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"Zijian! Are you all right?!" Gu Yuanchao finally rushed to his son's side, his burly body heaving from his ragged breathing. He hauled Gu Zijian up and anxiously ran his large hands over him, checking for injuries.
Gu Zijian endured the aching pain throughout his body and shook his head hard. "Dad, I'm fine! Just flesh wounds! Hurry up and chase that woman! Don't let her get away! Fifth Young Master went after her alone!"
Gu Yuanchao quickly looked his son over a few times and confirmed that he indeed had no serious injuries to his muscles or bones. Clearly, in order to capture Gu Zijian, Qingluo had not gone all out to kill him, or perhaps she had been interrupted by Stone Breathing and Chen Mu's timely rescue.
His heart eased slightly, but his fury burned even hotter.
"Good! I'll go after her first! Hide over by your Master Xin, and watch out for the spiders! I'll check you properly when I get back!" Gu Yuanchao clapped his son hard on the shoulder, a trace of relief flashing through his eyes.
Immediately after, he spun around. Soul Power erupted from him again as he followed the direction in which Qingluo and Chen Mu had vanished, as well as the trail of destruction along the way, and chased after them with a rumbling charge.
As the Back Kitchen Steward, he absolutely could not allow this dangerous intruder to continue wreaking havoc inside the fortress!
Watching Gu Yuanchao and Chen Mu disappear into the distance, Gu Zijian's taut nerves finally relaxed completely. A massive wave of exhaustion and gratitude at surviving the disaster surged into his heart.
He had actually lasted two moves against a Soul Emperor, and had even knocked her spider silk away... He grinned,