Chapter 478: Chapter 477: Greetings to the Mountain Spirit! (Second Update)
In the Deep Mountain Villa, Zhu Qing watched Xu Wen, who was lying on the bed, barely alive.
Panic flickered across her face, and her hands trembled slightly.
Until Xu Wen let out a faint moan, a look of hatred instantly surfaced on Zhu Qing’s face.
She grabbed the medicine placed nearby, dislocated Xu Wen’s jaw, and forcibly poured it in.
While pouring, she viciously said, "You made me suffer so much, and you want to die easily, leaving me to torment alone here, dream on!"
Only after all the medicine was forced down, and Xu Wen’s grayish face finally regained some color, did Zhu Qing relent.
There was a knock at the door.
Zhu Qing opened the door and saw the servant bringing over the things she had asked for.
She looked coldly at Xu Wen lying on the bed and immediately stepped out.
However, as she left, she didn’t forget to instruct the servant.
"Watch him carefully. If he dies, you won’t have to live either!"
The servant immediately bowed down, answering hurriedly, "Yes!"
Walking out of the villa, Zhu Qing’s gaze turned to the direction of the Chaotic Stone Pile, her eyes icy cold.
"No one can control my destiny, and no one can take away the things I worked hard to get. If you want to die, then all of you can go die!"
When Gu Yuan and Baggi arrived near the Chaotic Stone Pile, they saw the Thunderbolt Team people guarding the perimeter.
"Gu Chu!"
Everyone was visibly shocked and envious when they saw Gu Yuan riding on a tiger.
However, after seeing Baggi beside Gu Yuan, they suddenly understood.
"Why are you here?"
The captain of the Thunderbolt Team immediately explained the situation that forced them to stay here.
"Earlier, we couldn’t proceed. The Evil Energy and Death Energy around here were too dense, and the talisman papers we brought were all consumed.
But since this morning until now, the Death Energy and Evil Energy around here have reduced by one-third.
We’re planning to proceed when these energies are reduced by half. Earlier, Lady Yun’s little disciple already went through."
Gu Yuan’s mind was instantly filled with the image of Ginsengfruit; before this, he always thought Ginsengfruit was just a good baby.
Unexpectedly, that little one turned out to be a hidden ’boss.’
"Then you can come over with me!"
At this moment, a lynx jumped down from the tree, and the previously majestic tigers suddenly turned into the image of kittens, incredibly meek.
Gu Yuan immediately looked at Baggi: "What’s going on here?"
Baggi’s expression, upon seeing the lynx, gradually became fervent, completely ignoring Gu Yuan’s words.
As the lynx leisurely walked towards them, the tigers all laid down, then prostrated themselves in the snow, bowing in worship.
This caught Gu Yuan off guard, and he almost fell flat on his face.
But he didn’t bother to pursue anything and instead watched the approaching lynx with curiosity.
His intuition told him this was not just an ordinary lynx.
Baggi also knelt directly, with palms up, in reverence: "Mountain Guardian Baggi, pays respects to the Mountain Spirit!"
Gu Yuan: ...
Goodness, really goodness, his luck is unparalleled; he actually got to see the legendary Mountain Spirit!!!
The lynx appeared quite weak; its head turned to Baggi, with eyes showing a color of compassion that outsiders couldn’t comprehend.
[In these years, thank you for taking care of me, protecting the life in the mountains.]
To be appreciated by the Mountain Spirit, Baggi felt he had achieved full Merit, willing to rest in peace even now.
Just as Baggi was about to respond, the Mountain Spirit interrupted him: [You shouldn’t be here, go back~]
Of course, Gu Yuan couldn’t hear the exchange between Baggi and the Mountain Spirit, yet it didn’t prevent him from discerning some of it.
However, even if he was conceited, he didn’t dare confront a spirit of the mountain and could only watch quietly.
Baggi glanced at Gu Yuan, then at the lynx, and finally nodded: "Yes!"
The tigers also stood up at this point and walked to Baggi’s side.
"Gu Chu, I can only take you this far..."
Though riding a tiger was impressive, if the Mountain Spirit here wasn’t willing to help him, Gu Yuan wouldn’t lose his temper, but secretly, he held a grudge.
As he watched Baggi leave with the tiger, there were only Gu Yuan and the Thunderbolt Team people left here.
The lynx only then looked at Gu Yuan.
[I will lead you!]
Gu Yuan: ...
He had just noted the Mountain Spirit in his little book in his mind, and now it’s offering to guide them personally, showing he was being overly petty.
The lynx directly led the way ahead, and Gu Yuan handed out some talisman paper to the Thunderbolt Team members.
As a result, they suddenly discovered that, wherever the lynx walked, all the Death Energy and Evil Energy seemed to automatically evade.
Gu Yuan felt enlightened again but quickly had a new question in his mind.
Those Death Energy and Evil Energy were clearly afraid of the Mountain Spirit, so why was the deep mountain forest being corroded?
The Mountain Spirit ahead seemed to hear Gu Yuan’s inner thoughts.
It directly enlightened Gu Yuan: [Hundreds of years ago, my Origin Heart was stolen, forcing me to reside within a freshly deceased animal.
Sixty years ago, I spent the last portion of my energy at protecting the life here, then fell into a slumber. I have only just awoken.]
Though one could clearly see the Mountain Spirit’s frailty visually, it didn’t mention it at all.
Gu Yuan naturally wouldn’t lack discernment to question these things.
They soon reached the location of the Weird Forest, where a vast area of trees had become bald, scattered broken branches everywhere.
The decaying atmosphere was exceptionally dense, merely looking at it, one could imagine, if someone inadvertently entered here, it would surely lead to death.
The Thunderbolt Team people worried there might be deceit here, glanced at Gu Yuan: "Gu Chu, let me explore first!"
Gu Yuan raised his hand to stop them; he saw traces left by Yun Ran on these twisted and bizarre tree trunks.
"Since Yun Ran intervened, there won’t be any hidden dangers here."
Do not underestimate Yun Ran because of her young age; do not overlook her methods.
Compared to many people at the Special Administration Bureau, Yun Ran’s handling of these evil and strange beings was incredibly sophisticated.
The lynx looked at the remnants of branches here, unable to see the end, its eyes filled with even heavier compassion.
These broken branches of trees clearly had no life force left, yet it seemed to still hear their cries of anguish.