In the Giant Fruit forest, a wooden cabin.
"Jing'er, are you alright?" Dong Yue supported the pale-faced Jing'er and slowly helped her sit in a chair.
"We have to leave this place as soon as possible," Jing'er said quietly.
"Don't worry... my elder brother won't betray us. He isn't that kind of person," Dong Yue said seriously.
"But... it isn't safe here anymore." Jing'er grew anxious.
"But your injuries..." Dong Yue gritted his teeth. "Fine, we'll leave immediately! If Big Brother was followed, that would indeed be troublesome. After all, anyone who can live here is suspicious in the first place." He, too, had realized something was wrong.
"Mhm." Jing'er answered. At this point, she could no longer worry about hiding anything.
The two quickly packed their things and left the cabin. Dong Yue carried Jing'er on his back, clutching a bundle as he ran toward the other side of the Giant Fruit forest.
They had not run far when a flying sword suddenly descended from the sky and stabbed viciously into the ground before them.
Hiss!
A small circular screen of glowing runes lit up where the blade had struck. Green light illuminated Dong Yue's face.
His expression changed instantly, and he stopped in his tracks.
"Who's there?!"
A group of figures emerged faintly from the Giant Fruit forest. At their head were none other than Xiao Yi and Hua Yu Nu.
"It's here! It's them!" Xiao Yi shouted.
"Retreat!" Jing'er suddenly cried out sharply. A ring of light exploded around her body, wrapping around Dong Yue and shooting backward. With a bang, they smashed through the cabin and crashed to the ground.
At the same time, dense, enormous green branches and vines rapidly rose in rings around the cabin. Countless vines hooked and entwined with one another, quickly