Chapter 1495 - 555: Old Friend in Dire Straits
Ye Lingyue picked a corner that no one noticed and began to process the selected pieces of Tiger-faced Leopard meat.
The method Ye Lingyue used to eliminate Evil Qi, to put it simply, involved using the Qian Cauldron to remove the demon Evil Energy from the Tiger-faced Leopard.
The Cauldron Seal on her palm moved slightly, and strands of Evil Qi, like strands of hair, were swiftly absorbed by the Qian Cauldron. In less than a quarter of an hour, the large pieces of meat had all been processed.
The camp had already been set up.
Ye Lingyue also took out some fruits and grains she had collected in Hong Meng Heaven from her Life Qiankun Bag.
After the spiritual energy in Hong Meng Heaven became insufficient, Ye Lingyue didn’t dare to store too much food at once.
While the Life Qiankun Bag was good, the items inside weren’t preserved indefinitely.
The largest Life Qiankun Bag Ye Lingyue refined nowadays was about the size of half a room.
Apart from those given to her friends and family, she only had three bags left with her.
She had experimented before and found that Elixir Pills had the best preserving effect.
A regular Elixir could be stored in the Life Qiankun Bag for about three years without losing efficacy.
If it were Spirit Plants, they could be preserved for about a year.
For meats and fruits and vegetables, the preserving effect lasted for six months.
The worst effect was on living beings; if a living person were stuffed in the Qiankun Bag, they’d only survive for about a month.
Of course, this special effect was unique to the Life Qiankun Bags that Ye Lingyue refined.
Otherwise, when Zitang Su first met Ye Lingyue, he wouldn’t have taken away her first Life Qiankun Bag without a word.
Earlier, Ye Lingyue had also heard that food and water sources in the Central Plains were problematic, so she had prepared in advance.
She calculated that even without consuming demon beast meat, the food and water reserves in her three Qiankun Bags were enough for the Huangquan Team to use for one to two months.
But how to explain the source of this food to others was a tricky issue.
Fortunately, by using the Qian Cauldron to process demon beast meat, she had an additional method.
With the campfire lighting up, Ye Lingyue took out a few bottles of Huangquan Water stored in the Qiankun Bag and poured them into a pot.
Her supply of Huangquan Water was not vast, but today’s feast was a celebration of safely leaving Fang Ah County, so she decided to indulge a little.
The cutting and cooking of food were left to Guangzi and Senior Sister Wan Yun.
Especially Guangzi, that guy was a natural foodie.
When he traveled, he carried no other luggage, just a small storage bag.
Unexpectedly, Guangzi pulled out a pile of pots, bowls, and ingredients, including various seasonings.
Things like pepper powder and cumin powder, people on the Huangquan Team had neither seen nor heard of.
Before long, the aroma of food drifted out. With Guangzi’s various "transferred" seasonings, the fragrance made everyone in the Huangquan Team drool with hunger.
Cold mixed fruits and vegetables, roasted tiger meat, accompanied by rice from Hong Meng Heaven, and a few pots of Five Treasures Brew, each person ate until their bellies were bulging.
Even Situ, who earlier doubted whether Ye Lingyue could really remove the Evil Qi from demon beast meat, couldn’t resist.
This guy alone gnawed down a large piece of tiger meat, which nearly made Guangzi smash him with a knife in anger.
By midnight, Bo Qing and Qin Xiaochuan took turns keeping watch, and everyone planned to spend the night roughing it out in the wild.
That night, whether it was due to the fine wine, good food, or the anticipation of the coming new days, Ye Lingyue and her team all enjoyed a sound sleep.
At dawn, everyone was well-rested and ready to set off.
Just then, Little Zhiyo showed signs of agitation.
"Boss, I hear footsteps coming our way."
Little Zhiyo’s hearing was superb; before the others noticed, he had detected the commotion.
"Could it be Elder Jing’s pursuers? Everyone, stay alert."
Ye Lingyue gestured with her hand.
Unexpectedly, they were indeed pursued.
"Probably not. The footsteps sound disorganized, unlike a trained army, and there aren’t many, maybe around ten or so. Also, accompanying those footsteps, there’s a demon beast’s roar. It appears someone’s facing a beast attack."
As Little Zhiyo analyzed the situation, Little Wuya had already spread her wings, transforming into a Phoenix Form.
She soared into the sky, circled, and took a look.
"Boss, there’s indeed a beast attack. I see at least a hundred Ninth-grade Tiger-faced Leopards tracking a team. They’re headed in our direction. Should we retreat or--?"
A hundred Tiger-faced Leopards?
The number made everyone in the Huangquan Team frown.
Yesterday, three Tiger-faced Leopards already gave Situ and Gong Linxin a hard time, not to mention this hundred-plus crowd.
The unfortunate team seemed doomed.
Ye Lingyue pondered for a moment; she was also barely managing her own situation and couldn’t afford to concern herself with other teams’ fates.
She was about to order a retreat when Little Wuya suddenly spoke again.
"Wait, Boss, the flag of that besieged team has ’Shui City’ written on it."
The Shui City Team?
Wasn’t that led by Luo Qianche?
Ye Lingyue remembered that during her time in Xuanwu City, Luo Qianche said she would also participate in this Jiu Provinces Hunting.
Moreover, since her cultivation hadn’t reached the Great Divine Power Realm, she could participate in dual roles as team leader and city lord.
According to the evaluation at the conference, Ye Lingyue remembered that Luo Qianche’s team was assessed to be Seventh Rank. They were supposed to handle the task of transporting military supplies along the route.
Truly, just as they left Fang Ah County, they encountered this issue right out of luck.
To help or not to help?
Ye Lingyue hesitated for a moment.
"Forget it, we can’t just stand by and watch."
Ye Lingyue thought of Lady Qixue, who, after all, gave her a Cauldron Piece, considered as helping the daughter of an old acquaintance.
"Lan Feng, Xiao Chuan, take Guangzi, Lin Xin, and the others to find a safe place. Bo Qing, Brother Si, and Situ, you three come with me."
Ye Lingyue chose the team’s strongest members.
The remaining members were weaker and might not fare well against over a hundred Tiger-faced Leopards.
"Little Zhiyo, you and Little Wuya lead the way, but remember not to push yourselves."
Upon hearing this, Little Zhiyo quickly transformed into beast form. He and Little Wuya, being fast, surged toward the Tiger-faced Leopard beast crowd.
Meanwhile, not far from Ye Lingyue’s camp, on an official road, Luo Qianche was leading several of her subordinates, racing with all their might.
Just as Ye Lingyue predicted, the Shui City Team’s task was to transport important supplies.
Unexpectedly, passing through this region, a pregnant female Tiger-faced Leopard suddenly leaped out.
Luo Qianche’s subordinates didn’t think much of it and shot it dead.
Little did they know, this triggered a disastrous catastrophe. An enraged male Tiger-faced Leopard rallied a group to relentlessly pursue them.
Behind them, the roars of the Tiger-faced Leopards drew nearer; Luo Qianche and her team were on the brink of being overtaken.
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