The forlorn figure seemed to carry an innate loneliness and desolation.
Bai Chen watched Gu Liyan's retreating figure, a strange sadness welling up in his heart, and a sense of guilt arose spontaneously...
Only after Gu Liyan had completely disappeared into the crowd did Bai Chen withdraw his gaze and let out a long sigh.
Upon seeing this, Wen Hexuan hurriedly said, "Brother Bai Chen, I...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have stopped you..."
"No, I was impulsive just now. You were right to stop me." Bai Chen said with a wry smile, "Xiao Li is different from you and me. We have no right to help him... Just like you said before, perhaps none of us have any use to us..."
Wen Hexuan lowered his head, a cold glint in his eyes, and asked softly, "Brother Bai Chen, you've only known each other for a day, and you... already consider him a friend?"
"Friend?" Bai Chen thought of Gu Liyan's stunningly beautiful face, his upright words, and his own outstanding talent...
Such a perfect person, is he really just a friend?
Bai Chen shook his head. "No, perhaps like you, I might have taken it as my faith..."
Wen Hexuan was slightly taken aback, and his face suddenly turned pale. For some reason, he still felt a sense of crisis towards Gu Liyan, as if he was afraid that Gu Liyan would come back and take Bai Chen away again.
"Forget it, since things have come to this, let's not interfere in his affairs. He's handpicked by the Chess Alliance, so he'll be fine. Let's go back." Bai Chen turned his head and smiled slightly at Wen Hexuan.
Wen Hexuan nodded with a faint smile.
——
At this moment, Gu Liyan had already left the town and headed far away into the surrounding forest.
He was in a daze and didn't know how he left that bustling town. He only knew that the people and the prosperity there were no longer relevant to him...
Raising his head, Gu Liyan exhaled a breath of stale air, his face pale and exhausted.
Seeing Gu Liyan's pale face, Mo Chen in the contract space couldn't help but ask worriedly:
"Hey, Gu Liyan, are you really alright? That woman said you were poisoned, but I checked and didn't find any poison. How are you feeling?"
"I'm not seriously injured, but the wound sometimes aggravates the surrounding meridians, causing me unbearable pain. I don't think it's some kind of potent poison," Gu Liyan said weakly, clutching the wound on his shoulder.
“That’s good. But for safety’s sake, I think we should sneak back to that town. If you ask Bai Chen for help, I think he should help you.” Mo Chen pondered.
Gu Liyan frowned, recalling the black aura surrounding Bai Chen when he left, and immediately shook his head, saying, "No, it's best not to trouble him. Besides, he has a grudge against the Wen family, and there are countless spies in the town. Going there will only implicate him..."
"Then, what should we do now?" Mo Chen asked worriedly. This was the first time he had ever faced a crisis and was at a loss. Perhaps it was because he had been with Gu Liyan for so long that Gu Liyan had become his companion, and he had slowly begun to rely on Gu Liyan.
Gu Liyan turned around and looked out over the panoramic view of the entire town. He couldn't help but sigh and say, "This is not our starting point, nor can it be our end. Of course, we will continue on our journey. As for where we end up, that depends on ourselves."
"We don't even have a goal, what are we supposed to do..." Mo Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Do you remember what Iron-Blooded Mother said? 'Do not help, do not harm, let them live.'" Gu Liyan's eyes were deep and filled with cunning.
"Yes, I remember. She also asked you to go to the capital to find her." Mo Chen nodded.
“It’s not good for us if we can’t get help from others, but have you thought about what she said about not hurting anyone?” Gu Liyan suddenly revealed a sly smile.
"Could it be that..." Mo Chen stared in astonishment. Could it be that Gu Liyan wanted to use this sentence to do something big?
“That’s right! Since she blocked our interpersonal relationships with just one sentence, then I should repay her kindness of not harming her!” Gu Liyan said with narrowed eyes, “Since she’s waiting for us in the capital and wants us to find her, then we’ll go find her and give her a big gift! It would be best if we made a big fuss about it and directly shifted the blame to the Chess Alliance, and see who the winner is in the end!”
Mo Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Haha, Gu Liyan, you're such a cunning and treacherous fox!"
Gu Liyan chuckled, "Actually, I'm not a good person..."
However, Mo Chen still became somewhat worried at this point, "Then how will we get out of here?"
"For a fox, there's only one way to escape..."
Gu Liyan's lips curled up slightly.
Yi Ge, back in the capital, swaggered into the Chess Alliance.
"Greetings, Ge Niang!" The female attendant at the door greeted her with a shy smile.
"Okay! Xiao Wei will go out and feed the fire phoenix in a little while." Yi Ge said, unable to hide her joy.
"Yes," Xiao Wei nodded in response.
"Gege is back? Want to come sit at my place?" A burly man with a thick beard came down from the second floor and asked with a lewd look on his face.
"Please stay away from me! I only like cute girls!" Yi Ge said with a look of disgust, and went straight upstairs without looking back.
The second floor contains the rooms where all the players reside; basically, everyone in the Players Alliance lives here.
Yi Ge walked all the way to the door of the house with the name "Yan Mu" on it, and kicked the door open without even knocking.
Yan Mu, who was sleeping, was startled and sat up abruptly. Seeing Yi Ge smiling at him from the doorway, he immediately sighed, "What are you doing? Didn't I send you to investigate the chess players who appeared in Holy Spring Town? Why are you back so soon?"
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