Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 331 Swamp Forest

"If it's true or false, then you should start preparing for your own funeral."

Mingchen hadn't expected Xu Yao to be so clever, so Mingchen said, "Of course I wouldn't lie to you about this."

“But Xiaoya, you’re repaying kindness with enmity to your second uncle,” Mingchen said.

“I kindly told you where your mother was, and you still had someone poison me for your second uncle. Xiaoya, you really are being unethical.”

Xu Yao said, "Mr. Mingchen, you don't need to be so hasty. This slow-acting poison won't cause any problems for a while."

"We'll untie it for you when we get back, so you can rest assured. As for anything else..."

"You don't need to worry like that, I guarantee you'll be fine," Xu Yao said cheerfully.

Seeing Xu Yao say this, Ming Chen also said, "Alright, since that's the case, you should quickly go and rescue Ming Yunya's mother."

Xu Yao, along with Ming Yunya and the others, left the Ming family and headed to the swamp forest after everything was prepared at the Ming family's residence.

Along the way, Ming Yunya seemed quite impatient, while Xu Yao said, "Don't be in such a hurry."

"The reason I did that before was because I was worried it was a trap set by Mingchen. If you went there rashly, what would you do if there were assassins lying in ambush there?"

Ming Yunya then said, "I've thought of what you said, Xu Yao, but that's the problem."

“This bracelet belongs to my mother. No one but my mother can have it.”

"I believe my second uncle's words, even though his behavior makes me very suspicious, but I still choose to believe him."

"So Xu Yao, I hope you can understand how I feel. There's nothing I can do about it."

Xu Yao also said, "It's not that I don't understand, it's just that things have turned out differently now."

"How am I supposed to tell you this? Right now, the entire swamp forest might be ambush site for your second uncle's men."

"Even if it's true that your mother is in the swamp forest, is it possible that she has been taken into custody?"

“If you rush off like this, what if you fall into a trap? You’ll be doomed,” Xu Yao said.

Ming Yunya had also thought of this, so she said, "Then what should we do? We can't just not go, can we?"

"So you're being impatient, woman. Are we saying we're not going? We need to discuss this," Xu Yao said.

Then, Xu Yao shared his thoughts.

Xu Yao's meaning was simple: instead of taking the main road to the swamp forest, they should take the side path.

They had to hide during the day and travel at night, which might take two or three days, but it was safer nonetheless.

In this way, if Mingchen doesn't have an ambush, that's fine; but if he does, he can carefully avoid it.

This is what Xu Yao meant.

After hearing Xu Yao's idea, and considering the current situation, the others naturally agreed.

After all, there doesn't seem to be anything better than this right now.

And so, the group followed Xu Yao, changing their route and taking a shortcut, traveling by day and hiding by night towards the swamp forest.

Two days later, the group arrived at the swamp forest.

Upon arriving at the swamp forest, Xu Yao looked around and then said, "Besides ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, this swamp forest is also home to..."

"These are the poisonous substances, and mushrooms and things like that. These things are very harmful, so you have to be careful."

"If we're not careful, we could all die here, so everyone be careful."

"To avoid any problems that might arise later, which would make things serious," Xu Yao said.

The group nodded and were about to set off to continue their journey.

From a swampy forest ahead, a series of smacking sounds could be heard.

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Yao frowned immediately: "Be careful, there might be danger ahead."

"I think I heard something. Everyone be careful. If something seems wrong, retreat immediately."

Upon hearing Xu Yao's words, the group took out their weapons and focused intently on the swamp forest before them.

Just then, a giant lizard appeared directly in front of everyone from the dense forest.

This lizard is about ten meters long, and its limbs are also very strong.

The lizard's teeth were oozing green venom, indicating that it had been waiting for these people for a long time.

Upon seeing the poisonous lizard, Xu Yao said, "You guys step back carefully, I'll handle this guy."

"Be careful of Xu Yao. This is a poisonous lizard. Its venom is lethal on contact with blood. If you're not careful, you're doomed," the shaman said.

"Don't worry, this lizard is powerful, but when it comes to its level of poison use..."

"This lizard isn't even one percent as good as mine," Xu Yao said with a chuckle.

Han Yi believed Xu Yao's words; Xu Yao was simply a genius when it came to using poison.

To this day, Han Yi has never seen anyone more skilled in using poison than Xu Yao.

At this moment, Xu Yao directly summoned the flying sword in his hand and then said, "You little beast."

"I think you really don't know your own limitations. Since you're going to act recklessly like this, then fine."

"I'll show you what I'm capable of."

As soon as he finished speaking, the flying sword in Xu Yao's hand suddenly emitted a fiery red light.

These venomous lizards are afraid of fire, so naturally they dare not approach.

However, although the venomous lizard dared not approach, it relied on its mouth, and the venom on its teeth kept flowing.

If you're not careful, you might get poisoned by the venom.

Just then, the poisonous lizard suddenly sprayed a stream of green liquid from its mouth.

Xu Yao reacted quickly and dodged the guy's venom.

The venom landed on the ground, and immediately a thick cloud of smoke rose up.

"Damn, you little beast, your venom contains sulfuric acid!" Xu Yao said, still shaken.

Luckily, I dodged quickly; otherwise, things would have been completely ruined.

Just then, the venomous lizard quickened its pace and, seizing the opportunity presented by Xu Yao's opening, charged forward at lightning speed.

Then it lunged at Xu Yao.

Xu Yao then swung his flying sword, unleashing a fire dragon that flew towards the poisonous lizard.

The flames instantly enveloped the poisonous lizard, which cried out in pain as it was burned by the flames.

Upon seeing that the lizard had been hit by his attack, Xu Yao immediately retaliated, launching his flying sword.