The two of them attacked the black-robed men around them so fiercely that they were in disarray. Their fighting spirit grew ever higher, and every strike was deadly. Before long, the ground around them was littered with black corpses.
However, those black-robed men seemed impervious to fear. They still surged towards them like a tide without end. Under this continuous onslaught, both Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie began to feel fatigued.
"No, we can't go on like this." Yong Shanling frowned tightly. If this continued, she and Uncle Shu would meet their end here.
At this thought, her eyes hardened. She immediately took out the Soul - Shaking Bell and filled it frantically with all her spiritual power. The bell shook violently. There was no sound, but it seemed as if a wave rippled through the air, spreading from Yong Shanling to the surroundings.
A look of panic flashed across the eyes of those black - robed men. Before they could react, they all fell to the ground one by one.
After using this move, Yong Shanling felt a wave of weakness wash over her. She had run out of spiritual power and had to leave immediately. Mu Yijie picked her up and turned to leave.
"Humph, you think you can leave after injuring my men? You'd better stay!" A gloomy female voice rang out. Before they could see the person, a powerful attack came hurtling towards them.
Mu Yijie only had time to hold Yong Shanling tightly in his arms and take the blow head - on.
"Uncle Shu." Yong Shanling's eyes were bloodshot. She looked at the man holding her tightly with heartache. His face was deathly pale, blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth, and he looked haggard. She was instantly enraged. Gritting her teeth, she commanded her Soul - Shaking Bell and charged fiercely towards the woman.
"Humph, overestimating yourself!" Ye Wei sneered contemptuously. With a gentle wave of her hand, she blocked the attack. Then, with a turn of her hand, a bright red long whip appeared. She flicked it, creating a whip flower.
She disappeared in an instant. The next second, she appeared in front of Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie. She lashed out with the whip, and before they could react, it struck Yong Shanling in the chest.
"Pfft—" She spat out a mouthful of blood. Unable to resist, she could only use her secret technique to escape with Uncle Shu.
"Ling'er, are you okay?" Mu Yijie didn't have time to worry about his own injuries. He carefully held Yong Shanling in his arms and checked her wounds.
Yong Shanling forced a smile and said, "Uncle, I'm fine."
Upon checking, he found that Ye Wei had actually broken one of her heart meridians.
"Uncle Shu, I'm fine. Let's run quickly. I can feel that Ye Wei is still chasing us." Yong Shanling gritted her teeth and said to him, enduring the pain.
She never expected that Ye Wei's cultivation would be so profound. In just one encounter, she had been seriously injured. She was no match for Ye Wei at the moment.
Hearing Yong Shanling's words, Mu Yijie's face changed. He picked her up in his arms and activated his cultivation technique, running towards the urban area.
"Run? Do you think you can escape?" A sinister voice sounded behind them, following them like a shadow.
Mu Yijie didn't dare to look back. He could only run desperately forward.
Suddenly, a flash of red light appeared in front of him. He had to make an emergency stop. Ye Wei appeared like a ghost in front of them, looking at them sinisterly. She was determined to kill these two people who had almost ruined her great plan.
Without wasting any more words, she activated her spiritual power and slapped forward fiercely. Looking at the terrified expressions in their eyes, she showed a satisfied smile.
The next second, the smile on her face froze. A man in a white robe appeared in front of the two of them, blocking her attack.
With a gentle wave of his hand, he bounced back the attack she had launched. She didn't have time to react and was heavily hit by this powerful energy.
"Get out! Otherwise, I'll take your life." The androgynous voice left this sentence and then disappeared with Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie.
Ye Wei lay on the ground in a sorry state, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. She looked at the disappearing direction in disbelief and murmured to herself, "My lord, why?"
Mu Yijie thought that he and Yong Shanling would surely die here today. He didn't regret coming to investigate this matter, but he regretted bringing Yong Shanling with him.
Just as he closed his eyes and held Yong Shanling, waiting for death, a white - robed man actually saved them.
"Senior, thank you. If it weren't for you, Ling'er and I would have died here today." Mu Yijie said respectfully to the blurry figure in front of him.
"Humph, don't thank me. Thank Ling'er. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have bothered with you." An old but powerful voice came. The next second, the blurry face gradually became clear. An old man with gray hair but a ruddy complexion appeared in front of them.
"Master, Master, is it really you?" Yong Shanling, who had been lying in Mu Yijie's arms, saw the familiar figure. She was so excited that she struggled to get out of Mu Yijie's arms. But as soon as she stood up, she fell back into his arms.
"Ling'er, Master isn't going to run away. Don't be so excited. You're still injured." Mu Yijie frowned and held her tightly in his arms. Looking at Yong Shanling, whose eyes were only on her master, he couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. But then he thought that it was her master who had taken care of her all these years, and he calmed down.
"Humph, you still remember me as your master. I've raised you all these years, and this is how you repay me? Putting your life at risk and fighting someone stronger than you. How did I teach you? What should you do when you meet someone stronger than you?" Zhou Chengzi blew his beard and stared angrily. Finally, he said fiercely, but at the same time, he constantly took out a handful of pills from his storage bag and stuffed them into Yong Shanling's mouth.
Yong Shanling didn't mind her master's tone at all. She said sweetly, "I know that when I meet someone stronger than me and can't defeat them, I should run away. But I knew that Master would come to save me."
Yong Shanling flattered her master with a smile and didn't mention at all that she had done it to save Mu Yijie. Didn't she know her master well? If he knew, he would surely not let Uncle Shu off.
Zhou Chengzi squinted his eyes and took a thoughtful look at Mu Yijie, who was nervously holding Yong Shanling. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. Only after Yong Shanling's condition had stabilized did he feel her pulse and said to her, "Fortunately, I still have the Nine - Revolving Life - Sustaining Pill here. It can help reconnect your damaged meridians. Otherwise, you would have reached the end of your cultivation path."