Chapter 117: Who Told You To Be So Beautiful

"Just trust me..."

Hearing the powerful confidence in Qin Jian's calm words, Zhu Zhuqing's wandering heart somehow steadied a little.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

But just at this moment, two figures suddenly appeared in front, attacking them, and Qin Jian hurriedly turned while holding Zhu Zhuqing.

But figures appeared on this side as well...

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Before long, they were surrounded by nine figures and could only stop in the forest.

"Run! Keep running!"

That Captain, who had been left in a wretched state by Qin Jian's sword strike, said viciously: "Today, I will tear you into pieces!"

"I... what do we do now..." Zhu Zhuqing's face was somewhat panicked.

Qin Jian looked around the circle and smiled: "Don't worry, we will be fine."

"Fine?"

That Captain looked at the exquisite Zhu Zhuqing in Qin Jian's arms, his eyes suddenly looking strange: "Wait until I strip her clothes off, let's see if you still have the face to tell her not to worry!"

"Ah?!"

This time, Zhuqing was more panicked than if she were facing death...

She buried herself tightly in Qin Jian's arms, as if she wanted to hide herself away.

"Truly... a disgusting face..."

Qin Jian's gaze was very cold: "I was originally thinking about whether to spare your lives, but now it seems there is no need."

"Haha! This person must have been scared out of his mind!"

The nine people opposite laughed out loud.

"Stop talking nonsense! Attack directly!"

At the Captain's order, the nine figures attacked together...

Zhu Zhuqing was so scared she closed her eyes...

Yet Qin Jian revealed a faint smile...

Because... his reinforcements had arrived!

"Boom!"

But just at this moment, a loud explosion suddenly came from deep within the forest...

Before the few of them could react, they saw a massive object descend from the sky!

"Boom!"

A violent tremor came from beneath their feet, and along with a massive aura eruption, it instantly blasted all nine figures away.

"Ah!"

"Who! What is happening!"

Successive screams rang out.

"Awoo!"

With a giant ape's roar, everyone on the scene finally saw clearly what the massive figure that had suddenly descended from the sky was...

"Ti... Taitan Giant Ape!"

That Captain screamed in terror: "This is still the middle section of the Star Dou Great Forest, how could a Taitan Giant Ape appear?!"

No one could answer him, and Qin Jian, who knew the answer, in order not to be suspected by Zhuqing, took the opportunity to escape the encirclement while the Taitan Giant Ape descended from the sky, running toward the depths of the forest...

"The Taitan Giant Ape is the Forest King, it can understand our words, try not to conflict with it!"

That Captain hurriedly warned the others, then cautiously walked beneath the Taitan Giant Ape, revealing a sycophantic smile: "That... Lord Soul Beast, we have no intention of conflicting with you, please let us go..."

The Taitan Giant Ape lowered its head, staring at him coldly.

You hit its big brother, and you say you have no intention of conflicting? And you're asking to be let go?

"Bang!"

This person was instantly smashed into a meat patty by one of the Taitan Giant Ape's giant hands...

"Ah—run quickly!"

Bang, bang, bang...

The other eight people didn't manage to run more than a few steps before they followed in their Captain's footsteps one by one, turning into fertilizer for the Star Dou Great Forest...

"Ju... just now... what was that..."

The scenery beside her was retreating at high speed, but Zhu Zhuqing felt like she was dreaming.

How could such a powerful pursuit group suddenly all die... and die so miserably...

"That is the Forest King, the Taitan Giant Ape, a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast," Qin Jian said casually.

Zhu Zhuqing widened her cat eyes: "Forest King? Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast?!"

"Mm..."

Qin Jian said very nonchalantly: "We were lucky, it had no interest in attacking us, it must be because we were too weak..."

Zhu Zhuqing only felt her brain was in chaos; she couldn't figure out how Qin Jian's operation worked at all.

"You kept running into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest... were you waiting for a powerful Spirit Beast to appear?"

"But how could you be sure you would be able to escape..."

She felt her cat brain wasn't enough...

Qin Jian didn't want her to continue dwelling on this matter either; if she started making any connections, that would be a trouble.

"Isn't the life of us Spirit Masters like this? How can we do things with one hundred percent certainty every time..."

Qin Jian said indifferently, "When it comes down to it, I was just gambling with my life earlier; either no powerful Soul Beast would appear, or one would appear and we would be killed, or it would be the current situation. Fortunately, I won the gamble."

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at his profile, lost in thought: "Did you never think of throwing me away? Clearly, the first time we met, you were so irritable... so cold..."

If she were not Zhu Zhuqing, not the third target of heartbreak, then naturally she would not have received this treatment...

I would have thrown you away long ago, okay? I wouldn't even have turned back to save you...

Qin Jian glanced at her and muttered softly, "Who told you to... look so beautiful..."

Zhu Zhuqing: "......"

She quietly turned her head to look ahead, avoiding letting Qin Jian see her somewhat unusual expression.

Being complimented as beautiful is always something that makes one feel happy...

"Where are we going now..."

After a while, she asked again in a cold and detached tone.

The corners of Qin Jian's mouth curved: "We are going to the center of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Ah?!"

Sure enough, the expected exclamation rang out from his arms the next moment.

"Shh, keep it down... do you want to attract Soul Beasts?" Qin Jian whispered.

Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly covered her mouth, then leaned close to him and asked: "Isn't the center of the Star Dou Great Forest the area where Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts roam? Why are we going there?"

Strands of hair with a faint fragrance brushed across Qin Jian's face.

"We are both injured and need to find a place to recuperate..."

Qin Jian whispered: "We have already penetrated deep into the Star Dou Great Forest; stopping here means we could encounter a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast at any time, which is something we simply cannot withstand, so we might as well go deeper."

"After all, there certainly aren't many Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, and no other Soul Beasts would dare to approach, so we might actually have a chance to survive," Qin Jian said.

Zhu Zhuqing stammered: "That... that is too dangerous..."

"How about..."

The corners of Qin Jian's mouth hooked up: "How about I leave you here alone?"

"No!"

Zhu Zhuqing subconsciously hugged his neck tighter.

Qin Jian laughed, exerted force under his feet, and ran even faster toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After another half hour or so, when Zhu Zhuqing could see the huge lake looming ahead, Qin Jian stopped and did not continue forward.

"Let's hide in this vicinity; I hope no Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast discovers us..."

Qin Jian looked around, found a relatively hidden corner, and gently leaned Zhu Zhuqing against the roots of a large tree.

"We can only recover from internal injuries on our own, but for external injuries..."

Qin Jian looked her over and asked: "Where were you injured before that caused you to keep bleeding? Let me get some lake water for you to clean it..."

Zhu Zhuqing looked up at him, then quickly lowered her head: "I... I was injured on my lower back..."

(End of this chapter)