Nalan Yanran's Humility

"Quick, get moving! Find somewhere to hide first!"

"Forget about me! Take the disciples and get out first!"

Urgent shouts rang out. The old man who had been fleeing through the sky suddenly withdrew his Dou Qi Wings and rolled across the ground. Thick earth-element Dou Qi burst forth, instantly blocking all the attacks coming from behind.

"Go!" the old man roared.

Hearing this, the woman behind him acted swiftly. Before the young men and women could react, she activated her Dou Qi and abruptly accelerated with them, turning into a gust of wind as she sped away to the rear.

After leaving the plains, however, she did not fly toward the city. Instead, she changed direction and headed straight for a mountain forest.

The plains were filled with countless pursuers. Everyone knew that the main camp was the safest place, and precisely because of that, the road back was the most dangerous.

Rather than walking into a trap, finding a place to hide and recover from their injuries was their only chance of survival.

Upon entering the forest, the woman's figure flickered. She quickly spotted a cave, flew inside, and set the young men and women down as well.

"Sect Master!"

The moment she landed, the girl who had been lying in the woman's arms burst into tears, her eyes immediately reddening.

"Grandpa Yunxia... Is Grandpa Yunxia never coming back?"

"..."

The girl's hands were covered in mud, staining the woman's moon-white robes with grime. Yet the woman showed no displeasure. Instead, a trace of a teacher's gentleness appeared on her face.

"Don't worry. Elder Yunxia is blessed by fortune. Nothing will happen to him," she said softly after a long silence.

Though she said so, anyone could hear the heaviness in her voice.

The several young men, already