CHAPTER 1106: 23. YAEN YUE

Yun Han glanced at Lu Lanxi who was still cultivating, stood up, and walked to the creek.

Lu Lanxi slowly opened her eyes and looked at Yun Han in surprise, "Brother Yun Han, I made a breakthrough. My cultivation is now at the Early-Mid Stage of Supreme Venerable. It’s definitely because of eating the fish from the creek."

Yun Han smiled and nodded, "I just checked, there are no more of those fish in the creek." He had just deliberately used his divine sense to sweep through the creek and found not a single fish. To say Xixi caught all the fish was definitely impossible. The only possibility was that these fish appeared at specific times.

"No more? I wanted to catch a few more!" Lu Lanxi said with a look of regret. Knowing her cultivation had improved due to eating the fish, she had planned to catch more and keep them in the space. She had caught some fish yesterday, grilled five of them, and now only nine were left. If she had known, she would have caught all the fish in the creek yesterday.

Seeing Lu Lanxi’s adorable pout, Yun Han’s lips curled into a doting smile he did not even realize himself, "Pack up, let’s get moving."

"Okay!" Lu Lanxi nodded, raised her hand with a wave, and put away the bedding and formation flag on the ground.

The mountains stretched on endlessly.

Lu Lanxi and Yun Han trekked through, taking breaks intermittently, and it took them nearly half a month to finally emerge from the mountain range.

"Brother Yun Han, look quickly, there are people up ahead." Lu Lanxi saw seven or eight cultivators resting not far ahead.

Yun Han nodded slightly, noticing that they had also spotted them, he held Lu Lanxi’s hand and walked towards them, simultaneously transmitting his voice, "If we find anything amiss, we’ll activate the teleportation talisman to escape immediately." They must be cautious now.

"Understood!" Lu Lanxi replied. She also realized she’d let her guard down somewhat, perhaps because she was with Brother Yun Han.

Arriving before the cultivators, Yun Han greeted them with clasped hands, "Hello! My sister and I got lost, could you tell us how far the nearest city is from here?"

"The closest is Dusk Purple City, we’re about to head there ourselves, why don’t we go together?" A handsome young man said with a smile.

"Young Master!" An elder beside him called out disapprovingly.

The young man waved his hand, "Meeting by chance, why not travel together?"

"Their cultivation is too weak, it’s impossible for them to cross Arc Forest." Another elder spoke.

"Arc Forest not only has divine beasts, but also various formations; bringing them along will only slow us down." A woman in a red dress opposed.

"The decision is made." The young man decided.

"Yes, Young Master!" Although everyone disagreed in their hearts, the young man was their master, and they had no choice but to obey.

The young man stood up, smiled at Lu Lanxi, "Hello! I’m Yaen Yue, may I ask how you two are addressed?"

"Yun Han!"

"Yun Xi!" Yun Han and Lu Lanxi replied. Since they claimed to be siblings, their surnames couldn’t be different.

Yaen Yue smiled and nodded, seeing that everyone else had also stood up, "Let’s set off now."

"Thank you!" Yun Han clasped his hands. Seeing no malice from them, his heart relaxed slightly.

"You’re welcome. Meeting here can be seen as our fate." Yaen Yue said warmly, "Arc Forest is filled with danger, once inside, you two must stick close to us." They had been sitting here discussing the route before entering.

"Alright!" Lu Lanxi nodded with a smile.

The group began their journey, led by an elder with long whiskers.

Earlier, Yaen Yue had introduced everyone to Lu Lanxi and Yun Han. The leading elder was the Great Elder, the one with a darker complexion was the Second Elder, the three who spoke earlier were the Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Elder, and the young man at the back was the Sixth Elder.

They were from the Yaen Family of Twilight City, and were heading to Dusk Purple City at the invitation of its City Lord, to attend the flower-viewing event at the City Lord’s Mansion. They were originally traveling by ship, but the ship was swept away by a flying divine beast mid-course and happened to drop them here.

Upon entering the forest, Lu Lanxi noticed many formations, all natural formations, although not very high level, they were intricately interconnected and quite mysterious.

She released her divine sense, analyzing these formations as she walked.

The Great Elder leading the way was a Divine Formation Master skilled in formations. Under his guidance, the group proceeded smoothly without encountering any obstacles.

"Roar!" A beast’s growl resounded.

A huge figure leapt from the forest, a Divine Level Second Order Saber-toothed Tiger blocked the group’s path.

"Everyone, be careful!" The Great Elder stepped back to shield Yaen Yue. His duty was to protect the Young Master.

Turning to Yun Han, who was shielding Lu Lanxi, "You must be lacking cultivation resources now. The spirit nucleus and hide of this Second-rank Saber-toothed Tiger can be exchanged for a divine crystal once in the city." Divine crystals are the most common cultivation resources, although for lower-level cultivators, they are the best cultivation resources.

"If you don’t want them, we won’t be polite." The Third Elder said. They weren’t obligated to protect the siblings, and they also wanted to see if the two had the qualifications to travel with them.

"Thank you!" Yun Han clasped his hands to them. He understood their intentions; he and Xixi were indeed too weak right now.

"Brother Yun, don’t overexert yourself." Yaen Yue advised kindly. He somewhat disagreed with his subordinates’ actions but understood their reasoning. They wanted to show Yun Han and Lan Xi a show of strength to make them leave on their own. He understood but since they were his subordinates, he couldn’t reprimand them for others.