Take Care

"Gu Sheng, my father is the Luoyun City Lord. If you dare kill me—"

"Too noisy."

Gu Sheng forced himself to draw a breath and swung his sword.

A bloody line appeared across Young Master Qin's throat. His eyes widened as he fell to the ground, dead.

Ling Xiao sucked in a cold breath.

"Brother Gu, this—"

"Search his spatial ring. Leave quickly."

Gu Sheng's voice was weak.

"The City Lord's Mansion will receive word soon."

Enduring the pain in his shoulder, Mu Feng swiftly removed an ancient ring from Young Master Qin's finger and handed it to Gu Sheng.

Without even looking at it, Gu Sheng tucked it into his robes and said in a low voice,

"Go!"

The four quickly left the battlefield and raced toward the distant forest. Along the way, Gu Sheng could no longer hold on and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother Gu!"

Mu Xi cried out.

"I'm fine."

Gu Sheng forced out the words.

"Find somewhere hidden. I need to regulate my breathing."

Meanwhile, Tie San clutched the wound on his chest as he stumbled along the mountain road leading to Luoyun City. With every step, the sword wound in his right chest sent waves of heart-wrenching pain through him.

"Damn it. Gu Sheng's sword qi... is this troublesome."

Tie San gritted his teeth and took out a pill from his robes, swallowing it, but it had little effect.

The special Spiritual Power contained within that sword qi was constantly eroding his meridians.

As the sky darkened, Tie San's vision began to blur.

He forced himself onward for another half mile, but finally could not endure any longer and collapsed headfirst into the roadside grass.

"Help..."

Tie San called out weakly as his consciousness gradually faded.

After an unknown amount of time,