Chapter 55

"Senior Brother Chu, why are you looking at me like that? Are you asking me to go up? You should have said so earlier. How would I know what you want if you don't say it?" Bu Zheng replied directly.

"From what you're saying, you can go up." Chu Xiong's eyes lit up. Waiting for rescue or waiting to be rescued was going to take time, and this wait made them feel uneasy, especially in this environment.

"I can climb steep cliffs, so this place is no problem. Don't forget, I'm an expert at gathering herbs." Bu Zheng replied, looking very confident.

"Then I'll trouble you, Junior Brother." Chu Xiong said.

"But there's a problem." Bu Zheng said.

"What problem?" Chu Xiong's heart tightened. There shouldn't be any problems at this moment.

"I can't take all of you up at once, but maybe I can take one person." Bu Zheng replied.

"..." Chu Xiong was speechless. So this is the problem you were thinking of.

"You just need to get up, and then you can pull us up." Qin Shuang said softly at this moment.

"That's true. I have a rope. You wait here, and I'll go up and lower the rope for you." Bu Zheng patted his head and ran to a place that was quite far from where he was. It didn't seem to be the closest distance to the edge, and from the slope, it didn't seem to be a good starting point.

At this moment, everyone was a bit puzzled. Why did Bu Zheng run over there? Was it a random choice?

Then, the three of them saw something unexpected. They saw Bu Zheng jumping between the ruins very easily, and with each jump, he would rise a bit higher, going up very smoothly without any tools or pauses.

From start to finish, Bu Zheng was so relaxed, with no sense of obstruction. Even if they were to do it, it would probably be the same, of course, they would jump higher, not like this.

At this moment, Qin Shuang seemed to remember something.

"Hey, this Junior Brother's movement technique is pretty good. But, what movement technique is this? Why have I never seen it before? Is it not from our sect?" Qi Tian asked Chu Xiong in amazement as he watched Bu Zheng rise.

"I haven't seen it either. It's hard to say if it's from our sect. It feels like very basic stuff, but there's something more to it." Chu Xiong was also puzzled. He just felt that Bu Zheng's movement technique was good, but not particularly impressive.

Because it wasn't particularly impressive, Chu Xiong and Qi Tian just mentioned it and didn't pay much attention to Bu Zheng's movement technique. If it weren't for Bu Zheng's previous performance, it wouldn't be worth mentioning, and they wouldn't have paid much attention to it. But now, they were a bit more concerned.

At this moment, Qin Shuang seemed to be increasingly interested in Bu Zheng. She was almost certain about something and was just waiting to confirm it with Bu Zheng.

"Come, sit here."

Bu Zheng threw down a rope, and at the end of the rope was a simple leather chair that someone could sit in. This made it clear why he said to sit down rather than tie the rope around their bodies.

Soon, the three of them were up...

"Let's go back and talk!" Chu Xiong said. They should go back to the safe place first. It wasn't safe here, and he was also worried about Qiu Yue's situation.

Soon, the four of them climbed over the mountain. At the top, they saw Qiu Yue and Zhao Zhiyin waiting at the entrance to the underground palace. The new disciples had already entered the safe point.

Qiu Yue looked anxious, as if she wanted to rush in immediately. Perhaps she had already tried, but Zhao Zhiyin had held her back. Entering might not help and could even hinder Chu Xiong and Qi Tian, so it was best to wait here.

So, Chu Xiong called out to Qiu Yue, not too loudly. Qiu Yue wondered if she was hallucinating and asked Zhao Zhiyin, who also thought he was hallucinating. But since both of them heard it, it wasn't a hallucination, but Chu Xiong's voice.

Soon, they spotted Chu Xiong and the others. Qiu Yue ran over and threw herself into Chu Xiong's arms, saying some affectionate words.

"Cough, cough, you two, be a bit more mindful of your image. There are minors here." Zhao Zhiyin teased after a while.

"..."

Chu Xiong and Qiu Yue immediately separated, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Tell us, what happened to you? You look pretty ragged, but at least you're safe. Also, how did you appear from the mountain?" Zhao Zhiyin was very curious. Everything seemed very curious, and he had also overlooked Bu Zheng's presence. He should have asked why Bu Zheng was there.

"Guess." Qi Tian said with a smile, but didn't reveal anything, just making Zhao Zhiyin anxious.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back and talk." Chu Xiong said.

"Um, although I don't want to remind you, but there's a beast coming from behind..." Bu Zheng pointed behind them at this moment, making everyone pause.

"It's hard to say how strong this beast is, and whether you can deal with it..." Bu Zheng continued.

At the top of the mountain, there was a very powerful and robust bull, with a hide as hard as molten rock, and long, sharp horns like two curved blades on its head.

The bull's eyes were fiery red, and its nostrils seemed to be spewing fire. Its hooves were ready to charge.

"This is a Level 5 or higher Molten Fire Bull. If we were all fine, we could handle it..." Chu Xiong said, speaking very tactfully.

"That means, right now, we definitely have to..." Bu Zheng also guessed the answer.

"Run!"

Without hesitation, Qiu Yue picked up Chu Xiong and dashed, and Zhao Zhiyin chose his friend. This left Bu Zheng and Qin Shuang, a natural choice in a life-or-death situation, as they both chose the people most important to them.

This choice led to an awkward situation. If Qin Shuang also needed to be carried, then only Bu Zheng was left, which was a matter of propriety between men and women.

Originally, Qiu Yue should have carried her, but Qiu Yue only thought of her lover and had no time to care about others. Now, it was impossible to go back and change, as they had already run far away by the time they realized it.

What a lucky break for this kid. When Zhao Zhiyin and Qi Tian realized the situation, they could only sigh that Bu Zheng had gotten lucky. Zhao Zhiyin was even more regretful, wondering why he had carried this fool.

They didn't know that Bu Zheng didn't want to take advantage of this situation. He was ready to run on his own...

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