Mu Rong's face was pale, while Su Lingchan slowly came to her senses.
He dragged the Demon Blade through the forest.
"Boss! Boss! Wake up! Something's happened!"
Mu Rong woke with a start. Seeing him covered in blood, she hurried over, but the Demon Blade's wounds were so severe that even the slightest movement sent waves of pain through his body.
The three of them didn't dare waste a moment. They helped the gravely wounded Mu Rong up and stumbled out of the cave, fleeing beyond the city.
As they ran, Mu Rong told them what had happened, explaining everything in broken, breathless sentences.
"After you fell... Boss, Little Lingzi... I'm sorry I dragged you into this."
His voice was weak, filled with remorse and exhaustion.
The Demon Blade and Su Lingchan were both stunned. They couldn't understand why he was suddenly apologizing.
"Boss, what are you talking about?"
"That Jade Little Blade... he's a background nobody."
Mu Rong gave a bitter laugh.
"If you'd killed me back in Suotuo City, you'd have done me a favor... Maybe then none of this would've happened today."
The original culprit... So the root of all this really was that good-for-nothing bastard.
The Demon Blade and Su Lingchan understood at once.
The Demon Blade's expression was no longer filled with respect for Mu Rong. Only hatred and fury remained.
"Dai Mubai!"
He punched a tree, his knuckles splitting open.
"If I'd known, I would've kicked the hell out of that bastard! I'd have beaten him until he was begging for death!"
"Yeah..."
Su Lingchan gritted her teeth too.
"I really shouldn't have let him off back then!"
The three of them fled Suotuo City under cover of night.
Standing on a hillside outside the city, they looked back at the familiar walls, their