Chapter 854: Chapter 854

The Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus made Alian successful, but it cost her grandfather his life; whether this was fate, no one could tell.

Fang Bai felt a pang of ruefulness in his heart.

After crying for a while, Alian might have felt that crying in her big brother’s arms was not proper, so she wiped away her tears, straightened up, and continued, "Then that giant snake slithered down the hillside, trying to snatch the golden flower Grandpa had picked. Alian hated the snake for harming Grandpa, so I ate the golden flower in one gulp, not letting the snake have it..."

"After eating the golden flower, Alian suddenly felt boundless strength throughout my body, so I used the martial arts that big brother taught me to fight the giant snake, and I ended up killing it. After killing the snake, I carried Grandpa’s body back to Shigong Village, and with the villagers’ help, we buried Grandpa. Then I set out to find big brother..."

Listening to Alian’s story, Fang Bai couldn’t help but feel fortunate for her.

It was lucky that Alian had eaten the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus in a single breath, which triggered the awakening of her body’s Hidden Golden Spiritual Root, leading to a massive increase in power and enabling her to kill the giant snake guarding the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus; otherwise, her fate would have likely been grim.

Fang Bai guessed that the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus that Alian had consumed must have been of a high tier; otherwise, it would not only have been difficult to awaken Alian’s Hidden Spiritual Root but also tough to help her make considerable strides to reach the Yellow Level Realm, becoming a member of the Martial Artists.

And now, Alian’s strength had already reached Yellow Level Perfection, just one step away from becoming a Profound Level Martial Artist, a change that must have been greatly influenced by the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus.

A ten-year-old girl reaching Yellow Level Perfection—if this news got out, who knows how many in the Ancient Martial World would be ashamed to the point of spitting blood.

"Big brother, Alian doesn’t have Grandpa anymore, so let me follow you! I can sweep the floor, cook, wash clothes... I will be very good and obedient..."

Alian, blinking her large tear-filled eyes, looked up at Fang Bai with a pitiful plea.

Before Fang Bai could respond, Tang Wenrou, who was by his side, overwhelmed with compassion, said, "Little sister, if your big brother won’t take you in, how about you come home with big sister, okay?"

Alian glanced at Tang Wenrou, then shook her head, "Thank you, big sister, I... I still want to be with big brother..."

Seeing her resolve, Tang Wenrou stopped persuading her, sighed deeply, and said somewhat resentfully to Fang Bai, "You really have a way with women, not only do you have so many female friends by your side, but even a little girl wants to follow you..."

Fang Bai smiled and said to Alian, "Alian, from now on, you’re with big brother, we’re family now!"

Alian was smart, cute, well-behaved, and understanding. Bringing her back home to Zhongzhou, where his parents, who always loved children, would definitely adore her.

Hearing Fang Bai agree to take her in, Alian’s tears turned into a smile; she took off the old cloth bag she carried and handed it to Fang Bai, "Big brother, this is the money you gave me and Grandpa before. I don’t need it now, you can have it back!"

Fang Bai took the old cloth bag, then put it back on Alian, saying with a smile, "Big brother has more money than he can spend, keep this money for yourself, Alian! When it runs out, big brother will give you more!"

Alian replied, "But carrying money around, bad people will rob you, just now someone tried to rob my money..."

"Alian is a skilled martial artist now, that bad person who tried to rob you must have ended up getting the short end of the stick, right?" Fang Bai asked with a smile.

Alian, being a Yellow Level Martial Artist, was more than capable of dealing with ordinary people, and since she was standing here safe and sound, with all her money intact, that would-be robber must have met with misfortune.

Alian pointed towards the Green Zombie and said, "That bad man was bitten to death by a monster! It’s right over there by the small lake!"

"Another one dead... If this Green Zombie isn’t dealt with, who knows how many more will die!"

Fang Bai murmured to himself, although he thought the villain who stole Alian’s money deserved to die, many of the previous victims were innocently harmed. Only by getting rid of the Green Zombie could he restore peace to the people of Anxi.

"Wen Rou, watch Alian for me, I’ll deal with the Green Zombie!"

Fang Bai handed Alian over to Tang Wenrou, pointed his toes on the ground, leveraged his body to leap into the air, and pounced toward the Green Zombie.

In mid-air, Fang Bai kicked out three times in quick succession, his feet, infused with a great amount of Essence Energy, heavily striking the Green Zombie,

With Fang Bai’s current strength, a light kick could shatter a huge rock, yet his almost full-force three kicks only sent the Green Zombie flying several meters away, creating three dents in its body, but the Green Zombie seemed completely unaffected, showing no sign of injury.

Upon seeing Fang Bai make his move, Long Da and the others drew back and, along with several other arriving groups of "Dragon Guard" members, formed a large encirclement, leaving the Green Zombie with no chance of escape unless it could sprout wings.

Perhaps angered by Fang Bai’s consecutive kicks, the Green Zombie also became enraged, baring its long fangs, its eyes full of bloodthirst, and began attacking Fang Bai with astonishing combat power.

If it were a Profound Level Martial Artist, Fang Bai could easily kill him with a flick of his fingers, but the Green Zombie was different; Fang Bai’s several full-strength strikes had little effect.

"You green-haired monster, just die!"

Seeing that he could not take down the Green Zombie with bare hands, Fang Bai stretched out his right hand into the air, the Space Ring flickered slightly, and a Peach Wood Sword appeared in his hand.

With the Peach Wood Sword in hand, Fang Bai’s spirit soared, he pointed the sword blade forward and stabbed at the Green Zombie’s heart.

The only weak point of the Green Zombie was its heart, and once pierced by the Peach Wood Sword, it would be seriously injured. Also, this particular Green Zombie had some intelligence due to its cultivation evolution to the current realm, so how could it allow Fang Bai to succeed?

Seeing Fang Bai’s Peach Wood Sword stab toward it, the Green Zombie swung its right arm and slapped hard at the sword, trying to deflect the Peach Wood Sword that Fang Bai was thrusting.

"I know you’re strong, but you’re unlucky to have met me!"

Fang Bai snorted coldly, in his eyes, the Green Zombie’s counterattack was both slow and unthreatening, knowing this was because his own realm was much higher than that of these monsters.

With a flick of his wrist, Fang Bai avoided the Green Zombie’s palm that was slapping toward the Peach Wood Sword, shifted his body slightly, moved behind the Green Zombie, and silently thrust the sword forward, stabbing it in the back where the Green Zombie couldn’t dodge in time.

The Green Zombie’s body was as hard as steel, and the Peach Wood Sword was very easy to break. After hitting the Green Zombie’s back, the tip of the sword suddenly met resistance, causing the sword’s momentum to falter.

Fang Bai’s eyes widened, he infused the Peach Wood Sword with True Yuan, and his sword-holding hand suddenly exerted force, and that fragile Peach Wood Sword actually pierced into the Green Zombie’s body.

The moment the Peach Wood Sword entered its body, the Green Zombie felt a lethal threat and twisted its body forcefully.