No matter who it was — in that instant of time, it was impossible to clearly see their appearance — it was definitely a human cultivator that had entered the Garden of Zhou. This reason was enough. In the process of flying away from Sunset Valley, Xu Yourong did not hesitate to expend her true essence once again to adjust her direction. When that human cultivator was seriously injured and unconscious, at the crucial moment when he was about to fall from the night sky to his death, she grabbed him and brought him along as she flew into the distance.
She had no experience in flying, but she had experience riding a white crane in the clear sky. Flying in the night sky, she did not feel the unease or fear that she had imagined. However, she was still a beginner, so it was inevitable that she would be a little clumsy, especially when she was already heavily injured and very weak. Now that she had to carry a person in her hands, she could not help but sway a little. She looked like she was drunk.
In a short amount of time, Nanke had caught up to several li behind her. Even at this distance, she seemed to be able to feel her opponent's killing intent. She did not turn her head. She focused and earnestly learned how to fly. The frequency of the flaming wings became slower and slower, but her posture became more and more stable. Her speed became faster and faster, gradually becoming a line of fire in the night sky.
The awakening of the Phoenix Soul allowed her to understand many principles and obtain many innate abilities. In terms of speed alone, she was unquestionably the number one on the continent. Whether it was the Red Falcon used by the Great Zhou Army or the Great Western Continent's Heaven Messenger Bird, or even Nanke and the fastest Silver Dragon, none of them could be faster than her.
The problem was that she was injured. The even greater problem was that she was carrying a person in her hands. That person was unconscious and as heavy as a wet sack of flour. If she lost this person, it would be very difficult for Nanke to catch up. She could return to the garden where the human cultivators gathered and launch a counterattack against the demons, or she could find a place to temporarily hide. Once she recovered from her injuries and was cured of the poison, she could fight with Nanke again. She was confident that she could definitely win.
But she could not, so there were no ifs.
In the entire process, she did not even glance at the person in her hands — no matter who it was, it did not matter. No matter how heavy he was, she could not throw him away. Just like Nanke had said at the peak of Sunset Valley, she had always carried the word 'responsibility' on her shoulders to survive. Many choices had already become instinctive to her. She did not need to think about right or wrong or the pros and cons. She just did it.
Two streams of light flashed through the forest and the wetland at the edge of the grassland. Their colors were slightly different. Wherever they passed, grass fragments flew and leaves were shaken into silk.
She was still unable to break away from Nanke. Her vision became more and more blurry, which was a sign that the peacock's poisonous blood was gradually corroding her sea of consciousness. She had always used the true blood of the Heavenly Phoenix to suppress it, but after this chase, the blood gradually boiled, and she was actually somewhat unable to suppress it. Perhaps she could ignite the true blood of the Heavenly Phoenix to increase her speed, but what about the poison?
Nanke's figure grew closer and closer. In the darkness of the night, the periphery of the grassland was dyed green once more. She didn't have time to think. In fact, she didn't even have time to think before she made her decision. At this moment, she finally lowered her head to look at the person in her hand. She thought somewhat helplessly, "We're all cultivators, and we pay particular attention to eating the breeze and eating the starlight. What exactly do you eat every day to make you so heavy?"
Then, she ignited the remaining Heavenly Phoenix True Blood in her body.
With a muffled boom, the periphery of the grassland began to burn, and one could vaguely see the glow of water under the grass.
Xu Yourong turned into a line of fire and disappeared from the Heavenly Cemetery.
After a while, Nanke arrived and stopped. She gazed at the line of fire in the distance with an indifferent expression. It was unknown what she was thinking.
The green feathers of the Vermillion Bird gently swayed, and a chill spread in all directions. The burning weeds and reeds were gradually extinguished, leaving behind a scorched earth.
The speed obtained by the Heavenly Phoenix igniting its true blood was so fast that she had no way of catching up.
"Soft-hearted, unable to see the big picture, petty …"
Nanke's evaluation of Xu Yourong was very cold and disdainful. "Even if you can survive this time, how can you still be my opponent?"
She was very clear that in this kind of situation, even if the Heavenly Phoenix soul in Xu Yourong's body awakened, it would be very difficult for her to survive.
The green feathers of the Vermillion Bird slowly retracted, and the light changed slightly. The two women appeared on either side of her, kneeling on the ground. With trembling voices, they said, "Servant greets Master, servant is useless."
Nanke did not pay any attention to her two maids. She did not even glance at their faces that were deathly pale from fear. She thoughtfully asked, "That person … was Chen Changsheng?"
The two maids hurriedly gave a brief account of what had happened on the other side. For the first time, a smile appeared on Nanke's small face, but it was still very cold. "So it wasn't soft-hearted, nor was it unable to see the big picture. Rather, it was due to excessive concern … for the two of you to die together is rather interesting."
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The night wind blew against her face. It should have been cold, but because her blood was currently boiling and burning, the wind also became warm. Xu Yourong wanted to go to the Mountainside Whispering Wood, but her Heavenly Phoenix true blood had already been completely burned away. She could no longer endure. She glanced behind her, and after confirming that Nanke had not followed, she flew several li to the northwest and landed on the ground.
She had been flying along the edge of the Plains of the Unsetting Sun the entire time. The reason was very simple, and Nanke was also very clear on it. It was only like this that she had been able to endure for so long at the very beginning. The place where she had landed was naturally still the edge of the plains. It was a large wetland, and within it grew an endless expanse of reeds.
The reeds were like a small island, and the surrounding reeds were very tall, just enough to block the view from the outside world. It was like a world isolated from the rest of the world.
There were no stars in the night sky of the Garden of Zhou. The light reflected off the surface of the water between the reeds came from the pair of wings of fire. They were like countless mirrors, and it was very beautiful.
With a thought from Xu Yourong, the golden flames slowly extinguished, and the two wings were actually as pure as snow.
Her brow slightly creased, and she seemed to be in some discomfort. Deep within her eyes that were like the limpid autumn waters was a hint of green that made people feel uneasy. Around the green were some golden sparks that incessantly burned, but they were very dim, as if they could be extinguished at any moment. Then, she once more turned to the human cultivator that she had saved.
For some reason, she felt that this person was rather familiar. Although her vision was rather blurry from the poison, and she could not even make out his facial features, she could only vaguely see that his face was very pale. But for some reason, even though he was unconscious, he still gave her a steady and amiable feeling.
Because of this feeling, she stared blankly.
Then exhaustion overtook her.
She sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to adjust her breathing. The pure white wings slowly retracted, and like the warm quilt in the Divine General's estate, they wrapped around her body.
The wings formed a pair.
The other pure white wing slowly descended and gently covered Chen Chang Sheng's body.
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(The first volume coincided with the end of the students' junior year)
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