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"I'll go after him!"
Fang Mufeng made the decision immediately, but just as he was about to step forward, his expression changed drastically. He doubled over, coughing and wheezing violently.
Clearly, despite his high cultivation realm, his body and mind had suffered for years from the poison in the Longevity Pills. His condition was far from good.
"Let me go instead."
Chen Cheng's gaze sharpened, and he charged off diagonally ahead in pursuit.
"Junior brother! Don't chase too far, and don't take any risks—cough—cough, cough, cough—"
Fang Mufeng shouted his warning, but before he could finish, his coughing grew even more violent.
Gu Fei had been injured in the left side of his chest, apparently by a palm strike. His clothes had burst apart, revealing a dark purple bruise beneath the tear.
Gu Fei struggled to take out some medicine and swallow it. His condition improved slightly, and he tried to offer Fang Mufeng a pill, only to be waved away.
Then Gu Fei slowly propped himself up and began regulating his breathing where he sat.
Elsewhere.
The fleeing enemy's cultivation realm was clearly below Chen Cheng's. After only a brief moment, he already sensed someone closing in rapidly behind him.
Panic surged through him. He squeezed out every last ounce of strength and fled at full speed.
Yet the howling wind and trembling vegetation behind him followed like his own shadow, drawing closer and closer—
"Protector Han, save me—Hall Master Ren, save me—aaagh—"
He screamed hysterically, but before he finished, his cries became a heart-rending shriek.
In an instant, a streak of crimson-gold Sword Qi slashed toward him from behind.
It severed his entire right leg.
He screamed in agony and plunged headfirst to the ground.
Knowing escape was impossible, he immediately strained to bite through the poison