As the first batch of captives, Jia Qian and Zhao Ying were quite familiar with the Grassy Continent's five-nation allied army. Both of them weren't ordinary people and were now the top beast appraisers in Maple City with extensive knowledge and experience.
For the Five Nations of the Grassy Continent to suddenly rise in revolt was simply inconceivable to the two of them.
After all, most of the five nations were far from the Jade Dragon Kingdom. If they were planning to invade, why would they travel all the way to Zhongzhou?
Other than that, the combined forces of the five nations were indeed extraordinary. Forget one Jade Dragon Kingdom, even ten of them wouldn't be a match for them.
Zhao Ying and Jia Qian could tell that the Grassy Continent soldiers who escorted them were elites. From the various beasts they rode, it was obvious that the Jade Dragon Kingdom's army was no match for them. In fact, they weren't even on the same level.
It was just like how a first-rate martial artist would bully a third-rate warrior.
But the problem was, was the Jade Dragon Kingdom worthy of the five-nation allied army mobilizing such a huge force?
Obviously not. Jade Dragon Kingdom only had one Rank 5 pet beast while the rest were Rank 4. Any one of them would be hard to deal with, much less the five-nation allied army.
There must be something fishy going on.
In fact, Jia Qian and Zhao Ying didn't resist when they were captured. They were smart enough to know that they were up against a group of Grassy Continent soldiers with Rank 4 pet beasts. Resistance was futile so they hid their pet beasts.
They used the 'Beast Concealment Talisman', a unique creation of Shang'er.
After all, Shang'er had nothing to do after returning from Merak. Moreover, she had received guidance from Lin Jin and Shu Xiaolou so she created this talisman based on Shu Xiaolou's Art of Painting.
As the name suggested, this talisman could hide pet beasts and summon them whenever needed. It was extremely convenient. If it weren't for Shang'er's Beast Concealment Talisman, it would have been impossible for Zhao Ying and Jia Qian to disguise themselves as civilians. After all, their pet beasts had evolved to Rank 3 through their respective efforts.
How could commoners have Rank 3 pet beasts? Their disguises would be exposed immediately.
There was one more thing that neither Zhao Ying nor Jia Qian could understand. Why did the Grassy Continent's people want to take away all the civilians they captured from Maple City?
Still, even if slaves were prevalent in the kingdoms of Grassy Continent, if they wanted to abduct people from other countries, they could just grab a bunch of them from the smaller countries closest to the five countries. Why would they bother coming all the way to Jade Dragon Kingdom?
Therefore, there must be a problem here.
After observing and analyzing along the way, Zhao Ying came to a conclusion.
These people from Grassy Continent were doing this for Lin Jin.
Zhao Ying came to this conclusion not only because the enemy had gathered all of Lin Jin's acquaintances and kept them under strict surveillance, but also because she had heard a Grassy Continent military officer mention Lin Jin's name.
In other words, the Grassy Continent's allied army was attacking the Jade Dragon Kingdom because of Lin Jin.
As for the grudges between them, no one knew. The only thing Zhao Ying and Jia Qian could do now was to try their best to protect themselves.
Then, wait for rescue.
Under such circumstances, Lin Jin was the only one who could save them.
Jia Qian's physique was slightly weaker. After a day and night of traveling, she had expended a lot of energy and could no longer walk. There were many others who were in a worse state than her.
The Grassy Continent people weren't merciful at all. They didn't hold back in such situations and served them with whips. Along the way, some people had already lost their lives due to exhaustion and beatings.
An old man in front of them was clearly out of strength and fell to the ground. Jia Qian went to help him up but a Grassy Continent soldier came up to her, cursing as he brandished his whip.
The whip landed on Jia Qian's body and the latter immediately cried out in pain. Her clothes were torn to shreds, revealing blood and tender skin.
Seeing this, the Grassy Continent soldier became lustful. Although the other party was afraid of military discipline, they were at the back of the group so even if they were to do something, it would be fine as long as no one found out.
They could just silence them after the deed was done.
The Grassy Continent soldier felt hot blood gush from his groin. Unable to hold it in any longer, he went over and dragged Jia Qian out.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Jia Qian's face paled in fright. Zhao Ying panicked and wanted to go over but when Jia Qian saw this, she immediately shut her mouth and gestured for Zhao Ying to go back.
The two of them had purposely smeared their faces with dirt because they were afraid something would go wrong. And now, a problem had arisen.
Although Jia Qian was afraid, she knew that she couldn't use brute force at a time like this, especially not when Zhao Ying was involved.
Hence, she stopped Zhao Ying, intending to bear the consequences herself.
Jia Qian had made up her mind. This Grassy Continent soldier would surely drag her to a secluded place and her death would be certain. Since that was the case, she might as well fight him to the death.
If she died, everything would be over and she could at least keep her chastity. If she was lucky enough to win, she would kill this soldier and wait for an opportunity to rescue Zhao Ying.
This was Jia Qian's plan.
However, looking at the Grassy Continent soldier's peak Rank 3 pet beasts, Jia Qian knew that her chances of winning weren't high.
Zhao Ying was dying of anxiety but her hands were tied. Even if she summoned her pet beast, it would be impossible for her to save Jia Qian in this situation.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Zhao Ying bit her lip, not even noticing the blood flowing down. If Jia Qian were to be taken away by the Grassy Continent soldier, she could easily imagine what would happen to her.
Moreover, Zhao Ying could tell from the soldier's eyes that he was determined to die.
"Even if we die, let's die together." Zhao Ying was ready to risk it all.
She knew that she only had one chance and that was to summon her pet beast and break the ropes around her wrists to attack the Grassy Continent soldier and rescue Jia Qian.
Zhao Ying knew that she didn't have much time to think. All she knew was that she mustn't let him take Jia Qian away.
'Fight it out! '
At this, the gentle Zhao Ying who had always pursued stability suddenly unleashed her immense strength. She immediately activated the Beast Concealment Talisman and released her pet beast.
Jia Qian knew what Zhao Ying was going to do from her actions.
She knew the consequences of her actions and she also knew that she had to cooperate with Zhao Ying or else she would surely die.
With tacit understanding, the two of them summoned their Rank 3 pet beasts at the same time and attacked together.
Using her pet beast, Zhao Ying broke the ropes and immediately attacked the Grassy Continent soldier who was holding onto Jia Qian. At the same time, Jia Qian's pet beast attacked first.
The encirclement was executed beautifully. Before the Grassy Continent soldier could react, Jia Qian's Rank 3 white snake bit down on his neck.
The moment the venom was injected, the Grassy Continent soldier swayed like a drunkard before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
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