At this moment, Mu Anxiao stood steadily behind She Ning, watching Zhao Xiang approach and destroy monsters as he walked. She shivered and asked, "Only by knocking him out can he return to normal, is that the logic?"
She Ning watched Zhao Xiang's methods and replied, "Yes." Then, his brow furrowed, he quickly turned to look at Mu Anxiao and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Let's split into two paths. I'll go from the back, and you from the front." Mu Anxiao decided to fight alongside She Ning.
She Ning could see, and more importantly, feel the amount of spiritual energy on Mu Anxiao. Moreover, with his experience as an immortal, he judged that Mu Anxiao was not suited to fight a ferocious fellow like Zhao Xiang. If they were to fight, the one who would eventually be harmed would only be her.
Therefore, to prevent such a thing from happening, he sternly stopped Mu Anxiao's idea, "No, you stay here."
Hearing She Ning's firm reply, Mu Anxiao expressed her dissatisfaction, "What, are you looking down on me?"
"It's not looking down on you. You've seen his ferocity. If you fight, it will definitely not benefit you. I'm saying this for your own good, you..."
"Are you sure you can achieve your goal?" Mu Anxiao interrupted She Ning and, seizing the opportunity, glanced at Zhao Xiang, who was proudly basking in the glory of killing the monster. She said in a low voice, "I have more experience than you in these matters."
"You are just a minor immortal," She Ning couldn't help but state the fact.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao did not get angry. Instead, she let out a cold laugh, "I knew you looked down on me, but even so," her eyes were firm, "I must act according to my own judgment."
"Judging from my experience, your strength alone," Mu Anxiao didn't want to discourage She Ning, but due to She Ning's strong prevention, she felt there was no need to hold back, "is not enough to defeat him. On the contrary, you will be utterly defeated by him."
"No," She Ning exclaimed agitatedly.
Mu Anxiao took half a step back and said indifferently, "Then let's try. Anyway," her gaze turned unfriendly, "I won't listen to you. As soon as you step forward, I will act. I believe you can't multitask, can you?" With that, she curved her lips.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's arrogant words, She Ning's nerves instantly tensed up. "Mu Xiao, you're deliberately trying to get me killed, aren't you?"
"I'm trying to keep you alive," Mu Anxiao emphasized angrily, narrowing her eyes. "I never fight a battle unprepared. I always have a backup plan. You've witnessed Zhao Xiang's ferocity, and I believe you also understand that with your strength alone, you cannot defeat him. You..."
"After a while, I'll go up, and you'll escape," She Ning interrupted, glancing at Zhao Xiang who was bending down, staring at the monster, then turning back to Mu Anxiao. "What you said makes sense."
Makes sense?
Mu Anxiao had said so much precisely to get She Ning to agree to cooperate with her. Who knew... her extensive effort had only resulted in such a reply from She Ning. Thinking this, she let out a light laugh, thinking, it seems there's no room for negotiation with him.
With that thought, she looked at She Ning's expression, which was set on fighting Zhao Xiang to the death. Her heart sank. "Since that's the case, then I'm leaving." She pretended to compromise.
"You're not lying to me, are you?" She Ning had gained a general understanding of Mu Anxiao, so he still had some reservations about her words.
Mu Anxiao knew that She Ning would have this attitude, so she said with a calm expression, "Why would I lie to you? If anything were to happen to you because of me, and when I ascend later," she pointed upwards, "if I meet the immortal who manages you and he confronts me, what would I do? If I leave now, he won't be able to find me."
"Yes, the immortal who manages me. If you don't leave, he will definitely find you immediately, and then you'll be finished," She Ning said excitedly.
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly, "I see. Then I'm leaving." With that, she had already mentally mapped out a route to get behind Zhao Xiang.
She Ning nodded.
Then, Mu Anxiao nodded politely, turned, and left.
After Mu Anxiao left, She Ning breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Zhao Xiang, whose face was covered in blood and who was sneering, and said, "You want to kill me."
Zhao Xiang continued to speak mechanically, "You witnessed everything, you cannot live." Saying this, he raised his blood-stained fist and charged towards She Ning.
She Ning was also fully prepared and met him head-on.
The thick fog had also dissipated after the monsters were dead.
On the other side, Mu Anxiao stopped and turned to look not far away... at two beams of light that were constantly flashing and moving. She muttered, "It's starting." With that, she quickly glanced at both sides and then ran towards the right.
Soon, Mu Anxiao passed through the overgrown grass and reached behind a tree not far from Zhao Xiang. Taking a deep breath, she quietly peeked towards the 'battlefield' and saw that She Ning had already fallen to the ground. Seeing this, her eyes widened, thinking, no way.
Over there.
She Ning, his face covered in blood, sat on the ground leaning back and looked at Zhao Xiang, who had stopped at his feet. He said, "You have demonic energy on you." Then, he grabbed a dagger by his side and prepared to get up.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang stepped on She Ning's foot. "You want to get up."
Zhao Xiang's strength was not ordinary, but extraordinary. With that stomp, She Ning couldn't help but cry out, "You've been demonized."
"If I kill you directly," Zhao Xiang completely ignored She Ning's words, narrowing his eyes slightly, "they should know up there."
"You still know about up there?" She Ning asked, realizing... Zhao Xiang was probably gradually regaining consciousness, but his awareness had not yet recovered.
Zhao Xiang let out a cold laugh, "My master said that immortals are not good people. If I'm not mistaken," his tone became normal, no longer mechanical, "you are the immortal in charge of this area, aren't you?"
"You..."
"So, you have enmity with those monsters, just like me," Zhao Xiang muttered to himself.
Not far away, Mu Anxiao listened to Zhao Xiang's words and understood... at this moment, as long as she stood on the same side as him, she could survive.
Thinking this, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, just as she was about to relax, the unreliable She Ning shouted, "I am different from you, you monster, you demonized fiend!"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao mentally broke into a cold sweat for She Ning. Leaning on the tree with one hand, she clearly saw Zhao Xiang's shoulders tremble because of this. She thought, it's over.
Over there.
Zhao Xiang glared fiercely at She Ning, who was not on his side, and gritted his teeth. "Say that again." With that, he removed his foot, bent down, and slapped She Ning across the face.
The next second, thick monster blood was smeared across She Ning's face.
Zhao Xiang tightly grabbed She Ning's collar and said again, "I'll kill you." With that, he let go and forcefully patted Zhao Xiang's chest twice.
She Ning glared at Zhao Xiang and said in a low voice, "You wouldn't dare."
Zhao Xiang snorted and pushed She Ning's chest.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mu Anxiao quickly bypassed the tree and shouted, "If you dare to kill him, I'll kill you, Zhao Xiang."
Hearing this, She Ning's eyes widened.
Zhao Xiang curved his lips, pushed She Ning away, straightened up, and turned towards Mu Anxiao.