The four grenades exploded simultaneously, with astonishing power.
Even though Jing Zhe had already flown a distance away, he still felt the scorching heat wave generated by the grenade explosion rushing towards him.
Without thinking twice, he pressed Mu Qingren's head against his chest, exposing only his back to the blast radius.
With two loud "booms," Mu Qingren could clearly feel Jing Zhe's body sway twice. When she looked up, she didn't know if it was because it was too dark in the woods, but Jing Zhe's face was deathly pale, which was somewhat frightening.
Are you alright?
She leaned out and glanced back. A thick black smoke enveloped the area, and she couldn't see the Twin Monsters of Tongtian following her. She felt little joy; she was only worried about Jing Zhe.
"fine."
Jing Zhe grinned. "Have they caught up yet?"
Mu Qingren shook her head: "No, there was no further movement."
Jing Zhe was delighted. The power generated by the simultaneous explosion of the four grenades far exceeded his expectations. Even though they flew so far, he was still affected, and the two old men who probably didn't have time to form a defensive barrier were probably in even worse shape.
They're either dead or seriously injured; I'm afraid we'll never have another chance to catch them!
But he still dared not be careless, gritting his teeth and running forward with all his might.
After nearly fifteen minutes, Jing Zhe finally emerged from the forbidden area and arrived at the foot of Changsheng Mountain. The two of them were soaked to the bone.
The old medicine boy was standing outside. When Jing Zhe told him to run, he knew that he must have come up with a plan. With his injuries, he had no choice but to run so as not to hold them back. Now that he saw that the two of them were safe and sound, he was finally relieved.
"Are you injured?"
The old apprentice saw Jing Zhe's expression and asked.
"Hey, accidental injury!"
Jing Zhe was a little embarrassed; his actions, though seemingly swift and decisive, had resulted in him injuring himself.
"This place is no place to linger, come with me!"
The old medicine boy glanced into the forbidden area, then flew forward.
Jing Zhe was injured, and with the rain getting heavier and he carrying Mu Qingren, he couldn't fly anymore and could only run.
Seeing Jing Zhe's increasingly pale face, Mu Qingren suddenly felt a pang of heartache and was startled: Now that there is no danger, why am I still letting him hold me?
"Put me down."
She whispered, "You're hurt, let me hold you!"
Despite the pain, Jing Zhe gave a sly smile: "A man's hands are for holding women, not for women to hold!"
"..."
Mu Qingren wanted to protest a few more times, but then she saw a dilapidated temple not far ahead. The old medicine boy went straight in, so she simply shut her mouth and let him carry her inside.
...
Upon entering the dilapidated temple, Jing Zhe looked around and occasionally glanced outside.
"No one usually comes here. I occasionally stayed here when I went to Changsheng Mountain. As for those two old men, I just glanced at them. I can't tell the specifics of their injuries, but they certainly aren't in good shape, so there's no need to worry about them chasing after us."
The old medicine boy said calmly.
"Oh, why didn't we blow them both up? What a pity!"
Jing Zhe sighed.
"If someone like you, who is only at the fifth level of cultivation, could kill two grandmasters, and this gets out, you could start your own sect! But since you've already joined my Heaven and Earth Sect, you don't have that chance anymore."
"..."
Hearing the old medicine boy's words, Mu Qingren blushed deeply.
Found a sect…
Heaven and Earth Sect…
Which one of them isn't better than their Wuxian Pavilion? He must think he's ridiculous, right?
At this moment, the old medicine boy asked again, "The power of that hidden weapon was much stronger than a few days ago. How many were used this time?"
Four.
"Judging from the power we've seen today, if you could use ten of them at once, even with my skill, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to escape death!"
"..."
Seeing Jing Zhe grinning foolishly, the old medicine boy poured cold water on him again, saying, "However, when fighting a Grandmaster, unless you're as careless as that old monster today, no one will give you time to ignite ten at the same time!"
Jing Zhe didn't say much, but he was thinking to himself that when the time came, he wouldn't need to light ten grenades. He could just make a new grenade with the power of ten of the current grenades. Then what would he have to fear from a Grandmaster?
The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and she couldn't help but twist her body.
Little did he know that this twist would directly aggravate the wound on his back, causing him to gasp in pain as if countless ants were crawling on his back and biting him.
Seeing this, the old apprentice said in a deep voice, "Take off your clothes!"
Jing Zhe glanced at Mu Qingren, somewhat hesitantly, "Master, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
It would have been better if she hadn't looked, because once she did, Mu Qingren blushed deeply.
He spat coldly, "You're injured on your back. Your master only told you to take off your upper body clothes, not your whole body. What's there to be embarrassed about?"
Jing Zhe retorted, "I told you to take off your upper body clothes, are you going to take them off or not? Aren't you embarrassed?"
"..."
Mu Qingren didn't speak, but her eyes, which were almost spitting fire, answered Jing Zhe: If you dare to continue talking nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless!
Jing Zhe curled his lip. "Sigh, so women's bodies are precious, while men's are worthless? It's like hell is empty, and all the devils are here on earth. Can this world ever get any better? What do you want from men to satisfy you?" Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. This world is filled with oppression of men. When will men ever truly stand up? He trembled with anger and coldness—
"Shut up!"
Even the old apprentice couldn't take it anymore. "With that mouth of yours, you wouldn't necessarily suffer a loss even if you were sent to have a verbal duel with those female disciples of the Wuxian Pavilion! Take off your clothes, let me see your wound!"
Jing Zhe: "..."
Mu Qingren: "..."
Wuxian Pavilion was caught in the crossfire, leaving Mu Qingren speechless. But after glancing at the old apprentice who was preparing to heal Jing Zhe, she decided to let it go.
...
When Jing Zhe took off his clothes, Mu Qingren still turned her head away, her face slightly red, trying not to look.
"Your hidden weapon... is vicious!"
Looking at the dense iron filings on his back behind the mirror, the old medicine boy remained silent for a long time before saying, "I thought your hidden weapon would only produce a shockwave attack after it exploded, but I never expected there to be so many small iron filings inside! You were injured like this even from so far away, those two old monsters are probably in grave danger this time!"
Jing Zhe chuckled, but the movement aggravated his wound, and he immediately hissed in pain. Mu Qingren couldn't help but turn around to look.
Upon seeing this, her heart leaped into her throat.
All that could be seen on Jing Zhe's back was a patch of undamaged skin.
She then recalled how, when the blast wave struck, he had shielded her tightly in front of him without uttering a sound, and at the time she had thought he was deliberately taking advantage of her again…
Looking back now, he took all the damage for himself with his body!
Her eyes instantly welled up with tears, and her hand unconsciously reached out to touch them.
She asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
"..."
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