The Epidemic Crisis and the Mysterious Power

In the mountain forest, Lin Yue and Li Yi led the guards to search everywhere for the herb indicated by the Spirit Crystal. The trees in the forest were thick and overgrown with thorns, making it very difficult to walk. Lin Yue ignored the thorns that scratched her clothes and skin, focusing on searching for the trace of the herb. Li Yi closely followed beside her, always protecting her safety.

"Miss Lin, watch your step."

Li Yi said with concern as he saw Lin Yue's scratched arm by the thorns.

Lin Yue slightly shook her head.

"Your Highness, I'm fine. Let's hurry up and find the herb. The villagers are still waiting for us to treat them."

Just when they were almost in despair, Lin Yue suddenly discovered a strange herb in a patch of grass, exactly the same as the pattern shown by the Spirit Crystal. She shouted excitedly,

"Your Highness, this is the herb!"

Li Yi quickly walked over. Looking at the herb, his eyes were also filled with joy.

"Great, Miss Lin. You're really amazing."

They carefully picked the herb and then quickly returned to the village. Lin Yue immediately boiled the herb into a potion and distributed it to the villagers infected with the epidemic. After taking the potion, the villagers' conditions were gradually brought under control, and their complexions began to improve.

"Miss Lin, thank you so much. You're our savior!"

A villager said gratefully.

Lin Yue smiled slightly.

"Everyone, get well soon. This is the result of our joint efforts."

However, just when the epidemic was under control, some strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the village. At night, strange sounds often came from the village, like someone crying or the growl of some wild beast. The villagers were very scared and dared not go out.

Lin Yue and Li Yi also noticed these abnormalities. They decided to go out and investigate at night. When night fell, they quietly walked out of the village with the guards. In the moonlight, they saw a black shadow shuttling through the forest at an extremely fast speed.

"Chase!"

Li Yi shouted and led the guards to chase after it. The black shadow turned left and right in the forest and finally disappeared in front of a cave. Lin Yue and Li Yi carefully walked into the cave. A strange atmosphere filled the cave.

Suddenly, a group of strange creatures rushed out of the cave. They were short in stature, with a green glow all over their bodies, and their eyes glowed with a red light, looking very fierce.

"What are these things?"

Lin Yue asked in horror.

Li Yi gripped his sword tightly.

"Whatever they are, we can't back down."

The guards quickly protected Lin Yue and Li Yi in the middle and engaged in a battle with these strange creatures. These creatures were very powerful and agile, and the guards gradually began to struggle to hold them off.

Just then, Lin Yue suddenly thought of the Spirit Crystal. She took out the Spirit Crystal, and sensing the danger, the Spirit Crystal shone brightly. Strangely, when those creatures saw the light of the Spirit Crystal, they actually backed away one after another, as if they were very afraid.

Seeing this, Lin Yue had an idea. She held up the Spirit Crystal and walked forward. The creatures all avoided her. Lin Yue and Li Yi took the opportunity to pass through the cave and came to a mysterious valley. A colorful glow filled the valley, and in the middle was an ancient altar. On the altar was placed a crystal ball exuding mysterious power.

"This is..."

Li Yi looked at the crystal ball in surprise.

Lin Yue stepped forward and carefully observed the crystal ball. Suddenly, the crystal ball emitted a beam of light that shot towards Lin Yue. Lin Yue felt a powerful force pouring into her body, and some strange images appeared in her mind.

In the images, an ancient voice sounded,

"After a thousand years, the epidemic will come again. Only the one with the Spirit Crystal can resolve the crisis. But the crisis is not just this. The dark forces are about to wake up. You need to be prepared."

Lin Yue came back to her senses from the images, filled with confusion and worry in her heart. She told Li Yi what she had heard. Li Yi frowned.

"It seems that the crisis we're facing is far more than what we see now."

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the valley. They walked out of the valley and found that the epidemic in the village had actually broken out again, and it was more serious than before. Lin Yue and Li Yi looked at the scene in front of them and knew that they had to find a solution as soon as possible.