Chapter 39: Thorny Cliff

The thorn bushes once again covered the cliffs.

Teng was like a cold statue, with no expression on his face.

He stared straight at Thorncliff, his eyes filled with hostility, a storm gradually brewing in his eyes, his hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, his bones were squeezed, and a dull "creaking" sound was made.

"Huahua..." Xingkong opened his lips slightly, and his voice came out unconsciously, with a hint of hoarseness and trembling.

At this moment, his chest felt heavy, with a mixture of bitterness, worry, regret and many other emotions.

Teng's chest heaved, his aura condensed, and he walked straight towards the Thorn Cliff.

Xingkong's expression changed suddenly. He rushed forward and grabbed Teng tightly with his hands like an iron clamp. His face was full of shock and anxiety. "Are you crazy? This is the Thorn Cliff. Who knows how many deadly things are hidden in there!"

After saying that, fearing that he might rush in again without caring about his life, he said sternly, "With your half-crippled body now, those thorns will crush you before you even get close, and by then there won't be even a bone left!"

Teng's slender body was stretched like a bow, filled with murderous aura. His fists clenched again and again, his fingertips digging into his palms, and scarlet blood flowed through his fingers. He clenched his teeth, his voice hoarse, and squeezed out a few words: "That is my beast crystal. It's not someone else's turn to help me find it!"

Xingkong and Teng have known each other since childhood, so how can they not see that he is stubborn?

He pursed his lower lip slightly, a hint of complexity flashing across his expression.

After a moment, Xingkong raised his hand and patted Teng's shoulder heavily: "This is Huahua's own choice."

His voice was low and bitter, as if it came from deep within his chest: "Teng, you've seen that not all females in this world are as ferocious and brutal as Fu Ying. Huahua's existence is proof of that."

After he finished speaking, his voice became much lighter: "From now on, you should live a good life."

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Fu Ying fell straight into the thorny cliff and felt the wind brushing past his ears. When he was about to reach the bottom, he swung the frost whip in his hand, used the force to swing lightly in the air, and landed steadily on the ground.

She looked around and couldn't help but raise her eyes. There was no green at the bottom of the thorny cliff. The ground was covered with yellow sand, flying all over the sky, stretching as far as the eye could see, and it was extremely desolate.

"Is this the bottom of the Thorny Cliff?" Fu Ying frowned, raised her hand, and the long whip like a spirit snake instantly drew an arc in the air, and then curled up obediently in her palm.

Just as she was about to raise her leg, her eyes flickered slightly, and she turned slightly to avoid the yellow shadow that flashed across the air.

Fu Ying turned her head, her eyes fixed on the thing that attacked her.

It was a palm-sized yellow-brown scorpion. In the Orc Continent, this size was quite normal. However, on its tiny head was a dull four-pointed star pattern!

She was a little surprised. Such a small beast was actually a four-star beast?

The next moment, the scorpion arched the sharp stinger on its tail high, rubbed its mouthparts rapidly, making a creepy sound, and exuded a fierce aura that was eager to hunt.

Fu Ying half-closed his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Just as he was secretly gathering his strength to prepare to take action, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out: "Be careful——"

She paused slightly, and a lightning-fast figure suddenly passed her and rushed out.

At the same time, this figure protected her tightly and blocked all the scorpion's attacks.

After a moment, the dust cleared and a young male orc stood in front of Fu Ying.

He had already dealt with the scorpion and was digging out its core with ease. He turned to look at Fu Ying and said with a smile, "You're okay..."

The voice suddenly stopped the moment it reached Fu Ying's figure.

His pupils contracted sharply, and he stared at Fu Ying in disbelief. After a moment, he squeezed out a few words from his dry throat: "Female, female?"

Fu Ying looked up and down at the young male orc in front of him.

He looked extremely young, obviously having just reached adulthood. He had a pair of furry ears on his head, with rounded tips forming a graceful semi-arc shape.

At this moment, due to shock, the ear trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He looked harmless, even a bit naive, but the dark star pattern on his forehead flickered with an eerie light in the night, silently revealing his unspeakable identity - a fallen orc.

"You, are you really a female?" Mao Qi's ears twitched again, and he looked at Fu Ying as if he was looking at something rare.

As he spoke, he circled Fu Ying twice, sniffed her lightly, and then looked at the black fog covering the sky above the Thorn Cliff. He frowned and said, "Are you the female who fell from the Thorn Cliff?"

Fu Ying held the long whip in his hand and said, "I jumped down by myself."

"Ah? Don't you know what Thorn Cliff is? You jumped down by yourself? Are you trying to live? Female, you are so lucky!" Mao Qi was shocked, and after coming back to his senses, he patted his chest repeatedly.

"What about you? Who are you?" Fu Ying glanced at the dark hexagonal star pattern on Mao Qi's forehead, and his heart sank slightly. An orc who had just reached adulthood was actually so strong.

Mao Qi blinked his round eyes: "Mao Qi! I am an orc from the Blue State Tribe!"

Fu Ying was slightly surprised: "Blue State Tribe? Fallen orcs also have territorial divisions?"

She pondered for a moment, and realized that there really was a survival system at the bottom of the Thorny Cliff, which was no different from the Cangshan Tribe and the Banshan Tribe. The only thing that surprised her was the attitude of the fallen orc in front of her.

He is so kind.

Hearing Fu Ying's words, Mao Qi was a little unhappy: "What's wrong with the fallen orcs? Aren't they still orcs?"

Fu Ying was slightly startled, nodded, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm new here and don't understand much."

Mao Qi was stunned, and the look he gave Fu Ying was even more astonishing: "You actually apologized? I thought females all had bad tempers, were cunning, and were annoying in everything they said and did!"

Fu Ying made no comment, walked around Mao Qi, his fingertips glowing with light, and a golden talisman paper fell into his palm, "Treasure Hunting Talisman". Since Mo Yan dropped the beast crystal, it should be nearby. Thunder beast crystals have energy and are considered treasures, so they should be able to be detected by the "Treasure Hunting Talisman".

Mao Qi saw Fu Ying come to the bottom of the thorny cliff without any panic, and was very curious.

He came forward and asked doubtfully, "What are you looking for, little female?"

However, when he saw the golden light flashing in the darkness, he was startled. His eyes locked on Fu Ying. He swallowed hard and asked cautiously in a trembling voice, "You, are you a witch?"

"Are you really a witch? I've never seen a witch in my life! And a female one at that!"

"Little female, you definitely can't go back up there, so why don't you come back to the Blue State Tribe with me?"

"You are a witch. If you return to the Blue State Tribe, the leaders will definitely take you seriously!"

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Listening to Mao Qi's incessant chatter, Fu Ying felt a little irritated. She turned her head to meet his eyes, her eyes half-closed as if she had thought of something. "Mao Qi, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Mao Qi was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "My father is sick, and I can't afford to buy herbs. I heard that Benlang picked up a beast crystal from here a few days ago, so I came here in the middle of the night to try my luck."

Hearing this, Fu Ying's eyes moved slightly: "Beast crystal? Thunder beast crystal?"