Chapter 354: Chop Him Up and Feed Him to the Dogs

Following Lin Suo's departure, the atmosphere in the forest became somewhat oppressive. Zhao Ziyang, Gu Ying, Zhu Xuan, and the others all wore gloomy expressions, having lost any mood for further conflict among themselves.

After all, the source of their contention was Lu Qinger, and now that half of the Golden Dragon Qi in her body had been extracted, the effect of the Treasure Gathering Basin was effectively ruined.

The plan they had originally counted on—to rely on Lu Qinger to obtain Dao Gold over the coming period—had effectively fallen through.

Li Luo paid no mind to the complex emotions of those present. He simply walked to Lu Qinger's side, reached out to take her slender, fair wrist, and channeled his Wood Resonance power to gradually clear the bewitching poison from her body.

A moment later, Lu Qinger's dense eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Qinger, are you alright?" Li Luo asked nervously as he helped her up.

Lu Qinger's willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly. "There is an inexplicable sense of emptiness in my heart... it must be because half of the Golden Dragon Qi was extracted, but otherwise, I have no other symptoms."

Although she had been poisoned earlier, her senses had remained intact, so she knew that the person who had attacked her was that Lin Suo.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as she was fine, that was all that mattered; otherwise, if something had truly happened to Lu Qinger, he wouldn't know how to answer to Yu Luolan.

He first comforted Lu Qinger, then turned to look at Zhao Ziyang and the others. "Now that things have turned out this way, the Treasure Gathering Basin effect of the Golden Dragon Qi can likely no longer be maintained. What are your plans? As for us, we are definitely going to go after that Lin Suo."

Zhao Ziyang glanced at him and said in a muffled voice, "That Lin Suo has the strength of the Third Transformation of the Resonance Transformation Stage. Even if your team fights him three-on-one, you won't be his match. In fact, let alone your team, even if it were any of our teams here, we might not be able to defeat him."

He paused, then finally said, "So if you want to go after that Lin Suo, we probably won't be able to help you. After all, we have our own mission."

Now that the Golden Dragon Qi had been compromised, Lu Qinger's value had greatly diminished, and Zhao Ziyang clearly did not want to make an enemy of a powerful foe at the Third Transformation of the Resonance Transformation Stage for her sake.

Upon hearing this, Li Luo's expression remained quite calm. He did not get angry at the other party's pragmatism; after all, it was only natural, as both sides had been acting out of their own interests from the start.

"Since that's the case, let us part ways here," Li Luo said.

Zhao Ziyang nodded. He hesitated for a moment, but still advised, "I suggest you don't go looking for that Lin Suo either. The Third Transformation of the Resonance Transformation Stage is definitely not something you can contend with."

To this, Li Luo remained noncommittal.

Seeing this, Zhao Ziyang knew his words had not been taken to heart. He stopped trying to persuade him, turned around decisively, and led his team away.

Seeing this, the other teams also left the area with regret and pity.

When Gu Ying was about to leave, she beckoned to Li Luo. Once he came to her side, she remained silent for a moment before saying, "I'm not trying to talk you out of going after that Lin Suo. Instead, I suggest that no matter what, you must find that guy and take back the half of the Golden Dragon Qi he extracted to return it to Lu Qinger."

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. "What do you mean?"

Gu Ying glanced at the beautiful, elegant young girl standing gracefully in the back. "Do you really think there is no damage from having half of the Golden Dragon Qi extracted? She is likely just not wanting to tell you."

"I once saw information about this in the archives of the Golden Dragon Treasury. The Golden Dragon Qi is a gift from the Golden Dragon Dao Field to those who are compatible with it, and it also counts as a kind of mark. Those who possess the Golden Dragon Qi will receive indescribable benefits if they enter the Golden Dragon Mountain in the future."

"Now that the Golden Dragon Qi in Lu Qinger's body has been damaged, it will have a huge impact on her future, and it might even change her destiny."

"I don't know what is going on with that Lin Suo... but not only does he know this secret, he even infiltrated your Great Xia Golden Dragon Treasury team. I suspect there may be a very deep connection behind this."

"So my advice to you is, if possible, it is best to take the Golden Dragon Qi back."

Gu Ying spread her hands. "As for how to take it back, I'm sorry, I don't know either. That Lin Suo is extremely strong; even I am no match for him. As for you lot... it will probably all depend on heaven's will."

"That is all I have to say. Consider it repayment for you helping me heal earlier."

After finishing, Gu Ying waved her hand and turned to leave.

Li Luo stood where he was, his eyes deep. He then let out a soft breath. In truth, he had already guessed a little of what Gu Ying said, and her words had only served to confirm it for him.

He turned and walked toward Lu Qinger.

"What did she say to you?" Lu Qinger's eyes flickered as she asked.

"She said it would be best to take back the Golden Dragon Qi that Lin Suo extracted," Li Luo said, staring at her without hiding anything.

Lu Qinger was startled, then dodged his gaze under Li Luo's stare, stammering, "Actually, there is no need for that... that Golden Dragon Qi was obtained by chance anyway, so it's not a heartbreak to lose it."

"Qinger, you are looking down on me," Li Luo said seriously.

Lu Qinger grew anxious and said aggrievedly, "Li Luo, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly have such thoughts?"

"Hey, aren't you just worried that I will insist on going after that Lin Suo and end up being no match for him?"

Li Luo smiled and said, "But I don't even fear Great Disaster-class Otherkind, so why should I fear him? Because he's uglier than an Otherkind?"

Lu Qinger smiled, then sighed, "Li Luo, it's not that I don't believe in you, I just feel there is no need to take the risk."

"Childish."

Li Luo scolded, "What kind of risk is that Lin Suo? Let me tell you, if I really let this go and don't do everything in my power to take the Golden Dragon Qi back for you, when we go back, your mother will make me understand what the most dangerous risk in this world truly is!"

Lu Qinger retorted crossly, "You are not allowed to talk about my mother like that."

However, she also understood that what Li Luo said was true. She knew Yu Luolan's personality all too well. If she knew that Li Luo had sat by and watched as the Golden Dragon Qi in her body was stolen without taking any action, she would certainly be very disappointed, and her opinion of Li Luo would drop to the lowest point.

Li Luo added at this moment, "If it really comes to that, from then on, as long as I dare to step into the Golden Dragon Treasury, your mother will probably break one of my legs. I'm afraid we won't even be able to see each other again."

Lu Qinger's chest rose and fell slightly. She lowered her eyes for a moment, then suddenly looked up, staring at Li Luo with an extremely sharp gaze.

"Li Luo."

Lu Qinger bit her silver teeth, and the cold killing intent in her eyes seemed to manifest into reality.

"Help me... chop that Lin Suo up and feed him to the dogs!"