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Chapter 560 - 533 Quiet Night in the Woods

Chapter 560: Chapter 533 Quiet Night in the Woods

Li Chen turned his head, looking at An Cheng with a face full of surprise.

However, An Cheng seemed to have anticipated Li Chen’s reaction and watched him with a faint smile on his face.

"I do not wish to hide from Patriarch An that I have some research in medicines and can barely claim to have a slight understanding of them. May I inquire how this Pill was refined?" Li Chen’s gaze was somewhat astonished.

Indeed, this Pill, like the medicinal concoction he had brewed before, possessed the effects of enhancing cultivation and healing injuries.

But compared to the concoction, the Medicinal Properties of this Pill were much more gentle.

According to the type of concoction that Li Chen brewed, only someone like him could consume it. If it were given to an ordinary person, it would likely do more harm than good.

But this Pill was different. Not only was it much gentler in nature, but its potency was also stronger than the concoction’s.

Li Chen was genuinely curious about how this Pill was refined.

"This Pill is refined from the Sacred Herb that grows in the Sacred Pool inside our clan’s ancestral shrine," An Cheng timely answered Li Chen’s question.

"Then, Patriarch An, may I have the opportunity to see this Sacred Herb?" Li Chen asked with curiosity.

He was indeed quite curious about this Sacred Herb.

The appearance of the Pill was not unusual; it seemed to have been refined using the most Ancient methods.

So, the most crucial factor must be the ingredients. Li Chen really wanted to know what Herb was the ingredient for this Pill, and whether he had seen it before.

At this moment, Li Chen’s mind searched through the countless Herbs he had memorized as a child, but none matched the Medicinal Properties of the Pill he had just swallowed.

Perhaps there was one, but there were too many possibilities; not even he could distinguish it based solely on a single Pill.

Hearing Li Chen’s words, An Cheng’s face showed a contemplative expression, but soon he gently shook his head, "I’m afraid that won’t be possible."

At that time, An Xiu spoke up, "Our clan’s ancestral shrine is generally only accessible to those who have made great contributions to the clan. Normally, even for members of our clan, most are prohibited from entering."

"And if a foreigner wishes to enter the shrine, they must have made a substantial contribution to the village," An Xiu said with a slight shake of her head, appearing somewhat helpless.

Clearly, saving her did not count as a contribution to the village; at most, it had earned Li Chen An Cheng’s friendship.

Hearing both of their words, Li Chen also shook his head with some resignation, understanding that his wish was unlikely to be fulfilled.

How could the village, standing in the forests for so many years, possibly face a crisis so easily?

And without a crisis, how could he possibly have the opportunity to take action?

Li Chen shook his head, then stopped dwelling on the topic.

Actually, it wasn’t such an important matter to him.

His original purpose for coming here was just to find traces of Miao Chengda.

**

On the other side of the forest!

Among the dense jungle, the sound of rustling footsteps was heard. Andy leaned against a tree, his Red Moon so familiar in his hand that it seemed to have never left his palm, now held to one side.

Now, Andy had become a gambler, because he had staked everything on the Red Moon.

Moreover, he firmly believed that as long as he could succeed, he would definitely be able to kill Li Chen.

"King of the Netherworld, you are merely a stepping-stone for me. Just wait, I will kill you! The Time won’t be long..." A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Andy’s lips.

At that moment, he had completely forgotten the task given to him by the Holy Mountain. His heart was filled with the desire for revenge against Li Chen.

"Shick!"

"Thump!"

Andy’s right hand suddenly swung fiercely behind him. He didn’t even need to see what was there before he felt a surge of hot blood splatter on his face.

Only then did Andy turn his head.

Behind him was a black panther covered in pitch-black fur.

"Perfect, time for a replenishment," Andy said with a smile lifting the corners of his mouth as he looked at the panther.

The next moment, he dragged the black panther over with Red Moon in hand.

With a slight exertion of force in his palm, Red Moon pressed down.

The panther, not yet fully dead and still twitching slightly, suddenly lost all ability to move, life gone forever.

In the next instant, one could see Andy biting directly into the black panther’s neck, absorbing the blood from its body.

One man and one Weapon were simultaneously absorbing the blood within the panther’s body.

Soon, the black panther’s body shriveled up, and even the skin seemed to lose its elasticity and slackened.

All the blood within its body had been drawn away by both Andy and Red Moon.

At the same time, the wounds on Andy’s body also began to heal rapidly.

The power of blood helped Andy recover from his injuries!

In some ways, this ability was almost diabolical.

However, this eerie ability evidently did not come from Andy himself, but from Red Moon in his hand.

After finishing the blood, Andy wiped his mouth and let out a satisfied burp.

He felt his body rapidly recovering.

And this rate of recovery was clearly faster than he had anticipated.

"Red Moon, oh Red Moon, whether we can slay the King of the Netherworld or not is all up to you now," Andy’s mouth revealed an extremely strange smile.

Even he himself did not realize that as he spoke, a tinge of blood appeared deep within his deep blue pupils.

"Soon, very soon, hehehe!!"

The laughter of Andy, like an owl, echoed through the night in the mountainous woods.

After laughing for a while, Andy took out a piece of torn cloth from his body, which had a map drawn upon it!

Looking at this map, Andy quickly located his own position and then put away the map.

"It’s close, we can get there very soon."

"I’m already quite impatient," Andy said excitedly.

"How about you, Red Moon?"

In Andy’s hand, the Red Moon, upon hearing his words, actually trembled slightly, which made Andy even happier.

"Alright then, since you’re also impatient, let’s go ahead," Andy said.

As soon as Andy’s voice fell, his entire figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

With his strength, if he were to run with all his might, he would be much faster than those cars with engines at full throttle.

The night in the mountains was very quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the city, and Li Chen staying in the village also felt an extraordinary tranquility in his heart.

It was as if there was a feeling of having shed all vanities here.

Li Chen inquired about some things concerning nearby Miao Villages, learning indeed that there was not just one Miao Village in these woods but many scattered throughout various parts of the mountains and, among them, some that specialized in using Gu insects.

The Miao Village of An Cheng, however, was not one that specialized in using Gu insects.

Although nearly all the Miao Villages in these mountains had some understanding of Gu insects, what An Cheng and his people were most adept at was medicine.

After getting the information he wanted, Li Chen was ready to leave the Miao Village the next day.

He had found out what he needed to know, and there was no longer any point in staying here.

At night, Li Chen left the house he originally stayed in and came outside, his gaze carrying a trace of curiosity as he looked up at the sky.

The sky here was different from the city’s.

It was beautiful.

You could even see a starry sky that was almost invisible in the city.

In such a place, even Li Chen felt as though his state of mind had been sublimated.

Suddenly, light footsteps came from not far away.

Li Chen turned his head and saw An Xiu walking towards him.

Upon seeing Li Chen, An Xiu directly came over and sat down next to him.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing much, just enjoying the scenery," Li Chen replied with a smile.

This girl, compared to other girls he knew, was perhaps braver in certain respects due to her living environment.

Just like the day she witnessed the battle between him and Andy, this girl managed to hide quietly in the background, and afterward acted as if nothing had happened.

She even helped him lie, saying that the wounds on his body were caused by a Tiger.

"Yes, I hear that you people from outside can’t even see the stars in the sky," An Xiu said softly with laughter. As she turned her head, some of her ornaments made light clinking sounds like small bells, crisp and pleasant to the ears.

"Yes, actually, we people who live outside are very tired," Li Chen said.

"But I still want to see the outside world," An Xiu replied with a laugh, upon hearing Li Chen’s words.

"Why?" Li Chen asked, surprised. He really didn’t want such a brave yet naive girl to be tainted by the outside world.

Actually, if it weren’t for the fact that he had so much to deal with, Li Chen would want to live in such a place as well.

Burying one’s head and pretending not to see is something anyone would wish to do, but Li Chen couldn’t do that.

Suddenly, Li Chen seemed to sense something and turned his head to see An Xiu staring at him intently.

Li Chen’s gaze met An Xiu’s, and as if realizing something, the distance between them gradually closed by a lot.

Half a meter, thirty centimeters, ten centimeters...

One centimeter!

An Xiu’s eyes were already closed, and even she had never thought of doing something so crazy, to actually give her first kiss to a man she had known for less than a day.

And on her own initiative, no less.

When Li Chen’s lips and hers intertwined, An Xiu felt her head buzzing as if she had gone deaf.

But she recovered quickly.

However, she didn’t pull away but rather kissed back with all her might.

Since they had already kissed, why not make it count in one go?

Just as Li Chen guessed, An Xiu indeed was a brave girl and also one who dared to act on her feelings.

This was the forbidding primitive forest; there was the quiet night, the village, a man and a woman.