And this familiar aura was the wisp of spiritual sense from before.
He had returned to Duan Qinghuai's body.
Ning Yitao knew that as long as he was there, he would surely protect Duan Qinghuai.
Beside them, Henry just stood quietly, keeping a moderate distance from them.
Henry stared at Ning Yitao absent - mindedly, lost in thought.
He knew that Ning Yitao didn't want to talk to him, but seeing Ning Yitao's anxious look, Henry still spoke up:
"They're okay. They've just fallen into a nightmare, commonly known as a night - terror. That person didn't really intend to kill you. He just wanted to trap you. He's stalling for time until the eye of the formation opens.
"As long as he can hold you back, when the formation is truly activated, you'll all be crushed by the formation, and that will be the real sacrifice.
"So the black - clothed man won't let them kill themselves for now."
After learning that they were temporarily out of danger, Ning Yitao felt relieved.
She turned to Henry and asked suspiciously:
"Why are you being so kind all of a sudden?"
At this moment, Henry's emotions were all written on his face.
Suddenly, he curled up a smile, which looked extremely strange on his pale face.
He said rather proudly:
"I've found something interesting. Do you want to come and take a look?"
Ning Yitao was about to refuse without thinking, but then Henry quickly added:
"You seem to know that person. I heard her mention your name. That girl seems to call him Chu Zhiyuan."
Hearing this name, Ning Yitao immediately stood up and asked:
"What do you mean? Where are they?"
Seeing that Ning Yitao was finally moved, Henry laughed even more wantonly.
He said, "Then come with me. I'll take you there."
Ning Yitao looked back at Duan Qinghuai and the others still lying on the ground. She hesitated for a moment, but thinking of Chu Zhiyuan,
Finally, still worried, she set up a barrier to protect everyone's safety.
Ning Yitao always felt empty inside, as if she was about to lose something. But the situation was urgent, so she put aside her thoughts and asked Henry:
"Where are they? Lead the way."
Henry chuckled and said, "You're quite straightforward. Then come with me."
Ning Yitao naturally knew that Henry couldn't be trusted now.
She didn't even know if he was being controlled by the staff or not. She couldn't tell whose actions these were.
But hearing the name Chu Zhiyuan, Ning Yitao was always worried about him.
Chu Zhiyuan had never sent back any news since he left last time.
Now that there was finally news of him, Ning Yitao would never let this opportunity slip.
No matter what was ahead, Ning Yitao had to go and see for herself.
Henry led Ning Yitao to the gully that Chu Zhiyuan and the others had found back then, the man - eating gully.
At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan was lying in the gully.
And Yun Lianmeng was squatting beside him, looking extremely anxious.
The moment Ning Yitao saw them, the heart that had been hanging finally settled.
Ning Yitao didn't expect that Henry would actually lead her to find Chu Zhiyuan and the others.
She looked at Henry in surprise, not knowing why he did this,
But finding Chu Zhiyuan now was a good thing.
Ning Yitao didn't care about Henry anymore and immediately jumped into the gully.
When Yun Lianmeng saw Ning Yitao, she was like a lost child finding her backbone.
She threw herself at Ning Yitao and urgently pleaded, "Please, save him quickly. He's dying."
Before Yun Lianmeng could say anything else, when Ning Yitao's gaze fell on Chu Zhiyuan, she noticed something was wrong.
Why were there scales like those on the villagers' bodies on Chu Zhiyuan's hands?
Ning Yitao was extremely surprised.
But her movements didn't slow down. She quickly came to Chu Zhiyuan's side to check his current condition.
Chu Zhiyuan was unconscious. Ning Yitao unbuttoned his collar. Fortunately, the scales hadn't spread completely yet. There was still a chance.
It was the snake - encircling - the - waist ailment. As long as it didn't cover the whole body, there was still hope.
Ning Yitao casually grabbed a handful of dry leaves on the ground, stacked them together, tore a piece of her own clothes, wrapped the leaves up, and stuffed them into Chu Zhiyuan's mouth.
Yun Lianmeng didn't know what Ning Yitao was doing. She stood there at a loss, only able to feel anxious.
"Come here. Hold him down. Don't let him move later."
As soon as Ning Yitao's voice fell.
Yun Lianmeng's hands reacted faster than her brain. Before her mind could even process it, her hands had already held Chu Zhiyuan down.
Ning Yitao knew that time was running out. She quickly gathered a wisp of spiritual power at her fingertips. While explaining, the spiritual power in her hand had already pierced into Chu Zhiyuan's body.
"The snake - encircling - the - waist has attached itself to his bones. Now we can only use spiritual power to scrape the bones to completely remove the scales on his body. But scraping the bones with spiritual power is extremely painful, and the snake - encircling - the - waist has a tenacious vitality. It bites very tightly. So even though he's in a coma, he can still feel the pain. What you need to do now is not let him move. Hold him down."
Ning Yitao's voice was steady and fast, which also let Yun Lianmeng know the current situation. With a clear direction, Yun Lianmeng was no longer looking confused.
Sure enough, in a short while, Chu Zhiyuan showed a reaction. He trembled in pain.
Yun Lianmeng looked at him with heartache, watching big drops of sweat roll down from Chu Zhiyuan's forehead due to the pain.
Yun Lianmeng felt soft - hearted for a moment and wanted to reach out to wipe the sweat off Chu Zhiyuan's head. But before her hand could move, she heard Ning Yitao's voice:
"Hold him down. Don't move."
Yun Lianmeng unconsciously increased the strength in her hands.
The next moment, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly tried to escape in pain.
If it weren't for Ning Yitao's reminder just now, the part of Chu Zhiyuan's body where the bones were being scraped might have broken. Once it broke, it would mean starting all over again, and the pain he had just endured would have to be experienced once more.
Henry, who was standing above watching, came down to help Yun Lianmeng hold Chu Zhiyuan down. Since Ning Yitao wanted to save him, he might as well give her a hand.
Ning Yitao couldn't figure out Henry's thoughts either, but it was a good thing that he wanted to help now.
With Henry's help, Ning Yitao's movements were fast and decisive. She scraped all the scales off Chu Zhiyuan's body in the shortest possible time.
Scraping the bones was a task that consumed both mental and spiritual energy. Even Ning Yitao couldn't help but breathe slightly heavily after such a large - scale bone - scraping.
Henry stood beside her and didn't leave. He just watched over Ning Yitao.
Ning Yitao couldn't help but ask:
"What on earth do you want? Are you also here to stall for time?"
Henry sneered and said:
"I would never be on the same side as that kind of person. I do what I want. The staff told me that if I don't help you, under the pressure of this formation, no one can escape. Even a powerful staff like this will be defeated here. Naturally, I won't allow such a situation to happen."
Seeing that Ning Yitao had the strength to question him, Henry pulled Ning Yitao up from the ground and said:
"Let's go. I know where the eye of the formation is. The staff has spent all its cultivation over the years on finding the location of the eye of the formation. I hope you won't let us down."
With a whistle from Henry, the sound of flapping wings echoed in the forest.
Ning Yitao looked up at the source of the sound. Unexpectedly, Henry had summoned the Bird of Prophecy.