Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 246 - 168: The Long-Awaited Hero Saves the Beauty

Chapter 246: Chapter 168: The Long-Awaited Hero Saves the Beauty

"You, you bunch of beasts!"

"I have treated you well, how could you commit such a heartless act!"

With a forceful kick.

Usually, such a kick might cause internal injuries on the spot, but now her strength has drastically declined, only pushing the person back a few steps.

She quickly took out the Star Compass from her bosom; this heirloom from her family showed that her talent was not poor since she reached the Mid Grade of Foundation Establishment by her late twenties. However, she found herself unable to activate it no matter how much Spiritual Energy she injected.

Barely gathering a bit of power, and before the Star Thunder could burst forth from the compass, someone suddenly embraced her from behind!

Frantically groping her, the beautiful woman was both anxious and angry, she had never been humiliated like this since she was born. Instinctively, she drew out her dagger and swung it!

"Hey, Miss Qiao, this Qiankun Bag is well kept, sticking close to the body, this scent... tsk tsk."

The slim and sleazy Golden Fox leapt back, palms on the ground flipping three times consecutively, grabbing the Qiankun Bag embroidered with the "Qiao" character in his hand.

"You beast! You sought me out initially, I kindly took you in, but you scoundrel... cough, cough, cough!"

Her face filled with rage nearly spitting blood.

Not just from anger, but also because she had already been ambushed by these three, clenching her teeth in pain as one hand tightly held her lower back, but no matter what she did, she could not muster an ounce of Spiritual Energy.

In this remote wilderness, it was clear what this meant for a female cultivator.

The Shenshu acupoint is crucial in the human body, especially for cultivators. A forceful hit there could instantly disperse the Spiritual Energy condensed in the Dantian, making it difficult to gather again in a short time.

Moreover, before this, she felt a pain at the back of her head. Combining that with her somewhat weak body, it was likely someone had struck directly at her star sea, also known as Fengfu acupoint. Evidently, these three had not done backstabbing for the first time.

Previously, when Qiao Yuan moved through the mountains, she always proceeded with caution. Even though the three other team members were not at her level in cultivation, it was essential to guard against others, especially the newcomer with crafty eyes who often stole glances at her.

His gaze made her a bit displeased, but given her cultivation level, she always walked at the back of the team.

After twenty days of peace, trouble suddenly erupted after today’s fierce battle.

While preparing to rest at night, a pair of thieving hands ambushed her from behind directly seizing her, while the other two brothers took turns striking her acupoints. If her reaction hadn’t been swift, they might have subdued her on the spot.

"Miss Qiao is still a high-class lady, look at how well protected she has been since childhood, tsk tsk, if not for seeing you as a woman, why would I actively seek you."

"You!"

Just as she intended to inject the freshly gathered Spiritual Energy into the Star Compass in her hand, the sky was covered with stars. With the family heirloom Magic Treasure, even one against three would not be a problem, but...

Bam!

The two brothers kicked her in the abdomen simultaneously from the front!

Dropping to her knees, although her cultivation was not bad, a female cultivator’s physique naturally differed from a male cultivator’s. Moreover, after such strikes to her vital acupoints, from where could she muster the strength to struggle?

"Yan Hu, Yan Long... both of you were clearly born in Fengzhou..."

Her expression showed pain, they didn’t hold back with those kicks, fearing giving Qiao Yuan any space to counterattack. The older brother Yan Long immediately grabbed her wrist and twisted hard!

"Ah!"

A shrill scream echoed.

The compass she was clutching dropped to the ground, and the quick-reacting Yan Long immediately kicked it away, giving no room for operation, completely subduing Qiao Yuan together with his brother.

"Hmph, what does that matter, entering these mountains is inherently a competition."

"Miss Qiao, apologies, but we four have been in the mountains for over twenty days, accumulating only a little over fifty tokens altogether. When divided, the two of us brothers together might have about twenty. According to the news gathered today, to breach into the top hundred, at least another twenty are needed."

Previously during tea time, these two brothers who appeared naive and honest finally showed their sharp fangs at this moment.

Fengzhou itself is a remote frontier, and few people manage to thrive there. These two brothers may not have exceptional talent, but breaking through Foundation Establishment by their twenties already says a lot.

The slim man chuckled he-he, penetrating his Divine Sense into the Qiankun Bag, but was immediately harshly repelled, his expression changing.

"Damn, my Divine Sense can’t break through this Qiankun Bag."

Holding his head, he shook vigorously.

It’s rare for someone to possess a Qiankun Bag. Unless the owner has died, weakening the Divine Sense, in most cases, it is impenetrable, unless one possesses the violent capabilities like Yu Ying to force it open.

Golden Fox picked up the compass from the ground and tucked it into his bosom, which immediately caused some displeasure in the expressions of the two brothers who had twisted Qiao Yuan’s arms, squinting their eyes, asking, "What do you mean by this?"

"Pfft, don’t get me wrong, gentlemen, just afraid that this young woman might escape and retrieve the magic treasure. These past days, you and I have witnessed this young lady employing the magic treasure, her strength is not to be underestimated."

"It’s still not your place to pick it up, either throw the Qiankun Bag here or throw the magic treasure here, make your choice."

"Why must you be so at odds..."

Looking at the brothers, his expression filled with a bit of resentment, but he masked it well, vanishing in a flash; after all, holding this weighty Star Compass in hand, just by its effects, was enough to make one’s heart race.

"I’ll count down from three."

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