He clenched his fists, and a bitter, melancholic smile slowly tugged at the corner of his lips.

Is this me, the Su Family's young man, full of spirit and passion...

Wind and sun, day and night. Just lying motionless in the grass for two or three days, Su Chen had hardly had a drop to drink. He kept his eyes closed, with dry lips quivering, feeling an unprecedented weakness.

Life was slipping away, and he was powerless, what a tragic reality. At this moment, all he wished for was a drop of dew on his cracked lips to feel satisfied.

"Hey, Gudeng, there's a corpse here!"

In the midst of despair, an excited voice suddenly rang like thunder in his ears.

Su Chen's heart trembled and he wanted to open his eyes, but he had lost all his strength, he moved his fingers, his Adam's apple struggled a little.

A sound of footsteps approached, accompanied by the rustling of weeds being crushed.

Su Chen exerted to open his eyes, and in the moment they were pierced by sunlight, he powerlessly closed them again. The last consciousness flickered in his mind, letting him know that the feeling of someone nearby was so comforting...

Beside the blazing bonfire sat five blue-haired youths, three male and two female, all of them had outstanding appearances and exceptional presence.

"Roy, you kid, look at what you found, a useless person incapable of acting!"

Gudeng, with an angry face, dared not scold Lien who rescued Su Chen, so he vented his anger on the careless Roy.

Roy looked helpless and said dejectedly, "Gudeng, just stop blaming me, I didn't know this guy didn't have anything valuable on him. Otherwise, I'd really treat him as just a corpse."

"Hmph, now we're stuck with a burden, no idea when we'll get rid of it."

Gudeng turned away, unwillingly said.

"Yeah, suddenly having such an ugly fellow, it's really unsettling."

One of the cute looking girls played with her curls and chimed in, "If any trouble arises halfway, we might as well just leave him, after all, he's not very important."

"Alright, stop it, I'm the one who suggested we save him. If you all fear the trouble, then let me handle it by myself."

Lien, who was keeping watch beside Su Chen, frowned and said in a faint tone.

"Lien, that's not what we meant, you misunderstood. Gudeng's face turned anxious, quickly explained, then he looked at Roy and the cute girl, signaling secretly.

Roy laughed awkwardly, "Lien, Gudeng is right, that's not what we meant!"

"Yeah, we were just complaining a bit, Lien, you won't be this petty, right?"

The cute girl rolled her eyes slightly annoyed, saying with mild discontent.

Only a blue-haired young man holding a longsword remained silent, quietly gazing at the ground.

Lien smiled faintly, as she wiped away the bloodstains on Su Chen's face, she said, "I'm not angry, just worried about burdening everyone, anyway he's the one I insisted on saving, if anything goes wrong..."

"Okay, Lien, he's already saved, whether he's dead or useless, we'll just take him along."

Gudeng stood up, the bonfire's blaze reflected on his face, revealing a certain unusual toughness.

"Hey, Gudeng, when did you get so righteous, didn't you say earlier this guy's got nothing valuable on him, we just ignore him?"

Roy inappropriately chimed in, teasingly, but backed away frightened by Gudeng's glare.

"You brat, slander me again and I'll teach you a lesson!"

Roy jumped away, laughing while looking back at the embarrassed and angry Gudeng, a teasing smile hung on his lips. He knew Gudeng had always liked Lien.

"Are you feeling better? Can you open your eyes and see the outside world?"

Lien asked softly while supporting Su Chen.

She could feel Su Chen's heartbeat slowly growing stronger. This boy, now cleansed of bloodstains, though still covered with scars, his face appeared far more refined than before. His lips were pale and his breaths weak, but at least his life was temporarily secured.

Upon hearing Lien's voice, Su Chen, in his haze, slightly furrowed his brows, seemingly a ray of light broke into his mind.

"Do not talk to other girls after dismounting the mountain, understood?"

"Got it, Master Sister."

"Good, remember only your Master Sister in your heart, think only of your Master Sister, if I find you talking to any little girl, I surely won't forgive you."

"Oh, what a romantic young couple, whispering sweet nothings in such a beautiful place, hmph!"

The light instantly spread, occupying the mind, Qi Ling's charming and lovely voice, like a gentle breeze, dispelled all the gloom in the dark world.

Su Chen opened his eyes and saw Lien's bright eyes watching him, with a faint circle of light in them.

"Where am I?"

He asked softly.

"In my arms, hehe."

Lien blushed slightly as she laughed, yet she seemed very relaxed.

Su Chen also wanted to laugh, but as soon as he twitched his lips, he groaned with pain, "It hurts..."

"Don't move carelessly, the wound might tear."

Lien extended her jade-like hand, gently pressing it on Su Chen's shoulder, "Thirsty? I'll give you some water..."

She gently held the water pouch, bringing it to Su Chen's lips, with a gentle smile on her face that caused Su Chen to feel momentarily dazed. Then he slowly opened his mouth, letting the sweet and clear water slide in.

"Lien treats him so well, tsk tsk, just look at her eyes, it's like she's looking at a lover."

Roy remarked with some envy.

His peripheral vision glanced at Gudeng, noticing the latter's face was ashen, his fists clenched tightly, "Hehe, what a lucky guy, barely clinging to life and still getting Lien's care."

"Shut your mouth, Roy, or I'll rip your filthy mouth apart!"

Gudeng glared, threatening with a hateful voice.

"Gudeng, lower your voice, something's happening."

The charming girl Feilin hushed.

Her gaze was cast between the trees, seeming to shine with a crystalline gloss. The shadows of the trees swayed lightly with the wind, casting a dappled pattern on the ground.

The blue-haired boy who had been silent all along also had a slightly tense expression, looking at the swaying tree shadows in the dim light, his hands holding the sword tightened a bit.

Gudeng and Roy suddenly quieted down, even Lien who was feeding water to Su Chen, also looked over there.

In the darkness, something seemed to be rustling, the subtle scent of apprehension made everyone unprecedentedly alert...

Sand

A light wind blew through the leaves, emitting a sound that made one's scalp tingle. The night was dense, the moonlight faint, a thin figure suddenly walked into their sight.

He wore a tattered hemp garment, looking thin and impoverished, with thick white bandages wrapped around from his neck down. So much so that the eerie face was covered by the bandages, revealing just a flat nose bridge and two eerie green glowing eyes. But what was most striking was the astonishingly broad and thick strange knife in his hand.

The strange knife was about nine feet long, extremely hefty, with a hilt wrapped in layers of black cloth. Aside from the hilt, its shape resembled a trapezoidal dam. The faint edge that faintly glinted, reflected on the tree trunks, looked like a cold crescent moon.

The strange man slowly walked over, his eyes unblinking, coldly fixated on the blue-haired boy holding the sword.

"Who are you?"

Gudeng asked before anyone else.

The strange man ignored him, subtly turning the blade, the edge dazzled Gudeng so he couldn't open his eyes, and at this moment, without any warning, he launched an attack on the blue-haired boy!

"Bane, be careful!"

Gudeng let out a low cry!

The strange man wielded the enormous strange knife, yet his speed was absurdly fast. In the blink of an eye, he flashed in front of the blue-haired boy Bane, the strange knife slashing diagonally, bringing up a sharp earthen-colored blade light!

Bane's expression unchanged, quickly lifting his sword, using the momentum to rotate his body in mid-air for two revolutions, the sword light clashed with the blade light, exploding into a burst of dazzling spark in the air!

Before the spark dissipated, Bane, with a cold expression, let out a low hum, using the remaining force, spun like a top to the strange man's back, the longsword soaring, a flash of lightning, instantly tearing the dim scene!

Slash!

The sword light tore through the strange man's hemp garment, simultaneously releasing strands of icy water elemental energy. Water elemental energy coiled like a venomous snake around the strange man's body, instantly binding him tightly.

"Ha~" the strange man grinned, his expression becoming more excited, his wrist suddenly turned, the strange knife flipped upward, as if possessing a soul, rapidly whirling around his body, whoosh whoosh whoosh a series of sounds, the water elemental energy was actually sliced by the knife light, dissolving into faint dissipating vapor!

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