Shi Yue's expression darkened. If Xiaoyaozi hadn't been trapped, he could have simply walked away. But now Xiaoyaozi was in their hands, and if Shi Yue abandoned him, Xiaoyaozi would surely die. After all, Xiaoyaozi had only a Serrated Saber and no other treasures. On top of that, he had regained his physical body only recently, making it difficult for him to bring his full strength to bear.
Besides Xiaoyaozi, Shi Yan had also been taken away by a Void Refining Late Stage cultivator using a magic treasure.
"Leave quickly. Don't worry about me. I have a way to escape." Xiaoyaozi sent Shi Yue a voice transmission, his tone stern.
Shi Yue's expression shifted between dark and bright. He took a deep breath and said, "Don't be stubborn. If we die, then we die! At worst, I'll die with you."
"Are you crazy? Don't worry about me. Leave at once. I have my own way to escape!" Xiaoyaozi shouted, his face dark. The carefree ease he usually wore was gone.
After spending so long with Shi Yue, he had come to regard him as a junior, and naturally didn't want him to stay.
With the Fire Phoenix Wings and the Exquisite Palace, Shi Yue should have no trouble getting away.
"Life and death are fated; wealth and honor are in Heaven's hands. We've been together for so long, and you've done me a kindness. I won't abandon you and flee alone." Shi Yue's expression was calm, as though he were discussing some trivial matter.
He dared to stay not only because he was confident in his own strength, but also because he had a high-level cultivator hidden in the shadows to rely on.
If that hidden high-level cultivator had ill intentions, they could simply show themselves and join forces with