Chapter 825 - 796: Zhu Yan in Danger_2

"Where did Yan’Er go?"

Sun Zhe felt a pang of urgency and hastily flew toward the tree hollow.

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"It’s already been half a month, I wonder how much longer for the Pavilion Master."

Inside the tree hollow.

Han Xinyue sat on the ground, haggard-looking, hugging her knees, her long hair disheveled, face smeared with dirt and blood, appearing very wretched.

Lin Shuqing gazed at the night sky outside the tree hollow with determined eyes and said, "No matter how long it takes, I will keep waiting. I believe he will definitely come back."

Jiang Yushu’s eyes welled up with tears as she said shakily, "If he comes back to find out that Sister Yan was..."

"Shh—!"

Right at that moment, Chen Ruoyi, who was guarding the entrance of the tree hollow, suddenly gestured for the three women to be silent.

She quickly grabbed a bundle of thorny vines beside her and blocked the entrance to the tree hollow.

"There seems to be some commotion outside; it’s likely those creatures are out hunting again."

Upon hearing this, the three women fell silent, not daring to make a sound.

In the Burning Forest, there are numerous Jiao Beast clans that thrive, with the fiercest among them being the Fire Wolves.

The Fire Wolves are incredibly ferocious and bloodthirsty, and as soon as night falls, they venture out as a pack to hunt and destroy any life they encounter.

Previously, with many martial artists and cultivators gathered here, the Fire Wolves dared not venture out to hunt. But as those martial artists and cultivators gradually left, the Fire Wolves, sensing no threat, began to go out to hunt.

In just two or three days, over a hundred Earth martial artists fell prey to the hungry wolves, so no one dared linger any longer.

Yet Lin Shuqing and the others, waiting for Sun Zhe’s return, refused to leave despite knowing the danger. After several harrowing escapes, they finally found shelter in this tree hollow.

The air gradually became quiet.

In the pitch-black tree hollow, the four women could almost hear their own pounding heartbeats.

The noise outside the tree hollow grew louder, sounding like a massive creature flying at high speed.

And what made the four women so nervous that their palms began to sweat was that the sound was getting closer to the tree hollow!

It was as if they had been discovered, and it was charging right toward them!

Chen Ruoyi glanced at the three women, feeling a heavy ache in her heart, and took out a red talisman from her storage bag.

This was a "Burst Talisman" her father, Chen Yungang, had given her before she came to the Outer Wilderness, equivalent in power to fifty military-grade grenades if triggered!

She had already made up her mind. If some powerful Jiao Beast got a fix on them, she would use this "Burst Talisman" to buy Lin Shuqing and the others time to escape.

"What are you all hiding in the tree hollow for?"

Just then, as the four women were on the verge of breaking down, and even Chen Ruoyi was about to go out fighting, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the tree hollow.

Upon hearing it, the four women froze, then exchanged glances, their eyes welling up with tears of joy.

"Sun Zhe, you scoundrel!"

With a sob, Chen Ruoyi shouted and hurriedly moved the thorny vines blocking the tree hollow entrance and ran out, plunging into Sun Zhe’s arms.

"You scoundrel, scoundrel, scoundrel, scoundrel..."

Sun Zhe let her hammer his chest, feeling her body trembling, seemingly frightened by something.

"It’s all right now, I’m back."

Sun Zhe gently patted her back.

With tears in her eyes, Chen Ruoyi stepped back from his embrace, "What have you been doing for half a month? They all said you were dead, but we didn’t believe it. We’ve waited here all this time."

Hearing this, Sun Zhe was taken aback, not realizing it had already been half a month since his tribulation.

He couldn’t imagine what had happened during this half-month, what hardships the women had endured, his heart filled with pain.

"I’m sorry for coming back late."

Filled with guilt, Sun Zhe walked slowly into the tree hollow, seeing that Lin Shuqing, Jiang Yushu, and Han Xinyue were unharmed, though somewhat disheveled, he felt slightly relieved.

But he had no time for sentimentality now and asked, "Why didn’t I see Yan’Er? Where is she?"

Upon hearing his question, the four women fell silent.

Sun Zhe felt a surge of anxiety and demanded, "Speak up!"

Seeing Sun Zhe’s eyes growing red with a daunting ferocity, Han Xinyue’s face muscles twitched lightly as she tried to maintain her composure and said, "Sister Yan was taken away by Wu Zheng two days ago... Wu Zheng said she has a Taiyin Sacred Body and needed to be handed over to an Outer Domain Sect Master."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent, gritting his teeth he said, "Wu Zheng, that damned old bastard again!"

"If Yan’Er has even a single hair missing, I’ll wipe out his entire family!"

The four women were silenced by Sun Zhe’s terrifying presence.

Sun Zhe took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, seeing the four women pale and trembling in fear, his heart drowned in guilt.

He realized that since acquiring the Resentful Dragon’s Death Force, his emotions were hard to control, with any minor issue provoking a desire to kill.

"I’m sorry for scaring you. As for those who have wronged you... I won’t spare a single one."

Lin Shuqing shook her head and said, "We’re fine, it’s just that when Wu Zheng took her, Grandmaster Tianyun, Madman Zhang, and Senior Meng tried to help, and all three were injured. We don’t know where they are now."

Sun Zhe asked, "Wu Zheng brazenly abducting someone to hand over to an Outer Domain swine, didn’t Chu Chenglong interfere?"

Han Xinyue said, "He was colluding with Wu Zheng all along."

"I see, I’ll go talk to Wu Zheng then."

Chen Ruoyi asked, "What’s there to talk about with that kind of person?"

With a dark smile, Sun Zhe replied, "Of course, physics."

"I’ll send you to the Ring Space first, and let you out after I rescue Yan’Er."

Hearing this, the four women were full of confusion, and before they could react, they suddenly felt a moment of disorientation. In the next moment, their surroundings brightened, and they found themselves in a different place.

"Where is this?"

"Where’s the Pavilion Master?"

At this moment, Sun Zhe’s divine sense voice echoed in the void, "This counts as my private space, there’s no danger, so just stay here safely."

"..."

After settling the four women, Sun Zhe rose directly into the sky, hovering hundreds of meters above, spreading his divine sense to the max, covering an area of dozens of kilometers.

Yet after searching every interaction, he couldn’t find Zhu Yan, only discovering some Earth martial artists still lingering in the Burning Forest for treasures.

Unable to find anything, he had to inquire each Earth martial artist about Wu Zheng’s whereabouts.

Finally, after some inquiries, he gained valuable information about Wu Zheng’s approximate location.

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In the outskirts of the Burning Forest.

In the camp of the Heaven Knife Sect.

Zhu Yan was tied to a tree stump, glaring with disgust at the several Heaven Knife Sect disciples surrounding her.

The disciples greedily watched her with perverse glimmers in their eyes.

One disciple lamented, "What a pity, she’s the one specifically requested, we can’t touch her, otherwise I’d like to taste this superb quality!"

"They say she has the Taiyin Sacred Body, a huge benefit to men’s cultivation, is that true?"

"Hey, do you guys think, while we can’t touch her, fondling her a bit shouldn’t be a problem?"

"You don’t say, as long as we don’t touch her there, her other parts can still be played with, right?"

Realizing this ’loophole,’ the disciples of the Heaven Knife Sect grew instantly fervent.

"Stop!"

Just then, Wu Zheng, who was sitting by the bonfire with closed eyes, suddenly commanded the disciples to step back.

Wu Zheng stood up and walked toward Zhu Yan unhurriedly.

He had heard clearly every word those disciples said.

Gazing at Zhu Yan’s exquisite face, his eyes fell on her pale lips, a certain desire stirred within him. He motioned with a sharp glance for the disciples to back away, then reached for his belt, slowly approaching Zhu Yan.

The Heaven Knife Sect disciples exchanged knowing smiles and slowly followed.

"Sect Leader, after you’ve enjoyed, could we have a taste too?"

"Yeah, Sect Leader, you have no idea, since coming to the Outer Wilderness, we—"

"Enough, shut up!" Wu Zheng snapped impatiently, "I don’t want to be disturbed, you little brats, get lost!"

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

"..."