Jin Renfeng conjured several fireballs in his hands and slammed them hard onto the ground. Instantly, the ground was shrouded in thick smoke. One couldn't see the direction in front or the people beside them at all. Wang Quan Baye knew something was wrong. Jin Renfeng must be trying to escape.
After the smoke dissipated, the Four Guardians were shocked to find that the enemy had slipped away right under their noses. They were about to go after him when Wang Quan Baye waved his hand, signaling them to stop.
Finally, after Jin Renfeng fled, Wang Quan Baye no longer pretended. He stuck his Wang Quan Sword into the ground to support his tottering body. "Pfft!" He spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master! Are you okay?" The Four Guardians were greatly shocked to see that Wang Quan Baye was so seriously injured. He had even persisted in fighting Jin Renfeng.
Another guardian stepped forward to heal Wang Quan Baye.
"No need. I'll be fine after a short rest. Don't tell anyone about this! Not even Madam or the people in Wang Quan Manor. Keep your mouths shut! Understand?" Wang Quan Baye's tone was firm. He was holding back his injury to prevent Chu Ri Huaizhu from worrying about him.
Seeing Wang Quan Baye's serious injury and the order not to heal him, the Four Guardians could only stand aside and follow his instructions.
After resting for a while, Wang Quan Baye noticed that Chu Ri Huaizhu was not among the Four Guardians. His heart skipped a beat. He wondered if Jin Renfeng would go after her after escaping.
"Where's Huaizhu? Why isn't she with you?" Wang Quan Baye sat on the ground, looking up at the four men in front of him and questioning them.
"We set up a protective circle there and asked Madam to stay in place. It's just not far ahead!" One of the guardians pointed in the front direction.
Hearing this, Wang Quan Baye felt a little relieved. Ignoring his own injury, he immediately stood up from the ground and was about to go find Chu Ri Huaizhu.
The Four Guardians were helpless, but they couldn't interfere. They could only watch silently.
Chu Ri Huaizhu stood on the ground, not daring to relax at all. She stared in the direction of Wang Quan Baye, wondering how he was.
Just as her eyes were about to be blurred by tears, she suddenly saw several figures in the distance. It seemed to be Wang Quan Baye and the Four Guardians. She wiped her tears and saw clearly who was coming. Her heart was filled with joy.
The Four Guardians waved their hands and removed the light cage on the ground.
Chu Ri Huaizhu ran out excitedly.
"Hubby, are you okay? Are you injured?" Chu Ri Huaizhu was very worried about Wang Quan Baye.
"I'm fine. Let's go back to the manor." Wang Quan Baye didn't want to stay here any longer. He was afraid that Chu Ri Huaizhu would notice his injury. Without caring about anything else, he took Chu Ri Huaizhu and flew back to Wang Quan Manor on his sword.
The Four Guardians parted ways with Wang Quan Baye and his wife at the manor and walked in different directions.
Chu Ri Huaizhu nervously followed behind Wang Quan Baye. She always felt something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Back in their room, seeing Wang Quan Baye packing up things, Chu Ri Huaizhu was a little confused.
"Hubby, I didn't expect there would be so many twists and turns in this search for the Love-Stricken Tree. Fortunately, nothing bad happened." Chu Ri Huaizhu said as she stepped forward to hug Wang Quan Baye.
Unexpectedly, Wang Quan Baye turned around and pushed her away, avoiding her embrace.
Chu Ri Huaizhu felt very sad. She always felt that Wang Quan Baye was blaming her for being unreasonable and insisting on looking for the Love-Stricken Tree, which had brought so much trouble. She felt heart - broken and wronged.
Wang Quan Baye didn't come back until night. She only heard from the servants that the master was sleeping in the study.
Chu Ri Huaizhu lay alone in the cold bed, unable to fall asleep. She was thinking about Wang Quan Baye. She wondered why he had treated her like that during the day.
She couldn't let it go and decided to talk to Wang Quan Baye. She got up, dressed, and came to the door of the study.
After much hesitation about whether to open the door of the study, suddenly, she saw through the window that Wang Quan Baye was slowly lifting his clothes.
His body was covered with the marks of the divine fire. The flesh was burned beyond recognition. Although he was afraid of the divine fire himself, he still desperately protected her.
Wang Quan Baye took out some medicine from the medicine box and began to apply it to his wounds. Although his back was to her and she couldn't see his expression clearly, it must be very painful. After all, the pain of being burned by the divine fire was unimaginable for ordinary people.
Seeing this, Chu Ri Huaizhu couldn't help crying. Tears fell one after another. She covered her mouth, not wanting Wang Quan Baye to find her and not wanting him to worry. But her heart was very sad.
"Why didn't you tell me? Don't you know I'll be worried?" Unable to hold back her tears, Chu Ri Huaizhu pushed open the door and rushed in.
Wang Quan Baye, who was bandaging his wound, didn't care about the medicine powder on his hands. He quickly hugged Chu Ri Huaizhu in his arms.
Chu Ri Huaizhu was crying with snot and tears. She wanted to vent all her worries. Wang Quan Baye patiently comforted her. The faint fragrance of the medicine surrounded them. Wang Quan Baye didn't let go of Chu Ri Huaizhu. He sat on the stool with her in his arms, letting her cry.
"If you do this again, I won't talk to you anymore." Chu Ri Huaizhu looked up at Wang Quan Baye with tear - filled eyes. How could Wang Quan Baye disagree? He held Chu Ri Huaizhu's face and carefully wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief.
Chu Ri Huaizhu struggled slightly and very carefully bandaged the wound on Wang Quan Baye's body with gauze. She couldn't help crying. She felt sorry for Wang Quan Baye. She was afraid that no one would take care of him when he got injured after she left.
"It doesn't hurt at all. It's just a minor skin injury." Wang Quan Baye smiled and comforted Chu Ri Huaizhu. His nonchalant tone made Chu Ri Huaizhu want to use more force.
But she couldn't bear to. After bandaging Wang Quan Baye's wound, there were still tears in Chu Ri Huaizhu's eyes.
Wang Quan Baye looked at Chu Ri Huaizhu helplessly. He didn't know what was going on recently. Chu Ri Huaizhu often cried. He had hidden his injury to prevent her from worrying, but unexpectedly, she still found out.
"Why have you been crying so much recently? Did someone make you unhappy? I'll go teach him a lesson." Wang Quan Baye said seriously, which made Chu Ri Huaizhu couldn't help laughing. She pointed at Wang Quan Baye's chest and looked at him resentfully.
"It's all your fault. You always make me sad." There was full of complaint in Chu Ri Huaizhu's words, but inside it was her concern for Wang Quan Baye. Wang Quan Baye smiled and didn't mind her complaint.
He just promised Chu Ri Huaizhu that he would never make her sad again.