Yong Shanling couldn't help blurting out, "Shushu~"
"Concentrate on the enemy!" Mu Yijie shot her a sharp look like a blade, his voice suppressing anger.
Yong Shanling jolted and subconsciously turned back to fend off the attack of the demonic beast. However, her heart was in a complete mess.
What if Shushu found out that she had sneaked out at night?
What if Shushu saw that she had made a decision on her own without listening?
What if it was even worse that she had almost been injured and was saved by Shushu?
...
Even though she was injured and still fighting, her mind was constantly bombarded with these thoughts. Finally, they all boiled down to one sentence: Oh no~ I'm doomed!
While fighting, Yong Shanling stole glances at Mu Yijie. After all, Shushu's strength was so low. If she helped Shushu more, maybe Shushu wouldn't be angry?
Holding onto this glimmer of hope, Yong Shanling carefully kept an eye on Mu Yijie's situation.
Mu Yijie was holding the sword that Yong Shanling had given him, barely able to counterattack against the demonic beasts. After all, the lowest - level demonic beasts here were at the Golden Core stage, and the strength of demonic beasts was always a bit higher than that of cultivators at the same level.
He could barely hold on thanks to the Sanda skills he had practiced before.
However, the demonic beasts around seemed to be attracted by something and suddenly swarmed towards Mu Yijie.
Mu Yijie couldn't bear it anymore. After all, he was just a Foundation - Establishment stage cultivator, a newbie who had only entered the cultivation world for less than a month.
"Shushu!" Yong Shanling panicked when she saw Mu Yijie gradually being surrounded by the demonic beasts.
She quickly took out her throwing darts, sliced the demonic beast that was entangled with her into several pieces, and then ran frantically towards Mu Yijie.
Fortunately, she had been keeping an eye on Mu Yijie, and the distance between them was not far, so she arrived quickly.
Then she saw Shushu, who was always meticulous and immaculately dressed, now covered in wounds, with his hair sticking messily to his head, full of sweat.
Her pupils constricted. She saw two demons pouncing towards Mu Yijie at the same time. At that moment, she felt as if her breathing had stopped.
And Shushu had already exhausted all his spiritual energy and was barely standing there.
"Arhat Heavenly - Reversing Seal." She burst out with all her strength and rushed in front of Mu Yijie like an arrow. A never - before - experienced powerful force gathered in her hand.
The demons in front didn't even have time to dodge and were killed by the shadow of this palm strike.
Yong Shanling felt a bit weak and couldn't help but show a smile. This Arhat Heavenly - Reversing Seal was an attack she hadn't mastered yet because it required too much energy and its effect was extremely powerful. She had only managed to use it this time by sheer luck.
"Shushu, I'm here." Yong Shanling looked up at Mu Yijie with a smile.
At that moment, Mu Yijie felt as if he had seen an angel, an angel destined for him.
The next second, Mu Yijie came back to his senses and shifted his gaze.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy around them surged crazily. The sky changed color due to the rich spiritual energy, which was a sign that the Pre - Spiritual Grass was mature.
The cultivators around went crazy at once. One by one, they flew desperately towards the location of the Pre - Spiritual Grass. Anyone or any demonic beast that appeared in front of them was violently attacked.
The scene became even more chaotic and crazy, just like hell.
Looking around, Mu Yijie suddenly turned back and shouted sharply, "Why are there no more people from the aristocratic families?"
Yong Shanling's pupils constricted. She quickly looked around and indeed found that there was not a single person from the aristocratic families around. Only scattered cultivators and a few people from sects were there, frantically rushing towards the Pre - Spiritual Grass.
Her face changed, and her eyes were filled with anger. "We've been tricked by the aristocratic families."
No wonder those aristocratic families were so generous in giving so many benefits!
No wonder they didn't seem to care at all about sending so many people to participate in the battle!
No wonder she had suddenly felt that there were more demonic beasts around just now!
It turned out -
It turned out -
It was all a scheme of the aristocratic families!
Yong Shanling immediately used her spiritual energy to shout loudly, "Everyone, retreat quickly! We've been tricked by the aristocratic families. They've already run away."
As soon as Yong Shanling's voice fell, there was an immediate commotion among the people around. The cultivators who were immersed in the battle looked up and, sure enough, there were no longer any people from the aristocratic families around. Only they, these cultivators, and a few people from sects remained.
Immediately, there were endless curses around, all cursing those despicable aristocratic families.
At this time, even the most calm and broad - minded people couldn't bear it anymore. When they looked back, they found that they had gradually penetrated deep into the territory of the demonic beasts and were already surrounded by all kinds of demonic beasts.
"Let's just run quickly. There will be more Pre - Spiritual Grass in the future, but we only have one life. There are too many demonic beasts. If we fight our way out to the east together, we might have a glimmer of hope."
Someone in the crowd shouted. People seemed to have found their direction and flew towards the east one by one.
However, Yong Shanling led Mu Yijie and Ye Qinghe unknowingly walked backward and had reached the area around the Pre - Spiritual Grass. Along the way, the demonic beasts had all chased towards the east. There were only a few demonic beasts behind, and Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie killed them together.
"Shushu, the Pre - Spiritual Grass!" Yong Shanling let out a soft exclamation, her eyes full of surprise. She quickly took out the prepared jade box, carefully dug out the Pre - Spiritual Grass, put it in, and then ran away immediately.
Just after Yong Shanling left, a black - robed man appeared at the place of the Pre - Spiritual Grass and stared fixedly at Yong Shanling's retreating back. His gaze was obscure, as if he was going to remember her forever.
Yong Shanling, Mu Yijie, and Ye Qinghe flew desperately towards the south. Although this way would be a bit roundabout, the advantage was that there were not so many demonic beasts.
The few of them returned to the inn in a sorry state. Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie settled Ye Qinghe on the bed and finally let out a sigh of relief.
Yong Shanling strengthened their defensive formation before going to check Ye Qinghe's injuries.
"Fortunately, it's just an internal injury and the meridians are not damaged. The pills I gave him before have already stabilized his injury. He'll be fine after a good rest." Yong Shanling let out a sigh of relief. Thinking that Ye Qinghe had gotten like this to save her, she felt bad.
"Why did he go there too?" Mu Yijie frowned as he looked at Ye Qinghe. In the emergency just now, he hadn't had time to ask. Now seeing Yong Shanling's nervous look, he felt uncomfortable.
"It's all my fault. I sneaked out, and he saw me and followed me because he was worried. If it weren't for him, I might not even be able to see Shushu now." Yong Shanling sniffled and said with a bit of fear.
After hearing Yong Shanling's explanation, Mu Yijie's gloomy face improved a bit, but the next second, it darkened again.
"Do you think you should give me a good explanation? How did you, who should have been sleeping, end up in the search team on the North Mountain?" Mu Yijie's voice sounded sinisterly, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Yong Shanling's expression.