The moonlight shone softly on the forest, and the Dragon Seeking Forest was as peaceful as ever.
The sound of hooves galloping could be heard. A group of people were moving in a hurry, but their numbers were not small. This was a cavalry formation of 2,000 people, led by Feng Jixing, the commander of the Imperial Army. Their mission was to find the whereabouts of Tang Xiaoxi, the Countess of the Seven Seas. If they could not find her, there was no need for Feng Jixing to return to the imperial capital.
Feng Jixing was anxious, his heart was burning with anxiety!
Behind him, a petite figure with a thin sword on her back followed closely. Her cloak fluttered in the night wind, revealing a beautiful face. It was the Imperial Princess, Qin Yin. She gritted her teeth and said, "If anything happens to Xiao Xi, I will wipe out the entire House of Chivalry in the Empire! I will not hesitate to spill blood for thousands of miles! "
Feng Jixing remained silent. He believed that Qin Yin would do what she said. If not for her affection for her best friend, Tang Xiaoxi, the Princess would not have sneaked out of the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night.
…
Lanyan City, Imperial Capital.
Lin Muyu rushed back to the Holy Sanctum and was about to take her horse from the stable when she saw a man wearing a gold star shouting from afar, "Lin Zhi, where are you going so late at night? Don't you know that the Holy Sanctum prohibits people from going out at night? "
Lin Muyu ignored him, got on her horse and left.
"Stop right there!"
The man grabbed the reins and shouted, "You're too arrogant, aren't you? I told you to stop, did you hear me? "
With the help of the moonlight, Lin Muyu saw the man's face clearly. It was Ouyang Qiu, one of the Gold Star instructors. His swordsmanship was outstanding and he was known as the best swordsman in the Holy Sanctum. It was a pity that he was from Zhenfang, so he had repeatedly gone against Lin Muyu. If not for Reihong protecting him, Ouyang Qiu's sword would have pierced through Lin Muyu's neck.
"What happened?" From afar, one of the deacons, Ge Yang, shouted, "Instructor Ouyang, Lin Zhi, what's wrong?"
Ouyang Qiu said: "This brat Lin Zhi is riding a horse in the middle of the night, he has already violated the Temple's rules, Deacon, please punish him severely!"
Ge Yang furrowed his brows and continued to speak with the attitude of a good person, "Instructor Ouyang, don't be anxious. I think there must be a reason why Lin Zhi is in such a hurry to leave. Let's listen to him first!"
Ouyang Qiu nodded indignantly.
Riding on the horse, Lin Muyu said anxiously, "Deacon Ge Yang, my friend was ambushed in the Dragon Seeking Forest, and his life is uncertain. I have to go now, please allow me to go!"
Ge Yang asked, "Who is your friend?"
"Tang Xiaoxi."
"Princess Xi?" Ge Yang was stunned. "Lin Zhi, you actually know Princess Xi?"
"Yes."
Ge Yang smiled and said, "Princess Xi was ambushed in the Dragon Seeking Forest, and her life is uncertain. Everyone in the Imperial Capital is very anxious, but the Imperial Guards have already sent tens of thousands of people into the Dragon Seeking Forest to search, and you won't make a difference. It's better for you to stay in the Imperial Capital and cultivate. Moreover, even if you're a good friend, you might not have to go!"
"But she was ambushed because of me …" Lin Muyu suddenly stopped talking. If she continued, she would be exposed, and it would be the same as announcing her identity.
Ouyang Qiu sneered, "For you? Why?"
Lin Muyu was speechless.
At this moment, Ge Yang smiled and said, "How about this, I, Ge Yang, as a deacon, will allow you to leave the city for three days. You must return to the Imperial Capital after three days, and return quickly. How about that?"
"Thank you, Deacon!"
Lin Muyu raised his whip, and the horse rushed out with a neigh.
Ouyang Qiu was shocked, "Deacon Ge Yang, what are you doing?"
Ge Yang hurriedly put his arm around Ouyang Qiu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother, we're all from the Divine Palace, who doesn't have some urgent matters? Why make things difficult for this kid? Come, come, come, come, come over to my place for a drink. I just got some deer meat from the market, and it's very fresh and tender. Brother, it would be a pity if you don't try it. "
"Yes, alright …" Ouyang Qiu was after all just an instructor, and his status could not be compared to Deacon Ge Yang. Since the other party was so courteous, he did not continue to make things difficult for him.
…
The moonlight shone on the mountain range, making it look pale. The road under the trees was densely packed with cavalry, and the tranquility of the Dragon Seeking Forest was broken.
Feng Jixing held his saber, and his expression did not look too good. He sniffed hard and said loudly, "Slow down, be careful, there seems to be a bloody smell here!"
"What's wrong, General Feng?" Qin Yin asked.
Feng Jixing gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, we've already entered the unknown depths of the Dragon Seeking Forest. This is a forbidden area. According to the empire's map, the spirit beasts that appear in this area are extremely powerful, and there might even be a ten-thousand-year-old sacred beast. It's not something that we can handle, so try to slow down and not make too much noise."
"Mm," although Qin Yin was worried about Tang Xiaoxi's safety, she knew that some things could not be rushed.
At this moment, a miserable howl came from the front, followed by the deafening roar of a wild beast, and the tranquility of the entire forest was completely broken!
"What's wrong?" Feng Jixing asked loudly.
A cavalry galloped over and said, "Lord Commander, there's a giant python that can spit fire in the forest ahead. No one has seen it before, the front camp … the front camp has already lost close to a hundred brothers!"
"What? Follow me! "Feng Jixing was anxious and furious, and he rushed over with his saber in hand.
Qin Yin also immediately spurred her horse forward.
Under the moonlight, flames soared into the sky. A giant python twisted its huge body and wreaked havoc in the forest, entangling a dozen cavalrymen and their mounts. Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed a living person. That person did not even have the time to scream.
Feng Jixing looked over and felt a chill from the bottom of his heart. He said loudly, "I'll block it and protect Her Highness' retreat. We'll take a detour. There's no way to go here!"
Luo Lie hurriedly said, "Lord Commander, we don't know how long this python has lived, but if we attack together, we should be able to kill it!"
"No!"
Feng Jixing gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you see the two protruding marks on the python's head? This is a dragon-snake with a lifespan of ten thousand years. Furthermore, it has just entered the breakthrough period and will soon evolve into a true dragon. Its strength is far above ours. Hurry up and protect Her Highness! "
"Yes!"
But at this moment, the dragon-snake seemed to be able to understand human voices. It suddenly let out a long hiss, released the group of people, and directly swallowed them. It opened its mouth and a ball of flames burned dozens of cavalrymen into charcoal!
"Protect Her Highness!"
Nearly a hundred cavalrymen rushed over. Their iron swords and spears landed on the dragon-snake's scales, but they could only produce sparks. They could not pierce through at all.
And this dragon-snake already knew that it had to kill the most important person in this group first. It was the girl in the golden cloak. She was the core of this group of people!
"Weng!"
Feng Jixing's saber was enshrouded in a vast amount of battle energy. He suddenly leaped up, and after a loud shout, the image of a purple wild wolf appeared around his body. This was his martial soul — — Purple Electric Flame Wolf, a second-grade martial soul!
The saber went against the wind and slashed heavily at the dragon-snake's head!
"Peng!"
In the midst of the sparks, the dragon-snake let out a roar. The scales on its head finally cracked slightly, revealing a pale white thing underneath. It looked like a bone, but Feng Jixing knew that it was not a bone. It was obviously a dragon horn that was about to break out of its shell. This dragon-snake was originally a snake, but after cultivating for ten thousand years, it was about to evolve into a dragon!
"Roar!"
An ear-piercing hiss rang out, and the impact of the sound wave caused Feng Jixing to fall back. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his chest felt like it had been struck heavily. He never expected this dragon-snake to be so strong!
After beating Feng Jixing back, the dragon-snake quickly slithered over and swept its tail horizontally, turning more than a dozen cavalrymen and their horses into a pile of meat paste. The smell of blood quickly filled the air.
"Ugh …"
Qin Yin knew that she was no match for the dragon-snake, but she could not escape either. She could only turn around and open her palms. Her martial soul appeared out of thin air, and a dazzling golden chain flew up. It quickly turned from rigid to soft, and suddenly wrapped around the dragon-snake's open mouth! No one expected the princess to have such a cultivation. But before they could celebrate, the dragon-snake suddenly opened its mouth again, and actually broke the God Binding Chains!
"Ah …"
Qin Yin let out a muffled groan. Her martial soul had been attacked, and blood flowed out of the corner of her mouth. The dragon-snake roared and rushed forward, opening its mouth to bite!
"Pu!"
A poisonous fang pierced into the princess's chest, but before it could bite down, Feng Jixing's saber arrived again. With a roar, he slashed at the dragon-snake's vital point.
"Roar …"
The giant beast finally felt the pain. Its body twisted, and it let go of Qin Yin to pounce on Feng Jixing.
…
"Woo woo …"
Qin Yin whimpered and lay on the back of the horse. She felt a burning pain in her chest, and her skin began to turn purple. The warhorse she sat on neighed in fright, and its four hooves ran into the forest. It was originally a thousand-mile horse, and the surrounding cavalry could not catch up. They could only watch as the little princess disappeared into the forest.
On the mountain path full of thorns, a black shadow galloped over. Qin Yin's warhorse was frightened, and she could not care less. "Peng!"
"Ah, what's that?!"
Lin Muyu did not have time to react, and a soft body crashed into her arms. Both of them fell off the warhorse, and rolled at an extremely fast speed down the cliff full of sharp stones and thorns.
In a hasty glance, Lin Muyu had already seen that it was a beautiful girl who had crashed into her arms. She immediately used her body to protect her, and all the sharp stones fell on her body. Fortunately, the results of her "Skin Refining" training these days were obvious. She rolled for almost a thousand meters, and only stopped near the valley.
Qin Yin's face was pale. She looked up and saw that it was a handsome young man who was hugging her, but she still pushed him away out of reflex. "Don't touch me!"
The dignified princess of the empire had never been hugged so intimately by a man.
"As if I care …" Lin Muyu glanced at her, and immediately understood everything. "But you're poisoned, and if you don't treat it, you'll die!"
"That's none of your business!" Qin Yin was still on guard against him.
Lin Muyu was worried about Tang Xiaoxi's safety, so she did not care. She staggered to her feet and found the Burning Prairie Sword not far away.
Qin Yin's heart softened when she saw the wounds caused by the stones and thorns on his body. She knew that this person had just saved her, and her body was becoming limp and numb after falling into the valley. If this person did not save her, she might really die.
"Um … can you really detoxify it?" Qin Yin murmured. "This is the venom of a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual beast, a dragonsnake …"
Lin Muyu sneered inwardly. I'm a master medicine refiner, what kind of poison can I not detoxify?
He stretched out his hand. "1000 Jinyin coins to save your life. Otherwise, there's no need to talk."
Qin Yin was stunned, and her face almost turned green. "You … you … you! Where do you think I can store so much money on me? "
Lin Muyu looked at her luxurious clothes and said, "Then why don't you write an IOU? You want someone to save your life, yet you're so unruly. I think you really don't know how to behave yourself … "
Qin Yin was filled with grief and indignation. She wanted nothing more than to be poisoned and die immediately. At this moment, a wave of dizziness hit her, and her body swayed uncontrollably.
Lin Muyu also noticed her abnormality. The poison was indeed serious, so he did not talk about money anymore. He lightly placed a finger on Qin Yin's shoulder, and a strong wave of vital energy flowed into her. He said, "I'll use my vital energy to help you seal the flow of the venom in your veins, but I still need to find herbs to refine the antidote. Can you hold on for a while?"
Qin Yin was already on the verge of collapse. She squinted her beautiful eyes and looked at the handsome youth's face under the moonlight. She was a little dazed. She nodded and said, "Okay, hurry up …"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
