Cui Xuanyu smiled awkwardly and said bitterly: "The aftermath of the battle was too fierce. I don't know where my storage bag is. I can't contact my family now."

The key point is that I am very weak now, and most of my cultivation has been lost. If I meet another cultivator at the peak of Hedao, no, it doesn’t even need to be a cultivator at the peak of Hedao, a cultivator at the early stage of Hedao can kill me.

"No, we have to go. We can't stay here any longer!"

Cui Xuanyu looked at Meng Chen worriedly: "You are too weak now, can you walk?"

Meng Chen stood up, and Cui Xuanyu quickly followed suit, carefully supporting the woman.

Meng Chen was a little speechless and gently pushed her away. "I'm fine. I can still walk."

Meng Chen's steps were unsteady and Cui Xuanyu was a little worried at first, but when he saw Meng Chen walking steadily, he felt relieved.

Meng Chen tried to use his cultivation to activate his double pupils to open up a space channel, but as soon as he tried, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his eyes, and two golden bloodstains flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Meng Chen suddenly covered his eyes. Cui Xuanyu saw that Meng Chen was acting strangely and walked forward with concern.

"Qingxiao, you are too badly injured, don't even think about practicing."

She grabbed Meng Chen's arm and followed him outside.

This time Meng Chen did not refuse and was helped out of the cave.

Cui Xuanyu looked worried: "Qingxiao, in your current situation, do you really want to leave here?"

Meng Chen said solemnly, "No, if the people from the Six Desires Palace come and don't see our bodies, the first thing they will check is these places where we can hide. We must get away from here quickly."

Although we might be discovered on the road, it is still safer than staying here.

The two walked away and hid in a secret path.

About half an hour after the two men left, a violent explosion was heard from the direction where they had been staying before. Dazzling flames shot up into the sky, and debris flew and smoke and dust rose.

When Cui Xuanyu heard the noise behind him, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"They really showed up! You're so smart!"

Meng Chen was speechless, but when he thought about it carefully, a girl from an aristocratic family like Cui Xuanyu would never run around to grab opportunities like those sect disciples and independent cultivators, nor would she be hunted down all year round. It was normal for her not to have such considerations.

Meng Chen's expression also became solemn. The place where they had been hiding was destroyed. This was not a good sign. It meant that the people from the Six Desires Palace had discovered what was happening here. They would probably hunt down Cui Xuanyu frantically next.

Cui Xuanyu saw the gloom in Meng Chen's eyes and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Are you thinking of leaving me here?"

Meng Chen's thoughts were seen through, and he touched his nose awkwardly.

After all, he and Cui Xuanyu didn't have much friendship, and it would be over sooner or later if he took her with him, so he might as well leave as soon as possible. Cui Xuanyu's eyes turned red in an instant, and he looked weak.

"I understand. I won't implicate Venerable Qing Xiao."

She let go of the hand that had been supporting Meng Chen, and walked forward silently, alone, haggard and miserable.

She walked a little way and turned to look at Meng Chen unwillingly, only to find that Meng Chen had a cold expression on his face.

How much she expected just now, how disappointed she is now. She didn't know what she was expecting. She and Qingxiao were just casual acquaintances. It was already kind of him to save her. She hadn't repaid him yet, and he had no obligation to help her.

She turned away disappointedly and disappeared in a short while.

Meng Chen watched from a distance and sighed. It seemed that his plan to escort Cui Xuanyu back, repay his kindness, and disgust Yun Ying had failed. However, saving his life was more important. Those people might not kill Cui Xuanyu, but they would definitely kill him.

Once they know that I was the one who killed their companions, they will definitely seek revenge, and I will not be able to escape death.

After separating from Cui Xuanyu, Meng Chen found a secret place and began to recover from his injuries. This time the injury was serious, with cracks all over his meridians and dantian. Every time he activated his cultivation, he felt a tearing pain.

But Meng Chen couldn't care less at this moment. He had to recover some of his skills as soon as possible in order to protect himself.

After the power of annihilation evolved into the path of life and death, it turned into two auras, one black and one white, which met at his heart, as if they were entangled with each other, and as if they were repelling each other.

These two energies did not bring about any essential changes to his body. They could even be said to be useless. They were just two additional auras.

Meng Chen tried to communicate many times, but to no avail. This made him very depressed, so he simply ignored it and focused on recovering from his injuries.

When he was recovering his cultivation, two figures whizzed past in the sky. They seemed to be looking for someone and were searching everywhere, but they were rather casual and did not even notice Meng Chen who was hiding in the mountains and forests.

While Meng Chen breathed a sigh of relief, he also secretly prayed for Cui Xuanyu, hoping that she would not be captured so early!

Five days passed in a flash, and more and more monks came to search the nearby area. Some monks had discovered Meng Chen, but they ignored him after investigating.

But as time went on, their patience ran out and they started to act aggressively.

Meng Chen was recovering from his injuries when he heard two whistling sounds and two figures appeared in front of him.

"Hey! Wake up!"

One of them cursed angrily and interrupted Meng Chen.

Meng Chen slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light appeared in his eyes. The two seemed to feel an extremely sharp cold light sweeping past their eyes, making their souls feel a chill that goes through their bones.

At that moment, they felt an unprecedented fear in their hearts, but it only lasted for a moment.

They quickly remembered their identities, and there were so many fellow Taoists nearby, so they were not afraid of anyone!
The cultivator who interrupted Meng Chen's recovery said in a cold voice: "I am doing business with the Six Desires Palace. I will ask you some questions next. You'd better answer truthfully, otherwise, you will die!"

Meng Chen met their cold gazes, and after finding out their cultivation level, a smile appeared on his face.

"Please ask," Meng Chen said.

The man asked coldly: "How long have you been here?"

Meng Chen shook his head. He was so busy recovering from his injuries that he had no idea how many days it would take.

The man frowned, snorted coldly, and continued to ask: "Did you know that there was a big battle nearby five days ago? Have you seen anyone running away from the place where the battle took place since then?"

Meng Chen was still shaking his head. This attitude made the two people who were investigating him look impatient, and their eyes turned colder when they looked at Meng Chen.

The man wanted to ask more questions, but Meng Chen interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, aren't you the only two patrolling around here? And don't you have any clues?"

The man who asked the question said with a dark face: "What does this have to do with you? Just answer our questions honestly!"

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