"Why are you standing there frozen!"
"Help me!"
Miyel, cloaked in a magic robe, yelled at Chen Yu, who was perched on a tree branch.
Chen Yu stared at the scene, aghast.
He was stunned.
He had no idea what kind of terrible trouble Miyel had gotten into. It was as if she had stumbled into a nest of demons. Behind her, countless flying creatures and beasts swarmed.
There was the Hongluan, spitting flames.
There were hedgehogs, their bodies bristling with sharp quills.
Without exception, all these demons had bloodshot eyes, staring intently at Miyel, intent on killing her right there.
"Chen Yu!!!"
"You heartless wretch, if you don't come out now, I'm truly going to die here. If I die, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!!!"
"Chen Yu, you damn..."
*Whoosh.*
Before Miyel could even finish her words, a dark figure appeared without warning. The demons chasing Miyel froze for a moment upon seeing this dark shadow.
In the next instant, they charged forward fearlessly again.
"Explosion Flame!"
As if a dragon or snake was dancing, a thick, rose-red flame transformed into a wildly writhing dragon and snake, blasting towards the demons.
A violent explosion roared through the forest.
As the rumbling reached their ears, the demons in the forest converged on the source of the sound.
"Wow."
"Lord Chen's mastery of magic is truly impressive."
Gazing at the surging fire dragon, Miyel, who had been fleeing, stopped and raised her hand to watch.
Immediately after, she placed her hands on her hips.
"Serves you right for bullying me! You're in trouble now. I'm telling you, I have someone powerful backing me. You're all going to die... Ouch!"
While Miyel was arrogantly standing with her hands on her hips,
She suddenly felt her arm being grabbed, and she was almost lifted off the ground as she was yanked away. After a while, she came to her senses and saw Chen Yu sprinting through the wilderness with his head down.
"What are you doing? I haven't finished my threats."
"If you finish your threats, we'll both probably be dead and cold," Chen Yu said, his brows furrowed as he used his soul power to sense the movements of the surrounding demons, trying to move towards areas with fewer of them.
Along the way, whenever he encountered demons blocking their path,
A fireball would instantly condense behind him and be hurled at them, merely to obstruct and repulse, without stopping or hesitating for even half a second.
Miyel was quietly dragged along, a smile lingering in her eyes.
"Let's just fight them, what are we afraid of? Your fire magic is very powerful, you know. With us two working together, your pursuers might not be our match."
"What about the demonic creatures in the forest?"
Chen Yu asked without lifting his head, "You're not afraid of those pursuers, but what about the cave giants that were cleared out? Are they just decoration? Do you really think the two of us can deal with all the demons within Lanfeng City's borders? Sister, wake up. We are not saints, and even if we were, we might not be able to do it."
"Boring."
Allowing Chen Yu to pull her arm, Miyel pursed her lips and sighed, using her free hand to tidy her disheveled hair.
"Speaking of which, Lord Chen is quite a good fellow."
"You really came to help when I called you. I thought you would have run away the moment you saw the situation behind me."
"This little maiden owes you a favor."
"This life-saving grace is hard to repay. How about I offer myself to you directly?"
Only then did Chen Yu glance at her.
Feeling Chen Yu's gaze, Miyel deliberately puffed out her chest, her delicate face beaming with a smile.
"Are you alright?"
However, Chen Yu's response was a virtually cold glare.
"Did you treat Old Seven the same way?"
"Please, how could I do something like that?" Miyel said speechlessly. "I have very high standards for the man I'll be with in the future. You don't actually think Old Seven could catch my eye, do you? You underestimate me too much."
"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in you."
"Are you sure?"
Miyel brushed back her long hair.
"Very sure," Chen Yu said gravely. "Let's not engage in these meaningless jokes here. I know you're joking, and I can't be bothered to take it seriously. If you're really that idle, then help out a little and deal with the demons surrounding us."
"Then I'm afraid I can't help you."
Miyel, who had been chatting and laughing just a moment before, suddenly became listless.
"I'm out of strength."
This sudden change caught Chen Yu off guard. She had seemed perfectly fine just moments ago. Was she really this weak just to slack off?
"Hey, don't pretend."
"We're in a life-or-death situation right now, with so many demons chasing us. I'll have a hard time handling this on my own."
"If you can help, you must help."
Chen Yu frowned, but Miyel, whom he was dragging, grew even weaker.
"I really can't help, I..."
Chen Yu's heart sank as he continued to run. He didn't think Miyel was the type to joke around in a life-or-death situation, and her weak aura didn't seem faked.
He subconsciously looked at Miyel.
His gaze shifted downwards, and he finally noticed a patch of bright red on Miyel's abdomen.
Her armor had been pierced through.
Blood was gushing out unstoppably.
"Miyel!!!"
Seeing this, Chen Yu exclaimed and quickly laid her down on the ground, taking out healing ointment from his bracelet and applying it to her wound.
"Haa—"
In that brief moment, the demons in the forest had already caught up.
"Get lost!"
Scorching flames surged outwards, but the demons did not retreat, instead pressing forward step by step towards Chen Yu and Miyel.
"Lord Chen, maybe... just leave me."
"Stop saying such meaningless things. If you really wanted to die, why would you have called me?" Chen Yu interrupted Miyel. "Stay put. As long as I'm here, you won't die."
"Wow, so manly."
"You're really..."
Even at this point, she was still saying such things. Chen Yu couldn't fathom her thought process.
And more importantly—
How did she sustain such a severe injury?
Chen Yu was certain that no demon could have touched Miyel after he appeared. This meant her injury was sustained within Lanfeng City.
Miyel was, after all, at the peak of the Cai Realm.
What kind of monster was hidden in the inner city of Lanfeng City to have injured her to this extent?
"What did you see in the city?"
"I..." Miyel's face was pale, but her hand instinctively tidied her messy hair. "Everything is in this wristband. Take it, Chen Yu... I think we should abandon this territory of Fengqi City."
"Abandon?"
"We..."
"Let's talk about it when we're safe. The demons are closing in, I need to deal with them first." Saying this, Chen Yu took out a rope from his bracelet and tied Miyel to his back. "Huddle up, and remember what I said, you won't die!"
"Okay..."
Miyel, her face pale, pressed her cheek against Chen Yu's shoulder. Chen Yu, holding nothing back, let the surging flames erupt around him.
Flames even emerged from the depths of his eyes.
"Those who block me shall die!"