Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend-Chapter 786 - 653: More Troublesome Suitors

Wrapped in an outer garment, Feng Xun was nowhere to be seen!

Ye Lingyue suddenly awoke, her eyes darting around in search of Feng Xun.

Only when she saw him standing at the front of the boat did she breathe a sigh of relief.

At the sight of Ye Lingyue sitting up, looking restless, like a small dog abandoned on the streets, her long hair scattered over her fair cheeks, with eyes full of panic, Feng Xun turned his head.

He had never seen Ye Lingyue like this and couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart, quickly enveloping her carefully into his arms.

"I’m right here."

Feng Xun gently stroked Ye Lingyue’s face, noticing she was covered in cold sweat.

"I had a nightmare," Ye Lingyue mumbled as she buried her head into Feng Xun’s chest, drawing in his pleasant scent.

"What dream could scare my Ling Yue to this state?" Feng Xun gazed at the girl in his arms, the Ye Lingyue he knew was fearless of heaven and earth.

"I can’t remember well, just felt like I kept falling down, as if into a ten thousand abyss," Ye Lingyue vaguely recounted, telling Feng Xun that since regaining consciousness, she occasionally had nightmares.

However, they weren’t frequent before, and it seemed that after acquiring the Heaven and Earth Array and breaking through the First Layer of Heaven and Earth Tribulation, the nightmares had begun to happen more often.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xun furrowed his brows.

"It’s just a dream. In reality, even if there really is a ten thousand abyss, you’ll have me by your side."

"Okay, what time is it now?" Ye Lingyue shook her head, allowing her groggy mind to clear up a bit.

Both their Qiankun Bags had some food prepared, and because they were Life Qiankun Bags, all sorts of fruits were still fresh.

At night, the Rift Valley Sand River seemed like the flow of quicksand had slowed down substantially.

Under the effect of the Array, the boat was gliding smoothly on the surface of the river.

Setting aside the upcoming nine days full of overt and covert struggles, the night on the sand river remained beautiful, especially with Feng Xun’s company.

The night sky, free of any superfluous clouds and dotted with stars, was darker here, yet more beautiful than Daxia and Beiqing.

Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun, however, did not dare to let their guard down, for they soon discovered the first turn in the sand river since entering it. After passing the bend, the river suddenly broadened, expanding its area by at least tenfold, as though converging into a sea.

At the same time, more than a dozen Four-direction Boats appeared on the sand river.

This was also the first time Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun encountered other competitors after entering the Four Directions Ferry, aside from the Mu Family’s members.

Ye Lingyue didn’t recognize most of the people, but soon, she felt a scorching gaze.

On one of the Four-direction Boats sat Chen Mu of the Hunyuan Sect.

Chen Mu was seated together with a young male disciple, and by the looks of it, he was accompanying one of them to participate in this edition of the World’s First Refining.

Upon seeing Ye Lingyue, Chen Mu’s eyes clearly changed.

He and the male disciple on his Four-direction Boat swiftly approached Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun.

"Miss Ye, what a coincidence to meet you again."

Chen Mu’s face was brimming with joy, but before Ye Lingyue could respond, he felt a chilly breeze.

Feng Xun’s face turned cold, and he cursed inwardly, wondering why after Mu Wu left, Chen Mu showed up. His own little lady had far too many rotten peach blossoms.

The male disciple on Chen Mu’s boat curiously glanced at Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun several times.

When he saw Ye Lingyue’s Four Directions Token, an obvious hostility appeared on his face.

"Princely Heir Chen, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, and it seems you’ve been doing well," Feng Xun stepped in front of Ye Lingyue and asked indifferently.

The Chen Family had already been stripped of their Marquis title, and though Feng Xun knew this, he still deliberately addressed him as Princely Heir Chen. Hearing this, Chen Mu’s smile faded, and he let out a cold snort.

"There’s no need for Family Head Feng to be concerned. If it were not for your family, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation today."

This time, Chen Mu accompanied his junior brother An Yang, who was a disciple of his master’s wife.

In the Hunyuan Sect, he originally held a higher status than An Yang, but due to his injured Dantian and the complete loss of influence of the Kaijiang Prince Manor in Beiqing, Chen Mu’s fortunes similarly soured. He was now forced to serve as a guard for his junior brother, crossing this Rift Valley Sand River.

As for Great Elder Chang Luo, he took on the role of Guest Elder for this World’s First Refining event and had already entered Sifang City.

"Chen Mu, the matters of the Chen Residence have nothing to do with Feng Xun. I don’t really know you, so please make way with your Four-direction Boat and don’t block our path," Ye Lingyue said, pushing her lips forward in distaste. She abhorred Chen Mu’s gaze, as if she were prey in his eyes.

Ye Lingyue’s indifference made Chen Mu quite embarrassed. He glared at Feng Xun and sheepishly made way.

"Brother, who is that woman? Daring to talk to you like that. It’s just that she looks pretty for now, let’s see how long she can be proud," An Yang was fairly handsome, but the inverted triangle eyes on his face were unpleasant to look at.

An Yang’s words, however, were not untrue.

It was only the second day into the Rift Valley Sand River, and everyone had yet to encounter any Fierce Beasts of the sand river, so naturally, on the surface, everyone still acted courteously. But after a few more days, especially in the last three, when everyone’s number of hunted Fierce Beasts increased, a deadly battle to seize the final ranks was inevitable.

An Yang had taken note earlier that Ye Lingyue was probably an Alchemist with quite decent cultivation, but that man, Feng Xun, was obviously a non-martial artist.

Looking at the other Four-direction Boats, their pairings were similar to his and Chen Mu’s, the most standard combination: an Alchemist paired with a Martial Artist.

Thus, a "crippled combination" like Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun had no chance of making it to the end.

"I have no objections if you want to deal with Feng Xun, but that Ye Lingyue cannot be touched. I can cooperate with you to take her Four Directions Token, but her, I have set my sights on." Chen Mu couldn’t understand why he was so crazily infatuated with Ye Lingyue, perhaps it was because the woman was always so indifferent to him, igniting an unprecedented desire to conquer within him.

"Brother, rest assured, we brothers have always cooperated pleasantly." An Yang currently needed Chen Mu’s help and naturally did not dare defy him. The two brothers controlled the Four-direction Boat, following the waterway ahead.

After parting ways with Chen Mu, Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun wanted to find Long Baobao and Little Zhiyo’s whereabouts, but to her surprise, there were no traces of the little ones nearby.

"Don’t worry, Little Zhiyo and Little Wuya are both sharp and clever. They might have already left this stretch of water," Feng Xun reassured Ye Lingyue.

"Further up, we’ll officially enter the downstream of the sand river. We need to be extra careful, especially of the Fierce Beasts in the sand river." Ye Lingyue nodded, and their Four-direction Boat entered the downstream region.

Not long after Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun had left, a boat emerged from a hidden spot beside a mountain cliff. A middle-aged man with a chilling gaze was seated on it, his eyes hawk-like as he intently followed the direction where Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun disappeared, unwilling to look away for a long time.