"Senior brothers and sisters, it is no longer appropriate for me to return to the Tianqian Sect. There is no need to worry about me anymore. The secret realm is rare, so go and seek your own opportunities."

The young man's voice was clear and light, yet it felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on the hearts of the three.

Gu Ce picked up the Heavenly Star Sword, ignoring the blood on his face. His gaze was fixed on the red tent, his expression urgent and his eyes fierce. "Xiao Yao, if you don't want to stay by this demon's side, I'll risk my life to bring you home!"

Gu Yao paused, sighed, and rubbed his fingertips together. "Senior brother, there's no need."

"It's really not necessary...it's not worth it."

Gu Ce stepped forward, somewhat anxiously, "How could it not be worth it? You're our junior brother."

Gu Yao turned his back to everyone and remained silent.

"Did this demon threaten you? If you want to go home, I will risk my life to clear a path for you today."

Gu Ce angrily pointed at Shen Zhezhu, who was standing in front of the sedan chair. Even though his fingertips were trembling, he still held the Tianxing Sword steadily, as if he was going to put his words into practice on the spot.

Shen Zhezhu's eyes narrowed, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"It's shameless to talk big."

Although he pretended to be calm, his eyes were fixed on the person inside the tent.

Gu Yao didn't reply, but sighed softly and stepped forward to sit on the couch. "Senior brother, my current status is no longer suitable for me to return to the Tianqian Sect. You should leave."

"Little Yao!"

Gu Ce stepped forward, about to approach the palanquin, when the young man guarding the palanquin's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand to strike out, "Get lost!"

Gu Ce raised his Heavenly Star Sword to defend himself, but was sent flying backward. Gu Chou and Gu Mei caught him on either side, but Gu Ce seemed to be possessed. He swung the two aside and raised his sword to go forward again.

A cold glint flashed in Shen Zhezhu's eyes as he looked at this fearless man, and a murderous intent began to rise in his heart.

Gu Yao raised his hand to cover his chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Among the five disciples, Gu Yao and Gu Ce were the closest in age, and Gu Yao was also the closest to this fourth senior brother.

He couldn't say anything harsh, so he could only stop Shen Zhezhu from attacking the people of the Tianqian Sect.

The boy's murderous intent grew stronger, and his gaze towards Gu Ce became exceptionally cold, as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Shen Zhezhu, I'm in pain."

With a sudden thought, Gu Yao slowly opened his mouth, feeling a dull pain in his heart, and bent over to suppress a heart-wrenching cough.

The red light in the young man's eyes faded. He looked at the person approaching with a sword, listened to Gu Yao's heart-wrenching cough, snorted, raised his hand to knock Gu Ce away, and lifted the red veil to enter the sedan chair.

He naturally knew that Gu Yao had spoken up for Gu Ce's sake.

So it's not unreasonable for him to ask for some interest, is it?

He stayed in the sedan chair until he found the sacred spring.

To be closer to Master, and to be able to see Master.

Thinking about this, Shen Zhezhu no longer found the people in front of him so displeasing.

Seeing the worthless smile on Shen Zhezhu's lips, Xiao Jiu curled her lip and turned back to the system space.

If he can't afford to provoke him, can he not hide away?

Moreover, he didn't think the adults in this world would show mercy to the dead fox. The adults who had reshaped their souls possessed more human traits, and the experiences of their main soul had instilled in them a vengeful nature.

The fact that Shen Zhezhu refined the original body into a furnace is something that adults cannot accept.

Xiao Jiu took out some melon seeds, waiting to witness the dead fox's disastrous performance.

Shen Zhezhu, however, was still smug about getting into the sedan chair when he shouted, "Lift the sedan chair!"

The red-curtained palanquin lifted off the ground and disappeared from their sight in an instant.

Supported by Gu Chou and Gu Mei, Gu Ce's eyes were bloodshot as he stared in the direction the sedan chair had left, his voice filled with anguish, "Xiao Yao!"

Gu Chou and Gu Mei held him down tightly. Gu Ce had managed to escape the last few times, but if they let him go to Shen Zhezhu again, he would definitely die!

Their junior disciple is no saint.

Upon hearing this piercing cry, both of them turned their heads away, unable to bear to look any longer, with tears glistening in their eyes.

If they are already so distressed, how much more so must Gu Ce, who has grown up with Gu Yao since childhood?

Gu Yao watched as Shen Zhezhu made this move, and in the blink of an eye they changed places, his eyes flickering slightly.

But the itch in his throat made him want to cough up his internal organs.

Shen Zhezhu wanted to survey the surroundings first, but then she heard the suppressed coughing. She quickly took out a pill from her storage ring, stepped forward, handed it to Gu Yao, and softly called out, "Master."

Gu Yao turned his head to look at him. The boy's eyes were bright and clear, revealing his innermost thoughts, and there was obvious worry in them.

"This is a pill refined by Valley Master Yan. It should help. This disciple will find the spiritual spring as soon as possible to help Master recover."

Gu Yao lowered his eyes, reached out and took the pill from Shen Zhezhu's hand, and put it in his mouth.

Shen Zhezhu had been keeping a close eye on Gu Yao's condition. Seeing that Gu Yao had calmed down, he lowered his raised hand.

Luckily, I didn't try to appease Master just now, otherwise he would have been angry.

The boy lowered his eyes, a hint of loneliness in them, and his fingertips curled up involuntarily.

Gu Yao smiled. The little brat was putting on quite a good act.

Shen Zhezhu knew that getting too close to Gu Yao would annoy him. Seeing that Gu Yao had calmed down, she reached out to pull the blanket up for him and took a step back, looking every bit like a wronged little wife.

Behave properly and respectfully.

Gu Yao scoffed inwardly.

Now they're pretending to be a delicate, innocent little flower.

When he turned against himself, he didn't show the slightest mercy.

Gu Yao snorted softly, pulled the blanket up, and turned his back to Shen Zhezhu, as if he didn't want to see him.

Shen Zhezhu clenched his fists at his sides, looked at the person on the bed, and finally sighed.

"Then Master, please rest well. I will wait here. If Master has any instructions, please do not hesitate to ask me to do so."

The boy stepped back, as if to concentrate on being a servant.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like