The two, one dragon and one tiger, moved with extreme speed and soon exited the White Tiger Cave dwelling.
Outside the cave dwelling, the ground that was originally flat was now crisscrossed with ravines, and the surrounding wild grass was also very messy, clearly indicating that a battle had occurred here.
Moreover, judging by the traces of the fight, it seemed to have happened five or six days ago.
Ye Lingyuan's expression was extremely grim, and Zi Linling was not much better.
It seemed that Mu Qingyan and Qian Pangzi had run into trouble.
Zi Linling couldn't quite figure out who would cause trouble for them.
A chilling aura emanated from Ye Lingyuan.
Outsiders all assumed that Mu Qingyan and Qian Pangzi were his subordinates, but they didn't know that he treated these two as brothers.
"Little Tiger, time to work!"
Long'er spoke in beast language to the Wind Wing Illusion Tiger.
The Wind Wing Illusion Tiger was stunned for a moment, then understood Long'er's meaning.
It said reluctantly, "Why don't you go?"
Long'er looked at it haughtily and said, "I'm the boss! Besides, your sense of smell is more sensitive than mine."
The Wind Wing Illusion Tiger thought about it and realized it made sense.
So, it reluctantly stepped forward and closed its eyes to sniff in the center of the battle traces.
A moment later, it opened its eyes and ran towards the wild grass, not forgetting to tell Long'er in beast language, "There's blood here!"
Without Long'er needing to relay the message, when Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan noticed the Wind Wing Illusion Tiger's strange actions, they immediately followed.
Indeed, in the wild grass, there was a large pool of dried blood.
Zi Linling squatted down, picked up a blade of grass with blood on it, sniffed it with her nose, and said, "This is Qian Pangzi's blood."
She was very confident in her sense of smell, having dealt with medicinal herbs since childhood and able to distinguish thousands of them with her eyes closed!
Hearing her words, Ye Lingyuan's expression grew even uglier.
He clenched his fist, his knuckles bulging with veins, and his joints crackled, revealing how furious he was.
All of this was naturally noticed by Zi Linling.
Her cold hand touched the back of Ye Lingyuan's hand, and she grasped his other hand as well, saying, "They'll be alright!"
Ye Lingyuan looked at her worried eyes, and his expression finally softened a little. "Yes, let's go!"
Then, he pulled Zi Linling and walked towards the outer perimeter of the Misty Forest.
Long'er and the Wind Wing Illusion Tiger followed behind them silently, occasionally emitting the pressure of divine beasts.
The demonic beasts and monsters that were still restless were immediately terrified by this pressure, hiding in their dens and not daring to come out.
Thus, the two, one dragon and one tiger, passed through the inner perimeter smoothly and reached the outer perimeter of the Misty Forest. Susan Novel Network
Suddenly, Ye Lingyuan's footsteps stopped, and his expression turned as dark as ink.
Then, he pulled Zi Linling and changed direction, no longer moving forward in a straight line but veering to the right.
Zi Linling was startled, then understood something. She extended her divine sense.
Indeed, from their front right, the fluctuations of a fight could be heard.
Mu Qingyan, Qian Pangzi, and Qing Yu were all present, but their situation was not optimistic.
This was because they were surrounded by a large group of masked men in black.
The reason for calling them a large group of masked men in black was that their numbers exceeded two hundred.
With Mu Qingyan and the other two were about a dozen more people.
These dozen or so people were dressed similarly to Qing Yu, especially two men and one woman, whose attire was exactly the same as Qing Yu's.
These two men and one woman were Qing Feng, Qing Lei, and Qing Dian.
Apart from these three, the others were Ye Lingyuan's ordinary secret guards.
Of course, among those secret guards was the arrogant and overbearing Princess Qionghua.
At this moment, Mu Qingyan and the others were all more or less disheveled.
"Mu Qingyan, hand over the Tiger Tally of the Fengxuan Army!"
From among the masked men in black, a tall and thin figure stepped out, sneering.
He had the cultivation of the peak of the Huayuan realm, his eyes were like those of a falcon, and his oppressive aura was almost tangible, indicating that he had killed many people.
Judging from his position and the behavior of others, he was undoubtedly the leader of this group of masked men in black.
Mu Qingyan looked at the other party with cold eyes and said coldly, "There is none!"
He was already a cold-natured person, and it was difficult enough for him to respond.
The leader of the masked men in black was taken aback. He hadn't expected Mu Qingyan to refuse so decisively, even in such a disadvantageous situation.
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "Good! Very good! Excellent! Since General Mu is uncooperative, then—"
As he spoke, he made a gesture to the masked men in black behind him and said, "Attack!"
"Yes!"
The masked men in black responded in unison and advanced towards Mu Qingyan and the others.
Mu Qingyan frowned. He had already realized that these people were actually disguised soldiers.
Although they were well disguised, to Mu Qingyan, who had led troops for many years, their flaws were glaring.
The spiritual power in Mu Qingyan's and the others' hands began to gather, and they watched the approaching black-clad figures vigilantly.
The distance between the two sides rapidly narrowed, from twenty meters to fifteen meters.
"General Mu, a moment later, the four of us will hold off the enemy, and you and Young Master Qian will leave first!"
Qing Feng's voice transmission reached Mu Qingyan's ear.
As the commander of the secret guards, who always stayed by Ye Lingyuan's side, he naturally knew that Mu Qingyan, Qian Shaojie, and their lord were more than just a superior-subordinate relationship.
Therefore, in their lord's absence, he had to ensure the safety of the two.
Mu Qingyan shook his head and said, "I am a soldier!"
Although it were only four words, they firmly expressed his thoughts.
I am a soldier, so I have no habit of deserting! I am a soldier, so I cannot abandon my brothers! I am a soldier, so fighting is my duty!
Qing Feng knew that further persuasion would be futile. Given Mu Qingyan's character, how could he abandon them and leave alone?
So be it!
Since he couldn't persuade him to leave, they would fight side by side!
"Young Master Qian, when the time comes, find an opportunity to leave, understand?"
Unable to persuade Mu Qingyan, Qing Feng began to persuade Qian Shaojie.
Fatty Qian glared fiercely at Qing Feng and said, "Little Fengzi, what do you mean? Am I, Master Qian, such a coward?"
The address "Little Fengzi" made Qing Feng's mouth twitch. "Young Master Qian, you are not skilled in combat, it's best you leave first!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Master Qian, I'll use my money to smash, or my body to ram, but I'll make sure they shit themselves!"
Qing Feng shook his head, knowing that further words were useless, so he could only let him have his way.
At worst, he would just have to expend more effort to protect him.
The air was filled with tension, and the battle was imminent.
"Wait!"
A woman's shriek suddenly rang out, interrupting the tense atmosphere.