Chapter 22: Luo Cheng Saves the Master, Xu Hua Goes Mad

  In a forest, here was a mess, the grass and trees were trampled, the birds and beasts were frightened away, leaving only two people sitting on the ground, motionless like ancient monks, who were Shi Tou and Hei Zi.

  Why are only these two people left here? Where have all the others gone? Are they alive or dead? No one knows.

  The surroundings were very quiet, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves making a 'whooshing' noise. It was unclear how much time had passed when the two people, who had been as still as an old monk in meditation, finally opened their eyes.

  "Hmm..."

  The first one to get up was Hei Zi. Although his strength was slightly weaker than Shi Tou's, the injuries he sustained were much smaller, so he got up before Shi Tou.

  "Stone, how's your recovery going?" Hei Zi asked, looking at the expressionless stone.

  The stone wiped away the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth and said faintly: "It's almost done, basically no big deal."

  "I'm curious, why did you let them go earlier? The two of us could have joined forces to avenge Chuanzi." Hei Zi's eyes revealed an unintentional glimmer of murderous intent when mentioning those four people.

  He glanced at Hei Zi and Shi Tou said faintly: "Have you forgotten our purpose?"

  Hei Zi hesitated, unsure of what to think, and Shi Tou continued to look at him, saying: "Although those four are weaker than us, if we want to kill them, we'll have to pay a price. If the thing was still here, it would be worth the risk, but now..."

  "Shall we go find that young man now?" said Kuroko.

  "The stone shook its head and said, 'No, that young man is not simple. Even the black robe is afraid of him, how can he be simple? I think the black robe should still not be able to deal with him! Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken so long to come back!"

  "If that young man is more powerful than the black robe, why did he give him the thing? Doesn't that mean we can't get it now?" Hei Zi was very puzzled, even if it was just a temporary measure, it shouldn't be like this!

  "Judging from the actions of the black-robed figure, although this young man is extraordinary, the gap between them is not that big. So I guess in the end they will both suffer a crushing defeat. Given the young man's benevolent behavior, neither of them will die."

  It has to be said that Shi Tou is indeed very powerful. If Xu Hua hadn't told Hei Pao that he was born with divine power, perhaps the two of them would have ended up like this.

  "Big brother, it's been a long time since then, I suppose they must have fought each other to the point of mutual destruction. Why don't we hurry up and find them, kill them off, and take back our stuff!" Hei Zi was somewhat excited, with a bloodthirsty glint flashing in his eyes.

  "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me first." Shi Tou held back Hei Zi who was eager to try. "I guess they should come back again, after all, the black robe doesn't know that those four people have left yet, and that young man will probably come back to confirm whether we two are killed or not."

  "Big brother, are you talking about guarding the tree stump and waiting for the rabbit..." Hei Zi became even more excited.

  A faint smile on the stone-faced man's face made him look incredibly hideous, "That young man is really naive, but we still have to thank him. If it wasn't for his unexpected appearance, we would all be dead by now. Later when they come back, I'll show some mercy and let him die without suffering!"

  Then he turned serious and said to Hei Zi: "Later we will..."

  ……

  The sky gradually darkened, and at this time the small forest was filled with a golden hue under the last rays of the sunset. Three figures quickly passed through the forest.

  It was Xu Hua and the other two who returned. They were delayed for a while because Hei Pao needed to recover his strength and energy, so they only managed to rush back here now.

  Although he had accepted the black robe, Xu Hua still had a mind for him, so he didn't use his life energy to restore his physical strength. Although the black robe had surrendered, it was not ruled out that he still had a second heart, so Xu Hua had to be cautious.

  "There's no sign of them, it seems they're either dead or have left." Luo Cheng suddenly said as he was about to reach their destination in the woods.

  "Anyway, let's go back and take a look first, after all, I don't care about this bit of time." As he spoke, Xu Hua and the other two had already returned to that temporary battlefield from before.

  "Huh... someone!"

  Twenty yards ahead, two people sat on the ground with pale faces, looking like they were nursing their wounds.

  "It's the two Snow Eagle brothers!" The black-robed figure's voice was still hoarse, "However, I didn't see the corpses of the four of them."

  "Are they dead?" Luo Cheng said without thinking.

  "It's impossible, if they were dead, their corpses should still be here, after all, the two of them were still recovering from injuries and didn't have that much time to deal with the corpses." The black-robed figure quickly refuted Luo Cheng's words.

  "That's it, I'm leaving..."

  "It seems they've both ended up wounded!" The black-robed figure's words carried a hint of disdain, though it was unclear what he despised.

  "Boy, you're back." The two of them opened their eyes at the sound, and Shi Tou said weakly.

  "Black Robe... you're not dead." Suddenly, Kuroko's voice beside him sounded somewhat astonished.

  "What about those four?" The black-robed man asked, looking at Shi Tou without waiting for Hei Zi's response.

  The stone in his heart had a secret passage, just as he had guessed. They would come back together. Immediately, Shi Tou, gritting his teeth and enduring the intense pain, slowly got up, staring tightly at Hei Pao, taking a defensive stance, and said cautiously: "We've been fighting for a long time, neither of us can do anything to the other, in the end they left."

  "You're quite badly hurt!" said Hei Pao.

  "What do you want to do?" Shi Tou hastily retreated a few steps back, his face tense.

  "Don't worry, he won't kill you now."

  The stone naturally understood Xu Hua's words as him no longer having the power to kill you.

  Xu Hua walked a few steps towards the stone, Luo Cheng followed closely behind. At this time, Luo Cheng suddenly caught sight of the triumphant smile in Hei Zi's eyes and immediately shouted: "Young Master is in danger!" At the same time, he hurriedly blocked Xu Hua in front of him.

  "Hmm..."

  No one expected that Shi Tou would suddenly attack, no longer pretending to be injured, with a very powerful offensive, and Xu Hua might not be able to dodge it. After all, the distance between the two was less than one zhang. But just as Shi Tou thought his plan had succeeded, he didn't expect Luo Cheng to discover it, and immediately pulled Xu Hua behind him and blocked Shi Tou's attack.

  "Ah..."

  A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Luo Cheng let out a painful wail. This palm had condensed Shi Tou's lifelong true energy, with an attack power that was extremely strong, Luo Cheng felt as if all the bones in his body were shattered, especially his chest which had broken several bones. At this moment, although it was excruciatingly painful, he revealed a wise and calm smile, because he had blocked it, he had helped the young master block it, once the young master realized it, they would no longer be able to threaten him. Luo Cheng's small brain only thought of this much, and he only needed to think of this much.

  "Ah…… Luo Cheng! You mustn't have anything happen to you, absolutely not." Xu Hua went mad, shrieking like a demon as he supported Luo Cheng who was about to fall to the ground. Countless vital energies surged out of his body and into Luo Cheng's, helping him repair his injuries.

  Lost! He actually lost, which made Shi Tou extremely surprised! The black robe saw the situation and immediately brought a fierce attack, while Hei Zi hurried over to join forces with Shi Tou against the black robe. The well-planned event had unexpectedly taken an unexpected turn, making the two of them feel somewhat uneasy in their hearts - could it be that their plan was wrong? This thought flashed through the minds of both men at the same time.

  "How can you be so stupid! Even if I got slapped, I wouldn't die from it, at most I'd just get seriously injured." Xu Hua's voice was choked with tears, his pain was extreme. Although he hadn't spent much time with Luo Cheng, he had already deeply engraved this youth who only thought of him into his heart, and couldn't bear to part with him.

  "Cough... cough" Luo Cheng spat out blood from his mouth, but a pale face still had a smile on it, and he said intermittently: "Young master... be careful... there are too many bad people... can't be kind..."

  "Don't speak anymore, don't worry, I won't let you die. I won't allow it, even if the heavens try to take you away." Xu Hua's voice was fierce and loud, in this moment he was no longer his usual gentle self, only sorrow and tyranny on his tender face.

  "Ah, Gongzi... I'm so happy... At this moment, you are perfect in my heart..." Luo Cheng continued to cough up blood and say slowly.

  "You don't know I have a lot of things for you to help me with? Want to slack off? I won't agree...” Xu Hua's tears fell on Luo Cheng's face, looking at Luo Cheng who was about to speak again, Xu Hua immediately shouted: "Don't say anything else, Luo Cheng, I promise you, I absolutely won't be so kind in the future, but you have to watch from the side!"

  Looking at Luo Cheng's face becoming paler and paler, Xu Hua steeled himself, slapped a certain part of his body, and spat out a mouthful of blood. Xu Hua grasped the blood in one hand, spread open his palm, and saw that amidst the blood was a crystal about the size of a grain of rice, emitting a milky white glow - it was one of the two Life Crystals fully formed within Xu Hua's body. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else; all he wanted was for Luo Cheng to live on. He stuffed the Life Crystal into Luo Cheng's mouth and said, "Swallow it."

  The black-robed man on the other side who was fighting two people at once also saw this scene, and his heart was greatly shocked. He immediately attacked Shi Tou and Hei Zi with even more ferocity.

  After swallowing a complete Life Crystal, Luo Cheng's pale face stabilized, and the Life Crystal in his body burst out with an extremely rich life energy that continuously seeped into Luo Cheng's entire body. This was equivalent to the total amount of life energy in a Martial King's body! If it were normal times, Luo Cheng would have definitely died if he dared to swallow it, but at this moment, he was severely injured, and the large amount of life energy mostly helped him recover from his injuries, mending his fractured bones, and he was unscathed.

  Looking at Luo Cheng's face gradually rising with a rosy complexion, Xu Hua's face revealed a happy smile. "Luo Cheng, I told you that you wouldn't die, how could I be faithless!"

  But at this moment, Luo Cheng only felt the comfort brought by the massive life energy repairing his injuries in his body and did not hear Xu Hua's words. Immediately, Xu Hua put down Luo Cheng, letting him lean against a large tree, and turned to charge towards Shi Tou and Hei Zi with a killing intent, spitting out extremely cold words: "You're looking for death! I'm going to skin you alive!"

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