Chapter 1213: Chapter 1181: Ling Yuwei’s Whereabouts
Outside the Nine Nether Continent, beside the Demon Forest, Lin Yudao said to Lin Yi:
"I’ll leave it to you from here!"
It wasn’t that Lin Yudao didn’t want to enter with Lin Yi to search for Ling Yuwei’s whereabouts, but a milky white transparent energy was now in front of him.
This energy encompassed the entire Demon Forest.
Its sole purpose was to prevent anyone above Level Eight (Lv80) from approaching the Demon Forest.
Together with Lin Yudao, Cardinal Holland of the Church was also stopped.
However, Pelago, the Commander of the Imperial Guard of Celestial Nether City, was at the peak of Tier Seven Sword Emperor (Lv79), and thus was not restricted.
Strangely, Fu Bai could enter without any hindrance.
Due to Fu Bai’s silence all the way, Lin Yudao and the others merely considered him as Lin Yi’s follower and didn’t think much of it.
Perhaps they couldn’t even fathom that Fu Bai was actually the ’mastermind behind the scenes’ leading to Rafam Continent’s convergence with the Nine Nether Continent.
Lin Yi nodded at Lin Yudao’s plea and said:
"Don’t worry."
"I also hope Ling Yuwei is safe."
Lin Yudao said emotionally:
"Thank you!"
Previously, Lin Yudao had exhausted all the manpower from Linlang Pavilion to search.
But after a whole day, they found nothing.
Now, Lin Yi was his only hope.
If Lin Yi too couldn’t find her, Lin Yudao planned to mobilize the entire strength of Linlang Pavilion to find Ling Yuwei’s whereabouts,
alive or dead.
On the other side, Holland, who was also stopped, looked at Pelago with cold eyes and said:
"The safety of His Highness the Divine Son is entrusted to you."
Although Pelago belonged to Celestial Nether City, under the Jialan Empire,
he couldn’t be negligent in front of Cardinal Holland’s request and replied:
"Rest assured, Cardinal, as long as I breathe, His Highness will remain unharmed."
This time, to protect Lin Yi, Pelago mobilized three Forbidden Army squads from Celestial Nether City, a total of over thirty people.
Except for Pelago, who was at the peak of Sword Emperor, the others were at least Sword Venerable (Lv60) level Swordsmen.
This was the strongest combat unit of Celestial Nether City.
Although Lin Yi’s safety didn’t require their protection,
as the Jialan King of Jialan Empire and the Divine Son of the Church, the City Lord of Celestial Nether City had to put on a show by having these people accompany him.
At this moment, the White Tiger glanced back at Lin Yi, then turned to continue moving forward, saying:
"We’re almost there, just a bit ahead."
Lin Yi immediately followed from behind.
What left Lin Yi helpless was,
there was an endless stream of adventurers heading towards the Demon Forest on this path.
Seeing this, Lin Yi realized.
Perhaps he had taken some things for granted.
Initially, Lin Yi wanted to use his status to ’pressure’ the Jialan Empire to prevent the natives from ’throwing away their lives’ by entering the Demon Forest.
But now it seemed.
Faced with the allure of magic equipment, these people would choose to risk it even knowing it might be fatal.
Considering the Nine Nether Continent,
the preciousness of magic equipment far exceeded Lin Yi’s imagination.
While Lin Yi was pondering, the group had already entered the dense forest.
Upon entering the Demon Forest, a chilling aura immediately swept over them.
Unlike the bright sun outside,
inside the Demon Forest, the sky was perpetually overcast, filled with darkness and dampness, along with an acrid smell of blood and decay.
However, they were only at the forest’s periphery, where the traces of demons were seldom seen.
Nearby were also groups of adventurers constantly entering deeper into the forest.
After roughly ten minutes of walking, the view of the forest outside had vanished behind them.
The surrounding was silent, only broken by the sound of their group moving through the forest.
Suddenly, at a spot, the White Tiger stopped and said:
"We’re here! It’s here."
Lin Yi immediately furrowed his brow:
"Here?"
Lin Yi first looked around, finding nothing particularly special about the place.
But soon, Lin Yi noticed something unusual.
Not far in front of the White Tiger, there was a raised spot overgrown with weeds.
If not looked at carefully, it would easily be mistaken for an ordinary stone.
However, Lin Yi’s sharp eyes saw,
beneath the thick moss on the exposed part, there were carved marks.
Still, even with this realization, Lin Yi didn’t pay much attention at first.
From observations of the surrounding area, there were footprints everywhere, indicating frequent passage by people entering the Demon Forest from here, making Ling Yuwei’s disappearance here abnormal.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so much movement here.
Lin Yi suddenly turned to a seemingly empty spot beside him and asked:
"Is it here?"
The Shadow Guard responsible for protecting Ling Yuwei was staring at Lin Yi in shock, cold sweat soaking his back:
’He can see me???’
Hilde, suppressing his inner shock, stepped out from the shadows and respectfully said:
"Reporting to Your Highness, it was here."
He then explained:
"Back then I sensed demons approaching, and in that split second of distraction, our lady suddenly vanished from here."
"With the lady’s strength, it’s impossible for her to leave my range of control in such a short time."
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