Chapter 256.1: Saint City (1/2)

It was without a doubt that the incoming people were definitely the black-clothed people of the Seven Great Saint Tribes.

Mu Ye continued rushing ahead while carrying Tang Doudou. With the gentle motions, Tang Doudou soon fell asleep on his back.

When she woke up, she was surprised that the sun was already hanging in the sky.

“Once we pass this mountain and walk for another half a day, we’ll be able to reach Saint City,” said Mu Ye who seemed to know that she had woken up.

“You didn’t sleep the entire night? You were traveling this entire time?”

“It’s nothing much.” Mu Ye replied as he continued walking silently.

Tang Doudou tried moving her legs. It didn’t feel as sore as before, so she said, “Mu Ye, why don’t you put me down? I can walk now.”

“It’s too slow.”

Tang Doudou became depressed. This was the reason he insisted on carrying her. It was actually because he felt that her walking speed was too slow.

“Your injury still hasn’t healed?” Mu Ye suddenly asked.

Tang Doudou was confused. Only Su Yi and a few others knew about the incident when Nangong Yan stabbed her. The news wasn’t spread out at all.

“It’s already better!”

Tang Doudou thought Mu Ye was talking about the injuries from Tree Valley. Unexpectedly, he said, “Has the injury on your abdomen healed?”

“How do you know about it?” Tang Doudou couldn’t stop herself from asking.

Mu Ye didn’t reply.

If he didn’t reply the first time, no matter how much he was pressured, he still wouldn’t answer.

“It hasn’t gotten any better. Otherwise I’d already been able to use qinggong.” Tang Doudou sighed again. She was just thinking about how to explain herself better when Mu Ye finally let her down. Following that, there was a gust of strong wind.

Mu Ye reacted extremely quietly. With a leap and a kick, there was a clanging sound as something was kicked aside and hit an enormous rock to the side.

Tang Doudou looked over and saw that it was a concealed weapon. The sharp cold light it reflected caused her body to be covered with cold sweat. If it weren’t for Mu Ye’s quick reflexes, she’d probably already have several holes in her right now.

“Hold on tight.” Just as she was thinking about this, Mu Ye warned her in a low voice.

However, he didn’t move to leave and instead stood still as if he was waiting for those people to arrive.

From the looks of it, he was about to fight.

Thus, Tang Doudou could only go along with the situation and wrap her arms around his neck. Her movements were a bit flustered and her hands still trembled with fear, so when she was reaching over, she accidentally brushed her hand against his lip.

The soft and cool sensation caused her heart to jump.

However, there was no time to care about this right now. Black-robed men started to appear one after another. There seemed to be nearly a hundred of them.