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Seeing that Lin Chuan had said this, Dugu Yan stopped being coy.
After a stick of incense had burned, all the dishes on the table were eaten clean.
After spending a short time together, the three girls had already become familiar with each other. The girl from the tavern was holding Dugu Yan's hand, chatting about something with a look of curiosity on her face.
"Sister Yan, are you all Soul Masters?"
"Yes!" Dugu Yan nodded with a smile.
The tavern girl asked again, "That's great. I originally wanted to become a Soul Master too, but unfortunately my talent isn't good enough. Sister Yan, can you tell me about the life of a Soul Master?"
"No problem at all!"
Since she had nothing else to do, Dugu Yan didn't mind chatting.
As Dugu Yan described the scene, the tavern girl listened intently, occasionally letting out gasps of surprise; she was clearly very enthusiastic.
That sweet, bell-like voice brought joy to Lin Chuan's heart.
In such a harmonious atmosphere, time passed quietly.
About an hour later, Lin Chuan slowly opened his eyes, waking up from his dozing, and turned to look at the girls who were chatting enthusiastically.
"Yanzi, Lingling, it's almost time, we should continue on our way!"
"what?!"
Hearing this, the tavern girl's eyes showed a hint of reluctance. "Are you leaving so soon? Sister Yan, why don't you stay a few more days and attend my grandfather's birthday banquet before you leave?"
Dugu Yan shook her head slightly, looking apologetic. "I'm afraid it won't work. We really have urgent business to attend to and are in a hurry. We can't stay any longer."
"Is that so...Okay then!"
The tavern girl could only sigh, her eyes filled with anticipation, "Then, Sister Yan, if you happen to pass by again in the future, you must come. I will treat you well then."
Dugu Yan's heart softened, and she nodded gently, "Don't worry, we will definitely come again when we get back."
"Sister Yan, Sister Lingling, and Brother Lin, please take care on your journey!"
After a reluctant farewell, the carriage slowly drove out of the town.
Opening the car window, you can still see the frail figure of the tavern girl in the distance.
"This girl is really nice," Lin Chuan said somewhat abruptly.
Dugu Yan nodded in agreement, "She's such a lovely girl. I haven't seen anyone so innocent and romantic in a long time. I almost want to adopt her as my little sister."
Lin Chuan smiled immediately, "If you really want to, then do it. Even taking her back to the Heaven Dou Empire is no problem. Anyway, the territory is so big, surely it can accommodate three or four people?"
Encouraged like this, the girl was somewhat tempted, but then gently shook her head.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. We should at least ask for her opinion, right? Besides, the most important thing right now is to focus on the upcoming assessment."
"That's true, let's talk about it later!"
Chapter 143 The Cat Being Chased
For Lin Chuan and his friends, their experience in the small town was just a minor episode.
After two more days of travel, the group arrived at a mountain range.
According to Dugu Yan's description, the Earth Temple is located in this mountain range.
However, before they could search carefully...
"boom--"
A dull thud broke the tranquility of the wilderness, startling countless birds, which flew away in flocks into the sky.
Such a loud noise naturally did not escape Lin Chuan's ears.
“Xiao Chuan…” Dugu Yan’s expression immediately darkened.
Without Dugu Yan's prompting, Lin Chuan's eyes flashed red the instant he heard the noise, and he immediately got a complete picture of what was happening nearby.
The next moment, his expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
"Someone is being hunted down, and it's someone we know well."
Upon hearing this, both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were taken aback. In the end, it was Dugu Yan who realized something first, "Could it be an opponent we encountered in the Elite Tournament?"
"That's right, and they're already coming over."
As soon as Lin Chuan finished speaking, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the woods.
Immediately afterwards, several more figures followed closely behind and soon appeared in their line of sight.
"You can't escape now. Surrender obediently and come back with us!"
There was no response to her words. The fugitive girl caught sight of Lin Chuan and the others out of the corner of her eye. She was startled, gritted her teeth, and immediately turned around and rushed over.
"Stubborn and unyielding!"
The leader of the pursuers snorted coldly and immediately condensed a ball of purplish-black energy, which he then smashed forward.
Sensing the energy fluctuations behind her, the girl gritted her teeth and did not stop. She endured the terrifying attack head-on, spitting out a mouthful of blood and crashing heavily in front of Lin Chuan.
“Help…Help…”
He tried to say something, but couldn't catch his breath and immediately fainted.
"She is... Zhu Zhuqing?!"
Although she looked somewhat disheveled, Dugu Yan still recognized the person's identity.
"What's going on?" The girl was still a little confused.
Lin Chuan recalled Zhu Zhuqing's reaction just now, and he could easily understand what she was thinking. He sighed speechlessly, "What else could it be? An unexpected disaster!"
"Look, here they are!"
Lin Chuan pointed to the incoming attack, feeling quite helpless.
Can't we just be reasonable? Is this how royalty or large families always act?
"Hmph, looking for death!"
Dugu Yan snorted coldly, and her body lit up with a yellow-green light.
"Earth Protection Armor!"
Suddenly, the Earth God's Decree flew out, radiating five dazzling brown rays of light, which transformed into five energy armors, landing on the individuals.
"Ling Ling!"
Almost without Dugu Yan's prompting, Ye Lingling had already released her martial spirit to provide assistance to Dugu Yan and another member of the Ye family.
With a loud bang, the attack exploded.
However, with the double blessing, Lin Chuan and his group of five were not harmed at all.
"This is an earth dragon? And a Nine-Heart Begonia? You're from Tianshui Academy?!"
After seeing that the attack was ineffective, the leader of the men in black recognized Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's martial spirits, and naturally also recognized their identities.
Especially after seeing Lin Chuan standing to the side, she suddenly realized something and was filled with fear.
The leader of the men in black quickly spoke up, "Hold your hand, this is a misunderstanding!"
"Enough with the nonsense, let's beat you all down first!"
She hadn't done anything wrong, yet she suffered an undeserved disaster. Anyone would be upset in that situation. Dugu Yan snorted coldly, her hands continuing their work without pause.
Lin Chuan didn't intend to stop her, and just stood silently beside Ye Lingling.
The group of men in black were not particularly strong; the strongest among them was only a Soul King. They had already been stopped by the Soul Emperor of the Ye family, who was in charge of driving the carriage, so victory was naturally not a problem.
As for the remaining four Soul Masters and five Soul Venerables, they are not worth worrying about at all.
Dugu Yan could take this opportunity to hone her skills.
However, on the other hand, the fact that such a configuration couldn't even catch a mere Soul Master undoubtedly made Lin Chuan's expression somewhat strange.
Is it that they can't catch it, or that they don't want to catch it?
After a brief exchange, the men in black were instantly suppressed, and could even be said to be in grave danger.
Leaving aside the battle of the Ye family's Soul Emperor, Dugu Yan's side, relying on the strength of her martial soul, plus the Earth God's Token and Ye Lingling's assistance, is suppressing the nine opponents.
But in Lin Chuan's view, this balance would not last long and would soon be broken.
"Damn it, let's retreat!"
The leader, the black-clad Soul King, clearly realized this as well. He no longer took any chances and loudly issued the order to retreat. Then, disregarding the situation of the others, he turned around and tried to escape.
"Kill them!"
Lin Chuan's cold voice suddenly rang out, and at the same time he summoned the Sunset Bow.
Their whereabouts must not be revealed.
With Dugu Yan's strength, victory might not be difficult, but if the opponent is determined to escape, it will be difficult to leave everyone behind. Therefore, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands.