The Reason Behind It All, Journey to the God-Demon Heavenly Palace

After finishing all this, Chen Wen raised his gaze slightly and looked toward the disciples hiding all around.

He had spotted them.

The hidden disciples all stiffened instinctively, as though the blood throughout their bodies had frozen solid.

Run, they had to run, they absolutely had to run.

Without the slightest hesitation, they quickly scattered in all directions.

Seeing this, Chen Wen frowned slightly, but in the end, he did not pursue them.

After withdrawing his gaze, Chen Wen turned and walked toward Liu Ruoshui. "Let's find a place for you to heal first. Can you walk?"

"Yes."

Liu Ruoshui drew a deep breath, then struggled to her feet.

Seeing her like this, Chen Wen hesitated for a moment but ultimately said nothing.

"I'll clear the way ahead. Follow me."

After tossing out those words, Chen Wen turned and swept off in one direction.

Since Chen Wen had deliberately slowed down, Liu Ruoshui did not find it too strenuous to keep up.

"Aren't you going to ask why they were hunting me down?"

Liu Ruoshui turned to glance at Chen Wen.

Chen Wen shook his head. "If you think you can tell me, you'll tell me."

Liu Ruoshui looked deeply at Chen Wen before recounting the whole sequence of events.

It turned out that Liu Ruoshui had discovered a ruin called the God-Demon Heavenly Palace. But not long after she entered, Hei Yu Tianfeng had barged in as well.

Seeing that someone had beaten her to the punch, Hei Yu Tianfeng naturally could not accept it.

So she attacked directly, intending to kill Liu Ruoshui.

Fortunately, Liu Ruoshui had a life-saving means and narrowly escaped disaster.

But because the gap between their strengths was absolute, she had ultimately fled with severe injuries.

Unwilling to give up on the ruin, Hei