When Tian Ling'er saw the Demon Wolves, she knew things were bad. She wasn't afraid of the Demon Wolves themselves, but Zhong Shan couldn't hold them off. At most, he could withstand the weakest Demon Wolf, but there were so many here. All he could do was wait for death.
Even the Wolf King among them—Tian Ling'er took one look at it and, combining that with what her father had told her before, immediately realized that it was at the Innate Peak. It should possess the strength of the Innate Peak. Even she couldn't defeat it.
However, she could fly. If she flew high into the air, she would be fine. But what about Zhong Shan? What would happen to Zhong Shan?
Frightened, Tian Ling'er quickly flew toward Zhong Shan. Although she had been angry with him all this time, deep down, she did not want Zhong Shan to be injured, much less killed.
She rushed toward Zhong Shan.
Since the strongest among the Demon Wolves had reached the Innate Peak, their strength was naturally extraordinary. The Wolf King leaped high into the air, opened its jaws, and pounced at Tian Ling'er.
Seeing the gaping maw pouncing toward her, Tian Ling'er quickly flew higher. In the short time it took her to rise, the other Demon Wolves had already darted in front of Zhong Shan, who was fleeing. In the blink of an eye, they blocked his path.
High in the air, Tian Ling'er saw Zhong Shan in danger and immediately panicked. She whipped out the Red Silk, striking the Wolf King squarely in the face.
The Wolf King was simply unlucky. Unable to borrow any force in midair, it had no way to move properly. After the Red Silk lashed out, it had no time to dodge and could only spit out a mouthful of flame at the instant it was knocked away.
The enormous flames surged toward her. Tian Ling'er twisted her body and dodged them, but Zhong Shan below had been delayed even longer. Tian Ling'er anxiously looked toward him.
But when she saw the scene there, Tian Ling'er froze.
It wasn't only Tian Ling'er. The three people from the Bright Sword Pavilion standing atop the perilous peak in the distance had also frozen. What was going on?
Zhong Shan was raising his great saber and glaring fiercely at the fire wolves. Whenever one came over, he immediately gave it a slash. More and more fire wolves surrounded him, but after encircling him, they slowly began to retreat.
For some unknown reason, at this moment, all the fire wolves stopped attacking Zhong Shan as if by mutual understanding. They slowly backed away, the bloodlust in their eyes gradually replaced by calm.
Cold sweat poured from Zhong Shan's head. Wielding his great saber, he stared at the surroundings, his eyes filled with disbelief. Why? Why was this happening? Why weren't these wolves attacking?
After abandoning Zhong Shan, the wolves charged toward Tian Ling'er in unison.
Tian Ling'er had just lashed the Red Silk across the Wolf King's face, dealing it a tremendous humiliation. The enraged Wolf King once again sprang toward her, and the other wolves followed.
Seeing the wolves surround her, Tian Ling'er was puzzled, but she was relieved about Zhong Shan's safety. At the very least, the Demon Wolves would not attack him.
Atop the perilous peak in the distance, Zhong Di muttered ceaselessly, "How could this be? How could this be?"
"Senior Brother, what's going on? Why aren't those Demon Wolves attacking Zhong Shan?" Wang Gui asked Liu Ming.
"Ask Zhong Di." Liu Ming did not understand either, so he looked toward Zhong Di along with Wang Gui.
"I don't know. I really don't know. I don't understand him. I still don't understand him well enough." Zhong Di looked at Zhong Shan with a face full of fear.
Tian Ling'er narrowly avoided being burned by the flames spat out by the Wolf King. She rapidly rose higher, then turned to look toward the distant perilous peak.
It's them. They must have done this on purpose.
Tian Linger's face brimmed with fury. She whipped the Red Silk and flew toward the distant peak.
"Ling Er, don't go! Come back!" Zhong Shan roared.
But now that Zhong Shan was safe, Tian Ling'er's anger toward him seemed to flare up again. How could she possibly listen to him? She rushed toward the peak.
Seeing Tian Ling'er refuse to listen, Zhong Shan felt a headache coming on. He sighed and quickly leaped into the distance.
Tian Ling'er flew ahead, the Demon Wolves chased behind her, and Zhong Shan also sprinted rapidly into the distance.
Zhong Shan had seen which way Tian Ling'er was headed, so he naturally chose the best route. Although it was somewhat roundabout, it avoided the time-consuming climbs and descents between the mountains.
The Demon Wolves naturally had no idea. They simply chased Tian Ling'er in a straight line. Down the mountain, up the mountain, then down and up again—they wasted far more time than Zhong Shan.
Soon, Tian Ling'er reached the perilous peak and began fighting Liu Ming and Wang Gui with the Red Silk.
When Zhong Shan arrived, he happened to see a perilous scene: Liu Ming's sword had pierced a hole in Tian Ling'er's Red Silk. The Red Silk was damaged? Damn it!
Just then, the Demon Wolves also arrived. At that moment, they all stared at Tian Ling'er, as if they would not be satisfied until they tore her completely to pieces.
Seeing this, Zhong Shan's heart tightened. Without caring about anything else, he swiftly leaped between Tian Ling'er and the wolves, pointing his great saber at them.
This was a perilous peak with a huge stone platform above. Tian Ling'er was fighting at the edge on the far side, while Zhong Shan stood behind her, pointing his saber at the Demon Wolves.
Tian Ling'er had no time to concern herself with the Demon Wolves. She seemed intent on quickly taking down her two opponents. The other two were also at the Innate Ninth Stage. Although their techniques were inferior to Tian Ling'er's, they still had the strength to back them up. Surely two against one would be enough to defeat her? Gradually, Tian Ling'er fell into a disadvantageous position.
Zhong Shan pointed his great saber at the wolves. Although he was somewhat worried, he still remembered what had happened earlier.
Although he did not know why the wolves had not attacked him, at this moment, he could only take a gamble.
Sure enough, when the wolves saw Zhong Shan, they suddenly stopped. The Wolf King stood at the front and stared at him, its eyes shifting between gloom and uncertainty. It glared resentfully at Tian Ling'er, then looked at Zhong Shan, as if extremely unwilling to give up just like this.
But after staring for a while at Zhong Shan's furious gaze, the Wolf King suddenly let out two low whines.
It turned around and led the Demon Wolves down the mountain.
They were leaving!
They were leaving? Zhong Shan watched this scene in confusion. What was going on? Why weren't the Demon Wolves attacking him? No, it seemed they simply did not want to hurt him. What was happening? What had happened after all?
Just as Zhong Shan was wondering, every hair on his body suddenly stood on end.
Danger! Extreme danger.
"Whoosh!"
A sound tore through the air from his right.
"Clang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
He swept his saber sideways to deflect it. After a thunderous impact, Zhong Shan's body fell toward the edge of the stone platform.
He landed in terror and looked toward the person who had attacked him.
"You unfilial son!" Zhong Shan said coldly.
Seeing Zhong Shan evade the attack, Zhong Di felt a surge of fear. His eyes flickered as he looked toward Zhong Shan. Then his expression hardened. He raised his sword and pointed it at Zhong Shan, saying with a tremble, "You can't blame me. You can't blame me. If there's anyone to blame, blame yourself. You're too frightening!"
"Hmph!" Zhong Shan snorted angrily.
The saber and sword clashed again. Zhong Di was at the Innate Fourth Stage, but the strength of Zhong Shan's saber technique had already been displayed when he faced Tang Xiao You. Naturally, he did not fear Zhong Di. Father and son faced each other with saber and sword, attacking rapidly.
"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
A tragic cry suddenly came from Tian Ling'er in the distance.
Hearing it, Zhong Shan's heart jolted. He turned to look and found that Tian Ling'er's Red Silk was now riddled with holes, while her right leg had been cut by Liu Ming's sword, leaving a gash.
Damn it!
Zhong Shan's heart tightened. He had to hurry—he had to break free from Zhong Di's entanglement and carry Tian Ling'er away. With his Wind Chasing Boots, he should be able to escape!
Heavenly Devil Body Tempering Great Technique!
"Roar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" Zhong Shan suddenly erupted with power and fiercely slashed his saber toward Zhong Di.
Seeing this slash, Zhong Di suddenly remembered Tang Xiao You from back then. His heart jolted, and he released his sword as he rapidly retreated.
"Clang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Zhong Di's sword was cleaved in two by Zhong Shan. Without time to deal with Zhong Di, Zhong Shan charged toward Tian Ling'er.
Just as Zhong Shan was about to rush to Tian Ling'er, she suddenly took out a white-jade object. It was a square block, resembling a mahjong tile, with a fiery-red phoenix engraved on one face. Tian Xingzi had given it to Tian Ling'er to save her life when she left. It was a jade talisman.
When her leg was injured, Tian Ling'er clenched the jade talisman in her hand.
"Caw~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
A phoenix cry rang out. From the shattered jade talisman, an enormous Fire Phoenix five meters long suddenly flew out.
The instant the Fire Phoenix emerged, it brought with it flames that blazed to the heavens, instantly stunning everyone—including Tian Ling'er herself. This was her first time using such a jade talisman.
The Fire Phoenix received no instructions and kept flying through the air.
Liu Ming and Wang Gui quickly recovered. After recognizing the situation, they immediately raised their swords and attacked Tian Ling'er.
Sensing the attack, Tian Ling'er panicked and pressed her right hand downward.
The enormous Fire Phoenix immediately plunged straight toward the ground below, as if it intended to smash Liu Ming and Wang Gui to death.
The two quickly leaped aside.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The Fire Phoenix crashed directly into the ground. Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the entire stone beneath them shattered.
This was a huge stone suspended in midair. The instant it broke apart, it rapidly fell toward the gorge below.
Zhong Di, who had been preparing to ambush Zhong Shan, suddenly lost his footing and plunged rapidly downward.
The ground beneath Liu Ming and Wang Gui also suddenly broke apart, and they fell with it.
"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Three successive screams sank endlessly into the gorge.
As for Zhong Shan, standing between the two groups, he naturally could not escape either. He fell down with them.
But just as Zhong Shan was panicking, a strip of Red Silk suddenly wrapped around his waist and caught him.
Tian Ling'er—it was Tian Ling'er! Tian Ling'er clutched the middle of the Red Silk, which was riddled with holes. One end held Zhong Shan, while the other was tied around a mountain rock above. Her face revealed extreme terror.
It was no good. The rock holding the Red Silk was shaking. It was about to fall.
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