Gu Gan was transported out of Zhanlong Cave and appeared in the Legalists' open grounds. Quite a few people were gathered around, and he could hear other eliminated disciples cursing and grumbling.
He clutched his injured chest and raised a hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression dark and unreadable.
His plans had been thrown completely off course. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to kill Mei Chengyu right there in the academy.
The mountaintop had been right in front of them—they'd been one step from the finish line—yet Mei Chengyu and his group had muddied everything. Worse, they had cost him his chance to go to Hanging Moon Cave. Gu Gan was so furious his teeth were about to crack.
If he could swallow this insult, he might as well stop trying to make his way at Taiyi.
Gu Gan was still thinking that perhaps Xiang Feifei had already made it to Dragon Head when, not long after, she and Xun Zhiya were both transported out. Huo Xiao and Ji Meng followed, along with the rest of their group. They had been wiped out.
Cursing Mei Chengyu's ancestors to the eighteenth generation, Gu Gan hurried over and caught Xiang Feifei, who was too unsteady to stand because of the poison. At the same time, he glanced at Xun Zhiya. Only after seeing that she wasn't seriously hurt did he let out a breath of relief.
Xiang Feifei's face was deathly pale. Even after being transported out of Zhanlong Cave, the poison remained in her system. Her mind was hazy as she leaned against Gu Gan and bit her lip.
"I'm sorry."
She had meant to take her to get the Heavenly Secrets Technique, but then this had happened. Xiang Feifei was