"You... how did you manage to stand up?" Dong Yu looked at Chu Mo with concern.

This only incensed Luo Ying even further. In a flash, he sidestepped Dong Yu and, with a gleaming longsword appearing in his hand, thrust it directly toward Chu Mo's forehead. "Scum, even if I risk the punishment of the Illusory Divine Realm's rules, I will kill you!"

Dong Yu was absolutely furious. She didn't have any sort of affection for Chu Mo, viewing him solely as a friend she could confide in. But Luo Ying's actions made her extremely uncomfortable, completely triggering her rage.

When did the esteemed Miss Dong, who hasn't made any marital promises, become your possession Luo Ying?

You may entertain this idea, but do not dare utter it in my presence!

Just as Dong Yu prepared to intervene, the light of Chu Mo's knife suddenly flared.

Dong Yu instantly felt a blur in her vision, her heart filled with terror. In this instant, what she feared... was not only for Chu Mo!

But, Luo Ying, who prides himself on his abundant battle experiences!

She couldn't comprehend how a young man of such a low realm could wield such a striking blow

Subsequently, she heard Luo Ying release a shocking, earth-shaking howl.

"Ah!"

"My arm!"

The light faded.

The arm Luo Ying used to grasp his sword, severed at the shoulder, fell to the ground.

Blood gushed from the wound, following the cut of Luo Ying's arm in a fast stream.

Chu Mo swayed on his feet, a cold light in his eyes as he looked at Luo Ying. "For Dong Yu's sake, I won't kill you. This cut is in return for your previous strike! Luo Ying, if you don't recognize your faults, I don't mind forcing you to lie in your house for two months, unable to eat or move!"

With this, a stream of blood trickled from the corner of Chu Mo's mouth.

Despite the magic healing of the Dong family's Healing Pills, his prior injury was too severe to heal quickly.

Luo Ying looked as though he had seen a ghost, his eyes vacant. With one hand clutched on his severed arm, he let out a painful scream.

Seeing Luo Ying like this, Dong Yu softened. She walked over and said, "Why must you..."

As she spoke, she took out the medicinal Healing Pills, preparing to apply them.

"Get away from me!"

Luo Ying suddenly regained his senses and screamed angrily at Dong Yu. Then, with his left hand bathed in blood, he gave Dong Yu a harsh slap across her face.

Perhaps due to some guilt or the unexpected attack, Dong Yu forgot to dodge.

'Smack!'

The slap from Luo Ying landed on Dong Yu's face with a crack!

Her exquisite and beautiful face was immediately covered with blood.

Luo Ying's blood.

Dong Yu stood there dumbfounded, with tears welling up in her large, watery eyes.

Luo Ying too was stunned, he hadn't expected Dong Yu not to dodge. Alarmed, he quickly blurted, "Yu... I, I... I didn't mean it, you, you are alright?"

"Luo Ying!" Tears fell from Dong Yu's eyes as she responded coldly: "Between us, from now on..."

"Yu... let me explain!" Luo Ying, ignoring the wound on his arm, desperately wanted to explain.

"We have no relationship whatsoever!" Dong Yu didn't give Luo Ying the chance, she finished her sentence and then, with a complex look at Chu Mo, she said nothing, turned around, activated her movement technique, and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

Chu Mo felt somewhat guilty in his heart. When it came down to it, he had triggered these events. Nevertheless, even considering from a friend's perspective, he completely disagreed with Dong Yu marrying Luo Ying.

Abusing power and acting selfishly narrow-minded truly weren't the foundations of a healthy match.

Seeing Dong Yu leaving, Chu Mo shot a cold glance at Luo Ying, "The relationship between Dong Yu and me is not what you think. Cutting off your arm was retaliation for your attack on me in the illusionary God Lake."

Chu Mo didn't want Dong Yu to hate him because of this. Regardless of whether the explanation was useful or not, he had to make it clear. As for whether Luo Ying would listen, that was out of Chu Mo's control.

"Scum, you must be self-satisfied, right?" Luo Ying paled, using his inner energy to seal off the meridians of his severed arm and stop the bleeding. He looked at Chu Mo with a cold smirk, took out a small bronze cauldron from his body, and a touch of madness flashed in his eyes, "Today, I'll let you, the trash from a low-level world, know what it is like to deal with a high-level world's methods!"

The moment Luo Ying took out the cauldron, Chu Mo suddenly felt an extremely dangerous aura coming towards him.

This aura, carrying an endless sense of destruction, made even his Sky God Mirror burst forth with a strong fluctuation in an instant, seemingly eager to alert and protect Chu Mo.

Without any hesitation, Chu Mo turned and fled!

Because in his mind, he remembered Dong Yu's words from just moments before.

"In this world, there's also something called elixirs and some dharma instruments only requiring Heavenly Crystals to activate, as well as charms...and arrays...and so much more!"

The object Luo Ying took out was clearly a dharma instrument that didn't require any force to activate!

The destructive aura it released was not something Chu Mo could resist.

Standing firm against it might just lead him to a fate of total annihilation.

If he wouldn't run now, when would he?

As Chu Mo ran, he swallowed loads of elixirs and activated his Phantom Wind Step. He disappeared into the night like a cloud of mist.

It seemed that Luo Ying did not expect Chu Mo to run, and he bellowed in rage, "Stand still!"

"Only a fool would stand!" Chu Mo retorted from far away.

Furious smoke seemed to billow out of Luo Ying's seven orifices. Holding the bronze cauldron, he chased after Chu Mo, "Rubbish... I swear on my life, I will not rest until I kill you today!"

In the darkness of night, one chased and one fled, immediately disappearing from sight.

After a while, Dong Yu, who had disappeared long ago, suddenly returned to this place. The bloodstain on her face remained. Standing near the bonfire, her beautiful eyes were filled with hesitation.

In her heart, she was also weighing if it was worth it to offend Luo Ying, the heir of a great family, to death all because of Chu Mo.

To think about it rationally, it certainly wasn't worth it – it wasn't worth it at all!

It was likely that anyone given the choice would either side with Luo Ying or not take sides at all, but would definitely not choose to stand by Chu Mo.

Not to mention that Chu Mo was just a poor boy who could hardly be considered a cultivator, even if he came from a Heavenly Realm grand family with a strong bloodline, offending Luo Ying to the death because of him would still be utterly irrational.

Yet not everything in the world has to be considered rationally and from the angle of personal interests.

In Dong Yu's mind, Chu Mo's sentence echoed, "I am an orphan, I grew up in an extremely poor place..."

Just this one sentence struck a soft spot in Dong Yu's heart.

She couldn't allow a boy like Chu Mo to be killed by Luo Ying's dharma instrument!

She knew very clearly what kind of disaster Chu Mo would face if she didn't act.

It wouldn't just be being immobile and unable to eat for two months.

It would be...complete disappearance!

"I said I'd protect you, and I can't go back on my word!"

Then, Dong Yu stomped her foot resolutely. A touch of determination flashed in her eyes as she followed in the direction of their disappearance. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and recommend. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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