The Ruler
222. Arriving in the Giant Bamboo Forest.
Throughout the night, Qing Ruo and the entourage continued to move through the forest, while occasionally avoiding the battles waged by low-level beasts. But the deeper they entered the place, the more intense the battle.
" Older looks like we should find a place to rest," Qing Ruo said with a serious face.
" I think so, too," said Long Chen, who also seemed to be aware of something, as he continued to move.
" But sir," said Yanshi Gong hesitantly, then changed the direction of their movement.
" Ruler," said Long Chen speaking to Qing Ruo via telepathy.
" Long Chen, I'm afraid that our movements in this place are known by the wild animals that are in this forest area."
" What is the ruler?"
" Long Chen, both of their main generals have been killed, Are they going to keep quiet? I'm afraid that the major generals and the rulers of the dark forest are intervening," Qing Ruo replied in seriousness.
" The ruler is right" he said slowly.
" Swhus...Swhus.'" their figures continued to move away from the forest area, but Yanshi Gong still had not found the right place for them to rest.
" Young Master, Do you have any ideas?"
" Keep moving," Qing Ruo said.
At the moment when they continued to move, suddenly Qing Ruo and the entourage, felt the explosion of a level nine semi-eternal aura sweeping across the entire region.
It seems like they have read the direction of our movement" said Long Chen who tried to appear calm.
" Young master, like us is misguided," said Yanshi Gong with a deathly pale face, as the explosion of the level nine semi-eternal aura appeared again.
" Older, keep moving, we can't possibly just sit back and wait," Qing Ruo said asking Yanshi Gong not to panic.
" Young Master, we are moving eastward, and that is the deepest area of dark animals" Yanshi Gong explained.
" Older, we have already entered this area. Hopefully this most dangerous place is the safest place" Qing Ruo said as she continued to move.
Although Yanshi Gong agreed to the statement, he was hesitant.
" Young master, this is too risky."
" Older, at least this place is not suspected. There are three tier nine semi immortals behind us. If we get caught, we'll really die in this place."
Yanshi Gong who had no choice, could only nod his head.
After moving all the time, towards morning they finally arrived at a valley.
" Young master, this place..." Yanshi Gong gasped at the expanse of high-level herbal plants that filled the place.
" Older, don't" Qing Ruo said softly, stopping Yanshi Gong's sudden action of wanting to pluck the plant.
" Young master, this is our luck." With a happy face.
" Older, look. This plant seems to be in care. If one of these plants is lost, then it will leave a trail" Qing Ruo explained.
" Young master is right. If they find out there's a plant missing, they won't be quiet." Realizing his mistake that almost made his entourage wretched.
" Young master, what should we do?" Ask Yanshi Gong.
" Keep moving," Qing Ruo said as she continued to move.
Not long after, Qing Ruo and her entourage arrived at the giant bamboo forest.
" Young master, there is purple Sky bamboo," said Yanshi Gong paused for a moment, staring at the extremely precious resource without batting his eyes.
" Ruler, this is a dangerous area. Look at those high-level resources that aren't distracted at all."
" Let's hope our presence doesn't disturb the ruler of this forest" Qing Ruo said as he continued to move.
Not long after, Qing Ruo and the group stopped in front of the cave at the foot of the small mountain.
" Young master, there is a trace of aura from it. Then what should we do?"
" Wait until the cave dwellers come out. Once they're gone, we'll take it." While hiding on a branch of a giant tree not far from that place.
" It's truly a terrible area" Qing Ruo said softly, as she felt an overwhelming pressure over the forest sky.
" What does the young master mean, this forest sky?" ask Yanshi Gong.
" Right, this tremendous pressure even makes the mountain we see cut, until the peak looks like a field" said Qing Ruo, while staring at the stone mountain that was tens of kilometers from where they were.
Suddenly Yanshi Gong took out a black map from within his storage ring.
" Mister Yanshi Gong, is something wrong?" ask Long Chen.
" Mister Long Chen, this place is not listed in our clan's secret map," he said with a solemn face.
Seeing Yanshi Gong's reaction like that, Qing Ruo then took out the secret map that Long Fu had obtained earlier, and examined the map.
" The elder is right. This place is indeed not contained in this secret map," Qing Ruo said slowly.
" Lord, is this map a fake?"
" I don't think so. The places we went through before, it was all clearly listed, but not with this place." While handing the secret map to Long Chen.
At the moment when they were talking about the matter seriously, Qing Ruo suddenly saw three white panda figures coming out of the cave.
" White pandas golden claws" said Yanshi Gong with a stiffened face.
" Long Chen, what's wrong with this panda? They are not dark animals. That means we can stay inside that cave. "
Qing Ruo's words made Yanshi Gong and Long Chen shudder, even Yanshi Gong started to break out in cold sweat.
" Long Chen, is there something wrong with that panda?"
" Ruler, that Gold-clawed white panda is a form of transformation of the people of the Xiong Mao clan, and they are very close and dislike anyone," Long Chen said making Qing Ruo speechless.
" Young master, what should we do?"
" We will leave, but wait for them to return to the cave, even if they are not aware of our presence" Qing Ruo said slowly
And just as Qing Ruo was finished speaking, suddenly the white panda appeared before Qing Ruo and his entourage.
" You both live in this place." Staring at Long Chen and Yanshi Gong sharply.
" But sir, what about the young master-"
" Not with this young man" he said once again.
" Oh no," Long Chen said with a deathly pale face, looking at Qing Ruo who could not even move her body.
" Mister, I beg you. Let go of my master, let me take his place," said Long Chen pleading solemnly.
" Tu-tuan, please let us go" Yanshi Gong said stammered.
" Long Chen, take elder Yanshi Gong away from this place, and wait for me in the forbidden silver cave......" Talking through telepathy.
" But the ruler, I-I"
" Hear my orders," Qing Ruo said in seriousness.
Long Chen was speechless with a chaotic thought. His inability to protect Qing Ruo made him so desperate.
" Go away, or I'll change my mind" the white panda said once more.
" Lord, I will wait in the forbidden silver cave" he said softly. Moving left the place while wiping her tears that accidentally wet her cheeks.
After Long Chen and Yanshi Gong left, the white panda freed Qing Ruo from her oppressive aura, and suddenly shook her hand.
Qing Ruo who did not want to fight against that figure, let herself be thrown so easily that she crashed into the cave courtyard.
" Shwus.... Swhus.." -...." His body bounced a few times, then stopped when it hit the stone wall.
Without moaning in the slightest, Qing Ruo immediately stood up.