Chapter 1021 I Didn’t Protect Her Well

They just silently returned to their original positions, but their eyes followed the backs of Wanwan and Shang Zhi, their eyes were full of complicated expressions.

Looking at the appearance of this young senior sister and fourth senior brother, it seems that fifth senior brother must be seriously injured.

At this time, Ji Rong, who was practicing inside the door, heard the news that Wanwan and the others had returned, and he ran towards the door anxiously.

It was not until I ran to the practice square that I ran into the two of them.

"Shang Zhi, Wanwan, why are you back?" Perhaps because he was so happy, Ji Rong didn't notice that Qin Xiuyan was very abnormal in Shang Zhi's heart.

He was just delighted to see his fellow apprentices coming back from the mortal world and wanted to chat with them about the affairs of this mortal world.

After all, they went to the mortal world this time to help the Great Chu and the Great Li Kingdoms to quell the war, and he was also very curious.

Ji Rong walked towards Wanwan and the others with great excitement, and every step seemed to be filled with endless joy.

Seeing Wanwan and the others return safely, he can finally put aside his worries of the past few days.

At this time, Mo Junyang also walked out of the door.

But unlike Ji Rong's excited steps, Mo Junyang's steps were steady and powerful.

After he stepped out of the room, he stopped there, looking deeply in the direction of Wanwan and the others, with a relieved smile on his face.

I have to say, these disciples of mine are really the ones that don't give me any worries.

Except for Lin Jingxiao who went astray, all other disciples made him proud.

During his long years of cultivating immortals, these disciples could be said to be guiding lights on his path forward.

But for some reason, he felt weird just looking at Yuandao Erlai, Shang Zhi and Wanwan like this.

Obviously, they were very active in the past, but now they seem a little lonely.

The two of them walked towards them step by step.

For some reason, Wanwan just lowered her head and her hair was a little messy, so Ji Rong and Mo Junyang failed to notice her sad look.

It was not until he got closer that Ji Rong realized the deep and unremovable sadness in Wan Wan and Shang Zhi's eyes. His heart suddenly tightened.

Then, an ominous premonition rushed into his heart, and he saw Qin Xiuyan who was now in Shang Zhihuai's arms.

His eyes widened instantly and he ran quickly towards Qin Xiuyan.

There was a hint of hoarseness in his voice: "What happened to Lao Wu? Is he injured?"

The eldest senior brother's worried voice seemed to open the door filled with sadness in Wanwan's heart.

Her tears kept swirling in her eyes and finally burst out.

Ji Rong didn't notice her at this time.

At this moment, the only thing in his eyes was Qin Xiuyan, who was now in Shang Zhihuai's arms, and his pale face.

At this moment, Wanwan suddenly knelt down in the direction of her master with a "thump".

The heavy impact startled Ji Rong.

This sound is indeed very abrupt in this quiet environment.

Ji Rong was surprised by Wanwan and quickly turned to look at her, his eyes full of surprise.

Wanwan raised her head at this moment, and it seemed that there were still tears on her face.

She looked at her master with a firm gaze, her lips opening and closing.

"Master, we failed to protect our fifth brother. In order to protect me, he was injured by the evil cultivator."

When Wanwan said this, there was even a hint of tears in her voice.

Each of these words seemed to be squeezed out by her, one by one, filled with endless self-blame and pain.

While Wanwan was talking, Ji Rong felt his head buzzing.

He could only see Wanwan opening and closing her mouth, but he could not hear a single sound from her.

As for Mo Junyang, when he heard the word "evil cultivator", the smile on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

He just felt that countless thunders were exploding in his mind, impacting his rationality.

He walked quickly towards them, but his legs seemed to have lost consciousness and his steps were hasty and chaotic.

He originally thought that Wanwan and his team came to this mortal world just to help the Dali Kingdom win the war and maintain peace.

But they didn't expect that they would encounter evil cultivators.

He knew the methods of the evil cultivators. The reason they did not attack him last time was because they had some plans against him.

But if they hurt Qin Xiuyan, I'm afraid Xiuyan...

Although Ji Rong was a little unconscious at this time, he tried hard to control himself. He placed his slightly trembling hands on Qin Xiuyan's body and began to feel the spiritual power in Qin Xiuyan's body.

But even though his breathing had become somewhat rapid, the spiritual power in Qin Xiuyan's body was like a pool of stagnant water and did not respond to him at all.

Ji Rong was a little anxious for a moment, and when Mo Junyang was still a few steps away from them, he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he managed to hold himself together at the critical moment.

At this time, his heart was filled with fear.

He had already sensed that there was not the slightest spiritual power fluctuation on Lao Wu's body, and he knew what this meant.

Xiuyan was the child he had watched grow up, but now he had been hurt by an evil cultivator.

He just felt as if his heart was being gripped, causing him to feel some pain and difficulty breathing.

When Lin Jingxiao betrayed his master before, he had never felt this sad.

Seeing that his master was about to fall, Lu Xingwan hurriedly stepped forward and held his master's trembling body.

Since I met Master, he has never been in such a distraught state.

For a moment, Wanwan even felt that her master looked very much like her great-grandmaster, only much older.

Ji Rong, who had not yet discovered Qin Xiuyan's spiritual power, cast his gaze heavily on Shang Zhi. His eyes seemed to be filled with expectation, as if he was waiting for Shang Zhi to say something that might lead to a turn of events.

But the scene in front of him made Shang Zhi unable to help but have his face soaked with tears. His lips kept trembling and a few words squeezed out of his throat.

"Miss Qionghua said that she can't be saved."

"It's me...it's me who failed to protect Fifth Junior Brother. Senior Brother...Senior Brother, it's all my fault."

When he said this, perhaps because he was so sad, Shang Zhi's voice sounded like a wail coming from the depths of his soul.

Seeing Shang Zhi so hurt, Ji Rong also felt guilty and painful.

He took a step forward and hugged Shang Zhi into his arms, as if to comfort him, but he couldn't help but shed tears.

Like their master, these fellow disciples almost all grew up under Ji Rong's care.

He never thought that his fellow apprentice would die in front of him.

At this time, Wanwan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

"Master, please send Brother Five to the back mountain!"

She firmly believed that Fifth Brother still had a chance of survival.