Only Wanted to Cling to a Powerful Backer, Not Get Killed!

Only Wanted to Cling to a Powerful Backer, Not Get Killed!

"Really!?"

Quite a few people were so shocked by those words that their jaws nearly dropped.

They never could have imagined that the person who had dared to accept the mission despite Fang Zhong's threats would announce such explosive news.

It was simply earth-shattering!

The Dark Cloud shrouding the Guardian Land had completely dispersed.

And that evil dragon had already been slain by the warrior.

This was the good news brought by the warrior's return!

Zhao Chen did not explain much. He only needed to announce it.

Next, when no one saw Fang Zhong again, someone would notice the issue and realize that something had probably happened to him!

Wu Yingying naturally followed beside Zhao Chen, while Song Yuqing froze for a moment before jogging after them.

Although she did not know where he planned to go, she should at least follow him first.

Cling to a powerful backer, cling to a powerful backer!

"Wait, why are you following me?"

After leaving the Guardian Land, Zhao Chen noticed that Song Yuqing was still trailing behind him and could not help asking.

It was perfectly normal for Wu Yingying to follow him.

She had already become a capable assistant in locating and dealing with spirit beasts. As long as Zhao Chen still needed to kill spirit beasts and obtain their spirit essences, he needed her help to improve the efficiency of finding them.

But what use was Song Yuqing tagging along?

"I-I'm coming with you. I can help out with spirit beasts you can't beat."

Song Yuqing wore a smile, as though she had not understood the meaning behind his words, and shamelessly said.

In any case, she did not need to worry about failing to enter the Five Great Academies. She only had to hold out until the Spiritual Road ended.

That was right. She had long since been preselected by the Five Great Academies.

The only condition was that she had to persist until the end of the Spiritual Road.

The past half month in the Guardian Land had been far too boring. She could not accept missions either, much less earn the corresponding points.

Hunting spirit beasts alone was inefficient, and her Spirit Body had improved very slowly as a result.

Song Yuqing had had enough. There was still a long time left on the Spiritual Road, and she did not mind clinging to Zhao Chen so that the Spiritual Road Trial would be a little more interesting.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're only a Second-Level Spirit Body, right?"

Zhao Chen looked Song Yuqing up and down before continuing,

"To be honest, even Wu Yingying, who hasn't absorbed the energy of any spirit beast essences yet, has improved faster than you."

Wu Yingying nodded proudly. "Mm, I'm already a Third-Level Spirit Body."

Come to think of it, following Zhao Chen and merely getting a sip of the soup was far better than struggling alone.

Look at Fang Zhong, who had thrown his weight around. A Third-Level Spirit Body was already enough for him to become someone no one in the Guardian Land could provoke or threaten.

It was easy to imagine that Wu Yingying, who had already reached the Third-Level Spirit Body, was quite formidable.

"Third-Level Spirit Body? You're a Third-Level Spirit Body already!?"

Song Yuqing's eyes widened in shock.

This news was no less shocking to her than Fang Zhong's death had been to everyone else in the Guardian Land.

Even she could reach the Third-Level Spirit Body!?

Song Yuqing repeatedly sized up Wu Yingying, who wore a blue dress. She had no figure to speak of, so how could her Spirit Body have improved even faster than Song Yuqing's!

Unbelievable!

"What, you don't believe it?"

Wu Yingying looked smug as she continued, "It's fine if you don't believe it. You can't just deceive yourself, can you?"

It somehow sounded rather pointed.

"..."

Song Yuqing could barely keep a straight face. She really wanted to say, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't look down on a young girl."

But after thinking it over, she held herself back.

A person could not be so shortsighted. She had to take the long view.

"Congratulations, Sister Yingying. You're already a Third-Level Spirit Body."

Song Yuqing's eyes shifted as she realized that following Zhao Chen would be easy enough. She only needed his agreement.

But gaining Wu Yingying's approval would not be so easy.

There was no helping it. If she wanted to stay by Zhao Chen's side, she would inevitably squeeze into Wu Yingying's share.

When those spirit beast essences and spirit herbs were divided, Wu Yingying's portion would probably shrink.

Song Yuqing considered it and decided it would be better to start with Wu Yingying.

"This is a small token from your little sister. Please accept it."

Then, she took a crystal-clear Jade Bottle from her Storage Bag.

Faintly, rippling water could be seen inside.

Wu Yingying looked at Song Yuqing, whose attitude had changed so drastically, in surprise. Something felt off.

But Song Yuqing called herself her little sister and addressed her as Sister Yingying.

On top of that, she had brought a gift to congratulate her for reaching the Third-Level Spirit Body.

There could not be any ill intent behind that, could there?

"This Jade Bottle is a Storage Bottle and can be used to store things. Before coming to the Spiritual Road, I stocked up on a lot of Spirit Water."

Seeing that Wu Yingying was moved, Song Yuqing struck while the iron was hot. "Drinking it can gradually cleanse your marrow and temper your bones. It can also be used against fire-element spirit beasts. For example, against the flame attacks of a Fire Cloud Tiger, this Spirit Water works amazingly well!"

Got it. Good stuff.

Once Wu Yingying understood, she immediately accepted the Jade Bottle with a smile.

"Then thank you for the gift, little sister. I like it very much."

Instead of putting it into her Storage Bag, she turned and handed it to Zhao Chen.

"Big Brother, this should suit you."

In Wu Yingying's eyes, only by raising Zhao Chen's Spirit Body to a higher level would she feel safer.

This Spirit Water was quite good.

Ahem, mainly because she could not help it. She had developed the habit.

Do not be fooled by how many spirit beast materials she had in her Storage Bag.

They all belonged to Zhao Chen.

As long as he said the word, she had to obediently take them out.

"Spirit Water? Not bad."

To be honest, Zhao Chen had never drunk Spirit Water before. Seeing the Spirit Water stored in the Jade Bottle, he was delighted.

For someone without status or background like him, this was very difficult to obtain.

If something unexpected happened after the Spiritual Road ended and he failed to receive Spiritual Energy Empowerment, then after leaving the Spiritual Road, he could still use this Spirit Water to improve his physique.

Simply put, it cleansed the marrow and tempered the bones.

High-quality Spirit Water was also extremely helpful for cultivation.

It could also serve as one of the important ingredients in pill refinement. It was a significant spiritual item with an extremely wide range of uses and few restrictions.

"Very good. I've seen your attitude."

Zhao Chen looked at Song Yuqing with a grin. She probably had quite a few more good things on her, didn't she?

Very good. This was exactly what he liked.

Since she had already presented such a generous gift, he naturally would not make things difficult for her.

Aside from the Spirit Water being valuable, the Jade Bottle itself was also a high-quality Storage Bottle.

Zhao Chen thought that after taking this bottle of Spirit Water, Song Yuqing could not possibly just stand by and watch. She would definitely give Wu Yingying another bottle.

That would be perfect.

Don't ask. The wealthy landowner still had plenty of grain in reserve.

With a casual wave of the hand, even the scattered grains of rice would be enough to fill people up.

"Then let's go together. We're going to hunt a Sixth-Level Spirit Beast!"

Zhao Chen's words left Song Yuqing stunned.

A S-Sixth-Level Spirit Beast!?

Had she heard wrong? She was just a tiny Second-Level Spirit Body.

What had she done to deserve hunting a Sixth-Level Spirit Beast?

Could it be that the bottle of Spirit Water she had just given him had somehow made Zhao Chen feel slighted?

Song Yuqing's face crumpled as she stammered,

"Actually, I can give you two more bottles of Spirit Water. Can we change the spirit beast hunting target?"

She only wanted to cling to a powerful backer, not get everyone wiped out.

There shouldn't be a problem with that, right?