Chapter 1571: Zhuer and the Wu Luo Tribe

At the foot of the small hill there was a courtyard formed by several green-colored wooden huts connected together.

The 'woman' rode the white clouds and stopped in front of the small courtyard, then turned her head and smiled at Han Li as she asked:

"Senior Han, what do you think of this place?"

Han Li took a deep breath, feeling the thick spiritual energy rushing toward him, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face as he nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the 'woman' was delighted and immediately directed the white clouds straight into a small courtyard, then raised her hand and pushed open a wooden door in the void, intending to send Han Li directly inside.

But at this moment, Han Li suddenly smiled and said:

"There's no need for you to trouble yourself, fellow Daoist. I can go in by myself."

As Han Li spoke, his figure flickered and he stood up from the white clouds, then slowly floated down.

"Ah, fellow Daoist you..." The 'woman' was startled and greatly surprised.

"Although my injuries are still present, my movements and actions should be fine now." Han Li smiled.

"Congratulations, Senior. I originally planned to send a few disciples to attend to you, but now it seems unnecessary. I suppose you don't want anyone disturbing you." The 'woman's' expression returned to normal.

"Well, I don't really want outsiders around while I'm healing. This place is fine; I'll stay here for a while. As for the Lieyang Divine Pill you mentioned, please send it as soon as possible. If it's truly effective, I'll quickly restore my magic power and abilities, so I can protect your clan." Han Li spoke solemnly.

"Senior, rest assured, this is certain. However, the Lieyang Divine Pill has been left in the earth fire for refinement, and I still need several days to retrieve it. Please don't blame me." The 'woman' agreed immediately and explained briefly.

"A few days' work—I can naturally wait that long. Once you obtain the divine pill, just send it over. You may leave now; I will begin my rest immediately." Han Li nodded and said calmly.

Hearing Han Li issue the order to leave, the 'woman' naturally wouldn't linger without purpose. She immediately performed a salute and then drove the white clouds away.

Han Li stood in place, silently gazing at the sky until the white clouds completely vanished at the horizon's end, then turned and walked toward the house with the opened wooden door.

The house wasn't large, its furnishings extremely simple—just some wooden furniture.

Han Li didn't bother looking at anything else, walked straight to the wooden bed in the corner of the room, swayed slightly, and sat cross-legged.

He exhaled a long breath, and a trace of weariness appeared on his face.

"I didn't expect that just standing up for a while would exhaust all the energy I had just accumulated. It seems the loss of essence and blood is truly severe." Han Li murmured, then reached out and touched his storage ring—a flash of faint white light appeared, and four or five small bottles of various shapes appeared in his hand.

Without hesitation, Han Li poured out several pills from each bottle, stuffed them all into his mouth, and then quietly closed his eyes to dissolve the medicinal effects.

After a short while, he felt a surge of heat in his dantian, followed by several streams of cool energy that immediately began circulating through his meridians, continuously nourishing the damaged parts of his body.

Han Li felt a surge of joy in his heart.

These pills truly lived up to being the healing holy medicine specially refined from ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines—their effects were remarkably evident.

After only a short while, Han Li's body was covered with a layer of faint golden light, and above his head appeared a vague golden shadow that flickered indistinctly, alternating between dark and bright.

Inside the wooden house, everything fell into silent stillness……

At the same time, the 'woman' drove the white clouds back to Tucheng and landed in front of the great hall in the square.

Dozens of low-ranking priests in white robes were still waiting quietly there.

"Yanwu, come with me. Also, summon the hunting team that first discovered Mr. Han—I want to question them thoroughly." The 'woman' spoke these words as her first command.

"Yes!"……

Naturally, someone among the white-robed serpent people immediately took command, and the beautiful serpent woman who had brought Han Li here obediently followed the 'woman' back into the great hall.

"You accompanied this person all the way here—first tell me your impression of him, and everything you observed. Don't miss a single detail!" The 'woman' said with a solemn expression.

"Disciple will report truthfully! At that time, I was on duty at the port slimming……" Yanwu, feeling a bit nervous inside, but recounted everything she had noticed during her time with Han Li in detail.

Although everything she said sounded so dull and boring, the 'woman' listened attentively without blinking……

After several hours, the group of sturdy men who had first discovered Han Li, along with other serpent people, rode their lizard beasts, charged into Tucheng, and arrived before the great hall.

They merely said a few words to the white-robed serpent people guarding outside the hall, then hurried inside. But after this group entered, they did not emerge together with Yanwu the serpent woman until a full half-day later.

At this moment, the 'woman' sat in the main seat of the great hall, leaning against the chairback, her expression alternating between cloudy and clear, as if unable to make up her mind about something.

"What's wrong, Mother? Do you have some difficulty?" Suddenly, a clear voice echoed leisurely in the great hall.

"Zhuer, are you back? When did you return to the clan?" Upon hearing this voice, the 'woman' froze, then her face lit up with joy as she asked.

At that very instant, a flash of white light appeared before the 'woman', and a slender serpent figure vaguely emerged within the spiritual light.

This was a serpent girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, with unparalleled beauty and a head of black long hair.

The girl's hair was tied with a string of silver-shimmering thumb-thick rings, she carried a yellow great bow and three white 'colored' bone arrows slung across her back, her waist bore a black leather pouch, and she held a white misty banner in her hand.

The girl's lower body was also serpentine, but her skin was so white and smooth that scales were hardly visible.

The girl stood there gracefully, smiling at the 'woman' with a cheerful expression, and without realizing it, two sweet dimples appeared on her cheeks.

"It really is Zhuer! I never expected that after so many years without seeing you, your cultivation has advanced to such a degree." The 'woman' was overjoyed, hurriedly rose, and embraced the girl tightly, her face full of maternal affection.

"I'm the one who was startled. Mother, it's only been a few years since I last saw you, and you've already broken through to the Transformation Stage." The serpent girl named Zhuer laughed lightly.

"I don't have the ability to break through a bottleneck that has lasted hundreds of years—I merely consumed that 'Refining Immortal Fruit'." The 'woman' however, her smile faded, and she let out a soft sigh.

"What, Mother took the 'Refining Immortal Fruit'! Isn't her lifespan greatly damaged now?" The girl's expression changed drastically, she grabbed the 'woman's' wrist, probed with spiritual power, and her face turned completely bloodless.

"If even 'life' is gone, what use is more lifespan? By the way, didn't your master come back with you?" The 'woman' gave a bitter laugh, but then recalled something and asked hopefully.

"When I received the message from Mother asking someone to send it, my master happened to be off the island visiting friends. I feared the clan's *** affairs would be delayed, so I brought back a few of the island-sealing treasures left by my master and returned alone. When I entered just now, I happened to see Mother inquiring about others regarding something 'Mr. Han', so I temporarily stayed hidden." The girl spoke with a worried expression, but clearly and articulately.

"Your master cannot come in time. This is somewhat problematic." Upon hearing this, the 'woman's' expression changed slightly.

"Mother, is the clan really in such a bad state? I brought my master's 'Breaking Heaven Bow' with me. As long as those who come do not have divine abilities more than ten times mine, they should be slain with a single arrow." Zhuer blinked her eyes, half-relieved, half-confident as she said.

"Zhuer, although your cultivation has greatly advanced, it's still roughly the same level as mine before. Even if your cultivation increased tenfold, I fear you still couldn't withstand this great calamity. If your master himself descended, perhaps there might still be a sliver of hope for salvation." The 'woman' stroked the girl's head lightly and spoke softly.

"Although I came in haste, Mother, the great calamity you mentioned is also spoken of vaguely. Exactly what great disaster has befallen our clan, causing you such worry that you didn't hesitate to consume the Refining Immortal Fruit and seek aid from unknown upper-clan cultivators?" The girl leaned in the 'woman's' embrace, lifted her head to gaze at her mother's face, and her face continued to show sorrow without cease.

"Now that you've returned to this island, letting you leave again would likely be more dangerous. I will tell you about this matter one or two." The 'woman' hesitated, then finally patted the girl's shoulder and said.

"You probably already know that the other two tribes have been destroyed."

"Well, Mother's letter mentioned it slightly. But even so, Mother doesn't need to be so fearful. Those two tribes were originally weaker than our Fire Yang Tribe, and even the Grand Priest's cultivation was no better than Mother's before she took the Refining Immortal Fruit." Although the girl's expression tightened, she spoke lightly and dismissively.

"But do you know what existence destroyed those two tribes?" The 'woman' said slowly.

"Mother didn't say there were no clues, did she?" The girl paused, then couldn't help but ask.

"Two entire tribes were completely wiped out. Even if hidden, how could there possibly be no traces left? If I haven't guessed wrong, the ones who acted were likely our Wa clan's former mortal enemies—the Wu Luo tribe." The 'woman' spoke, a flicker of fear crossing her face.

"The Wu Luo tribe! Impossible. According to the records, this tribe was completely eradicated by our Wa clan countless tens of thousands of years ago. How could they appear in this sea area?" The girl had obviously also heard the name of the Wu Luo tribe, her small face turning just as pale, and she spoke with a trembling voice.

"Quite right. Logically speaking, in the ancient battle between the Wu Luo tribe and our Wa clan on the Thunder Continent, all Wu Luo people should indeed have been completely wiped out. However, if some remnants had hidden and fled overseas, that would not be impossible. Moreover, apart from the Wu Luo tribe, which other tribe would have the habit of plundering and violating our clan's men while devouring women's flesh and blood? The only thing that puzzles me is that our three tribes have been established in this place for thousands of years. If the Wu Luo tribe had also been living nearby all along, why did they only suddenly attack today?" The 'woman's' face was grim, but when she spoke the last sentence, a flash of doubtful 'color' appeared in her eyes.

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