Chapter 68: Oriole in Pursuit

  After leaving the territory of the Man-Eating Vine, the Stele Spirit returned control of its body to Zhang Shan's hands.

  At this time, the sky had already faintly turned white. After Zhang Shan identified his location, he found that from here to Ziwu Valley was less than 200 miles away.

  Ling Yuwei fell into a deep sleep on her back, still not waking up. At this time, she would occasionally murmur incoherently, presumably the influence of the illusion had not dissipated yet, and it was unknown what she experienced in that illusory realm.

  "How did her body get so hot? The poisonous gas of the Rainbow Butterfly should only make people hallucinate, it shouldn't have any other toxic effects."

  Zhang Shan thought suspiciously and found a flat place to take her down from his back.

  "Bailin, don't you think there's something off about her?" Zhang Shan asked Bailin.

  "She's just trapped in some sort of illusion, the host can wake her up with water."

  "Is it that simple?"

  Zhang Shan muttered to himself, took out a water bag from Xumi's ring, and carefully poured it on Ling Yuwei's face.

  Before long, Ling Yu's eyelashes fluttered and she slowly opened her eyes.

  "Uh, young master... don't go..." Her eyes were dazed, her jade-like hands wrapped around Zhang Shan's neck as she cooed.

  "Zhang Shan was a bit dazed: 'Sister, are you okay? I didn't leave, I've been here all along.'"

  Ling Yuwei's eyes gradually cleared up, and then she found herself hugging Zhang Shan's neck, her whole body leaning against his chest.

  "Ah..."

  A shrill cry escaped from her lips, and she jumped up, clasping her hands to her breast, staring at him with wide, vacant eyes.

  Zhang Shan stood up and asked anxiously: "Sister, are you okay? I'm Zhang Shan, hurry up and wake up."

  Ling Yuwei's face suddenly flushed bright red, she abruptly turned around and faced away from him, her hands covering her face as her body began to tremble.

  Zhang Shan stood there at a loss, somewhat perplexed by her strange reaction.

  It wasn't until quite some time later that he hesitantly called out: "Elder Sister?"

  Ling Yuwei seemed to have also calmed down: "I'm fine, I just suffered a bit from the illusion... it's all right now."

  As she spoke, she slowly turned around, but her face was still flushed and she didn't dare to look at him, lowering her head.

  "I don't know what she experienced in her dream, but it seems a bit strange."

  Zhang Shan muttered to himself, coughed and said: "Sister, we will go to the Valley of Sub-Moon soon, but for now, you have to put away your Wanli Qingsi."

  "But how can we distinguish those hairs that have been dyed with Wanjili Qing silk?" he asked, frowning in puzzlement.

  Ling Yuwei nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "The method is very simple, but you're not allowed to laugh at me."

  "Huh? Why should I laugh at you?" Zhang Shan was perplexed.

  "You wait here for a moment, it will be fine soon." Ling Yuwei said as she walked towards the back of a large tree beside her.

  A faint rustling sound arose, and before long, Ling Yuwei emerged from behind the tree.

  She was holding a long lock of hair in her hand, while her head was completely bald.

  "As expected... it's simple..." Zhang Shan gritted his teeth and turned his head to the side, forcing himself to hold back the urge to burst out laughing.

  "Bastard, I told you not to laugh!" Ling Yuwei shouted in anger.

  "I didn't laugh, sister, I really didn't... Ah, can't help it, haha."

  I was able to hold it in at first, but as soon as I started talking, I couldn't keep a straight face and ended up bursting out laughing.

  "I'm going to strangle you to death!"

  "Ah, it hurts so much, I know I was wrong, and I'll never dare again."

  In Zhang Shan's mournful cry, Ling Yuwei finally spared him with a hint of hatred.

  Zhang Shan set her hair on fire and after it was reduced to ashes, he carried her again, heading in the direction of the Sub-Moon Valley.

  At the same time, on a certain mountain ridge, Xing Yuebo was sitting with a gloomy face, and the jade plate in his hand had already lost contact with Wanli Qingsi.

  Suō Chángtiān on the side was roasting two Snow Rabbits, with a similarly dejected expression.

  Last night's battle not only allowed Zhang and Shan to escape, but also resulted in the loss of Pingyuan Feng. Now that the trail has gone cold, the current situation can only be described as "riding a tiger and finding it hard to get off".

  "Brother Xing, it's roasted, you can eat now."

  Suō Cháng Tiān handed over a roasted Snow Rabbit and then carefully asked: "Senior brother, what do we do next?"

  Xing Yuebo took a few bites, gritted his teeth and said: "Either they die or we perish, there is no second way out. Last night was just an accident. If it wasn't for the quick effect of Qingling Dan's medicine, he might not have been able to get away with it."

  "But now we've lost their trail in this vast forest, how can we find them?" Suo Changtian asked him.

  Xing Yuebo murmured, savoring the rabbit meat: "I just thought of a question. When Ling Yuwei activated her Blood Escape Technique, why didn't she flee back to the sect, but instead escaped deep into the Mystic Heaven Forest?"

  "Right, isn't this also unreasonable? Escaping back to the sect would allow her to report us and possibly find life-saving medicine, but instead she fled into the forest. Did she not have a clear head at that time?" Suo Changtian was also puzzled after hearing this.

  "Blood Escape Technique would only consume her blood and vitality, without affecting her mental state. And even if she had panicked and escaped in the wrong direction at first, why did she continue to head deeper into the forest afterwards?"

  Xing Yuebo's mouth corners revealed a hint of a smile, and then he asked.

  "Not bad, Xing Shixiong, have you thought of something? Did you guess where they're going?" Suo Changtian's spirit lifted as he said.

  "Judging from the direction they fled, don't you think their destination is the Yaozhū Cave in Zǐwǔ Valley?" asked Xīng Yuèbō with a flickering gaze.

  "Yao Zhu Cave? Our previous goal was indeed there, but now, what are they doing going to Yao Zhu Cave? Are they still planning to hunt the Spider Emperor?" Suo Changtian asked in puzzlement.

  "I formed a team to go to the Valley of Spider's Web and kill the spider because I heard that Ling Yuwei had been looking for this kind of team. She said she wanted to get the spider silk to make inner armor, but I found out that she only looked for teams going to the Youming Cave in the Valley of Spider's Web."

  Suō Cháng tiān yī pāi dà tuǐ: "zhè de què yǒu diǎn qí guài, bīng fēng lǐng nà li yě yǒu yāo zhū chuán wò, bǐ zǐ wǔ gǔ hái jìn yī qiān lǐ, yì bān xiǎng yào zhū sī de dū huì qù bīng fēng lǐng, jù lí jìn hái ān quán."

  "So the spider silk is just an excuse, there must be something else that she wants in the Sub-Moon Valley."

  Xing Yuebo further analyzed: "And now, she's almost dead but still wants to go there, so it must be something that can cure her injuries, most likely the Ling Grass."

  Suō Changtiān's spirit was greatly lifted as he said: "Brother Xiāo is right, it must be so."

  Xing Yuebo murmured, "The Xiang Ling Cao is usually guarded by a demonic beast. I think that the Ling Cao must be being watched over by the Spider Queen, which is why she's looking for a team to hunt and kill the Spider Queen."

  He threw away the leftover bones and smiled coldly: "If my guess is correct, then at that time Zhang will definitely have a big battle with Zhu Hou, heh heh, if we follow behind, what do you think will happen?"

  "Mantis catches cicada, yellow sparrow behind, elder brother's wisdom is like the sea, younger brother admires." Su Changtian sincerely sighed.

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