Chapter 1416: Really Brainless?

Another day passed.

Boom!

Amidst a thunderous roar, Mingchen crashed into the ground once more like a human meteorite.

A massive, beast-like indigenous creature roared and prepared to pounce on Mingchen again.

"Your Highness!"

Amidst a cry of alarm, a figure threw themselves in front of the indigenous creature, disregarding their own life.

Thud~

With a muffled sound, this figure used their body to block the indigenous creature's strike for Mingchen, and was sent flying away directly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

Just then, Lianyin, Jiayue, and Biyan'er flew over.

The three of them struck simultaneously.

The indigenous creature retreated amidst a shrill roar.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Wang Jianqiang, who had been sent flying, returned at an astonishing speed and punched the indigenous creature.

The indigenous creature, already wounded by Lianyin and the others, saw its injuries worsen instantly.

The next moment.

The attacks from Lianyin, Jiayue, and Biyan'er continued to rain down.

The indigenous creature was instantly blasted apart.

Wang Jianqiang let out a long sigh of relief, then flew toward a deep pit in the ground with a face full of worry.

Seeing this scene.

Lianyin hesitated for a moment, then sent a helpless message to Wang Jianqiang, "Enough with the games, Mingchen is almost being played to death."

"That's enough, otherwise the Imperial Lord will come looking for trouble with you after we leave the Secret Realm."

Imperial Lord?

If he didn't discipline her, she should be secretly laughing.

However, although he did not fear the Imperial Lord, he was not prepared to have a showdown with Mingyan right now.

After thinking about it, he decided to stop for the time being.

Mingchen was about to reach his limit; after all, he was Mingyan's son, still just a child.

If he really got played to death, it wouldn't be very good after all.

Upon arriving in the deep pit and seeing Mingchen lying at the bottom, covered in blood, he became even more firm in his thoughts.

He is still just a child, after all.

Forget it.

He shook his head secretly, came to Mingchen's side with a face full of worry, and said in a heavy tone, "Your Highness, your injuries are too severe; you had better rest for a few days."

"We cannot continue on our way."

Hearing Tianyu's words, Mingchen felt a surge of unwillingness in his heart.

Damn it!

How could he show such a weak side in front of Tianyu?

He couldn't!

He struggled to get up, but failed after several attempts.

"Mingchen, your injuries are too severe, so just recuperate here."

"We will continue our journey once your injuries have healed."

Just then, another voice entered Mingchen's ears.

Mingchen looked over and immediately stopped trying to get up.

A surge of joy filled his heart.

It was Lianyin!

Lianyin was actually showing concern for him in public!

Lianyin was usually so shy that she was often too embarrassed to say more than a few words to him, yet after seeing him injured, she was able to disregard her shyness and express her concern in front of outsiders!

How heavy this affection must be!

Thinking of this, a great sense of happiness enveloped his body and mind.

He nodded, "Lianyin, I will listen to you."

Lianyin frowned and said nothing more.

Afterward, Wang Jianqiang and the others temporarily set up camp in the deep pit.

Seeing that they had plenty of time, Wang Jianqiang suddenly had the thought of checking the cultivation of Lianyin, Jiayue, and Biyan'er.

However, he realized that checking cultivation was not a task for a single day, and it might easily interfere with the competition.

Plus, there was surveillance from outside Cultivators here.

So he temporarily abandoned this idea.

……

Mingchen's injuries were severe, and the group stayed in place to recuperate for over ten days, yet Mingchen's injuries had still not fully recovered.

However, it no longer affected their ability to travel normally.

Afterward, the group stopped recuperating in place and continued toward the direction of Xuan Valley.

During the subsequent journey, because Mingchen was injured, he no longer served as the vanguard for the team.

Biyan'er returned to the lead position.

What made Mingchen feel stifled was:

The group seemed to have learned a lesson from his severe injury.

During the subsequent journey, their reaction speed had clearly become much faster.

Whenever indigenous creatures appeared, whether it was Tianyu, Lianyin, or Jiayue, their reaction speed was more than thirty percent faster than before.

They could always appear by Biyan'er's side at the first moment.

And Biyan'er herself reacted quickly enough and was strong enough.

With these various conditions combined, she was always able to remain unscathed and pass through safely during the dozen or so attacks by indigenous creatures that followed.

As of today.

Mingchen's injuries had already healed.

He had been brooding over his previous "Waterloo."

Seeing how tacitly the group cooperated afterward, he couldn't help but feel restless.

If Tianyu and the others could always react this quickly.

He could also lead the team unscathed.

Perhaps...

He should do something to regain the face he had lost before!

Thinking of this, he looked at Biyan'er, a magnanimous smile appearing on his face, "Fairy Bi has been leading the team for so long; fortunately, I have recovered, so why not let me continue to lead the team."

"This..."

Biyan'er subconsciously glanced at Wang Jianqiang.

The corners of Wang Jianqiang's mouth curved slightly, then he looked at Mingchen with a face full of concern, "Your Highness the Prince, your strength is not as good as Yan'er's, and your reaction speed is a bit slower; you are not very suitable to be the team leader. For the sake of safety, it is better for you to continue staying at the rear."

"That way, if there is any danger, you can also shrink your head at the first moment... cough cough, avoid the danger at the first moment..."

Mingchen's face darkened, and without waiting for Wang Jianqiang to finish, he directly interrupted his words, "Tianyu, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"You actually dare to slander this Prince like this!"

"This..."

Wang Jianqiang was stunned, "Your Highness the Prince, please do not be angry; I was just worried about you being severely injured again, for your own good..."

"Cough cough, Your Highness the Prince, I misspoke; your strength is formidable, you are most suitable to be the arrowhead of the team."

Hearing Tianyu change his tune, the coldness on Mingchen's face finally dissipated.

He snorted coldly, "Tianyu, do not think that because your strength is temporarily greater than this Prince's, you can look down upon this Prince."

"This Prince's methods are not something you can fathom."

"You had best not underestimate this Prince."

"Your Highness the Prince, you have truly misunderstood."

Wang Jianqiang smiled helplessly, and halfway through speaking, he sighed, "Forget it, since Your Highness the Prince insists on being the team leader, then let it be as Your Highness the Prince wishes."

"Yan'er, you return to the back of the team to rest your mind for now, and let the Prince lead the team."

"Alright."

Biyan'er glanced at Mingchen, a flash of strange color passing through the depths of her eyes, and her figure flashed, appearing at the back of the team.

A look of pity, as if looking at a mentally challenged person, welled up in Jiayue's eyes.

It was not that she had never seen a brain-damaged person, but this was the first time she had seen someone so brain-damaged.

Does this guy really have no brain?

Lianyin was already speechless.

She had finally managed to persuade Wang Jianqiang to let Mingchen off, but she hadn't expected this Mingchen to be so thick-headed, jumping into the pit himself.

What kind of brain circuit is this?

And to think he is a Merfolk Prince.

If the Mermaid Clan were to fall into his hands in the future...

How heroic and spirited was the previous Imperial Lord?

How heroic and aloof was the Empress?

How did they give birth to such a thing?

Seeing Tianyu back down, Mingchen felt a surge of triumph, and his figure flashed, appearing at the front of the team.

Feeling the gazes full of admiration cast from behind.

Mingchen felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

It seemed that his heroic and fearless performance had already moved these three women.

Thinking of this, his motivation instantly exploded, and with a wave of his hand, he said, "Let us continue our departure."

Before the words had even faded, he continued to fly forward.

Lianyin, Jiayue, and Biyan'er looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and followed, flying out.

Seeing this, the three women quickly followed.