Death Tribulation Triggered, One Who Answered the Tribulation (Part Two)

That call truly wrenched at the liver and tore at the gut.

Yu Ci's brows were shadowed with gloom. It was best not to speak with Bao Yun in her current state. He said nothing, handed Bao Yun over to Zhu Wenying, and went out into the courtyard with Gu Zhi.

By this time, the other corpses in the secluded courtyard had all been dealt with. Lu Suhua had killed those pitiful people without even drawing blood, yet the courtyard was thick with the heavy aura of death.

Anyone standing here would find it hard to feel cheerful.

Gu Zhi still wanted to persuade him, not only regarding what to do with Bao Yun, but also to have him move somewhere safer.

"It's not that I want to say this, little brother, but your luck may be a bit off. Ever since I met you, it seems trouble has never stopped finding you. Only when you're in secluded cultivation do you get a few moments of peace. How about I arrange something for you at Yinan Garden? Put everything aside for now and enter seclusion to avoid the storm?"

Only because Gu Zhi had grown familiar with him and understood his temperament could he speak so bluntly.

Yu Ci shook his head. Trouble had already latched onto him; there was no escaping it. Since Lu Suhua had returned, she could come knocking at any time. What use was secluded cultivation?

Yet after another turn of thought, he nodded as though possessed by ghosts and driven by gods. "Taking it slow would be fine. But I'll need to wait until the matters at Yinan Garden are settled. To begin but not finish—how could that be our way?"

Without question, those were merely polite words.

It was rare to see him so