107: Ah Xiu left

A Xiu froze in the face of Su Ya's sudden invitation.

Beside them, Yu Hongyi frowned upon hearing this: "A Xiu is a student of the Martial Academy!"

"But you didn't protect her well, did you?"

Su Ya said indifferently, "Of course, I won't force anyone. It all depends on her own will."

"I'm willing!"

A Xiu struggled to stand up.

Facing Su Ya's direction, she said seriously, "Teach me to become strong!"

The corners of Su Ya's mouth curled up slightly: "Let's be clear first, I'm not some good person. The training is brutal, and you might die!"

A Xiu's expression remained calm: "I'm not afraid!"

"Hahaha! Good! Good, good, good!"

Su Ya laughed loudly, then looked at Yu Hongyi: "Beautiful Teacher, you won't stop us, will you?"

Yu Hongyi looked at A Xiu with a complicated gaze.

She knew that A Xiu's grandfather had died at the hands of those cultists, and she felt guilty about it because A Xiu was her student.

A Xiu suddenly spoke up: "Teacher Yu, please forgive my selfishness. Just... consider A Xiu dead!"

Yu Hongyi slowly closed her eyes. After a long while, she sighed: "Very well, since you have decided, I will respect your choice."

She took a deep look at Su Ya, then led her two students away from the field.

"A Xiu..."

Qi Tian and Xiao Yuan stood to the side, not knowing what to say.

A Xiu asked softly, "Hasn't Fang Bai returned yet?"

"I heard someone was looking for me?"

At that moment, a light chuckle sounded.

Everyone turned their gaze toward the voice and was instantly stunned.

They saw Fang Bai walking over slowly. He was covered in blood, his entire face was swollen, his clothes were in tatters, and he was limping. Despite this, his right hand was gripping someone's foot, dragging them along by force.

The person being dragged like a dead dog was none other than Ge Lei!

Fifth Rank!

Fang Bai had taken down a Fifth Rank!

Su Ya looked at Fang Bai with a startled gaze: "This kid..."

Qi Tian's mouth hung open: "Holy crap! Buddy! You're that fierce?"

Xiao Yuan was also excited: "Brother Bai, you're awesome!"

Only A Xiu, unable to see, was somewhat confused: "What happened?"

"A Xiu! Let me tell you! Old Bai already beat the murderer who killed your grandfather into the ground, and he's dragging him over like a dead dog!"

"But Old Bai is also heavily injured, looks like he's half-dead."

As Qi Tian spoke, he took out his phone and filmed the scene.

Fang Bai's face was full of black lines: "Hey, don't say that last part!"

A Xiu was completely stunned.

For the first time, she desperately wanted to open her eyes and see—to see the scene before her.

But no matter how hard she tried, there was only darkness before her eyes.

Feelings of loss and sadness surged in her heart, and a line of bloody tears slid down her cheeks.

Fang Bai dragged Ge Lei in front of A Xiu and grinned at her: "Xiu'er, I left him with one breath. You decide what to do."

A Xiu pursed her lips: "Are you... okay?"

Fang Bai laughed: "I'm fine, I'm fine. Just a bit of dust on my clothes. It's just a measly Fifth Rank, right? Easy peasy!"

Everyone: "..."

Taking advantage of A Xiu's blindness to act cool, are we?

A Xiu's expression was complicated: "Thank you!"

Fang Bai nodded: "We're partners, it's only right."

Saying that, he slowly walked to the side and collapsed weakly into a sitting position.

Taking down a Fifth Rank had exhausted everything he had.

If it weren't for his many bugs, he probably would have been finished.

However, through this battle with a Fifth Rank, his strength had also improved!

Su Ya walked to his side and said with some surprise, "You're really not bad. Interested in working with me?"

Fang Bai glanced at him and grinned: "Sorry, Senior, I like being alone."

Su Ya raised an eyebrow: "Who do you like?"

Fang Bai: "..."

Su Ya chuckled: "This girl is quite lucky to have friends like you."

Fang Bai smiled.

Su Ya took the opportunity to explain that A Xiu would be following him from now on.

After hearing this, Fang Bai fell silent for a moment, then looked at A Xiu's figure with a complicated gaze and said, "We will respect her choice. After all, we are friends."

Su Ya smiled slightly.

A Xiu slowly moved her steps until she was in front of Ge Lei.

"Cough... cough! Damn it..."

Ge Lei was spitting blood even as he spoke. He forced his eyes open a crack to look at A Xiu and then laughed: "Hehehe... how pathetic! Grandfather gone, eyes gone..."

Qi Tian and Xiao Yuan both looked at him coldly.

If it weren't for letting A Xiu vent her own anger, they would have wanted to kill this scumbag themselves!

A Xiu was expressionless as she said slowly, "I guess you must be very ugly right now, not even human!"

Ge Lei: "..."

In fact, Fang Bai had already helped ruin the other side of his face. Without his mask, he was as hideous as a demon!

A Xiu said slowly, "For someone like you, dying is still too easy."

"?"

Ge Lei had a bad premonition.

A Xiu said to Su Ya, "Master, can you take him away too?"

Su Ya chuckled: "A small matter."

A Xiu then turned toward Qi Tian and the others: "I'm leaving."

Qi Tian didn't know what to say, but suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said quickly, "A Xiu, work hard. If you ever get tired, come find me. I'll spend a fortune to open a blind massage parlor for you."

Everyone: ???

No, Buddy, where are your manners?

The corners of A Xiu's mouth turned up, revealing a faint smile: "Mm, I'll remember that. You guys also have to work hard, and... try your best to stay alive!"

Su Ya said then, "Alright, the farewells are mostly done. It's time for us to go."

Saying that, he grabbed Ge Lei by the waistband with one hand and left with A Xiu.

Only three people remained on the spot.

The buddies' gazes were somewhat complicated.

A Xiu was gone. Who knew when they would see her again?

Qi Tian walked over to Fang Bai and sat down as well.

"How did you win against a Fifth Rank?"

Fang Bai grinned and lay back, saying, "I felt like I could kill him, so I did."

Qi Tian's eyes were complicated: "A Xiu should remember you for a lifetime."

"?"

"What do you mean?"

Qi Tian had a melancholy look: "If I had known, I would have followed you, and then let me deliver the final blow, so I could act cool in front of A Xiu!"

"...That's enough from you!"

Fang Bai was speechless; this guy was still as annoying as ever.

The three of them just lay there on the plaza. This rescue mission could be considered complete.

However, it wasn't perfect.

A Xiu's grandfather was dead. A respectable old man, gone just like that.

"Will we also die silently and without a sound in the future?"

Qi Tian stared blankly at the sky.

"That won't happen."

Fang Bai looked at the sky and showed a smile.

"Why?"

"Because I will become very strong! Stronger than everyone else! That way, I'll be the only one doing the killing!"

"Then you better look out for us!"

"Is this the 'looking out' kind or the 'covering' kind?"

"Get lost!"