her increasingly inscrutable. He was genuinely pleased with her progress.

In the midst of battle, compared to Zhuge Feng’s relative ease, Li Zhaolei was in constant peril. His clothes were torn to rags by sharp claws, and his body was crisscrossed with deep, freely bleeding wounds.

THUD. Li Zhaolei’s body finally gave out, and his longsword clattered from his grasp. The surrounding large snakes opportunistically coiled around him, completely entangling him. Wolves, leopards, and tigers opened their bloody maws and lunged. The Vulture overhead shrieked again and joined the assault.

"AH!" Li Zhaolei screamed. If no one intervened, he was undoubtedly going to die. Shangguan You simply watched indifferently. Li Zhaolei’s fate was his own making; no one else was to blame. She would not step in.

If she didn’t move, Ye Sanshao naturally wouldn’t waste his time either. As for Zhuge Feng, his primary concern was the heir’s safety; he had no real interest in Li Zhaolei’s life or death.

Zhuge Feng himself was overwhelmed and lacked the ability to save anyone else.

Li Zhaolei cried out in despair. Suddenly, a powerful stream of Sword Qi swept towards Li Zhaohong’s position. With unstoppable momentum, this Sword Qi cleared away all the beasts surrounding Li Zhaolei. Then, two figures—one in green, one in white—swiftly darted forward and joined the battle.

"Young Master Bai, Young Master Fang, please save me!" Li Zhaolei exclaimed, immense relief washing over him as he saw the two figures. Ignoring his wounds, he quickly scrambled to his feet and stood shoulder to shoulder with the other three.

"Young Master Li," greeted the newcomers, who were indeed Bai Muxue and Fang Jianfei. With a flick of their swords, the beasts surrounding Zhuge Feng instantly retreated. They kept their distance, observing, but still tightly encircled the four humans.