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Chapter 83 After the Death Battle, a Time for Rest

When You Che opened his eyes, he was greeted by an unfamiliar scene.

Above you is a vast sky, below you is soft grass, and you can smell the fragrance of the earth.

He instinctively sat up and found himself lying in a forest clearing, on a soft mat made of vines. Tall trees around him blocked the sunlight streaming down from above, and he could hear the echo of a stream.

"here it is----?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he heard a rustling sound from above, and Qingling emerged from the dense canopy of trees.

The girl used vines to hold herself upside down to lower herself, then lightly jumped down and landed in front of You Che.

"Hmm!"

She grabbed You Che's arm and started shaking it from side to side and up and down, looking quite happy.

You Che recalled that during his battle with Bronya, Qingling used her own blood to apply a buff to him that had the same effect as the Bloodlust Gaze potion.

This buff is the key to his ability to open his eyes now, but You Che also remembers that Qing Ling was obviously severely injured at the time, and even her hair had become dry and brittle.

But now, looking at her, the color of her short hair has returned to its original emerald green, and it seems to have recovered its vitality—or rather, her hair seems to have grown a bit longer.

Seeing how energetic Qingling was, You Che was relieved: "It's good that you're alright—thank you."

Qingling understood his words and gave him a bright smile.

Infected by her smile, You Che's lips also curled up slightly. He subconsciously reached out and touched Qing Ling's head, and Qing Ling happily rubbed her head against You Che's palm.

"Are you awake? — Ah."

Just then, another voice came from not far behind them. You Che turned around and saw that it was Aisha.

She was still wearing that armor, carrying a long sword, and dragging a wild boar in her hand, looking like she had just returned from hunting.

"I'm so sorry you're awake. Did I disturb you?" Aisha looked at Youche, a hint of embarrassment on her face.

You Che: "?"

No, young lady, you've misunderstood.

It's hard to say whether Qingling is even twenty years old yet, so he probably doesn't have any thoughts about her, right?

What you saw before was just the surface! It was a misunderstanding!

However, Ashe simply gave a polite smile: "It's alright. Elves take longer to reach adulthood than humans, but there are examples of them choosing their partners when they are young. I won't make any comments about it."

You Che:

I told you for sure it wasn't true!

Don't mess with me, girl! I don't want to get electrocuted!

However, it seems that Aisha does not intend to say more about this matter. Obviously, she is considering You Che's position in a good-faith way, so she said, "You should have just woken up and are probably still a little weak. Please lie down first, and I will go and prepare the ingredients."

She didn't go far; she started preparing her prey by the stream, about ten meters away.

To be honest, despite being dressed in the royal academy's knight armor, she was much more skilled at handling these tasks than Yu Che.

You Che watched quietly, while Qing Ling squatted silently beside him, showing no intention of leaving.

After a moment, You Che finally spoke, "—I haven't had a chance to ask where I am? How long have I been asleep?"

As Ash dealt with the wild boar, she said, "This is a forest some distance from Watchtower Town, and there aren't many people around. Qingling brought you here."

"As for you, you've been sleeping for almost four days."

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"Four days —"

You Che's brows twitched slightly. He glanced at Qing Ling again and asked, "Why did you bring me here? What happened?"

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He was actually asking Aisha, since Qingling was difficult to explain to him. Aisha knew this, so she temporarily put down what she was doing and replied, "Well, it's a bit complicated, and it's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, so let's start from the beginning."

"To put it simply, after you dealt with Bronya and lost consciousness, Qingling and I helped stabilize your condition—but I must say, the effects of the potion you took were not as simple as described in the instructions."

You Che knew that she was referring to the potion, Soothing, that he had previously searched from the home of the baron who was probably currently cosplaying as Louis XVI.

[Requiem]

Category: Consumables

[Quality: Perfect]

[Item Description: This is said to be a magical potion blessed by the gods. For 30 seconds after ingestion, even a fatal wound will not result in death.]

Simply put, it's a blood-locking potion.

Needless to say, this thing is much more precious than Dragon Blood Potion in the game; it's extremely rare and has a price but no market.

However, that's only in the game, where the potion works so well. In this world, it's easy to imagine what drawbacks it would have.

As Ashe said, "While Requiem can prevent your health from running out for a short period of time, that's all it can do."

"Besides that, it can't stop or heal your injuries, whether it's limb amputation, decapitation, or damage to vital organs—this thing is extremely dangerous!"

Yes, naturally, no matter how much a game strives for realism, it's unlikely to actually depict players with "severed limbs" or "damaged internal organs." Game characters' bodies—unless it's in a death animation or for plot purposes—are generally as tough as steel and indestructible.

In this world, things are clearly not that good, even though this world also has a personal panel similar to that in a game.

Although Yu Che was unaware of the details beforehand, he had anticipated this.

However, in his initial plan, the potion was actually meant to stall Bronya so he could fight her to the death, and he didn't need to worry about what would happen afterward.

Of course, Aisha reminded him out of concern, so Youche replied, "Thank you, I know. Also, you were the one who treated me back then, right? You saved my life, I'm so grateful."

Ashe shook her head: "That's all I did. You killed Bronya, avenging my father and brothers, and all the victims of Adela. I am the one who is—deeply grateful."

The two stared at each other for a moment, and then You Che turned his face away first—as a transmigrator from modern society, he was still not used to looking directly into other people's sincere and unreserved eyes.

"—It's just a clone. The original body is still here. I'll settle the score with her later."

You Che said this, and then added, "Let's get back to the main point. What happened after I lost consciousness?"

Ashe resumed processing her prey, replying, "Not long after, a squad of knights arrived, and even Duke Gray Wolf himself came. They were after Bronya."

Yu Che: "!"

"Duke Belial of the Blue Wolf?"

"Yes, it was him, but he was also seriously injured at the time, not much better than Bronya before."

Aisha replied, "Including his Wolf Fang Knights, there were only a dozen or so people present. It seems that the other powerful figures were left behind in Yuwen City on the northern front to stabilize the situation. Duke Canglang even chased after them while heavily injured."

"----I see."

You Che suddenly understood many things, including why he found himself in a deserted forest after waking up.

But he persisted, asking, "And then what happened?"

Aishi replied with some helplessness and confusion: "Then—I recognized the coat of arms of the Duke of Canglang. I wanted to explain the situation to him, but Qingling seemed very wary of the Duke of Canglang and his men. As soon as they got close, she grabbed you and ran away. Several Wolf Fang Knights couldn't catch up with her."

Yu Che: "————"

Of course! The Wolf Fang Knights are here, Qingling is definitely going to run away.

"Well, we encountered a few Wolf Fang Knights before, and had a minor conflict with them, so—"

He tried to explain, but Aisha said, "It's alright, I don't intend to ask what happened. Besides, Duke Canglang and the Wolf Fang Knights have never had a good reputation, so I'm definitely on your side in this matter."

"However, I also talked to Duke Canglang at the time, and I felt that although he was indeed as arrogant as rumored, he was not the kind of person who was unreasonable."

"I gave him a brief explanation of the situation, and he learned your name and achievements—the priest and the guild master are still alive, and there are many more townspeople who have escaped. Your story couldn't be kept secret anyway."

"Although I don't know why Qingling wanted to run away with you, the Duke understood. After hearing what those people said, he personally left a letter, hoping I would give it to you—I put the letter in your magic pocket."

You Che raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

He took out his magic pocket and, sure enough, found an extra letter inside, but many other things were missing.

"—Oh, right, I looked for your scattered equipment later, but I was only able to collect a portion of it. The rest were either destroyed in battle and explosions or simply cannot be found. I'm really sorry."

Youche glanced at his backpack again and found that his green rust short sword, poison throwing knife, dagger and throwing axe were missing. After all, he had thrown these things out as distraction, but Bronya had casually swatted them away and smashed them, so it was normal that he couldn't find them.

The hounds and minions are still there, because although Bronya appears to be flesh and blood, she is immune to most abnormalities, including Blood Explosion, so the hounds and minions never have a chance to appear.

Of course, items like the floral and bird patterned round shield and the Dawn Echo are still in the bag, so overall the loss isn't too great.

"It's good that we recovered some of it, thank you." You Che smiled. "So how did you find us?"

Aisha replied, "Actually, I didn't find it. I just followed the direction Qingling led you to escape in, calling out as I went. She heard me and brought me here."

Yu Che: "————?"

He couldn't help but glance at Qingling, who was still clinging tightly to his side, while Qingling looked at him with wide eyes.

Now, upon closer reflection, You Che was somewhat surprised, realizing that Qing Ling's level of trust in Ai Xi had been quite high from the very beginning.

Did her innate intuition sense something again?

However, only Qingling herself knows the answer to this question, and she obviously cannot answer such a complicated question. But in general, her judgment should not be wrong.

So You Che didn't hesitate: "So you've been taking care of me these past few days? That's really—"

Aisha interrupted him: "Mr. Yuche, although this is only our second meeting at most, we should be considered comrades-in-arms, right? Let's skip the formalities."

Yu Che paused for a moment, then smiled: "—That's true, then I won't waste any more words. But I still want to say one last thing, thank you for your help, and—it was a pleasure to meet you, Aisha."

Aisha smiled and said, "Likewise."

Having said that, the two stopped chatting and Ash quickly prepared and cooked the wild boar. The three of them then ate together.

At this time, at Aisha's request, Yuche recounted the events surrounding the battle in Adela Town. Aisha listened with mixed feelings; she was proud of her father and brother, but also felt sadness, gratitude, and admiration for Yuche.

After the meal, they rested for a while, and You Che stood up with Qing Ling's help.

"What are you going to do next?" Ash asked.

During his rest, You Che had already read through Duke Canglang's letter. He replied, "In the letter, the Duke mentioned what he had heard about me, briefly explained the situation in Yuwen City, and invited me to visit his territory, saying that he wanted to express his gratitude to me in person."

"Oh?" Ash was taken aback. "Then you—"

You Che smiled, folded the letter, and put it away: "Duke Belial of the Azure Wolf, although he is unruly, has a bad temper, and doesn't respect anyone, based on the information I have and the behavior you told me about, he is at least someone who cares about the overall situation of the country."

"If we can cooperate with him and leverage his influence, we might be able to extend our influence to the Western Kingdom and change the current situation where the kingdom is clearly at a disadvantage in the fight against the dark race's army."

"However, it wasn't the right time to go see him, otherwise it would be difficult to get away." Qingling's intuition was right; she really had to run back then.

After hearing his explanation, Aisha seemed thoughtful: "That's true. If Duke Canglang confirms your abilities, then no matter what means he uses, he will absolutely not let you leave his castle. A hard approach would be forced imprisonment, a softer approach would be offering you his daughter or even his mistress—"

"—Ahem." You Che coughed, interrupting her strangely divergent thoughts. "In short, it's not just Duke Canglang; the Western Kingdom is currently in chaos, with powerful noble factions vying for power and the King himself is constrained. So until I have sufficient strength, I can't directly intervene in the kingdom's policies; I can only use indirect methods."

He then looked at Ashe: "If you'd like, my knowledge can also help you, as well as the companions you value. The Royal Academy has an open academic atmosphere, making it a good place to exert influence."

Aisha nodded without hesitation: "If it's your knowledge, then I'll trust you!"

"Great!" You Che clapped his hands. "Then I'll write down some of the most crucial guidelines for you to refer to."

"I also have some friends in the capital. You should have already met them, Xiao Yang. There's also someone from the Oak and Gold Coin Merchant Guild—"

Finally, Youche wrote a thick stack of "Youche's Guide to Winning Over Aishe" and also wrote three letters, which he asked her to send to Xiao Yang, Roland, and Duke Canglang respectively.

Yu Che also mentioned that he had asked Roland to lead a group of townspeople. When he heard that Lia and the others were in the capital, Aisha almost cried with joy.

"—So many people escaped this disaster, that's great—"

After Yuche took over everything, the three of them had to part ways. Aisha had to return to the Royal Academy, where she had her own obligations and could do more things.

Similarly, Yu Che also has his own action plan.

"I believe that in the future, we will fight side by side again. By then, I will be stronger and have the power to help you in critical moments."

Aisha said these words with a serious expression, while Youche smiled and encouraged her, "You will definitely succeed. You have the talent, and even more so, the will and belief. I look forward to your growth."

Although strictly speaking, Ashe's level is now much higher than Youche's, it is reasonable for them to reveal this difference in their levels.

Finally, Aisha bid a solemn farewell to Youche and Qingling, then mounted her warhorse and galloped away.

You Che looked at Qing Ling, who was still clinging to him tightly, and smiled helplessly: "You still won't let go of me? — Okay, I was wrong before, I'll be more careful in the future."

"Anyway, let's stand up; there's still a lot to do."

Qingling still held onto You Che's arm, nodding vigorously, "Yes!"

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