One group of cultivators after another arrived here. Chu Yu instructed Xu Feng and his subordinates to organize them to leave the secret realm in an orderly manner. Time was running out, and even their place was not very safe anymore.
Qilian's condition is also not good; it's getting worse.
"Chu Yu, shouldn't we be done by now?" Tu Er walked up to Chu Yu and asked him. The entire secret realm was shaking, and they should leave now, or it would be too late.
Chu Yu looked at the only road leading here in the distance. "No rush." What he was waiting for hadn't arrived yet!
Suddenly, a group of figures appeared at the intersection. Chu Yu squinted. They've arrived! The ones he's been waiting for have finally come! Gu Xi, standing beside him, could tell what Chu Yu was thinking just by looking at his expression.
He'd felt something was off since this morning; Chu Yu seemed to be waiting for something, even his furrowed brows betrayed a hint of absent-mindedness. Now he was completely certain—it turned out...
He was waiting for Qingwu, and he truly kept his word, intending to cut out Qingwu's heart and take Qilian's protective scale!
The moment Tu Er saw Qing Wu appear, he understood what Chu Yu was waiting for!
Qi Lian also suddenly realized what was happening, and looked at Chu Yu with reddened eyes. He hadn't expected that... Chu Yu would actually help him retrieve the Heart-Protecting Scale.
Although Qilian had been trapped for tens of thousands of years, he had come to understand that Qingyi was no longer the Qingyi who had just entered the Earth Immortal realm. She was now the highly respected Qingyi Shangxian in the Immortal Realm, and also the city lord of Luojiao City in the Immortal Realm.
He thought Chu Yu was just saying it, after all, they had only known each other for a short time. He really couldn't think of a reason why Chu Yu would help him. But, Chu Yu... he was actually willing to risk offending Qing Yi and the Immortal Realm to help him retrieve the Heart-Protecting Scale!
Qingwu and the several immortals behind her were covered in blood, indicating that they had not had an easy time in the Primordial Chaos Realm. Hua remembered that when they parted ways, Qingwu had brought over a hundred immortals with her, but now there were less than twenty left...
Qingwu and the others were very excited to see Gu Xi. Although they saw the flowers and the demons like Tu Er that she didn't like, she was still very happy and excited to see Gu Xi here.
"Your Highness, I'm relieved to see you're unharmed." Despite being covered in wounds herself, she was still concerned about his well-being. It would be impossible for Gu Xi not to be moved at all when she saw Qingwu like this.
Qingwu grew up with him since childhood. Although she gradually became more unruly as she grew older and her cultivation increased, it's undeniable that she was always well-behaved in front of him. Immortal Qingyi had always taken good care of him. Now, however, he had to watch Chu Yu tear out her heart...
A conflicted look flashed in Gu Xi's eyes. Reason told her that what Chu Yu was about to do was the right thing to do, but...
"Your Highness, were you waiting for me? Now that I'm here, let's go out, or it will be too late." Qingwu was overjoyed and prepared to pull Gu Xi forward.
"Qingwu..." Gu Xi didn't have time to say her words before Chu Yu's Compassionate Sword blocked her path.
Chu Yu looked at her with icy eyes, and Qingwu's heart immediately went on alert. She believed that she had no grudge against Chu Yu, and even her relationship with the flower next to him was just a minor friction.
"What are you trying to do? I am the only daughter of Immortal Qingyi, the city lord of Luojiao City. My mother is right outside. I advise you to think carefully!" Although Qingwu had just panicked, she wasn't afraid. She didn't think Chu Yu would dare to lay a hand on her. Her mother was outside; if...
If he dares to make a move, he will definitely not come out unscathed; his mother will not let him off!
"Qilian, come here. Does she have your Heart-Protecting Scale on her?" Chu Yu ignored Qingwu's threat and called Qilian over to confirm whether the Heart-Protecting Scale was on Qingwu.
"What heart-protecting scales? What do they have to do with me? I advise you not to do anything reckless!!"
Qi Lian stepped forward from behind and directly used his divine sense to sense that the Heart-Protecting Scale was originally a part of his body. Even though it had been separated from his body for tens of thousands of years, the Heart-Protecting Scale would still react when Qi Lian activated it with his divine sense.
After confirming it, Qi Lian stared intently at Qing Wu with bloodshot eyes, his voice choked with emotion, "Yes, it's my protective scale, it's my protective scale!" After all these years, he was finally able to find his protective scale again!
"Xiao Lian..." Hua gently comforted Qi Lian, but after calling out his name, she didn't know how to comfort him anymore, so she could only stand silently beside him.
Upon hearing Qi Lian's words, Qingwu saw Chu Yu approaching with his sword drawn. A deep fear gripped her, and she shouted at Chu Yu, "Don't come any closer! What Heart-Protecting Scale? I don't know what you're talking about!! I didn't take his Heart-Protecting Scale, I've never even seen him!!!"
Qingwu scrambled to hide behind Gu Xi, begging for protection, her grip on Gu Xi's arm causing it to ache.
Qi Lian stared at Qing Wu with bloodshot eyes and said fiercely, "You may not have seen me, but the heart beating inside you is my protective shield!"
Qingwu stared at Qilian with terrifying eyes, "Shut up! I don't know what you're talking about!!! What Heart-Protecting Scale? I didn't take yours, I've never seen you before. My mother is the Immortal Qingyi, what don't I need? I don't know what you're talking about, the Heart-Protecting Scale!! I don't know!!"
"We're looking for you, Qingyi's daughter! If you weren't Qingyi's only daughter, we wouldn't bother arguing with you!" Tu Er interrupted Qingwu's rant.
Chu Yu looked at the distant, now-vanished forest and, without hesitation, gripped the Mercy Sword and thrust it toward Qingwu's heart.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, save me, save me!" Qingwu clung tightly to Gu Xi's arm as if it were a lifeline, and Gu Xi did not let go for a moment.
Chu Yu's sword was pointed directly at Gu Xi's throat. Looking at Gu Xi, who was standing still, he raised an eyebrow and calmly asked, "Are you going to stop me?"
Chu Yu spoke with a conflicted expression, "Chu Yu, I...I..." He looked at Qi Lian, whose eyes were red and swollen, and couldn't bring himself to plead for Qing Wu.
Seeing Gu Xi's stammering and hesitant manner, Tu Er exploded, "Gu Xi, what do you mean? Have you forgotten what you said before? Are you going back on your word now?"
"Tu Er, I..."
"Shut up and get out of my way, or... don't blame us for being impolite!" After Tu Er finished speaking, he gripped the Crimson Nether Spear tightly in his hand. Wan Ke and Xu Feng behind him were also ready to fight at any time. The Immortal Clan was also on high alert, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.
Chu Yu's eyes were filled with impatience and coldness as he repeated, word by word, "I advise you to step aside, otherwise, what I want will be more than just the Heart-Protecting Scale!"
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