Fu Tingfang couldn’t help but feel a bit restless.
Seeing this, Huo Tianxiao comforted her, "Miss Three, there’s no need to worry. With Second Bro’s strength, dealing with that kid is a piece of cake. I’m sure it won’t be long before he returns with his head."
"I’m not doubting the Second Village Chief’s ability, it’s just that Zhao Ya is so cunning. I’m afraid the Second Village Chief might fall into his trap again by accident," Fu Tingfang said with some concern, feeling a lingering fear in her heart.
If not for her quick wits earlier, she might have ended up like Diao Ruhai, dead.
To kill Diao Ruhai right under Zhan Feng’s nose, unnoticed, Zhao Ya’s methods were truly terrifying.
Fu Tingfang finally felt a tinge of regret, thinking that she shouldn’t have provoked Zhao Ya in the first place.
But it was too late to say anything now, she could only hope Zhan Feng would return safely with Zhao Ya’s head.
However, things often don’t turn out as expected, and it wasn’t long before Zhan Feng returned.
Not only did he not bring Zhao Ya’s head, but one of Zhan Feng’s eyes had been shot blind.
Seeing this, everyone at Cyan Bamboo Ridge was shocked.
"Second Bro, what... what happened?" Huo Tianxiao, shocked beyond belief, asked.
"Quickly, give me the Antitoxic Elixir!"
Zhan Feng had no time to explain.
At this moment, he felt that the blinded eye didn’t hurt; instead, it was followed by a sensation of ecstasy.
But the more he felt this way, the more terrified he became.
After all, Zhao Ya’s enigmatic poisoning methods had left a deep impression on him.
And now it was obvious that the sleeve arrow was also poisoned.
For the sake of survival, he disregarded all dignity and rushed back to Wuxiang City.
Antitoxic Powder, Detoxification Pill, Detoxification Water...
Various detoxifying medicines were swallowed by Zhan Feng in a hurry.
At this point, someone started to treat Zhan Feng’s wound.
The sleeve arrow had been pulled out, but there were fragments of the eye that needed dealing with.
Once the wound was cleaned and bandaged, Zhan Feng finally felt the pain.
This allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the poison from the sleeve arrow seemed to be neutralized.
But it’s unclear if the peculiar poison he encountered had been nullified?
If it couldn’t be neutralized, wouldn’t that mean he was carrying a ticking time bomb in his body?
Thinking of this, Zhan Feng felt a heavy weight on his heart, his previous arrogance and confidence were long gone.
He deeply regretted not listening to Huo Tianxiao and others, his carelessness leading him into the forest and into Zhao Ya’s trap.
But now it was too late to say anything, he could only force himself to get on with things and cover up what had happened.
The people of Cyan Bamboo Ridge dispersed, leaving only Fu Tingfang and a few core members.
"Second Village Chief, what exactly happened?" Fu Tingfang couldn’t wait to ask.
"Alas, I underestimated that kid!" Zhan Feng sighed, then recounted the events.
After listening, Fu Tingfang felt a chill in her heart.
Even Zhan Feng was poisoned by Zhao Ya without any awareness, doesn’t that mean if it were her, she wouldn’t have any chance to struggle?
From this point on, Fu Tingfang didn’t dare to have any thought of revenge, instead just wanting to return to Cyan Bamboo Ridge as soon as possible, and stay on the mountain.
Zhan Feng’s injury had caused quite a stir, far from subsiding.
The Hong and Yang families, upon hearing that Zhan Feng had pursued Zhao Ya out of the city and returned defeated, reacted quite differently.
But none of the three allied forces were willing to give up on this Meat Field, starting a new round of scheming against each other.
But these matters had nothing to do with Zhao Ya.
At this moment, he was trekking through the forest with Zui’Er.
Zhao Ya didn’t take the official road.
Because with the world in chaos, all sections of the official roads were occupied by various forces.
To pass through, one had to pay.
The issue being that it was just Zhao Ya and Zui’Er traveling, such a combination seemed like easy prey to many.
So it’s very likely that even after paying the toll, they wouldn’t get through, but instead invite more trouble.
Although with Zhao Ya’s current strength, he could ensure the safety of himself and Zui’Er.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhao Ya decided to traverse through the forest with Zui’Er.
At least until they’re out of Wuxiang City’s sphere of influence before considering taking the official road.
Besides, the forest now seemed like his backyard, with only a few Exotic Beasts to avoid, the rest posed no obstacle to him.
This was also because the mountains within Wuxiang City, or even the entire Yunxiao County, didn’t contain any powerful Exotic Beasts.
It’s said that in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain of Wanshou County, Exotic Beasts were rampant, with extremely powerful beings nestled deep within.
Such places were real Wilderness Lands, where not only Zhao Ya, but even professional Beast Hunters with Fourth Realm strength had to be extremely cautious.
Thinking of Wanshou County, Zhao Ya couldn’t help but think of Song Peiwan and the others.
He didn’t know where they were now.
Zhao Ya wasn’t worried about their safety, as they were protected by the Black Armor Army; unless the bandits along the way were blind, they wouldn’t dare provoke them.
"Ya, it’s getting late, there’s a small stream ahead, let’s rest there."
"Okay."
Zui’Er was very happy.
Although she felt a bit reluctant when first leaving Wuxiang City, it being the place she’d grown up, hence she made sure to visit her grandmother’s grave and cried a lot.
But once she followed Zhao Ya into the forest, Zui’Er felt like a bird released from a cage, exuberant with joy.