The forest stretched endlessly.
Ye Long leaned against a large tree to rest, while Ye Chen sat nearby, healing his wounds.
Since Director Qin had stubbornly refused to let him reveal his undercover identity, he had no choice but to carry Ye Chen on his back as they fled. They were now not far from where they had stationed the Black Banner Army.
"Is Old Qi even up to this!?"
Ye Long couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
He had already received Director Qin's new script and gotten into character in less than three minutes, but Qi Xiuyuan, the villain of the piece, still hadn't found his groove. As a result, this big scene kept getting delayed.
"Pfft!!"
Ye Chen suddenly jolted upright and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Ye Chen, are you okay!?"
Ye Long sprang to his feet instinctively and anxiously looked Ye Chen over.
"I'm fine!"
Ye Chen's heart warmed as he said, "Although Blood Dissipation Teleport has some serious side effects, I've used it so often that I've figured out a few ways to deal with them. With the healing pills I refined, my injuries have already recovered by seventy or eighty percent."
"Good, as long as you're okay!!"
Ye Long seemed happy for Ye Chen, but inside, he was anything but.
He had thought he'd soon be able to return and receive a Divine Artifact personally bestowed by the Qin Emperor. Who could have guessed Ye Chen would be so hard to kill? Even with injuries that severe, he'd already recovered by seventy or eighty percent.
"But..."
Ye Chen's eyes suddenly dimmed. "This time, I forcibly activated the Third Form of the Archaic Saint Physique and burned too much of my essence. I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter the second form of the