Chapter 577: Moving Forward

After finishing all this, Chen Yu stepped out of the tent.

"Chen Yu, what did you do to my sister?" As soon as Chen Yu stepped out, Ye Qinglong followed right behind him.

"If I say there is nothing between us, would you believe me?" Chen Yu asked.

"Are you trying to fool a ghost?" Ye Qinglong was furious; judging by his sister's behavior just now, the two of them had definitely done something.

"Look, I said you wouldn't believe me, so why bother asking me?" Chen Yu spread his hands helplessly, indicating he could do nothing about it.

"I don't believe a word of it." Ye Qinglong was furious: "I'm telling you to stay away from my sister; you are not people from the same world."

"Then should I leave?" Chen Yu glanced at Ye Qinglong.

"You..." Ye Qinglong really wanted to loudly tell Chen Yu to get lost, but he didn't have the courage.

After all, they had encountered quite a few troubles on the way to the Witch Clan, and if Chen Yu really left now, he doubted whether this group of people could make it to the entrance of the Witch Clan alive.

"Do you know your sister almost lost her Life just now?" Chen Yu said: "I risked my life to save her, and now you're making me suspicious of having an improper relationship with her?"

"What improper relationship? Watch your mouth, Chen Yu." Ye Qinglong exploded again: "I'm just saying that you and my sister are impossible."

"So dogmatic?" Chen Yu smiled: "Your sister said that whoever saves your grandfather, she will marry that person."

"You, you're impossible." Ye Qinglong stammered, wanting to scold Chen Yu for being unable to do it, but then remembering his grandfather lying in bed, he suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Nothing is impossible. Medicine is my specialty; as long as there is a medicinal catalyst, saving your grandfather is a matter of minutes. You'd better be polite to me; who knows, in the near future I might just be your brother-in-law." Chen Yu dropped this line and walked away.

"Chen Yu, you, you bastard." Ye Qinglong was truly about to go crazy. As the dignified young master of the Ye Family, he was pampered wherever he went; when had he ever been so humiliated in front of others?

Yet Chen Yu was like his nemesis; no matter what aspect it was, he could suppress him firmly, which made him feel very helpless.

In the blink of an eye, it was dawn, and Ye Qingning also woke up.

After this sleep, she felt her spirit was much better. She sat up, stretched, and then walked out of the tent.

"Miss, you're awake?" Huang Wei, who was starting a fire to cook, saw Ye Qingning come out and stood up quickly.

"Where is Mr. Chen?" Ye Qingning's first sentence was to ask about Chen Yu.

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Yu walked out from a tent nearby. He stepped forward to check Ye Qingning's pulse, then nodded and said: "It's fine, you're all better now."

"Thank you for what happened last night." Ye Qingning's face felt a bit hot when she saw Chen Yu.

Although she had been feverish and unconscious, and felt weak all over, her consciousness had remained clear. She could feel the physical intimacy between them as Chen Yu carried her the whole way.

So now, when facing Chen Yu, she always felt their relationship was a little awkward, though she couldn't quite say where the awkwardness lay.

"You're welcome. We'll walk a few dozen more kilometers, and the cars won't be able to go any further, so I've decided to leave the cars thirty kilometers from the Witch Clan's territory and proceed on foot." Chen Yu took out the map and pointed out the location he had marked yesterday to Ye Qingning.

"I'll listen to Mr. Chen for everything." Ye Qingning nodded: "But there is another problem. If we enter the village so rashly, our purpose will be too obvious, so I think we should pretend to be business people to get in."

"That works too. What should we pretend to be?" Chen Yu asked.

"Herb buyers, or investors in tourism development, either would work." Ye Qingning looked at Chen Yu: "Also, the two of us should pretend to be a couple; it will be easier to act."

"I don't agree." Ye Qinglong ran over from the side, saying bitterly: "I don't agree to you two pretending to be a couple."

"Whatever your reason for disagreeing, keep your mouth shut now." Ye Qingning completely ignored her brother.

"Sister, how can you pretend to be a couple with this guy? Is he worthy? And I think this kid definitely has other motives." Ye Qinglong said anxiously.

"Just execute it." Ye Qingning glanced at him and turned to leave.

Ye Qinglong was red-faced, but he had no way to stop it. After all, it had always been his sister who called the shots.

After breakfast, the group set off again, and by noon, they finally reached the location Chen Yu had marked.

The two off-road vehicles were parked to one side and hidden using bushes and other things. They organized their equipment, ate something, and then set off.

The road ahead was truly difficult to walk because this place had been untouched by people for years, so thorns were everywhere. Some places were impassable, so they had to walk while using machetes to clear the path.

Moreover, not far ahead was a mountain peak, and after crossing the peak, they had to carefully navigate some cliffs that could only accommodate one person.

Wei Hongye had practiced for many years, so walking these dangerous paths was naturally not much of a problem.

Not to mention Chen Yu; the five bodyguards were all retired soldiers and could handle such complex road conditions. Ye Qingning usually liked hiking and rock climbing, so she could manage as well.

But the one who suffered was Ye Qinglong. This guy had average physical fitness, and more importantly, he was afraid of heights.

When crossing the cliff mountain road, there was a bottomless abyss beneath them, and all the way, they heard this guy screaming in terror.

The thirty-plus miles of road took an entire afternoon, and it was evening by the time they reached the edge of a forest.

"This is the Wugu Forest. It's late now, so we can't enter rashly." Chen Yu looked at the forest ahead, feeling a sense of dread emanating from within.

This place was naturally full of mountain Miasma, and this forest was the natural barrier of the Witch Clan; it was precisely because of this forest that the Witch Clan was isolated from the world.

Although people occasionally walked out from inside, they were few in number, and this place was deep in the Mountain, so even those who liked to explore were likely incapable of reaching here.

"Set up camp here, and enter the forest tomorrow morning." Ye Qingning said decisively.

Several tents were set up here, and several fires were lit.

Although the group was outside the forest, the calls of unknown birds and beasts coming from inside gave people a hair-raising feeling.

"Chen Yu, is that the Ten Thousand Gu Valley inside? Do you think this place will be very scary?" Ye Qinglong was very well-behaved now; the things he had encountered these past few days had overturned his previous understanding of the world.

So in front of this forest, he was as obedient as a little baby and absolutely dared not run around.

"Ten Thousand Gu Valley is just a name. In fact, except for a few key figures, most of the Witch Clan are ordinary people." Chen Yu said: "They are not as scary as you think, so you can rest easy."