"Leave him to me." Shujihira said. He could see that Lu Ping and the others did not intend to leave, and he and Shi Ao could not help much. Not becoming a burden was what they could do at the moment. Although he could not fight anymore, it was not a problem to look after Shi Ao.
"Thank you … …" Lu Ping said. He knew Shujihira's thoughts, and they all knew. Compared to what Shujihira and the others had done for them, and their lives that had been disrupted because of it, a "thank you" was far from enough. But other than that, Lu Ping and the others could not do anything at the moment, and did not know what they could do. A "thank you" was to engrave this heart, this affection, in their hearts.
"You guys go." Shujihira said.
"Okay."
Lu Ping, Su Tang, Siffin, and Morin, the four left as soon as they said they would.
They had not communicated before, but the direction they were walking in was absolutely the same. Because their thoughts were the same. If they did not have the same thoughts, Morin would not have found Siffin, the two of them would not have found Lu Ping and Su Tang, and the four of them would not have found Shujihira and Shi Ao.
And right now, they still had someone to find.
Chu Min.
Chu Min, who covered their retreat and stayed behind to deal with the strong enemy.
Soul Point Platform.
For thousands of years, there had been countless confrontations, and countless victories and deaths had been decided.
The thousands of years old Soul Point Platform only left old marks on it. Those large and small cracks and scars were mostly left by the battles between cultivators.
And today, there was another heavy scar on the Soul Point Platform.
The Soul Point Conference on the platform continued, but the scars were not there. Below the platform, a soul-stirring battle had just ended. Only this kind of battle could damage the Soul Point Platform.
The rainwater flowed down the stone walls of the Soul-Pointing Platform, and when it was less than two meters from the ground, it encountered a large pit.
Yoo Yang-wen's head was in the pit, and his feet were off the ground. He looked like a hanging painting.
The rainwater flowed into the pit, bringing out blood.
Chu Min was standing at the side. She had just removed her right hand from the back of Yoo Yang-wen's head. The remnant Spirit of Qi was still swirling in her hand, driving away the raindrops that tried to fall on her hand.
Chu Min's expression was still as indifferent as ever. She glanced at the two commanders who were leaning to the side, unable to participate in the battle because they were heavily injured by her wind drills.
Both of them had witnessed the entire process of the battle. Previously, they had felt regret for not being able to help Yoo Yang-wen. But now, they no longer felt regret, only fear.
They were the two chief inspectors of the Zhiling District Council. Chief Inspector Zong Zhenghao usually made the decisions, but in terms of combat ability, everyone knew that Chief Inspector Yoo Yang-wen was stronger.
But now, Chief Inspector Yoo Yang-wen's head was pressed into the stone wall of the Soul Point Platform. He hung there like a hanging painting, his life and death completely out of his control.
This woman was too terrifying.
The two heavily injured commanders were terrified. Their gazes began to look around for help. For the first time, they began to worry about the security of the inner city. Such a large-scale battle had occurred under the Soul Point Platform in broad daylight. Where were the inner city guards?
The inspectors of the Council had never treated themselves as the object of the guards' protection. Instead, they often complained that the guards interfered with the Council's work when they carried out their duties.
But now, the two commanders had forgotten all of this. Seeing that the Council didn't seem to have the power to rescue them, they began to pin their hopes on the inner city guards.
The inner city guards hadn't come. Instead, four youths had appeared at the end of the street. They supported each other, expressions of pain and complaint appearing on their faces from time to time. They didn't disguise this as they slowly walked over, grimacing in pain.
"It's them!" The two heavily injured commanders became even more panicked.
Chu Min's killing of Yoo Yang-wen had made them realize Chu Min's valiance. But these four youths had also returned. Although they didn't appear to be unscathed, it was already incredible that they'd returned.
Chief Inspector Zong Zhenghao and the five commanders had personally gone after them. What did it mean that they'd returned?
The two commanders couldn't move. They sat under the Soul Point Platform, almost hugging each other to shake off the fear in their hearts. They couldn't be the only two left of the Zhiling quadrant's forces this time, could they?
Not knowing how they'd be dealt with, the two looked anxiously at the four who'd returned, but the four didn't look at them. They glanced at Yoo Yang-wen hanging from the platform, then focused their gazes on Chu Min.
Chu Min also saw the four and seemed a bit surprised that they'd returned in one piece.
"Where are the other two?" However, her first concern was for Shujihira and Shi Ao, who hadn't been watching. She was sure that Lu Ping and the others wouldn't ignore them and only care about their own group. The four of them would only return after confirming their condition.
"Not very well, but they're still alive," Lu Ping said.
"Oh, that's good." Chu Min said.
Of course it was good. Everyone was still alive. This couldn't be any better.
Chu Min hadn't relied on her own strength to protect everyone, but everyone had protected themselves in the end. This result was a bit beyond her expectations.
It turned out that doing so could make the ending quite satisfactory.
Chu Min couldn't help but think of the battle she'd insisted on shouldering with her own strength more than twenty years ago. If she'd shared the burden with everyone like today, then even if the ending wasn't very satisfactory, perhaps it wouldn't have been so despairing. The living would avenge the dead. This was what she'd said before, but only she knew that doing so wouldn't bring her much consolation. As long as everyone could survive, that would be the best.
Now, it was very good, very good indeed.
"Master Chu Min, how are you?" The four asked.
"Although I haven't made much progress in the past twenty years, I'm still not at the level of losing to this kind of opponent," Chu Min said.
The two commanders on the side shuddered again. They'd witnessed the whole process of the battle and heard some of the narration from their chief inspector, Yoo Yang-wen.
Chu Min, who was at the peak of her cultivation, had been depressed for more than twenty years. After so many years, if she'd been able to maintain her peak cultivation, what realm would she be at today?
Yoo Yang-wen thought that if it was Chu Min like that, he definitely wouldn't be her opponent; but now, he was able to deal with Chu Min who didn't advance or retreat.
But in the end, Chu Min used facts to tell him that even if she hadn't made any progress for more than twenty years, even if she stayed at the same realm as before, he, Yoo Yang-wen, wouldn't be a threat.
"So, what's next?" Chu Min looked at the four students.
"Next? We still haven't taken back the first place! "The four looked at the high Soul Ordering Platform.
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