Jian Ruyan silently followed Mu Jinyu out of the courtyard and stood with him on a mountaintop, gazing blankly at the horizon.
Mu Jinyu glanced sideways at her, noticing her bewildered expression, with a trace of envy in her eyes.
He knew she was envious after seeing Wen Rou reunite with her mother.
Although the relationship between Wen Rou and Chen Shuyi couldn't be considered good, a mother is still a mother, and she is alive. The conflicts between mother and daughter aren't so significant; once they are resolved, they can enjoy family happiness.
But her parents, after all, had completely left her!
Mu Jinyu didn't know how to comfort Jian Ruyan. After some thought, he sighed, "You don't need to be too sad or envious. You still have your brother who loves you, which is enviable too."
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Jian Ruyan's body shook, and the confusion on her face vanished.
"Hmm, thank you..." Jian Ruyan turned her head to look at Mu Jinyu, her expression relieved and determined as she spoke.
Although her parents had left her, now that her parents' revenge had been avenged, she shouldn't remain in this confused state. She doesn't need to envy others; she still has her loving brother, and she should find a way to save him.
"You're welcome..." Mu Jinyu smiled, intending to comfort her a bit more.
"Gugu..."
At this moment, a Little Ice Silkworm crawled out from Mu Jinyu's arms, blinking its confused big eyes and looking around.
This was the Divine Silkworm Princess, who had fainted from crying, unable to accept the fact of the Silkworm King's death.
Since her fainting, she had been unresponsive for several days, and unexpectedly, she woke up today.
"You're awake." Seeing the Little Ice Silkworm regain consciousness, Mu Jinyu said with surprise.
The Little Divine Silkworm Princess's prolonged unconsciousness had been worrying him, afraid something might happen to her. Her awakening today finally reassured him.
"Where is my father? Where did he go?!"
At this moment, a childish voice echoed in Mu Jinyu's mind, filled with anxiety and unease.
Mu Jinyu was startled and then saw the Little Ice Silkworm staring at him with its big eyes, immediately realizing this was her Spiritual Thought transmission.
He soon understood because he had also received help from the Silkworm King and could understand some of their ancient language. It was normal for the Divine Silkworm Princess, with her father's help, to speak their current language.
Finally able to communicate normally with her, Mu Jinyu was very pleased. However, thinking about the Silkworm King's fate, he felt melancholic again.
"He... the Silkworm King has passed away..." Mu Jinyu sighed and conveyed with his thoughts.
"Impossible, my father is so powerful, he... he can't be dead..."
When the Divine Silkworm Princess heard Mu Jinyu's words, she was initially stunned, then her big eyes revealed confusion and pain again. It seemed she recalled what she saw that day but still refused to accept the truth, shaking her head in denial.
Though unwilling to accept the truth, large tears kept rolling down from her eyes.
"Waaah... Father can't be dead..."
Upon seeing the Divine Silkworm Princess awaken and start crying, Jian Ruyan was somewhat confused, looking at Mu Jinyu and asking, "What's wrong with her?"
She had met the Divine Silkworm Princess before and liked this powerful yet adorable little one, but she didn't understand why she was crying so sadly, causing Jian Ruyan to feel distressed as well.
Mu Jinyu, who had returned from the Extremely Cold Hell, had shared some of his experiences with them. But regarding the Silkworm King and the Divine Silkworm Princess, he hadn't mentioned it yet. Hearing Jian Ruyan's inquiry, he sighed and then shared the story of the Divine Silkworm Clan with her.
After listening, Jian Ruyan's expression also turned complicated and regretful.
She didn't expect such a powerful Silkworm King to exist in the Extremely Cold Hell.
The Divine Silkworm Princess had stealthily followed them for the Emperor Dragon Corpse Mu Jinyu had placed in the Bi Fang Cauldron at that time, intending to save her father's life.
Unfortunately, it ultimately failed. The deceased could never be resurrected.
Just like she with her parents, they could never meet again.
"Waaah..."
The endlessly crying Little Ice Silkworm suddenly seemed to think of something, burrowed back into Mu Jinyu's arms, and then dragged out an ancient Bronze Lamp.
She then floated before Mu Jinyu's finger and took a bite.
"Hiss!"
Mu Jinyu's expression changed slightly, inhaling sharply, "So painful."
With his strong physical body, ordinary Spiritual Treasures couldn't harm him now, but the Divine Silkworm Princess's teeth were very sharp, directly breaking his skin with one bite.
After biting through Mu Jinyu's finger, the Divine Silkworm Princess didn't drink his blood. Instead, she released her grip and guided a small Blood Bead to ooze out, dripping onto the Bronze Lamp that had no more lamp oil.
"Whoosh!!"
Under her control, Mu Jinyu's Divine Dragon Blood was forcibly ignited, causing the lamp wick to flicker with a faint flame.
"Soul... come back..."
The Divine Silkworm Princess called out, her voice childish yet containing endless sorrow.
Witnessing this, Mu Jinyu, though knowing the Silkworm King was definitively deceased, his Soul scattered, and couldn't be revived by the Divine Silkworm Princess, still showed hopefulness in his expression.
Regrettably, after flickering for over a dozen seconds, the flame finally extinguished, and the Silkworm King's soul presence never reappeared.
"Waaah..."
The Divine Silkworm Princess wept in grief and then floated away towards the direction of the Northern Region.
"Not good..."
Mu Jinyu remembered his promise to the Silkworm King to take care of the Divine Silkworm Princess and immediately chased after her, simultaneously transmitting to Jian Ruyan, telling her not to follow but to wait for him at the Chen Family with Wen Rou.
Just as he finished speaking, seeing that the Divine Silkworm Princess's figure was almost out of sight, Mu Jinyu hastily pursued her.
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Northern Region.
Hanchi Tribe.
At this moment, a tremendous battle was taking place, killing intent soaring to the skies, with blood and bones strewn everywhere.
"Kill!"
"Kill all these Blood Witches!"
"Damn Shi Kui Tribe, actually colluding with the Blood Witch Clan!"
"Kill!!"
The opponent of the Hanchi Tribe this time was not the Barbarian Tribes living in the Northern Plains but the Blood Witch Clan!
The Blood Witch Clan is not a branch of the Barbarian Tribe. Instead, they have a deep-seated hatred with the Barbarian Tribe because the cultivation of the Blood Witch Clan requires powerful blood, and casting cursing techniques requires using Soul Spirits as a medium.
Due to the innate physical strength of the Barbarian Tribe, their blood naturally contains certain Secret Power. Generations of Barbarian Kings have called it the Barbarian God's Blood. Although the Barbarian Tribe doesn't specially cultivate the Soul, their inherent physical strength makes their soul naturally much stronger than the Human Race and Demon Race.
Therefore, an inevitable vendetta naturally arose between the two sides.
Once the Barbarian Tribe encounters the Blood Witch Clan, they will spar no efforts to eradicate them completely.
Although the Blood Witch Clan, like street rats, is constantly hunted and killed, they still seize any opportunity to secretly prey on the Barbarian Tribe, using their blood and soul spirits to cultivate, and once strengthened, continue to slaughter the Barbarian Tribe.
"Die!!"
The Barbarian King of the Hanchi Tribe, wielding a Big Bone Stick, violently smashed it down, immediately crushing a Blood Dragon that was lunging towards him into a spray of blood.
"Awooo!!"
The blood splattered everywhere, but quickly, under the manipulation of a group of elderly figures dressed in strange costumes, the blood coagulated and transformed back into dozens of hungry wolves, leaping towards the Barbarian King again!