Upon hearing Qiu Honglei's words, the other independent practitioners all frowned.
Feng Sanren spoke up: "Holy Maiden, our purpose in coming here is to capture Zu An, not to deal with Mosquito Daoist."
The Mosquito Taoist's cultivation was too high. Several of their companions had been seriously injured before, and they were already somewhat terrified. Unless absolutely necessary, they really did not want to fight the Mosquito Taoist.
Qiu Honglei shook her head: "In the current situation, if you go after Zu'an, you will only benefit Mosquito Daoist in the end."
Clearly, Chu Chuyan alone is no match for Mosquito Daoist, and her life is in danger.
Jin Sanren questioned, "But even if we stop Mosquito Daoist, we'll still lose Zu'an in the end. What's the point of all this? We might as well just leave."
Clearly, none of them were very willing to fight Mosquito Taoist. You see, Jin Sanren was furious and wanted revenge because Bing Sanren, who was on good terms with him, was sucked dry by Mosquito Taoist. Unfortunately, the big battle in the inn just now made them a little scared.
Qiu Honglei snorted unhappily: "Then she still wants to steal my Changxin Palace Lantern. Are you all just going to sit idly by and do nothing about it?"
The other members of the group exchanged glances. They knew that the palace lantern was a gift from the cult leader, and if they stood by and let it get lost, the cult leader would definitely not let them off the hook afterward.
“But if we really lose Zu’an, we’ll be held responsible when we get back…” Lei Sanren said. Although she looked reckless, she wasn’t stupid.
Qiu Honglei replied directly, "I will explain to the sect leader when the time comes, and I will take full responsibility for whatever happens!"
Seeing her stance, the other independent cultivators couldn't say anything and could only continue fighting with Mosquito Daoist. Although they had lost several companions, with the help of Chu Chuyan, who had a seventh-grade cultivation level, their overall strength hadn't decreased much.
Chu Chuyan quietly transmitted her voice to Qiu Honglei, saying, "Thank you!"
She knew perfectly well that the other party was doing this entirely for her and Zuan's sake.
Qiu Honglei responded, "My sister just saved my life too."
She regretted it as soon as she heard the word "sister." The other woman was no longer Zuan's wife, so why was she calling her "sister"?
Chu Chuyan was also taken aback, and a strange smile appeared on her face.
Compared to them, Mosquito Taoist was extremely frustrated. Originally, she thought that these people from the Demonic Sect would communicate with Qiu Honglei and then give up opposing her, so that she could easily deal with Chu Chuyan. Who knew that they would still unite together.
"Since that's the case, then die!" Mosquito Taoist's killing intent was fully revealed, and he charged directly at them.
...
On the other side, Zu'an and Pei Mianman supported each other as they ran into the mountains. Both of them were seriously injured and could barely stand on their own.
After a while, Zu'an's "Primordial Chaos Scripture" took effect, and he recovered much faster than Pei Mianman. In the end, most of the other person's weight was on him.
In a secluded grove, Zu An sat down with Pei Mianman in his arms and fed her another Jade Marrow Rejuvenation Pill.
Pei Mianman also sat down to meditate and regulate her breathing. After a while, a bit of color finally returned to her pale cheeks.
"How are you feeling?" Zuan asked worriedly.
"Much better, your medicine is truly miraculous," Pei Mianman exclaimed. "By the way, you gave me the medicine, what about you?"
She hadn't seen Zuan take his medicine and started to worry.
"I'm fine. Look how much better I am now," Zuan said, flexing his muscles to show off his current condition.
Pei Mianman was still worried. She gently ran her fingers over his skin to check his wounds and felt that many of the terrible injuries had begun to heal. Her red lips parted wide enough to swallow an egg: "Your body's recovery ability is truly astonishing."
Zuan couldn't help but swallow hard: "Grandma, could you please stop touching me..."
He was holding her in his arms. Her thin dress couldn't even block the heat from her body. Her soft body and her alluring fragrance were enough to make any man's heart flutter.
"We're already so familiar, why are you shy about touching me?" Pei Mianman couldn't help but tease. "You've really recovered..."
She was halfway through her question when her charming oval face suddenly flushed red, and she quickly stood up from his embrace: "Never mind, I know you've recovered."
Zuan was on the verge of tears. "It's not my fault," he thought. "If you don't react when such a beautiful woman is sitting in your lap, are you even a man?"
Seeing Pei Mianman standing to the side with a flushed face, an eerie silence fell over the air. To ease the awkwardness, Zu An asked, "By the way, why did you want me to leave?"
At the same time, he was also worried about Chu Chuyan. That Mosquito Taoist was too powerful, and if he wasn't careful, his life might be in danger.
"Are you worried about Chu Yan?" Pei Mianman seemed to see through his thoughts and explained, "Don't worry, someone will go to help her soon."
"Who will help her?" Zu An asked hurriedly. He had heard Chu Chuyan mention it before. Could it be that some pretty boy was eyeing her beauty and following her around like a tagalong?
“Look how nervous you are, it’s not what you think,” Pei Mianman rolled her eyes. “We encountered the troops that the capital had sent again on the road, led by Zhu Xie Chixin, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard…”
She then recounted her previous experience to him in general terms.
Upon hearing that Sang Qian had been drained into a dried-up corpse, Zu An's expression changed, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Although I wish I could kill Sang Qian myself because of the failure of your rescue and the deaths of so many people for me, it's really sad to hear that he died so tragically."
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