Chapter 43: The Fruits of Slaughter

  Zhou Lingluo's frustration had reached its peak, having continuously tracked for two months without finding even a glimpse of a person, all four targets seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no leads, and repeated use of Shuimohua Tianhua had little effect.

  The search has continued until now, but in fact, there is no longer a great need to continue, the four of them were likely swallowed by the demon beast, but considering Tang Yan's cunning and vitality, no one dares to jump to conclusions before seeing their bodies. Moreover, Father King's words are always ringing in his ears - "When alive, you must see the person; when dead, you must see the corpse!"

  A female guard picked some wild fruits and handed them to Zhou Lingluo: "Young lady, do we really need to continue? For two consecutive months, no trace has been found, and there is no news from the side of Giant Elephant City. It's very likely that those four have already been eaten by monsters."

  Recently, we deliberately dispersed the team and only had two or three people form a team to act, and there were also individual actions. If Tang Yan and others were nearby, they would definitely take action after discovering them, but there have been no reports of being attacked, indicating that it is possible that they really died early on.

  "I personally feel that... Young Master, you overestimate them. Even if they can survive for a while relying on their little tricks, this is the perilous Mystic Forest, where there are countless demons and any unexpected event could lead to their demise."

  "I also know that continuing the search is unnecessary, two months have passed without any news, they were either eaten by the monster or had a special way to avoid tracking. The former is fine, but if it's the latter, if they can hide for two months, they may be able to continue hiding for another two months. Our aimless searching will hardly yield any results." Zhou Lingluo has never felt so defeated as she did today, the Mystic Forest was too vast and chaotic, even many of the palace guards had lost their way, trying to track down a few small children was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

  Besides, Tang Yan that little devil can already identify 'Water Curtain Sky Splendor', and as soon as he sees the fog, he takes off running, making it even harder to track him down.

  "Should I issue an assembly order and return to the palace now?"

  "Go back? How can I go back?! What do I use to explain to the king?! This is my first time participating in a royal mission, and yet such a huge mess has occurred. Even I feel ashamed." Zhou Lingluo bit into a wild jujube, the sour juice stimulating her taste buds, her expression bitter.

  "We can try to intercept them between the Mystic Forest and Giant Elephant City. If Tang Yan and his group are still alive, they will eventually return to Giant Elephant City one day. As soon as he appears, we'll immediately capture or eliminate them."

  "Like Uncle Hua's plan at that time?"

  "This is the best way, after all better than such aimless searching, of course on the premise that Tang Yan and others are still alive!"

  "Alright, it's settled then. Send out the signal immediately..."

  Clap! Clap! Clap clap clap!

  A burst of crisp applause came from the darkness of the forest, followed by a playful voice: "Well, indeed very good! You've been busy for two months and finally figured it out."

  "Who! Come out!" Zhou Lingluo and the female guard were simultaneously alerted.

  "Of course it's you, the one I was eager to find, my young mistress. Seeing me... are you happy?" Tang Yan smiled and walked out with a flirtatious glint in his eyes.

  "Tang Yan!!" Zhou Linglu was first stunned, then greatly invigorated. "I've been searching for you for two months, and you actually delivered yourself to my doorstep, I'm thrilled, of course I'm thrilled!"

  "Be careful, Princess. Tang Yan might be up to something!" The female guard eyed Tang Yan warily, this guy was more cunning than anyone else, why would he suddenly come out on his own?

  "As long as he comes out, don't think about escaping again. What can conspiracies do? Absolute strength is a joke in front of everyone! He's just at the Wu Ling level, Tang Ying and Du Yang are both Wu Lings. Even if Ailin came, she would only be a newly promoted first-stage Wu Zong." Zhou Lingluo had long been stable as a second-stage Wu Zong, and although the female guard was only a first-stage, as a royal guard, her martial skills were enough to suppress Ailin.

  "Be careful, Princess! I'll take care of him first!" The female guard's face turned cold as she drew her long sword and prepared to attack.

  "Wait!! Don't be nervous, I didn't plan to escape today, I want to make a deal with the princess." Tang Yan continued walking forward, his right hand behind his back slowly gathering spiritual energy, guiding the golden pattern along his fingers to emerge and spread.

  "Ai Lin Da should be around here somewhere, let her come out first, hiding and sneaking is not the style of the Giant Elephant Academy's 'Ice Lotus'!" Zhou Ling Lu felt a faint aura.

  The branches in front of her swayed, and Eriinda flipped over and fell down, but she didn't make any attacking moves, just coldly staring at them.

  "County master, let's not shout and kill first. Regarding this hijacking incident, I want to have a calm and peaceful talk with you. We can guarantee that from now on, we will keep silent, just as if nothing had happened, and even help spread false information. Our only requirement is to spare our lives. Whether it's for us or for you, this is the best outcome. What do you say... is that okay?"

  "Huh? Suddenly understood?" Zhou Linglu's suspicious gaze swept Tang Yan, this kid was too cunning and absolutely couldn't be trusted. However, considering Ailinda the Wu Zong and Tang Yan's movements, she temporarily decided not to act rashly, waiting for an opportunity... one strike to kill.

  "I've had enough of this life of hiding and running. Even if I, Tang Yan, were more powerful, I couldn't withstand the Wang Manor. Unless I never want to return to Giant Elephant City again, sooner or later I'll be killed by you all. It's better to make an early end of it." Tang Yan said very sincerely.

  "That's right, we can discuss it calmly and quietly, come on, let's sit down and talk."

  "Alright, let's make it clear beforehand, we have come with sincerity."

  "Of course."

  "Wait! What's that in your hand?" The female guard suddenly cried out.

  "What's with what?" Tang Yan raised an eyebrow in puzzlement.

  "Hey, put your hands up!" The female guard had been watching for so long and finally noticed the problem. Tang Yan had been standing with his hands behind his back since he appeared.

  "Hmm... you suspect me? Alright, to show my sincerity..." Tang Yan casually shrugged his shoulders, first extending his right hand and waving it around to indicate no ill intent, then extended his left hand. But in that split second, a fierce glint flashed at the bottom of his eyes, and his left arm suddenly shook violently: "Golden Butterfly! Soul-Confusing Seal!!"

  In an instant, a golden light flashed and shot over, bursting out with a dazzling golden light, like a huge golden butterfly suddenly spreading its wings, shaking out starry golden lights, enveloping Zhou Lingluo and the female guard.

  "Bang!!" The two had been on guard and although startled, they were not afraid. They quickly fired a shot towards the rear.

  However... the wonderful thing about the Soul Seal was its explosive and mystical effect, which instantly enveloped both of them, especially the female guard! The swirling starlight was like a butterfly's wings, bringing a powerful mental impact, and consciousness suddenly fell into a daze. It was precisely this brief moment that Tang Yan took advantage of to launch a crazy sprint, and his condensed Destruction Eye exploded with a loud noise, condensing nearly eighty evil intentions, the Destruction Eye had a power comparable to the peak of martial arts, it was Tang Yan's strongest sneak attack weapon at this moment.

  Due to the chaos in her mind, the female guard's defense had dropped to an all-time low. With a soft "poof", the annihilating light of destruction shattered her protective spiritual energy, piercing through her shoulder and causing intense pain that instantly jolted her awake. However...

  "Fierce Tiger Seal!!" Tang Yan strode forward, his right hand violently shaking, and the air was heavily struck. In an instant, a tiger's roar shook the mountain, golden light burst forth, and a golden fierce tiger, as large as a wolf, let out a loud roar and charged towards the female guard.

  Ka-BOOM!!! Ahhh!!! The female guard's skeleton shattered, her voice cut off in a blood-curdling scream as she was brutally blasted away, a crimson line of blood spraying out in mid-air.

  The entire process took place in the blink of an eye. Tang Yan's two months of life-and-death combat experience was perfectly showcased at this moment, demonstrating through actual action that - the level of strength is not the absolute key to victory or defeat!

  "You little rabbit, you've enraged me!!" The female guard finally steadied her mind, let out a shrill cry, and the spiritual energy around her surged rapidly. A dazzling radiance was about to burst forth.

  "Deep blue disc, explode!" Elinda suddenly flashed in, with extremely tacit cooperation. A dense swarm of blue ice butterflies rushed towards the female guard like a storm, and in the blink of an eye, a series of intense explosions erupted one after another, superimposing a powerful destructive force.

  Wuzong is not comparable to Wuling, each level has a huge gap. Elinda's full-force casting burst out with a terrible destructive force, and the female guard who was caught off guard was instantly overwhelmed by the explosion.

  "First catch Zhou Lingluo, catch her alive!!" Tang Yan suddenly changed direction, his eyes bursting with a fierce and powerful energy as he stared at the stunned Zhou Lingluo. At the same time, his Mist Shadow martial skills erupted in rapid succession, creating layers of residual shadows. He drew out the steel knife from behind his back, and within two seconds, struck twice, unleashing a blast of blue flames that doubled the impact force: "Inferno... Double Strike!"

  Eirinda also gained extremely strong combat experience in two months, swiftly flipping and shooting through the air, her sword's edge raging wildly, a dazzling blue ice crystal hovering above.

  Zhou Lingluo narrowly avoided Tang Yan's two fierce attacks, but was stunned by Ailinda's offensive: "Second-tier Martial Ancestor?"

  "Her eyesight is not bad!" Eriinda launched a full-scale attack, no longer having any fancy moves, no messy actions, clean and efficient, all killing moves, and soon wrapped around Zhou Lingluo.

  Tang Yan did not continue to press the attack, but instead changed direction again and rushed towards the explosion area that had not yet completely dissipated. There, the female guard was covered in wounds and frost all over her body, still not fully recovered from the shock.

  "Mirage!! Fierce Flame Double Strike!" Tang Yan instantly created three residual shadows, and the steel knife surging with ghostly blue flames struck at the female guard!

  The female guard felt threatened, but her battered body was unable to react. As a result... With a "pu" sound, the steel knife fiercely chopped into her chest cavity. Under Tang Yan's control, the Ghostly Blue Flame quickly darted along the wound and into her body.

  "Ah!!" The female guard's face changed drastically, letting out a mournful scream. Tang Yan didn't give her any chance to counterattack, using all his strength to unleash two fierce flame strikes, shattering her protective spiritual energy and chopping at her body. In an instant, the dark green flames engulfed her entire body, spreading through her wounds into her internal organs, ruthlessly burning her body.

  The mournful cry lingered in the forest for a long time, shrill and wailing, finally stopping abruptly, and in the refining of the ghostly green fire, it transformed into a drop of highly concentrated spiritual liquid!