Qi Guze hugged the person in his arms even tighter, staring at Elder Zhang as if he were looking at a dead man.
"Then don't blame me for meddling. Such a big thing has happened in the back mountain, I have to report it to the Ying family. But if you keep quiet, not only will this little girl's identity not be revealed, but you will also receive a generous gift from me. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"
Hearing these words, each one a threat, Qi Gu Zeze chuckled softly.
"Elder Zhang, are you training a dog? Give it a stick, then give it a treat."
"If you insist on this, then we'll both suffer heavy losses! I'm not one to be trifled with!" Seeing that he was unyielding, Elder Zhang stopped pretending.
"Elder Zhang, don't be impatient! I have another solution that satisfies both sides."
"What method?" Elder Zhang refused to believe that there was any better way to solve this problem.
Qi Guze didn't speak. He turned around and gently placed the woman in his arms on the ground. Leaning against the big tree, he faced Elder Zhang again, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent. His clear voice sent chills down people's spines.
"This way, you'll shut up forever, and then no one will know!" Without waiting for a reaction, he casually conjured an energy ball and threw it. Elder Zhang immediately drew his natal magic weapon, charged up his power, and blocked the attack. Elder Zhang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Qi family brat, don't take yourself too seriously!"
"Looks like I went too easy on you, and you managed to dodge it!" Qi Guze tilted his head, drew a line in front of him, and a sword of light formed. With a flick of his finger, the sword shot towards Elder Zhang. Instantly, one sword split into dozens, heading straight for his face.
Seeing this lineup, cold sweat instantly soaked Elder Zhang's inner robe. He shouldn't have been so quick-witted; he had forgotten that Elder Zhang was a ruthless killer. He had to find a way to escape. Suddenly, he caught sight of three figures not far away. Elder Zhang flipped over, sword on his back, and dashed towards them. The sword's speed increased rapidly; Elder Zhang used all his energy to accelerate.
"Qi Guze, if you want me dead, I'll make your beloved die with me!"
Qi Guze frowned, and his figure flashed like a shadow, appearing in front of the tree spirits and the others. With a wave of his hand, the light swords turned into starlight and disappeared.
"Qi Guze, die!" Elder Zhang was moving too fast and couldn't stop, so he simply used the momentum to stab the person in front of him with his sword.
"Overestimating one's abilities."
The man reached out, and two beams of light flew out from his fingers and wrapped around the sword.
The natal sword, entangled by the beam of light, broke into pieces and was eventually crushed into powder by the beam.
Elder Zhang, who lunged forward, was also kicked away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"What's going on?" a puzzled voice came from behind.
Xu Yuehuai and the other person slowly woke up, looking at the scene in front of them with some confusion.
"It's good that you're awake. I'll explain everything to you after I've dealt with the current situation."
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Elder Zhang, who was trying to escape, and stopped him from leaving.
"I don't like to leave any future troubles, so you can't escape."
"Mercy, sir! Mercy, sir!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was killed by the light wrapped around Qi Guze's hand, his eyes still staring blankly in this direction.
"He's about to die, and he's still talking so much." The tree spirit couldn't help but complain as he looked at him.
Qi Guze carefully helped the person sitting on the ground up, "Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
The woman shook her head. "I feel much lighter."
The tree spirit patted its chest proudly, "That's right, the elixirs and medicines produced by our tree spirit clan are definitely divine, guaranteed to cure any ailment."
“He’s dead. If he doesn’t leave soon, another battle will have to be fought,” Fu Zhiyi said from the side.
"Let's go, get down the mountain quickly before they find us."
Under Elder Zhang's watchful eye, the group quickly made their way down the mountain.
"Can you feel the whole mountain shaking?"
When they reached the mountainside, Xu Yuehuai stopped, her delicate brows furrowed, and looked anxiously at the group of people ahead.
"No...it's not an illusion, the mountain is starting to explode and collapse."
The tree spirit pointed up the mountain and shouted in terror.
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and there was the spot where Elder Zhang had died.
"Elder Zhang's death must have triggered some mechanism to cause this."
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge mushroom cloud bloomed on the mountain, and the entire mountain began to shake violently.
Large and small pebbles rolled down the mountain.
Then, a series of explosions rang out one after another.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Fu Zhiyi, who was walking in front, urged them with a nervous expression.
The mountain was shaking more and more violently, so the group quickened their pace.
The tree spirit used its skills in the mountains to its advantage, running so fast that only a blur remained.
"here!"
As soon as the group arrived at the entrance to the mountain, they heard a cheerful shout.
"Nangong Yu? What are you doing here?"
Nangong Yu scratched his head, "I came here specifically to meet you because I was worried something might happen to you. Are you injured?"
Nangong Yu looked at the group with barely concealed worry, then took out the medicine from his waist.
"These are what I brought with me. They're for treating external injuries. There are only two bottles, so please don't mind."
"Thank you, we only have minor injuries, nothing serious."
Xu Yuehuai and Fu Zhiyi accepted the medicine without hesitation.
"Boom—"
Another loud bang came from the mountaintop.
"What's going on? It's been ringing so many times already. If you don't come down soon, I'm going to come looking for you."
Nangong Yu looked up and said.
"We must have triggered some mechanism; the mountain is about to collapse," Xu Yuehuai explained.
"Are you all alright?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Now that everything is settled and everyone is alright, let's hurry up and leave. This place is not safe to stay any longer."
At the entrance to the mountain path, the blazing sun shone on everyone, but the smoke and dust in the air and the scorching atmosphere after the landslide weighed heavily on their hearts.
Fu Ziyi leaned against a tree, his pale face showing exhaustion, and beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
He forced a hint of sarcasm at the corners of his mouth: "This lousy place is so bad, I wish I could stay even a second longer."
As he spoke, he would glance at Xu Yuehuai from time to time, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
Xu Yuehuai's complexion was also not good, and her breathing was slightly rapid, obviously the residual poison was still lingering in her body.
Qi Guze stood to the side, his face grim, and looked down to check her pulse.
Those eyes, which always carried a hint of aloofness, were now filled with deep worry.
Deep in the mountains and forests, the wind whispers softly.
Xu Yuehuai's steps grew heavier and heavier, fine beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face was as pale as paper, and his breathing was slightly rapid, clearly indicating that his physical strength was about to reach its limit.
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