Chapter 2056: Chapter 2053: Mia’s Decision

In less than half a day, an Elder of the Dark Feather Elf Clan, cloaked, hurriedly appeared before Yun Zhong.

"Yun Zhong, what on earth happened that you’re in such a hurry to find me?" the Elder grumbled. "Don’t you know it’s already a big mess outside? Give me a little more time, and my plan can succeed. What if meeting now stirs suspicion among the curious?"

Yun Zhong squinted his eyes and said, "Elder, I also didn’t want to contact you at this moment, but things have changed!"

"What change?"

"Two of my men are dead!" Yun Zhong said gravely. "I suspect we’ve been discovered!"

"What? Two of your men are dead? What on earth happened?" Evidently, the Elder of the Dark Feather Elf Clan was also taken aback by Yun Zhong’s report.

But after hearing Yun Zhong’s account, the unease on his face disappeared: "They must’ve been eaten by Golden Blazing Poison Bees because the bee slurry on their bodies solidified and couldn’t mask their scent!"

"I’ve said many times, the Golden Blazing Poison Bees are the most ferocious guards around the Bee King; if you anger them, they will attack without mercy!" the Elder stated sternly. "You should count yourselves lucky. If you had aroused the Golden Blazing Poison Bees’ suspicion, even the bee slurry couldn’t save you!"

Yun Zhong frowned. "However, this matter is full of suspicious points. I suspect someone killed them and framed the Golden Blazing Poison Bees for it!"

"Don’t be overly suspicious. If someone truly discovered you all, it wouldn’t be me coming to meet you, but the Clan Leader leading a big army!" the Elder chuckled and said.

Yun Zhong reconsidered and felt the Elder made sense. After all, this was the home ground of the Dark Feather Elf Clan; was he really just overthinking?

"Still, you all staying here indefinitely isn’t feasible!" After pondering for a moment, the Elder said, "But this is a crucial time for us. Hold on for ten more days. After our plan succeeds, you can leave, and I will honor my promise!"

With that, the Elder took out a leaf from his cloak and said, "This leaf has a trace of my aura. If anything urgent happens, crush the leaf, and I will know immediately!"

Yun Zhong took the leaf and said, "Then please, speed things up. This place... is not somewhere we should stay for long!"

"Don’t worry, we will also quicken the pace!" the Elder sternly replied, "But within these ten days, ensure that there are absolutely no mishaps, understood?"

"It isn’t that we intend to, but we still need to collect bee slurry every day! That makes survival much harder!" Yun Zhong said. "I heard your Dark Feather Elf Clan has a treasure that conceals aura. Otherwise..."

The Dark Feather Elf Elder glanced at Yun Zhong: "Your information is indeed well-informed... All right, I can lend you my Natural Cloak for now. Place it at the entrance of the hive so your aura won’t escape. Will that do?"

...

Meanwhile, as they conversed, Ye Luo also discovered the two warriors who were knocked out. After awakening them, Ye Luo learned Ling Feng’s whereabouts from their mouths.

"What? He went to the depths of the Beehive? Is he seeking death?" Ye Luo exclaimed in shock. "He dares to think of attacking the Bee King; it’s sheer folly!"

"Indeed, that’s what we thought as well. He’s just a madman!" said one of the warriors who was knocked out. "But Captain... one cannot be too cautious; what if..."

"There won’t be a what if!" Ye Luo said with a hint of irritation. "The Blazing Poison Bees’ hive is a maze; even I can get lost in it, let alone an Outsider like him! Besides, the Bee King is surrounded by hundreds of Golden Blazing Poison Bee guards; he couldn’t possibly kill the Bee King even if he had ten lives!"

Everyone remained silent. Though the words made sense, no one expected Ling Feng to be so bold and reckless!

"Captain, this guy is no ordinary person. We may have underestimated him! Despite his slim chance of finding the Bee King, what if in desperation he destroys the hive? Provoking the Blazing Poison Bees would certainly cause a significant disturbance, and our Dark Feather Elf Clan has other important issues to address. If chaos ensues, we’ll be held accountable!"

Ye Luo paced back and forth anxiously. Suddenly, news came that Little Princess Mia was coming toward them, evidently because of Ling Feng.

"When it rains, it pours. I guess it can’t be helped now; better to inform the Little Princess!" Ye Luo sighed.

"Brother Ye Luo, I’m here to see you!" Mia’s cheerful voice came, carrying a bow and arrow. "Has that person I brought back been cleared of suspicion?"

Ye Luo stepped forward: "Princess Mia, that Ling Feng... he has escaped into the Blazing Poison Bees’ hive!"

"What? How did that happen?" Mia said in surprise. "Why did he go there?"

Ye Luo sighed and said, "I initially tried to scare him with the Blazing Poison Bees to see if he was colluding with Yun Zhong, but I didn’t expect him to be so cunning. He knocked out our warriors while we were distracted and slipped into the hive’s depths."

"And he even claims he wants to attack the Blazing Poison Bee King to throw our Dark Feather Elf Clan into chaos!"

Mia’s expression changed: "How can this be? Wasn’t he cooperating well before? Could it be..."

At this point, Mia said solemnly, "Brother Ye Luo, did you mistreat him?"

Ye Luo coughed awkwardly: "Just a minor reprimand, nothing too excessive, but..."

Mia stomped her foot in anger: "How could you do such a thing; aren’t you tarnishing our Dark Feather Elf Clan’s reputation?"

"Princess Mia, Captain Ye Luo did it out of necessity!" explained the vice-captain beside them. "These Outsiders are getting more defiant. We tried reasoning with them, but none cooperated. We must find Yun Zhong as soon as possible, so we have to resort to special measures!"

"This concerns our Dark Feather Elf Clan’s Treasure; Captain Ye Luo was just anxious. Please don’t blame him!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Mia said anxiously, "But now Ling Feng is in the hive. Without someone leading him, he’ll get lost and be killed by the Blazing Poison Bees!"

"No, I must save him!" Mia took a deep breath and said earnestly.