Chapter 778 - 770: Calm (Second Update)
Su Muyao reached out to check Yue Wuhen’s pulse, using her superpower to examine his condition.
Feeling that he was injured, Su Muyao’s eyes reddened.
"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault..."
Before Su Muyao could blame herself, Yue Wuhen sighed softly and said, "Don’t say that, it’s not your fault."
"It’s my fault for not protecting my wife."
Indeed, it was true.
Yue Wuhen was filled with self-blame.
Fortunately, his wife seemed fine, otherwise he didn’t know what crazy things he might do.
Since childhood, he had borne too many responsibilities and had been taught by his master to be disciplined, calm, and reserved.
To learn the way of a gentleman and to take it as his duty to protect the world, forbidding any personal emotions, and best to have no desires or needs.
All along, Yue Wuhen strictly adhered to his master’s teachings, imposing strict demands on himself.
He also knew what kind of heavy responsibility as the inheritor of the Witch Clan he bore.
He thought he could do well, but only he knew he had love and selfish desires.
When it came to matters concerning his wife, he couldn’t remain calm.
When she was swallowed by the vortex, a dense pain surged in his heart, almost suffocating him.
It also aroused an inexplicable sense of killing in his heart.
Uncontrollably wanting bloodthirsty slaughter.
So when he faced the Thorn Flower Clan, he showed no mercy.
Fortunately, his wife was fine; otherwise, he truly didn’t know what crazy things he might do.
That way, he wouldn’t resemble the inheritor of the Witch Clan at all.
Su Muyao shook her head and said, "No, don’t say that."
"Don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault at all."
"If to blame, blame the Youluo Tree Beastman and the Thorn Flower Clan."
When Su Muyao lowered her head, her eyelashes trembled slightly, covering the anger in her eyes.
She activated her Wood Element Ability to heal Yue Wuhen.
Yue Wuhen quickly refused, "No, your good rest is most important, these external injuries are nothing."
Yue Wuhen didn’t want Su Muyao to expend too much of her superpower.
Although he didn’t know what the Thorn Flower Clan Beastman did to her, although his wife seemed fine, her complexion was not good, making Yue Wuhen worry.
Yue Wuhen insisted on not letting Su Muyao use her superpower.
Su Muyao could only take out an elixir for him to consume.
"By the way, there’s a Beastman in the Thorn Flower Clan called Ci Zhuo, did you see him?"
"What he looks like is..."
Su Muyao gestured and described Ci Zhuo’s appearance.
Yue Wuhen focused and said, "Never seen him, he must have escaped."
At that time, they focused on dealing with the high-ranking members of the Thorn Flower Clan, like the Clan Leader and elders, not paying much attention to some insignificant Beastmen.
After dealing with the Clan Leader and elders, they learned some people had escaped.
Rushing back to find Su Muyao, they naturally couldn’t worry about that much.
"This time, it was also because of the problem with the Thorn Flower Clan’s Holy Tree’s that we could kill the Thorn Flower Clan’s Clan Leader and them."
Yue Wuhen remembered the new flower blossomed, alerting the Thorn Flower Beastmen of the problem with their Holy Tree.
At that time, the Thorn Flower Clan Beastmen were panicked, including their Clan Leader and elders.
Of course, the Thorn Flower Clan’s internal conflict provided them with an opportunity.
Teng Lixuan said that it was Ci Zhuo, indicating that Ci Zhuo escaped.
Su Muyao’s expression turned somewhat heavy.
Of course, Mei Qingchen had already sent word to his subordinates, arranging for the Black Lion Beastman who had surrendered to search for the escaping Thorn Flower Clan members.
As long as there was enough time, they would eventually be found.
"Did he hurt you?"
Su Muyao didn’t want to mention the matter of her Immortal Phoenix Bone being almost taken, not wanting to worry Yue Wuhen and the others, she just said, "It’s nothing, just that he appeared, wanting to make a move when I fell into the Thorn Flower Clan."
In Yue Wuhen’s eyes, purple like a painted scene, there flashed a hint of killing intent.
This killing intent was directed at Ci Zhuo.
On the other side, Mei Qingchen and Shen Ci’an joined forces against Teng Lixuan.
But the more they fought, the more shocked they were.
Previously, they could injure Teng Lixuan together, yet this time they could only fight to a draw, unable to harm him.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The sound of fighting echoed in the air.
Seeing that continuing the fight wouldn’t result in a victor, Mei Qingchen was about to forcibly use the power of the Golden Lotus.
Seeing the golden light emanating from him, Teng Lixuan’s expression became stern and said, "Mei Qingchen, give up, forcibly using the Golden Lotus’s power will trigger the Youluo Fragrance, causing you to lose control."
"You are both injured, you are no match for me now. If you continue fighting and your injuries worsen, it will only make Miss Su worry."
"And you’re called Shen Ci’an, right? I’m very useful to Miss Su now. If you insist on continuing this fight, if you injure me, Miss Su will have to heal me too."
At present, Teng Lixuan only wanted to do what he needed to do, not wanting to continue an unproductive fight.
Mei Qingchen and Shen Ci’an then regained their calm.
They withdrew their hands.
However, they now had some understanding of Teng Lixuan’s strength.
"You were seriously injured before, why did you recover so quickly?"
Even if they were injured, it shouldn’t have been to the point where they couldn’t defeat him together.
Teng Lixuan raised an eyebrow and said, "It’s naturally because of my special physique, so I heal quickly. Even if you injure me, it’s useless, as I recover, my strength increases."
Teng Lixuan naturally did not tell the truth.
The reason for his rapid recovery and increased strength was related to his tribe’s Holy Tree.
Their Vine Clan’s Holy Tree was different from other clans’ Holy Trees.
When it enveloped him, it could heal his injuries and provide him with energy, helping him improve his strength.
The Holy Tree and he were not initially exiled here, but rather descended from the sky.
The Holy Tree seemed to exist solely to protect him.
He himself was quite curious about their origin.
But to find out his origin, he needed to stay by Su Muyao’s side.
His existence, being for Su Muyao’s protection, meant many secrets must be related to Su Muyao.
As for Mei Qingchen, with the limitation of the Youluo Fragrance and the injuries, they couldn’t possibly defeat him now.
Shen Ci’an hadn’t awakened the Blood Spirit Clan Power within his body, rendering it useless.
Further complicating matters, for some reason, Shen Ci’an’s Power seemed to have issues, with an unstable realm.
It seemed related to some Blood Clan issue.
...
Soon, they returned to the Golden Leopard Tribe.
Su Muyao, ignoring rest, prepared to concoct an antidote for Mei Qingchen.
Yue Wuhen brought out the Youluo Branch, preparing to erase the residual soul of the Youluo Tree Beastman.
"Ah, no... don’t kill me, I’m sure I can be useful to you."
The residual soul of the Youluo Tree Beastman screamed, emerging from the branch.
Upon seeing this man’s residual soul, Su Muyao’s expression changed, "It’s you. You were the one behind the mischief before?"
Su Muyao was about to act.
The Youluo Tree Beastman’s residual soul hurriedly spoke, "Spare me, I can still be of use."
Only when Su Muyao stopped did he breathe a sigh of relief and said, "It wasn’t me, it was Ci Xiang from the Thorn Flower Clan who did it."
"She killed me and left Power on my remaining branches."
"I weakened that Power, making my residual soul weak, but didn’t eradicate it completely."
"I realize my mistake, I didn’t intend to hurt Min."
Su Muyao asked, "Anong?"
"It refers to Jin Lianrong, my fiancée at the time."
Mei Qingchen clenched his fists tightly, longing to slash with his sword.
But he knew that if he struck with his sword, the Youluo Tree Beastman’s residual soul would be destroyed.
At this moment, they still needed him to learn some Thorn Flower Clan information, so he had to hold back.
However, he sneered and retorted, "You aren’t worthy of calling her that, you have no relation anymore."
"If there’s any relation, it’s that of enemies."