Northern Cliff, unknown location.
Huang Banxian grabbed Xu Nan by both legs and pulled him out from beneath Gu Xingjian's robe.
By now, Xu Nan was utterly unrecognizable. He was as thin as a bamboo pole, and especially his face—little more than skin wrapped around bone.
If not for the blazing fury still glinting in his dim eyes, he probably would not have had even the last shred of will needed to endure until now.
But Xu Nan was nearly crippled already. Everything he had was being drained dry by Gu Xingjian's black robe.
Only Xu Cha's ghost remained on him now; all his other Sin Objects had been destroyed. As for Xu Cha... she had originally been the thing most likely to take his life.
Huang Banxian propped up the half-dead Xu Nan and looked at Gu Xingjian as he asked in a low voice,
"Manager, are we really throwing him out?
Aren't you afraid he'll tell Hou Guisheng everything he knows?"
Just moments ago, Huang Banxian had been waiting for Gu Xingjian's way of dealing with Hou Guisheng, but he had never imagined it would be "throw Xu Nan to him."
The black robe looked profound and mysterious.
Yet rather than Gu Xingjian wearing the robe, it seemed more like the robe was pressing down upon him.
Now that Xu Nan had been removed, Gu Xingjian was the only person left beneath the black robe.
Huang Banxian could clearly sense that Gu Xingjian's breathing was several beats faster than before. Though his eyes were closed, concealing his emotions, it was still apparent that even Gu Xingjian was forcibly withstanding immense pressure.
To a certain extent, the black robe was equivalent to the Red Forbidden Zone. Gu Xingjian alone was carrying this Red Forbidden Zone on his shoulders.
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