Chapter 472: Chapter 38: Yue Chen’s Resolve
Even Ye Zi from the Chi Mei Clan had no means to escape this forest.
The situation had surpassed Yue Jinghua’s initial expectations, plunging everyone into silence.
With the enemy unknown and lacking necessary supplies, the worst situation is the collapse of confidence in such an environment.
"Eat this," just when everyone was at a loss, Qin Dongting stood up, walked beside Yue Jinghua, and took out a golden elixir.
"Heavenly Destiny Pill," Jin Nuo recognized the pill in Qin Dongting’s hand and his eyes widened in astonishment, as if he saw a monster.
The Heavenly Destiny Pill, a mid-level holy-grade elixir, is so rare that even a place like Danlu only makes ten per year.
Legend has it that this pill can regrow flesh from bones and bring the dead back to life, as long as there is still a breath left.
My God, what is going on here, that a two-star mercenary can just casually take out a Heavenly Destiny Pill.
Jin Nuo’s opinion of the July Team has been completely overturned.
From just now when Yue Jinghua faced danger without chaos, immediately responded, and how the team seemed unfamiliar yet exhibited tacit coordination in crisis management, given time, this little team will definitely become a formidable mercenary force on the continent.
"Thanks, at least you’ve got some conscience," Yue Jinghua was too lazy to inquire about the origin of the Heavenly Destiny Pill.
Just from seeing Qin Dongting take out the pill and the ghostly expression on Jin Nuo’s face, it was clear the pill was top-notch.
As soon as the elixir touched his lips, a fire seemed to ignite within Yue Jinghua’s Dantian, activating the Nine Revolutions Creation Power, and the bleeding wounds began to gradually stop and solidify.
Seeing Yue Jinghua meditating and adjusting his breath, Yue Chen, who had been sitting silently beside him since entering the Dragon Palace, moved aside.
He looked at the lush hops and couldn’t help but pull out a jade tube from his pocket.
"Young Clan Leader, what are you going to do?" Ye Zi seemed to guess what Yue Chen was about to do.
In this forest, the unknown power was so strong that even Ye Zi couldn’t control it.
Ye Zi had reason to speculate that there might also be a powerful member of the Chi Mei Clan residing in this forest.
Ye Zi thought so, and Yue Chen was no exception.
He also keenly felt an inexplicable energy fluctuation in the forest, a very familiar energy.
Compared to Dark Beasts and Dark Practitioners, as high-level beings of the spirit wood, the power of the Chi Mei Clan is continuous and everlasting.
With just Yue Jinghua and his group, they would definitely not have a way to smoothly pass through. If anyone here could break the prohibition of this forest maze, it would only be Yue Chen.
"I want to negotiate with that person," Yue Chen’s small face showed unprecedented seriousness.
Seeing her hurt, unable to help, watching her suffer, unable to share her pain.
Yue Chen felt immense self-blame.
"But, Young Clan Leader, your strength has not yet recovered. It might be inappropriate to rashly negotiate," Ye Zi well knew that Yue Chen’s current strength was not even a third of his peak, probably not even as good as his own.
Without knowing the strength of the Chi Mei Clan in this forest, letting the Young Clan Leader take such a risk was too hazardous.
"If we don’t try, how will we know if it could work," Yue Chen smiled brightly, and from his expression, Ye Zi vaguely saw a hint of Yue Jinghua’s spirit.
As the effect of the Heavenly Destiny Pill gradually took effect, while feeling the wound on his left arm heal rapidly, Yue Jinghua also felt a wave of drowsiness coming over him.
She could hear, beside her ear, the worried voice of Weiwei asking questions.
When she completely fell into a deep sleep, she could feel a warm little hand resting on her forehead, seemingly the hand of Yue Chen.
Watching Yue Jinghua’s face gradually regain its rosy color, Yue Chen couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He nodded towards Weiwei and asked her to take care of Yue Jinghua with an extremely solemn tone.
"Hey, kid, don’t run around. Your elder brother is injured and can’t take care of you for now. I’ll watch over you for him," Jin Nuo advised Yue Chen before standing up and heading deeper into the forest, waving a large hand intending to pull Yue Chen back.
Having a little kid around is troublesome, always worrying about them getting lost.
Right now, everyone is in a state of chaos; he definitely didn’t want a child adding to the trouble.
Just as Jin Nuo was about to reach out, he saw that delicate and adorable little kid frown, and the red cinnabar on his forehead suddenly lit up.
In his hands, there appeared a green jade tube, "Whoo-whoo---"
A crisp melody emanated from the jade tube.
At first, that whoo-whoo sound seemed like a normal flute sound, but as the notes spread farther and farther.
The ground beneath, the originally soft grass, suddenly grew taller; and looking at the trees nearby, they also rustled and moved.
The ordinary-looking trees all transformed into grass soldiers and wood guards, with their swords and crossbows drawn.
Sharp grass blade arrows and stone-splitting wooden axes, all aimed uniformly at Jin Nuo.
Jin Nuo instantly petrified.
Behind him, several members of the July Mercenary Team and the Imperial Soldiers were also stunned by the scene that suddenly unfolded.
Every grass and tree became soldiers.
This was too mysterious and unexpected.
"I am going to find a way to leave here, tell her to wait for me," Yue Chen said. Following that, a wood guard warrior behind him bent down and lifted Yue Chen to sit on its right shoulder.
Ye Zi followed Yue Chen and together with a group of wood guards and grass soldiers, disappeared into the far end of the forest.
Only after Yue Chen and the wood guards completely vanished from sight did Jin Nuo shudder and muttered, "Damn, strange things happen every year, but today more than ever."
Right now, he just wanted to immediately wake up the sleeping Yue Jinghua and ask clearly where she had dug up such a bizarre group of companions.
After Yue Chen left, for quite a while, everyone remained silent, until half a day passed.
With a moan, Yue Jinghua finally completely shook off the effects of the Heavenly Destiny Pill and woke up.
The first thing upon waking up, Yue Jinghua rotated her left arm and discovered that the tendons and wounds on her hand had all healed; she couldn’t help but feel invigorated and excitedly gave Qin Dongting a punch, "Coffin face, I guess you do have a conscience, didn’t poison me to death. This thing is so effective, one pill is too few. Why not give me eight or ten more, just to be safe?" Qin Dongting’s face was instantly priceless.
Just as everyone was thinking about how to explain Yue Chen’s disappearance to Yue Jinghua, the Imperial Soldiers keeping watch ahead let out a startled cry, "A path, there’s a path ahead again."
A path, having just awoken, how did the entrance to Spring Path spontaneously appear, and moreover, the group didn’t show too happy of an expression.
Yue Jinghua was slightly startled. She glanced at Weiwei beside her and then surveyed her surroundings.
Yue Chen and Ye Zi were both missing.