Yang Chen had even thought he would perish here. After all, these four Heavenly Mandate Realm experts each possessed different methods. Working together, they still stood a full notch above him despite his having entered the Heavenly Separation Realm. He was utterly no match for them.
Yet he had never expected someone to save him.
When he raised his head and saw that unfamiliar figure, along with the Ji Yue Shuang he knew, Yang Chen said in delighted surprise, "Miss Ji."
Seeing how close Yang Chen had come to dying, Ji Yue Shuang's little face turned pale with fright. "Yang Chen, you scared me to death. It's a good thing you're all right."
Yang Chen smiled. "Thank you, Miss Ji, for coming to save me. Speaking of which, this is..."
"This is Senior Brother Gu, Gu Jianchou. He is a Heavenly Mandate Realm expert sent by my master to rescue you. My senior brother is especially formidable. Don't worry—with him here, you'll definitely be all right this time," Ji Yue Shuang said with a giggle.
The corner of Gu Jianchou's mouth twitched as he inwardly sighed in helplessness.
He was indeed especially formidable, and he had great confidence in his own strength. But before coming here, he had never imagined that Taiyuan Palace would think so highly of Yang Chen that they would actually send four Heavenly Mandate Realm experts to hunt him down.
No wonder this boy had ended up in such a miserable state. Gu Jianchou now felt that it had been no easy feat for Yang Chen to survive until his arrival.
"Gu Jianchou!" When Yi Tian, Han Yi, and the other two saw Gu Jianchou, their pupils all contracted as they shouted in low voices.
With his hands behind his back, Gu Jianchou looked coldly at