Chapter 164 No Pursuit

"They didn't chase after us…"

Sensing that the great prince of the Uyu clan hadn't pursued, Fang Yue felt a slight relief.

However, the head tree he was carrying on his shoulder wasn't in good shape.

Even far away from An Dong'er, You Sisi was still being absorbed by the formation, her aura growing weaker.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yue quickened his pace.

Since the night rain was blocked outside by the Mo Xian Formation, no bloody rain was falling from the sky.

But along the way, the entire street was devoid of life.

It was as if the survivors and the strange Uyu clan had all disappeared.

If he could see human corpses littering the streets, he could understand it as being the work of the strange creatures, but the current situation could only mean that all living beings in the capital were being turned into nourishment for the Mo Xian Formation, nourishment for An Dong'er, becoming an aid for her to become an immortal!

It was just that, as a Yu-level cultivator, and as You Sisi, who was already partially transformed into a spirit tree, the effects might not be so obvious.

In fact, if Fang Yue were to carefully sense it, he could feel that every time he used martial arts, a portion of his power would leak out, being pulled into the ground, absorbed by the spirit tree branches underground, and transferred to An Dong'er.

In a sense, An Dong'er, within the Mo Xian Formation, possessed infinite vitality and power.

All living beings within the Mo Xian Formation would eventually turn into her nourishment, becoming her support.

"Such an overbearing and powerful formation, it's truly a testament to Lord Mo's ingenuity…"

Fang Yue's understanding of Mo Qing still remained from the impression he had from the ancient ruins, at most thinking that Lord Mo was a research fanatic. He hadn't deeply considered that Lord Mo could owe favors to the then-living Qi Bajiu and create such a large-scale ancient ruin, which showed that Lord Mo was extraordinary.

Seeing You Sisi's cheeks become thin and gaunt, Fang Yue grew anxious and quickened his pace again.

Ahead, the imperial palace was already within visible distance.

Just as he had thought, a circular shield-like protective formation was indeed erected around the imperial palace, protecting it from being affected by the Mo Xian Formation. Moreover, there were sounds of people coming from there.

However… the sounds were of shouting, killing, and cries for help, indicating that something had happened within the imperial palace.

His heart skipped a beat, and worry flashed through Fang Yue's mind.

Han DaRen, Jing Yan, and Qing Chen were in the imperial palace. If Captain Wu had followed his orders, he should have arrived at the imperial palace with Tail as well.

"Please, don't let anything happen to you!"

Anxious, Fang Yue increased his speed.

But when he arrived at the entrance of the imperial palace, he saw two familiar figures, who were actually…

"Tail, Captain Wu? Why are you waiting at the entrance?"

That's right, the ones waiting at the entrance were Captain Wu and Tail.

Their expressions were different when they saw Fang Yue.

Captain Wu first showed a look of pleasant surprise, but when he saw that Fang Yue only had You Sisi's head in his hands, his expression immediately froze, his expression becoming somewhat strained and unsightly, as if it took a great deal of effort for him to ask in a hoarse voice.

"Captain Ye… where's An Dong'er? You said you would definitely rescue her…"

Captain Wu knew this was childish behavior, but he couldn't help but want to get angry. He simply couldn't suppress the emotions in his heart.

Tail, on the other hand, was much simpler, just lowering his head, not daring to face Fang Yue, as if he was still ashamed to see Fang Yue after what had happened before.

"I'm sorry, An Dong'er… I couldn't save her, but she's not in immediate danger."

Fang Yue approached the two and briefly told them what had happened, comforting Captain Wu's somewhat agitated emotions, and then asked, "What's the situation in the imperial palace? I need to get You Sisi into the imperial palace immediately to take refuge, otherwise she won't last much longer."

"The formation that the imperial palace opened is very profound, and we can't break it. However, you vagrants have a special way of communicating, so I asked Tail to explain the situation to Jing Yan and the others inside, so that Han DaRen inside could find a way to open the formation. But we haven't heard back yet."

After a pause, Captain Wu said with a firm gaze, "Captain Ye, you just said that the great prince of the Uyu clan is also over there, right? I don't know why you're so confident that An Dong'er's life isn't in danger. I will help you enter the imperial palace formation to save Captain You's life, but after I do that, I will leave immediately and go to An Dong'er's side!"

"…Captain Wu, you can act according to your own ideas, I won't stop you."

"Okay."

It was clear that Captain Wu was angry, even a little annoyed.

He trusted Fang Yue too much, but he hadn't thought that Fang Yue might give up some people for the sake of You Sisi's safety.

This was human nature, and Captain Wu could understand. What he regretted was that he hadn't thought of this at the time, and completely entrusted the rescue to Fang Yue.

At this time, Fang Yue was frantically sending messages to Jing Yan and Qing Chen, trying to get in touch with them.

But the messages were like stones sinking into the sea, making Fang Yue feel uneasy.

Looking at the chaotic sounds of fighting inside the imperial palace and the shocking corpses on the ground, he felt anxious.

He didn't know much about formations either, so if he wanted to go in, he could only forcefully break it open.

After the previous incident with An Dong'er's protective barrier, Fang Yue began to doubt his own strength. He wondered if he could break the imperial palace's formation with all his strength.

But with the crisis at hand, he could only take a gamble if there was no other way.

Telling Tail to take care of You Sisi, who was already on her last breath and mumbling nonsense, Fang Yue drew his sword.

Amidst Tail's complex expression, Fang Yue was ready to strike.

But just then…

"Xiao Ye!!"

From the imperial palace, a figure was dragging a broken body and stumbling towards them.

Fang Yue took a closer look, and the person was actually 'Han DaRen'!

Fang Yue's face lit up with joy.

"Han DaRen, quickly help us open the formation and let us in, You Sisi can't hold on any longer!"

'Han DaRen' was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then showed a wry smile, pointing to his eyes and said.

"I'm not Han DaRen, I'm Lin Ling. Han DaRen has fallen into hibernation due to exhaustion of power, I'll tell you the details later."

As he spoke, Lin Ling had already run to the formation barrier, took out a jade pendant from his arms, and stuck it on the translucent thick-walled formation. The formation suddenly rippled open, and Fang Yue and the others quickly entered.

Entering the imperial palace, the pulling force from the ground disappeared instantly, and the whole person became a lot lighter.

At the same time, the deteriorating dry wood head finally stopped deteriorating, as if it had severed contact with the spirit tree outside, and was temporarily no longer being absorbed.

"Why has she become like this? Is this really You Sisi? Or has some strange creature transformed?"

Lin Ling asked in disbelief.

Fang Yue and the others exchanged glances and smiled wryly.

"This is indeed You Sisi, but she was absorbed by the spirit tree that An Dong'er transformed into, which is why she became like this."

"Wait, wait! I'm a little confused…"