How Dare You

"If this continues, he'll die!"

Gu Sheng glanced at her, his gaze cold.

"If it weren't for the employer's sake, I'd have left him behind already."

On the battlefield, Xie He's eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence.

"Blood Burst Art!"

Gu Sheng frowned.

"A secret art that burns lifespan? Foolish."

Just as Xie He's blood aura surged throughout his body and he prepared to fight to the death, an almost imperceptible ripple of spiritual energy flashed between Gu Sheng's brows.

The Spirit Cat Demonic Beast that was about to pounce on Xie He suddenly froze. Blood sprayed from its eyes and ears at the same time.

"Sky Breaking Sword Art!"

A silver flash streaked through the air. Before the Spirit Cat Demonic Beast could even cry out, it was cut into two halves in midair, its entrails and blood splattering across the ground.

Xie He stood there blankly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth from the backlash of the Blood Burst Art.

He stared dumbly at Gu Sheng's graceful motion of sheathing his sword, then lowered his head to look at the demonic beast's corpse, already split in two.

"You..."

Xie He's voice was hoarse.

Gu Sheng did not even spare him a glance. Turning to Xie Qingxuan, he said,

"Clean this up. It'll be dark soon."

Xie Qingxuan hurried to Xie He's side and took out medicinal powder from her robe to stop his bleeding. But Xie He shoved her away and staggered over to Gu Sheng.

"Why did you save me?"

Xie He ground his teeth as he asked. Being saved by someone he had always despised was more humiliating to him than being injured.

Only then did Gu Sheng look him in the eye, his