"Wow!" Mu Hanyan took out a bucket of cold water from the star disk space and poured it on Yuan Xiangzhi's head.
"Huh? Where's the dragon?" Yuan Xiangzhi finally came to his senses after being doused with cold water. He looked around at Su Bao'er, Mu Hanyan, and the others. At first, he thought he was hallucinating, or perhaps encountering the underworld again. He pinched his face hard, finally coming to his senses and asking with a puzzled look.
"He was forced to retreat by Chief Priest Mu." Su Baoer replied.
"What, how is this possible?" Yuan Xiangzhi looked at Mu Hanyan in disbelief.
Although Mu Hanyan's strength does seem good, anyone who is not blind can see that her strength has not yet reached the level of a Soul Priest. How could she possibly force back the powerful dragon clan?
"Even with the long lifespan of the dragon clan, it is impossible for it to survive until now. The evil dragon must have paid a heavy price, and its strength has been greatly reduced. You also know the history of the Huayu Temple. Its status is actually not much worse than our five superior temples. The secret magic arts passed down there just happen to have some restraint on it, so it took the initiative to retreat." Su Baoer helped explain.
For fear that Yuan Xiangzhi's ability to understand was limited, he explained it in extra detail.
"Is that so?" Yuan Xiangzhi was a fool, but he was no fool. He easily understood what Su Baoer said, but then, a strong anger flashed in his eyes, "Mu Hanyan, since your magic can restrain it, why didn't you take it out earlier? You want to see me make a fool of myself, don't you?"
As he spoke, Yuan Xiangzhi was trembling with rage. Because of that damned dragon, he'd been terrified and pissed himself to death, his body still reeking of urine. Because of that dragon, he'd knelt and begged for mercy, throwing away all his dignity and pride. The son of the left priest of the Temple of Light, the young master of the Yuan clan, were nothing more than shit in the eyes of others.
However, the most abominable thing wasn't the dragon, but Mu Hanyan! She clearly had the magic to restrain the dragon, but she refused to use it long ago, waiting until he was completely humiliated and lost face before taking action. Wasn't this clearly a joke to him, a clear attempt to destroy his dignity?
Mu Hanyan, what deep hatred do I have against you that you have to pick on me like this! Yuan Xiangzhi stared at Mu Hanyan with eyes that almost spitted out fire.
Mu Hanyan and the others all stared at each other. How could this seemingly reasonable explanation have such a completely different meaning when it fell into Yuan Xiangzhi's ears? Could this guy be any more paranoid?
"Brother Yuan, how can you say that? If it weren't for Chief Priest Mu's intervention, we would have lost our lives. It would be fine if you didn't thank her, but how can you have the nerve to doubt her?" Even Su Baoer found Yuan Xiangzhi's extremism unreasonable and said indignantly.
"Hmph, she clearly wants to embarrass me. Otherwise, why didn't she save me earlier or later, but had to wait until I made a fool of myself before saving me!" Yuan Xiangzhi said angrily, his face distorted with anger.
After saying that, he no longer paid any attention to Su Baoer, turned his head, and ran wildly towards the depths of the wilderness alone.
He was so embarrassed that he didn't have the nerve to face Mu Hanyan and others. What's more, he had already determined that Mu Hanyan was deliberately making him look bad. If he were to stay with Mu Hanyan again, he didn't know how embarrassed he would be.
With his extreme stubbornness, he never thought about why he was embarrassed. If he was not afraid of death, if he had any fighting spirit, he would not have ended up in this situation.
"Forget it, don't pay attention to him, let's go." Mu Hanyan stepped on the horse and said to Gao Weihu and others.
Miss Mu's inherent pride wouldn't deter her from groveling and yielding to a mere Left Priest's son, nor did she have the time to explain anything to him. To be blunt, they weren't familiar with each other, and Yuan Xiangzhi's death was none of her business.
"Oh." Su Baoer looked at Yuan Xiangzhi's quickly receding back without saying anything, but just sighed in disappointment.
Although she didn't have any special feelings for Yuan Xiangzhi, the two grew up together after all. She always respected Yuan Xiangzhi as an older brother. It was not until she went to Heimu Prison this time that she realized that Yuan Xiangzhi's nature was so cowardly and paranoid.
The carriage sped forward, continuing to head towards the Blackwood Prison.
"By the way, Miss Su, why are you also participating in the hunting trial?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously.
When talking about the hunting trial of the Temple of Life, the chief priests including Chu Yanghe were all terrified, because this hunting trial was in the Black Wood Prison. Even Gao Weihu, who was forced to participate, felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. With the identities of Su Baoer and Yuan Xiangzhi, it made no sense for them to be pushed in to die.
"Isn't it possible? For us, this is a rare opportunity to gain experience, and it is the best chance to prove our strength." Su Baoer answered as a matter of course, but at the same time she looked at Mu Hanyan in confusion, wondering why she asked that.
Seeing her self-righteous expression, Mu Hanyan finally understood. Judging from the strength of Chu Yanghe and the others, this hunting trial was indeed dangerous, even risking death. However, considering the strength of Su Baoer and the others, the danger was not that great. After all, the realm between a Divine Heart Priest and a Divine Spirit Priest was a qualitative difference, a difference of one step, a world of difference.
More importantly, the real main force of the hunting trial is the masters and strong men from the five upper temples. The priests from the twelve temples below who participate in it can often only do odd jobs, or are simply used to attract fire and die.
Su Bao'er and Yuan Xiangzhi's identities were far more important than those of the chief priests of the lower temples. Who would dare to let them do odd jobs? Who would dare to let them die? They were carefully protected by the masters of the various upper temples. They were afraid of dropping them if they held them in their hands, and afraid of melting them if they held them in their mouths. How could there be any danger at all?
The elders in their family asked them to participate in the hunting trial not for experience at all, but just to give them some qualifications so that they could seek higher priesthood in the future.
In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the Holy Court Continent. Practitioners who come from aristocratic families not only have cultivation resources that ordinary practitioners cannot imagine, but also have completely different opportunities for training. It is almost impossible for practitioners of ordinary families to make a name for themselves, so Mu Hanyan has long been accustomed to it.
"Then what are you doing in the Temple of Life?" Mu Hanyan asked again in confusion.
"The Blackwood Prison is located at the junction of the five upper-level temples. In other words, the Divine Continent is divided into five parts by the Blackwood Prison starting from the center. The Blackwood Prison can be entered from the territory of any temple.
"However, the power of the laws and the degree of chaos in the areas bordering the Blackwood Prison vary, making entry more or less difficult. This time, the area bordering the Temple of Life and the Blackwood Prison has the weakest laws, making it the easiest to open. To save effort, the other higher-level temples will likely send personnel through the Temple of Life to enter the Blackwood Prison," Gao Weihu answered for Su Baoer.
He knew much more about the hunting trials in the Black Wood Prison than Mu Hanyan.
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