After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

"Is it really necessary? It's just that we caught Li Yunshang, isn't it?"

"Of course it is!!! You have no idea how awful she is. Just think of the beginning... I was ordered to guard the gate for a few spirit stones, and everything was fine at the time."

Who knew that the day I was knocked unconscious by some bastard, stripped naked, woke up amidst a crowd of onlookers, and ran back home clutching my backside, would be the shame of my life…

The disciple clenched his fists, his wide eyes flashing with the mocking laughter of his fellow disciples.

"Moreover, when we were chasing her, I was played like a dog by that inner disciple Ye Feng. I finally found my clothes, but all the spirit stones I had painstakingly saved up over several months to buy my natal magic weapon were gone, not a single one left."

They stole my money and humiliated me; I swore then and there that I would make them pay a heavy price, a bloody price, once I caught that despicable couple…

After his hysterical roar, the disciple grinned, a look of impending revenge on his face, and slowly approached Li Yunshang, shouting:

"Now we finally have an opportunity. It came so easily. It's Li Yunshang, the precious daughter of the Xuanling Sect Master."

Hmph… If I capture her, even if I don't gain anything from this secret realm, I'll at least have something to show for my sect when I return, and I can finally avenge my grudge. As for that bastard Ye Feng, just wait and see. Where can a rogue cultivator expelled from the sect hide? I…”

But before he could finish speaking, a sharp, piercing sound, carrying an unstoppable momentum, emerged from the nearby ruins and attacked him.

At the critical moment, Elder Ulala arrived and blocked the attack.

Beneath her golden hair, the corners of her mouth curled up again, revealing an excited expression. She opened her mouth, looking at the person opposite her who had attacked, her serrated teeth exposed, radiating heat:

"dragon?!"

Chapter Nine, Let Me Be Your Dog

Several minutes ago.

"Interesting...interesting, let's do it again!"

The golden figure, like a mad dog, relentlessly bit the flaming monster wielding a large spear. Despite carrying a giant axe as long as itself, its petite body was agile and ghostly.

The dancing golden wheel and the parrying bronze spear became entangled, producing a series of crisp, clanging sounds.

Hidden among the ruins nearby, Xiao Yu and his companion watched the fierce battle unfold before them with intense eyes.

So strong!

He actually managed to hold his own against that monster wielding a big gun, which was clearly a minor elite monster, using only his physical strength.

Xiao Yu was secretly amazed. He wondered if he, with his current martial arts level, could possibly wield a giant axe with such ease and grace as the golden figure.

It was obvious that the golden figure was a martial artist, a martial artist at the Xiongpo realm, which corresponds to the Golden Core realm of a Qi cultivator.

The girl was not old, probably just over twenty, yet she had already reached the Heroic Spirit Realm. Martial artists are most particular about honing their physique and accumulating strength before unleashing it. If they were to break through rashly, they would only ruin their future early on.

The girl with lowered eyes was not the kind of fool who would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. She had a solid foundation and her qi and blood were perfectly integrated, clearly a martial arts prodigy who was a once-in-a-century talent.

Long Wanyan, standing to the side, exclaimed in amazement. There were truly countless heroes in this world. In just a short time following Ye Ba, she had actually seen so many exceptionally talented geniuses.

Compared to when she dominated the top of the new generation list, standing out from the crowd, the current situation is much more exciting.

In a way, it also fulfilled her master's words: the tide of the times is coming. This time, the new wave will wash ashore, and who knows how many treasures that are usually hidden in the depths of the sea will be swept up.

This is an irreversible trend.

It's just a matter of who will become the trendsetter of this era.

With this in mind, although Long Wanyan's gaze was still fixed on the golden figure fighting the monster in the distance, her attention was completely shifted to Xiao Yu, who was out of the corner of her eye.

However, after a short while, under the continuous suppression of the golden figure, the monster wielding the gun had its head chopped off with an axe, and was thus defeated.

"Greetings, Elder Ulala!"

Several disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect approached and respectfully greeted the golden figure.

Ulala?

This person is called Ulala... a strange name. Doesn't seem to be from Dragon Head Continent. Is he from out of town?

Long Wanyan, who was eavesdropping, pondered to herself.

Right now, she's wondering whether she should go out and greet the group from the Myriad Beasts Sect.

The monsters have been dealt with. If we continue to hide in these ruins, it will be fine if we are not discovered. However, if we are detected by the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in advance, it will be suspected that someone is trying to take advantage of us.

As Long Wanyan was thinking, the members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect began to talk. Suddenly, a familiar name popped out of the conversation, which she keenly caught.

"Li Yunshang?"

She murmured, her expression suddenly blank.

"That's right, it's that difficult young lady from the Xuanling Sect. It seems she wasted some energy fighting those monsters earlier..."

At the same time, Xiao Yu also overheard the conversation between the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, but unlike them, he overheard it long before they started discussing it.

As if sensing something, he peeked out and turned around, just in time to see Li Yunshang kneeling in the middle, surrounded by several clumps of burnt ashes.

The girl's tattered clothes and disheveled appearance made him instinctively tighten his grip on the skirt-pressing knife in his arms.

is her……

Li Yunshang!

Speaking of this name, Xiao Yu had mixed feelings, after that afternoon when he had narrowly escaped death and almost faced a hellish situation.

Although he was somewhat prepared, he never expected that their reunion would be like this. He turned his head and looked around, but he didn't see any other disciples of the Xuanling Sect.

Were they abandoned by their sect?

Impossible. Given her status as the eldest daughter of the Xuanling Sect, such a thing could never happen to her.

That's another story. The key point is that, by sheer coincidence, they ran into the group from the Myriad Beasts Sect.

This is not good...

The feud between the Xuanling Sect and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has a long history, and Xiao Yu, as a former disciple of the Xuanling Sect, is well aware of it.

The Myriad Beasts Sect had always wanted to capture Li Yunshang to threaten her mother, the Sect Master of the Xuanling Sect. Their previous raids all failed thanks to Xiao Yu's help.

But now, with the severely injured Li Yunshang right in front of him and no Xuanling Sect disciples around, it was a perfect opportunity. Xiao Yu knew for a second that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect wouldn't give up something that had come to them so easily.

"It really came without any effort at all. Li Yunshang, the precious daughter of the Xuanling Sect Master."

Hmph... If I capture her, even if I don't gain anything from this secret realm, I'll at least have something to report back to the sect, and I can finally avenge my deepest grudge..."

As expected, the Myriad Beasts Sect quickly took action regarding the distressed Li Yunshang, as Xiao Yu had been worried about.

A somewhat familiar-looking disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect broke away from the group and walked towards Li Yunshang with a smirk on his face.

Depend on!

Xiao Yu tensed up. Although he had always wanted to break free from the shackles imposed on him as the protagonist, he knew he absolutely could not get involved with Li Yunshang, the female lead who was at the center of the plot.

The female lead is a magnet for trouble; having her around will definitely cause endless problems.

Given the current situation, he didn't need to think too much to know that Li Yunshang must have fallen into a monster horde again at the beginning, been besieged and attacked, and ended up in this state of exhaustion.

Xiao Yu, who had traveled with Li Yunshang for a period of time, knew this very well.

But no matter how much he didn't want to get involved, he couldn't just watch Li Yunshang fall into the hands of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

The main problem is... I haven't returned the things to her yet.

Clutching the skirt-pressing knife that the girl kept close to her body, Xiao Yu gave himself a reason to convince himself. Ignoring Linglong, who was still unaware of his situation, he was about to rush out of the ruins when...

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past him. Xiao Yu turned his head and saw that the woman dressed as a Taoist nun who had been squatting next to him had rushed out first and attacked the grinning disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

He paused for a moment, then followed closely behind, but his direction was straight towards Li Yunshang, who was slumped on the ground.

boom!

With a loud bang, they clashed in close combat. Without even turning around, it was clear that it was the warlike Elder Wulala of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who had made the move.

Taking advantage of Linglong drawing everyone's attention, Xiao Yu arrived in front of Li Yunshang without any hindrance.

"Hey! Junior sister...are you alright...oh!"

The broken sword was flung out, the severed cross-section gleaming with a sharp, cold light; being grazed by it would probably hurt quite a bit.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu reacted in time. Just before the broken sword pierced his neck, the flying sword Yue Li flew out and deflected it. Under the effect of the cold air, the broken sword quickly froze into an ice block and fell down.

With the boost from the twin moons in the sky, Xiao Yu is now terrifyingly strong.

"Senior Brother Yu..."

A girl's confused and fragile voice rang out, as if she recognized that the person who came to her was Xiao Yu. She looked at Xiao Yu with her eyes half closed, her hazy eyes carrying a pitiful feeling like an abandoned stray kitten.

"It's me. How are you? Are you alright?"

"Master Yu..."

The girl seemed to finally let out a breath she had been forcibly holding back, and she relaxed her whole body, leaning forward and falling face down to the ground.

Xiao Yu reacted quickly and caught Li Yunshang before she fell.

The soft warmth enveloped him, carrying a suffocating heat. Xiao Yu noticed that Li Yunshang's temperature inside his arms was unusually high.

fever?

He placed his hand on his forehead, but immediately pulled it back. It was so hot, hot enough to fry an egg on, and his injuries were quite severe.

Xiao Yu flicked his wrist, and at that moment, Li Yunshang, who was in his arms, opened her half-closed eyes.

Like a baby, her tender skin flushed a warm red from the heat, and her blurry, misty eyes stared intently at Xiao Yu's face for a while.

Xiao Yu tilted his head, puzzled. What was Li Yunshang doing...?

coming……

Sure enough, every time he was in danger, Senior Brother Yu would come to his rescue.

That's great... I wasn't abandoned...

That's wonderful.

I'd do anything as long as I could be by Senior Brother Yu's side, it's just a pity... it seems I'm going to die...

dying……

If there is a next life...