Few knew that Elder Meng had gone out to find Lin Yan, and no one suspected that Elder Meng's misfortune was related to the female cultivator who had left earlier.
In their impression, that female cultivator was only at the early stage of Golden Core. Even if Elder Meng favored her, it would only amount to her becoming a concubine.
Not many people knew when Lin Yan left. They had even wondered why Elder Meng hadn't acted when Lin Yan departed. Therefore, they wouldn't come to look for her anytime soon.
The urgent matter now was to find Elder Meng and investigate what had happened.
Clan Leader Meng immediately ordered all members of the Meng clan to search for him. All members of the Meng clan knew that Elder Meng was in trouble, causing panic among many, especially his concubines.
When Lin Yan woke up, she saw the rapidly receding grass below. Since she had been upside down, her entire head felt numb.
After a while, she finally grasped her situation. Had she been rescued, or had she been abducted?
She only remembered that after being hit by an explosion, she had flown on her sword for a long time until she lost consciousness. Her current situation clearly indicated that she had been placed on a mount. She just didn't know if she was safe.
Treated this way, she didn't expect any good treatment. She circulated her cultivation technique and unexpectedly found that her injuries had healed considerably. It seemed she had been given medicine, which suggested she was safe for the time being.
"Since you're awake, you can come down!"
A strange male voice sounded beside Lin Yan, and the mount carrying her stopped.
Lin Yan pushed off the mount's belly, slowly got up, and then dismounted. She looked at the person who had spoken and bowed in thanks.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for your assistance!" Seeing that the person before her had a cultivation level similar to her own, she directly addressed him as fellow Daoist.
Taking this opportunity, she surveyed the group and found that there were more than ten people with strength comparable to the one in front of her.
These people wore uniform armor and appeared to be guards of the same person. She wondered what kind of identity one would have to possess to have such a group of Golden Core cultivators as guards.
"You don't need to thank me. It was my young master who instructed us to save you. Since you are awake, you may leave now," the person said dismissively, waving his hand.
"I still wish to thank your young master. After all, it was your young master who saved my life." As she spoke, Lin Yan thought about what she had that could serve as a thank-you gift. With such cultivators as guards, her young master must be accustomed to fine things.
"There's no need." The person's gaze shifted as he looked at Lin Yan, his eyes filled with a hint of danger as he scrutinized her, as if trying to discern her intentions.
Lin Yan also noticed his scrutiny and saw the seemingly casual glances from the other guards towards her.
It seemed these people didn't welcome her. More than that, they regarded her as someone with ulterior motives.
"Then I won't disturb your young master." Lin Yan took out a storage bag and transferred some items into it.
"You must have used spiritual medicine to save me. This is for you as repayment. Here is also a communication talisman. If you have any requests within my ability, I will surely help you complete them."
Lin Yan offered the storage bag to the person with both hands, but he didn't even look at it. His gaze still betrayed his disdain.
Lin Yan then placed the storage bag on the ground, bid farewell, and left. Before leaving, she bowed from afar towards the carriage and then directly flew away on her sword.
After Lin Yan left, the young master's voice echoed from the carriage.
"Did that female cultivator leave?"
"Yes, young master. She originally wanted to thank you, but my subordinate stopped her. She then left this storage bag," the guard confessed truthfully.
"Bring that storage bag here," the young master's voice commanded.
The guard was startled, not understanding why his young master would want that storage bag. He quickly hurried over to pick it up, dusted off the non-existent dust, and then handed the storage bag to the person in the carriage.
The carriage door did not open, only a crack in the window. A hand, as if carved from jade, emerged and took the storage bag.
With a sweep of his divine sense into the storage bag, he roughly knew how many spirit stones were inside. These spirit stones were enough to cover the cost of the spiritual medicine he had given her. Besides the talisman she had mentioned, there were also some boxes in the storage bag.
These boxes were all insulated from spiritual energy. He didn't know what was inside until he opened them.
He casually picked up a box, opened it, and found a spiritual herb inside. It seemed to have been freshly picked, and its medicinal properties were exceptionally well-preserved.
"She is a courteous person." He took out the spiritual herbs from the storage bag, opened the window again, and tossed the storage bag to the guard.
"Set off!"
The caravan set off once more, heading towards their destination. However, this group, which had completely forgotten about this brief interlude, did not anticipate that they would have future interactions with that female cultivator.