Zhao Qingyuan looked at the corpses around him and shook his head, saying, "No, Brother Ye, this is not your fault. After all, you didn't know that the Soul Walking Spell had such a strong killing power against killer bees. If you knew, you would not have just sat there and watched your companions being killed.
Besides, you saved the rest of us in the end, and we are all grateful to you for that."
As they were talking, the remaining people of the Zhao family also cast grateful glances at Ye Li. After all, if it weren't for Ye Li's power, none of them would have survived.
What's more, when they fought against the Heart-Devouring Iron Ape before, it was thanks to Ye Li's Great Golden Sun Finger that they were able to kill those monkeys quickly, otherwise they would have suffered heavy casualties at that time.
After these events, the remaining members of the Zhao family, including Zhao Qingyuan, were full of gratitude towards Ye Li and could not blame him.
Amid the grateful gazes of the crowd, Ye Li gradually let go of his self-blame. He had indeed tried his best, and they were lucky to be alive.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, especially in this forest that blocked out the sun, the night came earlier than outside the forest.
As the light dimmed, the road in the forest became even less visible. The people whose sense of direction was affected decided not to go on. After all, without a sense of direction, it would be difficult for them to find the camphor tree in the dark.
Even if you walk all night, you will probably just be wandering around in a certain area.
After looking at the corpses around them, the remaining members of the Zhao family stood up and prepared to bury them.
These are the bodies of our companions and relatives, and no one wants them to be left exposed in the wilderness.
After dealing with the corpse, the sky became completely dark, and everyone found a dry and open place and lit the crystal lamps.
They also used crystal lanterns to form a circle a little further away to surround themselves.
In this way, they can use the light to see clearly what is happening in the distance, and avoid only being able to see an area in front of them due to the light.
Zhao Qingyuan looked at Ye Li, who looked extremely exhausted, and said, "Brother Ye, you should take a rest first. You have consumed more energy than us in the battle just now."
Ye Li was indeed very tired at this time. Not only had he consumed a lot of spiritual energy and spiritual power, but the constant use of the soul-moving talisman also caused him great mental damage.
After hearing what Zhao Qingyuan said, Ye Li didn't mean to be polite. He nodded, found a tree trunk to lean against, and gradually fell into a half-sleep state.
The best way to restore his spirit is to have a good sleep. Of course, at the same time, his spiritual energy and spiritual power will be slowly replenished during rest.
That night, Zhao Qingyuan and the Zhao family's talisman master took turns to guard the place all night. The environment they were in was not safe. Even if they did not meet talisman masters from other families, they would inevitably encounter monsters again. Someone was needed to be on duty the entire night.
Ye Li rested until the next morning. After a night's rest, his spirit, spiritual power and spiritual energy had all recovered, and his condition was back to his best.
Zhao Qingyuan looked around and saw that besides him, there were only seven Zhao family talisman masters left, and the only external talisman master was Ye Li.
The blow the Zhao family suffered this time may be the biggest one in all these years.
With only so few people left, he really didn't know whether he should take the team and leave here.
After all, if nothing unexpected happens, the other teams should still have more than 20 people left, and the nine of them are no longer competitive at all.
But Zhao Qingyuan felt very unwilling to go back home directly. If they lost to the Zhu family, their loss this time would be extremely huge.
What's more, Zhao Lie's situation is special. If he leads the team to lose the competition, it would be tantamount to announcing Zhao Lie's death sentence. After losing hope in his heart, Zhao Lie may not be willing to continue to endure the erosion of the cold poison and choose to commit suicide.
Carrying the expectations of his family and Zhao Lie's hopes, Zhao Qingyuan was extremely tormented at this moment.
Ye Li and others also noticed the change in Zhao Qingyuan's expression, and they all understood how bad the current situation was.
"Are you still willing to continue moving forward with me and persevere to complete this trial?"
Zhao Qingyuan glanced at everyone, gritted his teeth and spoke.
Ye Li nodded and said, "I have no problem with that. After all, I have already promised Wanyin that I will try my best to help you defeat the Zhu family. I don't want to go back without even seeing them.
Although we have fewer people, we should not just go back home. We should go forward and check the situation."
After hearing Ye Li's words, those talisman masters of the Zhao family who had originally thought of evacuating suppressed their thoughts.
After all, Ye Li, an outsider, was not afraid of this, so how could the Zhao family have the nerve to say they wanted to leave.
Everyone looked at each other and finally nodded, indicating that they were willing to move on.
Zhao Qingyuan looked at Ye Li gratefully, then said to everyone: "Okay, then we will continue to move forward, at least we must first go to the foot of the sacred mountain to check the situation.
Even though the Zhu family plotted against us, it doesn't mean they can win this trial.
The roads on the Sacred Mountain converge halfway up the mountain, and the three families will likely fight each other there. We may still have a chance.
At the very least, even if we don’t get a good ranking, we can’t let the Zhu family have an easy time.”
Zhao Qingyuan's words were firm and decisive, and Ye Li could see a hint of hatred in his eyes.
His words seemed to resonate with the Zhao family. When they thought about how everything that happened yesterday was caused by the Zhu family's conspiracy, hatred and indignation arose in the hearts of the Zhao family's talisman masters, and their previous intention to retreat completely dissipated.
"You're right. We can't let the Zhu family get away with it!"
"Even if we don't have a rank, we must hold back the Zhu family!"
"Why don't we just go and help the housekeeper and attack the Zhu family together? They plotted against us, and we must take revenge."
The remaining Zhao family talisman masters shouted in unison.
The Zhao family and the housekeeper have always had a good relationship, and they have already thought of joining forces with the housekeeper to take revenge on the Zhu family.
Seeing that everyone was so angry, Zhao Qingyuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's keep going. This time, we must teach the Zhu family a lesson and let them know that we, the Zhao family, are not so easy to mess with. If they dare to plot against us, we must make them pay the price."
Afterwards, the group set out on their journey again and headed forward.
After walking for a while along the way, their luck finally improved and a camphor tree appeared in the forest not far away.
Everyone was delighted and rushed to the tree.
Zhao Qingyuan looked at the branches of the Biluo camphor tree and stretched out his hand to draw a wind-moving talisman.
Several light green wind blades flew onto the branches, cutting off many of the branches around the camphor tree, revealing the patterns inside.