Master had just lost his best chance to escape because he had saved me.
And I had still underestimated his determination to save me.
Just as he had said, he would never abandon me, even if it cost him his life...
At that moment, we were both completely surrounded, trapped in a hopeless situation.
If we had to die, then we would die with courage.
I stood protectively in front of Master. With no way out, we faced certain death.
Master tore away all the spider silk covering him, picked up his curved saber, and forced himself to his feet.
Even though the gu poison prevented him from releasing so much as a trace of True Qi, his expression remained unchanged, his resolve unbroken:
"If either my disciple or I dies here, your entire Huang Family will be slaughtered."
As Master spoke, I also glared fiercely at the people before us.
The moment he finished, voices from the Huang Family disciples rang out behind us.
"What fucking arrogance!"
"Who do you think you are?"
"You don't know your own limits. Offend the Huang Family, and death is your only way out."
"At death's door, and you're still running your mouth."
"..."
The Huang Family had completely surrounded Master and me. There was no escape.
Their leader, the Huang Family's Sixth Elder, raised his hand and waved it with a cold sneer:
"Kill them!"
At those words, Gong You, Zhou Chaosong, and the Huang Family disciples all briefly looked startled.
Then they raised their hands together and formed seals. In an instant, gu insects filled the air, buzzing, hissing, and rasping as they swarmed toward Master and me from every direction.
Master and I stood back to back.
Neither of us could muster even a trace of True Qi.
Facing certain