Chapter 322: Found


After the meal, everyone returned to their respective tents to rest.


One person stayed beside the campfire to stand guard, ready to switch shifts when the time came.


This was the routine for Mu Jinyu's side, and naturally, it was the same for Lin Qingxue's side.


The night passed without incident.


The next day.


Dawn just broke.


Mu Jinyu emerged from his tent, groggy-eyed, then went over to the campfire to prepare some hot food for breakfast, while Wang Zhengbiao and the others packed up the tent.


After they had packed up, they joined Mu Jinyu for breakfast.


It was the same on Lin Qingxue's side; after everyone finished breakfast and put out the campfire.


Mu Jinyu did not bother greeting Lin Qingxue or ask if she wanted to follow him to collect some of the Spring of Life for her grandfather's treatment.

She did not have as many concerns as the captain of the bodyguard; she was determined that Mu Jinyu was a benefactor for the Lin family, a rare find, and losing him was not an option.


"Miss, do you really think he is the benefactor the Fengshui Master mentioned?"


Seeing her stance, the captain of the bodyguard sighed in resignation and gave one final attempt at persuasion.


"Whether he is or isn't, let's just follow for now. If he doesn't allow us, we'll leave."


Lin Qingxue was very resolute.


Then, as Mu Jinyu's figure was about to disappear from view, they could not afford to delay any further and hurried after them.


After catching up, they maintained a cautious distance.


The captain of the bodyguard still worried that even this might offend Mu Jinyu and his group.


To their surprise, although Mu Jinyu's group was aware of their presence, they did not mind and allowed them to follow.


Mu Jinyu led the way, chopping through the thorns with a machete, carving out a path while he recalled the Route Observation Map obtained from an elderly villager in a small village.


If his directions were accurate, he estimated they would arrive in another half a day.


"I just wonder if people from the 'Withered Tree Quest for Spring' have succeeded in these past few days!"


Mu Jinyu was fraught with worry and urgency, eagerly hoping to find the pond.


Thus, thinking about the mere half-day journey left, he quickened his pace, hurrying towards the destination.


This was also why he hadn't invited Lin Qingxue to join them.


If he had brought them along, he would not only have to persuade them, spending quite some time, but also, with more people around, any mishap could slow them down and waste time.


And if they weren't teammates, he naturally wouldn't need to worry about them.


"Miss, they've sped up, are they trying to shake us off?"


The captain of the bodyguard, worried, glanced back at Lin Qingxue and said.


"Probably not..." Lin Qingxue was not very sure but then bit her lip and said, "Let's keep following."


"But Miss, can your feet endure it?" The captain of the bodyguard frowned, concerned.


They had been wandering around the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains for nearly half a month, aimlessly like headless flies. How could Lin Qingxue, a delicately raised lady, endure it?!


Her feet had long since blistered, and every day she forced herself to keep walking with them.


If it were any other wealthy young lady, how could she possibly continue like Lin Qingxue, persevering through these wild mountains and valleys just because of a Fengshui Practitioner's groundless claims?


She would have cried and demanded to leave long ago.


Therefore, they greatly admired Lin Qingxue.


"It's okay, let's hurry up and catch up with them,"


Lin Qingxue gritted her teeth and quickened her pace, catching up with Mu Jinyu and the others.


Half a day later.


It was almost twelve o'clock.


Mu Jinyu and the others still showed no signs of stopping and continued to move forward.


"It's time for lunch, aren't they stopping yet? Looking at the situation, it seems like they set out with a purpose. Could the young lady's premonition be true?"


The Captain of the bodyguard watched Mu Jinyu and others, calculating the time and secretly making guesses.


He turned back and saw that Lin Qingxue could no longer keep going; her feet were extremely painful, so she let a female bodyguard carry her to keep up with the majority.


The Captain of the bodyguard turned back around and continued following Mu Jinyu's footsteps.


He didn't know if his guess was correct, but he truly hoped that Mu Jinyu was the benefactor for the young lady, so Lin Qingxue's persistence would not be meaningless.


...


At one o'clock in the afternoon.


Mu Jinyu finally stopped and began clearing the thorns and bushes in front of him with his knife.


Suddenly,


a flat clearing was revealed.


And at the center of the clearing, there was a pond that stretched over fifty meters.


The water in the pond was very clear and clean, looking from afar like a jewel embedded in the ground.


Standing there, Mu Jinyu could even feel a faint trace of Spiritual Energy, which was refreshing to breathe and felt very soothing.


"It really is the Spring of Life. Even if you don't drink this water, just living here long-term can make one live to a ripe old age!"


Mu Jinyu exclaimed.


"Whoosh!"


At that moment, a shadow suddenly darted nearby.


A man wielding a machete moved as swiftly as a cheetah, his gaze cold and ruthless, his motions mercilessly aimed directly at Mu Jinyu's neck!


"Hmph!"


Mu Jinyu had long been aware of the Withered Tree Quest for Spring people being around, so he was not unguarded and dazzled by the Spring of Life. He kicked out fiercely, sending the man flying!


How could that man, even as a Genetic Modifier with the speed of a cheetah, compete with a Martial Arts Grandmaster?


Trying to ambush him was completely a joke.


With that kick, Mu Jinyu not only sent the man flying but also burst his spleen and other internal organs, killing him on the spot!


"Ah!"


Lin Qingxue, who had just caught up, originally absorbed and amazed by the transformed pond of the Spring of Life, saw a man rush out and slash at Mu Jinyu with a knife, then get kicked flying by Mu Jinyu. The man then fell to the ground, twitching and bleeding from his orifices. He was clearly not going to survive, which made her involuntarily let out a sharp scream.


"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"


At that moment, more Genetic Modifiers, capable of easily killing a Master of Dark Energy, attacked Mu Jinyu and the others.


They possessed the speed of a cheetah, the claws of a wolf, the hearing of a bat, and the eyesight of a hawk. An ordinary person would stand no chance against them!


At this time, Wang Zhengbiao and the others had already thrown down the items they carried on their backs, extracted firearms, and with a fierce grin, they raised submachine guns, rifles, and shotguns, and opened fire together upon them!


"Bang!" "Bang!"