C57 (1/2)
In a nameless forest in the northern part of Holy Dragon Empire, the horse carriage that Li Yunyun was riding finally came to a halt due to Marl's exhaustion.
At this time, Li Yunyun's body was also powerless, as if her entire body had collapsed. However, the moment the carriage stopped, Li Yunyun ignored herself and climbed into the carriage to check on Su Ling'Er's condition.
At this moment, Su Ling'er was still unconscious. Li Yunyun didn't know any emergency treatment methods at all. She only tried to take a breath before she let out a huge sigh of relief and powerlessly sat in the carriage.
Nightfall! The pitch black forest was as frightening as a prehistoric monster. For a sixteen to seventeen year old girl like Li Yunyun, who had never been alone in the wilderness before, it seemed as if there was an invisible eye staring at her from within the darkness. It was unknown whether it was because Su Ling'er suffered too much of a blow or because she was too tired from travelling and was still in a coma, Li Yunyun could only face the unknown night in the wilderness.
In fear of the unknown, Li Yunyun hid within the carriage and didn't dare to come out. Of course, Li Yunyun didn't know that the horse had to be released from the shackles of the carriage when it was resting. Fortunately, the horse was already exhausted and had gone to rest.
It was already late in the night, but Li Yunyun was unable to fall asleep. Sobbing could be heard faintly from the carriage — under the terror, Li Yunyun finally couldn't stop herself from crying.
The next morning, when the sun rose, Li Yunyun had just walked out of the carriage. Li Yunyun, who had just walked out of the carriage, had red and swollen eyes with deep dark circles under her eyes. It was very obvious that Li Yunyun had not slept the entire night and had even cried for the greater part of the night.
Li Yunyun, who had just stepped out of the carriage, felt extremely thirsty, so she prepared to go find water to drink.
After walking a few steps, Li Yunyun returned. She took up a horse's rope and tied the horse to a tree. Then, she pulled out a magic staff from the carriage and cast a wind protection barrier on the carriage.
It took Li Yunyun over two hours to return — it was already quite fortunate for a novice like Li Yunyun to find a water source in the forest after spending only two hours. Of course, when Li Yunyun returned to the side of the horse carriage, her body was already covered in mud and grass. In addition, Li Yunyun's forehead had been scraped by the fall, and there were obvious traces of blood.
When the miserably dressed Li Yunyun returned to the side of the carriage, she just so happened to see Su Ling'er sitting alone in front of the carriage. As for Li Yunyun, the wind-type protective barrier she cast had already disappeared — — Su Ling'er, under the effects of Zuo Ye's wind-type holy fruit, had the magical cultivation of an advanced mage.
Su Ling'er was similarly unaware of her own situation. In Su Ling'er's memory, she had been knocked unconscious by a thief, and when she woke up, she was alone in the carriage. Thus, Su Ling'er was also crying until her eyes were red and swollen.
After seeing Li Yunyun, Su Ling'er immediately threw herself into her arms and cried as if she had seen her savior.
At this time, Li Yun Yun was already very tired, but in order to comfort Su Ling'er, Li Yun Yun Yun was still spirited. She strongly patted Su Ling'er's small back and said, ”Ling'er, don't cry! There's elder sister here! We will definitely return safely. ”
On the official road leading to Holy Dragon City, a carriage bearing the banner of Holy Dragon Empire's Royal Academy was speeding at a rapid pace. Just then, a black figure fell from the sky onto the official road, the horse's front hooves were lifted high in shock, and the coachman had to use a great deal of effort to bring the horse down, just as the carriage arrived in front of the man who was descending from the sky — a man in a white leather armor, in his early twenties, with a sword at his waist and ten rings on his hand. He had an extraordinary aura about him, who was this man, and who was this man?
”What's going on? Why did you stop? ” As soon as the carriage came to a stop, a dissatisfied voice could be heard from within the carriage. Following that, a fat man around the age of twenty or so peeked his head out of the carriage.
This fatty's body was extremely gorgeous, and he was also someone Zuo Ye had seen before — back then, when Zuo Ye first came to Holy Dragon City, he was brought by Li Jin to Fragrance Pavilion and met Lei Tian. This fatty was Lei Tian's friend and also someone Li Jin didn't want to mess with.
”Young master!” ”This saint descended from the sky and came to the front, which is why I stopped the carriage.”
”Saint? It's you! ” The fat man recognized Zuo Ye in an instant, then jumped down from the carriage and said, ”Don't know, brother.”
”I won't beat around the bush with you. Tell me, where are Li Yunyun and Su Ling'er?” Zuo Ye went straight to the point.
”Li Yunyun! ”Li-Jin's sister,” the fat man said. ”I saw them heading north.”
Seeing Zuo Ye's puzzled expression, Fatty explained, ”Our team was attacked by a thief yesterday. I saw Li Yunyun driving a carriage northward during the attack. I originally wanted to call her, but a few thieves had already rushed to my front, so I …”
Zuo Ye didn't wait for the fat guy to finish his sentence and directly jumped into the air, then quickly turned into a small dot of light and disappeared into the sky.
”Damn!” He was actually a Saint rank expert. No wonder Li Jin was willing to offend the Lei Clan for him! So close, I almost wanted to help that Lei Tian guy back then, okay! ”It's still okay!” The fat guy looked at the tiny specks of light in the sky and said with fear still lingering in his heart.
After getting a rough idea of Li Yunyun's general direction, Zuo Ye began to fly towards the north. He also spread out his mental energy to the maximum range as he slowly headed towards the north.
After comforting Su Ling'er, Li Yunyun pulled Su Ling'er into the carriage. Afterwards, she slowly drove the carriage out of the forest and headed south along the main road.
Li Yunyun looked behind her and couldn't help but feel scared out of her wits. On the official road behind the carriage, a wolf cavalry soldier was running south along the official road; it was obvious that the wolf cavalry had spotted Li Yunyun's carriage before she had noticed them. Then, the wolf cavalry started to chase after the horse carriage that Li Yunyun was driving.