"Kid, since you're so aggressive, don't blame me for being ruthless! Take this!"
As Ping Le finished speaking, his entire aura changed.
Though he had no intention of killing before, his movements now became fierce.
"Boom!"
The ultimate moves unleashed by the two clashed once more, stirring up waves of spiritual energy.
The buildings around them, reinforced by spiritual power, collapsed one after another.
Dust flew, stones and sand whizzed past, blinding everyone.
Yet, their hands did not falter, each move laced with killing intent.
They both brought out their most formidable techniques, fighting until the heavens and earth blurred.
The battle raged for three days and three nights.
Ping Le's spiritual power and the power of laws were completely depleted. Ye Zhan was not much better off and could only rely on his physical strength to continue fighting Ping Le.
Meanwhile, after leaving Ye Zhan, Jing Yulan secretly slipped out of the Jing family without a word and followed Ye Zhan.
Fortunately, she had inquired about Ye Zhan's whereabouts from the Jing family patriarch beforehand, so she headed directly for Crimson Blood City.
This time, Jing Yulan had done her homework and was no longer the directionally challenged person she was when she first met Ye Zhan.
Despite hurrying, Jing Yulan was six days behind Ye Zhan.
When she arrived at the scene of Ye Zhan and Ping Le's battle, she witnessed the scene that most devastated her.
Ye Zhan's great saber had severed Ping Le's neck, and Ping Le's bone fan had pierced Ye Zhan's chest.
"Ping Le, I promised to chop off your head, and I've done it!"
Blood gushed from the corner of Ye Zhan's mouth, yet he spoke with a smile, as if it wasn't his own blood.
Ping Le glared fiercely at Ye Zhan and then suddenly laughed, "On the road to the Yellow Springs, having you as a companion is enough!"
With that, Ping Le collapsed to the ground, his eyes slowly closing.
As his eyes closed, scenes of his nights with the abducted beauties flashed before him, a satisfied smile gracing his lips.
Worth it!
These two words were Ping Le's last thought in the mortal world.
It was not Ping Le's intention to die together with Ye Zhan.
When Ping Le's spiritual power and the power of laws were exhausted, he had considered escaping.
However, how could Ye Zhan, who had already let Ping Le escape once, give him a second chance? Sudancn.com
Therefore, Ye Zhan clung to Ping Le, forcing him into a desperate fight.
A cornered dog will leap over the wall, a rabbit will bite when cornered.
With no way out, Ping Le became fierce, attacking without defense, forcing Ye Zhan to defend.
And this fighting style was exactly what Ye Zhan wanted.
Ye Zhan was also a man who would fight to the bitter end.
You are fierce, I am fiercer!
Fighting to the death? Who fears whom!
Ye Zhan did not believe Ping Le could truly fight to the death!
Thus, with both of them completely depleted of spiritual power, the power of laws, and physical strength, the scene previously described unfolded.
Ping Le fell, and the bone fan that had pierced Ye Zhan's chest was pulled out with him.
Blood spurted, splashing onto Ping Le's face.
Having finally slain the lecherous villain Ping Le, Ye Zhan laughed towards the sky.
But before he could laugh twice, he too collapsed to the ground.
And what Jing Yulan saw was the moment the bone fan was pulled from Ye Zhan's chest, blood spraying everywhere, as he fell towards the ground.
"No!"
Jing Yulan cried out, moving with lightning speed towards the falling Ye Zhan.
Perhaps fate took pity.
Jing Yulan managed to catch Ye Zhan's body at the critical moment.
Her own knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground.
Although Jing Yulan's body was weak, she held Ye Zhan's neck tightly, tears streaming from her eyes like a breached dam.
"Ye Zhan~~~"
Her heart-wrenching sobs echoed in the air, bringing tears to the eyes of any who heard them.
"Ye Zhan, don't leave me! You haven't married me yet, you can't die, you can't leave me, you can't! Wuwuwu..."
Ye Zhan's vacant gaze quickly focused.
Seeing Jing Yulan's tear-streaked face, he smiled.
Ye Zhan tried to lift his hand to caress Jing Yulan's cheek, but he was already exhausted and severely wounded, unable to even do that.
Finally, Jing Yulan trembling took Ye Zhan's hand and placed it on her own cheek. "Ye Zhan, don't die, don't die!"
Ye Zhan smiled gently and said, "Yulan, in this life... meeting you is my... greatest... fortune, I..."
Before he could finish, Ye Zhan closed his eyes.
"Ye Zhan!!!"
Jing Yulan screamed with utter despair.
She suddenly remembered something, took out a bottle of hemostatic powder from her embrace, and sprinkled it all over Ye Zhan's wound.
Immediately after, Jing Yulan took out a Blood Spirit Pill and fed it to Ye Zhan's lips.
However, Ye Zhan, who had already closed his eyes, had lost the ability to swallow.
In her desperation, Jing Yulan puckered her lips and kissed Ye Zhan.
She intended to help Ye Zhan swallow the pill by transferring her breath.
Perhaps it was Heaven moved by Jing Yulan's true feelings, or perhaps Ye Zhan was fated to live.
Under Jing Yulan's actions, Ye Zhan actually managed to swallow the pill.
Jing Yulan rejoiced, quickly helped Ye Zhan up, and channeled her meager spiritual power into Ye Zhan's body to help catalyze the medicinal effects of the Blood Spirit Pill.
After the effects of the first Blood Spirit Pill were fully absorbed by Ye Zhan's body, Jing Yulan fed him the second and third pills in the same manner.
With three Blood Spirit Pills consumed, Ye Zhan's last breath was finally held.
Jing Yulan, overjoyed, picked up Ye Zhan and fled towards Crimson Blood City.
The jolting journey through the city activated the meridians within Ye Zhan's body, and the medicinal effects of the Blood Spirit Pills were fully utilized.
Therefore, by the time Jing Yulan found lodging, his aura had grown stronger.
His chest wound had also stopped bleeding due to the hemostatic powder.
Seeing that Ye Zhan's condition had stabilized, Jing Yulan was overjoyed.
She gave the innkeeper some high-grade spirit stones and asked him to find an alchemist.
After an examination by the alchemist, it was finally confirmed that Ye Zhan's life had been saved by Jing Yulan's accidental intervention.
Hearing this, Jing Yulan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After seeing off the alchemist, she stayed by Ye Zhan's side, never leaving him.
However, before long, Ye Zhan's body became burning hot, as if he were a cooked lobster.
Jing Yulan was terrified and could only ask the innkeeper to call for the alchemist again.
However, the alchemist did not come, only sending a message through the innkeeper: "A severely wounded body is naturally like this."
Helpless, Jing Yulan could only care for him more diligently.
Ye Zhan remained in this state for three days and three nights without any signs of improvement.