Chapter 134: Lost and Found

"Ye Mushuang!"

Xie Xiaoxiao hurriedly rushed toward Ye Lin, supporting him with a heart-aching expression.

Ye Lin looked at Xie Xiaoxiao's face, seemingly wanting to say something.

But the next second, Ye Lin's pupils shrank violently.

"Look out!"

Already on the verge of death from his severe injuries, he did not know where he found the strength, but he suddenly flipped over and pushed Xie Xiaoxiao away.

And behind Xie Xiaoxiao, that Scaled Demon had appeared!

At this moment, he was covered in wounds, clearly also on the verge of death.

Only to see the Scaled Demon with a ferocious look on his face, using his remaining claw to strike down violently!

Bang!

This powerful and heavy claw landed solidly on Ye Lin's body.

Everything before their eyes seemed to have been put in slow motion.

Xie Xiaoxiao's gaze was hollow, watching helplessly as Ye Lin was swatted away from before her; she could even clearly see the bleak, cold smile on Ye Lin's face.

Ye Lin's already tattered body was dealt a further blow under this claw, slamming heavily onto the ground.

Fresh blood kept spilling out, quickly staining the ground a bright, bloody red.

"Ah!!!"

Xie Xiaoxiao let out a desperate roar, and a terrifying aura spread out from her body.

The Star Puppet Threads in her hands seemed to come completely alive at this moment, like strands of spirit snakes, continuously winding toward that Scaled Demon.

That Scaled Demon had first had an arm severed by Ye Lin, then been severely wounded by the blue ice pillars; how could he still have the strength to resist Xie Xiaoxiao's attack?

Under the razor-sharp Star Puppet Threads, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, directly sliced into a pile of foul-smelling minced meat.

This strike was unleashed by Xie Xiaoxiao out of hatred, without holding back at all.

Even for a Demon with strong vitality, it was absolutely impossible to survive such injuries.

After completely shredding this Demon, Xie Xiaoxiao hurriedly rushed toward Ye Lin.

"Ye Mushuang! Pull yourself together! Don't be afraid, I have medicine here, medicine that is especially good for treating injuries, refined by a top-tier Alchemy Grandmaster; it will definitely save you!"

Xie Xiaoxiao frantically dug through her storage space for medicine.

As long as it was helpful for treating injuries, she didn't care about anything else and shoved it all into Ye Lin's mouth.

But the moment the pills were shoved into Ye Lin's mouth, they were washed back out by the fresh blood surging from his throat.

"I beg you, don't die!"

Xie Xiaoxiao did not give up, continuously shoving pills into Ye Lin's mouth.

"You must grow stronger, don't be careless or underestimate your enemies when you encounter Demons... in the future... you might not necessarily run into a fool like me to save you."

As Ye Lin spoke, blood sprayed from his mouth.

"Stop talking, you are severely injured!" Xie Xiaoxiao's eyes turned red.

"I'm afraid... if I don't say it, I won't have the chance to... don't cry... it doesn't look good when you cry, I like to see you smile," Ye Lin said.

"Okay, I won't cry. If you want to see me smile, I'll smile for you every day from now on, okay? Don't die!" Xie Xiaoxiao tried her best to squeeze out a smile that was still somewhat decent.

Unfortunately, Ye Lin could no longer see it; his pupils began to dilate, and he raised his hand toward the sky, seemingly wanting to grab something, murmuring in a low voice.

"To be needed by someone in the final moments of life... is truly wonderful."

As soon as the words fell, Ye Lin's hand dropped from the air, his eyelids slowly closed, and he fell silent.

Xie Xiaoxiao fell silent.

She held Ye Lin's body, not speaking, not moving, just holding him quietly like that.

Plop.

Plop.

Plop.

One after another, bean-sized teardrops slid down Xie Xiaoxiao's cheek, dripping onto Ye Lin's face.

"Ye Mushuang... I will definitely grow stronger to avenge you, I will definitely carry you out of this secret realm, I will definitely choose a good burial site for you, so... so... can I cry now?"

Xie Xiaoxiao bit her red lips tightly, but the tears still dripped down uncontrollably.

Self-reproach, guilt, sorrow, sadness, pain—all sorts of different emotions mixed together, thick and heavy in Xie Xiaoxiao's heart.

"Ye Mushuang, say something, don't die..."

"Ye Mushuang!"

Xie Xiaoxiao cried out in grief, holding Ye Lin tightly.

As long as Ye Lin could come back to life at this moment, Xie Xiaoxiao would be willing to do anything.

"Cough, cough... cough, cough, cough..." A burst of violent coughing came, followed by a weak voice. "Big sister, can you let go of me first? I wasn't killed by the Demon, but I'm about to be strangled to death by you."

Xie Xiaoxiao's delicate body trembled violently. She raised her head in disbelief and saw Ye Lin's pale, bloodless face.

Although he looked like he could breathe his last at any moment, she was certain that the Ye Lin before her was alive!

"Ye Mushuang! You're still alive! You're still alive! That's great!"

Tears welled up in Xie Xiaoxiao's eyes again, but this time, they were tears of joy.

Lost and found.

There is nothing in the world more heart-stirring than these four words.

"Maybe the King of Hell doesn't want me, or maybe those pills you fed me worked." Ye Lin revealed a weak smile, then quietly tucked all the Demon corpses into his Great Sumeru Ring.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take you to find a healer right now! I'll find the best healer in all of Great Xia to treat you!"

Xie Xiaoxiao used the Star Puppet Threads to bind Ye Lin to her back and hoisted him up.

Ye Lin's body was tall, and Xie Xiaoxiao found it somewhat strenuous to carry him, but she still carried him without hesitation.

Their body temperatures were transmitted to each other through a thin layer of fabric; the scorching heat coming from Ye Lin's chest made Xie Xiaoxiao's face flush slightly.

From childhood to now, she had never been this close to any person of the opposite sex who was not related by blood.

Generally speaking, if a strange man tried to get close to her, he would basically disappear from this world inexplicably the next day.

But at this moment, Ye Lin was severely injured, and Xie Xiaoxiao could not care about that much!

She struggled to carry Ye Lin and rushed toward the exit of Secret Realm No. 79.

At this moment, only one belief remained in Xie Xiaoxiao's heart: she must save Ye Lin!

But when they reached the exit of the secret realm, Xie Xiaoxiao's face turned ashen.

Because at the entrance of the secret realm, there were actually over a dozen Demons standing guard!

And not far away, countless corpses of job-changers were piled up, almost forming a small hill; severed limbs and arms were everywhere, emitting a foul, rotting stench.

Clearly, the entire Secret Realm No. 79 was a trap set by the Demons for the humans, intended to slaughter everyone who entered!

Anyone who wanted to leave Secret Realm No. 79 would be surrounded and killed by the Demons.

If she were alone, Xie Xiaoxiao would naturally not fear a dozen Demons.

Unless these dozen Demons also possessed a great killing weapon like the Heavenly Demon Cage, it would be impossible for them to stop Xie Xiaoxiao.

But now, Xie Xiaoxiao was carrying Ye Lin, a severely injured person, on her back; the difficulty of breaking through had clearly multiplied several times over.

Ye Lin also saw the situation before them and struggled to get off Xie Xiaoxiao's back.

"Put me down and break through yourself. Once you get out, you can bring people back to save me. I don't want to be a burden to you."

"No!"

Xie Xiaoxiao's gaze was incomparably firm. With a thought, the Star Puppet Threads tightened, preventing Ye Lin from breaking free.

"You are not a burden! Have you forgotten? You are the person I need! If you die, I will be heartbroken! If we leave, we leave together! I will absolutely not abandon you!"