Chapter 19 The Cat is Targeted
My vision is still a little blurry, and my chest feels like a huge rock is pressing down on it, making me feel stuffy and my meridians feel empty.
"Brother Bai, you're awake!" Su Yue's surprised voice sounded in her ears, and a little face full of concern came over.
"Brother Bai, how do you feel?" Lin Feng's face full of worry also appeared in the field of vision.
Bai Qingchen wanted to speak, but his throat was so dry that he couldn't make a sound.
Su Yue quickly handed over a water bag and carefully helped him drink a few sips of the cool stream water.
"Zhao Long...they..." Bai Qingchen asked in a hoarse voice.
"Don't worry, Brother Bai." Lin Feng grinned.
"All the points have been transferred. Those bastards have their jade slips crushed and are directly eliminated."
He shook the jade slip in his hand, which was now gleaming brighter, and said triumphantly, "We're number one in the fault zone. We can just lie back and wait for the next few days!"
Su Yue also nodded vigorously, her little face full of excitement, but when she saw Bai Qingchen's pale face, she quickly suppressed her excitement.
He said worriedly, "Brother Bai, you've overdrawn your energy. You need to rest well and don't use your spiritual power anymore."
Bai Qingchen hummed softly, closed his eyes, and began to try to guide the spiritual energy in the air to slowly nourish his dry meridians.
In the following days, they found a secluded valley to settle down.
The environment is quiet and there are no powerful monsters, making it very suitable for recuperation.
Bai Qingchen spent most of his time with his eyes closed and regulating his breathing. He was like a silent sponge, greedily and slowly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to repair his over-damaged body.
Lin Feng is someone who absolutely cannot sit still.
Looking at Bai Qingchen and Su Yue, one meditating and the other studying talismans, he felt itchy all over his body.
"I'll go take a look around!" He carried his precious sword, said this and went into the woods.
In less than half a day, he came back.
There was a fresh claw mark on his arm, the hem of his clothes was torn, and there was some mud on his face, but he was full of energy.
"There's an iron-backed ape in the woods outside. It's really strong and almost knocked me against a rock."
Lin Feng sat down on the grass, showing his wound nonchalantly, with a hint of excitement in his tone.
Su Yue put down the talisman paper and cinnabar pen in her hand, and her face fell.
"You went to fight again, and you were injured only a few days ago? Look at your arm and the clothes you're wearing!"
Lin Feng chuckled and scratched his head, but did not refute.
Su Yue sighed silently, took out the medicine given by Bai Qingchen from the storage bag and applied it on Lin Feng's wound with skillful and neat movements.
Lin Feng grimaced and endured the pain, muttering about the Iron-backed Ape's moves.
Su Yue noticed that something seemed to be moving behind him and asked, "What are you hiding?"
Lin Feng originally wanted to put it quietly next to Su Yue as a surprise, as an apology for offending him before.
Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, he took out a furry, shivering little thing from behind him.
He carefully placed the gray-brown ball of fur on the grass.
It is a small, weak animal that looks a bit like a fawn, but has bigger ears and is covered with soft fur.
Its big, wet eyes were filled with fear and confusion, and one of its hind legs seemed to be injured, hanging limply.
"What a poor little guy." Su Yue's heart melted instantly when she saw him.
She forgot all the words she wanted to say to Lin Feng just now. She approached cautiously and said softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Let me see."
Su Yue carefully checked its hind legs and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, the bone is not broken. It should be a sprain or a fall."
She took out a clean piece of cloth and a small bottle of fragrant ointment from her storage bag, and gently treated the wound and bandaged it.
"Where is its mother?" Su Yue asked Lin Feng while bandaging the wound.
Lin Feng scratched his head: "It was found deep in the forest. There were traces of large monsters fighting nearby. I didn't see the female monster. I guess..." He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was very clear.
Su Yue's eyes dimmed, and she sighed softly as she looked at the docile little beast in her arms.
She dipped her finger in some clean water and carefully fed it to it. The little animal stretched out its pink little tongue and licked it timidly.
Although she knew that everything in the secret realm would disappear once she got out, Su Yue still couldn't bear to ignore this little guy.
Bai Qingchen sat aside and watched the scene quietly.
Su Yue lowered her head, her profile looking particularly gentle in the mottled sunlight. She carefully combed the soft fur of the little animal, her eyes focused and gentle.
The little beast seemed to have sensed the kindness and gradually relaxed, curling up in Su Yue's arms and making a small snoring sound.
A peaceful and warm atmosphere flows in the small valley.
During her rest time, Su Yue would still come to Bai Qingchen with talisman paper and cinnabar pen.
He asked eagerly, "Brother Bai, look at this spirit gathering array pattern I drew. I always feel like something is wrong..."
She has a thirst for knowledge, like a sponge.
Bai Qingchen gave a few concise instructions: "The spiritual power of the node needs to be sustained, don't rush."
"This is a turning point that needs to be smooth and harmonious."
Although they were just a few words, they often hit the nail on the head, making Su Yue suddenly realize and become very excited.
Lin Feng is keen on being his sparring partner in the secret realm.
As soon as his injury healed, he ran out with the clear goal of finding a monster to fight.
Every time he came back, he was either covered in bruises or wounds, and occasionally limped, but he was in high spirits and kept recounting the details of the battle.
"That wind wolf was really fast today. I almost got ripped out of my back by it. Luckily, I had the immobilization spell Su Yue gave me. I took advantage of it being unable to move and slammed it into a tree. Hahaha!"
While Su Yue was applying medicine to Lin Feng's new wound, she couldn't help muttering to herself.
Bai Qingchen looked at the two people in front of him who were noisy yet inexplicably harmonious, and then looked at the little animal sleeping soundly next to him.
This peaceful and even somewhat trivial time is a rare warmth he has felt since his rebirth.
Time passes quietly.
When the huge teleportation force enveloped the valley without warning, the little beast in Su Yue's arms seemed to have a premonition of something.
It let out a soft whine, nuzzled her palm with its wet nose, and then its body began to become ethereal and transparent.
“Little guy…” Su Yue’s eyes were slightly red as she gently stroked its gradually disappearing outline until it turned into particles of light and completely dissipated in the air.
She sniffed and suppressed the reluctance.
With a flicker of light, the three of them returned to the familiar Wendao Square.
The square was bustling with people. Candidates who passed the trial gathered in groups of three or four, excitedly sharing their experiences in the secret realm.
But when the elder in charge loudly announced the points ranking, the entire square fell silent in an instant.
"The person who ranks first in the final points of this Beast Forest Trial." The elder's voice was loud and clear.
"Team Lin Feng, Su Yue, and Bai Qingchen!"
“Wow!”
After a brief silence, there was a huge uproar and disbelief.
"Lin Feng and Su Yue team? Who are they?"
"Lin Feng and Su Yue? Are they the two with extremely high talent in the previous test?"
"Yes! A mutant spiritual root in the middle stage of foundation building and a single spiritual root in the early stage of foundation building!"
"It's not surprising that they took first place... What's strange is Bai Qingchen? The one with the five spiritual roots and the seventh level of Qi Refining? How come he's also on the first team?"
"Yeah! What about Zhao Long's team? Didn't they always say they had the highest points?"
"Zhao Long? It seems... he didn't show up. I didn't see any of his team members. I wonder if he was eliminated midway."
Countless eyes, filled with envy and inquiry, were focused on the three people who had just been teleported out.
Everyone knows that the team that wins first place in the trial can not only enter the inner courtyard, but also enter the treasure house of Lingxiao Sect to choose a magic weapon.
That is the treasure house of Lingxiao Sect. There are countless rare treasures in it, which is really enviable.
However, what people are most looking forward to now is the selection between the inner and outer courtyards. Disciples who did not get first place can only enter the inner courtyard based on their talent.
The atmosphere became more solemn, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the decision that would determine their fate.
The elder cleared his throat, took out a jade slip, and his voice returned to a businesslike calm:
"Next, the list of inner and outer courtyard disciples will be announced."
"Those who enter the inner courtyard must be talented and have great potential. They are the pillars of the sect's future."
"Lin Feng!"
Lin Feng grinned and took a step forward.
“Su Yue!”
Su Yue also walked forward happily and stood with Lin Feng.
The elder continued to read out the list of names in the inner courtyard. These people were basically the disciples who had shown outstanding talents in the previous tests or had performed extremely well in the secret realm.
As the names were read out one by one, the hearts of the disciples whose names were not called were in their throats.
Finally, the list of names in the inner courtyard was read out.
But Bai Qingchen's name was not there.
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