Chapter 1371: Not Leaving

After saying that, Qiu Baiyi actively loosened her grip on Ye Zhangqing, then immediately vanished from the spot.

The Blood King Palace and Ling Tian Pavilion have already arrived to kill, and she has no way to retreat.

Although she could leave with Ye Zhangqing, she couldn't; she couldn't abandon the Bai Song Gu where she grew up, and then live a base, cowardly life.

"Boss."

Looking at Ye Zhangqing standing dazed on the spot, Li Tie Niu whispered from beside him.

Right now the Star Battleship is before them; as long as they board it, they can leave the Tianwu Realm and gain complete freedom.

This is something they dreamed of after escaping from the Viper, and now it has come true.

But Ye Zhangqing felt no joy at all; if it were before, he would have hesitated not at all, boarded the Star Battleship straight away and left without looking back.

But now he realized he had something weighing on his mind.

"Boss, there's no time left."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing not reply for a long time, Li Tie Niu called out again; Qiu Baiyi and the others don't know how long they can hold out, waiting for the bloody blood, the Viper to charge in—even if they had the Star Battleship, they couldn't leave.

After Li Tie Niu's repeated urging, Ye Zhangqing took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and said in a low voice.

"I'm not leaving; you go on your own."

"What?"

Hearing this, Li Tie Niu and the two others were all stunned; not leaving? The Star Battleship is right before you, and you're not leaving?

Facing the three's shock, Ye Zhangqing turned his head; after making up his mind, he actually felt relieved.

Following his true heart, for those he does not want to, cannot, or is unwilling to abandon, he will not abandon them—whatever the outcome may be.

Grinning, Ye Zhangqing said, feeling as if a great burden had been lifted.

"I can't abandon my woman; you all go."

After saying that, Ye Zhangqing likewise vanished in a flash; his inner hesitation and entanglement all dissipated at that moment, instead making him feel completely at ease.

Meanwhile, Li Tie Niu and the two others stared at each other, wondering, "Boss isn't leaving?"

"What should we do now?"

Li Tie Dan looked at his older brother, asking with a puzzled expression, "Boss isn't leaving—what about us?"

Upon hearing that, without waiting for Li Tie Niu to speak, the spirit chef gritted his teeth and said.

"We'll leave on our own."

"What did you say?"

As soon as those words were spoken, Li Tie Dan immediately turned his head, glaring angrily, grabbed the spirit chef's collar, his eyes bulging, looking like he wanted to devour him, and roared.

"Do you want to abandon the boss and leave on your own?"

In response, the spirit chef shouted back without yielding.

"It's Ye Zhangqing himself who isn't leaving; what's it to you? Can't you see? Ye Zhangqing has fallen for that Qiu Baiyi, so he's willing to stay."

"So what? You want to abandon the boss and leave on your own—I won't allow it."

"What about me? What am I? I was just a cook, and out of nowhere I got captured here, having gone through who-knows-how-many life-and-death trials along the way."

"Am I supposed to just accept that? Ye Zhangqing doesn't want to leave, but I do."

The spirit chef also shouted with red eyes; hearing that, Li Tie Dan raised his fist to strike him, but Li Tie Niu stopped him.

"Stop, Tie Dan."

"Older brother......"

"Let him go."

"Why?"

"I said let him go."

Under Li Tie Niu's reprimand, Li Tie Dan reluctantly released the spirit chef, and Li Tie Niu then looked at him and said.

"We two brothers aren't leaving; we'll follow the boss—you go on your own, and may you have smooth sailing."

Upon hearing that, the spirit chef bowed deeply to Li Tie Niu, gritted his teeth, and said two words.

"Take care."

Immediately thereafter, without further hesitation, he turned and boarded the Star Battleship; this Star Battleship had been prepared by Qiu Baiyi.

Spirit stones, various elixirs, ingredients, talisman seals, formation disks—everything was there.

Using spirit stones to activate the Star Battleship, while Li Tie Niu and Li Tie Dan had already rushed straight to Ye Zhangqing.

The two brothers had said before that they would recognize Ye Zhangqing as their boss, and thereafter they would follow him wherever he went.

Even though they knew returning would likely mean death, the two brothers still chose without hesitation to follow Ye Zhangqing.

At this moment inside the canteen, Ye Zhangqing destroyed the walls on all sides, forming a huge open space.

Meanwhile, he himself was busy in the kitchen.

His cultivation is only at the Great Saint level; although not low, frankly it's still insufficient to sway a battle of this magnitude.

Rather than going up to fight side by side with Qiu Baiyi and having little effect, it's better to push his own value to the extreme.

As for his own strengths, Ye Zhangqing naturally knows them well—it's his culinary skill.

Moreover, with the star beast as a top-tier ingredient, it should be able to greatly boost the combat power of the Bai Song Gu people.

As for whether they can ultimately withstand the Blood King Palace and Ling Tian Pavilion, Ye Zhangqing no longer dwells on it; he does his best and leaves the rest to fate—nothing more.

Just as Ye Zhangqing was busy alone, suddenly Li Tie Niu's voice sounded.

"Boss."

"You didn't leave?"

Startled, he lifted his head and immediately saw Li Tie Niu and Li Tie Dan outside the kitchen; seeing the two appear there, Ye Zhangqing was also taken aback.

Upon hearing that, Li Tie Niu laughed.

「Where the boss goes, we go. 」

「I'll listen to the eldest brother. 」

「Two idiots. 」

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing laughed and scolded, and in his heart he truly accepted the Li Tie Niu and Li Tie Dan brothers.

As the saying goes, true feelings are revealed in adversity; that the two brothers could still choose to stay in this situation, Ye Zhangqing said not being moved would be false, and he also truly trusted them.

Meanwhile, at the place where the Star Battleship had just been parked, the Star Battleship that Qiu Baiyi had prepared slowly rose into the air.

It seems that the spirit chef successfully activated the Star Battleship.

Watching the Star Battleship slowly ascend, representing hope of escape, Ye Zhangqing and the two others had unusually calm expressions.

There was not a trace of disappointment; if they're gone, they're gone.

Moreover, on the battlefield, facing the combined attack of Lie Xue and the Viper, Qiu Baiyi saw the Star Battleship slowly ascending.

In her eyes there was a hint of relief, a hint of loss, and a hint of sorrow, which flashed by.

She hoped Ye Zhangqing would live, which was sincere, but when she saw Ye Zhangqing truly leaving, her heart could not help but feel disappointed and painful.

People's hearts are just so tangled; she thought she had already entered his heart, but when he finally left, did he still not have much reluctance?

Her eyes unconsciously became moist, but immediately Qiu Baiyi revealed a smile, silently saying in her heart.

「It's fine that they've gone; live well, my husband. 」

She then withdrew her gaze, the sorrow in her eyes completely dissipated, replaced by a look of resolve.

As long as Ye Zhangqing can live, she has no more worries; even if she dies here today, she will definitely make them pay the price.

Having already resolved to die in her heart, her greatest worry was gone; Qiu Baiyi no longer feared anything, even death.