"Chen Yi, I'm sorry. I was too pretentious before. Man Jin and I did many things that I regret!"
Yu Wanbai's eyes were red-rimmed, and her voice choked with sobs as she said, "I apologize to you. I beg you, please find a way to save Manjin and Hou Xiangheng..."
Sun Yu opened his mouth wide, looking utterly astonished.
Some students fighting nearby witnessed this scene and were utterly astonished.
Yu Wanbai, one of the Three Golden Flowers, actually knelt down in public before Chen Yi?
Chen Yi remained calm, but his heart was filled with ripples of emotion.
Yu Wanbai is from a wealthy family, so why would she do such a thing?
Although she was friendly to everyone in class, she still had a strong sense of self-respect deep down. How could she allow herself to do something as "lowly" as kneeling down?
Besides, as far as he knew, her relationship with Zhao Manjin shouldn't have reached that point...
Is it true that true feelings are revealed in the face of life and death?
The fact that Zhao Manjin didn't come here suggests that he most likely gave Yu Wanbai the chance to survive, while he himself stayed at the Zhao family's residence...
Why should I go to save them?
Chen Yi's voice was like a still, deep well, without the slightest ripple.
Yu Wanbai wiped away her tears and took out a scroll from her storage ring.
"This is a martial arts technique passed down directly from the Zhao family. Manjin persuaded his clansmen to teach it to me. Now, I offer it to you, and I will bear all the costs!"
"I'll do anything you ask if you can save them! Every word I've said is true. If you don't trust me, we can make a contract!"
She had just witnessed how terrifying Chen Yi was.
With such strength, even some teachers might not be his match.
She had also heard Zhao Manjin mention that Chen Yi could command two Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts, indicating his profound abilities...
At this moment, the cave dwellings in Xiande City were being breached one after another, and the pressure on Xiande Middle School was constantly rising.
Even if Sun Yu pleads with the principal, and even if the Zhao family is a member of the school board, the school may not be able to intervene.
Chen Yi looked at the cultivation manual that Yu Wanbai presented with both hands, and several large gold characters came into view: "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique".
He recalled the scene when he exchanged the cultivation technique earlier.
If things were as they are now, I wouldn't need to sell myself to the Zhao family to obtain this skill.
This is the final piece of his Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment puzzle!
However, instead of being impatient for quick results, he calmly inquired, "What kinds of demons are in the Zhao family?"
If it were a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could still try his luck. But if it were a perfected Great Demon, forget about trying; even using talismans to go in and rescue them would likely be discovered...
Sun Yu quickly said, "Earth Roaring Dragon, a level 2 early stage great demon. At least, we only saw this one when we were escaping."
Chen Yi took a deep breath.
Monsters with the character "dragon" in their name are not easy to deal with.
Although it is a great demon in the initial stage, it is probably no match for even a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, if there really is only one Earth Roaring Dragon, let alone sneaking in to rescue people, it wouldn't be impossible to kill it...
Indeed, this is Chen Yi's current confidence.
Even when he was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, he had the ability to kill someone in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
Now at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, he is not afraid of even those in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
What's more, he also brought two powerful helpers with him.
It's time for that python and sparrow to come out and get to work...
Thinking of this, he said to Sun Yu, "Go and report to the teacher first. If the school is willing to send someone, that would be best. If they really can't spare anyone, then I will go."
Upon hearing this, both Yu Wanbai and Sun Yu were shocked.
Chen Yi actually agreed?
Tears welled up in Yu Wanbai's eyes immediately. "Thank you, Chen Yi..."
Chen Yi waved his hand, drawing the "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique" into his hand.
At this point, the metal-based cultivation technique was also in hand...
Before long, he will be able to condense a large plate of Geng metal true spiritual energy and gather all five kinds of true spiritual energy.
The foundation for the Heavenly Way is not far off.
"Don't kneel down, we're classmates."
With a slight lift of his finger, Yu Wanbai was lifted up by powerful spiritual energy.
Chen Yi recalled the spell class when he first transmigrated, where Hou Xiangheng gave him a spirit-restoring needle.
From that moment on, I owed the other party a favor.
As for Zhao Manjin, although the two occasionally had friction, it was not a deep-seated hatred. Why not save his life after taking the Zhao family's martial arts?
A moment later, Sun Yu returned.
He said to Yu Wanbai with a disappointed look, "The school can't spare any resources... They only gave me some talismans and pills."
Yu Wanbai guessed correctly; everyone is now struggling to protect themselves.
According to Ma Guangzhi, the Zhao family has a solid foundation and might be able to hold on for another day or two.
If the situation improves in a day or two, he will send the teacher to the Zhao family again.
Otherwise, sending teachers to support the Zhao family at this time would be irresponsible towards the nearly one thousand people in the school.
Ma Guangzhi cannot bear this responsibility.
The board of directors can be missing one member, but the school cannot be destroyed. Otherwise, he will not be able to become the principal, so what is the use of the board of directors?
Yu Wanbai looked at Chen Yi cautiously.
She was somewhat worried that Chen Yi might back out because the school wasn't sending anyone...
However, Chen Yi secretly felt relieved.
It's actually better to act alone.
"Just give me the address."
Sun Yu's eyes widened: "Don't we need to come along?"
"You?" Chen Yi sneered. "Stay here and guard the school!"
Sun Yu was speechless.
He had just heard from the first person on duty at the school that the first batch of people on duty were getting all the perks.
Many people even saw their cultivation level rise by one level simply because they received a piece of flesh from a fully-fledged demon.
This made him feel regretful.
I should have stayed at school instead of going to Zhao Family Cave...
Yu Wanbai told Chen Yi the location of the Zhao family's cave.
Then, Chen Yi rushed out of the barrier and disappeared into the night.
Sun Yu paused for a moment before remembering that he hadn't given Chen Yi the talismans and pills the school had given him.
But judging from Chen Yi's confident demeanor, he probably doesn't even need this aid, right?
......
Zhao Family Cave.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The Zhao Family Ancestral Hall is the only intact building in the entire cave.
The corpses of monsters piled up in front of the ancestral hall's gate tower, and the gilded characters "Zhao Clan" carved on them had long since turned deep red.
The surviving members of the Zhao family hid in the ancestral hall.
Beside the sculpture of Zhao's ancestors, Zhao Manjin and Hou Xiangheng sat helplessly on the ground.
Every so often, Hou Xiangheng would cut Zhao Manjin's wrist to prevent the wound from bleeding.
There were more than a dozen members of the Zhao family around, some old and some young. The older ones had all been bled out like Zhao Manjin.
The younger ones watched anxiously, knowing that if the beast tide didn't recede, it would be their turn sooner or later.
This blood will activate the ancestral statues, allowing the array within them to continue.
"Boss, your body won't be able to take this," Hou Xiangheng said with some concern.
Zhao Manjin glanced at the three little girls in the distance, "I know, but my cousin and two younger sisters are too young. I have no other choice..."
"Brother Manjin..."
The three little girls huddled in a corner, their eyes brimming with tears, feeling both heartbroken and helpless.
Hou Xiangheng fell silent, his hand holding the knife trembling slightly.
If this formation could be activated only by the blood of the Zhao family, he would have done the same without hesitation as Zhao Manjin.
He silently placed all the medicines he had that could replenish qi and blood next to Zhao Manjin.
Sometimes, the transition from boy to man takes only a moment.
Two boys, just turned eighteen, shouldered the responsibilities that originally belonged to the adults in this ancestral hall, which was mostly inhabited by the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled...
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