In the end, there had not been enough time. Su Mianmian could only teleport one person away, so she had chosen to send Jin Chen, while she herself had been forced to stay behind.
Her spiritual power had also run dry, leaving her without the slightest strength to resist as the two Medicine Gate disciples captured her.
Su Jiu frowned. "Since she could catch those two disciples off guard and bind them, why didn't she just kill them?"
Jin Chen shook his head. "Mian Mian had very little spiritual qi left. If she killed them both, she definitely wouldn't have had enough left to activate the Teleportation Array. Besides, the clothes those two wore weren't ordinary garments. Breaking through their defenses would probably have taken some time.
"Of course, most importantly, that place was too dangerous. A demonic beast could spring out at any moment and swallow us whole.
"Mian Mian alone couldn't protect all our fellow disciples who couldn't move.
"So, given the circumstances, her choice was already the best one possible."
"I understand," Su Jiu said quietly. "Rest and recover. I'll bring Mian Mian back."
With that, Su Jiu walked toward the Teleportation Array. Watching her retreating figure, Su Qingqing felt an inexplicable sense of dread...
"Second Older Sister..." Her breathing quickened, and her voice grew tight.
Su Jiu looked back. "What is it?"
Su Qingqing pressed her lips together, struggling to muster a faint smile. "You must be careful," she said softly.
Su Jiu smiled. "Don't worry."
After being captured, Su Mianmian had been forced to swallow a pill. She still did not know exactly what kind of pill it was. All she knew was that ever since taking it, she had remained in a muddled stupor.
Sometimes she slept, sometimes she woke, no longer knowing