Ren Qing arrived at the entrance to Knot Cave and found that Lin Cheng was already half dead.
Lin Cheng's skin was covered in large burns, his right arm was missing, and Sun Yishan had even severed the tendons in both his feet.
Though Jailer Hall was less than a hundred meters away, he lay in the acidic water, powerless to move, and closed his eyes in despair.
Exhaustion was one reason, but the main cause was excessive blood loss.
Although he had barely stopped the bleeding with his formidable vitality, his injuries were far too severe. A hundred meters felt like a thousand zhang.
And the Prison Guards he had killed not long ago were also in the midst of reviving.
It all but foretold the end of his life.
Before Lin Cheng died, countless memories flashed through his mind like a lantern carousel. In the end, he remembered Ren Qing, whom he had met before, and wondered whether Ren Qing had encountered Sun Yishan.
"Not dead, are you?"
Lin Cheng froze for several breaths before opening his eyes. He noticed Ren Qing squatting beside him.
"Looks like you're still alive. Good. As long as you're not dead."
Ren Qing dragged Lin Cheng by his right foot and headed straight for Jailer Hall, leaving Knot Cave just before the Prison Guards arrived.
Lin Cheng seemed to have a final burst of strength. He used all his remaining energy to warn him, "Be careful. There's a cultivator who practices Mighty Bull Strength. He kills people and eats flesh."
"It's fine. He's already dead."
Ren Qing wiped the Great Miao Saber dry with cloth to keep it from being damaged by corrosion.
Lin Cheng opened his mouth wide, speechless. Then he noticed the bloodstains on Ren Qing's clothes, proof that Ren