novelraw Chapter 763 - 441 Self-Adjustment
Chapter 763 - 441 Self-Adjustment
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Yan Xiaobao said this to calm her down, and Cou Ling felt somewhat embarrassed. She was much older than him, but even so, she still needed to be taken care of. Determined not to let her friend down, she pulled herself together and adjusted her mindset.
"Go get some treasures!" she nodded while saying. "We’ll get help from the guards when we return to the town. We’ll be fine, so don’t worry about us. Do your best to achieve your goal. We’ll wait for your return." Before she began packing up her belongings, Cou Ling quickly smiled at the young man. She didn’t even glance back at Yan Xiaobao, as if he had already left. The young man understood this was her way of managing farewells. Clearly, she was still thinking about him and his safety.
"Thank you," he whispered. "I had a good time on the journey," he said in a soft, gentle tone. "Oi, Fang Wei, take good care of your master," he teased the other man about his hair, smiling as he spoke. Though they were similar in age, Yan Xiaobao’s maturity was far greater, while the other man admired Yan Xiaobao as if he were an older brother.
"I don’t think I’ll be gone for long," Yan Xiaobao shrugged. "But once I’m back, I’ll stop by your Blacksmith Shop to let you know I’m safe," he added. Hearing this, Fang Wei nodded solemnly. He understood that men must protect women. Even if the woman was stronger than him, he had to do his utmost to assist her.
After the goodbyes, Yan Xiaobao set off and quickly moved, leaving a residual image of himself at the spot where he departed.
Leaving the merchants and craftsmen behind, he soon found himself surrounded by multiple cultivators. Most of these cultivators moved in groups. These groups were primarily formed of families, tribes, chiefs, friends, or mercenary units. Wherever Yan Xiaobao went, he could not find anyone wandering alone.
That didn’t matter to Yan Xiaobao. In fact, it was beneficial, as it allowed him to blend more seamlessly into the crowd. Before long, he had reached the vicinity of the Royal Family. When he spotted the person he wished to see, he no longer tried to push forward. Instead, he found a good position between two families he had never met before. Both families had very tanned skin, and their accents differed entirely from anything he’d previously heard. As he observed these families, he immediately judged them to be nobles from Yue Liang Provence.
Hardly anyone took notice of Yan Xiaobao. He wore his black cloak, which he had purchased back in Liluo City. This cloak concealed his cultivation base. Yan Xiaobao partly used it for its ability to help him fade into the shadows of his surroundings. Another reason was to hide his white hair.
Though some people were unaware of the features of the Divine Origin Beast Tribe’s Great Marshall, more than a few knew his appearance and understood that some families here once belonged to the Spanish Empire’s nobility. When they fled Spain, these families successfully preserved their wealth and relocated to the Sun Kingdom in Yueyang Province. Should they encounter the man responsible for their kingdom’s downfall, they might unite against him — he preferred that such things not happen. Even without Saints involved, such encounters would prove extremely troublesome.
As he intently observed everything around him, he sighed and pulled his cloak tighter. Every expert was fully prepared, and it was evident that some were incredibly eager to rush towards the mountainous forest ahead. Yan Xiaobao positioned himself well within the crowd. At the front, they would bear the brunt of attacks from the Magic Beasts. Even being the first to reach their destination wouldn’t matter much, as the inscriptions sealing the area everyone wanted to enter still needed to be disabled.
"It would be truly amusing if they completely misunderstood and this isn’t a tomb," Yan Xiaobao suddenly said to Lan Feng, observing the surrounding experts. Everyone believed great riches could be obtained. How ironic it would be if all that awaited them was an empty Immortal Cave.
Soon after, the sea of humans began to advance forward. Not long after some families rushed into the forest, as everyone expected, the Royal Family remained patient. After all, they were the only ones privy to the actual location of the entrance. Even if someone rushed into the forest, the odds of finding the specific location remained extremely slim.
Even should they stumble upon this location, they’d be clueless about what to do next. The tomb or whatever lay within was sealed by a powerful inscription — one so strong that it would take the combined efforts of multiple Saints to break it, even though it had been created thousands of years ago.
When the first group disappeared into the forest, the Royal Family finally began to move. Upon entering the forest, Yan Xiaobao could hear the sounds of combat ahead and to the sides. It was evident that those families who had rushed in were now being hindered by various Magic Beasts. Most cultivators encountered a significant number of Magic Beasts; however, the deeper they ventured into the forest, the more cautious the beasts became.
These beasts were far more formidable than the ones near the forest entrance. Living together for years, they had grown learned, their intelligence sharpening along with their cultivation.
As they traversed the forest, everyone remained highly vigilant. Though most beasts weren’t visible, no one could be sure if there were traps lying in wait. These traps could have been set by those who sought to safeguard their tomb or by the original owners of the tomb. Some clever beasts even enjoyed luring human cultivators into their snares. The beasts of this part of the forest were as clever as humans.