Seeing their excited and joyful expressions, Xu Yuehuai didn't want to dampen their spirits, so she suppressed her doubts.
After a night of celebration, Xu Yuehuai left them several letters, admonishing them to continue their work for the people.
Randomly, Xu Yuehuai left the temporary camp just as dawn was breaking.
No one noticed her departure, just as no one knew how she had arrived.
Xu Yuehuai wandered alone through the jungle again when her gaze suddenly sharpened. A dazzling green had caught her attention.
It was a very strange herb; the edges of its leaves were blood red, like a flower blooming in hell.
"It seems to be connected to my bloodline!"
Xu Yuehuai tiptoed closer and reached out to pick it.
But when her fingertips touched it, she felt as if it had bitten her.
She quickly withdrew her hand, just in time to see that the surrounding soil seemed to have been turned over.
"Strange, this place is so remote, and there are no footprints. How could someone have been here before?"
Xu Yuehuai looked around and saw what appeared to be tiny traces of fabric hanging on the branches and leaves along the way.
Who is traveling along this route?
She was somewhat curious, and had a feeling that someone was deliberately leading her forward.
Xu Yuehuai originally did not intend to let the other party have their way, but no matter which direction she went, she would still see these details that caught her attention.
Since we can't avoid it, let's face it.
So Xu Yuehuai headed straight for the mark left by the other party, and soon arrived at the edge of a cliff.
It seems that all these routes will eventually converge at this cliff edge, leading her to that person's side.
Hahahaha!
A strange laugh rang out, and the person's back stood brightly in the moonlight, as if they had been waiting for her for a long time.
Her heart tightened, and she quickly gripped the longsword in her hand.
Then, she quickly approached the figure's back, suddenly sprang up, and thrust her sword towards the man's back!
"Fake doctor, how dare you lure me here!"
The opponent retreated and dodged Xu Yuehuai's attack with ease in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the two of them were facing each other and saw each other's faces.
Xu Yuehuai then realized that the other party was not a fake ghost doctor at all. He had a particularly cunning and greedy face, and looked completely unfamiliar.
"I never thought I'd be fooled by a scoundrel like you." Xu Yuehuai's tone was icy.
"Hehehe!"
The other party grinned slyly and suddenly a beautiful stone whip appeared in his hand.
The whip was emerald green, as if it had its own life.
As soon as it appeared, the whip naturally flew towards Xu Yuehuai and wrapped around her body.
"Ahhh!"
The moment the whip touched her, Xu Yuehuai felt a sharp pain.
The pain felt as if all the bones in her body had been shattered; it was truly unbearable.
She gritted her teeth, trying to break free from the whip, but was bound tighter and tighter.
Gradually, she discovered that the power of the gemstone within her body began to operate uncontrollably, and slowly, that power was gradually absorbed by the whip!
"I'd heard from the people down below that you were coming this way, but I never expected to actually run into you here."
"You don't even know how to use the extraordinary power within you."
"Then give them all to me, and I'll definitely help you make good use of them!"
The man laughed triumphantly and maniacally, staring greedily at Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai's struggles were completely ineffective; the whip had already completely enveloped her.
Her strength was rapidly fading, and her skin was gradually losing all its luster, becoming withered and dry like tree bark once again, as if it had been corroded by poison, making her look decades older in an instant.
"No—!" she screamed until her voice was hoarse, but she still couldn't stop the tragedy.
"Hahaha! So this is what it feels like to be filled with pure, beautiful energy!"
"This feeling is absolutely wonderful!"
The man withdrew his whip, and all the absorbed magical power went to him.
In an instant, he looked ten years younger, his face glowing and bursting with energy.
"Hahahaha! I really have to thank you for bringing me such good tonics!" He laughed wildly and stomped hard on Xu Yuehuai's back.
In his eyes, Xu Yuehuai is now insignificant, not even as much as an ant.
"Enjoy yourself here, savor this final celebration I'm giving you!"
He sprinkled some powder around Xu Yuehuai to attract wild animals, then left with a cold laugh.
Xu Yuehuai watched him leave, her heart seething with hatred, yet there was nothing she could do.
"Awoo~ Awoo~"
Soon, the powder took effect, and the roars of various wild beasts echoed through the jungle.
They were attracted by the strange smell, and gradually, more and more of them surrounded Xu Yuehuai.
"You want me to die here? I refuse to accept my fate!"
Seeing the danger drawing ever closer, Xu Yuehuai gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain, gripping her long sword tightly as she struggled to her feet and began fighting the beast.
"Ah! I'm the only one who can survive!"
"If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
Her willpower was unmatched; even when she was bitten all over by wild beasts, she did not give up the fight.
The beasts never imagined that her wounded prey would turn on them, and none of them left.
Xu Yuehuai could only fight desperately within the encirclement, battling one beast only to be entangled by another, trapped in an endless cycle.
But she has a brain that makes her more intelligent than a wild beast, so she can't just rely on brute force.
Half an hour later, Xu Yuehuai almost had her hand bones crushed by a wild beast, but she found the weakness of the beast leader during her observation.
"Whoosh!" To catch the thief, first catch the king!
A sword flew past and pierced the skull of the beast leader.
The beast leader was killed with a single blow. After it fell, the other beasts lost their minds. Some bit Xu Yuehuai a few more times and were injured by her, while others scattered and fled.
In the end, the smaller wild animals all fled, but a few larger wild animals remained unwilling to give up.
"Awooo! Awooo!"
"They all escaped, so you're staying behind to be my extra meal? In that case, I won't be polite!"
Xu Yuehuai picked up the sword and fought them fiercely for a while, eventually killing them!
However, her fate was not good; she had several large wounds on her body, which could easily become infected if not cleaned.
But she was already at her limit and had no way to find herbs, so she could only leave it to fate.
To avoid the return of other wild animals, she dragged her exhausted body toward the safety of the bushes.
Every step she takes now feels like walking on a knife's edge.
As she walked, everything turned gray before her eyes. She knew she couldn't go on any longer and helplessly felt her body collapse into a mud puddle...
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