Chapter 1996

Yan Aohan glanced at He Ru, a faint coldness flashing in his eyes. "Your words are unnecessary. I never intended for my wife to have any connection with him. But since you insist on speaking this way, I will inform my wife."

Xie Jifan smiled lightly, having seen through Yan Aohan’s thoughts at a glance. "Actually, you are angry. You are angry because you know He Ru’s true nature but haven’t told us."

Yan Aohan said calmly, "I am not particularly angry. To me, who he is has nothing to do with me. Since he dared to deceive us, he will naturally face punishment in the future. I am not worried about this at all right now."

Xie Jifan clapped his hands. "If you are not worried, then why are you angry?"

"I am angry that you have a plan but refuse to state it directly. Why make us guess? What is the point of pretending to be profound?" Yan Aohan asked helplessly.

Xie Jifan chuckled. "It is quite interesting. I think pretending to be profound is good. Besides, you yourself called me the Black Emperor. How can the Black Emperor not act profound?"

"You have a heap of twisted logic," Yan Aohan said, glancing at Xie Jifan. "How long do you plan to stay here?"

"I will leave after the Lucky Forest here reverts to the Light Forest," Xie Jifan said with a grin.

"Years ago, the Light Forest became the current Lucky Forest for some reason. That was a shrinkage from large to small. Now, to restore the title of Light Forest, does it mean these people need to expand? Are you sure the people of the Lucky Forest have such ambition for expansion?" Yan Aohan asked, looking at Xie Jifan.

Xie Jifan waved his hand. "That is not the case. The transformation from Light Forest to Lucky Forest did have reasons, but it was mostly the will of Heaven. The Heavenly Dao of this region needed to control the light, primarily to temper the survivors of the Lucky Forest.

Moreover, a war between the Light Forest and the Dark Forest caused many elites of the Light Forest to fall. This made the Heavenly Dao here somewhat dissatisfied, so it temporarily restricted the development of the Light Forest and renamed it the Lucky Forest.

Now that the Lucky Forest has re-established itself, it can naturally restore the name of the Light Forest. However, restoring the name requires a catalyst."

Yan Aohan nodded slightly after listening. "The Heavenly Dao indeed has this right. But restoring the Light Forest now is because of you, the Supreme Black Emperor. So, they want to do you a favor?"

Xie Jifan pointed at Yan Aohan. "I know you see through it. Yes, they indeed want to do me a favor. Mainly, they want me to protect a soul to another world."

"Which other world?" Yan Aohan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Xie Jifan said, "A world where technology and magic coexist. That soul is suitable for survival there, and the Heavenly Dao of this realm owes that soul a favor.

However, going to another world is impossible without my permission. So, they come to do me a favor and ask for my help."

"What is special about that soul? To go to a world where technology and magic coexist, such a world respects the strong. Ordinary weak souls would not suffice," Yan Aohan stated directly.

Xie Jifan hummed in agreement. "That soul is very pure and suitable for cultivation there. Most importantly, due to the Heavenly Dao, that soul is a person of great fortune. Meanwhile, there is a person in that world who is extremely unlucky. That unlucky person happens to be the Child of Fortune of that plane. So, this person is needed to resolve that person’s bad luck."

Yan Aohan understood upon hearing this. "Is the Heavenly Dao repaying a kindness or trapping someone?"

"Do not look at that person in that world as unlucky. That is because that person used nine lifetimes of good fortune to protect this otherworldly soul. Therefore, she must reincarnate into that world to resolve the unlucky person’s fate, thereby embarking on the path of cultivation.

If you are interested, perhaps you and your wife might meet them as a couple before the Chaos Abyss?"

Hearing Xie Jifan’s words, Yan Aohan did not take this to heart. To him, his wife was the most important thing. Other people’s affairs did not concern him.

Zhu Yanyi did not know that Yan Aohan and Xie Jifan were discussing the distant Chaos Abyss. She used her spare time to teach emergency medical knowledge to the residents of the Lucky Forest who liked pharmacy.

After all, emergency care was the most important medical skill for treating the wounded on the battlefield. Zhu Yanyi did not know when She Ru’s second attack would come, but she knew that the second attack would definitely not be as lucky as the current one.

"These are the knowledge of emergency care and the production of emergency medicines. If you have no doubts, you can try making the medicines first. Feel free to ask me if you do not understand anything," Zhu Yanyi said busily.

The students below began to make the medicines. Fortunately, there were truly many medicinal herbs in the Lucky Forest, so the process of learning to make medicines went very smoothly.

Meanwhile, He Ru sat before the white mist, looking at the Lucky Forest surrounded by the mist.

Wu Shang and Ruan Mengtuo had finished counting the data. The two looked at each other, then walked to He Ru’s side. "Lord He Ru."

She Ru hummed. "Do we have the numbers?"

Wu Shang hummed. "The Dark Forest sent a total of eight thousand one hundred disciples this time. Now, only three thousand seven hundred remain."

Ruan Mengtuo said, "The Happy Garden sent a total of five thousand disciples. Now, only one thousand nine hundred remain."

"In other words, today’s battle became a one-sided slaughter. We truly had over thirteen thousand disciples, and now only over five thousand remain. Not even half are left," He Ru’s tone was calm, but those familiar with him knew that his heart was filled with rage.

She Ru had never suffered such a loss since her debut. In her eyes, the Lucky Forest was merely a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled creatures. If not for the protection of the Great White Shaman, they would have long been extinct. What Light Elves, Light Beastmen, and Light Dwarves—they would all have become history. But now, at this moment, she realized she was wrong.

Because of past erroneous judgments, he had become too arrogant, losing normal judgment, which led to the one-sided situation in today’s battle.

She Ru took a deep breath. "Among these five thousand disciples, how many are injured?"

"Not many are injured, at most three hundred. But they are all demoralized," Ruan Mengtuo answered seriously. In fact, being demoralized and losing the will to fight was the greatest loss.

Wu Shang also spoke up. "Mainly because for so many years, our Dark Forest has never encountered such a thing. Now that we have, it is no wonder they are demoralized."