Peach Blossoms in Chang'an

The boulder, with the force of thunder, smashed towards Hu Bugui. At the critical moment, a transparent wall of light rose in front of Hu Bugui, barely blocking the crushing of the boulder.

"Boom--" The loud noise was deafening, and rocks flew everywhere. Hu Bugui's chest felt stuffy, and he opened his eyes wide, only to see Wu Tao standing not far away, with her hands emitting a faint white light. Obviously, she had used all her strength to create that wall of light.

"Tao'er!" Hu Bugui was extremely anxious, but he could not get close to her. He could only watch her slender figure swaying in the falling rocks. He knew that Wu Tao's strength was almost exhausted.

Wu Tao's face was as pale as paper, with beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, but she clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to relax even a little. In her arms, Xingchen's small body was trembling, with a pair of eyes full of fear and worry.

"Xingchen, don't be afraid, mother is here." Wu Tao tried hard to force a smile and gently comforted the child in her arms.

"Mom..." Xingchen clutched Wu Tao's clothes tightly, helplessness written all over his little face.

"Tao'er, take Xingchen away quickly, I will deal with it!" Hu Bugui shouted anxiously when he saw that Wu Tao was almost unable to hold on.

"No, I can't leave you!" Wu Tao shook his head with a firm look in his eyes.

"Don't be so stubborn!" the mysterious woman also shouted anxiously, "If you continue like this, we will all die!"

Wu Tao didn't say anything, but maintained the light wall more firmly. She couldn't give up, nor could she retreat. She had to protect her lover and child, even at the cost of her life.

Seeing that he could not convince Wu Tao, Hu Bugui could only suppress his worries and anxiety in his heart and turned around to continue attacking the unknown creature. The long sword in his hand turned into silver light and pierced the vital points of the unknown creature.

The unknown creature struggled frantically in pain, its huge body slamming into the mountain wall, causing the earth to shake and rocks to fall like rain.

"Roar--" The unknown creature let out a deafening roar. A powerful force burst out from its body, knocking Hu Bugui back several steps.

"Your Highness!" The mysterious woman exclaimed and hurried forward to support Hu Bugui.

"I'm fine." Hu Bugui shook his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and rushed forward again. He knew that it was a critical moment of life and death, and he must not fall down.

Xingchen watched his father struggling among the rocks, his little brows knitted tightly together. He wanted to help, but he didn't know how to do it, so he could only anxiously shout: "Daddy..."

Wu Tao looked down at the child in her arms, her eyes firm and gentle: "Xingchen, you have to believe in your father, he will definitely defeat the monster."

Xingchen nodded, not quite understanding, and followed his father's figure closely. He wished he could be as strong as his father, and protect his mother and everyone else...

Xingchen's little hands tightly grasped Wu Tao's clothes, and his eyes reflected the figure of Hu Bugui fighting hard. In his small chest, worry and anxiety rolled like magma. He wanted to rush up to help his father fight, but he was too young. Facing such a terrible monster, all he could do was to hold on to his mother tightly to prevent her from being distracted.

"Don't be afraid, Xingchen. Your father is very brave and he will defeat the monster." Wu Tao gently stroked Xingchen's hair and comforted her softly, but her tense body and pale face revealed her inner fear and worry.

"But...but rocks keep falling, Daddy is in danger..." Xingchen's voice was tearful. He tried to raise his little face, wanting to see his father clearly, but was afraid of seeing a terrible scene.

"It's okay. With mother here, the stones can't hurt you." Wu Tao said, but his eyes were fixed on the battle situation, afraid of missing any details.

The mysterious woman shuttled among the rocks, trying to find a place to hide temporarily. She scanned the surrounding environment sharply, while also distracting herself to direct Hu Bugui's attack rhythm.

"Your Highness, attack its left hind leg. That is its weak point!" the mysterious woman shouted loudly. Her voice was intermittently blown by the mountain wind, but she believed that Hu Bugui would be able to hear it.

Upon hearing this, Hu Bugui shook the sword in his hand and flashed to the left side of the unknown creature like a ghost, with the sword pointing directly at its left hind leg.

"Roar——" The unknown creature felt pain and let out a deafening roar. Its huge body shook violently, and more rocks rolled down from the top of the mountain, smashing towards everyone like a downpour.

"Oh no, get out of the way!" The mysterious woman's face changed, and she grabbed Taoist Lingxu who was about to cast a spell, and pulled him behind a huge rock.

"Boom--" The huge rock was hit by the falling rocks and broke into pieces in an instant, with debris flying everywhere. The mysterious woman groaned and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

"How are you?" Taoist Lingxu's face changed drastically when he saw this, and he quickly reached out to help her.

"I'm fine, you go and help the prince, I..." Before the mysterious woman could finish her words, she saw Taoist Lingxu suddenly raise his head and look into the distance, with a look of fear in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" The mysterious woman's heart sank. She followed his gaze and saw...

I saw that the unknown creature had circled to the top of the hillside at some point, and now it was opening its bloody mouth and pouncing towards Wu Tao and Xingchen from above!

"Not good!" Taoist Lingxu exclaimed, wanting to go forward to rescue, but the distance was too far and it was too late.

"Xingchen!" Hu Bugui's eyes were bloodshot and he roared. Without thinking, he turned around and ran towards Wu Tao and Xingchen.

"Daddy!" Xingchen was so scared that he closed his eyes tightly, his little face turned pale.

Wu Tao held Xingchen tightly in her arms and closed her eyes in despair. At the critical moment, a figure flashed by like lightning and stood in front of her and Xingchen.

"boom--"

There was a loud noise and the ground shook.

The huge body of the unknown creature slammed into Hu Bugui, knocking him several feet away and causing him to fall heavily into a pile of rocks.

"Your Highness!" The mysterious woman exclaimed and ran towards Hu Bugui desperately.

"Daddy!" Xingchen cried and struggled to get out of Wu Tao's arms to find his father.

"Xingchen, don't be afraid, your father will be fine!" Wu Tao suppressed the fear and worry in his heart, picked up Xingchen, and stumbled towards Hu Bugui.

Taoist Lingxu used magic to break up some larger rocks to prevent them from hitting everyone, but his magic power was rapidly depleted and his face turned extremely pale.

"Ahem..." Hu Bugui struggled to get up from the pile of rocks, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, his face as pale as paper. He ignored the pain in his body and anxiously looked for Wu Tao and Xingchen.

"Taoer...Xingchen..." he called hoarsely, his voice full of worry and fear.

"Daddy, I'm here!" When Xingchen heard Hu Bugui's voice, he desperately poked his head out of Wu Tao's arms and waved his little hands at him.

"Xingchen!" Hu Bugui felt relieved when he saw that Xingchen was safe and sound, but when his eyes fell on Wu Tao, his pupils suddenly shrank and his heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

Wu Tao's face was pale and blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he had internal injuries.

"Tao'er, how are you?" Hu Bugui endured the severe pain in his body and walked towards Wu Tao step by step. Every step he took felt like walking on the edge of a knife.

"I'm fine..." Wu Tao shook her head and tried to force a smile, but the injury at the corner of her mouth moved, and she gasped in pain.

"Don't talk, I'll take you away." Hu Bugui came to Wu Tao and gently held her in his arms, feeling her weak breathing and trembling body, his heart filled with heartache and self-blame.

"Roar--"

At this moment, the unknown creature pounced on them again, and the fishy and nauseating smell hit them in the face.

"Tao'er, be careful!" Hu Bugui protected Wu Tao behind him, staring at the monster with determination in his eyes.

"No, let me do it!" Wu Tao gently pushed Hu Bugui away, tears in her eyes, but a determined light flashing. She gathered the last of her strength, slowly raised her trembling right hand, and fiercely slapped the unknown creature's weakness... Chapter 341 Dawn is coming, the crisis is not resolved

Wu Tao used all her strength to strike back at the unknown creature, infusing it with all her hope and love, and with a desperate spirit, she hit it hard on the chest.

"Roar--!"

A shrill roar resounded through the valley, accompanied by splattering black blood. The huge body of the unknown creature was actually shaken back several steps, staggering and almost falling.

"Success!" Taoist Lingxu was cheered up upon seeing this, and a hint of joy finally appeared on his pale face.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the unknown creature staggered back to its feet. Although the wound on its chest was shocking, it did not hurt its vital parts, but instead aroused its more violent ferocity.

Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Wu Tao, and it let out low growls, as if it was accumulating even more terrifying power, ready to give everyone a fatal blow at any time.

"Tao'er, how are you?" Hu Bugui struggled to get up and wanted to protect Wu Tao and Xingchen, but because of his serious injuries, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted again.

"Daddy!" Xingchen cried and rushed to Hu Bugui, his little face full of fear and worry.

Wu Tao looked at the critical situation and was extremely anxious. Taoist Lingxu's magic power was almost exhausted, Hu Bugui was seriously injured, and although the mysterious woman was highly skilled in martial arts, she was unable to fight the beast alone.

After delivering that palm strike, she had already exhausted all her strength. At this moment, she just felt sore and weak all over, and even standing became very difficult.

Are they really going to die here today?

No, she would never give up!

Wu Tao took a deep breath, suppressing the fear and despair in his heart, and looked at the unknown creature with a firm gaze, thinking quickly about countermeasures in his mind.

There must be a way, there must be a way to defeat it!

Wu Tao's eyes inadvertently swept across the scattered rubble on the ground and the trees on the hillside that were broken by unknown creatures, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

She turned to look at Hu Bugui, with a determined light in her eyes, and whispered: "Bugui, believe me, we still have a chance..."