Beauty and the Bodyguard

She didn't dare to go into the river alone to find the spirit sense grass, and Duanmu Yu didn't want to leave Lin Yi alone in this state. She could only stay and accompany him patiently. Anyone would be angry if they were in this situation.

"Three days?" Lin Yi blushed and quickly apologized with a smile, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was too absorbed in my thoughts. "

"Forget it. There's no time limit for this anyway. I'll just take it as a way to conserve my energy." Duanmu Yu waved his hand in an open-minded manner. Then, he said with a tone of envy,"But you're also really amazing, being able to enter the state of emptiness so easily in this kind of place, your comprehension must be extraordinary, it really makes people envious."

After the state of enlightenment came enlightenment. This state was a rare opportunity for every cultivator. Except for a very small number of people, the vast majority of people would only enter the state of enlightenment a few times in their lives. Even Duanmu Yu had only experienced it once. It was after that state of enlightenment that she was reborn and became the big Senior Sister who was the pillar of the entire leaf spirit sect in one fell swoop. One could only imagine how rare it was.

And in a place like this where danger lurked everywhere, Lin Yi was able to enter that state so easily. It really left her speechless.

"It's just a coincidence. " Lin Yi said humbly, but his aura was a lot more radiant than before-it was clear that he'd gained something, and it wasn't small.

"Don 't. If even a freak like you is so modest, how are we mortals supposed to live?" Duanmu Yu pouted. He looked at the sky outside and said,"Based on my experience from the past two days, the tide should be ebbing soon."

"Alright, let's go then." Lin Yi nodded.

Because of the sudden enlightenment, they had already missed three days. The two didn't want to waste any more time and rushed to the river. Duanmu Yu had already scouted the area two days ago and planned the river bed they would explore every day. Lin Yi just had to follow her.

After their first experience, the two of them seemed to be more familiar with the road this time. They had some experience in identifying aquatic plants, and their efficiency was obviously much higher. Last time, until the high tide, the two of them had only explored a section of the river bed that was less than ten miles in total. Now, there was still more than half of the time before the high tide, but the two of them had already explored more than ten miles away. The progress was much faster than expected.

He stopped when he was fifteen miles away-there was a plant that looked different from the rest in a pile of seaweed not far away.

It was dark black in color, and had no leaves-it was just a long, thin branch. The branch was covered in thorns, but it wasn't eye-catching at first glance due to the other water plants and mud. However, it gave off a dangerous glow-something that could make a master like Lin Yi feel danger was no ordinary plant!

"Spirit sense grass!" Lin Yi was overjoyed. The characteristics of this plant were exactly the same as Duanmu Yu's description. This was without a doubt, a spirit grass!

"Really?" Not far away, Duanmu Yu heard Lin Yi's voice and rushed over. He looked in the direction Lin Yi pointed at and carefully compared the unique plant with the one he saw. He was ecstatic, "That's right! That's right! This was the spirit sense grass! This is the spirit sense grass!"

Lin Yi wasn't completely sure himself, but since Duanmu Yu said so, it had to be. He said excitedly,"Hurry up and dig it out. It's going to be high tide soon."

"En!" Duanmu Yu nodded heavily. He hurriedly and carefully removed the spiritual awareness grass and discovered that its roots were deeply buried in the mud of the river bed. No matter how much strength she used, she was unable to pull it out. She was a peak Foundation Stage expert! This was simply like seeing a ghost.

"Cut off the branches first. I'll think of a way to get the roots." Lin Yi said. If he had time, he could think of a way. After all, a complete spirit sense grass was better than a broken root. However, the tide was rising soon, and no one knew what would happen after the tide rose. He had to act as fast as possible.

"Alright!" Duanmu Yu also did not hesitate. He immediately took out an ancient-looking small knife and made a posture as if he was about to cut off the spiritual awareness grass.

However, at this moment, a strangely shaped figure suddenly descended from the sky. An unparalleled wave of air instantly sent the two flying. At the same time, a familiar voice sounded,""I've finally found you! Lin Yi!"

"Brain-eating insect!" Lin Yi was shocked-he didn't even have the time to celebrate after finding the spirit grass, and this old enemy found it at the last moment!

Duanmu Yu was also shocked. The brain-eating insect was an existence on the same level as the water lotus Protector. With her strength, she was not even qualified to be cannon fodder. How could she encounter this monster at this time?

Duanmu Yu looked at the spiritual awareness grass under the other party's feet. Originally, it was within his grasp. In the end, he had actually missed it by a hair's breadth. He was truly unwilling to accept this!

Lin Yi was extremely regretful as well-he shouldn't have avoided suspicion. He should've put the spirit grass into the Jade space as soon as he found it and then split it with Duanmu Yu. He wouldn't have ended up like this, where the spirit grass was under the insect's feet. He wouldn't have had the chance to take it back.

"I'll think of a way to stall it, you go first. " Lin Yi said immediately. This wasn't the time to worry about the spirit grass-he could always find more if he missed it, but if he lost his life here, then he'd lose everything.

"But ..." Duanmu Yu hesitated. She was a tough girl, but she wasn't as open as Lin Yi. She didn't want to just leave like that, but she had no choice in front of the brain-eating insect. She gritted her teeth and nodded.

Duanmu Yu immediately retreated to the riverbank. However, before she could take two steps, a dozen invisible wind blades blotted out the sky and howled toward her. This was the innate skill of the ancient goumang clan.

Duanmu Yu jumped in shock. Any one of the wind blades here could easily kill a golden core stage master, let alone a mere Foundation peak. Even Lin Yi wouldn't dare to take such a powerful attack head-on-she could only rely on herself to save her life.

At the critical moment, Duanmu Yu's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air, leaving behind only a slowly falling leaf. When a leaf fell, it would tell the world that it was autumn.

Lin Yi let out a breath of relief. It was a good thing Duanmu Yu was a genius as well, or he'd really feel bad if he had to watch his opponent die.

"Oh? This human is quite interesting!" The brain-eating insect also showed a playful expression.