"Then won't we encounter Yun Hao as soon as we leave the mountain gate?" the Bearded Man, lacking in cultivation, was struggling to keep up with Zhang Shuying, panting heavily.
Zhang Shuying noticed I was having trouble keeping pace and, with a long arm, scooped me up by the waist and lifted me off the ground, "If you're scared, just hide at home."
"Zhang Shuying, let go of me, put me down," I protested fiercely, suddenly pressed against a strange man's chest, so enraged that I began to flail and scratch.
Zhang Shuying's face and neck were covered in red scratch marks, but rather than letting go, he gripped my waist even tighter, "Not letting go, what can you do about it? Like a little wildcat showing your claws, are you going to scratch me to death? Hahaha..."
"I know I'm just a joke in your eyes, I can't beat you in a fight, nor out-curse you," I glared at Zhang Shuying, feeling like I was about to cry in frustration.
Zhang Shuying had a carelessly wicked smirk, "You're very self-aware, knowing you're bad with words, and your combat power is weak."
"How long are you going to keep me here? How is this any different from illegal detention?" I desperately wanted to return to Spring Wind Town, to be by Yu Longting's side.
Zhang Shuying lowered his gaze to look at me, his eyes brimming with teasing, "How long? Probably... ten thousand years. My laws don't apply here. Unless you can escape and call the police. But with your abilities, can you really get away?"
"..." I felt almost in despair. If what he said was true, I might really be trapped in the Gu Sect forever.
Zhang Shuying was far more powerful than Immortal Liu, so how could I possibly escape from under his watch?
It was just a three or four-minute walk.
Zhang Shuying then descended from the mountain, over two kilometers high.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a pavilion.
Two short horses were tied next to the pavilion, grazing on the grass with their heads down.
On the steps sat two plainly dressed people, one an elderly man with white hair, and the other a middle-aged man.
Upon seeing Zhang Shuying approach, they both stood up to greet him.
The elderly man trembled as he spoke, "Master Zhang, I have finally waited for you, I was worried you wouldn't come."
"We wouldn't dare to disturb you if it wasn't for something extremely urgent. My son is on his deathbed, please, you have to save him," the middle-aged man's eyes were red with bloodshot veins, and his brows were lightly furrowed, clearly in a constant state of anxiety.
Zhang Shuying was about to speak.
A biting cold wind attacked, aimed straight at Zhang Shuying.
Zhang Shuying, without hesitation, grabbed my shoulders and pushed me in front of him as a shield, "You even dare to launch a sneak attack when your sweetheart is in my hands? Yun Hao, it seems your love for her isn't genuine after all. Such an innocent girl, carrying a 'monster's' baby for ten months, and this is how you repay her?"
"Shut up," Yun Hao barely managed to withdraw his sword in time, forcefully pulling back his Qi Force, causing him to stagger backward several steps.
He stamped the ground hard, creating deep depressions before he could finally stop.
Zhang Shuying's smirk was insincere, "What's the matter? Did I step on your snake tail? I advise you to roll back to wherever you came from. If you try to take Spiritual Eye Sister by force, I'm ready to go all out and kill her if necessary."
"Don't make it sound so frightening, just hand me over to Yun Hao and turn a fight into a friendship, wouldn't that be nice?"
I could see Zhang Shuying was dead set on seeing this through to the bitter end. I felt helpless.
There were no deep grudges or great grievances, it was all a misunderstanding, and yet it had come to this.
Zhang Shuying cast a cold glance at me, "Yun Hao, if you keep pestering me, I have all the time in the world to waste. I have you as a human shield and can remain invincible. But if the Ancient Water Village matter gets delayed and people die, that won't be my problem."