For their sake, Zhang Shi had lured the puppets away. If they were to remain here and wait for their deaths, they would be letting everyone down!
Tears streamed down the faces of the few of them. Exerting their strength, they ran swiftly, and in a few dozen breaths, they were already back at the stone steps.
Looking back, the underground city seemed to have been shrouded in darkness. The glow of the Night Illumination Pearls was no longer visible.
Roar! Roar! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Vaguely, they could hear the roars of the Otherworldly Demon puppets and the sound of something exploding.
"This place isn't safe either. Let's head up first. Zhang Shi … should be able to get out!"
Knowing that the stone steps weren't a safe place either, Xing Yuan said. If another puppet were to charge over, they would be doomed.
"Un."
Knowing that it was futile to wait here, the group turned around and headed up. Not too long later, they arrived back at the stone bridge.
"You're out! Are you alright?"
Upon seeing them, Luo Qiqi's eyes lit up in excitement, and she hurriedly rushed forward to welcome them.
"We're fine!"
Yu Fei-er and the others didn't seem excited at all. Instead, they couldn't help but look at the stone steps worriedly.
"What's wrong?" Seeing their expressions, Luo Qiqi frowned. Then, her body stiffened. "Where's teacher?"
"Zhang Shi …"
Xing Yuan clenched his fists tightly. "In order to save us, he was surrounded by the puppets …"
"Surrounded?"
Luo Qiqi's face paled, and her body stiffened. "How many puppets are there? If there's only one or two, teacher … should be able to get out! "
Her teacher had many means up his sleeves. If it was just one or two puppets, he should be able to escape safely.
"It's … more than twenty puppets!"
Xing Yuan said with a pale face.
"More than twenty puppets?"
Luo Qiqi's body slumped.
She trusted her teacher, but it was impossible for him to stand against so many puppets.
Back in the underground chamber, there was only a single puppet, and the duo had expended a tremendous amount of effort to deal with it. To face twenty puppets simultaneously … this wasn't saving them but suicide!
"No, I have to save teacher …"
Gritting her teeth, Luo Qiqi was just about to charge into the underground chamber when Yu Fei-er suddenly pulled her back.
"Calm down, Qiqi. Zhang Shi was surrounded because he wanted to save us. If you go in now, wouldn't it be a waste of his efforts?"
Although he was unwilling, he knew Zhang Shi's intentions.
They were too weak. If they rushed in, they would only become more and more passive. No one could save the other.
"I …"
Luo Qiqi trembled as her eyes became moist. Bean-sized tears slowly rolled down her fair cheeks.
When they were in the small stone room, in order to let her go first, her teacher fought the puppet alone without any fear of death!
In order to save Yu Fei-er, even though her teacher knew that it was the nest of puppets, he didn't hesitate at all!
And now, in order to save someone, he had fallen into a tight encirclement …
Teacher, how are we supposed to repay the kindness you have shown us?!
"Luo Qiqi, we can understand your feelings. You're not the only one who wants to save him. Don't we want to? But if we were to do so, we would only be sinking deeper into the abyss. By then, we would be letting down the friendship and hope that Zhang Shi had for us! "
Xing Yuan also stepped forward and said, "There's only one thing we need to do now, and that is to wait here obediently for him … to come out! Let's hope that … he can create another miracle! "
As a genius of the Master Teacher Academy and a 5-star master teacher, they were well aware of the situation they were in.
In the eyes of others, they possessed extraordinary strength and talent, but against those puppets, it was no different from smashing an egg against a rock. If they were to charge in, there would only be one outcome … and that was death!
"Indeed. If Zhang Shi is alone, there's a higher chance of him escaping. If we were to charge in, not only would we not stand a chance, we might even end up harming him …"
Ye Qian said.
"I know …" Luo Qiqi's crimson lips trembled as tears flowed down her cheeks.
Indeed!
That was indeed the case.
After such a long period of time, she finally understood what kind of person her teacher was!
Teacher was such a person. When faced with a choice between life and morality, he would choose the latter without hesitation!
He was a person who was worthy of respect no matter how one looked at him, and there was no flaw in him at all!
They were right. If they were to charge in to save him, they would only be implicating him instead.
"We can only wait here …" Seeing that Luo Qiqi had understood the situation, Xing Yuan was just about to speak when his body suddenly swayed.
Hong long long!
Cracks appeared on the surface of the bridge, and the underground river seemed to be boiling.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Why would the bridge suddenly shake so violently?
Huala!
Just as they were perplexed over the matter, they suddenly saw rocks falling from above, and the bridge and the stone steps that led downward collapsed in an instant.
"This is bad, the underground palace is going to collapse …"
Xing Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up and get out!"
Knowing that they would be buried in the underground palace if it collapsed, there was no way they would be able to save them. Thus, without any hesitation, they dashed toward the stone steps not too far away.
The stone steps weren't too long, so it only took him seven to eight breaths to make it out. As soon as he returned to the valley, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet softening. The valley that wasn't too big had collapsed into a massive crater.
It was as if everything that had happened in the underground palace had vanished without a trace.
"Teacher …"
Luo Qiqi's body swayed, and she fell to the ground.
If there was still a chance for her teacher to escape just a moment ago, now … there was no hope at all!
Yu Fei-er's face also paled, and her legs caved in as she fell to the ground.
She had always wanted to challenge the other party to a duel, but she had never thought of killing him!
Not to mention, if not for the fact that Zhang Xuan was trying to save them, how could he possibly have met with such misfortune?
Recalling the memories she had with the other party, she suddenly felt that the other party was just ignoring her. In truth, be it in terms of strength or experience, he was far superior to his peers …
In fact, even the proud Yu Fei-er couldn't help but feel impressed by him.
"I'll return to the royal palace now and request for my father to dispatch an army … Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I'll definitely save Zhang Shi …"
After a moment of silence, Ye Qian clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his head bulged.
"That's right, I'll accompany you. If Ye Wentian refuses to dispatch an army, I'll report this matter to my father!"
Hearing those words, Yu Fei-er stood up, and gritting her teeth, she prepared to leave with Ye Qian.
At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind … He mustn't die!
"You can't go!"
Just as the two of them were about to leave, Xing Yuan suddenly stepped forward to block them.
"Why? Are you trying to stop me? "
Narrowing her eyes, Yu Fei-er's aura surged.
The strength of a Transcendent Mortal 6-dan Cosmos Bridge realm cultivator burst forth in an instant, carrying a fearsome might.
She had been suppressed in every aspect during her duel with Zhang Xuan, but against Xing Yuan, she didn't pale in comparison.
"I won't stop you, but … have you thought it through?"
Not expecting the Sixth Princess to make a move on him, Xing Yuan's face paled. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Wu Yangzi and the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe are involved in this underground palace. What do you think will happen if news of this gets out?"
"What about the consequences? Get out of my way! "
Yu Fei-er harrumphed.
"Xing Yuan is right!"
Luo Qiqi stepped forward. Even though her body was still trembling, her voice had already calmed down. "If the Otherworldly Demon puppets in the underground palace are dug out, just a single one of them is more than enough to destroy the entire Miryu Empire … That isn't something that … my teacher is willing to see!"
"I …" Yu Fei-er clenched her fists tightly.
"My teacher is a compassionate person. If he can't bear to see you being killed, how can he bear to see billions of lives being lost?"
Luo Qiqi's eyes reddened.
Saint realm puppets … and more than twenty of them at once. This was too fearsome!
A Tier-2 Empire wasn't a force that a Tier-2 Empire could stand against. Putting aside Emperor Ye Wentian, even if all of the soldiers were to come, they wouldn't be able to save her teacher. Only a true Saint would be able to do so.
With the puppets slaughtering all around, her teacher wouldn't be able to rest in peace.
That was because …
That was the kind of person he was.
"Then … what do we do?" Yu Fei-er's face paled.
"We should return to the Master Teacher Academy and report this matter to the elders so that they can deal with it personally!" Luo Qiqi said.
"That's right. If we really want to save Zhang Shi, we should hurry back to the academy and report this matter to the higher-ups. Otherwise, there's nothing we can do about it!"
Xing Yuan nodded.
"Alright then. Xing Yuan, Elder Wu Yangzi's corpse is in your storage ring. You should return to the academy with Ye Qian right now. Qiqi and I will wait here … for him to come out!"
Yu Fei-er said.
"This …"
Not expecting her to stay here, Xing Yuan was taken aback.
"Fei-er is right. I'll wait here with her, you should hurry back. This matter has too many implications, so we have to report it personally. Otherwise, there's no way the academy will send a Saint over!"
Luo Qiqi nodded.
Even though they could send a message over, there had to be sufficient evidence to convince a Saint to come personally. With Wu Yangzi's corpse here, it would be hard to convince the other party without going there personally.
"Alright then!"
Knowing this, Xing Yuan hesitated for a moment before nodding. "If we take the aerial spirit beast with us, how are you going to return?"
The four of them had only traveled on a Transcendent Mortal 6-dan aerial spirit beast. If the two of them were to leave, what would happen to them?
"There's no need to worry about us. The Huanyu Beast Hall is in the vicinity, and with my identity as a master teacher, it shouldn't be too difficult for me to borrow an aerial spirit beast!"
Luo Qiqi waved her hands as she turned her gaze to the sinkhole below. She hoped that her teacher, who was younger than her, would be able to climb out of it.
If that was the case, no matter how dirty and messy she was, she would surely rush over without any hesitation …
"Alright, we'll be leaving then!"
Knowing that there was no time to hesitate, Xing Yuan gestured for Ye Qian to leave. A sharp cry echoed in the sky, and an aerial spirit beast landed before them.
"Let's go!"
Leaping onto the back of the aerial spirit beast, the duo soared into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from sight.
Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er stared blankly at the sinkhole below, waiting patiently.
Zhang Shi had so many incredible means up his sleeves … there was no way he would die!
Even though they thought so, they didn't have the slightest bit of confidence in him. As time passed, their confidence began to fade.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, but there was no movement from below.
The hope that the duo had harbored gradually turned into disappointment.
Could it be that …
Was Zhang Shi really dead this time around?
Even if he was really dead, it would still be a consolation for him to come out and play with his corpse for a while …
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