A weak and evil woman was exiled? The beastly husbands risked their lives to protect her

Chapter 218 Bai Yao, do you like me?
"A dark female?" Jiang Xinli looked at Bai Yao with suspicion. "Bai Yao, how did you know?"

She hadn't known Bai Yao for long, but her doubts were growing.

Putting aside the fact that, according to Jiang Wanwan, he had already returned to Dark Star from Eternal Night Star.

On these few occasions, each time she was in mortal danger, he appeared in time.
Once is fine, twice is also fine.

Three times, four times—that's a bit too much of a coincidence.

She was naturally grateful to him, but
"Xiao Li, actually I..." Bai Yao's eyes flickered.

Jiang Xinli took a deep breath, looked up at him directly, and asked, "Bai Yao, do you... like me?"

"I—" Bai Yao choked, his ears turned red, and he was about to speak when a strange low roar echoed through the heavens and the earth, coming from above the dense forest.

"Beautiful human, watch out above you!" the banyan tree shrieked. "It's a five-poison bird! It can spray corrosive venom from its beak!"

Jiang Xinli quickly relayed to Bai Yao, "It's a Five-Poison Bird that can spray corrosive venom from its mouth!"

In an instant, the sunlight overhead was shrouded in shadow.

"Crash!" That was the sound of trees being destroyed and broken by sharp claws.

Ouch, that hurts!

Oh no, my hairstyle is ruined!

【.】

The cries of plants struggling for help echoed noisily from the dense forest.

Jiang Xinli raised her eyes, her breath catching in her throat:
It was an ancient giant bird comparable to a large airplane, with feathers that shimmered with a metallic bluish-gray hue, and a beak as strong as steel bars with sharp serrations along its edges.

What's most terrifying is the black mist and water vapor that swirls around its diamond-like claws.

Wherever the black mist passed, the vegetation withered instantly.

The low growl came again.

The five-poison bird glanced at the two with its scarlet eyes, let out a howl, and then created a foul-smelling hurricane before swooping down at top speed towards where the two were standing.

"Little Pear, don't be afraid, I'm here." Bai Yao calmly raised his eyes, glanced ahead, and reached out to pull her into his arms.

With a sudden burst of strength from his long legs, he leaped through the air and carried her behind a boulder. "Wait for me here."

After saying that, he leaped into the air, his cold white palm suddenly raised, and countless wind blades "whooshed" towards the Five Poison Bird.

"Whoosh!" Dozens of streams of air transformed into white chains, binding the giant bird's sharp claws.

The giant bird let out a piercing cry, and the black mist spread out with a whoosh along the wind lock.

Bai Yao immediately changed his move, and the chains transformed into thousands of sharp blades in an instant, but they were all deflected the moment they touched the feather.

Jiang Xinli was startled. "Bai Yao, its feathers can deflect your wind blades! Try it on its head or eyes!"

"Alright." Bai Yao landed firmly, and with a nimble twist of his wrist, a hurricane slowly gathered in the air and quickly formed two sharp, gleaming blades, heading straight for the giant bird's eyeballs.

The giant bird flapped its wings and swooped down, its steel beak aimed directly at his heart.

"Whoosh—" The sound of air being cut rang out, and four scarlet vines rushed over.

"Xiao Li—" Bai Yao turned his head and saw Jiang Xinli, his heart skipped a beat, "Be careful!"

"Smack!" A vine lashed out and struck the giant bird's eyeball.

The giant bird tilted its head in pain, and the other three vines took the opportunity to wrap around its neck.

It writhed wildly, opening its sharp teeth and gaping mouth, from which a foul-smelling mist poured out.

"Bai Yao, hold me back! Let's get on its back!" Jiang Xinli said, pulling back a vine and wrapping it around her waist.

Bai Yao instantly understood, "Okay."

He condensed a wisp of wind in his palm again, and with a wave of his hand, he wrapped his arm around Jiang Xinli's waist.

Using the power of the vines and the wind, the two leaped into the air and successfully landed on the giant bird's back.

Jiang Xinli flipped her wrist, and the dodder vine in her hand instantly transformed into a sharp blade, piercing into the giant bird's eye.

"Aow~~~~" The giant bird let out a miserable cry, its body twisting wildly in the air.

With a flap of its wings, it hurtled toward a towering mountain not far away.

Bai Yao's gaze sharpened, he wrapped his arm around Jiang Xinli's waist, and with a nimble leap, he jumped down from the air.

"Boom—" The moment a loud crash echoed from afar, the two had already landed steadily. "Wow! Beautiful humans! You're amazing!" the banyan tree, whose crown had been torn off by the giant bird, exclaimed excitedly.

The ground still reeked of a foul, fishy stench.

Bai Yao gently raised his hand, creating a hurricane.

The pungent stench and the withered branches and leaves vanished instantly.

Jiang Xinli exclaimed in surprise, "Bai Yao, I never expected your wind-based ability to be like this!"

In my past life, the city streets would have been spotless.
"Your wood-type ability is quite good too." Bai Yao looked down at her, a handsome smile playing on his lips.

"You—" Jiang Xinli was taken aback, "How did you know?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she was still tightly held in his arms by his long arms.

A faint, crisp scent of snow emanated from his chest.

Jiang Xinli pursed her lips, "Um—"

Bai Yao then realized his lapse in composure and quickly loosened his grip, saying, "Sorry."

He glanced around and said, "Xiao Li, it's getting dark. Let's find a place to rest."

Jiang Xinli looked up, secretly startled.

The sky, which had been sunny just moments before, was now tinged with darkness.

Is this place as eerie as the Misty Forest?

However, since we are here, we should make the best of it.

As she was thinking this, she glanced at Bai Yao.

His face was much paler than before.

Remembering what the banyan tree had said before, she said, "I'll go find some hemostatic herbs for you first."

“However, before we go, I’ll lower your mental riot level first.” She looked at the riot level that had suddenly spiked above his head, and a strange sense of worry flashed through her heart.

Bai Yao's eyes were gentle. "Thank you, Xiao Li."

The banyan tree suddenly spoke, "Beautiful human, I've found out!"

Keep heading south until you reach the heart of the forest, where there stands a gigantic tree—the Summit of the Giant Tree! Defeat it, and you'll be able to escape!

Jiang Xinli gasped, "What?! Defeated a tree?!"

Banyan tree: [Yes, it's no ordinary tree! All the energy of us talking plants comes from it!]

Banyan Tree: [This is the authoritative answer I got after asking around the forest!]

Jiang Xinli pointed at Bai Yao: "Could you ask around for me if there are any other people like him who fell into the forest?"

Without a second thought, the banyan tree replied, "No, I've already asked for you."

It has already excitedly spread the word about seeing 0.49 males.

At least, I haven't heard of any other males appearing.

Jiang Xinli sighed silently.

Bai Yao looked at her and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Xiao Li?"

Jiang Xinli: "It's okay. It said to keep going south until you reach the center of the forest, where you'll encounter a super big tree. Defeat it, and you can leave."

Bai Yao raised an eyebrow, "Defeat a tree?"

Jiang Xinli: "Yes, isn't it? Even you think it's unbelievable?"

Bai Yao glanced at her and laughed, "If it were someone else, that would be true. But since you have wood-type abilities, it makes sense."

Jiang Xinli: “.”

“Little Pear, many things don’t happen for no reason. Since you fell into this place, perhaps there is some special meaning to it.”

Jiang Xinli chuckled, "Bai Yao, you're probably not much older than me, how come you talk like that?"

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Bai Yao's pale fingers clenched slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing in his clear eyes.
Is Xiaoli disgusted by his age?
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