Yan Zhi couldn't hold back any longer, and tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision as she forced herself to leave. She felt that everything had happened too suddenly, and if this hadn't happened at this time, perhaps things would have taken a different turn.
Quan Cang pursued relentlessly from behind, and the cries for help grew fainter and fainter until they fell silent. The complete silence did not signify victory, but rather that the enemy had triumphed. They had failed, and failure was the most normal thing. Defeating Quan Cang was, in fact, a very difficult task.
Yan Zhi wiped away her tears and continued walking forward, her eyes filled with determination. But they hadn't walked far when a sinister laugh came from behind them. "Now that things have come to this, are you still planning to struggle?"
"Why not give up sooner rather than later? That way you won't have to keep running around here, right? Wouldn't that be a win for all of us?" Quan Cang's laughter was arrogant, completely disregarding everyone else. The constant laughter created a growing sense of oppression. Xu Yuehua wanted to turn around for a look, but Yan Zhi stopped her with a simple gesture. "Don't turn around, keep running. Don't be afraid, I'm here. I definitely won't let anything happen to you."
The moment they finished speaking, they both fell to the ground face down, looking utterly pathetic. But at that moment, survival was far more important to them. Xu Yuehuai and Yan Zhi rolled over almost simultaneously, their eyes filled with fear as they faced the person in front of them.
Quan Cang sensed this from their gazes and became even happier, as if this was how things should be. "You can't escape anyway, so why don't you surrender sooner? That way we won't waste each other's time, right?"
Quan Cang focused his attention on Xu Yuehuai, wanting to absorb her spiritual energy. However, upon contact, he discovered that she had no spiritual energy at all. He frowned and looked at her warily, asking with scrutiny, "What exactly did you do? Why is all your spiritual energy gone? Where did you hide it?"
Quan Cang achieved his current position by absorbing the spiritual power of others, while Xu Yuehuai possesses abundant spiritual power and high cultivation. If he were to absorb all of it, the destruction of the entire second floor would not be a matter of moments.
Worried that Quan Cang would discover Xu Yuehuai's amnesia, Yan Zhi pulled Xu Yuehuai a couple of steps to the side, saying, "Don't even think about doing anything to us. Let me tell you, you want spiritual power? Absolutely not. You've come to the wrong person."
Yan Zhi's tone was very firm and persistent, but Quan Cang only smiled coldly upon hearing this, his eyes filled with disdain, "Do you think you have any strength to stop me? Since you have no use to me, then you can all die! Those who have no use should go to hell!"
Quan Cang spoke in a sickly tone, while simultaneously manipulating his hands. A sudden gust of wind arose, whipping up the surrounding trees. Xu Yuehuai had never seen such a scene before, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. But the next second, a sword came hurtling towards her. She took two steps back, trying to dodge to the side, but it was too late.
Xu Yuehuai was still thinking how unlucky she was, dying so soon after arriving here. It wasn't like she was getting the female lead's script. But the next second, Yan Zhi rushed forward and stood in front of her, her eyes filled with determination. Yan Zhi trusted her master the most. Since her master said that Xu Yuehuai would be the one to save the world, then Xu Yuehuai must be. She didn't need to have any other thoughts, she just needed to believe unconditionally.
This also shows that Xu Yuehuai cannot die; she must live and thrive in this world.
Yan Zhi's body was sliding down, and Xu Yuehuai stepped forward to catch her. Quan Cang raised an eyebrow, not expecting someone to step in and take the fall, but there was no regret in his eyes, only mockery of the matter. "Xu Yuehuai, how are you feeling right now? Do you feel like you're in a lot of pain, so painful that you want to die, want to kill and take revenge, hahahahaha! Let me tell you, all your emotions right now are just wishful thinking."
Quan Cang's smile also seemed quite perverse. He didn't rush to kill Xu Yuehuai. Instead, he stood there watching her grieve and feel sad, as if he could gain some source of energy from it. It was as if he could feel happy just by seeing others sad.
Xu Yuehuai held Yan Zhi's body, watching the blood continuously flow from her body. She wanted to stop it, wanted to save Yan Zhi, but all of this seemed so helpless. She looked at Quan Cang, her eyes filled with hatred for him, "I don't understand why you did this!"
Quan Cang laughed loudly, "Do evil people need a reason to do things? I used to think I was a good person, but what did my goodness get me? Always the lowest position, ostracized by others. I could have become a local tyrant if I had just abandoned my goodness, and I persisted for so long. And now your first reaction is not to praise me, but to question me, what is the difference between you and those people!"
Xu Yuehuai didn't understand what he meant. "Even if those who bullied you were wrong, it's not wrong that you were at a low point. Why do you have to put these unwarranted grievances on yourself? Why do you have to put yourself on the hot seat? Isn't it better to be a normal person?"
Her voice trembled as she spoke, tears falling onto Yan Zhi. She felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if something was bursting forth and rushing towards her. She couldn't see what it was, and could only look at Quan Cang in front of her with the eyes of an enemy.
"Yan Zhi, I don't even know what kind of relationship we had before. Why did you save me? I'm just a cripple now. You're more useful to me than I am." Xu Yuehuai had just gotten to know this girl, and the two of them hadn't even had a chance to understand each other yet, and now this had happened. If Xu Yuehuai really didn't feel any heartache at all, then he would truly be heartless from the bottom of his heart.
With her last bit of strength, Yan Zhi raised her hand and wiped away Xu Yuehuai's tears. She smiled and said, "Actually, I'm happy to die in your arms. Everyone else is gone, and I'm very lonely living in this world. When Master left, he told me to protect you. Protecting you is my duty. You don't need to feel guilty. It's all just what I should do."
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