I have a high-risk profession in the cultivation world.

Ru Qingcai realized that Huaisu was intentionally protecting Tian Yige. A sour feeling welled up in her heart. She took two quick steps and squeezed between Huaisu and Tian Yige, standing where Tian Yige was. She was almost pressed against Huaisu, which startled Huaisu, who took a big step back.

"I'll lead the way~ Xiao Ge has difficulty walking, I'll clear the way for everyone."

Tian Yige stumbled, barely managing to grab onto a nearby tree trunk to make way for Ru Qing, who was acting like a clown, before retreating to the second row.

Huaisu didn't want to be with Ruqing, mainly because she was afraid. Ruqing's thinking was also very difficult to understand, and no one knew what shocking thing she would do next.

He's someone you can't afford to offend, so you can just avoid him.

So Huaisu stepped back, giving up his seat in the first row, and stood at the back.

However, the path they encountered was too narrow, and if Zhang Ya were added from behind, the three of them would not be able to squeeze in. So Huaisu thought for a moment, took another step back, and came to the back of the group.

It's good to be here; if anything happens, we can take care of each other.

So it became Ru Qing leading the way, Zhang Ya and Tian Yige walking side by side, and Huai Su bringing up the rear.

Now, compared to seeing the shadow, Huaisu could more directly feel Tian Yige's discomfort. Her steps were unsteady, and she even used Tinghan as a walking stick.

The familiar tassel hanging from Tinghan's sword hilt swayed with Tian Yige's steps, dancing in Huaisu's eyes. Huaisu kept her mouth tightly shut, focusing intently on the road to avoid letting her mind wander.

But he sensed that Ru Qing was walking faster and faster.

Huaisu frowned, a nameless anger rising within him. Ru Qing had clearly seen Tian's inconvenience from behind, how could she be so inconsiderate and rashly speed up!

Tian Yige followed with difficulty, her steps becoming longer and longer, which aggravated her wounds, causing her to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Zhang Ya watched from the side, seemingly oblivious, when suddenly he stumbled and bumped into Tian Yige. Tian Yige couldn't support herself and knelt on one knee, causing the wound on her leg to reopen completely, and blood immediately stained the hem of her skirt.

Huaisu instinctively reached out his hand, but someone was faster than him—

Zhang Ya let out a "ouch" and squatted down next to Tian Yige. He then grabbed Tian Yige's shoulder with his unarmed hand and twisted his fingers hard.

Tian Yige's expression was extremely cold. She waved her hand away from the hand that had landed on her shoulder, endured the pain, stood up, and placed Tinghan, along with the sword hilt, in front of Zhang Ya.

Zhang Ya smiled憨厚ly, his expression and tone full of apology: "I'm really sorry, Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​I was thinking about something just now and didn't walk steadily for a moment."

Tian Yige didn't want to get entangled with him, so she glanced at him and continued on her way. However, she was still in great pain from the collision earlier, and she groaned but couldn't lift her foot.

Ru Qing exclaimed in surprise, frowning as she asked, "Xiao Ge, are you alright? How could you be so careless? How are we supposed to continue our journey like this..."

"You can go first, I'll catch up later."

“No need, I’m strong and healthy, I’ll help you up.” Zhang Ya’s eyes flickered, and he placed his hand on Tian Yige’s arm, holding it firmly. His gaze swayed from side to side over Tian Yige’s slender waist.

Huaisu's eyes, which had been filled with worry, were now fixed on Tian Yige's scarred skirt, wondering about the extent of her injuries. Now, however, she was staring intently at the hand that had so ungratefully grabbed Tian's arm.

I feel annoyed and find something annoying, but I don't know why it's annoying.

This is utterly improper! Men and women should not touch each other. Benefactor Zhang, you have truly acted rudely.

He spoke indifferently, with a chill he himself didn't even realize: "No need, let's rest here for a while, I'm also a bit tired."

Then, without making a sound, he brushed aside Zhang Ya's unruly hand and found a flat spot to sit down.

Tian Yige had already pushed the sword away by an inch before pulling it back. She was lucky that Zhang Ya was able to stop in time; otherwise, she would have definitely taught him a lesson.

Seeing this, the others could only rest where they were.

After all, no matter what Ru Qing and Zhang Ya were like, they wouldn't dare offend Huai Su, as they still needed Huai Su's cultivation to protect them.

After resting for about half an hour, seeing that Tian Yige's complexion had improved, Zhang Ya could no longer sit still. However, instead of speaking himself, he looked at Ru Qing with a meaningful expression and said in a relaxed tone, as if he were joking, "The friendship between Master Shi An and Fellow Daoist Tian is truly enviable. I see that Master Shi An is also feeling bad for Fellow Daoist Tian being injured."

One sentence startled three people.

Huaisu frowned. He was indeed worried about Tian's injuries, but as a monk, he was compassionate, and besides, he and Tian were old acquaintances, so it was normal for him to be worried. Why did Zhang's words sound so strange?

Tian Yige emerged from her closed-eye confinement and looked at Huaisu. Huaisu frowned, seemingly somewhat displeased.

Tian Yige smiled bitterly, her eyes falling into a gloomy mood. He wasn't worried about her at all; after hearing Zhang Ya's words, he probably felt disgusted with her.

Ru Qing stared wide-eyed at the protagonist in Zhang Ya's words with suspicion. No, this can't go on! Since Tian Yige is determined to oppose her and deliberately compete for Shi An, she won't let it go!

"How's Xiaoge's rest? Should we continue on our way? I think it's better to walk a little further, since we still don't know the situation. Isn't it a waste of time to sit here..."

Ru Qing was conflicted and reluctant, as if she didn't want to disturb Tian Yige's recovery.

Huaisu was about to shake his head, thinking that there wasn't enough time, when he heard Tian Yige speak up: "If you're in a hurry, you can go by yourself. Fellow Daoist Ruqing should be very familiar with this kind of thing, right?"

Huaisu realized something was wrong when he heard this. He only knew that Benefactor Tian knew the two of them, but he hadn't investigated their relationship. How come it didn't seem like they were as friendly as he had imagined?

Ru Qing's expression changed slightly, her mind working quickly as she came up with a reason: "That's not what I meant, Xiao Ge, you misunderstood me. I was just afraid we wouldn't be able to find a place to hide before nightfall. After all, there are demons outside, and if we run into them again, wouldn't you be injured even more?"

Upon hearing this, Huaisu also felt that although Benefactor Ruqing was being noisy, her words made some sense. If they were to encounter the demons again, Benefactor Tian would certainly not be able to escape. He could still hold off weaker demons, but if even he couldn't defeat them, then Benefactor Tian... and the two other benefactors would be in danger.

Then Huaisu looked at Tian Yige with her cool eyes and asked, "How are you? Can you walk now?"

Tian Yige lowered her eyes, stood up, felt around for a moment, and nodded quietly.

It still hurts a lot, but I can bear it.

Tian Yige clenched her fists, using Ting Han's support to stand up, "Are you leaving?"

Zhang Ya shook his head in disapproval: "With me here, how can I let you walk with this injury all the time!"

After saying that, he got up and came to Tian Yige, pretending to be serious and said, "I'll carry you on my back—but your injury is on your leg, carrying you might aggravate the wound... Never mind, I'll carry you!" Zhang Ya frowned, looking like he was considering Tian Yige's feelings, his expression conflicted, as if he had no other choice but to propose this solution.