Facing death.
Mu Anxiao had always cherished her own life. However, in recent years, she had grown fond of protecting those she cared about in times of danger. The current situation seemed quite tricky, with a horde of monsters surrounding Zhao Xiang. And not only were they surrounding him, but they were also letting out those ear-piercing roars.
These sounds spread out at that very instant. It was estimated that anyone traveling at night would be startled and flee in panic upon hearing these roars.
With that thought, Mu Anxiao heeded She Ning’s words.
As a result, she began to sigh repeatedly.
She Ning looked down at Mu Anxiao, who had suddenly fallen silent, and asked with confusion, "Why aren't you talking anymore?" As he spoke, he reached out and nudged Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
Mu Anxiao gasped and turned to look at She Ning, who had just revealed the predicament to her, saying, "What am I supposed to say?"
"After hearing what I said, don't you have anything you want to express?" She Ning asked, glancing at a straw-hatted monster passing not far from them, and then back at Mu Anxiao, "His enemy has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao couldn't keep up with She Ning’s train of thought and immediately frowned, "No, you're jumping ahead too quickly."
"It seems a bloody storm is brewing," She Ning said, looking again at the straw-hatted monster's retreating figure.
A bloody storm?
Evidently, She Ning’s words caught Mu Anxiao’s full attention. Swallowing, she tensed her nerves and, following She Ning’s gaze, slowly turned her head back. She whispered, "You don't think Zhao Xiang will kill him, do you?" As she spoke, she couldn't help but step forward, her heart beginning to worry about Zhao Xiang's safety.
It wasn't for any other reason, but simply because… the straw-hatted monster was Zhao Xiang’s shadow.
Seeing this, She Ning quickly reached out and grabbed Mu Anxiao’s arm, "You can't go over there."
"But…"
"No buts, this battle does not belong to you," She Ning said indifferently.
Mu Anxiao looked back at She Ning and asked, "Is Zhao Xiang really alright?"
"Don't you have a good sense for demonic energy? Go ahead and sense it," She Ning said, still holding Mu Anxiao’s arm tightly.
Mu Anxiao made no move to break free from She Ning’s restraint. Instead, she followed his words and slowly turned her head to look ahead. She then sniffed the air, which was tinged with the scent of blood, and discovered… there were two streams of demonic energy here. One was from the monsters, but it was very weak. The other was from Zhao Xiang, and it was very strong. It seemed she finally realized… these monsters had truly angered Zhao Xiang.
At the same time, the straw-hatted monster's voice carried over, "It's you." He squeezed through the monsters and arrived behind Zhao Xiang.
Upon hearing the straw-hatted monster's voice, the red light in Zhao Xiang's eyes intensified. Clenching his fists, he glared fiercely at the monster before him and slowly turned around.
The monster took a step back, intimidated by Zhao Xiang’s gaze.
The straw-hatted monster, still sensing no danger, said, "You were a grunt on the battlefield, I know you." He looked to the sides, "Strange, where is that guy?" He was referring to Mu Anxiao.
"..." Zhao Xiang had lost his reason, so he paid no attention to the straw-hatted monster's words.
Seeing Zhao Xiang remain silent, the straw-hatted monster became angry, "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?" As he spoke, he reached out to push Zhao Xiang's shoulder.
Unexpectedly, just as his hand was about to touch Zhao Xiang, Zhao Xiang dodged, "You are my enemy," he said, as if 'mechanical'.
The straw-hatted monster didn't realize Zhao Xiang was acting strangely at all. Instead, he smiled the moment Zhao Xiang dodged him, "You've gotten stronger, but I'm telling you," he looked coldly at Zhao Xiang, "You're already on my territory, and there's no way you're leaving." As he spoke, he extended his claws and began to attack Zhao Xiang.
Mu Anxiao watched this scene unfold, her heart tightening with anxiety.
Following this, Zhao Xiang dodged the straw-hatted monster's attacks again and again. The other monsters watched them, not daring to move.
A few minutes later.
Zhao Xiang swung his arm, directly sending the straw-hatted monster crashing to the ground.
Mu Anxiao exclaimed in surprise, "How can he be so powerful?" Her eyes widened.
She Ning’s lips curved into a smile, "It seems their true battle is about to begin," he said, tightening his grip on Mu Anxiao's arm.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao turned to look at She Ning, who was still unwilling to let go, and asked, "I'm not going over there anymore, why aren't you letting go?"
"You change your mind too quickly. What if you impulsively rush out," She Ning said, "Who would bear that responsibility?"
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao sensed a deeper meaning in She Ning's words.
She Ning replied, "You are an immortal, and I am an immortal. If you were to die right under my nose, and I hadn't helped you, they would blame me. This responsibility," he offered a fake smile, "I cannot bear."
"You really love yourself," Mu Anxiao glanced disdainfully at She Ning, then looked back at the 'battleground'.
She Ning smiled, but said nothing.
In the blink of an eye.
Zhao Xiang's confrontation with the monsters had reached its halfway point.
The scent of blood in the air grew even more pungent than before, as if… it had completely merged with the air.
Meanwhile, under Zhao Xiang's 'trampling,' the monsters fell one by one, disappearing one by one.
Mu Anxiao thought that this scene could also be described as bloody. Looking at them, she actually had the urge to stop Zhao Xiang. It wasn't for any other reason than the sheer cruelty of it.
"His anger should be subsiding by now, right?" she said.
She Ning heard the underlying meaning in Mu Anxiao's words and quickly asked, "What do you want to do?" He fixed his gaze on the back of Mu Anxiao's head.
Mu Anxiao didn't turn her head and tugged her arm, "I think you should understand."
"You want to go and stop him?" She Ning understood.
Mu Anxiao nodded, "Yes, it cannot continue like this. Some of the monsters here have already…" she said, glancing at those monsters desperately trying to avoid Zhao Xiang, as well as the straw-hatted monster sitting on the ground, shaking his head, and continued, "are already afraid of him."
"When they burned the village, those people begged them, but they didn't show any mercy," She Ning said.
Hearing She Ning's words, Mu Anxiao's heart became conflicted.
She Ning continued, "Don't get involved. That's their fate. If you go over there, you might bring about your own demise," he said, retracting his gaze from Mu Anxiao's head and looking at Zhao Xiang, who was killing the monsters with his bare hands, "That fellow has gone mad."
"Will he be alright?"
"Killing them all will do," She Ning said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. She quickly turned to look at She Ning and asked, "This wouldn't be the outcome you wanted, would it?"
She Ning remained silent, slowly turning his head to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao froze.