Under Ye Li's leadership, they quickly left the entire snowy area and returned to the normal mountains. The ones attacking them were no longer snowmen, but ordinary monsters.
After a narrow escape, the group of five successfully returned to the camp as the last survivors of the treasure hunt mission.
When everyone saw that there were only five of them left, they all showed sad looks on their faces.
After all, they were a team of thirty people when they left, but when they came back, only five were left. Among the twenty-five people lost, many were friends or relatives of those present.
Ye Li looked at the people who had gathered around to show their concern, but he didn't say anything. On Wu Fan's side, he was already roaring in anger, saying: "The key reason why we suffered such a huge loss this time was the sneak attack by the Great Snow Mountain Divine Cult..."
Then Wu Fan briefly talked about how they were attacked by an avalanche, and told everyone that the bodies of the twenty-five people were now covered in ice and snow, and they could not bring back a single one.
After knowing that it was the people from the Great Snow Mountain Cult who did the good deed, all the talisman masters in the Imperial City showed resentful looks on their faces.
After Wu Fan told the others that Ye Li had killed the culprits and wiped out the entire opponent's team, the expressions on everyone's faces became a little more relaxed.
They did not have a mortal enemy relationship with the Great Snow Mountain Cult. They would have disputes over treasure hunting on a daily basis, but it was rare for them to massacre each other.
There are very few cases where an avalanche strikes as hard as this one.
After knowing that Ye Li had killed his enemy, everyone showed respect on their faces. The previous contempt and hostility towards Ye Li were no longer seen.
After letting everyone including Dongfang Caiyi go back to rest, Ye Li got together with Wu Fan.
Ye Li asked: "Deacon Wu Fan, to whom should we report the results of this treasure hunt? We also need to hand over the treasures we obtained before."
Wu Fan thought for a moment and said, "Things obtained from treasure hunts in the past are rarely as important as this time. We can't be as casual this time.
In the past, whether it was reporting or handing over treasures, we directly sent people to deliver them back, but this time I think we should submit it in a secret letter first, and then let the elders receive it.
This way, we can ensure that those drawings are safe and sound."
Ye Li nodded and said, "You are right. This time the items are of great importance and it is indeed not appropriate to transport them without authorization. If something goes wrong, no one can be held responsible."
After agreeing to Wu Fan's proposal, the two drafted a secret letter and sent it to the sect using a special bird monster as a messenger.
Although the bird monsters are extremely fast, the distance from Qilin Ridge to the Imperial City is not short after all, so they have to wait patiently for a period of time.
Dongfang Caiyi asked Ye Li to leave the day after she came back. Ye Li wanted to keep her. After all, their relationship was a little ambiguous now, and they both had unspeakable emotions in their hearts.
But when he saw Dongfang Caiyi's determined expression, he immediately understood that the other party's choice was well considered, so he did not say anything to keep her.
Dongfang Caiyi was actually somewhat reluctant in her heart, but she understood that with her current strength, staying by Ye Li's side would basically be a burden.
The gap between her and Ye Li's strength has become increasingly larger. When the two of them carry out a mission together, Ye Li will definitely spend too much attention protecting her.
She didn't want to always be the one being rescued, and she also hoped that she could help Ye Li.
The farewell between the two was simple. Dongfang Caiyi seemed to have become as cold as before and only said a few words. However, Ye Li could see a hint of tenderness and reluctance in the depths of her eyes.
He knew that Dongfang Caiyi had not really become cold, but this kind of emotion might make her more determined to go back to seclusion and practice.
After Dongfang Caiyi left, Ye Li continued to preside over the affairs in the camp and began to apply to the sect for the dispatch of personnel.
After all, they had suffered heavy losses before, and most of the thirty people were the top forces in the camp.
Because the treasure hunting team of the Great Snow Mountain Divine Sect was relatively strong and had the help of the men in black, when Ye Li applied for manpower from the sect, he also specifically noted the need to strengthen the force.
On the sixth day after they sent the secret letter to the sect, they received a message from the sect asking them to wait for another half a month after receiving the letter, and an elder would come to receive their drawings.
Ye Li and Wu Fan were both puzzled by the sect's lukewarm response. In their opinion, the harvest this time was so great, but the Imperial City did not send elders over immediately. Instead, it sent a letter asking them to wait for half a month.
If a few elders in the Divine Appearance Stage were sent over as soon as the secret letter was received, then the people responsible for receiving the letter would be able to arrive within a few days after the reply was sent to the camp, and there would be no need to wait another half a month.
However, Ye Li and Wu Fan were not high-ranking officials of the Imperial City after all, and they had no right to change the decisions of the upper echelons of the Imperial City. Therefore, they could only accept it and wait in the camp with peace of mind.
Just the next day after the reply arrived, a small treasure hunting team was sent out. A message came from above asking Ye Li to send a small team to explore the outer area of a ruins.
Ye Li was short of manpower now, and could only send out the two talisman masters in the Concentration Mind Stage, Song Yu and Fu Ang, who had survived before, as well as two other talisman masters in the Concentration Mind Stage in the camp.
After the four talisman masters in the Concentration Stage brought a group of people, they immediately set out to conduct reconnaissance work outside the ruins.
Normally, this kind of thing would be undertaken by two Condensation Spirit Talisman Masters, together with Void Spirit Talisman Masters and Yuantai Spirit Talisman Masters. However, now all the Void Spirit Talisman Masters except Dongfang Caiyi who returned to the Imperial City were dead, and the same was true for the Yuantai Spirit Team members.
Therefore, Ye Li could only send four people in the Concentration Stage to go out together, and take a team of people in the Fetal Stage to investigate.
Just four days after they left, the team hurried back.
Ye Li, who was handling some official business in the room, was suddenly called out because Song Yu and Fu Ang were dead.
It is normal that there will be casualties when exploring ruins and encountering dangers, but the circumstances of the deaths this time were a bit strange.
"Tian Qi, tell me exactly what happened this time. You have only been away for four days. I guess you haven't even seen the ruins yet. How did Song Yu and Fu Ang die?"
Tian Qi was one of the four talisman masters in the Mind Concentration Stage. Now, among the four talisman masters in the Mind Concentration Stage who had gone out, only he and another talisman master in the Mind Concentration Stage, Dou Can, were left.