"Yao Yao!"
The Undying Demoness's expression changed drastically, and she rushed over.
Long Xiaoman and the others shuddered at the sight, grief spreading across their faces.
"Manor Lord..."
"Manor Lord, she..."
The eyes of many Heaven-Prison Manor guardians reddened instantly.
As far as they could tell, Qiu Yaoyao was dead.
The Undying Demoness looked at Qiu Yaoyao's pale face. Pain crossed her icy features as she murmured, "It's all my fault. If she hadn't tried to save me, she wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Lu Ren shook his head. "Mother, Yao Yao isn't dead!"
"She isn't?"
The Undying Demoness abruptly looked up.
Long Xiaoman and the others were startled too.
Lu Ren looked down at Qiu Yaoyao in his arms. "Her soul suffered a severe injury, and she passed out. Once we find a Grand Mysterious Soul-Congealing Pill, she'll wake up!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Long Xiaoman gritted his teeth. "Big Brother, where's that black-robed man?"
"I killed him," Lu Ren said flatly.
"What exactly happened?" Long Xiaoman asked.
"I carry a trace of the Void of Destiny Force. A cultivator named Cang Xuanming also has the Void of Destiny Battle Body, and he wanted to seize that trace from me!"
Lu Ren frowned slightly. "But I never expected him to send a subordinate to the Ten Thousand Mounds River Region!"
The Undying Demoness gazed at Qiu Yaoyao, her eyes still full of self-reproach. "If not for me, she wouldn't have been pushed this far!"
"Mother, this isn't your fault!"
Lu Ren's voice grew grave. "This is the fated karma between Cang Xuanming and me. I underestimated what he was capable of, and the disaster reached Heaven-Prison Manor!"
"Yao Yao ended up like this because of me!"
As he spoke, Lu Ren slowly clenched his fists.
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