At the bottom of the cliff.
Dugu Chou was panting heavily. Ling Xiaozui was equally exhausted, but his condition was even worse than Dugu Chou's. He had fought the combined attacks of ten men alone, and it had greatly exceeded his body's limit. Although he was not completely exhausted, his vitality had been greatly damaged, and it would be difficult for him to go on any further.
Almost every breath he took carried the scent of blood.
"Let's heal them first. Otherwise, they won't be able to hold on before we get back," said Ling Xiaozui.
"Alright."
Taking out the medicinal pills, they condensed their Qi into water at the bottom of the cliff and poured it into their mouths. Gu Chaliang moaned, "I can drink it myself … Ugh …"
In spite of this, both of them forced it down his throat without a word.
Then, both of them rested for a while. When they felt that their strength had recovered, they fled again with the other two men. They ran three thousand miles and found a secluded cave to hide in.
"We can take a good rest here."
Finding a flat spot to put the two men down, Dugu Chou and Ling Xiaozui exchanged a look.
Both of them chatted softly as they went out.
"I don't have much medicine left. Do you have any good medicine for internal injuries?"
"I don't have much with me either. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Even with the four of us working together, we still ended up like this …"
"Forget it. You go left and I'll go right. Let's search along the way. This forest is unusually hidden and treacherous. Perhaps there are undiscovered treasures of heaven and earth. Let's try our luck."
"Alright, we'll try our luck now."
After walking out, both of them did not go left and I'll go right as promised. Instead, they took a detour and came together again, acting suspiciously.
The place where they came together was dozens of miles away from the cave.
"Who do you think it is?" Dugu Chou looked grim.
"What do you think?" Ling Xiaozui was hesitant as well.
"It's hard to say. It could be anyone, anyone is suspicious!" Dugu Chou sighed.
"I haven't thought about it before. Now that I think about it, there have been too many coincidences since this incident. These two fellows … How long has it been since they last appeared? Why did they suddenly appear this time?"
Ling Xiaozui mused, "If one of them had spent so much effort to set up such a trap, would we be able to escape from it?"
"There's no need for that." Dugu Chou said faintly, "The moment we realized that we were ambushed, both of us were quite wary of each other. For people like us to set up an ambush, it has to be based on one premise – we won't run. Anything else is meaningless."
"Don't tell me you didn't guard against a sneak attack when you were carrying someone on your back? We both know this in our hearts. Even if they really launched a sneak attack, it would only cause some trouble and light injuries. It's impossible for it to be fatal. "
"I agree with you. If we don't have them to drag us down, we can work together with our swords and we won't be afraid of any assassination."
"Don't be so optimistic. Don't you know that those 18 people have the power to keep all of us here?"
Ling Xiaozui sucked in a breath. "Instead, I find it incomprehensible that such a painstaking ambush has allowed us to charge out. At least, it's much better than the worst-case scenario that I had predicted."
Dugu Chou completely agreed with Ling Xiaozui's words.
"That's right. But the truth is that we've charged out and all four of us have survived. We've even learned of their true capabilities! This is already a great gain. Why is that so? "
"If we take this as an argument, then it doesn't seem like the other party was ambushing us. Instead, it seems like they were delivering important information to us. It's interesting and intriguing …"
Both of them pondered for a long time but they still could not figure out the crux of the matter. They should not have been ambushed, but they had.
Since they had been ambushed and the other party's combined abilities were so strong, it should not have been so easy for them to escape. Yet, the truth was that they had done so easily.
All of this was filled with too many illogicalities and paradoxes. How many questions and secrets were hidden in it?
Both of them had no idea.
In spite of this, one thing was certain – the other party definitely had an objective!
But what was this objective?
"Although it might not be them, we must never let our guard down in the future. Any carelessness can cause us to lose everything!"
This was the common understanding that both of them had at the moment.
"We've been in the martial world for so many years, but we've actually been tricked once. We've embarrassed ourselves enough. If we're going to be tricked again, we can just slit our own throats!"
Dugu Chou chuckled. "I'm actually very interested to know what other arrangements the other party has made. After setting up such a grand game of chess, it'll be meaningless if the follow-up isn't exciting enough."
Ling Xiaozui was not as optimistic as he said, "Don't let your guard down. The other party's objective is unknown, but their capabilities are terrifyingly strong. It's a lineup that can really kill us!"
"If either Heaven's Inquisition or Feng Xiange is the mole, he'll definitely try his best to lead us to the path he wants."
"On the other hand, if both of them are innocent, the other party will still have other plans to advance their goals!"
Ling Xiaozui said seriously, "All in all, we have to be more careful along the way. We have to be alert at all times. "
"Of course."
When both of them returned, each of them had a handful of spiritual medicine from the mountain in their hands.
Then, they went about their duties, taking care of one each, treating their wounds, and administering blood. After some time, Feng Xiange and Gu Chaliang woke up one after another. Both of them looked aggrieved and miserable.
Feng Xiange began to grumble at Gu Chaliang, full of resentment. "Sir Heaven's Inquisition, you're known as the best fortune-teller, knowing five thousand years in the past and five thousand years in the future. How could you lead us into such a trap?
No one else can do this, "Gu Chaliang defended himself with a flushed face," I've tested each of us before we came. There's no sign of a bloody disaster, let alone a life-threatening one. Does this situation count as fitting? "
Feng Xiange was enraged, baring his teeth. "Fitting my * ss! Let me ask you, what is a bloody disaster? Hmm? Look at me, is there a piece of flesh left unharmed? Wasn't this a huge bloody disaster? Do we have to lose our heads to be considered a bloody disaster? "
Gu Chaliang was tongue-tied. After some time, he argued, "We're not dead, so our lives aren't in danger. Is that wrong?"
Feng Xiange's rage grew. "If Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou hadn't risked their lives, would we have survived?"
Gu Chaliang's eyes darted around as he said, "Turning misfortune into fortune, turning misfortune into fortune, is a good thing. Do you know that? Also … we should thank someone for saving our lives first! "
Feng Xiange opened his mouth but choked. "Did you thank them?" he asked angrily.
He then turned to Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou and said solemnly, "Brothers, thank you! I'll get both of you a few pots of good wine to drink when I get back. "
Ling Xiaozui chortled. "I'll be waiting then. I'm drooling just thinking about the God of Wine's fine brew. I've had a little of it before, and it's lingering in my dreams lately."
Dugu Chou smiled as well. His gaze when he looked at Gu Chaliang was tinged with chilliness.
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