Actually, Zhao Shuning was extremely regretful in her heart.
But there was nothing she could do.
She just had a soft spot for the weak. She simply couldn't bear to see that little girl looking so helpless.
"Are you going to interfere in this?" Zhao Shuning murmured in a low voice.
"Zhao Shuning, your sense of justice is flaring up at such an inappropriate time. You don't even have a single coin on you, yet you want to meddle in other people's business. If you catch the attention of those in the black market, you won't even be able to exchange for spirit stones. You might even be thrown out of the black market directly."
"Zhao Shuning, you really need to change this bad habit of yours. You always go soft at the sight of a girl."
Although she was complaining, Zhao Shuning's body was honest.
She slowly turned around.
Then she said, "To be honest, I really don't want to meddle in this. But aren't you guys being a bit too much? This may be a black market, and you're all people from the underworld, but the way you're beating this girl is just too excessive."
"Look at this little girl. There's not a single intact part on her body. You're all so tall and strong, and each kick you give her is aimed at killing her. Have you ever thought about how a little girl like her can bear it?"
Zhao Shuning tried to appeal to their humanity, but saw no change in their expressions. Moreover, even from this distance, she could feel their anger.
"I'll give you one minute to get out of here."
Zhao Shuning originally wanted to back down and resolve this matter. But when she heard this, her temper flared up.
Although she was poor now, she would never allow them to step on her.
"I've decided to interfere in this matter."
"You little girl, think it through. There's no justice to be found in this black market. Even if you die here tonight and are thrown into the mass grave tomorrow, no one will know."
"Don't threaten me. If you want to fight or kill, just come. Stop being so long - winded. It's really annoying me."
After saying that, Zhao Shuning said to the girl on the ground, "Don't be afraid. I'll save you out."
"You've got a big mouth. Whether you can save her out or end up losing your own life here is still up in the air."
After saying that, the five big men all walked towards Zhao Shuning.
The other three spiritual herbalists immediately stood behind Zhao Shuning.
"Hey, you're using this move again. Aren't you tired of it? Are you still worried that I'll run away? I'm worried that you guys aren't enough for me to practice on."
Zhao Shuning smiled slightly and gently pushed the ground with her toes.
She leaped into the air.
"Form the seal!"
The seals in her hands changed. Above the alley and at the exit of the alley, a barrier of spiritual power blocked the way. The people inside also began to turn transparent. From the outside, it seemed like a quiet alley with no one inside.
Zhao Shuning twisted her neck in mid - air.
"Are you an alchemist?"
"I don't want to cause trouble, but you guys are pushing me too far. Then don't blame me."
These people were right. No one could interfere in the deaths in the black market. Since she had decided to take action, she wouldn't leave any trouble behind.
"You've got a big mouth."
Two of the big men, being ordinary people, could only retreat into their small stalls. One of the big men was holding a beautiful embroidered pouch in his hand.
At this time, the three big men on the opposite side took out their spiritual power artifacts.
Unlike their fierce appearance, their artifacts were a rat and a praying mantis.
For fourth - stage spiritual herbalists, being able to condense artifacts in the shape of living creatures was already quite good.
Zhao Shuning smiled slightly and said, "I'll also give you one minute. Tell me why you're treating that girl like this?"
"She bought something but couldn't pay with spirit stones. She was just playing around with us five brothers. It's even too kind to just let her die."
"Since she couldn't pay with spirit stones, just return the things to you, wouldn't that be fine?"
"I - I returned it to them. They didn't agree. They wanted to..."
The girl's intermittent voice came. Zhao Shuning said with heartache, "Don't talk. I understand."
Looking at the little girl's delicate face, her clothes were made of extremely expensive materials. The little girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old, looking pampered. She should be a daughter from a wealthy family. How could she not be able to produce spirit stones?
In these big men's eyes, besides lust, there was also greed.
"I think it's not that she couldn't produce spirit stones. It's that you guys lusted after her beauty, stole her money, and then used the excuse that she couldn't pay with spirit stones to try to violate her. When she resisted, you got angry and beat her up."
The three big men were stunned.
Their faces were full of shock.
Was this little girl in the air really just a fourth - grade alchemist?
Why was her spiritual power so powerful that she could so easily peek into their innermost thoughts?
Seeing their expressions, Zhao Shuning knew that she had guessed most of it right.
"You guys are really shameless. I've seen a lot of black - eating - black in the black market. But for sellers like you who don't abide by basic morality, if the madam of Chunhui Pavilion finds out, she'll probably skin you alive and expose your corpses in the wilderness, and still not be satisfied."
"Brother, we can't let this girl get out."
"If the boss of Chunhui Pavilion finds out what we've done and that we've damaged the reputation of the black market, we'll really be worse off than dead."
"Don't worry. I'll never let this girl out of this alley. She's just a fourth - grade alchemist. We're all Earth - rank fourth - stage spiritual herbalists. We can't possibly deal with this little girl."
Earth - rank fourth - stage spiritual herbalists?
This rank was indeed a bit higher than Zhao Shuning's. So far, Zhao Shuning was only a Mysterious - rank fourth - stage spiritual herbalist.
But they had overlooked the fact that Zhao Shuning was not only an alchemist but also a spiritual herbalist.
When spiritual power and spiritual energy were combined, she could fight against a Heaven - rank fourth - stage spiritual herbalist.
"Fire Fox Curse."
The space in the alley began to distort.
The three big men quickly built a protective shield to resist the stimulation of Zhao Shuning's spiritual power.
The Fire Fox Curse was a basic alchemist's spell. Zhao Shuning didn't expect it to hurt the three men on the opposite side. What she cared about was the Karma Fire of the Red Lotus in the Fire Fox Curse.
She wanted to see how powerful this Karma Fire was.
Zhao Shuning was not very familiar with the mental method, but with proper use, she only extracted 10% of the power of the Karma Fire of the Red Lotus. The spiritual power shields of the three fourth - stage spiritual herbalists were burned to ashes by the Karma Fire.
"What's this? What's going on?"
The things given by the master were really useful.
Next, it was up to Zhao Shuning herself.
She smiled slightly, looking like Satan from hell. The three big men below tightened their eyes, and the sense of foreboding in their hearts became more and more obvious!