Published: March 1, 2025
“What qualifications do you have to be my companion?”
“Your strength is so weak. Now that you see I'm not doing well, you come to try to get close to me?”
“Sympathy? Pity? Or schadenfreude?”
“I, Wen Yu, would rather die than have someone look at me with those eyes!”
Wen Yu's fierce words had just escaped his lips when he was choked by his injuries and coughed violently.
However, Sun Ruixing still made no move.
“I don't know if what you said comes from your heart or if it's to make me abandon you, but no matter what, I will carry you to the end of this trial, unless I can't walk anymore.”
“This has nothing to do with anything else; it’s simply what I should do, or rather, what I want to do!”
The calm voice from Sun Ruixing caused Wen Yu to quiet down.
“Thank you...”
Aside from that, nothing else mattered!
...
Wen Yu, who had fainted, was jolted awake by a sudden shaking.
“What happened?”
Seeing nothing, Wen Yu could only feel himself being placed on the ground by Sun Ruixing, and then a soft object was placed into his arms.
In his arms, the sound of a baby crying reached Wen Yu's ears, making him realize that it was the Fourth Prince.
“There are some things ahead; I’ll take care of them.”
Sun Ruixing's tone was very resolute!
“Yeah, you should know that if you die, this mission will definitely fail.”
“I understand, so I won’t die!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Sun Ruixing had already walked ahead.
Wen Yu quietly listened to the sounds coming from not far away.
From the footsteps, there was only one demonic creature.
However, during their journey, Wen Yu had never seen any of these demonic creatures at level two.
So, the sound of a fierce battle soon erupted.
There were roars from the demonic creatures, Sun Ruixing's muffled cries of pain, and the sound of a shield striking a demonic creature.
There were even sounds of flesh tearing.
Then, everything fell silent...
“It's taken care of.”
Sun Ruixing's voice, trying to sound calm, reached Wen Yu, but he could tell it was just an act.
Although Wen Yu couldn’t exert any of his strength, his hearing hadn’t suffered too much damage!
Just now, the demonic creature had hit Sun Ruixing's body at least three times!
A level three demonic creature, hitting a level two Sun Ruixing, three times.
“There's no healing potion left, right?” Wen Yu asked.
Sun Ruixing nodded and then realized that Wen Yu was now blind.
“There’s none. Just some bandages. Let me bandage my wounds first.”
“Okay.”
Then the sound of bandages being wrapped around a wound could be heard, along with Sun Ruixing’s muffled groans.
“Let’s go.”
Sun Ruixing took the Fourth Prince from Wen Yu's arms, then pulled Wen Yu up and continued walking eastward.
His steps were somewhat unsteady, but still resolute!
...
The road ahead was not easy to traverse!
Fortunately, they did not encounter too many demonic creatures.
By ‘too many,’ it meant only three waves.
Over the course of two days, Sun Ruixing faced three waves of demonic creatures.
Two waves were avoided, and one wave was borne by Sun Ruixing!
Wen Yu didn’t know what Sun Ruixing's second skill was, but it must have been a very powerful ability.
This ability had allowed Sun Ruixing to keep his life!
Just to keep one life.
“Puff.”
That was the sound Wen Yu made as he fell to the ground.
Beside him, Sun Ruixing was gasping for breath.
His injuries even made it hard for him to carry a weight of less than a hundred pounds!
“You should walk on your own. This time, it's really over. You should know that your body can't take it anymore.”
“I know my limits! Besides, we're almost there, almost...”
Sun Ruixing's weak voice came through, and then he shakily grabbed Wen Yu, continuing to move forward.
Wherever Sun Ruixing held him, there was a wet and slippery feeling, which was Sun Ruixing's blood.
“We're almost there, almost...”
Sun Ruixing's steps faltered, but he managed to stand upright again and continued walking forward.