Chapter 836 - 824: Deep Yearning (First Update)
Su Muyao couldn’t care about anything at this moment and ran directly towards that direction, ignoring the pain in her body.
Her back hurt when she fell to the ground just now.
Su Muyao ran quickly towards the direction of her senses.
She found that her superpower had weakened, with only a slight trace of Wood Element Ability, and she dared not use it, needing to save it for treating Xiao Jihan and Zaizai.
While running through the mountain forest, Su Muyao almost encountered wild beasts several times, striving to hide her presence.
She even tripped once along the way.
Until it got dark, she stumbled through the forest, becoming more cautious.
The angry roars of beasts echoed occasionally in the mountain forest.
The forest here felt particularly dangerous, causing Su Muyao’s entire body to remain on guard uncontrollably.
She seemed to think of something and murmured softly, "Since returning to this body, I’ve been in the Beiluo Tribe and haven’t experienced these things."
"At that time, though Xiao Jihan and the others didn’t like me, they didn’t let me starve, nor did I encounter danger."
This time, with her superpower weak, traversing this dangerous primitive forest, she realized how perilous and unsettling it was.
Her heart increasingly missed Xiao Jihan and the others, growing more anxious and worried.
"Jihan..."
Reciting Xiao Jihan’s name, Su Muyao encouraged herself inwardly.
She continued to run quickly in the direction of her senses.
The forest was not only home to wild beasts but also snakes and insects.
If she wasn’t careful, they would spring from the treetops to attack Su Muyao.
Initially, Su Muyao was very cautious, but as she walked, she heard a wolf’s howl in the distance, causing some unease for no apparent reason.
She touched the Ice Wolf Mark on her collarbone, feeling the aura of the mark growing weaker.
Su Muyao looked down and saw the color of the Ice Wolf Mark fading.
"No, no..."
At this moment, Su Muyao’s heart was in chaos.
She knew she couldn’t delay any longer, and despite the dangers of the forest, she ran quickly.
As a result, she got bitten once by a poisonous insect in the forest.
This made Su Muyao think of Wen Nanxi again, her mind became slightly dazed.
"If Wen Nanxi were still here, they would absolutely not dare to approach."
And if she still had the clothes made from Wen Nanxi’s Snake Shedding, these snakes and insects would not dare to come near her.
Unfortunately, the previous set was damaged by Wen Nanxi’s avatar.
Su Muyao used a bit of superpower to quickly force out the toxin, simply treating her wound before continuing on her way.
In the middle of the night, it began to rain from the sky.
Gradually, the rainfall increased in intensity, and thunder and lightning began to roar.
"Aow... Awoo..."
This time, the wolf howls Su Muyao heard were much louder, along with the roars of other beasts.
The sounds were very close.
Su Muyao listened to the sound, feeling it was Xiao Jihan’s voice.
Upon closer listening, the sound didn’t seem right; there was a sense of weakness.
Thinking of Xiao Jihan’s injuries, Su Muyao’s face became paler.
There was a faint roaring sound, the sound of combat, and even the ground was shaking.
She ran quickly in the direction of the sounds.
As she approached, when the lightning flashed, Su Muyao saw the figures fighting outside a stone cave in the distance.
One of them was an Ice Wolf, its entire body covered with a layer of beautifully transparent fur like ice and snow, without a trace of blemishes.
It was like top-grade mutton fat jade with a layer of frost, embodying a sense of aloofness, nobility, and even holiness.
Its body was tall and lithe, with shoulder and back lines as smooth as knife cuts, naturally exuding a noble aura, yet it seemed to look down on all beings, formidable and unassailable.
But this extreme beauty, elegance, and nobility were harshly broken by the scars covering its body.
One of its legs was broken and injured, dragging on the ground, with its body appearing to be torn open in countless places, those wounds still bleeding continuously.
Some had even formed brown scabs, starkly contrasting with its snow-white fur.
But even with scars, its demeanor was not diminished in the least; its head remained proudly high, with icy, cold eyes clear and sharp, showing no sign of collapse or cowardice. That bone-deep nobility and resilience were heart-stirring at a glance.
"Jihan..."
Su Muyao’s nose turned sour, with a severe stinging sensation in her eyes.
She knew this was Xiao Jihan’s real form.
At this moment, three Black Bear Beastmen had fallen in front of him, with two others surrounding and attacking Xiao Jihan.
One Black Bear Beastman entangled Xiao Jihan fiercely, trying to bite his leg again, rendering him immobile.
In this moment, Xiao Jihan erupted with immense power, with a short, intense feint, then swiftly bit down on one of the Black Bear’s necks, killing it instantly.
The other Black Bear Beastman, witnessing this scene, shuddered involuntarily.
But thinking this Ice Wolf was already at the end of its strength, so injured it couldn’t hold on.
It gritted its teeth and continued to attack.
At this moment, the Fox Zaizai inside the cave was extremely worried, "Xiao’s father..."
Xiao’s father was like this to protect him.
Hearing Da Bao’s voice, Xiao Jihan took a deep breath and suppressed the bloody scent.
He knew he had to kill the opponent, otherwise Da Bao would be in danger.
"Don’t worry, don’t come out."
Su Muyao wanted to go up and help, but she knew, at this moment, her Wood Element Ability was not even at Level 1, and that Black Bear Beastman appeared to have at least Level 4 power, so going up would only burden Xiao Jihan.
She needed to conserve her superpower, not even willing to use it to heal her leg wound.
She saved it for treating Xiao Jihan.
Yet her heart couldn’t help but tighten.
Ultimately, Xiao Jihan took the risk of having a piece of meat torn off to kill the Black Bear Beastman.
After they were all killed, Xiao Jihan collapsed with a crash, his body both in pain and weak, trembling continuously.
"Xiao’s father..."
Da Bao ran out at this moment.
Da Bao was also injured, but not fatally.
At this time, the thunder was louder, seemingly drowning out Su Muyao’s shouts for them.
At this moment, Xiao Jihan could barely make a sound, only weakly saying, "Go..."
Da Bao understood and hurriedly went to collect the Crystal Cores from the corpses of the four Black Bear Beastmen.
These Crystal Cores could keep them alive.
Xiao Jihan was already about to pass out.
But just as he was about to lose consciousness, he seemed to faintly hear his wife’s voice.
His eyelids were about to close when he vaguely saw his wife’s figure.
He thought he must be dreaming again, dreaming of his wife.
Recently, he frequently dreamed of his wife.
He missed his wife terribly.
The overwhelming longing felt each time was like a flood, engulfing him.
He was holding on by his longing for his wife and the determination to protect Da Bao.
But he felt like he couldn’t hold on any longer.
"Jihan, Jihan..."
Su Muyao rushed over, calling Xiao Jihan’s name.
But he had already fainted.
"Da Bao."
"Mother... Mother..."
Da Bao suspected he was seeing things, rubbing his eyes hard, unable to believe it.
How could he see his mother?
Su Muyao quickly came to them, without hesitation, hurriedly activated Wood Element Ability to heal their injuries.
Feeling Xiao Jihan’s faint breathing, Su Muyao’s heart ached as if pricked by needles, dense and pain-filled, her eyes involuntarily reddened.
Her hands were trembling, with waves of lingering fear.