Xuanxia

Chapter 224 Hero
On the shore of Dongxuan Lake, Fu Qingzhou and others were rushing towards the Fanyin Temple.

Tang Jiao carried the unconscious Qiu Chan on her back, Fu Qingzhou carried a large iron box, and Hua Wuying supported Wu Changfeng who was seriously injured by Yuan Wu's palm strike. All of them had anxious looks on their faces.

Although Yuanwu had just died, when they looked towards the direction of the temple, they could still see the blood-red column of light rising into the sky.

So much time has passed...

Although the formation has not been broken yet, anyone who breaks into the temple will be in great danger!
So without further ado, several people immediately rushed towards the Fanyin Temple.

But just as they were about to approach the temple, they suddenly saw the beam of light flashing, and then disappeared like smoke.

"The formation is broken!"

Hua Wuying was overjoyed: "They succeeded!"

Fu Qingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief, but still whispered: "But I don't know how many casualties there are, go and take a look."

However, this time, they still couldn't get into the Fanyin Temple quickly... After walking a few steps, they saw a familiar figure.

Left wintersweet.

She was standing in a grove beside the path they were walking on, with her back to the crowd, her body hunched over, and she didn't move.

"Senior Zuo!" Fu Qingzhou was delighted and shouted at him, "Did you break the formation?"

There was no response, only the sound of Zuo Lamei's clothes being blown slightly in the wind.

He was stunned and looked at Hua Wuying, who also had a stern look in his eyes.

"Brother Hua, please wait here."

Fu Qingzhou whispered, "In case of danger, be ready to respond at any time."

As he spoke, he took off the large iron box on his back, drew out his Wave-Cutting Knife, and slowly approached the grove; behind him, Hua Wuying also put Wu Changfeng down and drew out the only wooden sword left in the sword box; Tang Jiao also gently put Qiu Chan down and drew out a dagger from her sleeve.

Although Zuo Lamei would not enter the Fanyin Temple and should not encounter those monks, what if?
If she was in danger, there might be enemies around her...

Fu Qingzhou approached cautiously, and his earlobe moved slightly.

He could hear Zuo Lamei's soft and long breathing.

This made him feel a little relieved...but when he came to Zuo Lamei, his pupils shrank.

It was obvious to the naked eye that Zuo Lamei was in very bad condition!

She held one hand horizontally in front of her, and the half of her forearm and palm that appeared from her sleeve were completely black, looking as if carbonized, with many deep cracks on them, but not a drop of blood could be seen.

She looked straight ahead with an expressionless face, a little blood foam at the corner of her mouth, but there was no life in her pupils.

Looking down, there was a deep pit right at her feet.

There was a piece of canvas lying flat in the pit. A closer look revealed that it was a painting made of human skin, with blood vessels and muscle textures still visible on the edge of the skin. The painting showed a scene of a giant Buddha preaching, but the entire painting had been scratched with countless deep cuts and was badly damaged, with black blood oozing from the cuts.

Fu Qingzhou frowned and had a bad feeling in his heart.

He didn't dare to reach out and touch Zuo Lamei directly, so he could only ask in a low voice: "Old man, can you tell what's going on?"

"Don't look at it."

The smoker refused outright: "You ruined all my good deeds, and you still want me to do things for you? I won't watch it!"

Fu Qingzhou shook his head helplessly.

He could only cautiously reach out to Zuo Lamei's other hand hanging by her side, trying to feel her pulse.

But when he gently lifted up the wide sleeve, what he saw was another completely carbonized hand!

Fu Qingzhou's pupils constricted and he took a breath.

He took a step back and shouted to his companions, "Come here!"

Soon, Hua Wuying and Tang Jiao hurried over, and Wu Changfeng could only stay where he was, looking after the unconscious Qiu Chan.

“Senior Zuo, what is this…”

Soon, Hua Wuying's expression became serious: "When you were trying to break the formation of the Fanyin Temple, did you suffer a backlash?"

"I think so." Fu Qingzhou nodded gently: "The human skin painting below should be something like the eye of the formation. Now that the formation has been broken, Senior Zuo must have succeeded...but we don't know what her current condition is." "Her current state, her soul is probably seriously damaged, but as long as the body can be saved and the soul is not destroyed, there is still a chance..."

"Brother, Young Alliance Leader."

Tang Jiao said softly, "How about...you guys step back a little, and let me see what's going on with you, Senior?"

Fu Qingzhou and Hua Wuying looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Tang Jiao's meaning was very clear. She wanted to see whether Zuo Lamei was only injured in her two hands, or if she had more injuries and they were more serious?
The two of them stepped back a little and turned their backs. Behind them, Tang Jiao had already gently opened Zuo Lamei's collar.

"Brother Fu."

When the two stood still, Hua Wuying smiled slightly and said softly: "Now the overall situation of Fanyin Temple has been settled. You have done a great thing and it is time for you to become famous."

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips: "Stop it, I'm not a personal hero. You contributed much more than me to this matter, and..."

He spread his hands and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, Zhao Hao deserves the greatest credit. Without the intelligence network of Qianfang Baixiao Tower, we would not be able to accomplish this."

As he said that, he glanced at Hua Wuying again: "Of course, that guy was invited by you, Brother Hua..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Wuying smiled at him and said, "But Brother Fu, you were the one who found me."

After saying that, both of them laughed softly.

At this moment, Tang Jiao's slightly panicked voice suddenly came from behind: "Big, big brother!"

Fu Qingzhou and Hua Wuying stopped smiling and turned around abruptly.

Tang Jiao stood in front of Zuo Lamei, looking over the senior's shoulder at the two of them, her voice trembling: "Senior, she, her whole body..."

Fu Qingzhou was startled and rushed forward: "What did you say?"

"Senior, her whole body has become like her hands..." Tang Jiao bit her lip and said, "Only the part above the neck is left..."

Hua Wuying took a breath of cold air.

Fu Qingzhou's body stiffened a little, and he slowly turned his gaze to Zuo Lamei.

The old senior was still standing there. She was still breathing, but her face was a little pale.

cocoa……

"Don't look at it, she's dead."

At this moment, the lazy voice of the Smoker sounded in his mind: "Just as you guessed, she broke the formation, but was also attacked back - the power of this formation was beyond her ability. She forced a hole in the sky before she died. This action left her with a trace of life, so she can still stand and breathe."

"But it's no use. Her soul is dead, and it's only a matter of time before her body decays. She won't be able to hold on for much longer."

"Bury it quickly, or it will be blown away by the wind."

Its words were like the nail that finally sealed the coffin.

Fu Qingzhou's fingertips were extremely cold, his heart felt desolate, and his ears were buzzing, so he couldn't hear clearly what others were saying.

He looked at Zuo Lamei's old and slightly mean face and thought of what she had said before.

"You are not the smartest young man I have ever met, nor the most talented young man, nor the most outstanding young man, but you are one of the few truly good people."

"There have been people like you before, but most of them have become dry bones in the grave. I don't want to hear about your death in a few months or years."

"Fu Qingzhou... I hope you can do something different in this world."

The two did not have much interaction, but after meeting briefly several times in Shu before, Fu Qingzhou had already regarded Zuo Lamei as his own elder. Although the siege of Fanyin Temple had nothing to do with her, she still traveled thousands of miles to come here with great difficulty and took the initiative to undertake the most difficult task of breaking the formation.

This is not only about being a hero, but also about taking care of the younger generation.

She is also a good person.

Now, several months have passed, and the words still linger in my ears, but the person who spoke them has become a dry bone in his own words.

Fu Qingzhou's fingers trembled slightly, and he unknowingly knelt in front of Zuo Lamei, lightly touching the ground with his forehead.

(End of this chapter)