The True God Sect was moving in full force.
The masked man had expected such a day to come, so he had trained his disciples many times on how to defend with their lives to buy time for himself to escape. Now, the True God Sect's disciples were scattered in many corners of the underground palace. They had even used several low-level formations to wait for the enemy's attack.
They had been hypnotized, and each of them had the determination to die. As the saying goes, one can be unyielding if one has no desires. These people's fighting strength was extremely terrifying.
And further away from these people, three figures were walking slowly in the forest. These three people were none other than Li and two subordinates behind her.
The two subordinates were carrying a stretcher, and on it was Lu An, whose life and death were unknown. Li walked in front, her brows tightly knitted.
She spread out her Heaven Origin Energy, trying her best to sense the surrounding situation. Even after leaving the underground palace, she was still very uneasy. She looked back from time to time to see if the Sect Leader had caught up.
Finally, when she was sure that no one would appear, she let out a sigh of relief. Then, her face suddenly turned cold, and she stopped in her tracks.
Pa.
Stepping on the wet soil, the sound of her footsteps was even deeper than before. The two subordinates behind her could only stop and look at Li in shock.
Li slowly turned around. When the two subordinates saw Li's eyes filled with killing intent, they were stunned again.
They didn't know what the Protector was going to do, but they would never know.
Li's figure flashed and disappeared in front of their eyes. The two of them were stunned. Unfortunately, they didn't have time to think. The next moment, they felt a heat in their chests, as if something was flowing out.
Intense pain spread through their bodies. The two of them watched as their hearts fell out of their chests. In less than a breath's time, their bodies fell to the ground!
After killing them, Li immediately grabbed the stretcher and carried Lu An in her arms. She looked at the young man in the stretcher seriously. She immediately used her Heaven Origin Energy and sent it towards Lu An.
Although she didn't know any healing heavenly techniques, she could at least use her Heaven Origin Energy to stabilize Lu An's injuries, allowing his internal organs to have something to rely on. She could also prevent the broken bones from stimulating his internal organs, allowing Lu An to live a little longer.
Looking at the young man in his arms who had almost completely lost his breath, Li was shocked.
This young man's courage was a hundred times, no, a thousand times greater than what he had imagined.
Back in the dungeon, when Lu An told her about his plan, she was already shocked. Moreover, Lu An had taken the initiative to tell her how to injure herself and even taught her the technique of injuring herself. The collapse of her chest was exactly what she had done according to Lu An's request. It wasn't her own doing.
Before taking action, she had asked Lu An how he could survive with such an injury that couldn't be cured. Lu An's answer was also very simple, which was that the Tianzong Clan had powerful healing abilities.
Thinking of this, Li frowned and decided not to waste any more time. Her body suddenly burst out like a shooting star, flying through the pitch-black forest. She didn't follow the masked man's plan to head northwest. Instead, she headed west as fast as she could!
This was the closest direction to the Imperial Capital. She had to find the Tianzong Clan and hand this young man over.
Although she knew that it was very likely that she would be throwing her life away, if it was any other time, she would definitely not agree. However, this young man's actions had stimulated her and made her dare to believe this young man for once!
Whoosh!
Dust flew in the forest and exploded on both sides behind Li. In the vast forest, she headed towards the Imperial Capital at high speed.
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Imperial Capital, in an inn.
According to Yao's orders, Qing had sent half of his men to the outskirts of the forest to investigate. These men quickly left and headed out of the Imperial Capital.
However, these men didn't go out of the forest at all. Instead, they stopped at the gate of the Imperial Capital. In the end, Yao was deceived. After all, it was her first time on an expedition.
Sometimes, these people would understand Qing's gestures. Qing's meaning was very simple. He wanted them to investigate outside the Imperial Capital in case the True God Sect came after them. As for the outskirts of the forest, they definitely couldn't go there.
For an outsider, and an outsider with no strength and no status, Qing would definitely not let so many Sengoku people take the risk.
In his heart, as long as the reinforcements arrived tomorrow, it wouldn't be a problem to wipe out the True God Sect. Why should they take the risk?
Thinking of this, Qing turned his head and looked to the side. In the corner, Xiaoyao was sitting on a chair. Her beautiful face was filled with worry. She stood up and looked out of the window.
Qing couldn't count how many times Xiaoyao had come to the window. It was obvious that she was waiting for Lu An to come back. Looking at his sister's worried look, Qing felt more and more upset.
It was already the second half of the night. It was the time when people slept best. Even in this room, many of the wounded had already fallen asleep. However, neither he nor Xiaoyao felt sleepy at all.
After thinking for a while, Qing got up and walked to Xiaoyao's side. A cool breeze blew in from the window, making them feel much more awake.
"Xiaoyao." Qing opened his mouth and said softly, "It's getting late. You should sleep too."
Hearing Qing's words, Yao turned her head and looked out of the window. She shook her head slightly and said softly, "I can't sleep."
"…"
Looking at his sister's expression, Qing felt even more upset. After thinking for a while, he said, "According to what you said, he lured the enemy away for you. Then, he must have been caught by the enemy. Think about it. If he was caught by those heretics, how could he still be alive? "
Hearing Qing's words, Xiaoyao's expression froze. Her hand that was grabbing onto the window slightly exerted force. Even the window was grabbed until it was deformed.
"He's doomed." Qing shook his head and said, "Actually, he won't be able to survive. Xiaoyao, he's just a passerby in your life. Just like that man from before, you'll let him go one day. Don't do anything stupid at this time!"
Crack!
The frame of the window was forcefully broken by Yao's grip, making a loud noise. Looking at this scene, Qing didn't say anything in the end.
"He's different from others." Yao spoke. Her voice was cold and deep like never before.
Qing was startled. Following that, his expression turned a little ugly. Yao's words were obviously saying that Lu An was different from the rest. He was even more special than him.
The people of Sengoku were naturally proud. Qing was even more proud to the extreme. Hearing such an evaluation from his sister, it was hard for him to accept. However, he didn't blame his sister. Instead, he transferred all his anger onto Lu An.
However, the corner of his mouth revealed a smile.
That kid was trapped in the heretics. He definitely wouldn't be able to return.
Actually, from the very beginning when he first saw Lu An, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Even after Lu An was taken in as his mother's disciple and shone brightly in the competition, he still felt uncomfortable. Now that he was out on the battlefield, he didn't expect that he would be able to save him from worry.
Thinking of this, Qing didn't feel so frustrated anymore. He quietly accompanied Yao as they looked out the window. However, the two of them had different expressions. One looked worried, while the other looked relaxed as usual.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly rushed over from afar. This person was none other than one of their Sengoku members.
Qing and Yao were startled. Qing didn't know why someone would come back. He thought that someone was really chasing after them. However, Yao was completely worried about Lu An's safety. Very quickly, that person entered through the window.
"How is it?" Without waiting for Qing to speak, Yao immediately asked.
That person glanced at Yao, then looked at Qing. After thinking for a while, he immediately said, "Princess, outside the capital, a powerful woman appeared. She was carrying Lu An in her arms. She said that she wanted to send him back for treatment!"
Lu An?!
Yao was overjoyed. However, when she heard the word 'treatment', she hurriedly said, "Let her come quickly!"
That person glanced at Qing and said, "Without orders, I don't dare to act on my own. I can only stop that woman outside the city and wait for orders."
Yao was startled. Only then did she realize that the leader of this operation was Qing. She hurriedly turned to look at her brother and said anxiously, "Brother!"
Qing frowned. He didn't expect that kid Lu An could really come back. He frowned and said under Yao's gaze, "Alright, bring him back. However, that woman can't come in. We can only let that kid come back to prevent him from falling into the enemy's trap! "
As he spoke, Qing secretly made a hand gesture. The other party was someone who had been on the battlefield with him all year round. He would understand his orders. He requested to kill Lu An on the way and leave no one alive.
However, not only did that subordinate not move, he looked a little conflicted.
Seeing this, Qing looked displeased and asked, "Why? Is there anything you don't understand?"
"Leader, that woman said that she won't be separated from Lu An," the subordinate said. That subordinate said in a conflicted tone. "Furthermore, unless Princess Yao personally goes to receive her, she will definitely not hand her over."
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