"What did Junior Brother Zhao do?" Ji Xin asked, "Why are you so angry, Junior Sister Li?"
"Nothing." Li Ruolan shook her head.
"Did he take advantage of you?!" Ji Xin's expression changed.
Li Ruolan rolled her eyes at him.
Zhou Jinchun chuckled. "No, no, Junior Brother Zhao isn't that kind of person."
Ji Xin said, "You can't judge a book by its cover. Senior Brother Zhou, how do you know that he isn't that kind of person? Junior Sister Li is so beautiful that any man would be attracted to her, especially Junior Brother Zhao. He must like her too! "
"Haha!" Zhou Jinchun laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Ji, you only have Junior Sister Li in your eyes. It seems that no woman in the world is more beautiful than Junior Sister Li. In fact, although Junior Sister Li is beautiful, not every man likes her!"
"Don't you like her, Senior Brother Zhou?" Ji Xin frowned.
Zhou Jinchun shook his head. "I like Junior Sister Lu more."
"You …" Ji Xin scoffed. "What's so good about Junior Sister Lu? She's so hot-tempered!"
"That's why she's so likable. She's not pretentious and pure!" Zhou Jinchun said.
Li Ruolan gave him a sidelong glance.
Zhou Jinchun immediately waved his hand and smiled. "I'm sorry, Junior Sister Li. I didn't mean to offend you. Of course, no man would hate someone like Junior Sister Li, but it's not like what Junior Brother Ji said. Every man likes her!"
"Anyway, I think Junior Brother Zhao likes Junior Sister Li!" Ji Xin said, "Fortunately, Junior Brother Zhao knows his place."
Li Ruolan's words were harsh to her ears.
After all, Junior Brother Zhao had risked his life to save Senior Brother Ji more than once. However, Senior Brother Ji had said that about Junior Brother Zhao. This was not how a person should treat their savior.
Zhou Jinchun said, "If Junior Brother Zhao likes Junior Sister Li, you have to be careful, Junior Brother Ji!"
"Why should I be careful!" Ji Xin laughed. "Senior Brother Zhou, do you think that any woman would like Junior Brother Zhao?"
"There's nothing bad about Junior Brother Zhao. Aside from his looks, his martial arts are profound and his future is limitless. In the future, he'll definitely be far above us. He might even become an Altar Leader or even a Dharma King. For a woman, he should be very safe." Zhou Jinchun said, "Isn't that right, Junior Sister Li?"
Li Ruolan replied snappily, "No, no woman will like him!"
"Hehe …" Zhou Jinchun shook his head and laughed.
Ji Xin smiled as well.
Li Ruolan scoffed. "He's ugly and bad-tempered. Which woman can stand him? Let's go. Let's not talk about him anymore. It's more important to hurry!"
"Yes, yes, let's hurry!" The three of them moved quickly.
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In the two days and two nights of traveling at full speed, they only rested for two hours every day, and they rested intermittently for a total of two hours. Most of the time, they used their Qing Gong to travel quickly.
They were all Grandmasters. Their inner energy was endless and it was enough to sustain their journey.
In the evening of the next day they stopped to rest in a wood.
The three of them looked weather-beaten and travel-worn. Li Ruolan looked haggard.
"We're in a hurry. We'll probably be there by this time tomorrow!" Zhou Jinchun sat on a tree branch and looked at the sky. "Let's take a good rest tonight and recuperate. The closer we get to Falling Autumn City, the more dangerous it will be. We might get into a fight. If we fight in this state, we won't be able to use eighty percent of our martial arts!"
"Looks like we're ahead of Royal Blade Palace." Ji Xin let out a long sigh of relief and smiled. "We might be able to reach Falling Autumn City earlier!"
"It's highly possible. Although our Light-body Technique isn't top-notch, we're fast enough." Zhou Jinchun smiled.
Li Ruolan shook her head. Her veil covered her charming and delicate face, but her eyes were cold. "They'll stop us!"
"Junior Sister Li, don't say such depressing things," Ji Xin said.
Li Ruolan said, "They send messages through the Golden Eagle. Is the Golden Eagle faster than us?"
"Sigh …" Ji Xin shook his head.
Zhou Jinchun smiled. "The Golden Eagle is fast, but they might be slow to react. By the time they make a move, we'll already be at Falling Autumn City."
Li Ruolan glanced at him. She did not bother to say anything else. He was just trying his luck. They would have to face Royal Blade Palace sooner or later.
She frowned. "If we really run into them, don't worry about me. Just try your best to escape."
"Junior Sister Li!" Ji Xin was displeased. "How can we leave you behind!"
Li Ruolan shook her head. "I can escape on my own without you guys. The most important thing is the pills. If we can't deliver them, we'll all be sinners!"
Zhou Jinchun and Ji Xin blushed.
Both of them were men, but their martial arts were inferior to Li Ruolan's. It was embarrassing.
However, when they remembered that the Saint was also a woman, they cast their shame aside.
"Can you really escape?" Ji Xin asked.
Li Ruolan replied, "If I can't, there's still Zhao Dahe!"
Ji Xin asked, "Didn't Junior Brother Zhao leave already?"
Li Ruolan shook her head. "He must be behind us."
"If Junior Brother Zhao is here, we won't have to worry." Zhou Jinchun smiled. "Then we don't have to worry. Junior Brother Zhao won't watch us die."
Ji Xin smiled.
"Junior Brother Zhao, come out." Zhou Jinchun smiled.
The surroundings were silent. Chu Li did not appear.
"Junior Brother Zhao is really following us?" Ji Xin asked.
He blushed. He wondered if Junior Brother Zhao had heard what they said earlier.
When they heard the sound of clothes fluttering in the wind, they looked in the direction of the sound. They quickly stood up and unsheathed their swords.
Two grey-robed elders appeared and dashed toward them. Their long swords sliced through the air, and the bright gleam of their blades sliced through the twilight as they headed toward them.
One of their blades was aimed at Zhou Jinchun while the other was aimed at Ji Xin. They ignored Li Ruolan.
Li Ruolan had a silk handkerchief tied around her shoulder. It was obvious that she was injured. Since she could not unsheathe her sword, it was obvious that she was powerless to fight. They wanted to put her aside for now so that they could get rid of the two men.
"Ding, ding, ding, ding …" The sound of swords clashing broke the silence and startled the birds in the forest.
The tired birds flapped their wings and flew away. They disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the crisp sound of metal clashing echoed in the forest.
Li Ruolan turned around and left.
The two elders ignored her and continued to attack.
Zhou Jinchun and Ji Xin were at a disadvantage after just one attack. They were like small trees in a storm that could be broken at any time, but they stubbornly held on.
Ji Xin shouted, "Junior Sister Li, leave quickly. We'll stop them!"
Zhou Jinchun sighed. He should not have shouted that.
The elder who was attacking Ji Xin suddenly withdrew his blade and chased after Li Ruolan.
Li Ruolan's Light-body Technique was not as good as the elder's. A bright gleam of a blade chased after Li Ruolan's back.
Li Ruolan seemed to have eyes on her back as she fluttered and dodged the blade.
The blade gleam suddenly disappeared as it turned into a slash and slashed toward Li Ruolan at an even faster speed. The blade technique of the Royal Blade Palace was unique. Not only did the blade not lose its power when it changed directions, but it also became twice as powerful.
Li Ruolan suddenly sped up and managed to dodge the blade.
The blade gleam changed directions again and slashed toward Li Ruolan at an even faster speed. It had already caught up to Li Ruolan and was about to slash her in half.
Li Ruolan fluttered and dodged the slash again.
The downward slash suddenly turned into a horizontal slash at an even faster speed.
Li Ruolan felt that she had reached her limit and could no longer dodge the attack. She could only draw her sword with her left hand.
The power of each slash was getting stronger and stronger like a rolling snowball. Dodging was the worst way to deal with it. She should have drawn her sword a long time ago. Unfortunately, her right hand was injured and she could only use half of her sword technique's power.
"Ding …" A cold light flashed and collided with the long blade.
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