Luo Qiu wasn't about to leave so easily.
Seeing that she couldn't be driven away no matter what, and the aura of the evil dragon in the sky was growing stronger and stronger, showing a tendency to break through the restraint.
However, Zhao Shuning wasn't overly flustered.
"Leave!"
"I'm not leaving."
"If you don't leave, I can't protect you."
Luo Qiu was stunned.
What did her sister mean by this?
She had stayed to protect her sister, but her sister said that if she didn't leave, she couldn't protect her?
"Sister?"
"My brother is coming."
Luo Qiu's eyes widened instantly.
In those black pupils, Zhao Shuning could faintly see a glimmer of panic.
Sure enough.
Her guess was right. Luo Qiu must have been involved in what happened back then.
"Sister."
"My brother is Zhao Huai. You should know his identity. Right now, I can't choose between you two. But Xiao Qiu, you're the one who did something wrong. Before I figure out the whole truth, I don't want anything to happen to you."
Luo Qiu lowered her head guiltily.
At this moment.
What could she say?
She didn't deserve to say anything.
"Sister, you're not lying to me, are you? That Zhao Huai can't possibly get here."
"I have the bone whistle he gave me. You should know best what kind of person Zhao Huai is. I'm his only sister. He'll surely do everything in his power to come."
"Sister, can I trust you now?"
"Right now, you have no choice but to trust me."
"Sister."
"Do me a favor and rescue Xia Wanning."
"I—"
"I know you can do it. Take her to the Yaoyue Tower in Chaozhou and wait for me. This is my request. You can do it, right?"
Luo Qiu looked deeply into Zhao Shuning's eyes.
Then.
She nodded heavily.
"Sister, take care."
Luo Qiu left.
She left in a hurry.
Because she knew that if Zhao Huai arrived, that Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon wouldn't pose much of a threat to her sister.
But if she stayed.
Zhao Huai would surely hold a grudge against her for what happened back then.
Even though she was a ninth-rank alchemist, it would be extremely difficult to escape from the hands of a supreme beast.
She had just reunited with her sister.
She didn't want to die.
If she stayed, it would only put her sister in a difficult position.
Luo Qiu savored Zhao Shuning's words.
It was enough.
For the mistakes she had made, no one had the right to judge her except her sister.
She would be obedient.
She would wait for her sister in Chaozhou.
She was willing to accept any punishment.
Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief.
The moment Luo Qiu disappeared, the demon-binding formation in the sky shattered instantly.
"It seems my skills are still not good enough."
The evil dragon circled in the air.
"You're not even trying to escape?"
"Escape? Could I outrun you, a fearsome dragon?"
Although Zhao Shuning wasn't exactly a good person, she didn't want to harm the innocent. She knew that no matter where she ran, the evil dragon would surely chase her down.
She didn't want to.
Because of her own mistake, endanger the lives of an entire city's people.
"Then die!"
The evil dragon charged straight down.
The smile faded from Zhao Shuning's face. She instantly pushed her spiritual power to the limit. Unfortunately, she had already exhausted a great deal of her spiritual power while setting up the demon-binding formation.
Now.
If she used it again, it might damage her tendons and shatter her meridians.
"I don't want to become a useless person."
Zhao Shuning murmured to herself.
Suddenly, she raised her head.
She let out a loud cry, "Brother—"
The dragon's sharp claws.
Had already pierced through Zhao Shuning's shoulder blade.
Blood spurted out instantly.
Everything she had said before was just to deceive Luo Qiu. Although she had the bone whistle in her hand, her brother was far away. How could he arrive so easily?
The excruciating pain in her arm spread.
But Zhao Shuning still endured the pain and mobilized the strength in the other half of her body.
A sharp sword instantly pierced through the head of the Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon.
But the Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon was huge. Although the sword caused it great pain, it didn't endanger its life.
Both sides were in pain.
They both retreated.
Dark green blood flowed from the dragon's forehead, blurring its vision.
It was enraged.
Its temper became even more violent.
Its whole body trembled continuously in the air.
Obviously.
The Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon didn't expect that it would be so badly injured by an eighth-rank alchemist, a young girl.
Its flexible and extremely powerful dragon tail instantly lashed out at Zhao Shuning.
If it hit her.
Compared to the huge body of the Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon, Zhao Shuning's small frame would surely be cut in half.
She desperately gathered her strength.
Trying to escape this area.
But Zhao Shuning had already used up all her strength. The evil dragon was also intelligent. After being seriously injured by Zhao Shuning, it even thought to set up a barrier around her.
"Sure enough, it's the second-ranked ancient fierce beast."
"Since you want me dead, then you won't get away with it either!"
Judging from Zhao Shuning's momentum.
It was obvious that she was about to self-detonate.
Just as the power within her was about to break through the restraint.
It was forcefully suppressed by another scorching force.
It was the Karma Fire Red Lotus!
Right.
The Karma Fire Red Lotus left by her master.
When Zhao Shuning was about to self-detonate just now, it automatically protected all of Zhao Shuning's meridians.
That power.
Warm.
Powerful.
Like the hands of Bu Ran.
The Karma Fire Red Lotus always brought Zhao Shuning many surprises.
Bu Ran had said that as long as the Karma Fire Red Lotus was there, she would always have a glimmer of hope no matter what.
At the same time.
In the distance.
In the palace of Qingyun Kingdom.
The solemn palace was filled with court officials.
The person at the head.
Was Yan Ruyu.
He had already been to all four directions.
Now that he was back, it was to discuss the matter of the crown prince of Qingyun Kingdom.
The matter.
Was at a crucial stage.
But Yan Ruyu's face suddenly turned pale. His originally clear and blue eyes.
Suddenly, were filled with fear.
"Regent. You?"
Yan Ruyu's whole body was lying on the table, his expression extremely painful.
He raised his right hand.
Signaling the officials to stop for a moment.
Feng Zhan was just about to ask what was going on.
In an instant.
That blue figure had already disappeared.
What had happened?
Why would Bu Ran lose control like this on such an occasion?
Moreover, he had shown such a terrified expression.
On Wuyi Mountain.
The huge tail of the Ice-armored Horned Demon Dragon was already within reach.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
Two clear sounds rang out.
Zhao Shuning opened her eyes.
She took a step back.
In front of her.
Two people suddenly appeared.
She was all too familiar with that blue figure. It was Bu Ran, her Bu Ran.
The other one.
Was a pure white figure.
Behind that figure.
A pair of sky-covering wings appeared in front of her eyes. A pale blue light instantly covered Zhao Shuning completely.
It was her brother.
Yan Ruyu.
Zhao Huai.
When they met again.
There was no longer the previous hostility.
At this moment.
Their actions were surprisingly the same, their faces full of anger.
"You're courting death."
"How dare you even touch her!"