Chapter 94

Chen Zi Ya nodded, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly thought of something, was startled, and hurriedly said: "Quick, quick, you all retreat quickly, I cannot control them."

The two were also startled and hurriedly retreated twenty or thirty meters. Hu Yunna asked: "Senior Sister Chen, what is going on?"

Seeing that they had retreated some distance, she felt a bit more at ease, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "A senior brother lent some spirit insects to me, but I am not their master; I can only store and release them, but I have no way to control them."

Chen Zi Ya knew that Lin Zhangqing was low-key and didn't like to invite trouble, so she didn't want others to know about Lin Zhangqing.

Zhao Mingxia asked with some surprise: "Are those spirit insects very powerful?"

Chen Zi Ya glanced at the corpse of the Pill Cauldron Sect cultivator lying on the ground and said nothing.

The two from the Qingyun Sect also understood her meaning and nodded to show their understanding.

Hu Yunna still spoke up: "Senior Sister Chen, you should tidy up the spoils of war first; that shrill scream just now made quite a commotion, we had better leave here quickly!"

Chen Zi Ya nodded, endured her discomfort, took the storage bag, spirit plant bag, and the artifacts on the ground from the corpse of the Pill Cauldron Sect cultivator, and subsequently cleaned up the scene with two Fireball Techniques.

Then, after retrieving the array disk, she hesitated for a moment and still used yesterday's method to collect the little guys into the spirit beast bag.

Hu Yunna extended an invitation: "Senior Sister Chen, let's act together! It's better to have mutual support with more people."

After considering it for a while, Chen Zi Ya shook her head and refused: "I have an appointment to meet someone in the Wanzhu Forest, so it's not very convenient to bring you along."

After hearing this, the two were a bit disappointed; it was hard to come by a fellow disciple with such strong means, and they thought that adding one more person to help each other would be safer and allow them to find more spirit herbs.

However, since Chen Zi Ya had an appointment with someone else, the two couldn't force her, and after the three said their goodbyes, Chen Zi Ya continued toward the Wanzhu Forest.

This time she learned to be smart and increased her vigilance; at the slightest sign of trouble, she would hide first, and she kept her defensive artifact and spirit beast bag in her hands.

The journey was smooth, and she didn't encounter any other cultivators, finally reaching the outskirts of the Wanzhu Forest smoothly, where she took out the Double Fish Pendant to start looking for Lin Zhangqing.

At this time, Lin Zhangqing had already returned to the outskirts of the Wanzhu Forest and was resting in a relatively hidden place.

It was The First, who was cruising in the sky, who discovered Chen Ziya first and notified Lin Changqing that someone was approaching. After checking, he confirmed it was Chen Ziya; otherwise, if she had wandered over on her own, she might have been attacked by the Purple Crystal Scorpions, and that would have been a big problem.

Lin Zhangqing hurriedly controlled the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm and then appeared, preparing to greet Chen Zi Ya.

Chen Zi Ya was startled by the person who suddenly appeared, and under a conditioned reflex, she shook her spirit beast bag and released the Purple Crystal Scorpions directly. Lin Zhangqing hurriedly identified himself.

"Younger Sister, it's me!" Lin Zhangqing hurriedly said.

"You are? Senior Brother! Senior Brother Gao?" Chen Zi Ya hurriedly confirmed again.

"It's me, Gao Deshuai greets Junior Sister!" Lin Zhangqing said affirmatively.

Chen Zi Ya was overjoyed and called out, "Senior Brother!"

Just now, Lin Zhangqing's sudden appearance had given her a fright, but now that she had confirmed Lin Zhangqing's identity, she was overjoyed again. Plus, having walked on the edge of life and death twice in the past two days, her voice couldn't help but choke up!

Lin Zhangqing was greatly alarmed; Chen Zi Ya, who was usually so cold, was now like this—how much grievance must she have suffered?

He hurriedly asked: "Junior Sister, what's wrong? Are you injured? Or have you suffered any grievances?"

Chen Zi Ya hurriedly collected her emotions, shook her head, and said: "I'm fine, Senior Brother, no need to worry! In the past, it was Zi Ya who was wrong. Senior Brother specifically entered the Secret Realm to protect Zi Ya, yet Zi Ya was so cold to Senior Brother; it was Zi Ya's fault, and I apologize to Senior Brother here."

After speaking, she bowed to Lin Zhangqing.

Lin Zhangqing was startled and waved his hands repeatedly: "Junior Sister, you must not do this!"

"Our two families have had a friendship for hundreds of years, there's no need for this. Besides, your nature is just like this; you don't need to change specifically for anyone. Cultivation, cultivation—discard the false and preserve the true! Junior Sister just needs to maintain her original heart and nature!"

Chen Zi Ya shook her head and said: "It's just that the experiences of these two days have given this little sister some insights, Senior Brother, don't worry!"

Lin Zhangqing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good. The sky is about to darken, follow me to the temporary camp to rest for a while! I see that Junior Sister looks a bit tired."

Chen Zi Ya's face flushed slightly, and she nodded: "Many thanks, Senior Brother!"

Subsequently, Lin Zhangqing recalled the Purple Crystal Scorpions that Chen Zi Ya had just released and then led her back to the place he had chosen earlier.

When the two arrived at the temporary camp, Chen Zi Ya rested a little and ate some food, after which her spirits improved significantly.

Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but ask: "Junior Sister, what exactly have you experienced these past few days? You look like you have gained quite a lot of insight."

Chen Zi Ya's face flushed slightly, and she said embarrassedly: "It's a long story. I originally thought I was well-prepared, but I didn't expect to underestimate the danger. If it weren't for Senior Brother's spirit scorpions saving me, I fear Zi Ya would have already perished!"

By the way, Senior Brother, take a look and see if these are Spirit Nurturing Pills? If they are, then give them to those little guys who protected me!

After speaking, she took out more than twenty bottles from her storage bag and also released the corpses of those spirit beasts.

Lin Zhangqing nodded and didn't stand on ceremony. He first put away the spirit beast corpses, then took the bottles and opened them to see; they were indeed Spirit Nurturing Pills. He confirmed: "These are indeed Spirit Nurturing Pills. Junior Sister, have you encountered disciples from the Spirit Taming Sect?"

Chen Zi Ya nodded: "Exactly, thanks to the spirit scorpions Senior Brother left behind to protect me, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Lin Zhangqing smiled slightly: "Protecting Junior Sister is exactly the task of this trip, so Junior Sister doesn't need to be a stranger."

"Tomorrow, let's search in the depths of this Wanzhu Forest first; I still want to see if I can find some main medicinal ingredients to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills!"

Chen Zi Ya hurriedly said: "This little sister has some main medicinal ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills and Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pills, I can share some with Senior Brother."

Lin Zhangqing waved his hands and said earnestly: "Many thanks for Junior Sister's kindness, but Senior Brother cannot accept these main medicinal ingredients. We will just find spirit herbs tomorrow."

Chen Zi Ya sighed lightly and said: "These main medicinal ingredients are of little use to this little sister,"

"Taking them back is only because the leader of the Qingyun Sect is my Great-Grandmother; if the harvest of main medicinal ingredients this time is too small, she will lose face."

"So giving the main medicinal ingredients to Senior Brother will have the same effect, why does Senior Brother have to be so calculating?"

Lin Zhangqing shook his head: "This was obtained by Junior Sister at great risk; Senior Brother cannot shamelessly accept it. We will just find spirit herbs tomorrow."

Chen Zi Ya said helplessly: "Then let's give all the main medicinal ingredients found tomorrow to Senior Brother; this little sister already has many, and there is no point in taking more."

Lin Zhangqing thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright then! Many thanks, Junior Sister; Senior Brother will shamelessly accept them!"

Seeing that the surroundings had completely darkened, and considering that Chen Zi Ya probably wasn't used to not resting well these past few days, Lin Zhangqing decided not to disturb her and let Chen Zi Ya rest early.

Thus, he continued: "The sky is already very late now; I have already had the Purple Crystal Scorpions set up three layers of defense and vigilance in the surroundings, so Junior Sister can rest with peace of mind!"

Chen Zi Ya also felt a bit tired and nodded: "Then many thanks, Senior Brother; I am indeed a bit tired."

Lin Zhangqing nodded and also began to rest not far away.

Chen Zi Ya listened to the terrifying cries of unknown demonic beasts coming from the distance, felt an inexplicable sense of stability and peace in her heart, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

(End of chapter)