Only Gong You could confront Master Cheng head-on.
As for Zhou Chaosong, even with the crystal's Soul-Devouring Gu, he still did not dare face Master Cheng directly.
He controlled his natal Soul-Devouring Gu, continuously unleashing the crystal's ice-attribute white mist to launch sneak attacks against my master.
After forcing the enemy back, Master Cheng immediately retreated again to bail me out, driving back those Huang Family disciples with ordinary cultivation.
When I saw Master Cheng come over again, with even more blood at the corner of his mouth than before,
I knew he had reached his limit. He was forcing himself to hold on.
Even after exhausting and overextending himself like this, Master Cheng could not kill Gong You and the others. He could only suppress and drive them back.
In this state, Master Cheng could not take me away.
Instead, the Gu poison would continuously drag him deeper into the mire until he could no longer free himself.
Rather than both of us dying, it would be better for me to die alone.
This was the most rational choice at present.
On my own, I definitely would not be able to escape.
So I said directly to Master Cheng,
"Master, go! I'm not leaving.
Go back and tell my grandfather and Xiao Yu that you can avenge me together in the future!"
My voice was hoarse, but I had made up my mind.
After saying that, I was about to tear off the Phoenix-Pattern Jade Pendant from my chest and have Master Cheng take it away.
But my words seemed to provoke Master Cheng.
He stared at me with bloodshot eyes.
"Bullshit. If anyone dies, it'll be Master first.
If we leave, we leave together as master and disciple!
If we die, we die together!"
After saying that, Master