As a man, the pain of being unable to be a man, having that part sealed off, is unbearable for anyone.

He knew that encountering the Vanishing Lotus was incredibly lucky; if he missed this opportunity, finding another one would be impossible.

Then one can only hope that one day one will become a grandmaster and break the seal on one's own.

He is now a practitioner and knows how difficult it is to reach the level of a grandmaster, whether it takes fifty or a hundred years.

What good will it be if he's an old man who's only just regained his abilities?

Moreover, this isn't something you can achieve simply by working long hours; he might never reach the Grandmaster level in his entire life, and he might never regain his manhood.

The problem is, even if this medicine saves Chu Chuyan, it won't fully restore her health. She'll just be a cripple.

And even if she is grateful to me then, how long will that gratitude last?

If she really meets a man who is more suitable in every way and makes her heart flutter, how should she deal with it?

At that time, there was no way to even argue, because he couldn't fulfill his duties as a husband.

Having seen countless bizarre cases online in his previous life, he was keenly aware that this possibility existed.

He's acting all high and mighty now, but when he sees her with another man in the future, won't he really regret it?

Looking at Chu Chuyan, whose face was unusually pale and whose eyes were tightly closed, Zu An gritted his teeth, put her aside, and directly leaped over the pool with his toes to pluck the Vanishing Lotus in the center of the water.

Just after Zuan left, Shi Kun and Qiao Xueying were surrounded by longsword zombies.

The longsword warriors were extremely frustrated by Zaun's actions, but the terrifying beam of light wielded by his opponent prevented them from seeking revenge. Instead, they vented all their frustration and anger on the remaining two, whom they considered accomplices since they had entered together.

This put Shi Kun and Qiao Xueying in a difficult position, as they felt that the opponents, whether they were longsword warriors, spearmen, or even the weakest axe zombies, were much stronger than before.

The two were already at their limit, and under these circumstances, they were in grave danger.

Shi Kun was cursing Zu An to death when he heard Qiao Xueying say, "Young Master, this place is not safe to stay for long. Let's go back to the surface first."

Shi Kun fell silent. It was too unwilling to leave like this. He had lost so many men and even used his precious trump card to save his life, but he still couldn't get Chu Chuyan.

But he also knew that there was no point in staying here any longer. They couldn't even deal with the zombie warriors in front of them, let alone go deeper into the underground palace to pursue them.

They didn't have any light that would frighten the zombies.

Thinking about this gave Shi Kun a headache. Damn it, why does that guy Zu'an have so many strange and weird things on him?

Shi Kun's anger level increased by 345!

"Alright, let's go out first and guard the entrance to the tomb. They can't stay hidden forever." Shi Kun snorted. He had already made up his mind that he would not only snatch Chu Chuyan away, but also take all the treasures from Zu An.

Only children make choices; I want them all!

As the two fought and retreated, just as they were about to return to the previous passageway, a terrifying pressure suddenly rose throughout the room.

Shi Kun and Qiao Xueying's expressions changed drastically. Without any hesitation, they turned around and used all their energy to run outside.

However, their vital energy seemed to be out of control, and they were pinned to the spot, unable to move.

A black mist rose out of thin air in the center of the room, and then a black-armored general slowly rode out of the mist on horseback. Upon seeing its appearance, the swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and axemen all stopped attacking and knelt down to pay their respects.

Qiao Xueying's heart trembled violently. The aura of this guy in front of her was even more terrifying than the Devouring Kun that the young master had released before. Moreover, seeing these zombie warriors kneeling down to it proved that it could completely control these low-level warriors. No matter how you look at it, the two of them could not possibly be its match.

The black-armored general glanced at the two men and surprisingly spoke in human language: "Huh, why were you so terrified of these two weak people just now?"

His voice was extremely hoarse and terrifying, like a demon from the deepest hell.

The zombie warriors gestured wildly, their mouths opening and closing incessantly, making strange noises, though their intelligence was clearly insufficient to support their ability to speak.

The black-armored general listened intently, muttering to himself, "There are two more, emitting terrifying beams of light from their hands..."

He glanced around and noticed Shi Kun's fourth-rank subordinate who had just been pinned to the wall by a spear. He reached out and pulled the corpse into his hand: "Although he's dead, his flesh and blood shouldn't be wasted."

As soon as he finished speaking, the corpse shrank and withered at an extremely terrifying speed. In just a few breaths, it was reduced to a ball the size of a football, a mixture of flesh and bone fragments that was impossible to tell what it was.

"The taste of fresh blood is so tempting." The black-armored general tossed the "flesh ball" aside and let out an extremely comfortable groan, as if he hadn't felt this good in a long time.

Shi Kun swallowed hard. This was terrifying. This guy actually sucked blood and flesh. Was he really going to perish in this remote place?

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have impulsively used Devouring Kun. Now I don't even have the strength to fight.

Thinking of this, he cursed the culprit Zu An to death in his heart.

Shi Kun's anger level increased by 777!

The black-armored general turned around, his gaze falling on the two men: "Which of you should I enjoy first?"

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