With He Luoluo on his back and his feet on his sword, Ye Lan flew swiftly low over the treetops. He didn't stop even when he encountered caves with signs of habitation along the way. He wanted to find a completely secluded place to heal He Luoluo's wounds. He was currently injured, and if those people caught up with him, it would be difficult for him to escape.

To evade their pursuit, Ye Lan flew a great distance before stopping. He carried He Luoluo towards the densely wooded areas. The journey was quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.

As darkness approached, Ye Lan finally found a cave formed by the folding of a boulder near a water source. The cave was just deep enough for the two of them to hide in.

Ye Lan didn't feel that the cave was very safe, but considering that the danger in the forest would be greater after dark, and if they encountered a monster, it would be a huge bonus for him to be with an injured person. He could only make do for the night.

Ye Lan put He Luoluo down and cast a cleansing spell inside the cave. The cave, which was covered in loose rocks, instantly became clean. Before it got completely dark, he found some firewood not far from the cave. The temperature difference between day and night in the Cloud Cave was large, which was not a problem for cultivators, but He Luoluo was now no different from an ordinary person without her inner core, so he had to keep her warm.

He Luoluo sat on the rabbit fur mat that Ye Lan had laid out. She leaned against the wall, staring blankly at the fire Ye Lan had started. Perhaps recalling the ordeal of having her tendons pulled, she couldn't help but shiver. Seeing this, Ye Lan added some more firewood to the fire, making it burn even brighter.

The temperature inside the cave gradually warmed up, and he released Little White from the space. Little White had been impatient inside for a long time and was clamoring in his mind for it to come out, but given the situation was not right, Ye Lan did not comply with its request.

Little White stepped onto the mat that Ye Lan had laid out for it, surveying the newly appeared human.

Ye Lan ignored its actions. He took out the spiritual fruit he had prepared earlier from his spatial storage and handed it to He Luoluo. He Luoluo reached out and took it. Her bones and muscles had been repaired by the pills, and although she was not as strong as before, she still had the strength to lift things.

She took small bites of the spiritual fruit Ye Lan had given her. Now she could only taste the fruit's natural sweetness, and could no longer rely on these foods to restore her spiritual energy. Thinking of this, her eyes reddened, and she held back her tears.

On the other side, Ye Lan was grilling meat for Xiao Bai, focusing intently on the heat. She didn't notice her emotions or know that she was crying silently. Xiao Bai, however, noticed. She wagged her tail, looked at her curiously, and then looked at Ye Lan.

When Ye Lan looked at her again, He Luoluo was already in tears.

"Hey, don't cry. If the fruit isn't good, don't eat it. There's some barbecue here." Ye Lan was a little at a loss. He hadn't heard her and thought she was eating well. But when he turned around, he saw her crying with tears streaming down her face.

Upon hearing this, He Luoluo buried her head and burst into tears. She had been pampered by her parents since childhood, and her cultivation had been very smooth after entering the Green Mountain Sect. How could she have suffered such a serious injury? Moreover, her inner core had been destroyed, which was no different from killing someone in the cultivation world.

Seeing this, Ye Lan inwardly cried out in despair. This gay man had never had any experience in comforting a girl, nor a boy, so he could only let her cry.

Just as Ye Lan was wondering how to comfort him, he felt something tugging at his clothes. Looking down, he saw Xiao Bai scratching at his clothes with its claws.

It loosened its grip on Ye Lan's clothes, baring its teeth and glaring at him. This human actually wanted to use its food to coax someone else; how shameless!

"Stop fooling around. You don't like this anyway. Let Senior Sister Luo eat first."

Ye Lan's words were true. He only had the meat of low-level demon beasts in his space. Every time he fed it to Xiao Bai, it would refuse. This time, it was angry simply because it felt that Ye Lan did not value it. Xiao Bai, whose true feelings had been exposed, turned its back to him and ignored him, lying on the mat in a huff.

Ye Lan was instantly at a loss with them, so she divided the roasted meat on the rack in half for each of them. The roasted meat was brushed with honey, and its color was golden brown and shiny. It had been roasted long enough to be fragrant and had a hint of sweet honey aroma.

"Eat your fill first and cheer up. We can only take revenge after we find other companions. Once we get out of here, the elders will find a way to help you repair your inner core," Ye Lan comforted you softly.

The sobbing gradually subsided, and Ye Lan didn't continue speaking. He knew she could listen. Not long after, He Luoluo raised her head and wiped away her tears.

"You're right, I will make them pay!" He Luoluo's eyes hardened. If she had the chance, she wanted to kill these people with her own hands.

But a few seconds later, her eyes welled up with tears again: "Senior Sister Wen Yu is gone too."

Ye Lan frowned. How could this be related to Senior Sister Wen Yu?

He divided the roasted meat onto the plates, letting her eat and talk at the same time. He then used the rest to coax Xiaobai to eat. Xiaobai acted haughty and turned its head away, ignoring him. So he stroked Xiaobai's fur to coax it.

He Luoluo's voice trembled with tears as she recounted their ordeal. Yes, it was them; she wasn't the only one injured, and Senior Sister Wen Yu was also missing.

She met Senior Sister Wen Yu shortly after entering the Cloud Cave, and the two traveled together. With the help of the treasure-hunting artifacts in Senior Sister Wen's family, they found many rare and precious materials, and their cultivation levels increased significantly. While searching for treasures, they also looked for Senior Brother Song, but they were unlucky. They searched for more than a year without encountering any other members of their sect. Instead, they encountered many cultivators who wanted to seize treasures, but they all joined forces to drive them away.

Just half a month ago, when they went to collect snow lingzhi, they encountered a dying mother wolf beast and her cub. The environment around the snow lingzhi was quite harsh, and the wolf beast had gained sentience. She couldn't bear to see them die in this icy and snowy place, so she offered to heal them. Senior Sister Wen had no objection and helped her heal the wolf beast. Little did she know that this act of helping would lead to a deadly disaster.

In the days following their encounter with the Heavenly Wolf Beast, they stayed with these two demonic beasts. The Heavenly Wolf Beast, now possessing intelligence, was grateful and voluntarily led them to search for the thousand-year-old Snow Spirit Mushroom. It also found them many rare herbs that the treasure-hunting artifact could not identify.

However, their good fortune was short-lived. Just as they were about to part ways with the Heavenly Wolf Beast, they encountered disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Without saying a word, these disciples attacked the Heavenly Wolf Beast with deadly force, sparing neither them nor the beast.

Only then did they realize that the Sirius Beast had been injured by the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and that they, along with it, had become enemies to be hated.

More than a dozen disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect gathered here, and the two of them, along with the Heavenly Wolf Beast, were no match for them.

Senior Sister Wen tried to make peace with them: "Shen Feng, your Heavenly Sword Sect is going too far. Aren't you afraid of retaliation from our Green Mountain Sect?"

"If you die, no one will know that we did it. Kill them!" The leader's attack did not weaken; on the contrary, he went all out, and the surrounding disciples attacked even more fiercely.

Finally, the Heavenly Wolf Beast self-destructed its spirit core, giving them a chance to escape. When she glanced back, she saw tears in the Heavenly Wolf Beast's eyes. It told them to take its cubs and leave, while it quickly turned to fight the enemy, self-destructing its spirit core in an attempt to perish together with the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

However, it underestimated the despicable nature of the people from the Heavenly Sword Sect. Shen Feng actually pushed several disciples in front of him, using their bodies to block the power of the Heavenly Wolf Beast's self-destruction. Only those few unknown disciples perished.

When the Heavenly Sword Sect was about to catch up, Senior Sister Wen suggested splitting into two groups. Since her cultivation was higher, she would carry the Heavenly Wolf Beast to lure away the enemy, allowing He Luoluo to escape.

Who knew that the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect were determined to silence her? He Lulu was eventually captured and used as bait to lure out Senior Sister Wen. Fearing that she would resist, they destroyed her inner core.

As it turned out, Senior Sister Wen didn't appear. Instead, Ye Lan discovered them. Ye Lan's cultivation was higher than theirs, which gave them a chance to escape.

“If I hadn’t said I was in charge of them, Senior Sister Wen Yu wouldn’t have gone missing.” A trace of pain appeared in He Luoluo’s eyes. She felt remorseful for dragging her senior sister down with her actions.

"Given the current situation, the fact that they're still using you as bait means that Senior Sister Wen is still safe," Ye Lan analyzed.

"Yes, I hope so," she said softly. If something happened to Senior Sister Wen, she probably would never be able to forgive herself for the rest of her life.

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