Chapter 575: Other Shore Flower

Her grandfather often said that if she were a boy, the future of the Ye Clan would be promising.

But no matter how capable she is, she is still a girl after all, so she still feels afraid when encountering these demons and monsters.

Chen Yu only felt a soft, delicate body pressed tightly against him, and because of the tension, Ye Qingning's figure was burning hot.

Chen Yu only felt a ball of fire in his belly rise up with a swoosh; having not touched a woman for a long time, he was somewhat caught between laughter and tears.

Coupled with the fact that she was drenched all over, giving people a feeling of pity and endearment, this made Chen Yu even less able to hold himself back.

Just at this moment, she let out a cry of pain and stretched out one of her legs, feeling that her leg was both sore and painful.

"Is your leg uncomfortable?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, it feels sore and painful, I don't know what's going on." Ye Qingning knitted her brows; her leg was incomparably sore and painful, and it was also accompanied by a bone-chilling, cold sensation, and she did not know what was going on.

"Let me see." Chen Yu rolled up her pant leg, only to see a dark, bruised claw mark on her calf.

This claw mark was not from a human hand, but was caused by some kind of slender, sinister sharp claw.

"Chen Yu, what is going on?" Ye Qingning was shocked.

"A Ghost Claw Mark; was that thing dragging your leg toward the river just now?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, yes it was." Ye Qingning nodded.

Chen Yu rolled up her other leg, only to see that there was a claw mark on this leg as well.

"Chen Yu, if I die, you, you must keep your promise and save my grandfather." Tears welled up in the corners of Ye Qingning's eyes, and they fell involuntarily.

"What are you saying?" Chen Yu said speechlessly: "This isn't going to cost you your life."

"No, you must promise me. This is only the beginning, and we've already encountered so many dangers; I dare not imagine what will happen after we get to Ten Thousand Gu Valley." Ye Qingning's tears fell: "If I am gone, you must save my grandfather."

"Alright, alright, I promise you. Don't worry, with me here, you won't be able to die even if you want to." As Chen Yu said this, one hand pressed onto her leg.

"What are you doing?" Ye Qingning was startled, feeling both shocked and angry; she thought that Chen Yu had suddenly given in to his animal instincts.

"Treating your leg, don't move." Chen Yu frowned, his right hand brushing lightly over her calf; his movements were gentle, and wisps of True Qi flowed into her body along her calf.

In an instant, Ye Qingning felt her leg become extremely warm, and the cold, chilling aura in her leg immediately vanished.

In less than five minutes, the bruises on her leg disappeared without a trace, and the soreness and cold aura in her leg also vanished.

Chen Yu somewhat reluctantly let go of her fair, tender, and smooth calf; truthfully, this calf was incomparably white and smooth to the touch—any man would likely be unable to resist stroking it.

How could Ye Qingning not sense Chen Yu's strangeness? It was just that her face was flushed red, and she wanted to scold him but couldn't bring herself to do so; after all, he was helping her drive away these damned black claw marks.

However, fortunately, this awkwardness did not last long; after more than ten minutes, the black finger marks on her leg disappeared.

"Chen Yu, how do we leave this place?" Ye Qingning asked.

"The best thing to do for now is to stay put for the time being; when dawn comes, we will naturally return to the real world," Chen Yu said.

"But Qing Long and the others will be worried; we must find a way to notify them." Ye Qingning was slightly stunned.

"The place we are in right now is equivalent to an Otherworldly Realm, and phone calls cannot get through." Chen Yu said: "When I came, I told them to stay where they were; I hope they can do as I said."

"Is there no other way?" Ye Qingning was somewhat anxious.

"There is, to force our way out." Chen Yu smiled and said: "But you must know, that is very dangerous."

"Then if we stay here until dawn, will they be anxious and come looking for us?" This was what Ye Qingning was most worried about.

"Given your brother's personality, nine times out of ten he will come out to look for us." Chen Yu nodded.

"Then what should we do? It's so dangerous in here, can they handle it?" Ye Qingning was a bit worried.

"Then let's go back now." Chen Yu looked at her, drenched all over: "Change your clothes before we go back."

"Where would I have clothes to change into right now?" Ye Qingning was somewhat speechless.

"There is a set here." Chen Yu produced a camouflage uniform as if by magic and handed it to Ye Qingning.

"Where did you get these clothes?" Ye Qingning stared at Chen Yu; Chen Yu currently had nothing on him, yet she had seen him take things out more than once.

"Just put them on; they are a bit big, but it's better than being wet." Chen Yu said as he turned his head: "Don't worry about changing, I guarantee I won't peek."

Ye Qingning held the clothes and stared blankly at Chen Yu; she wasn't afraid of Chen Yu turning his head to peek, but rather she felt that Chen Yu's serious demeanor was very cute.

"Why aren't you moving yet?" Chen Yu had turned his head for a long time and heard no movement behind him; he smiled bitterly: "Should I walk further away?"

"Ah, no, I'm afraid." Ye Qingning's face flushed red, and she hurriedly picked up the clothes to change; a moment later, she had finished changing and said to Chen Yu: "Alright, I'm done."

Chen Yu turned his head and took a look at her; the clothes were indeed a bit big, but Ye Qingning had grown up in the military, and she had a military aura about her. Although the clothes were a bit big, they still could not hide her heroic and spirited temperament.

"Let's go." Chen Yu held her hand and walked back along the path they had come from; he turned his head and said: "Later, no matter what situation we encounter, do not make a sound, and definitely do not turn your head to look, understand?"

"I understand." Ye Qingning grabbed Chen Yu involuntarily, pressing tightly against him; she was somewhat nervous.

"No need to be so nervous, I'm here for everything." Chen Yu smiled and pulled her forward.

The road in front of the two suddenly became difficult to walk on, and the flowers that had just turned a grayish color suddenly became enchanting as the two passed by.

One by one, the bright flowers raised their heads, their pistils exposed, and the flowers turned in the direction of the two, as if they were stretching their necks to stare at them.

"Chen Yu, why do I feel like these flowers seem to be staring at us? Are they flowers or something else?" The palm of the hand Ye Qingning used to grab Chen Yu was full of cold sweat.

"These flowers are called Other Shore Flowers; they were originally things from the Yellow Springs Road, but the space we are in now is extremely close to the Yellow Springs Road, so these flowers will appear along the way." Chen Yu replied.

"Then why do they keep staring at us?" Ye Qingning was puzzled.

"They feed on the bones and blood of the living; in their eyes, the two of us are fresh meat, so of course they will stare at us." Chen Yu smiled.

"Ah..." Ye Qingning let out a cry of surprise; only then did she see that the place where these flowers grew was a pile of white bones.