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Chapter 390 Escape

"Given Mu Li's cunning, there must still be Wolf Head Mercenaries on the cliff!" Little Fairy Doctor reminded her, panting heavily.

"There's no other way. The only way we can escape is by climbing the cliff and blending into the forest! Otherwise, we're doomed!" Jing Chen said in a deep voice.

He naturally knew that there were still Wolf Head Mercenaries guarding the cliff, and a group was chasing after them. Jing Chen was certain that if the mercenaries caught up, they would send a signal to the people on the cliff.

"Once we get out, don't climb back up. If they cut the rope, we'll all perish at the bottom of the cliff!"

"If we don't go up, do we want to jump off the cliff? Or should we wait for the mercenaries behind us to catch up and then signal our companions on the cliff to attack us?" Jing Chen said in a deep voice without pausing.

Biting her red lips, Little Fairy Doctor seemed to have made a decision and said, "I can take you away."

With a slight brow twitching, Jing Chen turned his head slightly to look at the Little Fairy Doctor behind him.

"Stop dawdling! You've helped me, I won't hurt you!" Seeing Jing Chen's disbelieving look, how could Little Fairy Doctor not know what this overly cautious guy was thinking? She urged him helplessly.

He let out a slow sigh of relief. There really wasn't much else he could do, so he could only listen to Little Fairy Doctor. Besides, the medicine Jing Chen had just taken was almost taking effect, so he nodded to Little Fairy Doctor.

"What are you doing?" Jing Chen asked, looking at the cave entrance that was faintly glowing with moonlight.

"Summon my companion." Little Fairy Doctor playfully raised the bamboo flute in her hand and said, "A first-tier blue eagle."

"A flying magical beast?" Upon hearing this, Jing Chen was somewhat surprised. However, after seeing Little Fairy Doctor nod, Jing Chen felt relieved. With the help of the flying magical beast, they would definitely be able to escape today.

"What was in that stone box? I didn't even have a chance to look."

"Don't worry, I won't pocket it. We'll distribute it after we get out of here." As he spoke, Jing Chen's lips curled into a slight smile, his eyes revealing undisguised killing intent and coldness. "I was originally planning to let you go after we left the Monster Mountain Range, but this time you've courted death! You tried to play with me, but I'll make sure you're all dead!"

They ran quickly through the dark passage again, and the moonlight at the cave entrance grew brighter and brighter. Suddenly, their eyes were filled with light, and a sky full of stars and a bright moon appeared before them.

Jing Chen glanced back and saw that the pursuers behind him had not yet caught up. Peeking out of the cave, he saw many figures on the cliff, patrolling around with torches.

"Fine, you guys are ruthless enough. Then don't blame me!" A cold glint flashed in Jing Chen's eyes again. In Jing Chen's eyes, the pursuers behind him on the cliff, including the Wolf Head Mercenary Group leader whom he had never met, were all dead!

"The pursuers are coming soon, where's your flying magical beast?" Jing Chen asked.

The Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes swept across the night sky, and she put the bamboo flute back into the small box. Strange sound waves echoed silently in the night sky.

"戾..."

Shortly after the sound waves were emitted, a sharp scream echoed through the night sky.

Bathed in moonlight, Jing Chen could see a gigantic, azure eagle rapidly gliding across the mountains. In just a moment, it began to circle below the cliff.

"Let's go." Seeing Blue Eagle arrive, Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Jing Chen.

Nodding, Jing Chen glanced back; the pursuers were closing in. But Jing Chen was never one to suffer a loss. He raised his right hand, dark flames burning in his palm. With a cruel smile, Jing Chen hurled the dark flames, then turned, wrapped his arm around Little Fairy Doctor's slender waist, and with a light leap, landed directly on the giant blue eagle.

"Xiao Lan, hurry up!" Little Fairy Doctor urged hurriedly as she jumped onto the eagle's body.

Upon hearing Little Fairy Doctor's voice, the Blue Eagle immediately flapped its wings, creating a powerful gust of wind, and then carried the two people on its back into the sky.

"Shoot it down! Don't let them get away!" The two kings actually boarded the Blue Eagle, and the dozen or so mercenaries who appeared at the cave entrance hurriedly shouted to the cliff.

"Whoosh...whoosh...whoosh..."

Hearing the shouts from below, there was a brief commotion on the cliff, followed by a burst of arrows that shot out towards the blue eagle in the air.

As the rain of arrows hurtled towards him, Jing Chen was just about to raise his protective shield when the blue eagle beneath his feet suddenly flapped its wings, unleashing a pale blue gust of wind that sent a barrage of arrows crashing down the cliff.

Jing Chen smiled slightly and said to the mercenaries at the cave entrance, "Don't chase them anymore, go back and check. I've left you with a surprise!"

Crouching down, the wind ruffled Little Fairy Doctor's long hair slightly. Taming her beast, she gently stroked the blue eagle's body, then turned to Jing Chen and smiled, "It's safe now."

Jing Chen, who had been standing, slumped down, her long silver-white hair fluttering in the wind, her right hand clutching her heart.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seemingly noticing that something was wrong with Jing Chen, Little Fairy Doctor slowly moved over.

"It's nothing..." Jing Chen gritted his teeth. For some reason, after taking the medicine, the pain of the curse seemed to have intensified.

"What do you mean you're alright? You're all sweaty. What happened? Are you hurt?" Little Fairy Doctor forcefully pulled Jing Chen's right hand away and lifted his clothes to check if he was injured.

Looking at Jing Chen's angular muscles, Little Fairy Doctor was momentarily stunned, but she quickly regained her senses and looked him up and down, but there were no obvious wounds on Jing Chen's body.

"It's alright, my injury is not something you can fix."

Jing Chen gritted his teeth, put on his clothes, and said to Little Fairy Doctor, "I'm going to sleep for a little while. Remember to wake me up."

Seeing Jing Chen collapse, Little Fairy Doctor was somewhat flustered. Jing Chen's body was still trembling slightly, and his right hand was still tightly clutching his heart. However, upon hearing his even breathing, Little Fairy Doctor felt relieved and focused on taking care of Jing Chen.

After an unknown amount of time, Jing Chen slowly opened his eyes. Looking at Little Fairy Doctor's lowered pretty face, Jing Chen sat up straight, rubbing his slightly throbbing head, and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

Little Fairy Doctor said, "It's only been ten minutes, aren't you going to rest a bit more?"

Jing Chen shook his head. Although the pain was still there, it wasn't affecting him anymore. Looking at the trees continuing to pass beneath him, Jing Chen asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

She brushed aside a strand of hair from her forehead with her slender fingers, and the oncoming wind blew her clothes tightly against her body, subtly revealing her beautiful curves. "I'm going back to the herb-gathering team," Little Fairy Doctor said with a faint smile.

"You're going back? Most of the mercenaries who were chasing us were going back." Jing Chen asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, once I'm back with the herb-gathering team, they won't dare do anything to me again," Little Fairy Doctor smiled. With her reputation in Green Mountain Town, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group wouldn't dare to attack her again if they didn't want to incur public wrath.

"Moreover, after returning to Qingshan Town, they dared not make a move. The power of Wanyaozhai is no smaller than that of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and the leaders of the other two major mercenary groups have both owed me favors."

"Since that's the case, then so be it." Jing Chen took out the scroll of the third stone box from his storage ring and waved it at Little Fairy Doctor.

Unrolling the scroll, the two examined it carefully. Little Fairy Doctor asked, "Is this an offensive combat technique?"

Jing Chen nodded: "Yeah, do you want some?"

Little Fairy Doctor took it and examined it carefully, then shook her head and handed it to Jing Chen: "No, no, you take it."

Jing Chen smiled helplessly: "Alright then, I'll accept it."

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Above the night sky, a giant blue eagle slowly circled down, finally folding its wings and landing on a mountaintop.

"The herb-gathering team is here. Since you're not going back, I'll leave you here. You can leave on your own after dawn, okay?" Looking at the campfire below, Little Fairy Doctor turned to Jing Chen and smiled slightly.

"Mm." Jing Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Let's part ways here then. Who knows when we'll meet again?"

"Hmm." Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly with her snow-white chin, hesitated for a moment, and finally took out a small bag of medicinal powder from her bosom and handed it to Jing Chen: "Although this medicinal powder is not very potent, it can barely be used for self-defense."

Jing Chen was somewhat touched by the slightly questioning tone in which the man asked for the prize. They were just strangers, and yet he had shamelessly taken so many nice things from her.

With a smile, Jing Chen nodded slightly, waved to Little Fairy Doctor, and turned to walk into the dark forest: "Goodbye. Next time we meet, I will definitely wipe out that Wolf Head Mercenary Group, as a way of avenging you and me."

"Hehe, I'll be waiting." Little Fairy Doctor winked playfully and said with a smile.

Watching the boy's figure slowly disappear into the darkness, Little Fairy Doctor finally closed her gaze and turned her head towards the camp below.

(End of this chapter)