Chapter 1256: Reunion
Bai Lu's actions aroused Uncle Jiu's intense dissatisfaction.
"Bai Lu, what do you mean by this? Bai Chuan stepped in for you to lure away the Gale Eagle. He's in grave danger—how can you stand by with your arms folded?"
Bai Lu pointed at her wound, her tone innocent. "I'm truly sorry, Uncle Jiu, but my injuries have flared up. I really have no strength left to intervene in the battle."
Uncle Jiu was about to rebuke her again when Bai Chuan spoke up at just that moment.
"Uncle Jiu, the two of us are enough to deal with this Gale Eagle. Since Bai Lu is injured, she can keep watch for us instead."
At those words, Uncle Jiu felt a breath lodge in his throat, neither rising nor falling. He shot Bai Chuan an annoyed glare.
That brainless fool—did he even know good from bad?
It would have been one thing under normal circumstances, but they had just dealt with two Iron Gray Bears, and the demonic energy in their bodies had yet to recover. If the Gale Eagle went berserk now...
No sooner had the thought arisen in Uncle Jiu's mind than the Gale Eagle threw back its head with a piercing shriek, summoning a fierce gale that sent Bai Chuan flying far away with one blow.
Immediately afterward, it dove toward Uncle Jiu, several times faster than usual.
Uncle Jiu's expression changed slightly. What he feared most had come true.
He could not spare another thought and hurriedly called out, "Bai Lu, come help me at once!"
Bai Lu curled her lips into a faint smile. "I remember Uncle Jiu saying not long ago that dealing with a little cultivator like me, who had only recently ascended, would be easy."
Uncle Jiu's face turned