Chapter 376: Xu Ying (34)_1
Chu Qin and his two companions had not yet entered the courtyard when they heard Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling’s voices!
Immediately after, intense flashes of light burst forth.
At first, Chu Qin thought someone had broken in, but once he, Zhu Yundi, and Shangguan Yaqing looked inside, they saw their women sparring!
The group was divided into two teams, one side consisting of Qian Renxue, Huo Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, and Dugu Yan!
On the other side were Hulena, Xiaowu, Meng Yiran, Ye Lingling, Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, and Yu Hairou!
With seven people on each side, the two teams were fighting joyously!
"Er Long, Zi Ji, what are they doing?" Chu Qin, accompanied by Zhu Yundi and Shangguan Yaqing, approached Zi Ji and Liu Erlong to ask.
"They’re fighting while boosting their own strength!"
Zi Ji glanced at Chu Qin and Shangguan Yaqing’s tightly held hands and responded with a smile.
"They really have nothing better to do!" Chu Qin said with a light laugh.
"That’s really the case!" Liu Erlong replied, "You have done everything that needed to be done, Chu Qin; we can only pass the time this way!"
"How about you stay and be their referee?"
Zi Ji asked.
"No, I need to accompany Ya Qing and Yundi to the Evil Eye Forest to hunt for Soul Rings. I just came to let you all know," Chu Qin shook his head.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Zi Ji inquired.
"No need!" Chu Qin turned to Ah Yin and said, "Ah Yin, you come with me. I might need your Blue Silver Grass to assist in searching!"
"Mm!" Ah Yin nodded her head in utmost happiness.
"Then Zi Ji Er Long, make sure to keep an eye on them! Don’t let them tear down Yundi’s imperial palace!" Chu Qin again directed toward Liu Erlong and Zi Ji.
"Don’t worry!" Zi Ji nodded her head.
Having said that, Chu Qin glanced at the women who were fighting with great fervor and without further delay, set out towards the outside of the imperial palace.
"Yundi, don’t you need to disguise yourself?" Chu Qin asked Zhu Yundi.
"No need! With you by my side, what’s there to fear about confrontations?" Zhu Yundi said with a coquettish smile.
"Then, you are not afraid of others seeing the Empress of Star Luo together with me?" Chu Qin inquired.
"Even less afraid of that!" Zhu Yundi answered, "They will simply think you are a kept man I’ve taken care of!"
"A kept man?" Chu Qin’s expression tensed as he asked, "You have kept men in the Soul Land too?" A kept man is somewhat similar to a concubine, but only the harem of a female ruler would refer to them as such!
"Mm-hmm!" Zhu Yundi said with a smug smile.
"You... didn’t actually keep a man, did you?" Seeing Zhu Yundi’s smug expression, Chu Qin pulled on one of her hair strands and frowned.
"Ouch..." Zhu Yundi immediately pleaded for mercy and said with utmost sincerity, "Don’t worry, Chu Qin, if I dare to keep a man or like another man, let me be pierced by a thousand arrows and die!"
"Alright, I believe you!" Chu Qin hugged Zhu Yundi’s fragrant shoulders and smiled tenderly.
The Evil Eye Forest, a place Chu Qin and his companions had visited once before, is an enormous habitat for soul beasts.
It’s not far from the Xing Luo Imperial Palace.
But, after an hour, Chu Qin and his party were still traveling, with no gains along the way.
After all, they were in search of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, which simply could not exist on the periphery.
Gradually, Chu Qin and his party reached the core area of the Evil Eye Forest.
"Ah Yin, how is it?" Chu Qin asked at that moment.
Ah Yin gently caressed a Blue Silver Grass and then stood up, shaking her head, "These Blue Silver Grasses tell me they have never seen a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the forest!"
"Chu Qin, is it possible that there are no hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Evil Eye Forest?" Shangguan Yaqing asked.
"I’m not certain, but there should be!" Chu Qin replied, "After all, this is a soul beast gathering area and has never been disturbed. It’s possible for hundred-thousand-year soul beasts to exist."
"What shall we do then?" Zhu Yundi inquired.
"We can only continue searching!" Chu Qin answered.
Half a day passed!
Just at that moment, a powerful explosion rang out within the forest, followed by the piercing shrieks of a man and a woman.
"What’s that noise!" Shangguan Yaqing said with slight surprise.
"Chu Qin, up ahead, there’s a very strong fluctuation from a soul beast!" Ah Yin declared. "Could it be, perhaps, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?"
"I sense it too!" Chu Qin said excitedly. "Let’s go and take a look."
When Chu Qin and the others approached the source of the noise, they found a man and a woman in combat with a soul beast resembling a Man-Eating Plant.
The Man-Eating Plant soul beast stood over forty meters tall with extremely thick roots, about six meters in diameter!
It was a dark brown color, and its head resembled a large human face, opening its gaping maw, probably ten meters in diameter, which was quite terrifying and ominous.
Opposite the Man-Eating Plant was an elderly man and an extremely beautiful woman.
This beautiful woman wore a blue tight-fitting cheongsam; in addition to being extremely gorgeous, her figure was explosively voluptuous, to the point where it seemed her body was about to burst from the tight cheongsam.
Beyond that, there were even a pile of Star Luo Knights’ corpses lying on the ground!
"Man-Eating Demon Flower, a hundred-thousand-year Man-Eating Demon Flower, no, a three-hundred-thousand-year Man-Eating Demon Flower!"
"Xu Ying, Li Hu!"
The voices of Ah Yin and Zhu Yundi almost simultaneously rang out.
"Aunt Xu Ying!" Chu Qin exclaimed in shock.
"Yes, it’s Aunt Xu Ying, and Star Luo Empire’s Title Douluo Level General, Li Hu!" Zhu Yundi confirmed. "What are they doing here?"
"Forget that, let’s save them first!" Chu Qin declared.
Just then, a pungent odor hit them in the face!
It turned out the Man-Eating Demon Flower had already detected Chu Qin and the other three’s presence!
"Be careful, the pollen of the Man-Eating Demon Flower is highly corrosive, and it can induce hallucinations!" While Ah Yin spoke, he mobilized his soul power and emitted a blue glow, dispersing the pollen from the Man-Eating Demon Flower!
"You are also a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
Seeing Ah Yin, the Man-Eating Demon Flower spoke in human language.
Ah Yin didn’t respond, but Chu Qin did, "Ah Yin, look after Yundi and Yaqing!"
No sooner had Chu Qin spoken than he teleported in front of Xu Ying and the elderly man. "Aunt Xu Ying, are you alright?"
Chu Qin noticed something wasn’t right with Xu Ying; her entire body was emitting steam visible to the naked eye.
"Chu Qin, I feel so hot~"
Upon seeing Chu Qin, Xu Ying actually threw herself into his arms, frantically stroking her own voluptuous body, while reaching out and heading straight for the most prominent part of Chu Qin!
Chu Qin’s expression instantly tightened. He quickly pushed away Xu Ying’s hand, his face showing shock. "Aunt Xu Ying, what’s wrong with you?"
"Give it to me, I’m so hot~"
Xu Ying began to undo her cheongsam while calling out.
"Aunt Xu Ying, you’re not poisoned, are you!" Chu Qin furrowed his brows and then immediately knocked Xu Ying unconscious on the spot!
At this moment, the Man-Eating Demon Flower let out a weird roar, targeting Chu Qin with its attack!
Chu Qin promptly summoned his Soul Rings, while cradling Xu Ying in one arm, and in his other hand, conjured the golden trident. It lengthened and was thrust directly at the Man-Eating Demon Flower!
The Man-Eating Demon Flower, sensing the terrifying power within Chu Qin’s golden trident, immediately chose to dodge. At the same time, it spewed countless pollen grains that spread towards Chu Qin!
As could be seen, just as Ah Yin had said, the pollen carried a strong corrosive property, withering all the plants it touched.
Chu Qin, seeing this, retracted his golden trident and immediately started to spin it in front of him like a cudgel, shouting, "Golden Trident - Drifting Seas!"
Accompanied by Chu Qin’s cry, the golden trident shone with intense golden light, scattering the pollen. At the same time, the golden trident, like a rotating dart, shot towards the Man-Eating Demon Flower!
"Blessings of the Demon Flower!" the Man-Eating Demon Flower, seeing disaster imminent, immediately retracted its human-like giant face into the petals!
At the same time, the closing petals emitted a brilliant green light, attempting to block the golden trident.
However, the Man-Eating Demon Flower ultimately underestimated the might of the golden trident. In just an instant, the protective green light of the Man-Eating Demon Flower was shattered by the golden trident!
Immediately after, the massive body of the Man-Eating Demon Flower was struck hard by the golden trident and sent flying!
After a wail, the Man-Eating Demon Flower lay on the ground, defeated!
"Chu Qin, are you all alright!" Meanwhile, Zhu Yundi and Shangguan Yaqing, along with Ah Yin, approached and inquired by Chu Qin’s side.
"I’m fine!" Chu Qin shook his head and looked at Xu Ying in his arms. He immediately thought of the scene just before when Xu Ying took advantage of his distraction to make a move on him...
