Chapter 25: Sudden Change

Gao Dakuan was at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage of cultivation, and his speed while flying on his sword was much faster than Zhang Nuo's. To accommodate his junior apprentice brother, he deliberately slowed his flight speed and flew side-by-side with Zhang Nuo.

The two soon flew away from the Divine Sword Sect. After a while, Zhang Nuo suddenly glanced at the ground. Just this one look made his whole body tremble, and his Flying Sword swayed from side to side. Gao Dakuan was greatly alarmed and hurriedly asked:

"Junior apprentice brother, what is wrong with you?"

"It's nothing!"

Steadying his mind, Zhang Nuo replied calmly. Although he said nothing, Gao Dakuan had clearly sensed that something was wrong. At this moment, he also looked down at the ground below. What came into his view was none other than the Heiniu Village from back then!

This time, Gao Dakuan finally understood why Zhang Nuo had been so deeply affected.

At this very moment, Zhang Nuo's heart could no longer remain calm. Scenes of his childhood by his parents' side appeared in his mind. If Zhu Tong had not fled to their village, and if the incident with the Spirit Insect had not occurred, perhaps he would still be by his parents' side, feeling the warmth of family affection.

But all of this had changed because of the Blood Sacrifice in the village. At the mere thought of the Blood Sacrifice, Zhang Nuo recalled the giant blood pool he had seen in the center of the village back then, and the white skeletons placed around the pool—two of which were certainly his parents'!

"I will definitely kill him! I will avenge you!"

Zhang Nuo thought to himself. The Blood Sacrifice in the village must have had something to do with that Hongfa Nanzhi from back then. Unfortunately, even Zhu Tong did not know the name of the Hongfa Nanzhi, but that face was already deeply imprinted in Zhang Nuo's mind and would never be erased.

Gao Dakuan did not notice any of this. He merely assumed that Zhang Nuo was feeling dejected because he had remembered the events in the village.

Just like that, the two flew for a long time in a sorrowful atmosphere. Donglai City was a great distance from the Divine Sword Sect. If Gao Dakuan had flown at full speed, perhaps they could have arrived earlier, but to accommodate Zhang Nuo, his speed had to be slowed.

At this time, Zhang Nuo had not yet emerged from his grief. He was just flying beside Gao Dakuan, paying no attention to what was ahead. Suddenly, a pale red beam of light as thick as a bowl shot out from the ground, and its target was none other than Zhang Nuo.

At this moment, Zhang Nuo was like a walking corpse and had completely failed to notice the attack from the beam of light. If Gao Dakuan had not discovered it in time and pushed him to the side, he likely would have lost his life.

Gazing at the slowly fading beam of light, Zhang Nuo broke out in a cold sweat. His previous sorrowful mood vanished instantly. He and Gao Dakuan could not help but look toward the ground.

They saw three people standing on the ground, but due to the height they were at, it was impossible to see the faces of the people on the ground clearly. It appeared that the beam of light just now was not aimed specifically at Zhang Nuo, but had been shot into the sky unintentionally due to the fierce battle between the three people on the ground.

"Senior apprentice brother..."

As soon as Zhang Nuo opened his mouth, Gao Dakuan immediately waved his hand, interrupting him.

"Follow me!"

After saying this, Gao Dakuan flew to one side with a gloomy expression, and Zhang Nuo followed with a deep frown. In the blink of an eye, the two landed at a distance from the three people. They each put away their Magic Treasure and hid behind a large rock, carefully watching the three fight.

Only then did they discover that the three people fighting were one woman and two men. The two men in black were each controlling a Flying Sword, attacking the woman opposite them in coordination.

The woman being attacked had a very petite frame and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. Her face was as fair as water and could be considered quite pretty. In particular, her pink dress made her look even more adorable. However, under the joint attack of the two, she appeared somewhat overwhelmed, retreating step by step while controlling a golden ring-shaped Magic Treasure.

"All three of them are at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. It seems that the beam of light just now really wasn't aimed at you!"

Releasing his Divine Sense, Gao Dakuan quickly discerned the cultivation levels of the three people fighting. Two at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage against one at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage—the girl in the pink dress was undoubtedly going to lose!

"Should we step in to help?"

For some reason, when Zhang Nuo saw the scene of the girl in the pink dress being miserably defeated, a sense of pity arose in his heart.

"Junior apprentice brother, do not stir up trouble! This matter has nothing to do with us!"

Gao Dakuan's voice turned cold as he warned him. Although Zhang Nuo could not bear to watch, his strength was what it was; if his senior apprentice brother did not intervene, it was impossible for him to defeat the two men in black.

"Let's go!"

Gao Dakuan pulled on Zhang Nuo's clothes and turned to leave, but at this very moment, the girl in the pink dress had been forced into a dead end. The Flying Sword of one of the men in black had already reached her chest, while the girl's ring-shaped Magic Treasure was trapped by the other man in black and could not return to save her in time.

Just as the Flying Sword was about to pierce the girl's chest, she suddenly patted the Storage Bag at her waist. A cyan Small Shield, an inch in size, flashed out. The Small Shield grew in the wind and, in the blink of an eye, became half a zhang in size, quickly blocking in front of the girl.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the Flying Sword struck the Small Shield. The girl also broke out in a cold sweat; if she had been even a moment slower, her little life would have been lost.

Retreating several steps, the girl beckoned with one hand, summoning the ring-shaped Magic Treasure back to her side. With her delicate brows tightly furrowed, she said loudly:

"Even if you kill me, the Southern Dynasty Song Clan will not let you off!"

"Hehe! I say, Song Er Xiaojie, if you were willing to hand over the item you bought at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Donglai City earlier, we two wouldn't hurt you!"

Gao Dakuan had already been prepared to take Zhang Nuo and leave, but upon suddenly hearing the girl mention the Southern Dynasty Song Clan, he immediately stopped in his tracks. At the same time, his body leaped up violently, and with a few bounds, he arrived at the girl's side. With a wave of his hand, a half-foot-long green Flying Sword appeared in front of him.

"If you want to kill her, you'll have to get past me first!"

This sudden turn of events not only shocked the two men in black, but even the girl in pink looked at Gao Dakuan in astonishment. As for Zhang Nuo, he stood where he was, completely bewildered, unable to recover for a long time. Just a moment ago, his senior apprentice brother had warned him not to meddle in other people's business; how had he rushed in himself in the blink of an eye?