Gao Wu: I'll enjoy the benefits, but you'll bear the side effects.

At this moment, Gao Jie also had a famous sword in his hand, along with an iron sword that came with it.

The next moment, a resolute look flashed in Gao Jie's eyes.

He clenched his teeth, his muscles tensing.

Suddenly, he charged at Black Five with a desperate, life-or-death fighting style.

At this critical moment, he unleashed a series of exquisite moves, achieving a near-miraculous comeback.

Black Five stared wide-eyed, his expression filled with disbelief. He instinctively covered his neck with his hands, where blood was gushing out like a spring.

His body slumped to the ground like a puppet that had lost its support, his eyes filled not only with resentment but also with fear of death.

But at this moment, everything was beyond redemption, and he had to face this cruel fate.

He struggled weakly for a couple of moments, his movements as feeble as a candle flickering in the wind. Then, he slowly closed his eyes, and the breath of life receded like the tide, leaving no trace.

Gao Jie struggled to his feet, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath.

Recalling the brutality of Black Friday, he still felt lingering fear.

What frightened him the most was that he discovered this guy was at the second level of cultivation.

He secretly rejoiced. If this guy had been even slightly stronger, if he hadn't been so careless, he would probably be the one lying here now. The consequences would have been unimaginable, and he dared not think about it any further.

Xu Rourou, who was standing to the side, also had a first-level cultivation, but she was completely incompetent.

In that thrilling battle just now, she didn't show any fighting ability at all; she just stood there trembling, completely terrified.

At this moment, she recalled every little thing she had done with Gao Jie, those seemingly ordinary moments that kept resurfacing in her mind.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say. She just stared blankly at Gao Jie, her eyes filled with guilt and self-blame, and stammered.

"I'm sorry! I was genuinely stunned by the fright."

Gao Jie looked at her and smiled slightly, indicating that it was nothing.

In fact, he didn't really take it to heart.

"It's okay, I'm fine now, don't blame yourself too much. Could you please come and help me up?"

Although Gao Jie's voice was still somewhat weak, it conveyed a reassuring calmness.

"I was also surprised that this bastard was hiding here, but thankfully, we've finally taken care of him now."

Upon hearing this, Xu Rourou quickly and carefully helped Gao Jie to the side.

Gao Jie quickly activated the system's healing function. A soft light enveloped his body, and his wounds began to heal at a visible speed. The torn muscles slowly regained their vitality, and the damaged skin gradually scabbed over.

Xu Rourou looked apologetic, and even felt a sense of self-blame spreading through her heart.

She kept blaming herself in her heart. If she hadn't been so cowardly and incompetent, Gao Jie probably wouldn't have fallen into such a dangerous situation, and he wouldn't have been injured like this.

Gao Jie noticed her mood, gently patted her hand, and said with a smile.

"Alright, don't take it to heart. What's done is done, and this has nothing to do with you. If I were you, growing up in a carefree environment, I probably would never have imagined that something like this would happen. It's okay, you don't need to take it to heart."

However, after hearing these words of comfort, Xu Rourou felt an overwhelming surge of guilt and self-blame, which she could no longer suppress.

Her eyes instantly reddened, and tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls, making the person who saw her feel a little heartbroken.

Gao Jie gently comforted Xu Rourou.

Fortunately, there was no one else nearby; otherwise, if someone had seen him kill Black Five, someone would have reported it to the sheriff.

In reality, the existence of sheriffs is simply a way to collect extra money.

Gao Jie led the person to a coconut tree and gave them some instructions.

"Just wait here for me, and don't wander off, understand?"

"In short, you absolutely must not wander around. There may be other dangers nearby."

Xu Rourou grabbed his hand, afraid that Gao Jie would leave.

"Where are you going?"

"Please, please don't leave me behind, okay?"

Gao Jie smiled.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. I'll be back to you in a bit. That body needs to be disposed of, otherwise it'll be a real hassle."

Hearing Gao Jie say that, the little girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Rourou looked at Gao Jie and headed straight for the place where the fight had just taken place.

After confirming that no one was around, Gao Jie dragged Hei Wu's body to the side. He first searched his body, but there wasn't much of value on him.

While rummaging through the items, something suddenly fell out, which puzzled Gao Jie. He picked it up and took a look, discovering it was a black material.

Congratulations, you have collected the black material.

[Can be used to forge special weapons.]

Gao Jie couldn't help but shake his head, because those below the second rank cannot possess their own weapons.

Fortunately, I had the famous sword just now; otherwise, I probably wouldn't have had the iron sword either.

However, it's already quite remarkable that this guy has this piece of black material. Thinking about it, Gao Jie had already packed the material away.

After confirming that he had nothing else on him, Gao Jie used his iron sword to cut a gash in his leg and pushed him into the sea.

Before long, several ferocious sharks suddenly smelled the call of blood and pounced on them.

Gao Jie watched helplessly as the shark dragged Hei Wu's corpse into the deep sea before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming that no one had seen Gao Jie, he turned back to look for Xu Rourou.

To his surprise, Xu Rourou didn't wait for Gao Jie's expression to change instantly.

"Xu Rourou, where did you run off to?"

Gao Jie called out twice, and suddenly an uncle selling coconuts came over, waved to him, and said.

"Young man, stop shouting here. I just saw a young woman being taken away. Wasn't it a very pretty girl wearing a black dress?"

Gao Jie nodded, and the old man pointed in the direction for him, urging him to hurry and chase after him.

Gao Jie had no idea that Lin Shengzu had been secretly watching him all along.

Upon discovering that Black Five was no match for him, Lin Shengzu immediately rushed over to arrest him and use him to threaten him later.

Unexpectedly, Gao Jie resolved the problem so quickly, while Xu Rourou continued to struggle. Although she had been hit by his Mongolian needles, her consciousness continued to resist.

Lin Shengzu was furious and raised his hand to slap Xu Rourou.

"You bitch, if you dare utter another sound, believe me, I'll kill you! I'm warning you, in the Lin family, killing someone here doesn't cost you your life, do you understand?"

"Offending the Lin family here is tantamount to courting death. If you behave, I'll let you go when I'm done playing with you. But if you disobey, I'll kill you severely, understand?"

Xu Rourou was completely unable to move her lower body, and even her arms were unable to move.

This feeling was indescribably unbearable; it was as if I couldn't move at all.

She could only hope that Gao Jie would come to her rescue soon, but would Gao Jie be able to detect that something was wrong?

Xu Rourou's sudden calmness made Lin Shengzu even more puzzled, so he raised his hand and slapped her again.

"You bitch, are you thinking about that bastard? Why didn't he come to save you? I'm warning you, don't think about him anymore, you hear me?"

This jerk is really domineering; how dare he threaten me like that?

Xu Rourou was almost in tears, but she couldn't help but cover her mouth.

Seeing this, Lin Shengzu became even angrier and raised his hand to strike again, but this time, his hand was grabbed and held tightly.

He sensed something was wrong with the force and subconsciously turned his head slowly. The next moment, he was so shocked that his eyes widened.

He was about to speak when he was knocked down by a punch. Then Gao Jie kicked through the glass and climbed into the car.

"Keep driving straight ahead, no stopping, until we reach a sparsely populated area, do you hear me?"

"If you don't cooperate, you'll die immediately!"