Chapter 483: Military Camp (1/2)

The Monarch Piranha Flower was quite shrewd. It knew when to advance and when to retreat. It had clearly put the poison as a test to see whether or not Lan had any intention of saving Xue Wei.

If he had not saved him, then Xue Wei would have ended up being taken over by the flower, but because it was lodged inside the heart of Xue Wei, Lan was incapable of pulling it out.

Even Xue Wei could not live without having his heart inside his body.

Lan also looked at Xue Wei with mixed emotions, but he did not regret the decision to let Xue Wei face off against the flower.

It was true that his reason back then was amusement, but now he saw it as a way to temper the younger man.

Everything had been smooth sailing for him for a long time; he needed some sort of setback to finally break free and become stronger.

A setback would allow him to become an entity that was like Lan himself, someone who could leave this small world and head to the bigger stage.

However, everything came with a risk. Even with having Lan by his side, there was a chance that he would not be able to act fast enough to save Xue Wei. Ultimately, his survival depended on his own strength, both mentally and physically.

Xue Wei was also aware of this. He did not blame Lan for what he had done. Instead, he sighed and gazed into the distance. He narrowed his eyes and cocked his head, looking as if he was deep in thought.

Finally, he stood up, dusted the dirt off his robes, and smiled wryly.

Looking around, he saw that his friends were worried about him, and he could not help but feel warm in his heart. Even if he could not overcome the Monarch Piranha Flower's invasion in his heart, he was still satisfied with living his life like this.

Naturally, he was not going to die without putting up a fight, but he was aware that sometimes you had no other options. Even so, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would hold onto it with all his might and never let go.

”Let us move out,” he said, and the others nodded their heads obediently. The rest were not harmed in the slightest, so continuing their journey was, without a doubt, the best idea. Staying too long in one place made them into an easy target.

The further they moved, the more they realized that something was wrong with the experts of the Xiyang Continent.

As soon as they encountered a group, they would quickly call for backup. Upon entering the continent, they would walk days on end without meeting anyone, but now they were encountering people everywhere they went.

It was as if they were sprouting from the ground, that was how numerous the enemies were.