Hoolay, holding Jiaoqiu hostage, and the still-mobile Borisin Li Lang soldier quickly disappeared behind the forcibly closed iron gate.
In the blink of an eye, only silence remained, along with the strong smell of blood, burnt food, and... a faint, sweet aroma of milk tea permeating the air.
"We can't let him get away, Jiaoqiu is still in his hands!"
Xing was about to rush over to rescue Jiaoqiu when Dan Heng reacted just as quickly. With a flick of his wrist, he twirled the blood- Cloud-Piercer Spear.
"Phew~ Wait a minute, you two are so impatient."
A weak, weary voice sounded behind them, like an invisible rope that instantly tripped them up.
Dan Heng and Xing turned around and saw Saileni leaning against the cold wall, breathing slightly.
Her ever-immaculate white priest's robe was now stained with a little dust from the battle on her shoulders and cuffs.
Fine, glistening beads of sweat slid down her delicate cheeks from her smooth forehead, shimmering faintly in the dim light of the Prison of Deep Seclusion.
Saileni raised a fair hand and casually wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, the gesture revealing her exhaustion.
The Eternity holy light that had been flowing around him, full of divinity, receded like the tide, becoming restrained and gentle, with only a glimmer occasionally flashing at his fingertips.
It seems that this [ Eternity ] Walker, who just fought a fierce battle with Borisin, has indeed entered some kind of... weakened state?
Xing understands that she has expended too much energy; not all [ Eternity ] Walkers possess the strength of Chair Blake and the Priestess. Being able to suppress Hoolay for a short time is already quite impressive.
"Pastor, please don't die!!!"
Seeing Saileni's 'weak' appearance, Xing's impulse to pursue her was momentarily dampened by worry.
Dan Heng frowned, his gaze quickly sweeping between the closed gate and Saileni, and said in a deep voice:
"He's injured; his wound won't heal, which will inevitably affect his speed. We have a chance to pursue him now."
Saileni exhaled softly, as if trying to expel the last breath of fighting spirit from her chest.
She tilted her head slightly, her pure, crystal-like eyes looking at Dan Heng and Xing. The focus she had during battle was gone, replaced by a unique sense of languor.
"I know, I know..."
Saileni's voice trailed off with a hint of helplessness as she looked at Dan Heng and Xing.
"That was a good shot. Haven't seen it before, have you? Hoolay now has the exclusive mark of [ Eternity ]!"
"Like Voidranger Antimatter Legion hidden in the darkness, you can smell him even across the starry sky; he can't escape."
Saileni waved the hand that was wiping her sweat slowly, then changed the subject:
"But... if you rush over now, what if he gets so scared that he crushes the Jiaoqiu in his hand? Who will be responsible then?"
"Although it's possible to revive... it seems like they didn't consider Jiaoqiu when they did it."
She paused, seemingly feeling a bit tired of standing, and then slowly slid down the wall to sit down, hugging her knees and curling herself into a ball.
This posture made her look even more 'fragile', and Xing next to her found it hard to believe that this was the same person who had just effortlessly caught Hoolay's attack.
"Besides, don't you think this place is messy?" Saileni suddenly said.
"Needs to clean up a bit, report this, and then... um..." Her gaze began to wander, finally settling precisely on her sleeve pocket as she muttered to herself.
"Another cup of Ye Yan's special milk tea?" Dan Heng crossed his arms, already saying the next sentence for her.
Xing was stunned, then her lips twitched slightly. So Saileni's 'weakness' was all an act? She just didn't want to move after the fight.
Dan Heng withdrew from his pursuit and rested his Cloud-Piercer Spear on the ground, the congealed bloodstains on the spear tip still conspicuous.
He looked at Saileni and calmly asked, " Miss Saileni, what do you think we should do now?"
"Yes, that's right."
Saileni nodded in satisfaction, and as she reached into her sleeve pocket and rummaged around, she said slowly and deliberately:
"First, we need to deal with this group of wolf cubs who have been defeated."
The Prison of Deep Seclusion was Borisin the corpses of wolf-like soldiers; just imagining the scene was enough to send chills down one's spine and give one nightmares!
"Secondly..." Saileni finally pulled out her extra-large cup of bubble tea from her sleeve pocket, contentedly put the straw in her mouth, and took a big gulp.
Hungry? How about a cup of [ Eternity ] milk tea?
She squinted comfortably, the sweat on her forehead seemingly evaporating from the taste of the milk tea.
After finishing her milk tea in the blink of an eye, Saileni licked her lips and continued:
" Hoolay is cunning; he knows that the Xianzhou envoys are more valuable alive than dead. Therefore... Jiaoqiu is safe until they escape from the Prison of Deep Seclusion."
She shook the milk tea cup in her hand, and the ice cubes inside made a crisp clinking sound.
"Don't worry. I slipped a bottle of milk tea to Jiaoqiu while things were in chaos, let's see if he notices it."
Meanwhile, on the other side of Jiaoqiu was being held hostage
After killing all the jailers who blocked his way, Hoolay couldn't help but roar a few times.
"Such familiar memories! Those memories of chasing, gnawing, tearing... they're back, they're all back! They've all come back!"
That's what he said, but Hoolay was still wary of what was behind him, afraid that Saileni and Xing would catch up.
"My lord, freedom is just one step away." Modu's voice was weak; the injuries he sustained when Xing hit him were not light.
"Once we cross the gate, no one can stop us."
The Modu he gave a wicked smile and looked at Jiaoqiu:
"Not only that, this envoy from Yaoqing can also make a deal with us to survive, using his identity to help us leave the Xianzhou. Am I right, Mr. Jiaoqiu?"
"Hahahaha~" Hoolay sneered, "While I was away, how pathetic have you all become? You've actually started bargaining with livestock?"
"In my Remembrance, the Yaoqing people would never discuss this deal with the descendants of Du Lan."
"Deal. Of course I have value in my life."
Jiaoqiu looked up and stared directly at Hoolay, hoping to stall for as long as possible.
"My identity, my understanding of the Xianzhou, and I know many things that the War Chief's subordinates don't."
"You wretched beast, wag your pathetic tongue and shout for your remaining life. Say it!"
The surprise attack by Saileni and Xing made Hoolay realize that he needed to have a certain understanding of the outside world in order to make more reasonable judgments and avoid making a wrong step that would lead to total defeat.
"I presume the leader is unaware that the woman who defeated you... [ Jingliu ]... recently returned to Luofu."
Your chance for revenge is just around the corner.
Hoolay remained silent, but let out a few low growls.
"My lord! This slave is talking nonsense! I have never heard such a thing! Please allow me to kill him immediately!"
Modu stepped forward, not expecting that Jiaoqiu would bring up the name [ Jingliu ].
" Shut Up, Modu!"
Hoolay shouted sternly, "There's a lot of information we don't know. The three powerful figures at the bottom of the Prison of Deep Seclusion are the best proof of that."
Therefore, he needed information about those three, especially the woman in the white robe.
"As for you, slave... from this moment on, you must stay by my side at all times."
"You can only speak when I tell you to; you can only take a step when I tell you to. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, inch by inch. Do you understand?"
"Grown ups--"
Modu wanted to say something more, but this wasn't what was planned.
" Modu, we must stay here for a while. But you need not be afraid. From the moment you stepped off the Xianzhou, it is the Xianzhou native who should be afraid."
"Because I will show them what real disaster is."
"Now, Du Lan, follow me!"