The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

Bangdang...

The sound of kicking the door grew closer.

"They're here, what do we do?"

Ning Hongyu's eyes flickered; she realized that the seal on her cultivation had been lifted.

She hesitated, wondering whether she should reveal her cultivation level.

In the Southern Region, those at the Golden Core Realm are extremely rare, so the highest level of those searching for them outside is only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

If she used her Foundation Establishment cultivation, she should be able to escape with Su Qi, who had temporarily lost his cultivation.

But wouldn't that expose the truth?

Even if Su Qi were a fool, he wouldn't believe that she could break through from Qi Induction to Foundation Establishment in just two or three days.

"elder sister!"

Su Qi struggled to his feet.

"You hide well and I'll lure them away. We'll meet up outside the city then."

Then he handed the locator to Ning Hongyu.

Ning Hongyu suddenly felt a little ashamed.

It was my fault that he temporarily lost his cultivation.

Even now, when faced with danger, he, who has no cultivation, is still willing to stand up and protect himself.

In contrast, I clearly have the ability, yet I hesitate...

"But you..."

"Don't worry, sister, I still have the Swiftness Talisman that Master gave me!"

As Su Qi spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his storage ring and crushed it.

"and many more……"

As soon as Ning Hongyu opened her mouth, Su Qi shot out with a whoosh, aided by the Swiftness Talisman.

The key point is that when he rushed out, he cleverly grabbed a blanket wrapped in strips, pretending that he was carrying someone while running away.

"Who?"

People outside discovered Su Qi.

"Come on, I've found them. The one he's holding must be Ning Hongyu, stop him!"

It was too late for Ning Hongyu to say anything more; she could only grit her teeth and hide her true feelings.

Hearing the chaotic footsteps outside fade into the distance, she quickly came out of the room, glanced in the direction Su Qi had gone, and her eyes held a complicated expression.

After spending a lot of time with scheming people, she suddenly encountered a simple-minded fool and realized that she seemed to have become the kind of person she used to hate.

When did I start using any means necessary to achieve my goals?

There was no time for her to think too much. After concealing herself, Ning Hongyu began to use her movement technique to head out of the city.

Along the way, she could see many people dressed in military uniforms heading in Su Qi's direction.

All those searching for them in Jingzhou City were drawn to Su Qi.

This allowed Ning Hongyu to leave the city smoothly.

The sky gradually darkened.

Ning Hongyu leaned against a large tree, staring blankly at the locator in her hand, glancing occasionally in the direction of Jingzhou City, hesitating whether to go back to save Su Qi.

Having not returned for so long, she figured Su Qi must have been arrested.

It would be very difficult for her to save people from the Governor of Jingzhou, who was at the Golden Core Realm, all by herself.

However, when the Chu Kingdom was destroyed, two Golden Core Realm assassins escaped with her.

If we call on these two people, rescuing them will be much easier.

But this would completely expose her, making it impossible for her to assassinate Ying Muxue.

Just as she was struggling internally, she suddenly heard footsteps approaching.

"Who?"

Suddenly turning towards the direction of the sound, the scene that met her eyes made Ning Hongyu's pupils tremble.

"Sister~ Sister~"

Su Qi, almost covered in blood and with two arrows sticking out of his back, staggered over.

He used up all his strength with almost every step.

"Xiaobao!"

Ning Hongyu covered her mouth in disbelief, then quickly went to greet her.

Su Qi forced a smile onto his weary face, trying to quicken his pace, but he was too exhausted to bear the weight any longer and collapsed with a thud.

"Baby!!!"

Ning Hongyu rushed over, wanting to help Su Qi up, but looked at Su Qi's wounds and didn't know where to start.

Su Qi struggled to lift his head, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"I...I was afraid my sister would worry, so I shook off the pursuers and came to meet her as soon as possible."

Hearing that he had come to meet her without even tending to his wounds so as not to worry her, Ning Hongyu couldn't hold back her tears.

My heart was filled with a deep sense of guilt.

"You..." How could you be so stupid?

I'm not your sister, I'm just using you.

"Sister... Sister, don't cry. Every time I get hurt, I just sleep it off and it's fine."

Seeing Ning Hongyu's slightly red eyes, Su Qi tried to cheer himself up and comfort her, but due to excessive blood loss, his eyelids grew heavier and his voice grew weaker.

"Xiao Bao?! Don't fall asleep, or you might not wake up again."

Ning Hongyu finally couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they slid down her face.

If Su Qi were to die like this, she felt she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

She suddenly regretted it; why did she want to take advantage of someone so naive?

Ignoring Su Qi's wounds and bloodstains, she quickly carried him on her back and found a cave nearby to treat his wounds.

After washing away the bloodstains, Ning Hongyu looked at the two arrows and the gruesome wounds, and suddenly didn't know what to do.

Just as she was feeling helpless, she suddenly saw Su Qi's storage ring.

He quickly reached out and took it off, preparing to try to forcibly tear open the seal inside.

Then Ning Hongyu was astonished to find that her mental energy had penetrated into the space without any hindrance.

What does this amount to?

It's like a girl letting her boyfriend see her chat history, or a guy letting his girlfriend see his browser history!

This trust...

He glanced at the unconscious Su Qi with a complicated look in his eyes.

"You trust me that much?"

Suppressing his guilt, he took out various medicines from his storage ring and began to treat his wounds.

At the same time, she was also shocked by Su Qi's extravagance; many of the items in his storage ring were enough to make cultivators in the Southern Region fight tooth and nail for them.

With so many good things, he must be very favored in his sect, right?

The person others cherished has been reduced to this state by me...

If his master finds out, he will definitely kill me, right?

Ning Hongyu smiled wryly and focused on treating her wound.

After a whole night of work, Su Qi was wrapped up like a mummy.

Ning Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief as his breathing gradually stabilized.

Ignoring the bloodstains on her body, she leaned against the rock wall to rest, exhausted.

Before she knew it, she fell asleep.

As her breathing gradually became steady, Su Qi suddenly opened one eye.

Although his injuries were severe, they were actually only superficial.

He really went all out to put on this play.

She quietly stood up, found her storage ring, took out the calming incense, and held it to Ning Hongyu's nose to smell it.

Once he confirmed that she had completely fallen into a deep sleep, Su Qi breathed a sigh of relief and began cultivating the Corpse Bone Marrow Transformation technique.

Actually, this secret technique is somewhat similar to an evolved version of the "Bone Shrinking Skill" in martial arts novels.

The marrow-turning-corpse technique is even more amazing; it allows one to change their height by altering the length of their bones.

Similarly, one can change their appearance by altering the shape of their facial bones.

Furthermore, he can manipulate liquefied bones to protect vital organs or change their position.

For example, when someone is confiding in you, move your heart to the right to avoid a fatal blow.

Reaching the highest level of cultivation allows one not only to liquefy their own bones but also the bones of others.

As is well known, a cultivator's physical strength is linked to their cultivation level.

Su Qi had already started thinking about where he could dig up the graves of powerful beings.