Liu Ruoshui, Seriously Injured, Was Surrounded

"Alright."

Chen Wen answered, then followed the connection between the Sound Transmission Talismans to search for her.

From Liu Ruoshui's words, he could tell that her condition was probably not good, though she was temporarily safe.

What he needed to do was find her as quickly as possible.

Although his relationship with Liu Ruoshui could not be called particularly close, he had received quite a few favors from her.

Setting everything else aside, for the sake of those favors alone, he could not simply stand by and do nothing.

An hour later, Chen Wen stopped deep within a mountain range.

Along the way, he had encountered quite a few people probing him, but in the end, none of them chose to make a move.

They probably lacked confidence in hunting him down, so they gave up.

As for whether any members of the Hei Yu Clan were among them, that was impossible to know.

Of course, it would be just perfect if members of the Hei Yu Clan came after him.

He could kill them all while he was at it.

"I'm here."

With that thought, Chen Wen spoke into the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"Alright."

Liu Ruoshui answered, then stepped out from the shadows.

Hmm?

Chen Wen's gaze sharpened.

Because Liu Ruoshui's current state was even worse than he had imagined.

Leaving everything else aside, the aura around her body was exceedingly chaotic, as if the very foundation of her cultivation had been injured.

"Pfft!"

Perhaps because she had seen Chen Wen, the taut string in Liu Ruoshui's mind loosened, and she finally could not hold back any longer as she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chen Wen stepped forward and supported Liu Ruoshui with one hand.

"I'm fine."

Liu Ruoshui took a deep breath and forced herself to