"Lin Qinghe—"
You Rong roared, his body felt like it was filled with something, about to explode. His pupils gradually turned blue. With his roar, the two snake demons suppressing him were violently thrown several meters away. All the snake demons were stunned. You Rong, for the first time, revealed his werewolf form, a giant wolf.
You Rong rushed towards Lin Qinghe, lowered his head, nudged her, and then kept licking her face with his tongue. His wolf claws trembled as he carefully pawed at Lin Qinghe, whimpering softly, as if begging Lin Qinghe to wake up quickly.
But no matter how You Rong nudged Lin Qinghe, Lin Qinghe kept her eyes tightly closed, motionless.
You Rong rested his head on Lin Qinghe's chest, trying his best to listen carefully, but still couldn't hear the slightest heartbeat.
Lin Qinghe had no heartbeat.
Lin Qinghe… died?
Lin Qinghe died?
She's dead!
This thought slowly formed in You Rong's mind. He mulled it over several times, and the tearing pain in his chest made him finally realize what it meant for her to repeatedly appear dead in his mind.
You Rong stared intently at Lin Qinghe on the ground, and gradually… tears welled up, blurring his vision as he looked at Lin Qinghe.
You Rong threw his head back and let out a howl, so loud it hurt people's eardrums.
He suddenly turned to look at the snake demons and mutated blood races, his eyes filled with extreme ferocity. In an instant, he lunged and bit onto a snake demon, pinning it to the ground and savagely tearing at it. The snake demon didn't even have time to let out a few screams before it was torn into shreds by You Rong.
This scene sent a tremor through the hearts of all the snake demons present, leaving them stunned and blank. Before they could recover, You Rong, as if driven mad, lunged at the next snake demon, tearing it to shreds with his jaws. He began to indiscriminately attack any mutated blood race or snake demon, savagely tearing at them.
When Du Qingfeng came to his senses, before he could even reveal his true form, he was pounced on by You Rong and pinned to the ground. A bite to the shoulder tore off an arm.
Du Qingfeng cried out in pain. Seeing the giant wolf open its jaws to bite off his head, he couldn't move. Just as he was about to perish in the wolf's maw, a subordinate snake demon who had revealed its true form lunged forward and blocked You Rong's fatal strike for him.
As You Rong grappled with the large snake, another subordinate of Du Qingfeng helped him up and said in terror, "Leader! Let's get out of here… This, this werewolf… he's gone mad! He must be mad!"
Du Qingfeng clutched his shoulder, the pain causing beads of sweat to cover his forehead. He glanced at You Rong, who had just bitten a snake demon that had revealed its true form into two halves. He forced himself to say, "…Go!"
The subordinate quickly helped him stagger away, not daring to look back.
You Rong, as if in a frenzy, killed almost all the snake demons and mutated blood races present in one go. He himself was covered in wounds and bloodied as he returned to Lin Qinghe's side.
You Rong reverted to his human form, stumbled, and fell to his knees. His face was deathly pale, also covered in blood. He opened his mouth and vomited a large mouthful of blood.
You Rong paid no attention to his own battered body. He painfully dragged himself, inch by inch, closer to Lin Qinghe, tightly embracing her cold body, burying his face in her shoulder.
The next second, You Rong's choked sobs echoed in the empty floor.
"Qinghe… wake up, don't leave me, don't abandon me, please… wake up, I beg you…"
If Lin Qinghe were awake now, she would see You Rong crying with tears streaming down his face if she pushed him away.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Yi and Chu Tianhao finally found their way over. As they rushed to the top floor with the blood races, they were stunned by the sight of the corpses everywhere.
Zhang Yi's heart leaped into his throat. He said anxiously, "Stop standing there like idiots! Hurry and search! See if the Ancestor and the young master are here!"
The blood races then dispersed and began to search. A sharp-eyed blood race spotted You Rong hugging Lin Qinghe in a corner and shouted loudly, "Steward Zhang! Patriarch Chu! Hurry over! The Ancestor and the young master are here!"
"Where is it? Where is it?"
Chu Tianhao and Zhang Yi immediately turned back and rushed over. Unexpectedly, as they approached You Rong, and still some distance away, You Rong suddenly raised his head, his deep blue eyes staring intently at them, roared at them, and quickly transformed into his werewolf form.
A giant wolf with fierce eyes stared at them, roaring at them.
Chu Tianhao and Zhang Yi were stunned. Chu Tianhao attempted to step forward, "Young Master, we are…"
Before he could get close, You Rong suddenly attacked him. Fortunately, Chu Tianhao was quick-witted and quickly dodged a considerable distance away, narrowly avoiding You Rong's attack. Otherwise, with that bite, even he would have been in serious trouble.
Seeing this, Zhang Yi became extremely anxious. "Young Master, what's wrong? The Ancestor she…" As Zhang Yi approached, You Rong suddenly lunged at him again. It was still Chu Tianhao who reacted quickly, rushing forward and pulling Zhang Yi away, saving him from harm.
Chu Tianhao looked at the agitated You Rong, who growled at them as a warning. He always centered himself around Lin Qinghe behind him. As soon as they dared to step closer, he would immediately show his ferocity and pounce to tear at them.
Zhang Yi was almost going crazy. He yelled at You Rong, "Young Master! What's wrong with you? I am Steward Zhang! He is the Patriarch of the Chu family! Don't you recognize us anymore? Hurry and let us go see the Ancestor, see how the Ancestor is?!"
Zhang Yi tried to go forward again, but You Rong had clearly not heard his words. He immediately showed signs of pouncing to tear at him.
Seeing this, Chu Tianhao quickly pulled Zhang Yi back. "Don't go forward yet! Let's all retreat first! Retreat and then talk!"
Zhang Yi was forced to retreat, and the other blood races also retreated. After they had retreated a certain distance, You Rong clearly became less agitated. He used his massive body to shield Lin Qinghe, continuing to stare at them fiercely and vigilantly, as if he would pounce and tear at them without hesitation if they dared to step forward.
Chu Tianhao frowned. "Young Master… it's clear he doesn't recognize us anymore."
"Do I need to tell you that! I can see it!" Zhang Yi said anxiously. "The Ancestor doesn't look right. Something must have happened! You quickly think of a way!"
Chu Tianhao also had no solution. You Rong's current state was clearly not right. If they tried to force their way forward, You Rong would fight them to the death. Even if they could defeat You Rong, if they injured him, Lin Qinghe would likely flay them alive.
After much thought and no solution, Chu Tianhao, feeling cornered, could only brace himself and speak to You Rong, hoping he would listen.
"Young Master, we are not bad people. Don't you remember? The Ancestor often took you to the Elder Council. You saw me often? And Steward Zhang… ever since the Ancestor brought you back to the castle, she has always had Steward Zhang follow you. Don't you even remember him?"
No matter how desperately Chu Tianhao spoke, You Rong seemed not to hear a word. As long as they dared to get close, he would still ferociously rush forward to tear at them.
Zhang Yi, unaware of Lin Qinghe's condition, was truly driven to desperation and couldn't help but yell angrily at You Rong, "Young Master! How long are you going to be willful?! If you don't let us get close to the Ancestor, and something happens to her, you will kill her! Do you know that?!"
You Rong froze. His eyes became confused. He lowered his head to look at Lin Qinghe.
Would he kill her?
What did it mean to kill her? Did it mean… she wasn't dead yet?
This thought flashed through his mind for just a moment, but it was like a lifeline for You Rong. The ferocity in his eyes slowly receded, and he said hoarsely, "Please… save her, I don't want her to die, I don't…"