Martial Arts: I Have Diligence Reward System

Chapter 387: Chapter 166: I Am a Gecko, Taking a Stroll

The five people from Cangyuan Sixth Camp, along with Bai Xiaolong, have searched almost the entire East Battle Dao, but still, there is no trace.

Su Yue’s life paper is intact for the time being, indicating that he is not dead.

But in this small area, already turned upside down, they still couldn’t find any trace of Su Yue.

It’s simply bizarre.

”Damn it, knowing it was this dangerous, I should have sent Su Yue back directly. Now he’s completely missing, what do we do, what do we do!”

Wang Anhu’s face was pale, his entire body trembling.

The others also looked ashen, their lips turned blue from the cold.

They had just finished a battle, and including Bai Xiaolong, everyone had more or less sustained injuries.

But after returning, Su Yue had already disappeared, and searching non-stop worsened their injuries.

”If anything happens to Su Yue, how will we explain to Prince Qing? Even dying would not be enough to atone. What should we do?”

Jia Weisu sat on the ground, starting to babble incoherently.

Prince Qing was his lifesaver, even more than once, but he had just taken charge of Su Yue for less than ten days, and the latter had already gone missing.

Guilt.

An unprecedented guilt made Jia Weisu’s breath uneven.

”Dig three feet deep, search again.

”Cheng Dongfeng, return to the Wet Ghost Tower at the second battlefield immediately, see if Su Yue has escaped back there.”

Upon Wang Anhu’s words, the group continued searching in the East Battle Dao.

This place isn’t large; the west side is the source quarry, the east side is the Thousand-foot Cliff, and the rest is surrounded by the venomous bee forest. Su Yue could only escape back to the fortress.

A few minutes later, the group gathered again.

Nothing!

Still no clues.

Cheng Dongfeng made a desperate round-trip sprint, and Su Yue had not returned to the fortress.

The air felt inexplicably heavy.

”Could Su Yue have hidden in the venomous bee forest? His life paper hasn’t shattered, so he must still be alive,” Bai Xiaolong said, frowning.

Hearing this, the five of them gave him a disapproving look.

What a foolish guess.

Not even a Ninth Grade can survive in the venomous bee forest, as those bees were mindless and simply acted on instinct to ensure mutual destruction.

”Su Yue has many tricks up his sleeve. He once thrived in the Ning Beast Forest, it’s not certain,” Bai Xiaolong quickly added.

”Do you think... Su Yue might have escaped to the quarry? He’s always wanted to kill the foreign tribes, he very likely took the opportunity to head to the mine,” Jia Weisu pondered.

The group hardly paid attention to Bai Xiaolong’s words.

”I’ll go ask Major Jiao Qingyuan; the rest of you continue searching,”

Wang Anhu nodded, then promptly left for the mining area.

This guess indeed had some validity.

Su Yue’s life paper hadn’t shattered, he had to still be alive.

The kid had been eager to kill foreign tribes. The East Battle Dao had previously encountered enemy attacks, leaving the place in chaos.

Su Yue could very likely have rushed toward the mine.

...

They searched again.

Still no news of Su Yue.

After a while, Wang Anhu returned.

But this time, he did not return empty-handed; he brought someone back... Jiao Qingyuan.

Jiao Qingyuan had just finished suppressing the chill; at this moment, he was skin and bones, almost emaciated, anyone could sense his weakness.

But Jiao Qingyuan’s eyes were filled with anxiety and worry.

”General, you...”

Jia Weisu immediately stood up.

Every time he finished suppressing the chill, Jiao Qingyuan needed a long time to recover from his injuries.

At this moment, Jiao Qingyuan’s Qi Blood reversed, his body in severe pain, he was indeed frail.

But why did he come to the East Battle Dao in person?

Sigh!

It must be because of Su Yue’s disappearance.

To Jiao Qingyuan, Prince Qing held an extremely special meaning, and he revered Prince Qing the most.

”Su Yue never went to the mine; General Jiao Qingyuan has always been suppressing the chill, he knows a lot, if it were Su Yue, he would sense it.”

Wang Anhu said with a serious expression.

”Could he really be in the venomous bee forest?”

Bai Xiaolong was still not giving up, asking again.

”Impossible.

”The second battlefield has existed for so many years, and no one has ever survived the venomous bee forest, not a single one.

”You all have been too careless.

”Check the cliff’s edge, there might be some clues.”

Jiao Qingyuan frowned, listening to the group’s analysis for a long time, then he pointed to the cliff’s edge.

Worry.

Jiao Qingyuan was genuinely worried.

He had already anticipated that when Su Yue died, the people from Cangyuan Sixth Camp would definitely return to the quarry to find him.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t good news.

That bastard Su Yue didn’t die after all.

His life paper hadn’t shattered.

How could this be possible?

He clearly had pushed him off the Thousand-foot Cliff; it was impossible he wouldn’t die.

Could he have hung onto a tree?

It shouldn’t be.

The bottom of the Thousand-foot Cliff is barren.

Could there have been some vines that the boy grabbed onto?

Very possible.

After all, they were in the wetlands, anything was possible.

Anxious Jiao Qingyuan decided to come in person.

Thankfully.

Whether he was hanging on a tree or grabbed onto vines, the little bastard at least hadn’t returned yet.

”The cliff?

”Could Su Yue have fallen off the cliff?”

The five were parched, nearly suffocated by fear.

”Very possible.

”He is just a Second Grade Martial Artist with an unstable foundation. The East Battle Dao often experiences harsh winds; coupled with your fight against foreigners, the air currents here would be disorderly. After leaving the camp, he could easily have been blown to the cliff’s edge by mistake.”

Jiao Qingyuan analyzed slowly, his face solemn.

When speaking, his lips trembled with immense worry.

”This...is not impossible, others have accidentally fallen off the cliff before.”