Chapter 1002: The You Family's Third Elder (Begging for Monthly Votes)

It was as if the host's Spirit Root only truly began to take effect once their strength reached Rain Grade.

The little bit of help before was like child's play; compared to the assistance now, it wasn't even worth mentioning!

Correspondingly, when he greatly wielded the power of the Ghost Spirit Root, the help he gained came alongside a greater threat in the eyes of the 【Yin Messengers】.

Therefore, he would probably have to face such an existence sooner or later!

Of course, right now, he only wanted to rescue the people who needed rescuing; everything else could only be dealt with as it came.

Fang Yue never had any grand plans; right now he just wanted to learn some intelligence about the Night Moon Tribe.

Thinking of this, Fang Yue gazed intently at Qi Ba Jiu.

"Please help, Qi Ba Jiu Daren!"

"【Yin Messengers】 are unfathomably strange; even I avoid them. In the eyes of us Rain Grade warriors, 【Yin Messengers】 are no different from the legendary immortals—both are incomprehensible existences. So on this point, I'm afraid I can't help. As for the Night Moon Tribe, I don't know much either, only some rumors. It's said every member of the Night Moon Tribe had a Spirit Root, every one of them could cultivate to the immortal realm, and they even did business related to Spirit Roots. But for some unknown reason, many years ago they were already wiped out and vanished without a trace."

What Qi Ba Jiu Daren said was basically the same as what Lord Han had said before.

It was clear that within Qing Guo, information on the Night Moon Tribe was indeed extremely limited.

"Boy, with your abilities, protecting Weiba is more than enough. I've been expending strength one after another and can't manifest in the short term. You must keep her safe, guard her every step."

Fang Yue's expression turned solemn: "Qi Ba Jiu Daren, rest assured, I won't let anything happen to Weiba!"

Qi Ba Jiu Daren shook her head slightly. This blockhead—she still wanted to say something more, to fight for something on account of Weiba's efforts, but the words had just left her mouth…

BOOM—!!

The explosive sound of thunder suddenly tore through the night sky, drowning out every other sound.

Within the endless Black Cloud, lightning blazed bright as day.

Beneath the lightning, in the distance a towering Spirit Tree piercing through the clouds appeared faintly in the void, standing beside Qing Gao Lou, motionless, emanating an eerie cyan glow.

And on the main trunk of the Spirit Tree, branching out into countless limbs, rows upon rows of human bodies hung like dried meat, absorbing their nutrients to become the source of the Spirit Tree's power.

When the lightning dimmed, the towering Spirit Tree vanished along with it; only the pattering Blood Rain fell harder and harder.

Just as Qi Ba Jiu Daren wanted to continue the previous topic, she saw Fang Yue's eyes fixed dead on the direction where the Spirit Tree had disappeared, his expression stirred, his whole body trembling slightly.

"It… stopped!"

"What?"

"The Spirit Tree has stopped moving at high speed! I don't know how long it'll stay in this state, but without a doubt, this is a chance! A chance to rescue An Dong'er and You Sisi!"

Time could not be wasted, especially after seeing the corpses hanging on the Spirit Tree—Fang Yue's heart grew ever more urgent.

Glancing at the direction of Qing Gao Lou, then at the Imperial Palace in nearly the opposite direction, Fang Yue drew a deep breath.

"Qi Ba Jiu Daren, please take Weiba to the Imperial Palace for shelter. I'll go over there alone to scout the situation."

He said scout the situation, but anyone could see that Fang Yue was going all-out.

Qi Ba Jiu Daren sighed: "Alright then, I'll have Weiba…"

The flames, suddenly extinguished.

The frost, melted into dripping droplets.

'Qi Ba Jiu Daren's' expression froze abruptly; the next instant she suddenly reached out and grabbed Fang Yue's arm.

"I'm going with you!"

The one who spoke had clearly become… Weiba!

Fang Yue wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of Weiba's hardships along the way. Going to the Imperial Palace, the dangers she might encounter on the road were no better than staying by his side, where he could look after her at any moment. After all, if he really had to climb the tree to save people, it could only be him going up alone—he wouldn't let Weiba take the risk.

After a slight nod, Fang Yue gathered Weiba into his arms, unleashed his movement technique, and his speed erupted as he shot toward the direction of the Spirit Tree!

The sudden gain of 100 Spirit Value points directly multiplied his strength tenfold.

This sudden boost left Fang Yue slightly unaccustomed; for a moment he couldn't quite control his strength, but he was already rapidly adjusting and adapting.

And Weiba in his arms, after a brief daze, fell into an eerie silence, only her ears gradually turning red as she silently held Fang Yue tighter.

Fang Yue assumed Weiba's reaction was the same as his—unaccustomed to this ultra-high-speed movement and thus a little scared—and didn't think much of it. But the next second he heard Weiba suddenly cry out.

"Ye Ge, stop! We shouldn't go this way…"

Before she could finish, she suddenly stopped speaking, and Fang Yue also stopped in timely confusion.

Only then did Fang Yue notice that the direction they were heading was also the direction of Juan Niao Lou!

And the spot where they had stopped was right in the area near Juan Niao Lou.

According to Weiba, over at Juan Niao Lou there were several royal family anomalies battling the You Family's Grand Elder.

Although Fang Yue wanted to help, he had more important things to do now and couldn't waste time fighting anomalies. Reaching Qing Gao Lou and rescuing You Sisi and the others was the top priority.

Just as Fang Yue was thinking of taking a detour to avoid this area, Weiba in his arms suddenly widened her eyes, covered her mouth in shock, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Impossible… this corpse is…"

Corpse?

Fang Yue followed Weiba's gaze and saw, not far ahead, three corpses lying there, each snapped in two.

One woman and two men.

The men's corpses were gruesome; the woman's body was relatively intact, but death was death—how a corpse looked afterward didn't really matter.

"Who are they?" Fang Yue asked strangely, but Weiba's answer made his pupils contract sharply.

"They are… the You Family's Third Elder!"

Weiba hadn't expected to see the You Family's Third Elder's corpse here.

That You Long, the You Family's Grand Elder who could have killed her in an instant, now bore a wretched death, his eyes rolled back white, and he was completely lifeless.

At the broken stump of his upper half, intestines spilled out, fresh blood flowing, tossed carelessly among the broken walls like garbage, ignored by all.

For a moment, Weiba actually felt a twinge of lament for the woman who had killed her.

Who could have imagined that a woman dying in such a gruesome state was actually the You Family's Grand Elder—a top-tier expert at Rain Grade Peak, from one of Qing Guo's four great families.

For a moment, Weiba's thoughts drifted.

Dying leaves nothing behind; if he didn't do something before death, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

Tail looked toward Fang Yue, only to see him leading her over, setting her aside, then bending down... to loot the corpse.

After a moment, Fang Yue turned back, crestfallen.

"She didn't leave anything behind. Are you sure she was really the You Family's Grand Elder?"

"..."

(End of Chapter)