Misty Forest
It took Mu Qing and Murong Yu two days to finally reach the Misty Forest.
Sure enough, just as the rumors said, the two saw many poisonous insects on the ground, tree trunks, and leaves on the outskirts of the forest. As they looked further in, they saw more and more kinds of poisonous insects: small brown poisonous insects resting on tree trunks, red poisonous centipedes crawling on the ground, poisonous spiders weaving webs on tree branches, and colorful poisonous snakes slithering through the forest.
Mu Qing: "..."
Mu Qing felt her legs were inexplicably heavy, making it difficult for her to take a step.
Murong Yu stepped forward and took Mu Qing's hand in his. It was icy cold to the touch, and her palm was slightly damp with sweat. Murong Yu felt a pang of heartache and asked, "Qing, are you alright?"
After hesitating for a moment, she added, "Aqing, you wait for me outside, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Mu Qing interrupted, "Ayu, we agreed that we would be together. I... I'm much better now."
Mu Qing felt the warmth from the hand that enveloped him and suddenly felt less afraid. She thought to herself, "It's just poisonous insects and snakes. There's nothing to be afraid of. At least I have this person with me."
Mu Qing looked at the person beside her who was trying hard to restrain himself but still had a face full of joy, bent her fingers and grasped Murong Mu's hand. The two looked at each other, their fingers intertwined, and a faint warmth filled the air.
Little Golden Butterfly seemed confused as to why the two of them had stopped moving. After flying into the forest and wandering around for a while, it fluttered its little wings and flew back, dancing up and down in front of Mu Qing.
Mu Qing looked at the bewildered Xiao Jin, chuckled, and said, "A Yu, let's go in."
Having said that, he lifted his foot to walk into the forest, but was stopped by Murong Yu. Murong Yu drew the sword from his waist. This sword had been with him for more than ten years. It was originally a sharp sword, but now the blade was somewhat worn. However, Murong Yu was still reluctant to throw it away. After all, it was one of the only two things he had brought from the dynasty.
I came in such a hurry that I didn't even leave my brother a word of farewell, and I don't know if my brother and the others are all well.
Murong Yu composed himself and led the way, using his sword to cut down the branches and weeds that blocked his path, clearing a one-meter-wide path.
The two moved forward very slowly. The little golden butterfly flying in front saw that Mu Qing and the others had disappeared from sight again. A look of confusion appeared in its golden compound eyes, and it flapped its little wings and turned back.
It perched on Mu Qing's nose, tilting its little head and looking at him with pitiful eyes. Mu Qing seemed to understand the confusion and grievance in its eyes, reached out and took the little golden thing off its nose, and said in a low voice, "This place is remote and the road is difficult to walk on, and there are also many poisonous insects, so we have to walk slowly."
Seeing that Xiao Jin was still staring at him blankly, as if he hadn't understood what he was saying, Mu Qing pointed to the poisonous spider on the tree trunk and the poisonous insects on the ground, and added, "These are the poisonous insects."
Little Gold finally understood Mu Qing's meaning, flapped its little wings and flew away, sprinkling golden powder on Mu Qing and Mu Rongyu.
This was the first time that Mu Qing and the other person had seen Little Gold sprinkle golden powder from its wings, and they were both quite surprised.
Little Gold flew in front of Murong Yu, flapping its little wings and scattering golden powder along the way.
Wherever the golden powder fell, the poisonous insects retreated. Mu Qing and Murong Yu were both very surprised to see this, thinking to themselves, "As expected of the King Butterfly lineage of Ten Thousand Butterfly Valley, their suppression of ordinary poisonous insects is still very strong."
Mu Qing looked at Xiao Jin and praised with a smile, "Xiao Jin is really amazing."
Little Gold seemed to understand Mu Qing's praise. It flapped its little wings happily and flew proudly at the front to clear the way. Murong Yu followed behind, clearing weeds and branches. Without the interference of poisonous insects, the two moved forward much faster.
As Mu Qing walked along the path free of poisonous insects, he felt a sense of relief and appeared much more relaxed. In truth, he was quite afraid of small insects, even though he tried to appear calm.
Seeing that Mu Qing's expression was no longer as tense as before, Murong Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
Golden powder was scattered on the ground, creating a mysterious and beautiful effect.
After walking for most of the day, the two finally crossed the poisonous insect forest on the outskirts of the Misty Forest.
The outer edge of the poisonous insect forest
Jiao You, Ying Maomao, Jiao Xiang, and Jiao Li also arrived at the Misty Forest together.
Two days ago, on the evening of the day Jiaoyou headed towards the Misty Forest, Ying Maomao caught up with Jiaoyou, who was traveling alone towards the Misty Forest.
When Jiaoyou saw Yingmao, he could no longer suppress his grievances and burst into tears while hugging him.
Seeing him crying so sadly, Yingmao couldn't bear to be too harsh on him, so she gently patted his back to comfort him silently.
After crying, Jiao You still firmly stated that he wanted to go to the Misty Forest. Ying Maomao had no choice but to go with him.
Jiao Xiang, who returned to the royal city from the hunt in the evening, learned that Jiao You had not left with Mu Qing. Jiao You had run away alone at noon, and it was very likely that he had chased after Mu Qing and the others into the Misty Forest.
Jiao Xiang was both angry and anxious, and couldn't help but worry. He put down his prey, didn't even bother to eat, and turned to chase after the Misty Forest.
Jiao Li's eyes flickered, and he followed after them. For some reason, he always felt a bit concerned about Mu Qing and the other person, as well as a bit of inexplicable wariness.
When Jiao You saw that Jiao Li had also come out, he assumed that Jiao Li was there to help him find Jiao You. He was grateful and said solemnly, "Thank you."
Jiao Li wore his usual gentle smile and said, "It's alright, let's set off quickly."
Jiao Xiang and Jiao Li, one a level three totem warrior and the other with combat power equivalent to a level three totem warrior, were both very fast and caught up with Jiao You and Ying Maomao by the morning of the second day.
When Jiao Xiang and Jiao Li saw the two, they were eating barbecue.
Jiaoyou noticed that Jiaoxiang seemed a little guilty. He was still somewhat afraid of his strict older brother, especially when he did something wrong.
Jiaoyou smiled ingratiatingly at the two of them, took the roasted meat off the fire, and gave it to Jiaoxiang and Jiaoli, while he himself shrank back to Ying Maomao's side.
Ying Mao Mao lowered her eyes and looked at Jiao You, who was standing right next to her. She sensed his trust and reliance on her and couldn't help but smile, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
Jiao Xiang ultimately failed to persuade Jiao You to return with him.
Although Jiao You was very afraid of Jiao Xiang's serious expression.
However, when it came to going to the Misty Forest, they stayed close by and persevered through gritted teeth.
Seeing that he really wanted to go, Yingmao also helped to persuade him.
Jiao Li also joined in the persuasion.
Jiao Li's main purpose in following Jiao Xiang was to go to the Misty Forest to find out what Mu Qing and Murong Yu were doing. If possible, it would be best to prevent the two of them from ever leaving the Misty Forest.
Seeing that all three wanted to go to the Misty Forest, Jiao Xiang remained silent for a long time before reluctantly agreeing.
The group arrived at the Misty Forest half a day later than Mu Qing and his group.
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