Far away.
The instant Zhou Changqing saw Xiao Yan appear and noticed the change in his appearance, he relaxed a little. He hurriedly took out the Healing Pills he had stockpiled in his Storage Ring and swallowed them.
Since he knew he might face Protector Wu today, he naturally would not have come unprepared.
Without a reasonable degree of confidence, he would never have dragged Xiao Yan back to Wutan City ahead of time.
Thus, tonight's situation had long been within his expectations.
With Medusa far stronger than she had been in the original story, plus Yao Lao, how could Protector Wu possibly beat such a lineup?
Even if the current Yao Lao had yet to recover the strength he possessed during the third visit to the Misty Cloud Sect in the original story, he was not far off.
After all, during the second visit to the Misty Cloud Sect, Yao Lao had possessed Xiao Yan and displayed enough strength to force Yun Shan, who had advanced to Dou Zong, to activate the sect-protecting formation to bolster himself.
That alone showed that Yao Lao already possessed genuine Dou Zong combat strength.
Two against one-the advantage is ours!
Taking advantage of the lull as the three traded threats before fighting, Zhou Changqing circulated his cultivation technique and absorbed the Recovery Pill's medicinal power at full speed, steadily repairing the wound that pierced the right side of his chest.
This was the first time anyone had beaten him into such a state since he had transmigrated.
Fortunately, the Recovery Pill was a Fifth-grade Pill with impressive healing effects. Nourished by its pure medicinal power, rich with gentle restorative properties, the hideous wound rapidly closed.
A little under half a quarter-hour later.
Zhou Changqing's injuries had mostly healed, so he turned his gaze