Chapter 497 - 496: Bloodline Suppression

Qiao Ling'Er looked at Ye Feng and spoke with a sad smile, "Even though you were forced, you still let me taste my first kiss. It was really sweet. You've fulfilled my dying wish. Thank you."

With that, she staggered and started to walk out.

Ye Feng blocked her again and said quickly, "Miss Ling'Er, don't go yet!"

"Is there something else?" Qiao Ling'Er asked, looking at Ye Feng in confusion.

Before Ye Feng could speak, Ye Lingtian chimed in from behind with a wide grin, "He wants another kiss!"

Ye Feng nearly collapsed. It took him a moment to recover, but when he did, he looked at Qiao Ling'Er and said with steely resolve:

"Miss Ling'Er, don't you worry. No one is going to take these three herbs. I am going to save your life!"

Qiao Ling'Er's eyes lit up, and a happy smile spread across her face.

But just then, Old Wei, who was standing behind them, cried out, "No one is going to take them? Ye Feng, do you have any idea what cultivation level the Beast Race Elf has?

"She's a Tier Nine Daoist Saint! Let me tell you, even the most powerful person in the Qiao family, our Patriarch, is only a Tier Eight Daoist Saint! The Patriarch is no match for that elf, so what right do you and I have to make such bold claims!"

Just then, Lin Peipei, who was standing nearby, spoke calmly. "And what if you add our Mercenary Guild to the mix?"

Old Wei's eyes lit up. "Manager Lin," he exclaimed, "is the Mercenary Guild going to get involved?"

Lin Peipei nodded and replied calmly, "Since the Young Master wishes to help Miss Ling'Er, then of course the Mercenary Guild must support him unconditionally!"

Old Wei nodded excitedly, but in the next moment, his expression darkened as he said,

"But the Beast Race Elf is a Tier Nine Daoist Saint. No matter how many of us there are, we won't be able to stand against her!"

But Lin Peipei just smiled faintly and said, "And what if I, too, am a Tier Nine Daoist Saint?"

"You're also a peak Tier Nine Daoist Saint?" Old Wei stared at Lin Peipei, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. But a moment later, he began nodding repeatedly.

"Of course, you must be that powerful! Otherwise, how could the Mercenary Guild have stood firm in the wildlands for all these years, with no one daring to cross it? HAHA, this is wonderful, just wonderful! With you making a move, my young miss can be saved."

Lin Peipei nodded, then turned to Ye Feng with a smile. "Young Master, let's go!"

Ye Feng shook his head. "Pei Pei, you still have to operate here in the future. There's no need for you to provoke such a powerful enemy. I can go alone. I'm more than enough..."

But before he could finish, Lin Peipei abruptly lifted her head and glared at him, the rims of her eyes instantly turning red again.

Seeing this, Ye Feng could only shake his head with a wry smile. "Alright, alright, I'll stop. I'll stop talking, okay?"

Behind them, Mu Qingyun let out a snort of laughter. 'So the great Demon King is scared of this tactic!'

The group left the Mercenary Guild's auction house. They hadn't gone far before another group came rushing over, blocking their path.

They were less like men and more like apes, towering in height and built as strong as tigers. Their bronze muscles were bare, unabashedly showcasing their power.

They wore animal hides around their waists, with thick patches of dark hair covering their private areas.

Behind them, Feng Qingwu and Mu Qingyun's pretty faces flushed red. They both spat in disgust and quickly turned away. 'This is just too primitive!'

"The Beast Race! It's really the Beast Race!" Old Wei cried out, his face instantly paling.

Just then, the beastmen parted, and a woman stepped forward.

The woman's beautiful black hair cascaded over her shoulders. She wore a circlet on her forehead, her ears were pointed, and a black veil covered her face, revealing only her eyes.

The woman was relatively civilized, with a piece of animal hide wrapped around her chest and another around her waist. Her tanned skin was exposed, revealing taut, long, and perfectly straight legs.

This sort of half-covered, half-exposed getup was even more titillating.

Upon seeing the woman, Old Wei immediately shrieked:

"The Beast Race Elf! She's the Beast Race Elf!"

The words had barely left his mouth when his face went white, and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was bloodline suppression!

The Beast Race Elf, Rhea, looked at Ye Feng and spoke in a cold voice, "I can already smell the three herbs on you. Hand them over!"

Old Wei took a deep breath, then hurried forward with a fawning smile. "Miss Elf, we're from the Qiao family. Could you see it in your heart to spare us, for the Qiao family's sake? We need those herbs to save our young miss's life..."

Rhea looked at Old Wei with contempt. "The Qiao family? Heh. Means jack shit to me. Hand over the herbs and get lost, or you're all dead!"

"You..." Old Wei was furious at Rhea's arrogance, but after opening his mouth, he closed it again, defeated.

'There's no beating her!'

At that moment, Lin Peipei took a step forward, looked at Rhea, and said with a light laugh:

"Miss Rhea, this is the Mercenary Guild's territory. To cause trouble on my turf... aren't you being a little disrespectful to me?"

Rhea looked at Lin Peipei and said coldly, "The Mercenary Guild wants to get involved, too?"

Lin Peipei smiled radiantly. "And what if I say we do?"

Rhea's gaze turned icy. "Then I'll just have to deal with the Mercenary Guild as well!"

"Giggle..." Lin Peipei giggled. "Such big words, Miss Rhea. I just wonder if you have the power to back them up!"

Rhea drew a beast bone, pointed it at Lin Peipei, and said coldly, "Don't like it? Then fight me!"

Lin Peipei drew her longsword and cried out, "Then we fight!"