Hell Emperor

Chapter 17 Xia Wei - A favor from a meal

After passing through the cold wilderness and across the frozen ridge, the outline of Qingshi Town finally appeared in front of Xia Wei.

Standing on the cliff and looking from a distance, the houses in the city are as small as building blocks, but they are arranged closely and orderly. A few wisps of smoke rise from the kitchen, and people come and go to work, making it seem like a prosperous scene.

Xia Wei's cheeks were sunken, her lips were chapped, and the hunger of the past few days was stirring in her belly like a sharp knife. She covered her abdomen with one hand. Only in this way could she slightly alleviate the pain caused by hunger.

She dragged her last breath and moved forward step by step. She staggered, as if a slightly stronger wind could blow her down. Her heavy eyelids kept fighting, her strength was losing little by little, and even her soul seemed to be blown away. Pull away.

Finally, at the edge of Qingshi Town, she could no longer move forward and fell to the ground. Before she lost consciousness, she heard several children's exclamations.

"Aunt Wang, someone fainted at your door..."

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When Xia Wei woke up again, she found herself lying on the bed, covered with a warm blanket. Next to her, a kind young woman scooped a spoonful of warm soup and carefully put it into her mouth. .

"Well……"

Xia Wei sat up and rubbed her hungry belly. Seeing this, the woman's kind face showed a gentle smile: "Are you awake? You suddenly fainted at the door of my house. I don't know how long you have been hungry. I gave you You have prepared some warm food, please eat it while it is hot."

The woman brought over a table with a bowl of hot porridge, a bowl of corn rice, and a plate of pickles on it.

Looking at the hot food, Xia Wei's eyes almost went straight. She glanced at the woman, and after getting permission from the woman's eyes, she didn't bother to pick up the chopsticks, just grabbed the rice with her hands and stuffed it in big mouthfuls. In his mouth, he devoured the rice and pickles like a whirlwind. Finally, he picked up the hot porridge, took small bites, and swallowed it slowly.

"Don't worry, these are all yours." The woman saw Xia Wei's eating look in her eyes and smiled slightly, "Just call me Aunt Wang. I still have work to do. Your body is still very weak. First Let’s rest here for a while.”

After saying that, Aunt Wang stood up. It was only at this moment that Xia Wei saw her whole face. She saw that the woman was wearing loose clothes, her belly was bulging, and she was pregnant. From time to time, she stretched out her hand to caress her round belly. Her face was filled with maternal brilliance.

Seeing that Aunt Wang was about to leave, Xia Wei hurriedly put down the porridge bowl and said with gratitude from the bottom of her heart: "Xia Wei will repay the favor today!"

Aunt Wang waved her hand and smiled: "It's just a meal. There is no need to repay anything in return. This is just something you can do. If you really want to repay something, if you encounter this kind of situation another day, don't forget to help those in need. people."

Looking at Aunt Wang's leaving figure, Xia Wei felt a warmth in her heart. She secretly swore in her heart that if she had the chance, she would repay this favor a hundred times a thousand times.

Just as Xia Wei was sighing secretly, she saw a ripple on her hand, and Ye Jie's figure moved across the space.

"I brought you a few spiritual stones and a book of high-grade human-level exercises." Ye Jie said straight to the point. Several small, shiny stones and a book without a cover appeared in front of him. hands.

Seeing Ye Jie's arrival, Xia Wei's eyes shone brightly. She obediently stretched out her hand, took the few small stones, and said in surprise:
"What are these stones? I can feel that there is a very special power contained in the stones. As long as I hold it, my tired body will relax and my arms will become lighter. If I can absorb this power, I will definitely It’s very good for the body.”

Ye Jie explained: "This is a spiritual stone. Although it is only a low-grade spiritual stone, the price in the mortal world is more than the same weight of silver. Absorbing the pure spiritual energy in the spiritual stone can greatly speed up your practice. In order to get With these spiritual stones, one of my friends fell into the trap of an evil cultivator and almost died."

Knowing that the spirit stone was worth more than its weight in silver and that the process of obtaining it was so difficult, Xia Wei opened her mouth slightly and looked at Ye Jie's bright eyes, filled with a bit of silent emotion.

"Master..."

Xia Wei, who had vowed to repay Ye Jie's kindness even for a meal, felt beyond words the gratitude in her heart. Any words became redundant at this moment. The only thing she could do was to This kindness is engraved in my heart.

"Hurry up and work hard. With these spiritual stones, you should be able to successfully cross a small realm." Ye Jie reminded.

There are four spirit stones in total, each one is no more than the size of a goose egg. Xia Wei held the spirit stone tightly in her hands, and then followed the breathing method taught by Ye Jie, sitting cross-legged and meditating, and quickly circulated the spiritual power in her body.

After several weeks, the light on the spirit stone completely dimmed. Waves of fluorescence appeared outside Xia Wei's body. The spiritual power gathered around her reached its peak. Waves of air overflowed from her body, blowing her robe away. Whining sound. She opened her eyes, the light in her eyes was flowing, and she exhaled a long breath of turbid air. Her whole aura was also very different from before, like a sharp blade that was unsheathed and began to show its edge.

"In this way, you will enter the middle stage of the first-level Qi training realm. The spiritual power in your body will be more pure, and your power will last longer... Someone is coming."

Ye Jie was halfway through speaking when he suddenly changed his words and looked towards the door, only to hear an exclamation coming from outside the door.

It turned out to be Aunt Wang. She heard the noise coming from the room and was about to come over to investigate. However, she saw Xia Wei crossing her legs and looking like lightning. She couldn't help covering her mouth and exclaimed: "I'm still thinking about you." How did a person cross the wilderness and come here? It turned out to be a practitioner... Your name is Xia Wei, right? I wonder why you came to Qingshi Town? "

"The Hengshan bandit killed my family, and I want to take revenge on him." Xia Wei said coldly, as if there were flames burning in her eyes.

Hearing Xia Wei mention the name of Hengshan Bandit, even Aunt Wang was surprised: "Many people in the town are talking about Hengshan Bandit, saying that he is a murderer who does all kinds of evil. I didn't expect that Miss Xia Wei would still be burdened with such a burden. A tragic past. I heard that the Hengshan bandit went around kidnapping newborn babies in order to practice evil arts, and he would come to Qingshi Town soon. If he came to us, I'm afraid my unborn child would also suffer... "

Hearing this, Xia Wei said without hesitation: "Aunt Wang, you can rest assured that as long as Xia Wei is here, I will do my best to protect you."

Sensing Xia Wei's concern, Aunt Wang smiled happily: "My husband Qi Feng is the captain of the town's monster hunting team, responsible for hunting aquatic monsters on the Bone Burial Beach. He often said that as long as he eats the food that contains rich spiritual The flesh of monster beasts with strong power can slowly improve the cultivation level, which is much faster than meditating and exercising, breathing out spiritual power. If Miss Xia Wei has no place to stay for the time being, she can try to join the monster hunting team. "

Hearing this, Xia Wei also showed a bit of joy, but she did not immediately agree. Instead, she turned her eyes slightly and looked at Ye Jie who was waiting quietly, leaving all the decision-making power to her master. Aunt Wang didn't react at all to Ye Jie who suddenly appeared in the room. Mortals with untempered souls cannot see the ghosts in the underworld, nor can they hear the ghosts' words.

Ye Jie said slowly: "Aquatic monsters come in groups and rarely act alone. You have just entered the middle stage of the first level. It is best to be careful. If you can take care of other practitioners, it will be a lot easier." "

After getting the master's approval, Xia Wei made a decision: "In this case, I have to be respectful and obey orders. Where should I go to join the demon hunting team?"

Aunt Wang asked with concern: "I can take you there, but you have just woken up. Do you need to rest for a few days?"

Xia Wei shook her head: "I want to go now."

Seeing this, Aunt Wang said no more and took Xia Wei out. Xia Wei looked at her belly, which was at least seven or eight months pregnant, and couldn't help but worry: "Aunt Wang, you'd better rest at home, but Don't get sick. Why don't you tell me the location of the demon hunting team, and I can go there myself."

Aunt Wang waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I'm not a lady."

Under the leadership of Aunt Wang, Xia Wei walked through Qingshi Town. Many people she met on the road greeted Aunt Wang enthusiastically. She was kind-hearted and very popular in the town.

Ye Jie followed the two of them leisurely, and all the mortals he met on the way could not see Gui Cha's figure.

Soon, several people came to a camp. Outside the camp, there was a row of sharpened logs forming a fence, and there were many tents in it.

After passing several sentries, a few people came to the inside of the camp, only to see dozens of people on the school field in the distance wielding spears for drills. Sometimes they formed a tight queue with the spear tips facing outwards, and sometimes they were separated by just the right gap, each other. Take care of each other. There are various training equipment placed on the sidelines, including plum blossom stakes that are dug deep into the ground to train body skills, and there are also extremely heavy bronze cauldrons for training strength.

Ye Jie reminded Xia Wei: "There is an old saying: There is strength in numbers. What they practiced was a spear battle formation. Ten people at the early stage of the second level built a battle formation, which is enough to fight against the peak of the second level. The prerequisite for people to cultivate is that they do not use advanced techniques or magic weapons. If you are fighting alone, try to avoid being enemies with many people at the same time."

Xia Wei nodded, remembering Ye Jie's teachings in her heart, and after hearing the order from the commander in front of the battle formation, all the soldiers stood up with their guns drawn, ending the battle formation drill.

Aunt Wang stepped forward and said, "Commander Zhang Yong, her name is Xia Wei. She just came to Qingshi Town and is a practitioner who has come to join the demon hunting team."

Faced with Aunt Wang's recommendation, Commander Zhang Yong curled his lips, looked at Xia Wei up and down, and scolded mercilessly:

"What kind of practitioner? She is just a female, and she dares to call herself a practitioner? Don't think that just because you have learned a few tricks, you really think you are a green onion. With such a thin body, you can't even fill the gap between the monster's teeth. , also want to join the monster hunting team? I'm afraid that I will be eaten by the monster within a few days!"

Listening to Zhang Yong's comments, the soldiers burst into laughter and even echoed:

"Look at her thin arms. She can't even kill a chicken, but she wants to fight monsters? It really makes me laugh!"

"How old is she? She might have fainted immediately after seeing the blood, right? It's better to go home quickly, and don't lose your life in the hands of the monster."

"The demon-catching team is on the front line fighting monsters. Every meal they eat is much better than us, and their cultivation speed is naturally faster. Qi Feng of the demon-catching team is Aunt Wang's husband. Could this girl be a relative of Aunt Wang? Something like that?"

"You!" Faced with the ridicule of the soldiers, Xia Wei looked sullen. After hearing them slander and slander Aunt Wang, she couldn't bear it anymore. She stepped forward and shouted at everyone, "Which of you dares to fight with me! "

Hearing this, instead of being angry, all the soldiers laughed even louder:
"Oh, did I hear you right? She actually wants to challenge us? No matter who wins that girl, it is not honorable at all. On the contrary, it is a joke. She will be laughed at for the rest of her life."

"I'm not very capable, but my temper is not bad. I really don't know how much I weigh. I would like to teach her a lesson, but unfortunately she won't be considered a hero even if I win."

"Little girl, this is not the place you should be. You should just go back wherever you came from. Home is the safest place."

Faced with the ridicule of the soldiers, Aunt Wang looked helpless, and Xia Wei's face turned pale with anger, but no matter what she said, others couldn't listen at all, and all they got in exchange was louder ridicule.

"Come over here."

Just when Xia Wei was so anxious that she stamped her feet repeatedly, a familiar whisper suddenly came to her ears.

Under that calm tone, all the waves and distracting thoughts in Xia Wei's heart were calmed down at this moment. As long as she heard that voice, everything around her seemed to be far away from her, and she returned to the death of her relatives, the wind and snow. That night, the only person who stayed with her was her master Ye Jie.

She took steps without thinking and came to Ye Jie's side. She saw Ye Jie standing on the edge of the training ground. In front of him, there was a three-legged bronze cauldron for training soldiers. The cauldron required two people. You have to stretch your arms to hug them, and even the ground is dented by the heavy weight.

Ye Jie patted the cauldron in front of him and smiled faintly at her: "As the old saying goes: strength is more effective than words. If they don't believe in your ability, then let them take a good look at what you can do. .”

Xia Wei took a deep breath and straddled her legs. The spiritual power circulated rapidly in her body, and her arms showed a crystal clear luster. She activated the low-level skills of the entry-level: turtle hands, and her arms suddenly increased the strength of an ox and a horse. If an ordinary person gains this huge strength, the muscles on her arms will bulge high, and it will look like this from a distance. Elephant legs, but with the power of her innate supernatural power, Xia Wei's arms still maintain a straight and slender appearance.

"Wake it up for me!"

Endless power emerged from Xia Wei's body, and she let out a cooing sound. She tensed her arms and raised them up with all her strength. Fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and several veins protruded from her neck. The extremely heavy cauldron was unexpectedly moved by her. Lift it up!
Seeing this situation, the soldiers who had been laughing at Xia Wei just now were shocked and fell into silence. Even the commander Zhang Yong couldn't help but open his mouth wide and his eyeballs bulged, unable to believe what he saw.

(End of this chapter)