She watched the withered hand that had nearly pierced her throat fall limply before her eyes. She watched Senior Brother Chen turn into a dried corpse right in front of her. Her heart pounded wildly, nearly bursting from her chest!
Never had death's shadow been so close!
After devouring three peak Heavenly Martial Realm disciples, the four savage vines slowly retracted their barbs, leaving Gu Yuanyuan, who stood so close, completely unharmed.
One of the vines even gently brushed against her arm, as though comforting her.
Gu Yuanyuan suddenly remembered the drop of blood containing golden radiance that her master had made her drink earlier! It was that blood! It had made the Heavenly Demon Vine regard her as one of its own!
The overwhelming shock of surviving the disaster made her legs go weak, and she could barely remain standing.
At that moment, Gu Sheng appeared beside her and gently supported her.
"Master..."
Gu Yuanyuan raised her head and looked at Gu Sheng's calm face. The tears in her eyes could no longer be contained and came pouring out.
"I'm sorry... Master... This disciple... this disciple was too useless... I only became a burden to you..."
Her heart was filled with self-blame and regret.
If she had listened to her master and hidden inside the Divine Craftsman's Maze Hall, she would not have been captured. Her master would not have been threatened, nor would he have fallen into such a passive situation.
Gu Sheng looked at his tearful disciple, his gaze calm.
"There is no need to blame yourself. Since I allowed you to stay, I had already prepared myself to deal with anything. You did not hold me back."
He paused, his tone carrying unquestionable authority.
"The path of martial arts is filled with thorns. Today's danger is