Cannon fodder and female supporting role, a match made in heaven

"They're over there, chase them!"

Noisy footsteps were heard. When the leading three-eyed demon general saw Shen Zhaozhao and the others, his face was filled with anger and excitement, and his usually rough and hoarse voice became sharp.

The demon soldiers still chased after her, and Shen Zhaozhao quickened her pace. She clearly felt that Su Li's physical strength seemed to have reached its limit. His breathing was very disordered, and the force pressing on her became heavier.

"clang--"

With his wide sleeves fluttering, Su Li swung out a gust of fierce wind to hit the hidden weapon coming towards them.

Su Li vomited a mouthful of blood. This demonic power consumed his last bit of strength. The pain in his abdomen, like the demon pill tearing apart, made him bend over.

Shen Zhaozhao gritted his teeth and resisted the hidden weapons that kept attacking them, while helping Su Li up and running forward.

"Xiaoyu." Su Li grabbed her clothes and said, "We will all be caught if we continue like this. You go first, I will deal with them. Even if I die, I will die alone."

Shen Zhaozhao turned around, patted his shoulder, and said solemnly: "Don't talk nonsense, don't worry, we won't die."

But they also had a problem in front of them. The demon soldiers were chasing them relentlessly. If they wanted to get rid of them, they definitely could not stay on this empty path.

While the demon soldiers were not paying attention, Shen Zhaozhao took Su Li and turned a corner.

If she remembered correctly, this area was the battlefield of the Demon Realm. The terrain was complex and there were many towers and palaces, which were specially designed for high-level demons to watch.

He entered the hall smoothly, which was brightly lit by candlelight. In the center of the hall was a battle field made of jade, which occupied most of the area. The jade was stained with the lingering blood of the defeated slaves.

The battlefield is surrounded by tall towers, which are magnificent and solemn. There are secret doors carved from white jade between the battlefield and each tower. The towers are connected by various passages, and the whole place looks like a mysterious maze.

Shen Zhaozhao opened a secret door and found a place where Su Li could not be easily discovered and settled down.

She squatted down to look Su Li in the eye and said softly, "You recuperate here first. I'll go and lead them away. I'll come find you after I've completely gotten rid of them."

Su Li was injured, and they couldn't run too far. The demon soldiers would catch up with them sooner or later. Instead of being caught by both of them, it would be better for her to lead them away alone. At least she still had magic skills, and she had a pact with Chu Yu. If these demon soldiers hurt her, they would also hurt themselves, and her life would be safe.

The girl's hair was disheveled, her light green dress was dirty and torn, her arms were covered with wounds caused by weapons, and her pair of black eyes, shining like stars, reflected his outline.

For some reason, Su Li didn't dare to look her in the eye and turned his eyes away slightly.

"I'm leaving." Shen Zhaozhao stood up without hesitation and turned to run in another direction.

"and many more."

Su Li wanted to call her, but his voice was too weak. All the girl left him was the light green hem of her skirt as she left resolutely.

Su Li was stunned for a moment.

It was not until the abdominal pain brought him back to his senses that he began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

The demon soldiers came faster than Shen Zhaozhao had expected. She had just opened another secret door when the demon soldiers chased after her.

"Still trying to escape? Stop them with hidden weapons!"

The leading three-eyed demon general waved his hand and gave orders behind him.

The demon soldier behind him covered his injured arm with an aggrieved expression and said in a low voice, "Boss, hitting her will backfire. I dare not."

The three-eyed demon general glanced at him and scolded him, "Useless thing."

The demon soldier grumbled in dissatisfaction: "If you can do it, come on, you just talk nonsense."

The three-eyed demon general narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did you say?"

The demon soldier smiled ingratiatingly, "Nothing, nothing."

The other demon soldiers were just watching the show, and had apparently forgotten what they were supposed to do.

The three-eyed demon general kicked him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you chase him? Where is he?!"

When the three-eyed demon general turned around and looked at Shen Zhaozhao, there was no human figure there.

While they were talking nonsense, Shen Zhaozhao quickly slipped away.

However, the demon soldiers were divided into several teams to track them. As soon as Shen Zhaozhao got rid of one team, he ran into another team.

While dodging, she accidentally touched some mechanism and fell into the secret passage.

And those demon soldiers were obviously unaware of the existence of the secret passage and were still shouting from above.

"Where's that person? He was just here. Go catch up with him."

The secret passage was pitch black. The talisman paper on Shen Zhaozhao's body had been taken away when she was imprisoned in the dungeon. She condensed a spiritual power between her fingers and explored the surroundings.

Although this secret passage was deep, it was extremely narrow and could only accommodate three people. Shen Zhaozhao felt an invisible air flow hidden in the darkness, as if something was staring at her, but with no ill intentions.

Shen Zhaozhao pursed her lips: "Come out."

After a while, a ray of milky white light appeared in the dark space, and gradually the light waves formed a ball and spread out in all directions.

A fist-sized egg emerged from inside, its fluorescent white shell wrapped with red-gold lines, like crushed sunset glow frozen in jade.

The egg was suspended in mid-air, swaying back and forth towards her.

Shen Zhaozhao widened his eyes: "This is..." bird eggs?

Before she finished speaking, the bird egg suddenly flew towards her and she subconsciously reached out to catch it.

After the bird egg landed steadily in her palm, it rubbed against her hand and kept spinning in circles, seeming to be very happy.

Shen Zhaozhao lifted it up to her eyes and looked at it carefully. The egg shook towards her even more happily.

She poked it out of curiosity and heard a slight "click". Fine cracks appeared where she touched, and tiny particles of light came out along the cracks.

The eggshell suddenly "popped" and a small hole appeared.

A small head covered with wet golden feathers poked out from the gap. The fur was as soft as a burning cloud, and there was a silver hair on the top of the head.

The cracks were still spreading, accompanied by the sound of pecking at the shells.

Shen Zhaozhao held her breath and watched, only to see the golden-red eggshell opening layer by layer like petals, revealing a chick curled up into a small ball of fur - it was only the size of a palm, with tail feathers that were a gradient of crimson, and claws that were pink and tender.

Shen Zhaozhao was surprised: Phoenix?

The little phoenix tilted its head to look at her, blinked its round amber eyes, and asked a question in a baby voice in its throat.

"elder brother?"

Shen Zhaozhao: "Uh, maybe you should call me sister."

Little Phoenix's eyes showed confusion, and he said timidly, "But my mother told me that it was my brother."

Thinking that Su Li was also a phoenix, Shen Zhaozhao asked tentatively, "Is your brother Su Li?"

Little Phoenix's eyes suddenly lit up: "Su Li, brother."

When my mother placed it here, she told anyone who came in not to show themselves, unless it was my brother.

She smelled like her brother, so when she touched it, it couldn't help but break its shell.

It flapped its wings, circled around Shen Zhaozhao twice, and sniffed carefully.

In addition to the smell of his brother, there is also a pleasant scent that he likes very much.

It rubbed her hand: "Do you know my brother? Can you take me to find him?"

Shen Zhaozhao patted its head and said with a smile, "Of course, if Su Li knew you were still alive, he would be very happy too."

The little phoenix chirped excitedly again, turned around and flew to a stone wall diagonally in front of it.

"Sister, come with me. Press this stone and you can go out."