Chapter 1373: The Guhuoniao

Under Ning Chen's gaze, the man could only speak up and state the reason: "B-because my family arranged a marriage for me, and I ran away to escape the wedding, so I came out."

This caught Gu Yanqi off guard; after all, wasn't it usually women who ran away from weddings?

"Huh? Why did you run away from the wedding?"

A man standing beside the first one spoke up, explaining the reason: "You two haven't seen the woman matched with him; it's truly hard to describe. None of us expect a beauty, but surely she should be presentable enough to look at? Yet, his woman is less approachable than a rat."

This piqued Gu Yanqi's curiosity; she actually wanted to see what kind of woman could be compared unfavorably to a rat.

However, curiosity aside, Gu Yanqi still felt that the young lady was quite pitiable.

"Sigh, I say, even if she doesn't suit your taste, she is still a young lady. By running away like this, are you leaving her to face those rumors and slanders alone? Isn't that too much?"

The man lowered his head in shame: "Yes, it is my fault. Once I get out this time, I will definitely go and apologize properly to her."

Gu Yanqi nodded and did not condemn him excessively; after all, admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is a great virtue.

"By the way, you two great uncles, great aunts, do you know how to get out of here?"

Ning Chen glanced around, then calmly said: "I don't know, but we can get out."

The three people were left bewildered by Ning Chen's words; what did it mean not knowing how to get out, yet being able to get out?

The three exchanged glances but asked nothing; they had originally planned to wait for death here, and now someone had arrived. Even if it was uncertain whether they could get out, it was still a hope.

"We are going to find our friends now. Will you follow us, or wait here for us?" Gu Yanqi looked at the three of them; they had already delayed quite some time and needed to hurry to find Miss Hongxiu, Lin Yi, and the others.

"I, we will follow you."

"Yes, yes, we will follow you. Rest assured, we have rested for a long time and absolutely won't hold you back."

They certainly would not be willing to stay; this place was too terrifying. If they lost each other later, they would truly die.

Seeing this, Gu Yanqi said nothing and simply looked at Ning Chen.

Ning Chen smiled and rubbed her head, but when he looked at the three men, all trace of amusement vanished from his eyes.

"In that case, let us set off."

The five of them marched forward in great numbers; to cover this place as quickly as possible, Ning Chen and Gu Yanqi quickened their pace.

The three behind were able to follow them quickly as well.

As the group's movement sped up, Ning Chen released energy around them, searching for Lin Yi and Miss Hongxiu.

Suddenly, Ning Chen sensed a fluctuation; he turned his gaze toward the source of the disturbance.

This fluctuation was not just Lin Yi's; inside it was another very peculiar fluctuation, likely from some kind of beast.

Both fluctuations were unstable, indicating that the two were likely fighting.

"Found it, over there."

Ning Chen pointed to a spot blocked by numerous leaves; this place was very easy to overlook, since with so many leaves, no one would want to enter there.

Pushing aside the leaves, they saw not far away two figures fighting each other.

Ning Chen and Gu Yanqi quickly ran toward that direction.

Upon approaching, the person fighting was indeed Lin Yi, and opposing him was a bird with a body entirely red.

"My heavens, a Guhuoniao?" The three who had rushed over as fast as they could let out exclamations upon seeing the bird.

"This is a Guhuoniao?" Ning Chen looked at the three and asked.

"Yes, I read about this in a book. This is a Guhuoniao; I never expected there to be a Guhuoniao here."

The Guhuoniao is not benevolent; it absorbs human soul energy. It is said to be formed from a deceased woman who died in childbirth. The Guhuoniao's abilities are extraordinary; it can even possess a human body.

At this moment, the disciples of the Dongqing Sect protecting the group from the shadows were greatly shocked upon seeing the Guhuoniao.

This Guhuoniao was sealed by their sect and had been kept inside a sealing box; how could it suddenly appear?

"Quick, go notify the Third Elder immediately and say the Guhuoniao has escaped!"

Ning Chen twitched his ears; he heard the two people in the shadows clearly. One had already hurriedly left, while the other continued to watch them.

Ning Chen looked at Lin Yi, who was fighting the Guhuoniao and finding it slightly difficult; if this continued, Lin Yi would likely get injured.

Thinking this, Ning Chen told Gu Yanqi to watch the three men, while he himself charged forward.

Upon seeing Ning Chen, Lin Yi was extremely happy; he opened his mouth to shout "Brother Ning," but Ning Chen quickly spoke up to interrupt him.