The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 183 "The Beginning of the Mission, Adjustment and Progress"

The morning sun shone on the training grounds of the cultivation sect. The new disciples lined up neatly, their eyes full of anticipation and nervousness. The sect steward stood in front, holding the task scroll in his hand, and began to read out the first tasks of the new disciples. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen listened quietly, and when they heard that they were assigned to the same group, their brows slightly frowned at the same time.

For Yun Yao, Chu Mochen's cold and arrogant appearance made her feel a little disgusted. The disdain in his eyes when they first met was like a thorn in Yun Yao's heart. Chu Mochen also had an inexplicable resistance to this seemingly ordinary but stubborn woman. He didn't think Yun Yao was special and that being able to carry out missions with him was simply a burden.

Their mission this time is to go to the Misty Forest to find a rare herb - Linghuan Grass. This herb grows deep in the Misty Forest, often guarded by powerful monsters, and is extremely difficult to pick, but it is crucial for the sect to refine a pill that can enhance the spiritual power of disciples.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen set out on the road to the misty forest with mixed feelings. Along the way, the two were silent, with only the rustling sound of footsteps on fallen leaves. Chu Mochen held a sword in his hand, his steps firm and powerful. He walked in front, as if deliberately keeping a distance from Yun Yao. Yun Yao followed behind, observing the surrounding environment with vigilant eyes. She knew that this mission would not be easy and she had to stay alert at all times.

After entering the misty forest, the scene before them made them shudder. The mist was like a thick white veil, filling the entire forest, and visibility was extremely low. The trees were tall and ancient, with branches intertwined, like monsters with bared fangs and claws. The roars of monsters from time to time made the atmosphere even more tense.

Chu Mochen was the first to break the silence: "Follow me closely, don't hold me back." His voice was cold, without a trace of emotion.

Yun Yao frowned, feeling a little unhappy, but she knew that this was not the time to make a fuss, so she just responded coldly: "You don't need me to tell you, I know that too."

They moved forward cautiously in the mist, and every step was full of danger. Suddenly, a huge fire-patterned leopard jumped out of the mist, its body burning with flame-like patterns, and it rushed towards Chu Mochen at an extremely fast speed. Chu Mochen's eyes were stern, and the sword in his hand was instantly unsheathed. The sword body flashed with cold light. He flashed and cleverly avoided the attack of the fire-patterned leopard, and at the same time swung the sword to cut its back. The fire-patterned leopard turned flexibly, swung out with one claw, and collided with Chu Mochen's sword, splashing a string of sparks.

Yun Yao was not idle either. She quickly retrieved information about the Fire Leopard from the system. The system showed that the Fire Leopard was good at speed attacks and its weakness was in the abdomen. She watched the battle between Chu Mochen and the Fire Leopard while looking for opportunities.

The battle between Chu Mochen and the Fire Leopard became more and more intense. His swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and each sword carried a powerful spiritual power, drawing streaks of light in the air. But the Fire Leopard was also extremely ferocious. It kept attacking, and the flame patterns on its body seemed to be brighter, and the temperature around it also rose.

During one of the attacks, the Fire Leopard took advantage of Chu Mochen's inability to dodge and scratched his arm with one claw. Chu Mochen frowned, but did not retreat at all. Seeing this, Yun Yao's heart tightened. She knew she could not wait any longer. She used the power given by the system to cast a spell of confusion, distracting the Fire Leopard's attention for a short time.

"Attack its abdomen!" Yun Yao shouted.

Chu Mochen heard Yun Yao's cry, and without any hesitation, he took advantage of the moment when the Fire Leopard was confused, and his body was as fast as lightning, and his sword stabbed straight into the Fire Leopard's abdomen. The Fire Leopard roared in pain, and blood gushed out, but it still struggled to fight back. Chu Mochen and Yun Yao did not dare to be careless, and the two of them attacked again together, and finally killed the Fire Leopard.

Both of them were a little out of breath. Chu Mochen glanced at Yun Yao with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that this seemingly insignificant woman could be so calm at the critical moment and accurately point out the weakness of the monster.

"Hmph, you are of some use this time." Although Chu Mochen was still unforgiving, his tone no longer had the contempt from before.

Yun Yao ignored his words and just silently checked his injuries: "You are injured, bandage it first."

Chu Mochen was slightly startled. He didn't expect Yun Yao to care about his injury. He avoided Yun Yao's gaze somewhat unnaturally: "This is just a minor injury, it's nothing serious."

After a short rest, they continued to move forward. As they went deeper into the misty forest, they encountered more and more dangers. Once, they accidentally fell into a swamp. Chu Mochen stepped on it and instantly felt a strong suction force trying to pull him deeper into the swamp. His face changed and he tried to break free, but the more he struggled, the deeper he sank. "Don't move!" Yun Yao shouted hurriedly. She found some vines from the surroundings and threw one end to Chu Mochen: "Grab it, I'll pull you up."

Chu Mochen grabbed the vines, and Yun Yao pulled hard, with beads of sweat oozing out of her forehead. With the cooperation of the two, Chu Mochen finally broke free from the swamp.

"Thank you." Chu Mochen said in a low voice, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

Yun Yao smiled slightly: "You're welcome, we are teammates now, we need to help each other."

After some twists and turns, they were getting closer and closer to the area where the spirit grass might grow. But at this time, they encountered a group of stinging bees. These stinging bees were all black, and the stings on their tails flashed coldly, and they flew towards them densely.

"Be careful, the poison of these stinging bees is very strong." Chu Mochen warned.

He waved his sword, trying to disperse the stinging bees, but there were too many of them to kill. Yun Yao recalled what she had learned in modern times, and she found that the stinging bees seemed to be very sensitive to smoke. She quickly exchanged a spell to create smoke from the system, and after casting it, thick smoke suddenly filled the surroundings. The stinging bees were disturbed by the smoke and began to become confused.

"Let's go!" Yun Yao pulled Chu Mochen and escaped from the attack range of the stinging bee under the cover of smoke.

After walking for a while, they finally came to a quiet valley. The mist here seemed to be lighter, and there were many strange flowers and plants growing around. Yun Yao's heart moved, she felt that the spiritual grass might be nearby.

They began to search carefully. With his keen spiritual perception, Chu Mochen discovered some unusual auras under a mountain wall. "There may be spiritual grass here." He said.

The two approached the mountain wall cautiously, and sure enough, in the cracks of the mountain wall, they saw several spiritual grasses emitting faint fluorescence. The leaves of the spiritual grass were light blue with mysterious patterns on them, as if they contained endless spiritual power.

"Finally found it." Yun Yao showed a hint of joy in her eyes.

Just as they were about to pick the spiritual grass, suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and a huge rock puppet emerged from the ground. This rock puppet was made of hard rock, and every step it took made the ground tremble. It waved its huge stone fist and smashed towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

Chu Mochen and Yun Yao quickly separated to avoid the attack of the rock puppet. Chu Mochen jumped onto a boulder, leaped high, and swung his sword at the head of the rock puppet. But his sword only splashed some sparks on the rock puppet, and could not cause any damage to it.

Yun Yao observed the movements of the rock puppet and found some tiny cracks at its joints, which should be its weak points.

"Attack its joints!" Yun Yao shouted.

After hearing this, Chu Mochen changed his attack strategy. He flexibly shuttled around the rock puppet, looking for opportunities to attack its joints. Yun Yao also cast a spell to interfere with the rock puppet's actions. With the tacit cooperation of the two, they finally succeeded in destroying the rock puppet's joints, causing it to collapse.

After this series of challenges, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's views on each other have changed greatly. Chu Mochen no longer thinks Yun Yao is a burden, and he begins to appreciate Yun Yao's wisdom and calmness. Yun Yao also has a new understanding of Chu Mochen's strength, and she admires his strength and bravery.

They successfully picked the Spiritual Grass and set out on the road back to the sect. On the way back, the atmosphere between the two was no longer as cold as before. They began to chat casually and share every bit of this mission.

"How do you know the weaknesses of those monsters?" Chu Mochen asked curiously.

Yun Yao hesitated for a moment. She didn't know whether she should tell Chu Mochen about the system. After thinking about it, she said, "I have some special methods. I'll tell you later."

Chu Mochen didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and said, "You performed very well today. It was beyond my expectation."

Yun Yao smiled and said, "You too, your swordsmanship is amazing."

The two figures walked away in the afterglow of the setting sun. This mission created a special understanding between them and laid the foundation for their future adventures.

The author says:

Dear readers, I wrote this chapter with extra care! I hope you can feel the growth and changes of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen during this mission. They went from disliking each other at first to gradually getting along with each other. This process is just like how we get along with others in life. We need to go through some difficulties and challenges to discover each other's shining points. I hope you will like the content of this chapter, and I also look forward to you accompanying Yun Yao and Chu Mochen on their journey of cultivation! Your support is my motivation to continue writing!