darknovel Chapter 235 Senior Sister, let go quickly, you're pressing against me!
Chapter 235 Senior Sister, let go quickly, you're pressing against me!
"My legs are starting to ache from walking all this time."
Yu Jianhuan wrapped her soft arms around Mo Chengyue's arms and rubbed them back and forth.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced over the man's shoulder at the proud and aloof figure behind them.
"How about you carry me for a while, junior brother? Otherwise, I can't keep up with your pace."
Jin Qiaoqiao looked down at the broken half of the withered branch under her feet.
Several conspicuous crescent-shaped white marks were left on my palm by my long, slender fingernails.
"Is this how the senior sisters of the Hehuan Sect usually flaunt their status?"
"If you're so capable, you can come and pester him too, but I'm afraid you can't bring yourself to offend this princess."
Yu Jianhuan retorted without backing down, tightening her grip on his arm.
Su Qingying lagged behind, hugging the Jade Spirit Sword, her thumb rubbing against the hilt to produce a slightly grating sound.
"It's noisy."
After uttering those three words, she turned her head away to look at the roadside weeds, showing no intention of getting involved in the verbal dispute.
"If you're really exhausted, you can stay here and become a snack for any passing monsters."
Mo Chengyue raised his left hand and pinched Yu Jianhuan's wrist bone, slowly prying apart the fingers that were wrapped around him like vines one by one.
"Scouting the way is a delicate job that requires keen observation. If you stick so close and cause me to go astray, we'll both die here."
Yu Jianhuan withdrew her hand and gathered her loose hair, her gaze sweeping aggressively over Jin Qiaoqiao's cold face.
"This is truly a case of good intentions gone unrewarded. I only wanted to share some of the risks for you because I saw you working so hard all alone up ahead."
After the four of them rounded the bare hill in front of them, their view suddenly opened up, revealing a vast expanse of sparse woodland stretching to the horizon.
This marked their complete escape from the perilous area bordered by the stone statues.
"The noise those old monsters were making has stopped."
Mo Chengyue stopped and turned to look at the three women behind him, each with their own thoughts.
"Please calm down and take a look at the current situation."
He took out a tattered handkerchief to wipe the dark red stains remaining between his fingers, subtly observing the reactions of the three men out of the corner of his eye.
"That young master of the Great Roc didn't even leave behind a bone fragment. The spoils we have are enough to make those rogue cultivators outside green with envy."
"Not to mention that the powerful figures in the core area are about to come out and clear the area."
"Therefore, I will only establish one rule here."
Mo Chengyue casually stuffed the handkerchief into his storage bag, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Jin Qiaoqiao and Yu Jianhuan.
"Our only way out is to leave this ruin alive."
"As for any unresolved grudges or entanglements between you two in the past."
"Or perhaps they're plotting against us from the perspective of some demon clan sect."
"Keep it all bottled up inside and settle the score with them later."
"Who's in favor, who's opposed?"
Yu Jianhuan chuckled and leaned against a thick, withered tree trunk, reaching out to play with a strand of hair on her chest.
"As long as you don't find me a burden, I will naturally follow your arrangements for saving my life."
Jin Qiaoqiao turned her head to look at the dark forest path in the distance, her fingernails digging deeply into her palms once again.
"I always act with discretion, and it is not up to others to tell me what to do."
"But I will keep my breathing low and keep pace with you until we find a safe place to settle down."
Su Qingying maintained her rearward guard position, her thumbs tapping the hilt of the Biling Sword, producing two rhythmic metallic clanging sounds.
"If you understand, then get going."
Without saying another word, Mo Chengyue turned around and stepped into the sparse and dim woodland in front of him.
The four figures were quickly swallowed up by the thick shadows of the forest, with only the occasional rustling of leaves underfoot echoing around them.
"Remember to get rid of any odor on your body."
Mo Chengyue led the way, casually crushing a high-level concealment talisman and sticking it to his shoulder.
"Especially your flamboyant peacock demon bloodline, if it attracts any trouble I can't afford to offend, I'll definitely throw you out first to take the fall."
Without turning his head, he tossed another glowing concealment talisman at Jin Qiaoqiao, who was walking in the middle.
Jin Qiaoqiao raised her hand to catch the talisman and placed it on her waist, responding in a low voice to the barbed reminder.
"I got tired of these rudimentary rules of hiding hundreds of years ago. Just mind your own business."
"If you know the answer, that's the best outcome."
After nearly an hour of wandering through the silent woods, it became completely dark.
Mo Chengyue, who was walking in the lead, suddenly raised his right arm and made a stop gesture.
The three people behind them stopped in their tracks and stood still, alert to any movement around them.
"We'll rest in that hollow up there tonight."
Mo Chengyue pointed to a natural low-lying area thirty paces away, formed by several thick, dead trees leaning askew.
"You stay on the outer perimeter and keep watch, don't let any wandering ghosts sneak up behind us."
He stepped alone into the pit covered with thick, decaying leaves, bent down, grabbed a handful of damp soil, and smelled it.
"This place is surrounded by giant trees on three sides to block the wind and rain, and the dead branches overhead can also keep out birds."
"Leaving only a gap in the southeast makes it easy to retreat and escape if things don't go well; it's a rare blessing in this dilapidated forest."
After brushing the mud off his palms, he pulled out a handful of low-level array flags of various colors from his storage bag at his waist.
"Junior brother, you're working so hard, do you want your senior sister to come down and help you plant a couple of flags to help you relax?"
Yu Jianhuan swayed her hips and walked to the edge of the depression, smiling as she peered down.
"Senior sister, you just need to guard the outer defense line. Once you get your hands dirty with this kind of rough work, you won't be able to wash them clean."
Mo Chengyue grabbed several dark gray array flags and quickly inserted them into the soil along the edge of the depression, his fingertips releasing spiritual energy to activate the flags.
"When you're out and about, survival is the most important thing. This fog concealment array is only good for fooling stupid people who haven't been enlightened yet."
As he muttered to himself, he took out light blue battle flags and continued to arrange them in specific positions within the inner circle.
"It's better to be safe than sorry. Only by putting a small spiritual energy isolation array inside can we ensure that the little bit of human energy on our bodies doesn't leak out."
Looking at his meticulously crafted formation movements, Su Qingying finally offered her evaluation, something she had never done before.
"Your three-layered formation is all concentrated in a temporary camp where you only sleep for one night. Your wariness of this world is ridiculously high."
Mo Chengyue tied the last few barbed brown array flags to the core of the innermost circle, and the brown silk threads instantly intertwined to form a large early warning net.
"Setting up an extra layer of formation will allow you to live one more day. You'll understand this principle when you're chased and hacked for hundreds of miles one day."
Jin Qiaoqiao, clutching her injured left arm, slowly walked into the already prepared camp.
He carefully examined the layers upon layers of spiritual energy pathways beneath his feet.
"This level of camping setup is a standard that only high-ranking generals in our Peacock Clan can enjoy."
She gave a rare, unsarcastic, and objective evaluation.
"Since Your Highness finds this place comfortable, shouldn't we settle the security and room fees for tonight in advance?"
Mo Chengyue squatted down in front of the last formation, pretending to adjust the orientation.
Under the cover of darkness, he pulled out a high-level concealment talisman from his sleeve, which was folded extremely flat.
"You really can't get rid of this scheming habit of yours."
Jin Qiaoqiao snorted and found a clean corner at the back to sit cross-legged and begin to rest with her eyes closed.
Even close brothers keep clear accounts, let alone us, who are just walking together at night.
Mo Chengyue gently brushed aside a pile of withered leaves at the southeast gap with his toes.
He pressed the talisman firmly into the soil, then kicked over two pebbles to completely bury it.