Chapter 84: Embrace
"A demonic plant?" Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised. "Your Excellency, why the sudden change of heart..."
“She was parasitized by a magical plant called the Prisoner Orchid.” Li Yuan turned his head to look at the sleeping Ye Fei, a faint light flashing in his eyes.
Jiang Bai was shocked: "Jing Ji is actually in the Forest of Fireflies? He was clearly at the Summit of Panlong before..."
"He probably used his most proficient methods to deceive Li Yu again," Li Yuan said calmly. "That traitor is even more treacherous and cunning than ordinary demons. You must not underestimate him."
"Furthermore, once you find the thorns, use the sound transmission stone to notify me."
Jiang Bai nodded: "Your subordinate understands."
After saying that, he glanced at Ye Fei, who was being protected by Li Yuan in the soundproof space.
It turns out that the reason why His Majesty ordered them to continue tracking Thorn was because this human girl had been infected with a demonic plant.
Thorn was a traitor to the demon realm. As long as Thorn lives, hunting him down will be a long-term mission. However, tonight this mission has an additional condition...
But Bai didn't understand. His Excellency had long since ingrained cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness into his bones, so why would he suddenly consider so much for a human girl?
However, as a subordinate, he dared not ask too many questions about the Venerable One's affairs.
Everything is done with His Majesty's orders as the primary objective.
Bai bowed to Li Yuan with clasped hands, then turned and left the next second.
*
In the early morning, the dense, dark woods were still shrouded in darkness.
Her biological clock struck on time, and Ye Fei slowly opened her eyes.
She was still asleep, her body hadn't fully recovered.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Li Yuan resting with his eyes closed.
As if sensing the girl's gaze, he opened his eyes, and their eyes met.
"Are you feeling better?" Li Yuan asked, glancing down at the girl's left hand, where a light blue orchid bloomed quietly on her fair skin.
There were no wounds on the back of her hand; the Prisoner Orchid seemed to grow out of thin air, clinging to her skin.
Ye Fei nodded and smiled slightly at the boy: "It's a little better than last night, but I still feel a bit weak."
"Can we go back?" Li Yuan wasn't in a hurry; he wanted Ye Fei to fully recover before leaving.
Ye Fei shook her head: "We have to go back. We can't keep Xie Qingui waiting... Besides, there are less than two days left in the five days. I still have to go back to the academy to collect the debts."
Li Yuan raised an eyebrow in confusion: "Collecting debts?"
"You'll find out when we get back to the academy." Ye Fei deliberately kept everyone in suspense. She handed back her robes and smiled apologetically, "Here are your clothes... Thank you for last night."
Li Yuan took the outer robe. The clothes she had just received still had a faint fragrance, the same as the scent on her body.
He put on the robe almost without hesitation. He hated other creatures touching his things, but this time... he couldn't feel any disgust.
After tidying themselves up briefly, the two left the cave.
Li Yuan knew the way, but it was quite a distance to return to where he started from this dense forest.
The two walked one after the other. Ye Fei had not fully recovered yet. After walking for a while, she broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but cough softly.
Li Yuan noticed that the distance between him and her was starting to grow, so he stopped and turned around to look at her.
Ye Fei clutched her chest and took a deep breath. She knew very well that she had suffered internal injuries. Although Li had given her medicine in time, internal injuries were different from external injuries, and she would need to rest for a few days to recover.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Li Yuan slowly walked up to Ye Fei and immediately noticed her weak and pale face. His eyes darkened.
Before Ye Fei could react, Li Yuan reached out and swiftly scooped her up in his arms—
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