81: Chapter 81 Li Yu is so hard to kill

Disturbed by a few small fries, Chen Qing's assassination attempt was interrupted, forcing her to continue searching for an opportunity.

As time passed, Li Yu and Chen Qing ventured deeper and deeper into the desert.

Finally.

When yellow sand rolled all around and figures were obscured by the dust, Chen Qing knew this was the perfect moment for the kill.

She unsheathed her sword, sword qi swirling around it, a cold glint flickering.

Just as she was about to strike.

"Li Yu~" A voice rang out from the distance.

The cold glint came to an abrupt halt. For the second time, the blade returned to its sheath without tasting blood. Suffering from the backlash, Chen Qing let out a muffled groan and glared in the direction of the voice.

Li Yu also looked over, wondering who could possibly recognize him in this Thick Earth Mystic Realm? Not to mention the vast distance, the thick yellow sand, and the fact that he was wearing an incredibly ugly protective suit.

In the yellow sand, a black dot rapidly expanded, getting closer and closer. It was a person riding a beast.

Suddenly, the beast seemed to lose control, throwing the person on its back off and pouncing toward Li Yu.

"Awooo!" The beast's silhouette streaked through the air, diving straight at Li Yu.

Chen Qing instinctively wanted to draw her sword to protect him, but seeing that the beast looked excited rather than malicious, she stopped.

Caught off guard, Li Yu was pinned squarely by the beast.

"Ouch! You big guy, get off already! My back!" Li Yu wailed, forcefully rubbing the head of the pouncing beast. The beast, knowing it was in the wrong, whined and stood back up.

Li Yu then grabbed his waist and scrambled up from the ground.

"You stupid wolf, don't you have any idea how heavy you are? If it weren't for the sandy ground, my back would have broken just now," Li Yu said irritably.

"Awoo…" The Starlight Wolf King slapped the sand in grievance, kicking up a flurry of dust.

"Bullshit! Do you miss me, or are you trying to kill me?"

"Awoo awoo awoo~"

"Where is your master?"

"Awoo?"

The Starlight Wolf King tilted its head and shook it—it didn't know. At this moment, a figure came running over in a disheveled state. It was none other than its master, Song Jiang.

Upon meeting, Song Jiang and the Starlight Wolf King started wrestling with each other, forgetting to even greet Li Yu. Li Yu finally managed to pull them apart and learned that Song Jiang's War Wolf team was also here to dig for treasure.

"It's a pity, Earth-element Spirit Crystals are too hard to find. I think you should stop wasting your effort, go back to the camp and rest. Whoever digs one up, just have your company buy it," Song Jiang said.

Li Yu shook his head. "It's fine, if I can't find one, I'll just treat it as a trip. I have my Guardian protecting me, so I feel completely safe."

Chen Qing: "…"

Song Jiang only then noticed Chen Qing's presence. He turned to look and was instantly stunned, his eyes widening.

"Hey! Snap out of it." Li Yu patted him.

Song Jiang chuckled, looking a bit awkward. His gaze darted between Li Yu and Chen Qing as he said, "Well, I won't disturb you two. You continue, we'll be heading off."

"Awoo!" The Starlight Wolf King protested.

"No, you want to leave? Listen to me, we're going to the camp. The captain and the others will be arriving soon."

Song Jiang dragged and pulled, finally managing to haul the Starlight Wolf King away. Before leaving, he gave Li Yu a "thumbs up" gesture.

"Let's keep looking," Li Yu said to Chen Qing. She nodded. Then he looked at the Spirit Probing Armor. "Still no discovery?"

The Spirit Probing Armor shook its head, looking anxious.

Heaven knows how much it wanted to help Li Yu find a Spirit Crystal to prove that it wasn't a useless beast.

But all along the way, while it had sensed elemental accumulation points, they were all very weak. It hadn't found a single one that matched the characteristics of a Spirit Crystal.

There were no clues at all.

For a moment, the Spirit Probing Armor began to doubt itself.

Thump~

Li Yu gently tapped its head and laughed. "What are you doing? Giving up already? I'm counting on you to help me."

The Spirit Probing Armor's eyes sparkled. It nodded heavily and let out a "woo."

They continued forward.

Chen Qing looked back, confirming that the Starlight Wolf King and its master were far away, and drew her sword again.

This time, she would absolutely not go soft, would not hesitate, would not…

"Li Yu!!!"

Another shout rang out.

…succeed.

Chen Qing silently put her sword away, looking toward the source of the voice with a dazed expression.

"Who is it this time?!"

Li Yu and Chen Qing shouted in unison.

"It's us!"

Two figures appeared—one in the air like a fireball, and one on the sand, kicking up thick dust.

It was Yang Juan and Chen Danian, Song Jiang's two teammates.

"Hahaha~ It really is you! That kid Song Jiang said you were here, but I didn't believe him," Chen Danian shouted.

"The Blazing Fire Crow told me it sensed your fluctuations. I didn't expect it to be true," Yang Juan added.

Soon, the two arrived in front of Li Yu. Both beasts circled around Li Yu, calling out, extremely excited.

Suddenly, Chen Danian saw Chen Qing. A strange look flashed in his eyes as he asked, "And this is…"

"My Guardian, her name is Chen Qing."

"A Guardian from Bright Moon Company?"

"No, the company Guardians are all busy. This is someone Supervisor Song went to the Beast Taming Guild to hire for me."

"I see…"

Chen Danian muttered. He looked at Chen Qing, and Chen Qing looked back at him, frowning.

She sensed a trace of suspicion and vigilance, knowing that this person, whose strength was not very high, was an old fox.

Chen Danian didn't press for more, instead smiling and asking, "By the way, why are you here?"

Li Yu explained that he needed to find Spirit Crystals to evolve his beast.

Chen Danian laughed after hearing this and extended an invitation: "That's perfect, we're looking for them too. Why don't Yang Juan and I join you?"

"Yeah, let's go together," Yang Juan smiled.

Chen Qing lowered her eyes slightly. A flicker of killing intent flashed through them with extreme speed. Her hand hovered over the hilt of her sword, ready to strike at any moment.

Although having two more people meant she couldn't guarantee that no news would leak out, at the very least, eliminating Li Yu wouldn't be a problem. As for how to clean up afterwards, she would deal with that when the time came.

If she really let them follow, or even called that guy from before over, the operation would become even more troublesome.

Thinking of this, she didn't hesitate any longer and gripped the sword hilt tightly.

"No need, the two of us can handle it. You should hurry and go find Song Jiang," Li Yu waved his hand, refusing.

Chen Qing's movements froze.

"You really don't need us?"

"No, go ahead."

Chen Danian didn't insist further. He rode the Blasting Armor Rock Rhino and ran off with Yang Juan in the direction Song Jiang had left.

The Blasting Armor Rock Rhino was bulky, but its speed was not slow. Like an off-road vehicle, accompanied by a heavy rumble, it soon became nothing more than a small black dot.

"Finally gone," Chen Qing said coldly, drawing her sword.

"Yeah, finally gone."

Li Yu was still looking at the black dot in the distance, not noticing the abnormality behind him.

"No one else will come, right?" Chen Qing asked again.

Li Yu shook his head. "How is that possible! I don't know that many people. Chen Danian and the others are on the same team, so it's normal for them to be here. How could anyone else just happen to show up?"

"Very good." Chen Qing paused. "Since that's the case, you can go…"

Before she could finish speaking, a voice filled with surprise rang out once again.

"Hey! Li Yu!"

Clang…

Chen Qing slammed her sword onto the ground, her chest heaving, and shouted in exasperation, "Who is it this time?!"

She didn't understand.

How could someone who had entered the taming field for less than a month know so many people?

Knowing them was one thing, but why were they all gathered in one mystic realm?

Are they holding a meeting!

Can't they pick a different one?

It's not like there's only one Earth-element mystic realm!