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"It's good that you're fine." After all, the other side had sent him across the river twice. Without it, he wouldn't be able to cross the river at all.

The giant rat turned its head to look at the sky on the other side of the green forest, "Human, if you want to leave, you have to leave as soon as possible."

Zi Linng followed its line of sight and saw that the sand and dust in the direction of the Wasteland had been swept up into the air by the storm, as terrifying destructive energy was brewing.

The environment of the Trial Stele was getting stranger. She did not know if Huang Ying and the others were still cultivating in the stone forest, but as the time for the Trial Stele to open was getting closer, she had to go back.

After bidding farewell to the giant rat, she quickly passed through the green forest and arrived at the edge of the Wasteland.

Woo … Woo …

The wind was deafening and it had the power to destroy one's will. The boundless wasteland was currently completely invaded by the sandstorm, the coarse sand ruthlessly smashing onto Zi Linng's protective shield.

She stared at the center of the storm ahead, her heart beating rapidly. Even she did not dare to easily step on that terrifying force.

The Spiritual Sense was released, searching for the weakest and safest path to the storm.

"Senior sister, the storm is getting bigger and bigger, what should we do?" Gu Yuan stared at the center of the storm in fear and raised his voice.

Beside her was Liu Shuangshuang who was covered in sand. After ten days of shuttling through the storm, she had killed countless Devil Beast Sand Worms. The beauty's clothes were not clean at all, and her hair was messy all over the place.

Liu Shuangshuang was just as afraid as Gu Yuan, but she forced herself not to show it. Ever since she had left her Senior Brother, she and Gu Yuan had killed over a dozen Devil Beast. If they couldn't leave this damned place, she would most likely never be able to leave.

"Don't panic. Maybe we'll be leaving this damn place soon." The reason she said this to Gu Yuan was also to console herself.

The sand and dust that filled the sky blocked their line of sight, and they could only barely see.

"Swish …" "Swish …"

There was a strange sound in the wind.

"Senior Sister, I seem to have heard something?" Gu Yuan inched closer to Liu Shuangshuang, wanting to absorb a bit of security.

Liu Shuangshuang also heard it, but the two of them were alone and had no help, there was nothing they could do. She pulled Gu Yuan along, "Go, quickly run."

No matter what, they couldn't just stand there and wait for death. Even though the two of them were on the verge of fainting due to their exhaustion, they still ran forward with all their might.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the weird sound finally faded away, and the storm around them grew bigger and bigger.

"Senior sister, what should we do?" We're going to die here! " Gu Yuan who was trapped by the storm had his mental defenses destroyed, hence he cried out loud.

"Shut up!" Her mental defenses were on the verge of rupturing. At this moment, she was constantly trying to find courage for herself, she didn't want to hear these words.

However, Gu Yuan could not hear anything else and started to cry loudly. Sand hit his face and covered it with tears, making his face look like a mess.

Zi Linng's Spiritual Sense had long swept past the two of them, and basically had no intention of making a move. On the contrary, when she saw Liu Shuangshuang's psychological defenses continuously being destroyed, the feeling was extremely pleasant!

The storm grew bigger and bigger, and the two of them were getting closer and closer. Gu Yuan, who was crying, did not know that he had actually seen it. Pulling Gu Yuan along, he shouted, "Run!"

The two almost exhausted all of their strength before they finally escaped from the storm.

Gu Yuan fell flat on his face, "Senior Sister, I can't take it anymore."

Seeing that the storm was gradually lessening, the legs collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

An unknown amount of time passed. Liu Shuangshuang woke up from her stupor, the surroundings were still filled with sand and dust, Gu Yuan lied down on his face and remained motionless.

She recovered some strength and stretched her legs to stomp on Gu Yuan, "Junior sister …"

Gu Yuan didn't react. Gedeng, Liu Shuangshuang's heart suddenly skipped a beat and then immediately exerted more force to push back. However, Gu Yuan still didn't react.

"Swish …" "Swish …"

At this moment, that strange sound rang out once again.

Liu Shuangshuang suddenly jumped up from the ground, searching for the source of the sound.

"Swish …" "Swish …"

The voice became louder and louder, Liu Shuangshuang's beautiful eyes were filled with fear, she was constantly turning her body to look at her surroundings.

Perhaps it was due to her extreme fear. When the sound was getting closer and closer, she suddenly shouted, "Get the hell out! Don't play tricks on me!"

As the sound of her voice faded, small hills of earth suddenly protruded from the flat surface of the ground, breaking apart in the blink of an eye. One sandworm after another drilled out from within.

In the blink of an eye, her front was blocked by countless of sand insects, causing her to break out in a cold sweat. She subconsciously retreated, just as she was about to run away, her gaze landed on Gu Yuan who was lying motionlessly on the ground. Her conscience wavered for a moment, but a voice in her heart immediately told her that she didn't even react after calling out to Gu Yuan a few times;

Right... She's dead!

Subconsciously, she turned around and fled.

There were only a few scattered bugs behind her. As long as she moved fast enough and took care of them, she would be able to escape the encirclement. She would be able to live.

"Swish …" "Swish …"

The dense sounds were getting closer and closer to Gu Yuan, and a small worm slowly coiled itself around Gu Yuan's body.

As the pain passed, Gu Yuan suddenly became clear-headed.

"Senior sister, save me …" Gu Yuan struggled with all his might and shouted towards Liu Shuangshuang who was fighting the Sand Worm in front of him.

When Liu Shuangshuang heard this voice, his body trembled. She turned her head to look, only to see Gu Yuan's body being slowly entangled by sand worms. Her face revealed a pained expression, and she looked at him with anticipation.

"I'm sorry, I can't save you!" After Liu Shuangshuang finished speaking, she suddenly turned her gaze away and used all her might to finish off the last sand worm that was blocking the way.

Seeing the back of the figure gradually shrinking until it became a black dot, Gu Yuan had already forgotten the pain he felt from his body. He was puzzled, [Why did Senior Sister abandon me so ruthlessly?] He didn't even try to fight for himself.

The bugs grew tighter and tighter, and the feeling of suffocation became increasingly intense. After cultivating for more than ten years, she had always thought that she had great talent, but she never thought that she would die here.

Heh … Hehe …

Gu Yuan raised his head and laughed out loud. After laughing for a while, he suddenly coughed a few times, and his face became even uglier.

Am I going to die...

"Tch!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the back of his head, filled with contempt. She tried to look back, but she couldn't move. She did not want to die. She wanted to live, wanted to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Profound King.

Just as her consciousness was about to dissipate, the insect killer that was tightly wrapped around her body softened. She followed suit and fell to the ground. Vaguely, she saw a figure nimbly shuttling through the swarm of bugs, like a reaper's scythe, effortlessly harvesting the worms' lives.

When her consciousness returned to the darkness, that figure had left an indelible and powerful impression in her heart.

Beep... Beep

The branch that was burning emitted a slight crackling sound, waking up the unconscious Gu Yuan. She turned his head to look for the figure, but saw nothing but a fire.

She struggled to sit up on her arms and struggled to lift her hand to touch her face. It's not an illusion.

"You're awake?" 's figure stiffened as he turned around to look at Zi Linng, "It's you!"

Her expression was very complicated. All her knowledge had been overturned and reorganized, causing her to have a feeling of confusion.

Zi Linng smiled lightly, "I didn't think that the Senior Sister you admire and worship would abandon you and leave you, while I, who am a strange and cold person, would actually save you. My view of the world has been turned upside down?" This was the reason why she saved Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan was quiet for a moment, then nodded with great difficulty, "I was wrong in the past, I didn't expect you to save me, thank you!"

This thanks was somewhat out of Zi Linng's expectations, "It's fine if you thank me, I saved you because I wanted to see your contradictory appearance."

Gu Yuan lifted her head and glanced at her. Under the illumination of the flames, her beautiful face carried a trace of confidence that it could despise all living things.

"No matter what, I thank you. In the past, it was my eyes that were too narrow-minded and had misjudged you." Gu Yuan sincerely apologized.

However, Zi Linng smiled lightly, and did not move at all, "You did not see wrongly. If I did not find it interesting and wanted to piss Liu Shuangshuang off, I would not have saved you."

Gu Yuan choked on her words and pursed his lips, not knowing what to say. But suddenly it seemed to her that this naked candor was more real than this hypocritical friendliness. Somehow, in her heart, she felt a little better towards this senior sister who didn't like to talk much.

Goo...

Gu Yuan let out a hungry howl from his stomach. Her face slightly blushed and his head drooped even lower.

Zi Linng looked at her, "If you want to eat something, go into the forest and find it yourself. I don't have the obligation to serve you well." As she spoke, she leaned against the tree trunk and closed her eyes to take a nap.

Gu Yuan moved her arm, she realised that his injuries had recovered extremely quickly, and even his strength had been restored by a lot. As long as she did not meet a high level Devil Beast, she could protect himself. He stood up and walked unsteadily into the forest.

Before this, Gu Yuan had not eaten for three days, and there were many injuries on his body. As she walked, she checked her wound and found that it had actually healed quite a bit.

What was going on?

Suddenly, Zi Linng's face appeared in her mind. Was it because of Senior Sister treating him? Mm, that must be it!

Zi Linng became more and more mysterious in her heart, more and more omnipotent.

She did not know why, but the fear and uneasiness that had been lingering in her heart all this while gradually disappeared. With light footsteps, she searched the forest, quickly finding some mushrooms and a low level Devil Beast.

When she returned, Zi Linng was still sitting beside the tree with her eyes closed. Gu Yuan quietly glanced at her, and then gently picked up the Devil Beast.

Other than cultivating, what she liked the most was to cook. She took care of them quickly and quickly dealt with the mushrooms and Devil Beast.

Her Profound Treasure was a cauldron, so she took it out and placed it on the fire, placing the water, mushrooms, and Devil Beast meat inside.

Not long after, a faint fragrance drifted out, and Zi Linng who had her eyes closed lightly moved her nose.

The sound of footsteps slowly came up. Zi Linng knew that Gu Yuan was standing in front of her, but she was too lazy to open her eyes.

"Senior, Senior Sister, please eat something." Gu Yuan said carefully as he carried Tang Chong Zi Linng.

Zi Linng moved and found a comfortable position, "I'm not hungry."

Gu Yuan's expression froze, and then he smiled like nothing had happened: "Then senior sister can eat again when you're hungry!"