That disciple of the Jiuhua Xianzong sect considered him a dead man in his eyes, and Mo Zi Chen, an ordinary person, was even more beneath his notice.
A flying dagger fell from above, and Mo Zi Chen immediately felt a killing aura piercing through her body. This was a Daoist's magic, not something that human strength could withstand. Her eyes involuntarily closed as she cried out: "I am doomed!"
At this time, the wooden box in the man's arms suddenly emitted a red light. Mo Zi Chen only saw that on top of the wooden box, there was a small, eight-trigram-like yet somewhat different pattern. The red light burst forth and instantly enveloped the two of them. In a daze, she only heard one word: "Escape!"
She was instantly torn from the ground, her body seemingly ripped apart. In just an instant, she and the man, along with the wooden box, had vanished into thin air. Zhang Jian's spiritual attacks all landed on empty space. He stared at the pool of fresh blood flowing on the ground, still hardly believing his eyes.
However, he immediately raised the corners of his mouth and said with hatred: "I didn't expect that you still have the strength to make a final blow. But by forcibly mobilizing your primordial energy like this, aren't you afraid of exhausting your energy?"
He spent these years in the mountains, cultivating himself. Although his cultivation was not high, he had a few unique skills. He took out an incense burner from his bosom, inserted a stick of incense and lit it, then picked up a drop of fresh blood from the ground and stained it on the incense head. After reciting the incantation, the incense head slowly ignited, and the wisp of smoke slowly pointed in one direction.
"With your magical powers, even if you activate the teleportation array, it's at most only a few dozen miles away. It's just that this mountain is too big, and for the time being, with my own strength..."
Before he had finished speaking, he suddenly stopped and heard a loud horseshoe sound coming from outside.
A look of joy appeared on his face, and he said in a low voice: "With these people helping me, even if it's just a single blade of grass or a tree, I will turn everything upside down!"
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Mo Zi Chen's feeling was the same as when she passed through the spring eye and entered this mysterious cave, so she didn't panic in her heart. Probably just a few blinks of an eye later, she felt that her feet had touched solid ground, opened her eyes, and found herself standing on top of a mountain.
The terrain is very high here, and behind it is a cave with a pile of thatch, as if someone had set foot there before.
She had a good memory, and suddenly remembered that this was one of the places in the 100,000 Great Mountains. When she escaped from Taoyuan Village, she had stopped here before, less than 100 miles away from the previous valley, but this place was not hidden and could be easily discovered.
She was turning her head around when she suddenly heard a severe coughing sound from behind, and someone said: "What... is this place?"
Mo Zi Chen turned around in surprise, only to find that it was the man in white robes. His body seemed to have weakened to the extreme, and after saying just a few words, he burst into a violent cough, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood nonstop.
His handsome and angular face had turned pale, making Mo Ziyu's heart involuntarily produce a hint of sympathy. His voice lowered by two degrees as he said, "Hey, how's your injury?"
The man glanced at her sideways, as if he wanted to get up, but tried twice and finally gave up, only saying in a low voice: "There is medicine in my inner clothes, take it out for me."
Mo Zi Chen let out a soft "oh" and walked closer to his side, half-kneeling beside him, reaching into his inner garment to search.
She was naturally generous and didn't care about the difference between men and women, so she rummaged through the man's clothes for half a day and pulled out seven or eight bottles of various sizes. The man coughed a few times and said in a low voice: "Take two red pill bottles, and mix the green powder with water to drink."
He finished speaking with a sigh, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, his eyes slightly closed, and it was unclear whether he had fainted again.
Mo Zi Chen had no choice but to follow his instructions, took out the medicine and scooped up some spring water from the side, pouring it all into him. Then she sat down beside him, waiting for him to wake up.
In her heart, she was actually quite anxious. Because just now, she had already seen from afar the figure of a knight.
Obviously, Gao Hu and those forbidden troops have not left. These days, they have been searching in the mountains, and it's possible that they will find their own tracks by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
There was also that Taoist priest who possessed some kind of magical power, and it was clear that she couldn't defeat him on her own. After Mo Zixuan came out of the mountain cave, she felt a certain change in her body, and her strength seemed to have increased greatly as well. Now, even if she were to face off against a small group of elite soldiers, she would probably be able to put up a good fight. But that Taoist priest was definitely not someone she could defeat.
Mo Zi Chen crouched on the edge, her hands supporting her cheeks, sizing up the unconscious man. She thought to herself: That ghostly Taoist priest came for this wooden box. If I throw him here and escape alone, there's at least a 70-80% chance of success, better than waiting to die here.
However, he is after all someone who has saved me. Now that his life or death is uncertain, if I were to abandon him here, it would be unbecoming of a heroic spirit...
She was lost in thought when a voice suddenly sounded beside her ear, startling her so much that she almost jumped up. It was the man who had somehow woken up, his piercing gaze like a sharp sword falling on her body.
"Get out!"
Mo Zi Chen jumped in fright and exclaimed excitedly: "Hey, you're finally awake! Looks like you won't die after all!"
The man let out a low hum, his voice still weak and powerless. "I've suffered internal injuries, I won't be able to engage in physical activity for a month. Even if he comes looking for us, I won't be able to protect you. You should leave, I won't stop you!"
Mo Zi Chen hesitated for a moment, she wasn't the kind of person who would sacrifice herself to save others, thinking about whether to say a few words of courtesy and leave, but at this time, she saw the man's eyes.
In her exceptionally clear eyes, there was a hint of mockery, a hint of helplessness, and a thread of sorrow hidden deep within. This caused Mo Zi Chen's heartstrings, which had been silent for a long time, to involuntarily vibrate slightly.
Was he abandoned by someone in the past?
Mo Zi Chen suddenly stood up, waved his hand and said loudly: "If you die, then die! After all, you saved my life once. I'd be too ungrateful to throw you away like this. Alright, I'll accompany you in this gamble!"
The man hummed and turned his head, but his gaze seemed to have lost its previous coldness. "I come from the Jiuhua Xianzong, in terms of Taoist skills and cultivation, I am far above that Daoist, only because I was injured in the stone cave, it will take several months to recover, and I won't be able to fight with anyone. That person is just a Qi-refining cultivator, but he has some powerful magical artifacts, now I'm not his match. Are you sure you don't want to escape?"
