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Jiang Yunzhou didn't answer, instead, he glanced past her.
In that brief delay, the footsteps and shouts of the pursuers were clearly audible, rapidly closing the distance between them.
Zhu Zhuqing turned her head at the sound, and seeing those faces, her heart instantly sank into despair.
Looking at the man in front of her, who still wore a calm expression, she was practically on the verge of tears.
She raised her hand and pointed at Jiang Yunzhou, hesitating to speak.
As if resigned to her fate, she said:
"Sigh!"
"You should leave quickly! These people are here to kill me. If you don't go now, you'll be implicated too!"
Although annoyed that this man had delayed her escape, she didn't want to involve an innocent person.
Jiang Yunzhou continued to ask, "No need!"
Zhu Zhuqing's steps faltered. Was there something seriously wrong with this person's head?
Had she not made herself clear enough?
Couldn't he see the murderous intent from the group behind them?
She shook her head, giving up on the idea of communicating with this fool.
She had already warned him; the rest was up to fate!
Forget it, he was so handsome, she would try one more time:
"They're after me! The leader is a Spirit Ancestor!"
"If you don't want to die, leave quickly!"
After speaking, she no longer looked at Jiang Yunzhou, bracing her exhausted body, preparing for her final resistance.
After fleeing for so long, she was already utterly exhausted, her spirit power almost depleted.
Her original plan was to use the dense forest to escape and be safe once she reached Soto City.
But now, looking at the figures slowly encircling her, a deep sense of powerlessness gripped her.
"Are you truly going to force me to my death?" She leaned against a large tree, her voice filled with unwillingness and indignation.
The leading Spirit Ancestor's face showed a hint of complexity. He cupped his fists and said, "Third Miss, why ask the obvious? We are also acting under orders, unable to help ourselves. We hope Third Miss does not blame us."
His tone carried a hint of admiration.
Throughout this chase, Zhu Zhuqing's resilience and quick wit had left a deep impression on him.
Moreover, the other party had already recognized his identity, so there was no need to hide it. He simply addressed her as Third Miss.
They hadn't actually tried to kill her with full force; they even had thoughts of letting her go.
As long as she could escape into Soto City, they would have an explanation.
Who would have thought that a mysterious fellow would appear halfway, completely disrupting their rhythm?
In the struggles between powerful families, those who served as subordinates could only obey orders.
"No need to say more, let's do it." The leading Spirit Ancestor sighed, waving his hand helplessly.
"Boss, dead or alive?" A Spirit Elder licked his lips and asked.
"Don't kill her, capture her alive and bring her back!" The Spirit Ancestor ordered in a deep voice.
As his words fell, several Spirit Elders' spirit rings lit up one after another, yellow and purple lights flashing continuously, quickly forming a fan-shaped encirclement around Zhu Zhuqing.
To deal with a Spirit Grandmaster with such caution showed that they had likely suffered losses at Zhu Zhuqing's hands before.
Zhu Zhuqing gritted her silver teeth, her Spirit Cat possessed her, and two yellow spirit rings rose from beneath her feet.
However, the gap in cultivation and her extreme physical exhaustion made her resistance seem pale and weak.
In just one round, under the opponent's deliberate attrition and encirclement, she was fiercely struck by a spirit power impact, sending her flying backward, precisely towards where Jiang Yunzhou stood.
Jiang Yunzhou calmly opened his arms, steadily catching the flying girl. His movements were natural and fluid, and as he drew his arms in, he encircled her light, delicate body in his embrace.
This woman acted so quickly; he didn't even have time to speak.
The anticipated pain of hitting the ground didn't come. Instead, she fell into a firm and warm embrace.
Zhu Zhuqing's mind went blank for a moment.
This sudden sense of security.
Zhu Zhuqing looked up, meeting Jiang Yunzhou's deep eyes.
Her brain crashed for a moment.
How did she end up in his arms?
After a brief moment of daze, a wave of embarrassment washed over her.
She instinctively reached out to push against that hard chest, but found his arms like iron bands, unmoving.
Heavens! Why was this man's body so hard!
Feeling the strength and warmth emanating from his firm muscles, her heart pounded as if it would leap out of her throat.
She sighed inwardly: It's over. This man has a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes that could look at a dog with deep affection, paired with a body of hard, muscular physique. What a pity he's brainless; he didn't listen to advice just now, and now he's probably going to die here with her.
Looking at the overly handsome face so close, her anger, for some reason, dissipated by more than half.
"Sigh…" She sighed resignedly.
"Didn't I tell you to leave? Why didn't you listen? I wasn't joking…"
She couldn't push him away, and she really had no more strength to push.
Her spirit power was depleted, her legs were weak, and she barely had the strength to stand.
At a time like this, having someone to lean on felt quite good!
Jiang Yunzhou clearly felt the subtle trembling of the delicate body in his arms.
A smile spread across his lips: "Become my disciple, and I'll help you escape. How about it?"
Zhu Zhuqing froze, suspecting she was hallucinating from blood loss.
Become his disciple?
At a time like this, he was still thinking about making her his disciple?
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, before she could respond.
"Boy! You're courting death!"
A furious roar exploded!
The leading Spirit Ancestor's face was ashen, his eyes revealing murderous intent!
Although they were here to capture Zhu Zhuqing, she was still the Third Miss of the family, with a noble status!
And now she was being held so intimately by an unknown man?
Four spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, and a powerful spirit power fluctuation instantly locked onto Jiang Yunzhou!
"You had a path to heaven but didn't take it; you barged into the gates of hell. I gave you a chance to live just now, but you didn't take it. Now, I can only ask you to die."
The Spirit Ancestor's voice was bone-chilling. For him, killing an ordinary person was like crushing an ant; there would be no psychological burden.
His five fingers formed a claw, spirit power condensed, and with a sharp whooshing sound, it went straight for Jiang Yunzhou's throat!
Jiang Yunzhou looked up, a faint, unreadable smile playing on his lips.
Just as the Spirit Ancestor's face revealed a ferocious expression and his surging spirit power was about to close in—
Jiang Yunzhou didn't even activate his spirit rings. He simply raised his hand casually, uttering a few clear words:
"Green Leaf Rift."
The moment his words fell, time seemed to freeze for an instant.
Before anyone could perceive any trace of spirit power fluctuation, a subtle yet fatal emerald glow had already flashed and vanished.
The imposing Spirit Ancestor's body suddenly stiffened, the ferocious smile on his face froze, and his eyes revealed an expression of incredible shock.
He couldn't even make a sound, his mouth opening and closing.
Then, an extremely thin line of blood quietly appeared on his neck.
Immediately after, blood spurted out like a fountain, staining the surrounding leaves.
Thud!
His heavy body fell straight to the ground, life extinguished, his eyes wide open in death.