Shen Luoyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she spoke at once. "You'll handle it? In your current state, I'm afraid you do not even have the strength to unleash a single move. If you remain here alone, once the lightning descends, there will be nothing but death."
Zhu Hanwei stared intently at Su Shi'er, as though he were looking at a stranger.
The Su Shi'er of the past had always gone his own way. Even when he helped others, it was often for profit, and only when his own safety was assured would he choose to act.
Yet having come this far, this former companion seemed to have changed greatly.
As for whether that change was good or bad, Zhu Hanwei could not say.
He only knew that, without realizing it, they had already traversed the long road of life. They were no longer the reckless youths of old, but Nascent Soul Stage titans of the present.
"Senior Brother Su, I know you share a deep bond with Fellow Daoist Lin, and that you are even less willing to sacrifice a companion lightly."
"But at a time like this, the difference between leaving and staying is nothing more than one more death or one fewer death."
"Our group has fought with everything we had to reach this point. We have already sacrificed enough—far, far too much!"
"If Fellow Daoist Lin were conscious, I believe he would never want you to do this either."
"And the one behind the Venerable Lord of Demon Shadow Palace—though I do not know what grudge he bears against you, Senior Brother Su—I believe that if he does not die, how could you ever rest easy? If you perish here, it will only be a meaningless sacrifice!"
Zhu Hanwei repeatedly urged him, and before his words