As Chu Yu and his group headed towards the exit, many cultivators followed the direction of the vanishing light and headed towards the wasteland...
The journey was only half a day's travel time. Chu Yu and his group originally planned to arrive at the Hunyuan Secret Realm before nightfall, but unexpectedly, they encountered some events that forced them to stop...
Qi Lian lay on the ground, his face pale. He was weak and had always been carried by Tu Er when flying on his sword. But just a quarter of an hour ago, he fell straight down from the sky. Fortunately, Tu Er reacted quickly; otherwise, Qi Lian would have lost his life if he had fallen.
After feeding him a heart-protecting pill, she walked towards Chu Yu with a worried expression and asked him, "Chu Yu, Qi Lian's heart meridian is almost completely depleted. Now that there's no heart-protecting scale, his absorption rate of spiritual energy is far from enough, which is why he couldn't even maintain his body just now. What should we do?"
The Qilian soul was restricted by Qingyi, which greatly isolated the Qilian from the absorption of spiritual energy. After all, this was the simplest way to stop the Qilian from growing. After rescuing the Qilian, Chu Yu used his divine power to temporarily suppress the restriction that Qingyi had placed on the Qilian.
So Qilian can absorb some spiritual energy, but as Hua said, this isn't a long-term solution. Without the Heart-Protecting Scale, Qilian's absorption rate of spiritual energy is too slow—not enough, far from enough, unless...
Get back the Heart Protector Scale!
Not only did Chu Yu come up with this idea, but Hua and the others also thought of it at the same time, which was...
Hua hesitated, looking at Chu Yu and Tu Er, before speaking, "The Heart-Protecting Scale is currently on Qingwu's body. Qingwu and the Heart-Protecting Scale are already one. If we want to help Qilian retrieve the Heart-Protecting Scale, then we can only..."
Hua glanced at Gu Xi, and seeing that his expression was unchanged, continued, "Qingwu was killed!"
They all understood that spending money was the only solution they knew of at the moment, and Qilian and Qingwu had to be sacrificed!
Tu Er and his demon clan would undoubtedly stand on Qi Lian's side. Both personally and professionally, he had every reason to help Qi Lian. But... Tu Er looked at Chu Yu, Hua, and Gu Xi. What were they thinking?
It must be admitted that if they intervened, these few demons alone would not have been able to kill Qingwu, let alone extract Qilian's Heart-Protecting Scale from her body intact!
Huahua knew that Tu Er was waiting for them to make a statement, but... Huahua was somewhat conflicted. Although she had some friction with Qingwu, it was far from the point of taking her life. Besides... Huahua turned her head to look at Qilian lying on the ground.
Besides, she and Qi Lian had only known each other for a short time. Although she sympathized with his plight, it was far from the point where she would kill the only daughter of the city lord of Luojiao City in the Immortal Realm for him. But if she didn't do this...
Hua was caught in a dilemma. She could neither kill Qingwu for Qilian nor watch Qilian die in front of her!
Hua blinked and looked at Chu Yu.
"I will help Qilian retrieve the Heart-Protecting Scale." Chu Yu's affirmative voice rang out in the darkness, surprising not only Tu Er and Gu Xi, but also Hua Du.
She knew Chu Yu's temperament all too well; he was definitely not the type to meddle in other people's business. Yet, he was saying such things now. Chu Yu always kept his word, so if he said it now, he would definitely do it.
Hua stared at Chu Yu with a puzzled look in her eyes. There must be something she didn't know! It seemed she would have to find an opportunity to ask him!
After Chu Yu said that, Gu Xi was the most incredulous. He believed that through their interactions over this period, he should have some understanding of Chu Yu's personality and that Chu Yu wouldn't act impulsively. There must be something he didn't know, and...
Gu Xi noticed the puzzled look on Hua's face and became even more certain that Chu Yu must have other reasons behind it, and Hua didn't even know them!
but......
Immortal Qingyi had always treated him well. When he was young, Immortal Qingyi had even instructed him in swordsmanship. Although Qingwu's personality wasn't the best, she had grown up with him, so there was still some affection between them.
Now that Chu Yu has said he will retrieve the Heart-Protecting Scale for Qi Lian, Hua is definitely on Chu Yu's side, not to mention Tu Er and the others. Under these circumstances, Qing Wu returning the Heart-Protecting Scale is almost a foregone conclusion, but... he can't just stand by and do nothing.
It would be ideal if there were a way to have the best of both worlds...
Gu Xi's eyes lit up. That's right, maybe Chu Yu has other ideas!
After thinking it over, Gu Xi stepped forward a few steps. "Chu Yu, although I know that Immortal Qingyi's behavior is shameful, Qingwu is still innocent and unaware of it. Do you have any way to satisfy both sides?"
Before Chu Yu could answer, Tu Er became displeased and retorted, "Gu Xi, what do you mean by that? Qingwu is innocent, but isn't Qilian innocent too?"
"Tu Er, that's not what I meant."
"So what do you mean? I think that's what you just said. Are you trying to plead for that Qingwu of yours?"
"I'm not, I just..." Gu Xi's words were interrupted by Tu Er before she could finish.
"You're nothing, but I think you are!"
"you..."
"What? Speechless now? You finally admit it? I knew you had no good intentions coming with us!" After summarizing in one sentence, Tu Er crossed her arms, feeling that she was right, and turned to look at Wan Ke, trying to get her approval.
Wan Ke stared coldly ahead, completely ignoring him. Tu Er didn't care either, since it wasn't the first or second time. He continued to stare at Gu Xi, intending to hear how he would try to justify himself.
This was the first time Gu Xi had ever encountered such a situation in his life. Usually, there was very little interaction between the immortal and demonic realms. Even when they met, they would just nod to each other or simply avoid each other. He never knew that the prince of the demonic realm was so eloquent!
"Alright, Tu Er, just shut up!" Hua Jian saw that Gu Xi, a refined gentleman, was so angry with Tu Er that he couldn't even speak, so she couldn't help but help him.
This was the first time Gu Xi had ever realized that Tu Er was so eloquent. Meeting him was like reading in a mortal world storybook: "When a scholar meets a soldier, even reason can't prevail!"
"Huahua, you actually spoke up for Gu Xi! Confess honestly, are you two in cahoots?" Tu Er was displeased to hear that Huahua was actually speaking up for Gu Xi.
However, Tu Er, oblivious to the fact that he hadn't noticed the slight darkening in Chu Yu's expression when he said that Hua and Gu Xi were in cahoots...
"Tu Er, how childish are you?! 'In cahoots'? Do you think you're still a little kid forming cliques?!"
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