Watching the group of people appear, I did not pay much attention at first.
But when I saw Daoist Qingshan and the two figures beside him again, a surge of joy rose in my heart.
One of the two men beside Daoist Qingshan was the cold, aloof man I had met in Red Mountain Town—the Fourth Investigation Section's team leader, Wu Yunhai.
The other was the Sixth Investigation Section's team leader, a descendant of the Heavenly Doctor, Zhao Liansheng.
It did not matter whether anyone else came, but Zhao Liansheng's arrival truly brought a glimmer of hope and light.
"Team Leader Zhao!"
I called out hoarsely, and my entire body immediately stirred with excitement.
"Master, you're saved, you're saved! Zhao Liansheng—Zhao Liansheng is here..."
Master lay on the ground, his eyes unfocused.
Yet he had heard me. Blood seeped from his mouth as he panted, "Your grandmaster... your grandmaster said... I... I have a tough life..."
Before he could finish, Master failed to draw another breath and fainted on the spot.
Under the Heavenly Eye, the soul flame above Master's head began to diminish rapidly at a visible rate, ready to go out at any moment.
"Master..."
I cried out.
Xiao Yu continuously poured her primordial true qi into Master's chest, sustaining his life.
At the same time, several young men and women rushed over, but none of them dared approach us.
The corpses around us, along with the terrifying yin energy emanating from Xiao Yu, filled them with fear.
Only Pan Ling rushed straight over.
When she saw that I was covered in blood and that my master had passed out, with his soul flame on the verge of extinguishing, her expression changed drastically as well.
She knew that we had gone through a bloody battle here.
She hurriedly