The Evil Emperor's Beloved

In the silent dense forest, Jing Yueli and his group walked quietly. Everyone looked around vigilantly, their eyes constantly scanning through the surrounding trees, and their weapons in their hands were tightly grasped, ready to deal with any emergencies at any time.

Although everyone's attention was focused on watching everything happening around them, they also maintained a basic tacit understanding with each other. When their eyes met, they could also recognize some hints of danger in each other's eyes.

Less than ten miles to their left front, a group of thirty people dressed in tight clothes, with a large "佣" character embroidered on the arms of their shirts, were rushing in one direction. Each of them had sharp eyes, tall and strong bodies, agile steps, and a murderous aura. If Jing Yueli was here, she would definitely recognize the origin of this group of people.

This is definitely a mercenary group.

Judging from the speed at which they were traveling, it was obvious that this group of mercenaries were traveling with a purpose.

On another road not far from the mercenary group, there was also a group of people hurrying along.

Therefore, including Jing Yueli's team, there were a total of three teams traveling in a hurry.

Half a quarter of an hour later, looking down from the top of the dense forest, the three teams were about to meet at the fifth mission point.

Li Luo, Dongfang Qiu and Su Heqin, who were exploring the way ahead, were retreating quickly.

Ever since Dongfang Qiu and Su Heqin had an inexplicable admiration for Jing Yueli and secretly recognized her as their master, they took the initiative to take over the scouting work. Jing Yueli was happy to see them take the initiative, but for the sake of safety, Li Luo decided to follow them. After all, as a secret guard, Li Luo was the king in terms of experience. Besides, it was still a trial before admission, so he couldn't be careless.

Seeing the three people coming back in such a hurry and with messy steps, Jing Yueli became inexplicably alert, wondering if something had happened before, otherwise even Li Luo would not be so uneasy.

When the others saw them coming back, they quickly gathered around.

"What happened in front?" After the three of them stood up, Jing Yueli immediately stepped forward and asked.

Li Luo was afraid that his master would be anxious, so just as he was about to speak, someone spoke first.

Dongfang Qiu just told Jing Yueli what they saw in front of them like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

"Ms. Yueli, not far to our left and in front, we spotted another group of people taking the entrance exam. In addition to them, there is a group of people we don't recognize. From what we three have observed, they should be people from Huanyue Island."

Su Heqin on the side also hurriedly added, "And judging from the clothes and momentum of those people, if we are not mistaken, they should be the mercenary group from Huanyue Island."

"Yes, we have such a guess because there are obvious words embroidered on their clothes." Dongfang Qiu pointed to his left arm, "A mercenary."

Hearing this, Jing Yueli frowned.

The other people also looked solemn.

"Why do you have such expressions? Aren't you just mercenaries?" The others didn't understand and looked at their expressions with a bit of disapproval.

"Yeah, Yueli, why do you look so bitter and resentful?" Leng Tianshuang and Si Mowen had no experience, so it was no wonder they asked this.

Si Moyu glared at Si Mowen unhappily and said, "The appearance of the mercenary group means that they have some kind of mission, and they will not stop until they achieve their goal. Moreover, they are so close to us, it is obvious that their target is nearby, but..." Si Moyu was so solemn that he didn't know what to say.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"However, our fifth mission point is also nearby. If, assuming that everyone's destination is the same..."

"If the destination is the same, a confrontation is inevitable," Xuanyuan Chen continued.

"Yes, from what Dongfang Qiu and the others have just found out, there is another group of people around the fifth mission point of the admission trial besides our team. It is obvious that they would not appear here for no reason. If I am correct, their goal and mission should be the same as ours." Jing Yueli analyzed.

Leng Tianchao at the side also said, "Another point is that both teams are here for the mission. It's easy to control our own people, but it's hard to say about the other team. Let's not talk about whether they will listen to our arrangements. Just because we are still competitors, the possibility of cooperation is very low. Even if everyone reaches a consensus in the end and cooperates to complete the mission, there is no guarantee that someone will not do bad things in the middle. If we are not careful at that time, everyone is likely to be exposed to danger."

Everyone nodded in agreement. From the information obtained by Dongfang Qiu and others and the analysis of Jing Yueli and others, it was indeed correct.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Jing Yueli finally concluded. "Now we all need to figure out a few things: 1. Who is the other trial team? 2. Is the mercenary group's target the same as we just guessed? 3. What is the possibility that the other trial team will cooperate with us? 4. The strength of the mercenary group! In case of a conflict, what is our chance of winning?"

After saying this, Jing Yueli looked at everyone to see if anyone had anything to add.

In the end, everyone had similar ideas. Jing Yueli decided to go and investigate in person, while the others found a place to hide and wait.

Li Luo and Li Yu refused at first. They insisted on following Jing Yueli and could not let her take the risk alone.

Originally Jing Yueli was going to go alone. If she really encountered danger, she could hide in it even if she risked exposing the space. If the two of them followed her, she would not be able to use the space.

In the end, there was no choice but for Jing Yueli to let them follow her at their insistence, while Dongfang Qiu and Su Heqin stayed behind to be responsible for everyone's safety.

Li Luo led the way, Jing Yueli and Li Yu followed closely behind and headed in the direction of the two teams.

On the way, Jing Yueli gave Li Luo and Li Yu each an invisibility talisman, just in case.

Jing Yueli found a lot of talismans on the fifth floor of the Star Tower, which came in handy now.

When Li Luo and Li Yu saw clearly what was in their hands, their admiration for their master increased: their master could even draw talismans now!

Jing Yueli noticed their gazes and looked up at them.

There were little stars of admiration in the eyes of both of them. Jing Yueli coughed dryly out of embarrassment. It was really a beautiful misunderstanding.

Of course, Jing Yueli would not tell them the truth.

Soon Jing Yueli and the others arrived at the mercenary group's station.

The three of them looked at each other, then tiptoed onto the nearest ancient tree and hid behind the dense branches.

There were already a dozen tents where the mercenaries were stationed, and they were still being set up when they came to investigate just now.