"You don't need to worry about that. Just know that if you want to kill him, you'll have to get past me first..." Gui Jianchou chuckled lightly.
He didn't even spare a glance for Ye Jingyu, whose face was etched with horror and whose chest was still bleeding.
"What arrogance. Do you truly believe you alone can stop us?" At this moment, Xu, who stood nearby, spoke up.
Simultaneously, the six Sacred Beasts let out roars, as if mocking Gui Jianchou for overestimating himself...
"Heh heh heh..." Gui Jianchou smiled, but said no more...
Xuanyuan Jing's brow furrowed slightly, seemingly contemplating his next move...
But just then, Gui Jianchou suddenly strode forward, his Blood Moon Scimitar slashing toward Xuanyuan Jing with lightning speed—a crescent of blood-red light cutting horizontally toward him...
Xuanyuan Jing snorted coldly, shaking his Fallen Leaf Tilts the City Sword forcefully. A gleam of sword energy shot out, meeting the blood-red crescent...
Meanwhile, Xu and the six Desolate Beasts lunged simultaneously toward Ye Jingyu and Gui Jianchou...
A mocking smile played on Gui Jianchou's lips. He suddenly retracted the blood-red scimitar and slammed both fists down onto the ground...
"Blood Moon Burst..."
A great shout erupted from his mouth, and immediately, a sanguine radiance flared up from the ground, enveloping both Ye Jingyu and Gui Jianchou like a full, round moon...
It then exploded outward, sending torrents of fierce, bloody energy shooting in all directions. Whether it was Xuanyuan Jing or Xu, they were forced to retreat by the raging energy...
The six Desolate Beasts also sensed danger, their forward momentum instantly reversing as they pulled back...
"Go!" Seizing the moment, Gui Jianchou darted to Ye Jingyu's side, grabbed his shoulder, and leaped skyward, carrying him...
Before Ye Jingyu could fully process what was happening, he was already suspended in mid-air...
Faintly, he heard a tiger's roar, followed by a massive shadow swooping down. It felt as though he were stepping onto something broad and soft on its back...
"A-Yu..." A voice filled with bitterness, heartache, excitement, and infinite worry reached Ye Jingyu's ears...
Ye Jingyu focused his eyes and realized he was standing atop a white tiger at least the size of an elephant—a white tiger that possessed a pair of enormous wings...
"Yingzhao..." This was the cry of astonishment from Xuanyuan Jing below...
The primeval demonic beast, Yingzhao...
On the white tiger's back, besides himself and Gui Jianchou, there stood a woman of breathtaking beauty...
She had long, raven hair, casually tied back at the nape of her neck. She wore a black binding garment that perfectly revealed her fair shoulders and her slender waist, devoid of any excess flesh. The back was laced up with black cords, and she wore a leather skirt below, with a pair of black, high boots on her legs...
Her entire presence radiated a wildness, brimming with endless allure...
Especially her eyes—they seemed to hold a magical quality, capable of completely drawing in one's soul. Yet, when Ye Jingyu looked into those brown irises, he felt no enchantment, but rather a profound sense of familiarity...
It was as if he had seen her somewhere before...
Where? Had he seen her?
Ye Jingyu pondered, but for a moment, he couldn't recall anything...
"Do you know me?" Ye Jingyu asked, bewildered. He couldn't understand why this woman cared for him so deeply, nor why she felt so familiar...
"Heh, Junior Sister, you traveled through hardships to save him, and this brat already doesn't remember you. It truly makes your painstaking efforts worthwhile!" Gui Jianchou sneered, though inwardly he was astonished that Ye Jingyu could still speak after being stabbed through the heart. His physical resilience was simply too formidable...
"A-Yu, it's me, Jiufeng..." The wild beauty spoke, simultaneously steadying Ye Jingyu's arm and somehow producing some medicinal powder, which she sprinkled onto the wound in his chest...
"Jiufeng?" Ye Jingyu's heart shook violently. He stared at the person before him in utter disbelief...
Aside from those brown eyes, she was practically a different person...
The former Jiufeng had olive-toned skin, but now it was fair and smooth, like refined jade. The former Jiufeng was gentle on the surface yet stubborn underneath, but this Jiufeng now exuded pure wildness, radiating immense power from every fiber of her being...
Moreover, Ye Jingyu felt that this was only one facet of her...
Looking closer, her basic features hadn't changed drastically; she was still the Jiufeng from his memories. It was her entire aura that had transformed. Thankfully, the concern in her eyes remained intense; thankfully, her gaze was still so clear...
"Jiufeng..." Ye Jingyu finally recognized the woman who had spent a significant period of his current lifetime with him...
The woman who was supposed to become his first...
How long had it been since he'd had any news of her? Years ago, she had disappeared mysteriously while searching for him, vanishing without a trace...
He never expected to meet her here, or rather, never expected her to appear to rescue him under such circumstances...
Several years had flown by. He had transformed from a hazy youth into a mature, rational man...
And she had undergone such a dramatic change. The only constant was her heart for him...
But what about him? What had been his true feelings for her back then? Affection, love? Or simply care? Ye Jingyu didn't know, but he knew he had failed her...
Yes, he had promised her he would find her within three months, but had he done it? Based on that alone, he had let her down, not to mention that he had fallen in love with Luo Ling'er...
Looking into Jiufeng's brown eyes, Ye Jingyu felt his heart flood with guilt. He almost dared not meet her gaze...
"Trying to run? Not so easy..." At that moment, Xu's voice drifted up from below. Ye Jingyu looked down to see Xuanyuan Jing and Xu rapidly charging toward them...
Not only that, but the six Desolate Beasts actually took to the air, pouncing toward them as well...
The Yingzhao was a primeval demonic beast, a being akin to the Four Fiends. Unfortunately, this Yingzhao had not yet fully matured, and carrying three people slowed its speed considerably. It was about to be overtaken by Xu and the others...
Gui Jianchou was about to strike to repel Xu and Xuanyuan Jing, when Ye Jingyu flipped his hand, and a black iron seal shot out. His Heavenly and Earthly Souls burst from his body, merging directly into the Heaven-Shaking Seal...
He had already failed Jiufeng once; he absolutely would not let her be harmed because of him again. Absolutely not...
A wave of imposing power surged toward the heavens...
(Brothers, don't forget to smash the golden bricks after reading! This is also support for Starry Sky!)