The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

Chapter 216 Shock

Jiang Liujing briefly explained to him what happened last night.

Mo Ya hissed, frowning as he thought, "He's coming straight at you, he must have known you before. Do you have any suspicions?"

Jiang Liujing nodded and was about to speak when he saw Taichi and Andway walking over.

They both had blonde hair, the only difference being the shade and the style.

Andway was holding a breakfast in his hand and handed it to the two of them, asking them to eat quickly. Jiang Liujing thanked him and suddenly turned to Taiqi and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

His sudden concern made Taichi stunned.

Among the people present, Jiang Liujing was closer to everyone than to him, but in the end, he was the only one who received his care.

This is truly a great honor. The young man smiled slightly and replied frankly, "Not bad."

Andway said to Jiang Liujing, "You don't have to worry about him. Taiqi is someone who often experiences the outdoors and has long been accustomed to this kind of outdoor accommodation life. There are tents in the camp, and we usually sleep directly in the trees."

Chi glanced at him, but ultimately remained silent.

Among the people present, he was the only one who knew that Jiang Liujing's concern was fake and that his real intention was to test Taiqi.

But perhaps because his acting was too good, Jiang Liujing did not catch any guilt or regret in Taiqi's eyes. It seemed that yesterday's attack really had nothing to do with him and he was completely unaware of it.

They stayed in camp for another morning, exchanging intelligence with other teams to eliminate several searched locations, and then continued into the mountains.

This time they chose to continue their journey deeper, not returning to the camp at night. During this time, they encountered students wearing the same uniforms as on the first day, but after a cautious glance at them, they left.

Mo Ya guessed that the death of his companion had sounded the alarm for them, and he was deeply moved. Sure enough, killing a chicken to scare the monkey is the most effective way. Look, aren't they all behaving themselves now?

"We've basically explored the outer areas. If we go deeper, the strength of the mythical beasts will be beyond our ability to deal with."

Long-handled weapons were not very effective in the dense forest, so Andway did not use his golden spear. Instead, he grabbed a big knife from somewhere to defend himself.

The basic marching posture of the six of them was that Andway and Taichi led the way in the front, three fragile mages with different attributes were protected in the middle, and Chi Lai provided support in the back.

They had been staying in the mountains for four days and had not found any clues to the mission target, but they had obtained a lot of miscellaneous things.

The Hidden Dragon Mountains were rich in treasures and resources, and their team was strong enough to roam freely within the mountain's periphery. Over the course of four days, their spatial items had been replenished with a significant amount of precious spiritual fruits and minerals.

Mo Ya's mouth was almost crooked with smiles. No wonder people like to do adventure missions. Although it's dangerous, the profit is really good.

The others didn't express it as obviously as he did, but they were all in a pretty good mood too.

Hearing Andway's concerns, Jiang Liujing and Chi, who were at the center of the team, exchanged glances without saying a word, but seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding.

Jiang Liujing said firmly: "It doesn't matter, go ahead."

"The mythical beasts inside are all above level seven," Anderwei reminded him. He knew Jiang Liujing wasn't the kind of young and impetuous genius, but he was still worried that he might be too inexperienced and reckless.

Chi said lightly: "Don't worry, go inside, they won't come near us."

These words were extremely arrogant, and Andway couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.

"Do you have any idea?"

"I can promise it." Chi raised his red eyes and looked at Andway quietly.

When he saw the look inside, Andway felt an inexplicable fear for a moment, as if the person looking at him was not a human being, but a ferocious beast that would devour anyone at any time.

He couldn't help but take a step back. When he came back to his senses, he found that Chi had already looked away and was talking in a low voice to Jiang Liujing in front of him.

"Would you like some water?"

"Not thirsty yet. Are you?"

"I'm fine too. Let's have some fruit. I just picked two when I passed by the fruit tree."

Mo Ya really wanted to be a quiet, invisible person, but when he heard Chi's words, he turned around and complained, feeling it was quite outrageous:

"Wait, is that just passing by? Didn't you travel thousands of miles to get there, nearly breaking the tree's trunk and forcing it to give you two? The tree has lived for so long and finally produced fruit, and you rob it of it. Isn't that too pitiful for the tree?"

Chi looked up and gave him a faint look.

Mo Ya followed suit, closed his mouth, and made a gesture as if he was zipping his mouth.

"I'm wrong. I won't say it anymore."

I feel like if I say one more word, someone will bury me under a tree and use me as fertilizer.

I can’t afford to offend you.

Vita followed beside him, inexplicably silent.

He had been in a state of deep thought these days, and sometimes he couldn't react immediately even when Jiang Liujing called him.

His eyes kept shifting between Chi and Jiang Liujing, sizing them up and down, as if he was pondering a serious question.

Vita admitted that he really wanted to be Jiang Liujing's friend and had even worked tirelessly for seven years to achieve this. Regardless of whether he succeeded in the end, at least Jiang Liujing must have remembered him.

But compared with Chi Yi, Vita suddenly realized with shame, what had he worked so hard for all these years?

Other people's friends can take care of him like a father, knowing his feelings, but he himself doesn't even know what Jiang Liujing really likes.

His expression was tense, as if he had made some kind of decision.

As the team continued to venture deeper into the mountains, the surroundings became increasingly secluded. The trees were tall and dense, their branches crisscrossing and blocking out almost all sunlight.

Despite Chi's assurance, everyone was still extremely nervous and kept looking around, guarding against sudden attacks from the phantom beast.

Any attack from a phantom beast of this level is fatal. Everyone present has a bright future, and no one wants to die here easily.

However, just as Chi said, they walked in the mountains for an entire afternoon and were not attacked by any phantom beasts. To be more precise, they didn't even see any phantom beasts appear.

Jiang Liujing was a little surprised by this. Normally, because of his physique, the probability of phantom beasts appearing around him was extremely high.

This situation has never occurred in the outer areas before, so this transformation started from today.

He couldn't help but look at Chi, his intuition told him that Chi had done something.

Chi sensed his confusion and answered in his mind using the contract: "Aura shock."

Jiang Liujing seemed to understand, but Chi explained in more detail, "High-level mythical beasts are more sensitive to blood auras than low-level ones. If they sense that there are beings higher than themselves here, they won't approach easily."

"However," he looked around, as if he could see figures lurking behind the dense branches and leaves, "even if I don't get close, I still need to observe."