"Damn it, chase him!"
Watching Li Xuancang escape alive before their very eyes, Wu Xiaotian and the others flew into a towering rage.
Even a sure-kill trap had failed to keep Li Xuancang trapped. They were so furious that smoke practically poured from their seven orifices.
"He has fled into our territory. He is doomed!"
The group quickly calmed down. Li Xuancang had escaped into the Barbarians' lands, but they still had a chance.
"Li Xuancang is carrying Shen Qingshan, who is grievously wounded and on the brink of death. He cannot have gone far."
Li Xuancang was seriously injured himself and burdened with dead weight. Escaping would be harder than scaling the heavens.
They swiftly gave chase as the army launched a full-scale search.
The Barbarians' territory was desolate. Li Xuancang found a mountain range filled with towering ancient trees and drifting miasma, then plunged straight inside.
"Phew, phew..."
Only after confirming that there were no pursuers behind him for the moment did Li Xuancang lower Shen Qingshan from his back and gasp for breath.
His body was covered in wounds, without a single patch of uninjured flesh. Agonizing pain coursed through him, making him bare his teeth with every movement.
"That was close. I nearly failed to get away."
Lingering fear filled Li Xuancang's heart. Had he not acted decisively and found a gap in the Barbarians' encirclement, his chances of surviving would have been slim.
Ignoring his own injuries, Li Xuancang hurriedly checked Shen Qingshan's condition.
After examining Shen Qingshan, Li Xuancang's heart sank, and then fury surged through his chest.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Gritting his teeth, he wished he could rush out now and fight the Barbarians to the death, avenging Shen Qingshan.
Although Shen Qingshan was not dead, his cultivation had been abolished. His