“I will send you back. With my presence, no one will make things too difficult for you.”
Ning Fan stopped speaking. As he travelled within the thirteenth swamp, his presence shifted smoothly and swiftly like a trace of smoke.
To the blood beasts of that area, his qi was a literal nightmare. Whichever beast sniffed his presence would all prostrate on the ground, shivering in fear.
Yu Chong’er felt a mild pain on her nose. According to Ning Fan’s words, he was obviously going to exert some pressure on the other revered elders so that they would not hold Yu Chong’er’s accountable.
A feeling of warmth filled her, making her heart skip a beat.
Other than her own mother, elder brother and master, Ning Fan was the first outsider who treated her well.
“Thank you…” Her voice was extremely soft. Perhaps Ning Fan did not hear her at all.
With Ning Fan’s speed, it only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to reach the place where Yu Bai and the rest were healing their wounds.
They had yet to leave the Blood Dragon Pool. The reason why Yu Bai had chosen to stay was naturally because he felt unsettled and guilty since Ning Fan had gone to search for his sister on his behalf.
Most of the blood beasts in the thirteenth swamp were already dead. There was basically no danger at all even when all twelve revered elders meditated in seclusion.
In the dwelling place which they stayed temporarily, all twelve of them were busy treating their own wounds. None of them was talking to each other.
When they sensed two traces of Divine Transformation Realm auras outside their cave, the expressions of all the revered elders changed. All of them slightly behaved like a bird that had been startled by a mere twang of a bow.
If they were blood beasts which had come to attack them, although they might be afraid to confront them, they would still fight to the bitter end.
Luckily, all of them discovered that the two traces of auras were very familiar at the next second. One of them belonged to Yu Chong’er whereas the other belonged to Ning Fan.
“Revered Ming has returned!”
The revered elder in hemp robes instantly rose to his feet with eyes filled with excitement.
The group of revered elders walked out of their dwelling place. Then, they saw Ning Fan stand outside the cave waiting for them with the usual smile on his face. Seeing him completely unscathed, the eyes of the revered elder in hemp robes were filled with an even deeper respect.
He had witnessed Ning Fan entering the second layer with his own eyes. One has to know that the second layer was a dangerous place where Void Refinement Realm creatures roamed freely.
Unexpectedly, not only did Ning Fan come back in one piece from the second layer but he had also successfully brought Yu Chong’er back.
This kind of strength and capability were truly impressive and admirable.
However, when the eyes of the revered elders fell upon Yu Chong’er, all of their expressions became a little unnatural.
It was all because of her that they had been in a life-threatening situation on that day. All of them certainly hated her to the core during that time.
However, on the following day after the incident, Ning Fan eliminated every last one of the blood beasts and headed to the second layer on his own. As for Yu Bai and the rest, they returned to the forest of the beast king and gathered a number of spiritual herbs.
There, they found signs of a living Blood Dragon Moss. However, the Blood Dragon Moss had been plucked away by someone.
Instantly, Yu Bai understood the reason behind all of this.
The reason why Yu Chong’er recklessly entered the forest of the beast king was because she was after the Blood Dragon Moss.
This Blood Dragon Moss was their only hope of curing their mother. By putting himself in her shoes, he would also do the same regardless of the costs if he was the one who discovered the existence of the Blood Dragon Moss in this forest.
He then told the other revered elders about his sister’s motive. All of them fell into silence.
As the saying goes, of all virtues, filial piety is the most important. Yu Chong’er was just eager to save her mother. She did not have the intention of causing any trouble to them. Besides, no one died during the incident.
Hence, the original hatred they had for her diminished a lot. However, they still wanted to reproach her.
If she discussed with them about her plan of stealing the spiritual herb, it would not have caused such a huge trouble to them if everyone cooperated.
All in all, Yu Chong’er was still at fault but her mistake was forgivable.
“Greetings to Revered Ming!”
The twelve revered elders straightened their backs and cupped their fists towards Ning Fan. Their eyes were filled with sincerity and respect.
If it wasn’t for Ning Fan, they would have died in the mouth of the beast king. Ning Fan was their savior and this debt of gratitude must never be forgotten easily.
“Mm. Brother Yu, I have rescued your younger sister. You don’t have to be worried anymore.”
Ning Fan loosened his embrace, allowing the brother and sister to reunite.
Yu Bai’s eyes shone with joy. However, as soon as he thought of his sister’s mistake, his face changed at once.
Yu Chong’er did not dare to look his brother in the eye. But when she thought of the promise that she earnestly made in front of Ning Fan from before, she regained her courage. Without backing off, she raised her head high and bowed towards the twelve revered elders to express her apology.
“I have endangered all of my Fellow Daoists’ lives and I know that not even ten thousand deaths will make up for my mistake. Fellow Daoists, if you want to punish me, you can just say so.”
“Hmph!” One of the revered elders snorted coldly. Evidently, he still harbored some resentment towards Yu Chong’er.
However, he was taken aback at the next moment. Just as he let out a sound, he saw Ning Fan suddenly walk up to Yu Chong’er and pull her into his embrace with one of his arms.
“Give me face!”
He did not explain too much. All he did was just utter a brief and simple sentence.
Even so, all of the revered elders there were sharp-witted. When they saw the intimacy between Ning Fan and Yu Chong’er and heard his words, how could they not know what he meant?
Ning Fan was pleading for their mercy on behalf of Yu Chong’er.
How could the twelve revered elders of the Serene Heaven Palace not give him face?!
Even if all of them were unaware that the reason why Yu Chong’er made that mistake was for her mother, they would also have no choice but to forgive her in order to pay respect to Ning Fan.
“This matter shall be written off right away!”
The elderly cultivator in hemp robes took the lead in voicing out their opinion. Then, each of the revered elders of the Serene Heaven Palace began to chime in with agreement one after another.