However, she also understood that if Gu Yuan left, she would no longer be able to find anyone to save her two companions. It would be even more unsafe for her to wander alone in this secret realm.
"Then, okay..." Li Lian'er reluctantly took out five Qi Gathering Pills from her treasure bag and handed them to Gu Yuan.
"You took the Qi Gathering Pill, but you must save my two companions!"
Gu Yuan put away the Qi Gathering Pill and nodded, "Okay, you can lead the way."
Li Lian'er said slightly embarrassed, "I don't know where they are, how about we follow the footprints to find them?"
After saying that, Li Lian'er got up from the ground and quickly looked for the ancient ape-man footprints left on the ground.
She had already given the Qi Gathering Pill, but she was really afraid that Gu Yuan would not save her two companions because he could not find it.
Besides, it was night now, so her two companions should still be safe. She was really afraid that the two companions would be eaten as breakfast by the ancient ape-men early the next morning.
Of course Yun Duoduo wouldn't think too much about it. When someone asked her master, Martial Master Zhang Feng, for help before, he also gave him generous gifts. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Gu Yuan asking Li Lian'er for the Qi Gathering Pill.
The most important thing is that gathering Qi Dan is nothing at all in Yun Duoduo's heart.
However, Li Yunqi glanced at Gu Yuan in surprise.
Compared with other male disciples who are always courteous to female disciples, this Gu Yuan is really different!
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As night fell in the woods, everything was silent.
Gu Yuan held a torch and followed the footprints left by the ancient ape man all night, leading the three girls along the way.
In view of the complicated situation at night, Gu Yuan really felt uneasy about leaving Yun Duoduo far away from his protection range.
In desperation, we could only take everyone with us and follow the footprints left by the ancient ape-men when they escaped, heading towards their lair.
On the way, Gu Yuan also learned from Li Lian'er what happened and the details of these ancient ape-men.
It turned out that Li Lian'er and the others had heard that there was a fungus elixir in a valley, so they took the risk to go to that valley to collect it.
Who would have known that the valley was actually the territory of a group of ancient ape-men.
Although this kind of ancient ape-man has the word "human" in its name, it is actually a kind of monster that lives in groups. Most of the ancient ape-men in this secret realm live in underground caves.
They prefer caves to the ground, and some ancient ape-men set up their homes next to caves. These ancient ape-men are mainly for warning.
When they first encountered the ancient ape-men, Li Lian'er and others did not take these monsters to heart.
This means that they underestimated the enemy.
Although there are many hominids, there can be hundreds.
However, with the combined attack technique that the four of them had practiced together for a long time, Li Lian'er and the others were able to easily enter the valley and get close to the fungus elixir.
But Li Lian'er and the others didn't expect that at the last moment, a ghost-faced mantis would appear in the valley.
The four of them, Li Lian'er, tried their best, but were all defeated by the ghost-faced mantis.
I don’t know what the relationship between these ancient ape-men and the ghost-faced mantis is.
After Li Lian'er and the others were defeated, the Ghost-faced Mantis actually allowed the ancient ape man to tie up Li Lian'er and the others and take them to a cave to imprison them.
Li Lian'er still relied on Bai Qing to use a disposable treasure and managed to escape from the valley.
But after escaping, the ancient ape-men also pursued them all the way. Fortunately, they met Gu Yuan and others, otherwise Li Lian'er would not be able to escape his bad luck...
The group followed the footprints of the escaped ape-man and finally saw a silent valley after passing through the woods.
"You guys wait here, I'll go in."
He might have to fight ancient apes or even ghost-faced mantises in a while. If Yun Duoduo is taken with him, it will be difficult for Gu Yuan to take care of her safety.
Rather than letting Yun Duoduo rely on him for protection in the melee, it would be better to leave Yun Duoduo outside the valley and wait for his return.
So, after leaving Li Yunqi to take care of Yun Duoduo's safety, Gu Yuan quietly broke into the valley with the help of Li Lian'er.
Although hominins lived in groups, their living habits were still the same as those of most mammals.
As soon as Gu Yuan entered the valley, he found many piles of firewood that resembled the nests of birds and animals.
When you get closer, you can see the ancient ape-man sleeping soundly in a pile of firewood.
These ancient ape-men who were responsible for the vigilance probably thought that there was no danger, so they were careless and fell asleep.
Gu Yuan had no interest in these sleeping ape-men, but Li Lian'er was quite cautious. Whenever he saw the sleeping ape-men alone, he would pierce their throats with the sharp dagger in his hand.
Gu Yuan was also non-committal about Li Lian'er's actions.
After all, if he wanted to retreat, even if all these ancient ape-men woke up, they would not be able to keep him.
After walking a little further inside, Gu Yuan saw the three girls he had met before.
The three people were tied to the wooden stakes and motionless. It was not known whether they were asleep or dead.
At their feet, there were many broken limbs and broken arms that had been eaten, including those of animals and humans.
These bones were stained with blood, showing that they had just been eaten.
Li Lian'er saw that the three sisters were not sure whether they were alive or dead. She couldn't help herself for a moment and could no longer care about hiding her body.
Before Gu Yuan could react, he had already hurried over.
"Galigu, wuwuwu..."
Hearing the sudden cry of the ancient ape man, Gu Yuan immediately understood that Li Lian'er had been exposed.
Sure enough, in a corner, an ancient ape man was jumping, pointing one finger at Li Lian'er and shouting loudly.
Then, a group of ancient ape-men armed with various primitive weapons ran out of a cave like a swarm, and immediately discovered Li Lian'er who was untying his three companions.
Looking at Li Lian'er's behavior, Gu Yuan judged that the three kidnapped girls were probably still alive.
Seeing that the ape-men rushing out had already rushed towards Li Lian'er, Gu Yuan had no choice but to step out of the darkness to buy Li Lian'er and the others time to escape.
"Galigu, ughka, wuwuwu..."
An ancient ape-man suddenly pointed in the direction of Gu Yuan and roared loudly. A group of ancient ape-men quickly divided into two groups, dealing with Li Lian'er and Gu Yuan respectively.
Even though these ancient apes are numerous and powerful, their fights are still chaotic and without any structure at all.
More than a dozen ancient ape-men besieging Gu Yuan, they only met Gu Yuan face to face, and Gu Yuan killed the two at the front in one fell swoop.
When Gu Yuan just passed by the woods, he used Li Lian'er's dagger to cut off a lot of small wooden sticks with sharp ends and chopstick lengths.
The skin of the ancient ape man was difficult for others to scratch with their swords. Gu Yuan could easily pierce the throat or heart of the ancient ape man with a small stick just by slapping it with his palm.