Transcending the Magic Era: The Supreme Female Archmage

Chu Yichen's gaze fell on Chu Qiuchi, who was still fast asleep. He took a deep breath, turned to face the others, and said firmly, "Seven days have passed, and my sister still hasn't woken up. We can't wait any longer. We only have three days left to complete our mission; we must take action."

"Xingyao and Minghui, your mental strength hasn't fully recovered yet, so please stay and take care of my sister. The cave we stumbled into last time should be the Blood Bat Clan's habitat. So now there's only one target left to explore. Yu-ge, let's go investigate the Three-Eyed Demon Boar Clan's territory."

"Ah."

Nalan Xingyao's gaze lingered on Chu Yichen and Ji Moyu. "How about I go with you? I can meet you outside."

Seeing this, Puyang Minghui hurriedly stepped forward, gently grabbed Chu Yichen's arm, and said cautiously with a hint of pleading in her voice, "How about I take Qiuchi with me to the vicinity, and we'll hide and wait for you not far away, okay?"

Chu Yichen's gaze swept across Puyang Minghui and Ji Moyu's faces, seemingly hesitant. "Brother Yu, what do you think?"

Puyang Minghui quickly turned her gaze to Ji Moyu, her eyes filled with pleading, like a kitten abandoned by its owner.

"can."

Upon receiving Ji Moyu's affirmative reply, Puyang Minghui's lips immediately curled into a smile, her eyes shimmering with a gentle, spring-like joy. She patted her chest, assuring everyone, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of Qiuchi! You all be careful too!"

Chu Yichen carefully picked up Chu Qiuchi, and after confirming the route on the map, the group quickly headed towards the territory of the Three-Eyed Demon Boar Clan. It was quite unexpected; during the days they were relentlessly pursued by the Cloud-Breaking Eagle, they had lost track of how far they had run. They only knew that this direction roughly led to the Blood Bat Clan's territory, but they never imagined they would stumble upon their doorstep.

Upon reaching the border of the Three-Eyed Demon Boar Clan's territory, the group first found a suitable hiding place for Puyang Minghui and Chu Qiuchi. Then, Chu Yichen, Ji Moyu, and Nalan Xingyao set off to scout ahead.

Puyang Minghui sat quietly behind a large tree, gently placing Chu Qiuchi on her lap, glancing occasionally in the direction her companions had left, her eyes full of concern.

Meanwhile, the three cautiously approached the territory of the Three-Eyed Demon Boar Clan. Upon reaching the outskirts, Nalan Xingyao found a hidden tree and silently climbed up, while Ji Moyu and Chu Yichen continued their reconnaissance deeper. Halfway through their journey, Chu Yichen's eyes suddenly lit up. He tugged at Ji Moyu's sleeve, subtly signaling to him with his eyes.

Ji Moyu followed Chu Yichen's gaze and frowned, for it was just a pile of excrement.

He looked at Chu Yichen with a questioning gaze, while Chu Yichen gestured cautiously.

After watching for a while, Ji Moyu finally understood what Chu Yichen meant: he wanted them to smear that lump of excrement on their bodies.

Seeing Ji Moyu hesitate, Chu Yichen decided to take the initiative. He carefully took out a piece of paper, wrapped up the feces, and began to smear it on himself. Ji Moyu struggled internally for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and went over.

The Three-Eyed Boar primarily relies on its sense of smell to identify its own kind, so this method allowed them to avoid many unnecessary troubles. After applying the ointment, both of them emitted an unpleasant odor. They pinched their noses and continued their reconnaissance.

Just as they expected, covered in excrement, they moved freely within the territory of the Three-Eyed Boar Clan. They quickly surveyed the area, roughly estimated the number of boars, and then prepared to leave.

Just as they were walking out, a three-eyed demonic boar suddenly appeared in front of them. Its nose twitched slightly as it sniffed the air, eyeing the two uninvited guests with suspicion. The two tentatively shifted their positions, and the three-eyed boar adjusted its location accordingly. Then, the two humans and the boar began a slow and eerie circling motion, each cautiously probing the other, the atmosphere tense and delicate.

Chu Yichen looked at Ji Moyu, asking for her opinion on what to do and whether to take action directly. Ji Moyu shook her head at him. They were still within the territory of the Three-Eyed Demon Boar, and if a conflict broke out, they would be facing not just one demon boar, but the entire herd.

After several rounds of slow circling, the three-eyed boar seemed to quickly lose patience, its eyes flashing with a fierce light as if it was about to launch an attack.

At this critical moment, Chu Yichen flashed forward, quickly pulled a tablecloth from his mental space, nimbly mounted the three-eyed demonic boar's back, and tightly wrapped it around its head and mouth. He used all his strength to hold the boar's neck, preventing it from making any sound.

The three-eyed boar was startled by this sudden action and panicked, frantically charging around in place, trying to shake off the obstruction on its head and the uninvited guest on its back. However, Chu Yichen held on tightly, and with its vision completely blocked, even its attack skills couldn't hit its target.

Nalan Xingyao, who was waiting in the distance, witnessed this scene: Chu Yichen rode on a three-eyed demonic boar, galloping wildly away. She immediately slid down from the tree to catch him.

Just as the three-eyed demonic boar was about to crash into the tree with Chu Yichen, Nalan Xingyao quickly stepped forward, opened her arms, and shouted at Chu Yichen, "Let go, jump!"

Seeing this, Chu Yichen gritted his teeth, immediately released his grip, and leaped toward Nalan Xingyao. Nalan Xingyao caught him steadily, but the force of the impact still caused the two of them to roll around more than a dozen times before coming to a stop.

The three-eyed boar, however, was so disoriented after crashing violently into a tree that it eventually passed out.

Chu Yichen quickly stood up, reached out to help Nalan Xingyao up, and asked with concern, "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Nalan Xingyao stood up, shook her head, and gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm fine. Where's Brother Yu?"

Chu Yichen slightly raised his chin, gesturing forward with his eyes, "Look, isn't that it!"

Nalan Xingyao turned her head following Chu Yichen's gaze and saw that Ji Moyu still had a delicate face and neat clothes, not even a single hair was disturbed. He was walking out of the Three-Eyed Demon Boar Clan's territory with a calm and unhurried pace.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Nalan Xingyao couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the two people's completely different ways of making their entrances.

"Hey, hey, stop laughing! Do you know how hard I work?!"

"Haha, okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore!" Nalan Xingyao agreed, but she still couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, you..." Chu Yichen's eyes darted around, and he suddenly said, "You're covered in feces..."

These words successfully stopped Nalan Xingyao from laughing, and she gritted her teeth and cast a cleansing spell on herself.

After finishing speaking, Chu Yichen quickly cleaned himself up. Seeing Ji Moyu approach, he immediately ran to Ji Moyu's side, affectionately put his arm around Ji Moyu's shoulder, and asked with a hint of smugness, "Brother Yu, how was it? Wasn't my performance just now very clever?"

Ji Moyu glanced indifferently at Chu Yichen's actions, which were exactly the same as Chu Qiuchi's, and sighed inwardly that they were indeed siblings. Then she nodded, her tone carrying a hint of approval: "Yes, clever!"

Indeed, without Chu Yichen's quick thinking, they might have already been caught in a chaotic battle. The three walked side by side on the path leading to Puyang Minghui's hiding place. The clouds in the sky were dyed golden-red by the setting sun, casting long shadows on them with warm light. The surrounding forest gradually receded behind them, the outlines of the trees becoming soft and blurred in the afterglow of dusk.