Chapter 33

The night wind blew, and the night wind blew, where should the brave warrior go?

Feeling weary, Gu Xuyao, despite his strong will, could not resist. After persistently flying for several miles, he completely lost consciousness.

Zibi, who was holding the sword, suddenly saw Gu Xuyao fall and hurriedly stopped, cradling him in her arms.

"Gu Gu, how are you, Gu Gu? Don't scare me!" Zibi shook Gu Xuyao forcefully, but he had no response at all.

Originally, Gu Xuyao's plan did not allow the two to escape, but instead, his loss of consciousness placed them back in danger.

For Zibi, she would rather die than bear the unrepayable debt of being saved by someone else for the rest of her life.

The black-eyed apes surrounded them again. After the previous two incidents, they hated the human race to the core.

Zibi looked at the black-eyed apes approaching her, and instead of fear, she felt a sense of indebtedness, especially to Gu Xuyao, who was now unconscious.

"It's all my fault, Gu Gu. If I hadn't been daydreaming, if I had attacked with you, you wouldn't have had to use a technique you hadn't fully mastered..." Zibi, being a cultivator, realized that she had delayed the opportunity to act when the situation arose.

"Ya!" The black-eyed apes surrounded them, emitting shrill, strange cries.

Zibi, filled with resentment, swept her gaze over all the approaching apes. She wished she could kill all these monkeys, but she couldn't.

"Gu Gu, I won't let you die..." Gu Xuyao's desperate efforts to save her ignited Zibi's fighting spirit. She carried him on her back, her face stern.

The cultivation technique Zibi practiced was called Chasing Waves and Clear Wind, a technique that only the upper echelons of the Speed Academy of Taiheng Sect could practice. Normally, Zibi wouldn't be allowed to practice it, but due to the high requirements of the technique, few cultivators could master it. However, Zibi, who had "light bones," was different, so the Taiheng Sect no longer restricted the difference between upper and lower echelons, allowing Zibi to practice this technique.

The most significant feature of the Chasing Waves and Clear Wind technique was its speed, which was also the overall characteristic of the Speed Academy. With her "light bones," Zibi found it easy to practice, which was the fundamental reason for her rapid cultivation improvement.

"Gu Gu, I will take you away from here. Believe in me, I can do it, I can..." A green light emanated from Zibi's palm, merging into Gu Xuyao's body from her brow. As the essence energy entered Gu Xuyao's body, Zibi's gaze became even more determined.

"Hey!" She lightly shouted and performed a low sweep kick.

Although Zibi was a cultivator of the Speed Academy, her physical strength was naturally not weak. Having reached the first level of the Root Birth Realm, her sweeping kick was quite powerful!

The sand and stones flew in all directions, and the black-eyed apes had no choice but to defend. Zibi, however, did not stop. Using the flying technique and the Chasing Waves and Clear Wind technique, she stepped on the heads of the black-eyed apes and broke through the encirclement!

This scene, which seemed to have freed them from all the black-eyed apes, did not escape the eyes of the ape king. Seeing his subjects so ineffective, the ape king became even angrier!

Zibi's attack was successful, and she looked back at the chaotic group of black-eyed apes, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

"Gu Gu, look, I can..." Just as Zibi was feeling proud, a whistling sound interrupted her self-congratulatory monologue!

She felt a pain in her left shoulder, and the impact almost made her fall to the ground!

Zibi broke out in a cold sweat. She clearly felt that her shoulder bone was shattered, and her left hand could no longer move. However, she gritted her teeth and continued to fly towards the Taiheng Sect!

Although the Taiheng Sect was still far away, they were only ten miles from the safe area that Gu Xuyao had mentioned!

However, the ape king would not let her escape so easily. It picked up a large stone and, while running, shot it at Zibi.

This black-eyed ape was a skilled marksman in the Great Wild Forest. Experienced old apes often used stones to attack cultivators. Since the ape king could become the leader of the tribe, it naturally excelled in throwing.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Countless stones attacked Zibi. The ape king's initial intention to train its subjects had vanished; now it only wanted to end this farce quickly and return to teach its subjects a lesson.

Blood flowed, and the torn robe revealed Zibi's delicate shoulder, with fresh red marks telling the story of her life's countdown.

The constant bleeding increased her essence energy consumption several times. Now, she had to escape while dodging the numerous stones and using her mind to detect their trajectories. Zibi knew she was not far from exhaustion!

"I can't go on much longer, Gu Gu, but I won't let them hurt you. You protected me, and now I can..." Zibi gritted her teeth. She had been estimating the distance all along, and now they were less than three miles from the safe area!

However, just as Zibi was distracted, another stone grazed her thigh, leaving a deep wound.

"Roar!" The ape king, unable to kill its target, became furious. It no longer cared about its subjects' safety and grabbed a black-eyed ape, throwing it at Zibi!

This black-eyed ape could not directly hit Zibi, but it was a living being, and the distance Zibi could dodge was too small, placing her within the range of the thrown ape!

A powerful arm struck her back!

"Spit!" Blood gushed out, and Zibi could not suppress the blood surging inside her. Weakness instantly overwhelmed her body!

Zibi fell weakly, her heavy eyelids drooping halfway.

"Gu Gu..." Zibi wanted to say something but was interrupted by a cough, and several mouthfuls of blood splattered on the ground, a shocking sight.

"Gu Gu, I really can't go on. I'm so tired, so tired..." As she spoke, Zibi sent a green essence energy forward. The energy moved so fast that it disappeared into the night sky in an instant.

"Gu Gu, goodbye. When the wind blows again, I hope you remember me, remember that I was a nagging friend..." No matter what, Zibi was very satisfied to have reached this point. She was usually carefree and didn't take cultivation seriously, though her cultivation improved quickly, her tendency to panic in emergencies remained unchanged. Now, she regretted it, but it was too late.

Shortly after the essence energy was sent, a green light appeared on Gu Xuyao's brow. Despite being unconscious, he floated off Zibi's back and moved in the direction of the essence energy!

This was the Chasing Waves and Clear Wind technique. This move was originally for offense, but by reducing its power to the minimum, it could also be used to move objects over a long distance.

The black-eyed ape that injured Zibi, seeing Gu Xuyao fly away on his own, was momentarily panicked. By the time it reacted to chase, Gu Xuyao was already near the safe area.

"Hmph, you little apes, I, Zibi, may not be able to defeat your leader, but I can still play with you." Zibi never let up with her words, even in death.

"Ah..." Enduring the intense pain, Zibi turned over and saw the starry sky, sparse and lonely, much like her tonight.

"No matter what, Gu Gu is safe..." Zibi smiled with a complex expression. Her heart was filled with many emotions.

However, things did not go as smoothly as she imagined. The enraged ape king would not easily let Gu Xuyao, who had twice tricked its subjects, go. Although Gu Xuyao had entered the so-called safe area, the ape king had just arrived in front of Zibi. It roared and threw the last stone in its hand!

Perhaps her cultivation had suddenly improved, Zibi felt she could see the trajectory of the stone. She clearly saw it hit Gu Xuyao, who was already unconscious.

Zibi trembled as she stood up and looked into the distance. Gu Xuyao had disappeared from her sight, and her mind could no longer detect him, but she clearly heard a dull thud.

That was the sound of Gu Xuyao being hit and landing!

Instantly, Zibi's mind went blank, and her emotions began to surge, just like her increasingly trembling body.

"Ah!" After three breaths, Zibi let out a scream, turning to look at the proud ape king.

"You, die!" Anger brought strength, and her blood boiled. Essence energy gathered in her body, and she launched an attack. This was the first and last time she would launch a fatal attack on another life!

In the early morning, many diligent cultivators came to this open field to practice their techniques, as many seniors often said, "The early bird catches the worm." Cultivators needed constant practice.

"Senior, you're late today?" Many cultivators knew each other and were used to practicing in this place. "That's not right, why are you coming from the direction of the Great Wild Forest? Did you come before me and go there?"

The newcomer did not speak, just frowned and glanced at the person who spoke, then walked towards the Taiheng Sect.

"Senior, what's wrong? Why aren't you speaking? Why do you look so bad? Did you feel unwell during cultivation? This could be serious, Senior, you should go ask the senior in the Teaching Hall."

Seeing the senior's reaction, the person was startled.

The senior, realizing he had overreacted, adjusted his emotions, pulled the cultivator aside, and whispered a few words.

The person, after hearing the senior's whisper, was also shocked and, forgetting to control himself, blurted out.

"What?! You said, you said you found a corpse ahead, and it was from our Taiheng Sect?!"