[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

Chapter 116 False Alarm 2

Yan Qing was locked in a fierce battle with the giant vengeful beast, but the other three were not to be outdone. A meter away from the battlefield, the three, their faces grim, simultaneously drew their swords and leaped forward to engage in combat with several other vengeful beasts of varying sizes and shapes that emerged greedily from the surrounding dense forest, hidden in the shadows.

Fortunately, these newly emerged vengeful beasts were far smaller and weaker than the giant beast that attacked first, by only a third. Moreover, from Yan Niangzi's perspective, it was clear that these vengeful beasts did not possess the rudimentary consciousness of the first giant beast. All their actions were driven by instinct, and their attacks were too rigid and inflexible. Once the opponent became familiar with their few attack patterns, they could easily evade the attacks and counterattack along the gaps.

Therefore, although there were quite a few of these vengeful beasts, Zheng Dong and his few bodyguards, who had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, were still able to manage to hold them off for a while!

Seeing that the battles on both sides under the tree were at a stalemate for the time being, and that her own people wouldn't be in any immediate danger, Madam Yan finally relaxed a little. She turned her head and stared intently at Wei Chaoyan's still pale and frightened face, gently comforting her, "Ayan, are you feeling any better? Would you like me to transfer some more spiritual energy to you?"

Wei Chaoyan clutched her clothes, soaked with sweat, withered leaves, and the stench of rotting mud, tightly in one hand. She waved weakly at her ear with the other, and in a hoarse voice, she weakly refused, "Aunt Yan, I'm much better now. Don't waste your spiritual energy anymore. The situation is unclear; you need to conserve your strength!"

"Gulp, gulp," Wei Chaoyan swallowed hard a few times, her voice hoarse with lingering fear, and asked, "Aunt Yan, what, what is this thing? How, how can it be so strange?"

"These are vengeful beasts that died in the forest and were resurrected by their resentment!" Lady Yan paused, then continued in a low voice. "Because this is a remote, deep forest, most of these resurrected evil spirits are actually wild beasts that died in the forest, not walking corpses!"

"These vengeful beasts not only retain their strength from when they were alive, but now that they are dead, they feel no pain, no fatigue, and no retreat, making them much more difficult to deal with than when they were alive! The only saving grace is that they are obviously dead beasts and do not possess the thinking ability of living beings! As long as Yan Qing and his group figure out their rigid and inflexible attack patterns, they will be able to seize the opportunity to defeat them and achieve victory!"

"As for the two of us, we just need to stay quietly in this safe place and not go down to cause trouble or hinder them!"

“But Father has never encountered these strange vengeful beasts before!” “Strange, Bamboo has led us here several times without encountering any vengeful beasts like these!” Wei Chaoyan and Yan Niangzi exchanged puzzled glances and expressed their doubts in unison.

So, was it just that Father Wei was lucky and avoided these dangers every time? Or were these vengeful beasts from somewhere else that appeared after Father Wei's death, when there were no vengeful beasts before?

For whatever reason, a thick gloom settled over both of them.

The two people in the tree were still pondering, completely bewildered, whether the appearance of the vengeful beast was a coincidence. Below the tree, Yan Qing and the others were engaged in a fierce battle with the vengeful beasts, with the sounds of clanging and banging filling the air.

Lost in thought, Wei Chaoyan was too weak to peek out from under the tree to see what was happening. She could only listen anxiously to the continuous crashing sounds.

Finally, Wei Chaoyan could no longer contain her worry and spoke to Yan Niangzi, who was seemingly lost in thought, "Aunt Yan, Uncle Qing and the others have been fighting for so long, are they alright? Perhaps," she hesitated, biting her dry lips, "Aunt, why don't you go down and help them? I should be safe staying up here in this tall tree!"

"Bang!" Wei Chaoyan had barely finished speaking when Yan Niangzi, who had snapped out of her reverie, gave her a hard slap on the forehead.

"Ouch!" Wei Chaoyan cried out in pain. "Aunt Yan, what happened to me again? Why did you suddenly flick my forehead again?!"

"You little brat, don't always think about these trivial things. I know perfectly well whether Yan Qing and the others can handle it. Even if they can't defeat the vengeful beasts, they can ensure their own safety and won't get hurt! On the contrary, who gave you the illusion that you're safe here and won't be attacked?!"

"Uh, uh, ah, is it not safe here either?" Wei Chaoyan stammered.

"...!!" Lady Yan paused before replying irritably, "In these deep mountains and dense forests, besides the abundance of ferocious beasts, how could there be no birds of prey?! They have wings and can fly!!"

"And what about reptiles, like snakes? Are you so sure these things won't suddenly appear?! Besides, which of these things are you capable of handling?!"

Wei Chaoyan, feeling stung by Yan Niangzi's hurtful words, looked embarrassed but still stubbornly retorted, "Well, Aunt Yan, I've been learning martial arts from my father since I was little. I wouldn't say I'm incredibly skilled, but I can certainly protect myself!"

Lady Yan didn't say anything more, but just looked at Wei Chaoyan with a mocking expression that said, "I'll just watch your performance quietly."

Seeing that Wei Chaoyan dared not be stubborn anymore under her gaze, Lady Yan got up and took a few steps forward, then lowered her head to observe the still fierce battle under the tree.

After observing carefully for a while, Lady Yan finally relaxed her tense back with a smile on her face. It turned out that Yan Qing had seized an opening in the giant vengeful beast and swiftly struck, severely injuring it. Then, seizing the opportunity, she pressed her body against the wound on the beast's back and unleashed several powerful attacks, grinding the beast down to its death.

The unconscious vengeful beast's massive body crashed to the ground with a loud thud, scattering withered leaves and broken branches. Ignoring the dead beast, Yan Qing, sword in hand, swiftly plunged into Zheng Dong and his group's battle, rapidly eliminating their opponents.

Yan Qing lived up to his reputation as the person with the highest combat power among them. With his arrival, the vengeful beasts that had been locked in a stalemate with the three of them for a long time quickly fell one by one to Yan Qing's sharp sword.

With Yan Qing's help, the other three were not to be outdone, and with great power, they cleared away all the emerging vengeful beasts in a very short time.

Looking at the grotesque corpses, shrouded in resentment, lying scattered on the ground, Zheng Dong and his two companions, their longswords planted firmly on the ground, breathed heavily, exhausted. Yan Qing, though also weary and disheveled, did not put on airs like the other three; her back remained as straight as a bamboo shoot. Though silent, her eyes, sharp as a hawk's, scanned the quiet surroundings, as if afraid of any hidden danger.

After a while, once he was sure there was no immediate danger around, Yan Qing signaled to Yan Niangzi in the tree to bring everyone down.