97: Senior, is that you?

At this moment, in a valley in the Seven Stars Holy Land.

Cen Qingci and her group were fleeing rapidly.

Their expressions were filled with intense vigilance and caution.

Not long ago,

they were ambushed and besieged by a team of Seven Stars Sect disciples.

It was with great difficulty that they managed to break through and escape.

Originally, there were more than ten people in their group.

However, now... only four people remained.

Cen Qingci's face had quite a bit of bloodstains, and her white robe had also become a blood-stained garment.

Although it wasn't her own blood,

a large portion of it was the blood of the Crimson Tiger Sect disciples who had been by her side earlier.

"Sister Li..."

She looked at the purple-haired woman in front of her, who was gasping for breath, her face pale, and a shocking wound on her abdomen from which blood continuously gushed out.

The other party had been severely injured because she had tried to save her.

The purple-haired woman pressed her hand against the wound on her abdomen while cautiously observing her surroundings.

She knew that those Seven Stars Sect disciples were still pursuing them.

Their crisis had not been resolved.

"These Seven Stars Sect bastards!!"

Fan Li's eyes were filled with killing intent.

She had never expected that the Seven Stars Sect would adopt a strategy of grouping together for slaughter this time.

After entering the Seven Stars Holy Land, these Seven Stars Sect disciples didn't immediately seek out opportunities and fortune, but instead grouped up to slaughter the people around them.

If she hadn't been a core direct disciple of the Crimson Tiger Sect and possessed some life-saving items, she would certainly not have been able to break out of the encirclement this time.

After all, among these Seven Stars Sect disciples, there were also Qi Warrior Realm Late Stage experts.

This was completely beyond what they could contend with.

Although they had broken out of the encirclement, the danger had not yet passed.

Next, if they were caught by the Seven Stars Sect disciples, they would still be dead.

"But even if I die, I'll make sure they come down with me!!"

A ruthless and crazed expression appeared on Fan Li's face.

"Later, if they catch up to us, I will do my best to stall them. You all take the opportunity to escape then."

She said in a deep voice to Cen Qingci, as well as Wang Luo and Yang Zhen behind her.

"But..."

Cen Qingci wanted to say something more.

She was abruptly interrupted.

"Stop talking nonsense, do as I say!"

Just then,

Whoosh!

A figure suddenly caught up from a distance.

"Damn it! They came so fast!"

Fan Li's face sank.

She tore off a sleeve, wrapped it around the wound on her abdomen, and gripped the broad heavy saber in her hand.

She said in a deep voice,

"I'll hold him off, you guys find a chance to escape!!"

As soon as her voice fell,

the figure in the distance suddenly caught up from behind.

It turned into a lean, middle-aged man carrying an ancient sword on his back.

A powerful fluctuation of Qi Warrior Realm Late Stage emanated from him, bringing an intense sense of oppression to the four of them.

His gaze was cold as lightning.

He swept his eyes coldly over the four of them.

His focus lingered on Fan Li and Cen Qingci.

"A core direct disciple of the Crimson Tiger Sect... Heh, I didn't expect such a harvest this time."

He reached out and grasped the ancient sword on his back, gently drawing it out.

The tip of the sword pointed at the four of them from afar.

"Your treasures should be all used up, right? Then..."

Before he could finish speaking,

Fan Li had already let out an angry roar, her Qi Strength surging and erupting, dragging the broad heavy saber in her hand, she charged out violently like a crazed fierce tiger.

Boom!

Under the roar,

Fan Li's charging figure flew back like a broken sack.

She crashed heavily onto the ground.

The broad heavy saber in her hand even slipped away, tumbling in the air, and sticking into the ground nearby.

She was covered in blood.

Most of her bones were shattered.

After falling to the ground, she could no longer stand up.

The difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great!

Even if she wanted to stall for time, she couldn't.

The middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect looked coldly at Fan Li, who was lying on the ground.

Earlier, she had escaped from his hands by relying on various treasures. Now that she no longer had those treasures... it would be as easy as crushing ants for him to deal with these four.

And he didn't bother to say any more nonsense.

He raised the ancient sword in his hand.

"Die!"

He slashed downwards.

Sword light raged out.

Puff!

A completely black hand pierced out from the middle-aged man's chest.

The middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect widened his eyes, which were filled with astonishment, confusion, and disbelief.

He struggled to lower his head.

He looked at the black arm piercing through his chest.

He could even see large patches of blood and fragments of internal organs clinging to the arm.

He wanted to turn his head to look.

However, his rapidly fading life no longer allowed him to make such a movement.

His legs went soft, and his entire body slumped forward, losing its breath.

Thud!

As the middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect fell,

Cen Qingci and the others all saw... not far behind him, at some unknown point, an extra person had appeared.

It was a burly, strong-bodied person wearing a loose black robe, a hood, and a black mask on his face, making his appearance unclear.

At this moment, under the night wind, the black robe billowed and flapped loudly.

At the same time, numerous black shadows floated around him.

Although these black shadows were humanoid and had clear facial features, their expressions were dull and numb, like puppets.

Like guardians, they clustered around this tall Black Robed Man.

And it was one of these black shadows that had struck and killed the middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect.

Even an expert as strong as the Qi Warrior Realm Late Stage middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect... was fragile and vulnerable before this black shadow.

This not only shocked Cen Qingci and the others but also sent shivers down their spines.

Immediately after, they saw even more... the black shadow that had killed the middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect was rapidly dissipating.

And from the corpse of the middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect, a new black shadow, identical in form and appearance to the middle-aged man, wriggled out from the corpse.

Upon appearing, it autonomously floated to the side of the tall Black Robed Man, becoming one of the many black shadows.

Gulp!

Cen Qingci swallowed her dry throat.

Her scalp tingled.

Not only did she not relax because of the death of the middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect, but she became even more nervous and uneasy.

Fan Li, who was lying on the ground, still clinging to a thread of life, also felt despair.

The previous middle-aged man from the Seven Stars Sect alone was already beyond their ability to contend with.

Now, an even more terrifying existence had arrived!

Only Wang Luo and Yang Zhen behind her, upon seeing this tall Black Robed Man, felt fear, but they also had a sense of familiarity.

After a moment of hesitation, Wang Luo suppressed his fear and asked in a trembling voice,

"Se... Senior, is that you?"

They felt that this tall Black Robed Man in front of them was very similar to the mysterious person who had helped them eliminate evil spirits back then!

Xiao Shi looked at them.

He felt relieved that he had arrived in time.

Any later, the situation would have been dire.

However, he didn't see Wang Changhuan, which gave him a bad premonition.

In response to Wang Luo's question,

Xiao Shi nodded slightly.

His current physique and appearance were very similar to that of the Martial Warrior Puppet back then, and his clothes were also the same, so he simply used this identity to interact with them.

Upon seeing Xiao Shi nod,

Wang Luo and Yang Zhen immediately became excited.

"We're saved! We're saved!!"

They cheered with uncontainable joy.

When they were eliminating evil spirits, it was this mysterious expert who had been helping them all along.

They never expected that now, at a critical moment, it was again this mysterious expert who came to their rescue.

Xiao Shi calmly picked up the items that had fallen on the ground, put them into his storage bag, and glanced at the dying Fan Li.

The former captain of Team A was in a very bad state at this moment, severely injured.

Although Xiao Shi wasn't familiar with her,

he knew that if it weren't for her desperate resistance,

Wang Luo and the others would certainly have been gone long ago.

Xiao Shi took out a healing pill.

He flicked his finger.

Whoosh!

The pill flew directly into Fan Li's mouth, quickly causing her injuries to recover and heal.

After realizing that the tall Black Robed Man who had arrived was a friend and not an enemy, Cen Qingci also breathed a sigh of relief, opening her large eyes and secretly sizing him up.

Soon,

Fan Li's injuries were mostly healed under the effect of Xiao Shi's pill.

While marveling at the astonishing efficacy of this healing pill, she stood up from the ground and respectfully cupped her fists to Xiao Shi, expressing her gratitude.

"Thank you for saving us, Senior."

Xiao Shi nodded faintly and looked at Wang Luo and Yang Zhen.

He asked in a deep voice,

"Where are the others?"

Now, not only had his physique changed, but his entire voice was also different from his own, so he didn't have to worry about them recognizing him.

Wang Luo and Yang Zhen were hearing this Senior speak for the first time.

At the same time, they knew that he was asking about the other members of their original five-person team.

Their expressions dimmed.

Wang Changhuan and another team member had already died, and Xiao Shi had not been seen, so they didn't know his current situation.

Xiao Shi also sighed inwardly about this.

He had a good relationship with Wang Changhuan.

When he was a Night Watch, they often drank together.

It was just a pity... in such a cruel world, without sufficient strength, it was truly difficult to live long.

Now that Wang Changhuan was gone, even counting Fan Li, they still only had five people.

They still needed one more person to open the secret realm.

Fan Li, who was on the side, hesitated for a moment.

She still couldn't help but say to Xiao Shi,

"Senior, some other disciples of our Crimson Tiger Sect have been besieged by Seven Stars Sect disciples. I wonder if Senior can help save them?"

She knew that her request was a bit presumptuous.

After all, it was already very kind of him to save them.

Now asking him to save others seemed a bit like pushing her luck.

But she didn't want to see other disciples also tragically slaughtered by the Seven Stars Sect, and even if there was a risk of offending him, she was willing to take that risk.

Xiao Shi glanced at her.

His tone was indifferent.

Maintaining his aloof persona.

"Lead the way."

Fan Li was immediately overjoyed.

"Thank you, Senior!"

She quickly led Xiao Shi to the rescue.

Before long,

they arrived at the place where the Seven Stars Sect disciples had previously besieged them.

The surroundings were filled with the corpses of Crimson Tiger Sect disciples.

Not far away,

five or six Seven Stars Sect disciples were attacking a Crimson Tiger Sect disciple.

And this person, who was being attacked by the Seven Stars Sect disciples, was none other than their former Slit-Eyes captain!

As a core direct disciple, Slit-Eyes also had many treasures.

It was by relying on these treasures that he had managed to hold out until now under the siege of the Seven Stars Sect disciples.

However, he was also about to give up.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He raised his hand and pointed forward.

The many Wandering Soul Guardians around him immediately rushed forward with a roar.