At the Beast Tide's outer perimeter, the Six Sects and Eight Great Families waited, anticipating the opportunity to rescue the hundred Disciples trapped inside.
However, the anticipated difficult rescue never materialized. Everyone scattered, reaching safety without being pursued by any Spirit Beasts.
"Senior Martial Brothers! Senior Sisters!? Are you injured!?" A Disciple, upon seeing fellow Disciples, rushed forward. His voice drew the attention of the Elders, who immediately gathered around. Seeing that none of the Disciples were injured, and the number seemed unchanged, they were relieved.
An Elder asked, "How did you manage to escape safely?"
"We just...escaped..."
They didn't know how to answer. "We just did as Tian Ning Fellow Cultivator said, tore off the Concealment Talismans and scattered. No Spirit Beasts chased us..."
The Elder questioned, "That's impossible! Those Spirit Beasts were targeting you!"
They had deliberated for days without finding a solution, yet these Disciples had escaped safely on their own.
"Elder, the Beast Tide is chasing Senior Martial Brother Wenren!"
Just as they had calmed down, a Fu Immortal Sect Disciple urgently shouted.
Everyone: "???"
Looking up, they saw Wenren Bai sprinting, dragging a sack. Long Ye's head poked out of the sack, clearly visible to everyone! In his haste to escape, Wenren Bai completely disregarded Long Ye's lower half, which dragged on the ground...his backside was practically sparking.
"Quick! Quickly save Senior Martial Brother Wenren and Senior Long Ye!" said a Disciple unfamiliar with the situation.
"Why is Senior Long Ye bound in a sack?"
Several escaped Disciples briefly explained the situation, causing the Elders, who had been worried about Long Ye, to change their expressions. To dare to use underhanded tactics under the noses of the Six Sects – they deserved their fate!
Long Ye, as the Young Dragon Prince, could have openly requested to share the Ice Scale Herb. It was negotiable. But his greed led him to steal the entire herb in secret, a truly despicable act.
"Should we still save Senior Martial Brother Wenren?"
"First, what is going on?" A Fu Immortal Sect Elder looked in the direction the two were fleeing, puzzled. "Why are the Spirit Beasts only chasing them?"
A Disciple recalled, "Fellow Cultivator Tian Ning told Senior Martial Brother Wenren to feed Long Ye a Pill..."
As he finished, someone pointed to the sky and exclaimed:
"Junior Sister Tian Ning!"
Everyone looked up and saw a coffin flying in the sky!
Covered in Flying Talismans and Speed Talismans, the coffin pursued Wenren Bai. The young woman in pink clothing sat calmly atop it. Occasionally, a frenzied Spirit Beast would attack, but Tian Ning would simply throw out a handful of powder. The Spirit Beasts would immediately lose interest in her and instead engage in... primal activities.
Everyone: "..."
An Elder suddenly realized something, widening his eyes. He boldly guessed, "The Pill she had Wenren Bai feed Long Ye...couldn't it have been an Aphrodisiac Pill!?"
Wenren Bai also noticed Tian Ning. He was running himself ragged, constantly at risk of being overwhelmed by the Beast Tide, while this dead girl leisurely pursued him in a coffin, occasionally throwing out a casual encouragement: "Third Brother, hang in there!"
Wenren Bai: "..."
Is she crazy!?
Hang in there, my foot! She's his blood-related older brother, yet she watches him struggle like this!
"Six...Sister..." Wenren Bai gasped, breathless, "Please...find a way...save Third Brother..."
If this continues, he really will die!
"Didn't I already say, just throw him away?" Tian Ning said indifferently.
She'd already given her advice, what more was there to ask?
Wenren Bai wanted to say no. Regardless, Long Ye had a Contract with Xue'er. If he threw Long Ye into the Beast Tide, Xue'er would inevitably suffer backlash, her Cultivation Base suffering again. But...
Tian Ning wiped her hands with a damp handkerchief, urging him, "He's a Dragon Clan member; not as frail as you think."
"Dragon Clan scales are inherently as hard as Divine Tools, even the claws of High-Rank Demonic Beasts can hardly pierce them. But you're different, Third Brother! You're mortal, and not a Body Refinement Cultivator. If you fall into the Beast Tide…"
She dramatically covered her mouth, as if witnessing a bloody scene. "Then I would only be able to attend his funeral, wouldn't I?"
Attend whose funeral?!
Wenren Bai was furious and wanted to yell, but he couldn't even breathe.
He knew she was right. He couldn't compare to Long Ye. After all...Long Ye wasn't his Contract Beast. No matter how much he cherished Xue'er, he couldn't risk his life in this situation!
After a long while, Wenren Bai managed to speak. "Long Ye, perhaps you...I really can't hold on anymore..."
Long Ye wanted nothing more than to tear Tian Ning to pieces!
He didn't resent Wenren Bai, after all, this man was Xue'er's beloved brother, his future brother-in-law. He directed all his hatred at Tian Ning, and once he survived this, he would make Tian Ning's life a living hell!
"It's okay, Xiao Bai, put me down."
As he spoke, Long Ye's face was nearly contorted.
Having received permission, Wenren Bai pretended to struggle for a moment before, unable to bear it any longer, he abandoned Long Ye…
Sure enough, the moment Long Ye was dropped, the Spirit Beasts no longer pursued Wenren Bai, instead surrounding Long Ye!
Long Ye felt a cold indifference, his face devoid of expression.
What did it matter?
It was just some superficial wounds! For Xue'er, it was nothing!
Today, no matter how severe the injuries, he wouldn't utter a single cry of pain in front of so many people!
Imagination was wonderful; reality, however, was cruel.
The Spirit Beasts gathered, not to attack Long Ye, but panting anxiously.
Long Ye felt no anticipated pain, but something familiar, hot, pressing against him…
Long Ye: "!!!"
Long Ye's expression froze for a moment. When he reacted, his face was filled with flustered embarrassment!
"No, don't…" he cried out in despair!
He could already imagine the expressions of the Cultivators. No! He couldn't allow it! The Young Dragon Prince, in broad daylight…
He had never suffered such humiliation in his life!
He wanted nothing more than to disappear, but he met the gaze of a lustful boar demon. Its filthy, foul-smelling mouth approached his, intending to kiss him.
"Get away! Die, all of you, get away!"
Long Ye was going mad!
But none of the Spirit Beasts listened. They had already succumbed to their primal desires—
Wenren Bai and the others watched, dumbfounded. This…this was too terrifying!
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