In Dou Qi Continent, One Talent Trait Every Day

The next moment, she did not take the opportunity to strike back. Instead, she lightly tapped the ground, erupting with a speed even the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had not anticipated. Her figure split into several afterimages and vanished beyond the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that she could still burst forth with such speed after taking both of its killing moves, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King let out an enraged roar.

But it quickly realized that even if Yun Yun had escaped, she had already been hit by its Purple Crystal Seal. She would not get far.

"Pass on my order! Search with all your strength for that human woman! Find her!"

For a time, the entire Monster Beast Mountain Range was thrown into turmoil.

"The battle's over. I need to hurry and save her!"

Xu Qi had known he needed to get ready as early as when Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King each unleashed their killing moves.

Unfortunately, their clash had ended too quickly. He had not even had time to find a place to wait.

"I absolutely can't let Xiao Yan get there first!"

With that thought in mind, Xu Qi swiftly weaved through the forest.

At last, before a waterfall, he found Yun Yun unconscious and lying in the river.

"Found her!"

Xu Qi's face lit up with delight as he hurried over and picked Yun Yun up.

Just then, another figure ran out from the forest on the opposite bank.

It was Xiao Yan!

The two locked eyes, both momentarily stunned.

Clearly, neither had expected this.

Xiao Yan had not expected to run into this guy even in a place like this.

As for Xu Qi, he had not expected to encounter Xiao Yan so coincidentally.

If he had arrived one minute later, Yun Yun might have been carried off by Xiao Yan.

"You again!"

Although Xiao Yan recognized Yun Yun in Xu Qi's arms at a glance.

Compared to an unconscious Dou Huang expert, however, his attention was focused more on Xu Qi.

After all, when Nalan Yanran had gone to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, Xu Qi had been there as well.

Moreover, Xiao Yan had not only made the Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, but had also formed a grudge with Xu Qi.

They had already met back when the herb-gathering party in Qingshan Town recruited mercenaries.

At the time, Xiao Yan had not wanted too much involvement with Xu Qi, so he had taken the initiative to give way.

Who would have thought that even after coming this deep into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, he would still run into this guy?!

"What? You're unhappy to see me?" Xu Qi curled his lips into a faint smile.

"I didn't expect you to be so damned persistent. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Xiao Yan now believed that Xu Qi had followed him into the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

This thought was completely reasonable!

Otherwise, how could they have met once in Qingshan Town and then met again here?

"Whether you're afraid of me is none of my business. I only know that if the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King finds you, you won't be able to escape either," Xu Qi said calmly.

Although Yun Yun had escaped for the moment, under the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's orders, all the monster beasts in the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range were now searching frantically for her.

Though neither Xu Qi nor Xiao Yan was the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's target, in the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, any human would find themselves in plenty of trouble, whether they were being sought or not.

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and those three Dou Wang-level monster beasts are still searching everywhere for that woman. We should hide first and let them deal with the trouble," Old Yao's voice sounded in Xiao Yan's mind.

"I understand..." Xiao Yan nodded.

In truth, he did not want to get tangled up with Xu Qi here either.

Yet he had a very strange feeling.

As though... the woman in Xu Qi's arms should have been in his arms instead.

Now that she was in Xu Qi's embrace, he vaguely felt as if something that belonged to him had been stolen away.

Quickly casting this absurd thought from his mind, Xiao Yan followed Old Yao's advice and chose to retreat first.

"The one who may not be able to escape is probably you. I'd quite like to see what you look like when the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King finds you."

Leaving behind a mocking sneer, Xiao Yan changed direction and quickly departed.

"Tch." Xu Qi dismissed him with contempt.

But with the monster beasts conducting such a large-scale search, he still had to hide for a while.

Besides, Yun Yun was injured right now. He could not delay any longer.

Xu Qi carried Yun Yun and ran in the opposite direction.

He encountered quite a few monster beasts along the way, but he cleverly avoided most of them.

For the ones he truly could not avoid, he killed them instantly with thunderous methods before leaving.

In the end, Xu Qi finally found a hidden cave and took Yun Yun inside to hide.

"Whew!"

After fleeing like that, Xu Qi's heart was still pounding wildly.

If they had really been found by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King or those three fifth-tier monster beasts, their fate would have been miserable.

Fortunately, they were safe for now.

After quickly steadying his breathing, Xu Qi began to examine Yun Yun's condition.

Because she had been completely drenched by the river, Yun Yun was now soaked from head to toe. Her thin clothes clung tightly to her skin, vaguely revealing her fair complexion.

Xu Qi swore he was absolutely not peeking!

Yet his gaze could not help but carefully travel over Yun Yun from head to toe.

First were those straight, slender jade-like legs, smooth and round, so lovely they seemed delectable, as though they would feel wonderful to the touch.

Moving upward, her flat lower belly was just right, without a trace of excess flesh.

Her face, which should have been breathtakingly beautiful, was now pale. Her delicate brows were tightly furrowed, as though she were enduring immense pain.

That pain was naturally due to the injury on her chest—her drenched dress clung tightly to her chest, faintly revealing a sea-blue metal inner armor beneath. The neat scales of the armor could even be seen clearly.

Blood still seeped from the wound from time to time.

If it was not treated promptly, she could very well be in mortal danger from excessive blood loss.

With that thought, Xu Qi hurriedly helped her sit up.

"I'm only doing this to save her. I'm absolutely not taking advantage of her!"

Xu Qi kept telling himself this in his heart, but his eyes remained uncontrollably fixed on those towering peaks.

Then, he took a deep breath and swiftly undid Yun Yun's clothes.

Revealing the blue inner armor.

He took another breath, his fingers gently touching the inner armor as he prepared to open it.

Just then, perhaps because the pain was too intense, or perhaps because she sensed the subtle changes to her body, Yun Yun suddenly opened her eyes and woke up.

"Sect Leader, you're awake." Xu Qi remained composed, and his fingers did not withdraw, though he did not continue moving.

"Xu Qi??"

Yun Yun had yet to grasp the situation. The handsome, refined face before her eyes made her freeze for a moment.

"Sect Leader, it's me."

"Y-You, what are you doing?!"