2154 The Great Escape 3 (1/2)

Di Fuyi could not help but think that this must be the biggest amount of lost lives that Gu Xijiu had witnessed in recent months. She must be having a difficult time right now; the pain in her heart must be unbearable.

He wanted to hold her hand, but she flicked his hand away as soon as he approached her. Shocked, he looked at her, but she did not look back. Instead, she kept a distance from him.

Di Fuyi did not know what to say. He pinched his mouth into a tight line in bewilderment. Did she think that the elders' death had anything to do with his previous suggestion? Did they choose to sacrifice their lives because they had heard what he told her?

He did not use directed audio when they had the conversation because he wanted to reserve his energy for better purposes. He already tried to lower his voice as much as he could, however. Did the eight elders still hear him? Was that the reason?

While they were on their journey, he tried to hold her hand again. ”I am sorry,” he apologized in a deep voice.

Gu Xijiu halted her steps. ”It is not your fault,” she answered. She took a deep breath before continuing in a trembling voice, ”I am only angry that my Kung Fu is not any better.”

If her Kung Fu were strong enough, she would be able to work independently with Di Fuyi. She would have been able to protect the innocent lives. Now, she was mostly dependent on Di Fuyi for his support.

There was a sense of guilt in his eyes. If it were not for his frequent act of compelling her into a relationship in the Upper Bound, she would not have revealed the heavenly secret. She certainly would not have ended up here for all this suffering. Moreover, she would not have lost all of her spiritual power and be doomed to become a mortal being.

”Xijiu, I will protect these people with you!” He gave her a quick, tight hug and made the promise.

Frozen momentarily in his embrace, she finally nodded firmly. ”All right!”

About an hour later, they finally arrived at the edge of the wizardry barrier. It was an entrance to the valley. The area used to be covered by the layer of red fog so they could not see through the fog to know how it really looked like.