Chapter Eleven: The Daughter of the Medicine King

  A brief exchange of blows has brought about a deeper level of improvement in Jiangnan's Dragon and Tiger Fist!

  However, he still can't defeat this golden-scaled python.

  "The python is weak and boneless, relying solely on the power of the dragon-tiger-elephant technique. I find it hard to gain the upper hand and can't suppress it at all! Moreover, my physical strength is insufficient, continuing to fight will inevitably lead to being strangled and devoured by this poisonous python!"

  In the south, his mind was racing like a dragon flying through the mountains and forests. He felt his internal strength rapidly depleting, gradually becoming somewhat exhausted. In his heart, he secretly thought: "I've studied the movements of the Golden Scaled Python, perfected techniques such as Dragon Rising from the Ground and Dragon Emerging from the Abyss... it's impossible for me to do better than this python! If I want to defeat it, relying solely on the fierce power of the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist won't work. The only way is to use softness to overcome softness!"

  "The mighty river flows out of the deep valley!"

  The Southern Style's body method remains unchanged, still the dragon-snake rising from the ground, but the hand movements have suddenly changed, transforming into the Jiangyue Broken Wave Technique. The true energy between his hands surges and runs like a great river bursting forth from the depths of a valley!

  The Jiangyue Broken Wave Fist is vastly different from the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Power Fist of the Overbearing Dominance School. This style's fists and feet move extremely slowly, as gentle as water, yet contain immense power within, taking it to another extreme, using soft power to achieve victory over one's enemies.

  However, within this gentle power, there is an extremely fierce and overbearing force. When it bursts out in an instant, it may not be inferior to the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Force!

  In the south, both hands are like pulling a long Yangtze River, extremely changing, in the blink of an eye, they capture the trajectory of a giant golden python. One palm flips and flies, like a goat hanging its horns, cleverly grasping the snake's tail to the tip of its hair. The other palm presses on the snake's body, and the soft force between both hands bursts out in an instant!

  He transformed his body into a giant golden python, with the Yangtze River flowing between his palms. He spread his hands apart and gently swept them across, instantly producing a series of cracking sounds as bones shattered wherever his palms passed!

  Wherever his palm reached, the snake bones of the Golden Scaled Python were crushed to powder by the enormous power stored in his palm!

  This is a power that has been tempered to its utmost limit; even the slender, boneless body of a snake or python cannot shake it off and can only endure it.

  Jiang Nan's eyes didn't show the slightest emotional fluctuation, as if he was still practicing the move of the great river emerging from the deep valley alone, rather than fighting a hundred-year-old giant python.

  The giant python was in pain, and in this brief moment, Jiang Nan had already shattered its tailbone for three or four feet, making it difficult to move.

  The giant python hastily turned its head, twisting its thick snake body, spinning around and wrapping the Jiangnan tightly!

  Its body was trapped in Jiangnan, and it was overjoyed. Its body twisted and turned, trying to strangle this troublesome opponent until its bones were crushed!

  At the same time, it opened its bloody mouth wide and took a big bite of Jiangnan who was tied up tightly, planning to start eating this delicious human from head to toe!

  Jiang Nan was entwined by the Golden Scaled Python, yet he remained completely unflustered. He took a deep breath, his chest expanding like a drum, resisting the python's deadly coils. Suddenly, the force between his hands changed, transforming into the move "Mighty River Accompanies the Rising Tide".

  The power between his hands was like a wave, one wave after another, the previous wave had just gone, and the next wave arrived, one wave followed another, and one wave pressed against another!

  In the midst of the roaring waves, this golden-scaled python was also shocked by the power transmitted from his hands, its body numb and its muscles unable to exert even half of their strength. The body that had just been tightly wrapped around him suddenly loosened, like a dead snake limp on the ground!

  "Primordial Opening Seal!"

  In the south of the Yangtze River, a single palm chop came down, like a large axe opening a stele. The triangular head of the golden scaled python was cut off by the palm, as if its head had been chopped off with an axe!

  Jiang Nan's legs went limp, his muscles twitching like cramps, as he sat on the giant snake's head, panting heavily for a few moments to calm down his true energy. He then circulated the Demon Prison Mysterious Fetus Scripture to restore his bodily functions.

  "Is this gentleman from the Qi Wang Fu or the Mu Wang Fu?"

  The girl in red walked forward, her beautiful eyes blinking, sizing up Jiang Nan repeatedly, with a calm and composed demeanor, she bowed and smiled: "Yue Ling'er thanks you, sir, for lending a helping hand."

  "Who are you?"

  Jiang Nan didn't answer directly, but instead looked up and sized up the girl. In his heart, he couldn't help but praise her silently. This red-clothed girl named Yue Ling'er had fair and delicate skin, clear and beautiful eyebrows and eyes, but she also had a heroic and refreshing aura that was imposing.

  Her attire was magnificent and luxurious, although the clothes were somewhat tattered and disheveled, but still could be seen to be extremely exquisite and particular, should have an extraordinary origin.

  Yue Ling'er smiled slightly, her soft sword lightly quivering, the sword light painting a snow-white lotus flower in mid-air. She laughed and said: "Sir, now you should know what kind of person I am, right?"

  The south of the river became more and more confused, but the devil clock in his body began to move, and a lotus flower gradually appeared on the surface of the devil clock, which was actually the beginning of pushing out Yueling's cultivation method.

  Yue Ling'er scolded, "You must be someone who has never left home before! You don't even recognize the Lotus Flower Luo God Sword of our Medicine King's Manor. Fine, I won't let you guess anymore. I am from the Medicine King's Manor, and I entered Luoxia Mountain to collect a top-grade medicinal herb. Who would have thought that the herb was guarded by a Golden Scaled Red Threaded Python and other such demonic beasts? They chased me for over a hundred miles."

  "The Medicine King's Mansion?"

  Jiang Nan was taken aback for a moment, he had heard of the prestige of Yao Wang Fu more than once. Yao Wang Fu is another major royal family in Jianwu Country, not far from Luoxia Mountain.

  This royal family is well-versed in the art of medicine, but not particularly skilled in martial arts. Not only can they bring people back from the brink of death, but they also refine superior elixirs to nourish the bodies of high-ranking warriors and cultivate their vital energy.

  There are even rumors that the Medicine King's Manor has several supreme spiritual pills and wonderful medicines, which can make an ordinary person become a top-notch master immediately after taking them, possessing extremely deep and profound true energy cultivation!

  He also heard that the Qi Wang Fu often sent people to buy elixirs from the Yao Wang Fu, which were used by the young masters of the imperial family, and the two families had a lot of dealings with each other.

  However, Yue Ling'er's old-fashioned tone made him say that it was his first time out, which secretly amused Jiang Nan. Just now, he had used the martial arts of the Qi Wang Fu to kill the Golden Scaled Python, and Yue Ling'er hadn't even noticed, clearly she was also a rookie who had just entered the arena.

  Yue Ling'er repeatedly sized up Jiang Nan, seeing that he was elegant and refined, with a warm and gentle demeanor, like a sword, having the elegance of a scholar and the heroic bearing of a martial artist. Although his clothes were tattered, his air was majestic and not to be underestimated. In her heart, she secretly praised him, and unknowingly had some good feelings towards Jiang Nan. She smiled and said: "Sir, may I ask how you are called?"

  "Yue Shi's younger sister, if I tell you my name, wouldn't it seem like I'm trying to curry favor and seek revenge?"

  Jiang Nan smiled and changed the subject: "Shi Mei, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

  Yue Ling'er was shocked: "Brother, you don't want this golden-scaled red python anymore?"

  "Golden scales red thread python?"

  Jiang Nan stopped in his tracks, puzzled: "This big snake is highly venomous, it's not edible, what do I want it for?"

  Yue Ling'er couldn't help but laugh and say, "Brother, you really are a rookie. This golden-scaled red-striped python has many treasures on its body. Not only the venomous fangs in its mouth, but also the snake skin on its body is a good thing. Even the snake bones are excellent treasures. The most valuable one is the red stripe on its back, which contains a crimson-colored tendon that is extremely tough and can be made into either a whip or a bowstring, worth a thousand gold coins!"

  "Is it worth a thousand pieces of gold? Is this dead snake so valuable?"

  Jiang Nan was stunned, and he had no idea that the large python he had unintentionally killed would be so valuable!

  "Brother, although the Golden Scaled Red Threaded Snake isn't particularly precious, it can still be used to forge a good weapon or armor." Yuelinger said with a smile.

  Jiangnan was moved by the grandeur, he wasn't a wealthy young master from the Qi family, but a poor scholar, and this golden dragon robe was indeed a considerable fortune for him.

  "This giant python is a huge fortune, but I have no way to sell it and turn it into silver... Hmm, maybe I can do this..."

  Jiang Nan glanced at Yue Ling'er, his heart slightly moved, and smiled: "Sister Shi, I've heard that the elixirs of your Medicine King's Manor are superior to others. Do you have some on you?"

  Yue Ling'er didn't understand what he meant, so Jiang Nan smiled and said: "I want to use this golden scale red thread python to exchange some cultivation medicine with Sheng Mei."

  Yue Ling'er's eyes lit up, and she smiled: "Little sister also needs some snake venom and snake bones for medicine, but it's not convenient to speak out. Since brother said so, little sister will buy this golden-scaled red-lined python."

  She took out a few bottles of Dan medicine and handed them to Jiangnan, saying: "These two bottles are Yiqi Dan, which can nourish the true Qi. These two bottles are Yunshen Dan, which nourish the essence and spirit. And these two bottles are Yangshen Dan, which nourish the body."

  Yue Ling'er searched her clothes again and said apologetically: "Brother, my sister only brought this little dan medicine, its value is not as good as this golden scale red line python, how about this, you set a time and place, I will go back to the Medicine King's Mansion and then take the dan medicine and exchange it with you..."

  "What's the big deal about a single golden-scaled red python?"

  Jiang Nan picked up those bottles and jars, floated away with a smile, saying: "Yue Shi Mei, farewell!"

  Yue Ling'er watched him leave and then hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Brother, little sister owes you one! Please leave your name, so that little sister can repay you in the future!"

  He laughed and walked into the mountains without saying a word, waving his hand.

  "What a weirdo."

  Yue Ling'er stamped her foot and muttered to herself: "Near the Luoxia Mountain, apart from the Qi Wangfu and my Yao Wangfu, there is only the Mu Wangfu. The young masters of the Qi Wangfu and Mu Wangfu usually try to curry favor with me when they hear the name of my Yao Wangfu, but he keeps a respectful distance from me. This is the first time I've met someone like this..."

  She took out a bamboo tube, shook the fire starter to ignite the fuse of the bamboo tube, and heard a hiss as smoke and flames soared into the air, exploding in mid-air.

  Yu Ling'er stood quietly by the mountain stream, and after a moment, only to hear the sound of breaking through the air, another voice shouted: "Where is the county master?"

  More than a dozen top masters from the Medicine King's Mansion arrived at Yue Ling'er's side in an instant, all bowing and paying their respects. "Young Mistress, you secretly ran to Luoxia Mountain, the Master is worried... Golden Scales Red Threaded Python!"

  Those masters of the Medicine King's Manor were shocked to see that golden-scaled python, and one of the old women couldn't help but exclaim: "Could it be that Miss killed this golden-scaled red-thread python? It seems that Miss's martial arts skills have improved again!"

  Others came forward to congratulate, Yue Ling'er's pretty face turned red, and she smiled: "You misunderstood, this is a passing gentleman who saw me in danger and lent a hand to kill the snake. This giant python is very valuable, you take it back, sell it and exchange for some silver."

  Everyone hastened to agree.

  Yue Ling'er looked again in the direction of Jiang Nan's departure, thinking to herself: "He looks younger than me, but his strength is far superior to mine. I just don't know if I'll ever meet him again..."