The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 1087 - 579: There Is Still Hope (Part 2)
After sealing the entrance to the cave to ensure no firelight leaked out, he sat cross-legged opposite Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei.
The fire sizzled and crackled, emitting enough heat to gradually dispel the cold. A bit of color gradually returned to Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei's faces, although they still looked pale.
The three of them sat quietly in the cave, watching the fire, stewing in anxiety.
Finally, Yan Xiaobao smiled and broke the silence, "In three more days, we should be able to reach the 5000-kilometer mark. Hahaha! When we return to the sect, this will definitely count as a very valuable service. I wonder what reward we'll receive?"
Du Lingfei looked at him, her gaze gentle.
Hou Yunfei was about to laugh but as soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed up some blood, his face turning pale as he was on the verge of collapse.
After all these days, they had long run out of pills.
Yan Xiaobao stood up, preparing to check on Hou Yunfei, when suddenly his face flickered. To protect his two friends, he waved his hand to shield them, as the stones he had placed to block the firelight suddenly exploded! As the rocks shattered, a surge of intense heat reverberated. As Yan Xiaobao pulled the shrapnel aside, cold air rushed in. The flames jumped and flickered, revealing a tall and sturdy man standing outside.
He was muscular, his eyes icy-cold, holding a spear in his hand. He was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, seeming even stronger than Chen Yue.
"The Crown Prince is already dead," he said. "With such rain and injuries like yours, you couldn't handle the cold and were forced to find a place like this to hide. I had to search over a hundred mountains before I found you here."
Even as these words left the man's mouth, Yan Xiaobao's eyes fiercely darted into action. Although this burly man seemed impulsive, in truth he was very cautious. He didn't rush into the cave to fight, but instead backed off.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Xiaobao was out of the cave, into the pouring rain.
Clearly, the burly man didn't intend to really fight but was completely focused on defense. This caused Yan Xiaobao's heart to give a loud thump. He felt very uneasy, but he gritted his teeth, ignoring any potential injuries as he charged into the frenzied attack.
A gust of cold wind blew inside, extinguishing the fire. Hou Yunfei tried to struggle to his feet but then coughed up blood again. Du Lingfei clenched her teeth, staggering to the cave entrance, where she made a spell gesture and pointed, firing a flying sword at the burly man.
A moment later, a chilling scream pierced through the stormy night. The burly man was pierced through the chest by a wooden sword, yet in his final moments, he thrust his spear, partially impaling Yan Xiaobao's right thigh.
The burly man glared at Yan Xiaobao. Groaning, he said, "You won't escape! The Crown Prince will be here soon!"
Then he coughed up a mouthful of blood, his head slumping in death.
Yan Xiaobao's face was pale, and he was trembling. In order to kill the man as quickly as possible, he had exerted too much energy, making his injuries even worse. Pain surged up his right leg, and as he looked down, he saw the spear still embedded in his flesh. He was also drenched in rain, the water mixing with blood, flowing onto the ground. He felt half-frozen.
Du Lingfei staggered over, and when she saw his leg, she began to cry. She reached out and grabbed the spear, carefully pulling it out of his leg.
For Yan Xiaobao, it felt like his flesh and bones were being torn apart. He shivered but didn't scream out. The dying man's words, coupled with the fact that he had clearly been trying to buy time, weighed heavily on his heart, sinking it even further.
He could even feel the fluctuations in the wind, telling him that soon more pursuers from the Luochen Clan would appear.
Du Lingfei placed her hand on his shoulder, and the two of them managed to return to the cave. Yan Xiaobao left the spear in place. Returning to the cave, he began to pant. His right leg was injured, but thankfully the spear hadn't pierced the bone. After binding the wound, he could still feel it, but considering the deadly danger they were in, it wasn't a major concern.
"We need to go. The Luochen Clan could appear at any moment!" Yan Xiaobao said, taking a deep breath and slowly standing up.
He looked down at Hou Yunfei, seeing him lying there, struggling to breathe. Their days on the run had been like torture, and he was losing the ability to control his injuries. Du Lingfei was extremely pale, her Qi Paths severely damaged, some even cut through. Her earlier appearance and helping Yan Xiaobao in battle had been an incredible struggle, leaving her barely able to look up at him now.
In the stormy night, her eyes seemed especially beautiful.
"Brother Bai..." she said softly. "Forget us. You can move much faster on your own... Go!" Beside her, Hou Yunfei struggled to sit up, looking at Yan Xiaobao and nodding with satisfaction.
Yan Xiaobao's eyes were bloodshot as he said, "We can leave the 5000-kilometer area in three days, guys, shut your m—"
Before he could finish, Hou Yunfei interrupted him. "Brother Bai, your escape and message to the sect is the best chance for Miss Du and me...."
Yan Xiaobao smiled painfully. To believe such a lie, he wasn't a three-year-old child. He knew that even if he escaped and sent word to the sect, by the time anyone arrived to help... Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei would already be dead.
Seeing Yan Xiaobao seemingly deciding to stay, Hou Yunfei started laughing. "Fine. If I'm going to die, then you must leave, right?"
When Yan Xiaobao realized that Hou Yunfei was stirring up his last bit of spiritual energy, as if ready to destroy his own Qi Path, a shiver ran through him.
Hou Yunfei looked at him calmly and continued, "Brother Bai, you're going, aren't you?!"
Yan Xiaobao was tragic, heartbroken. As he stared at Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei, he took a step back, his face filled with complicated emotions. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
A gust of wind blew Du Lingfei's hair across her face. She tucked it behind her ear, looking at Yan Xiaobao. Though her face was pale, somehow she looked more beautiful than ever. Her voice was soft as she said, "I hope... if there's another life after this... I will get the chance to meet you again... Brother Bai... you must live!"
At the moment Yan Xiaobao heard the word "live," a fierce tremor surged through him, as if a hammer hit his chest. Looking at Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei once more, he finally turned and walked out of the cave, unsure of what he really felt. A moment later, he was speeding away into the stormy night.
Seeing Yan Xiaobao finally choose to leave, Hou Yunfei sighed lightly. Du Lingfei watched him go, wishing him the best in her heart. She really wished... she could turn back time to that moment... when she first met Yan Xiaobao.
Everything was quiet for a while, then Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei suddenly looked in Yan Xiaobao's direction, their faces flickering with shine.
His cultivation base was surging with power, his internal spiritual energy radiating outward, even causing the rain to distort.
In the pitch-black night, he was like a brilliantly burning torch, undiminished by the cold brought by the rain. Even people far away could feel it.
Lightning streaked across the sky, and cultivators from the Luochen Clan suddenly sensed Yan Xiaobao from different directions.
Looking towards the surge of power, Chen Heng's eyes shimmered.
Yan Xiaobao remained motionless, flying overhead from the mountainside. As he flew over, Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei could hear him whisper to them.
"I will draw their attention. You two find a way to escape... Come on, go!"
Tears began to stream down Du Lingfei's face as her heart was hit by an incredible wave of emotion. Hou Yunfei was similarly moved.
Meanwhile, Yan Xiaobao exploded with astonishing speed as he chose a different direction to flee.
Yan Xiaobao ran wildly, laughing maniacally, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Die! They're dead! Luochen Clan, I can't wipe you all out, but the Spiritual Flow Sect will definitely come to kill every one of you!"
He seemed to be heading quickly towards the direction out of the 5000-kilometer area. Furthermore, from the way he was shouting, it seemed his two companions had already died, and he was hysterical. Even if he might die in this attempt, he would burst out and send the message to the sect to ensure revenge.
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