36 Escape (1/2)

The situation had taken a turn for the worse. Although she had expected this to happen, Ming Yue felt even more desperation. She did not know the current situation of Yu Fengtian and his group but she knew that they were in danger.

Fortunately, Wei Lian had jumped in without a warning to either side causing a brief pause in the fight. Taking this chance, she retreated behind the broken gate and pushed the pieces off the ground, launching them towards the trio. She immediately ran off and rushed towards direction of where the escapees were, following their tracks.

”Dammit, What are you two doing? Chase her! She will lead us to those prisoners,” Wei Lian screamed out, he glared at his two lieutenants before the three of them chased after her.

Far from the encampment, Yu Fengtian followed Xiao Yin leading the group further away from the Darksun Marauders. He did not know where they were but the vegetation was extremely dense, he could not look further than a few feet. Using his sister's weapon, Lion's Pride, he cut through the bushes and create a path for everyone else. Xiao Yin paused and stopped above a tree, a sign that it was safe and they chould stop and rest here. Everyone crowded around the tree sitting by it, covered by the foliage. They were still on guard ready to escape at the slightest sound of steps.

Yu Fengtian helped his sister rest by the tree. She crossed her legs and straightened her back, attempting to recover as much as she could before they had to run again. He looked at all of them with concern. They were ragged and barely able to catch their breath. He did not know where they would end up after this. Some had their villages destroyed, their homes gone. Knowing his sister, she probably wanted to take them in and have them join the Yu family.

Yu Yao Xian opened her eyes and spit out a mouthful of some black blood. She stood up grabbing her Lion's Pride and threw a few swings.

”Sister! Are you okay?” Fengtian looked at her in worry, afraid that she would overexert herself.

She looked at him warmly, ”I'm fine, Fengtian. Some of the poison that those marauders used to suppress my strength has been expelled from my body. They were able to kidnap because of that and forced me to ingest more of it, leaving me weak. Although it will take time to recover all of my power, I have around 10 percent of it. It is enough to fight them. ”

”What about your arm?” he looked at her, unsure of her condition to fight.

She looked at him in confidence, ”Don't worry, I only need one arm to wield Lion's Pride.”

Fengtian was about to speak in protest before he heard the rustling of leaves. His sister Yao Xian brought her weapon forth, ready to attack. No one thought that they would be found so quickly. As they readied themselves, Ming Yue appeared from the trees with Xiao Yin on her shoulder.

”Are you alright?” she asked, looking at them with a concerned expression.

”Everyone is more or less good. Luckily the forest was able to cover our tracks a bit,” Fengtian responded, ”I'm so glad you came out alive. How did you find us?”

”You have Xiao Yin with you, I saw her on top of the trees and went straight to your location. Now stay here, I'll be back,” Ming Yue left the area by herself, no one knew what she was going to do next.

Minutes later, she came back and lead the group outside. What they saw on their path was nothing more than surprising. There were corpses all throughout their walk. Each and every one of them laid on the floor with their heads severed from their bodies. They saw more than 40 bodies on their way out of the inner regions of the Purple Vine Forest.

”You did all of this?” Fengtian's sister Yao Xian asked.