dognovel Chapter 201 is for the faith in one's heart.
Chapter 201 is for the faith in one's heart.
Yao put his arm around her waist and sat down again, then went to drill holes in the champagne-gold pearls: "Let's leave this cave after we've strung the pearls. Yan is definitely waiting for us on the surface."
Linni was happy at the thought of seeing Yan soon, but thinking of Yan reminded her of Sheng and the others. Leaning against Yao's chest, Linni asked worriedly, "What about those flying beastmen? What about them...?"
As Yao strung the beads together, he said, "Ou and Xin are both dead, and the others were injured as well. If everyone hadn't rushed back in time, they would all be dead."
Linni's eyes welled up with tears, and she said sadly in a low voice, "They all died because of me."
The thought of the ambush by the wandering orcs that had killed two of them filled Linni with immense sorrow. If Yao hadn't been trying to save Da Wen, he could have reached her in time. But they had protected her all the way to this rainforest kingdom; if it weren't for her, they wouldn't have needed to come at all. They could have flown away from the wandering orcs instead of rushing to fight them.
Yao lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "Don't blame yourself. They were prepared to die before they came. They escorted you to the Azure Dragon Stele not for you, but for their faith and to awaken the Beast God."
She was the one who told them those words about awakening the Beast God, and of course, she believed it to be true. If they successfully awakened the Beast God, they would be heroes of the Beast God Continent. But if her guess was wrong, then these two lives would become two mountains weighing on her conscience, preventing her from ever finding peace of mind again. The deaths of Feng, Ou, and Xin were the whips that kept her going, preventing her from giving up. She had to make their deaths worthwhile.
Yao strung the champagne-gold pearls together, held them up to Lin Ni's neck, and put them on. It was a perfect pearl necklace for her collarbone, but if he tied a knot, he couldn't put it on. So he said, "I'll go find some more seashells; this is too short."
Linni held his hand: "It's not short. Actually, this kind of necklace is just right. The pearls from before were too big, so they didn't look good when strung into short necklaces. This little pearl is really pretty and beautiful."
Lin Ni taught Yao to make two connected circles out of seashells, with a small opening on each side forming an "8" shape, which could be threaded onto the two ends of a necklace so that it could be put on and taken off at will.
Yao helped Lin Ni put on the pearl necklace and gently kissed her forehead: "Little Ni is so beautiful! Let's go now."
Linni touched the necklace around her neck. The death of her companion overshadowed the joy of receiving the precious jewelry. She felt a heavy weight in her heart and wanted to quickly check on everyone's situation, so she asked, "Shall we go back the way we came?"
Yao looked at the pool and said, "This water is too deep. I can't move quickly in it. Shall we go through the tunnel?"
Linni thought about the way they came. They couldn't swim as fast as the black snake, and there was a high chance they would suffocate in the water. Besides, she didn't remember the way they came. So she nodded and said, "Okay."
Yao dragged the large black snake away from the tunnel entrance and asked Lin Ni, "Little Ni, do you want me to carry you or put me on your back?"
Linni knew she was moving too slowly, so she didn't offer to walk on her own. Instead, she asked, "Will it be tiring to carry you?"
“How can I get tired holding Xiao Ni? I’ll never get tired.” Yao walked over and picked up Lin Ni, letting her sit on his shoulders. After she was settled, he strode towards the tunnel, thoughtfully conjuring a small torch with his right hand for Lin Ni to light her way.
The dimly lit tunnel was quite dry, with patches of moss and ferns growing in the corners, suggesting it had been there for a long time. The tunnel wound its way up and down, and after walking for over an hour, they heard the sound of rushing water. Yao, carrying Lin Ni, quickly ran up the tunnel, which had begun to ascend. They saw the exit was in the middle of a pit, with a large hole about 20-30 meters above. Water cascaded down from the hole like a waterfall, forming a pool about the size of a basketball court about 10 meters below. This place was truly well-hidden.
"Hold on tight, Xiao Ni, let's fly up." Yao carried Lin Ni on his back, leaped out, transformed into a phoenix, and flew up.
Yao led Lin Ni out of the dark and oppressive cave, circled in the sky, and then saw Yan. Yan had arrived in this area long ago, but he couldn't find Lin Ni, so he could only keep circling in the sky.
The three landed in an open space after meeting. Yan, in human form, rushed over and hugged Lin Ni tightly, his whole body trembling: "Lin, I've finally found you! I couldn't find you anywhere. I knew you were in this area, but I couldn't go into the water or burrow underground. I didn't know how to save you..."
Hearing his voice tremble with tears, Lin Ni could only hug him tightly, saying, "Yan, I'm alright, I'm alright! Yao saved me in time."
Yan let go of her, looked her up and down for a while, then hugged her again: "Hmm, it's okay! It's good that you're okay."
After saying that, he released her and kissed her forcefully again.
The two hugged and kissed for a while. Lin Ni felt a little pain in her lips, so she pushed him away. She saw that Yan's eyes were indeed red and there were tears in the corners of his eyes. She smiled at him and said, "Yao saved me from the wandering orcs in time. I wasn't bullied by them, so don't worry!"
"Hmm!" Yan hugged Lin Ni into his arms and looked at Yao, asking, "I didn't see you catch up. How did you find Lin? Through the waterways?" After asking, he realized something was wrong. If Yao could have rescued Lin Ni through the waterways, he wouldn't have needed to look for Ye back then, and he hadn't seen Ye either.
Yao said, "I found Lin through the Partner Seal. Whenever she summons me, I can appear beside her through the Partner Seal."
Yan was a little confused. Everyone finds their partner through the partner mark! Normally, you can only vaguely sense the location of your partner. You can only accurately sense the location when the other person stimulates the partner mark. But even knowing the location doesn't guarantee you can find them! When Lin Ni stimulated the partner mark, he was right above her, but it was a river. He couldn't dive down into the water. Even if he managed to get to the bottom, he couldn't see her. He couldn't dig down the bottom either.
Yan wasn't the only one baffled by this; Xuan, Ling, and Chang, the flying orcs, were also confused. After everyone had their poisoned blood extracted that morning, they all knew Lin Ni had been captured by the wandering orcs. Ye didn't come up, and Yan went after them. But your partners have been captured by the wandering orcs, and you two, the strongest among them (that's right, Bai has always been the strongest, but after Yao's incredible display of power today, he's now ranked ahead of Bai in their hearts), aren't you going to rescue your partners? Waiting here is pointless!