Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Divine Tree Leaves
Hearing the concern in Yining’s tone, Wen Shu thought for a few seconds and didn’t refute him.
The reward for the task was so many Crystal Coins, she naturally anticipated danger. She planned to resolve it herself, but if someone helps, of course there’s more security.
She nodded, a smile tugging at her lips, "Thank you. If you have trouble in the future, you can also ask me for help."
After saying this, she withdrew her hand and walked towards Priest Bona to see exactly what they needed to find.
Yining, staring at Wen Shu’s back, was still dazed, his mind filled with her fleeting smile, as light and gentle as moonlight.
From their first meeting until now, it was the first time she genuinely smiled at him...
His breathing unconsciously slowed down, and his gaze quietly followed Wen Shu until he met Priest Bona’s eyes, only then did he suddenly wake up, almost choking on his saliva.
"Cough cough..."
He concealed this by rubbing his lips, walking towards the Beastmen with an air of nonchalance, but his ears were red enough to smoke.
Seeing his worthless appearance, Priest Bona’s expression was complicated as he withdrew his gaze, drooping his eyelids, "The task is simple, you just need to find one thing."
Facing everyone’s gaze, he pulled out a finger-thick branch from his chest, emitting a faint glow.
Carefully holding it with both hands, his expression was serious, "Remember the scent, everyone disperse and search, whether found or not, return here before nightfall."
Upon seeing what he held, the Beastmen’s eyes widened, and they all held their breath. Wen Shu was even more shocked speechless.
This is...
The Divine Tree Leaves?!
In the old beastman’s withered palm, that half-hand-sized branch meant, in the dim dense forest, rippled with circles of golden light.
It was magnificent, like something that would only appear in dreams.
Wen Shu had superpowers and had seen the Beastmen’s miraculous transformations, yet staring at this branch, she still felt an unreal dizziness.
She stared intently, unable to move her eyes, Priest Bona noticed her gaze but immediately put it away.
The turmoil in her heart gradually subsided, Wen Shu regretfully came back to reality, finding the Beastmen had already divided into three teams.
Two males followed Priest Bona, while the remaining males formed teams with the females.
Very fortunately, she was walking last with an Eighth Rank male and the male and female protagonists.
As they ventured deeper into the dense forest, Yining and the male walked one in front and one behind, protecting her and Bai Qiao, both fully focused on sniffing in the forest.
But the heavy snow easily masked the scent, and until the sun tilted westward, Wen Shu’s legs grew sore with no discovery.
Bai Qiao behind her was equally weary.
Yet seeing Wen Shu persist, she didn’t want to drag the team behind, forcing herself, but unexpectedly slipped, plunging straight into the snow pile.
"Uh—"
Noticing the situation over there, the males finally stopped.
Nova in the bushes dashed up and helped Bai Qiao to the tree, his rugged face filled with worry, "Bai Qiao, are you alright?"
Yining arrived a step late, first glanced at Wen Shu, seeing she was fine, then looked at Bai Qiao, whose face was pale, his brows slightly furrowed.
Today he initially planned to go alone, but considering there was only one Healing System female in the team, he sought recommendations from City Lord Bai Rong.
Unexpectedly, this City Lord seemed intent on using him, not only offered a daughter but also a foster daughter.
Time was pressing, unable to find others, he reluctantly accepted, but since he brought them, it’s best not to let them return injured.
He approached and knelt, seeing Bai Qiao pale and shrinking her leg, asking, "Did you twist your ankle?"
Nova beside him was a bit annoyed, silently blaming himself for not being careful enough, raising his hand to remove Bai Qiao’s shoe.
Bai Qiao’s eyes were red from pain, hurriedly pressed his hand, "No need, I can heal myself!"
She withdrew her leg, green light flashed through her palm, healing was done, she panted leaning against the tree, bravely said, "Don’t delay because of me, let’s go quickly."
Seeing her weak appearance, Yining looked at the sky, "It’s getting dark, let’s rest for a while."
He exchanged a glance with Nova, instructing, "No one brought food, you protect the females, I’ll catch some small beasts."
After saying this, Yining approached Wen Shu, seeing her cautiously observing the surroundings, raised his finger to flick her forehead.
Suddenly touched, Wen Shu shuddered, turned to meet his laughing eyes.
She pursed her lips in displeasure, stepped back, "What are you doing?"
Her tone was fierce, but Yining showed no displeasure, instead, as he got used to it, found it uniquely endearing.
His eyes crinkled deeper, bending slightly down, as if soothing her emotions, softly said, "I’m going out for a bit, I’ll be back soon."
His tone was so tender it was cloying, Wen Shu’s ear itched as if a bug had entered, her body was covered with goosebumps.
She disdainfully rubbed her ears and dodged, Yining instead laughed more joyfully, disappearing into the bushes in a few steps.
"..."
Wen Shu complexly withdrew her gaze, numbed by these protagonists frequently breaking character.
She realized, they truly aren’t afraid of pursuing wives in vain, surely they’ll regret it later...
Thinking this, Wen Shu couldn’t help but look at Bai Qiao, only to find her also looking back.
She was stunned, expecting Bai Qiao to despise her enough to immediately look away.
But Bai Qiao stared at her intently, seemed to recall something, suddenly stood, "Wen Shu, you’re simply too vicious!"
Her soft voice carried a hidden anger, face darkening, clearly simmering for a while.
Wen Shu was puzzled, waiting for her to speak, when suddenly a rustling sound arose above.
She looked up cautiously, only to see the snow pile atop the canopy shaken, squeezed between the branches, plummeting down!
"Wen Shu!"
Just as she was about to react, a cry echoed alongside her, Wen Shu turned her head only to see Nova carrying Bai Qiao, already ran out of sight!
Seeing the front blocked by snow piles, without thinking, she darted in the opposite direction at great speed, stopping only when the rumbling behind ceased.
"Huff—Huff—"
Wen Shu, panting, held onto the tree trunk and glanced back.
Finding the entire path blocked.
She steadied her breath, looked forward, immediately feeling somewhat delighted.
In the towering dense forest, a river cut through it, slicing the woods in half, and the frozen ice shimmered coldly under the setting sun.
Wen Shu breathed a heavy sigh of relief, feeling uncommonly lucky.
Here, there was no worry about snow pile collapses, piercing the ice could even find food!
After resting in place for a while, she began to busy herself.
As darkness completely enveloped the sky, a fire was already lit by the river, and she prepared two thick pointed branches, now fully focused on grilling fish.
Sparks crackled, Wen Shu fixed her gaze on the curling fish tail, not daring to relax, though fortunately, there was no movement around.
She gradually eased her mind, looked towards the frozen river, unexpectedly meeting eyes with a shadow across, carrying a female.
"Let me go, you cruel bandit..."
The female on his back continued to struggle weakly, voice feeble, hard to hear, yet in the silent woods, remarkably clear.
Wen Shu’s ears perked slightly, warily gripping the branch beside her.
Seems, she was dragged into the plot again.