Chapter 449: Has The Dust Settled? (1/2)
As the tragic screams gradually ceased, the onlookers couldn’t help feeling relief. Even though they knew the one being tortured was an enemy, such a scene was still very uncomfortable.
However, they could understand Bai Xiaofei. If they were him, they might have done far worse…
Finally, Bai Xiaofei, having reverted to his human form, trudged towards his group. Every step he took seemed extraordinarily heavy.
“The Skypatch Pill, it’s all yours…” Bai Xiaofei walked to Fang Lei and handed him an antique wooden box. Then, he fell unconscious…
There was no such thing as a free meal in the world. Using an ability that didn’t belong to himself at such high intensity had pushed Bai Xiaofei to his physical limits.
Bai Ye, who was nearest to him, hurriedly rushed over and barely managed to catch Bai Xiaofei. After touching the latter’s neck to check his pulse, his face relaxed a little.
“He’s fine, he’s just drained. Perhaps the Divine Beast Transformation was too consuming.”
Hearing Bai Ye’s words, everyone was relieved. Then, they glanced at each other and fell silent. Looking at the surroundings, they were really embarrassed to declare themselves the victors. Although their goals were achieved, the price was…
If He Tian hadn’t sacrificed himself, that last Grandmaster would probably have killed everyone.
If Shen Qiandong hadn’t blocked Tang Bing’s fatal blow for Gu Heng, Ancient Yue might have ended in complete chaos.
Finally, if Bai Xiaofei hadn’t prepared such a trump card, Tang Bing might have turned out the victor at this moment.
Just like how there were no two identical leaves in the world, if all of this happened again, the results might be different, but whether it’d be better or worse, no one would know…
“Chu Yue, you lead the Ancient Yue people to clean up this place and collect information about the Globe Merchant Group while you’re at it. We will take this matter to the academy. It will not end like this,” Qin Lingyan finally broke the silence.
After a brief surprise, Chu Yue then assented and left.
Meanwhile, Gu Heng had composed himself from the grief of Shen Qiandong’s death. He walked to Bai Xiaofei with an extremely complicated expression, but his eyes held nothing but gratitude. If it weren’t for this group of strangers putting their lives on the line for this, he might have been insane for his remaining life.
“Is Brother Bai okay? If you need anything, just let me know. As long as our national treasury has it, I will take it out immediately!” Gu Heng’s voice was gentle and full of concern. What he said made everyone feel very comfortable.
“From today on, the Thunderstorm Bandits are friends of Ancient Yue. No matter how the world sees you, as long as you come to Ancient Yue, there will always be a place for you!” Gu Hen looked at Fang Lei and solemnly promised.
However, these sincere words didn’t bring Fang Lei much comfort. Compared to this, he wanted to see He Tian alive much more…
“Thank you, Your Royal Highness. We appreciate your kindness, but our identity is too sensitive and we don’t want to trouble anyone. As long as you can provide us with a place to recuperate, we will leave Ancient Yue immediately after recovery.”
The sadness in Fang Lei’s voice was so heavy that Gu Heng couldn’t find any words to dissuade him.