Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 116 Xuanzi: Buhao, my student!

In the end, Zhang Lexuan still left. If she were alone, she would follow Ye Qing without hesitation. No matter whether she died in the mouth of a 100,000-year-old soul beast or not, she was willing to live and die with Ye Qing.

But she can't do that.

She was the team leader of this Soul Hunting Team, and it was her responsibility to bring these team members back safely.

Yes, she could disregard the lives of these team members and chase after them to fight against the 100,000-year-old soul beast alongside Ye Qing, but what about these team members? Should she just let them fend for themselves in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Zhang Lexuan's sense of responsibility wouldn't allow her to do that. The last bit of time Ye Qing had risked his life for wasn't meant for her to waste like that.

"Qing... wait for me. I'll come back to you after I've safely escorted my teammates out of the Star Dou Great Forest." Zhang Lexuan took one last look in the direction Ye Qing had left, her tone gentler than ever before, filled with the deepest love.

"Whether you are still alive or not... I will go to find you. If you live, I will stay with you for life; if you die, I will go with you."

It wasn't until the last glance she exchanged with Ye Qing that Zhang Lexuan realized that she hadn't just seen him as family; she had already fallen hopelessly in love with this younger brother who was seven or eight years her junior!

A burning tear streaked through the air, shattering into countless droplets as it landed on the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass. This tear was just like Zhang Lexuan's heart, already riddled with holes. After Ye Qing left, she felt that her heart had gone with him.

If I can't find him... then what difference is there between me and a walking corpse?

"Please wait for me!"

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the other side.

"Have they left?" Ye Qing asked, keeping an eye on Zhang Lexuan and the others while engaging in a fierce 'battle' with the Blood Shadow Fox.

"They're already gone." While Biji was still reeling from the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale, she was starting to question her existence. Was this just human tactics? No wonder Di Tian and the others always said that humans were the most cunning and treacherous creatures, even deceiving their own kind!

A birth within a birth!

"Finally gone..." Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief, then gave Blood Shadow Fox a look, "Stop fighting, they're gone!"

The Blood Shadow Fox silently stopped pounding the ground with its soul power and scratching the surrounding trees with its claws. Apart from the first collision, which was a real fight, it and Ye Qing had been engaging in what appeared to be a large-scale battle all along, but in reality, they were just attacking the surrounding environment to create the illusion of a very intense battle.

"Human, you had better give me an explanation as to why Lady Biji asked me to cooperate with you. Otherwise, I will chase after those people the same way they left." Blood Shadow Fox stared at Ye Qing and said in a cold tone.

Upon hearing Bi Ji's telepathic message, Blood Shadow Fox immediately chose to cooperate, even though it was puzzled and even though Bi Ji wanted it to cooperate with humans, it still chose to execute the order without hesitation.

Because this was Brigitte's order.

However, after cooperating, the Blood Shadow Fox will definitely demand an explanation. Cooperation is one thing, but if Ye Qing cannot provide a reasonable explanation, it will not hesitate to kill Ye Qing, then catch up with Zhang Lexuan and the others, and kill them one by one.

It's just a waste of time.

"To save your life." Ye Qing curled his lip and said in a flat tone, "Those people are inner disciples of Shrek Academy, and their leader this time is a Gluttonous Douluo with a cultivation level of 98. Do you think you can deal with a level 98 powerhouse with your 100,000 years of cultivation?"

"If it weren't for that piece of trash, Taotie Douluo, who knows where he's off drinking, do you think you'd have a chance to act with me? The moment you showed your face, Taotie would smash you into mincemeat and turn you into a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone."

"...The Gluttonous Douluo?" Blood Shadow Fox was slightly taken aback, and its eyes flickered.

In this light... it seems that this human actually saved his life. It's really not worth risking his life to kill a few humans.

"He's telling the truth." Brigitte's figure appeared silently, her eyes gentle as she looked at the Blood Shadow Fox. She walked up to it and gently stroked its head. "Thank you for your help. You can go back now. Remember to be careful next time you leave the core area, understand?"

Feeling this familiar life force, the Blood Shadow Fox narrowed its eyes, appearing quite content. After listening to Bi Ji's instructions, it nodded.

"I understand, Lady Biji." After glancing at Ye Qing again, the Blood Shadow Fox transformed into a streak of crimson light and flew towards the interior of the core area.

Even Brigitte herself came out, so Blood Shadow Fox naturally had no problem and simply turned around and left.

Anyone can make a mistake, but Lady Brigitte never does.

"Alright, we can start the disguise now!" Ye Qing chuckled, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and one soul ring after another lit up from his body until the last 100,000-year soul ring appeared, and a blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky.

Only then did the crimson beam of light that Ye Qing deliberately conjured finally sober up Old Deng, whose brain had been fermented into tofu dregs by alcohol.

"That direction..." Xuanzi's eyes widened suddenly, the intoxication in his eyes vanishing instantly. "The aura of a 100,000-year-old soul ring, a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

"Buhou! My student!!!"

The Supreme Elder jumped up from the tree branch as if he had been pricked in the butt. His panic was beyond measure. He knew that Zhang Lexuan and the others were not the only ones who came to hunt souls this time. Ye Qing, Mu En's disciple and Shrek Academy's only genius with the ultimate attribute, was also there!

If Zhang Lexuan and the others were to get into trouble, that would be one thing; they're just a few average geniuses, and Shrek Academy produces a bunch of such geniuses in every era.

But what if something happens to Ye Qing...

The thought that the only person in the academy with exceptional attributes, and a super monster who had cultivated to the Soul King level at a young age, had died in the Star Dou Great Forest because of his drunken mistake made Xuanzi feel that he might be torn apart alive by Mu En.

"Spicy, spicy, spicy!"

"Little Ye Qing, you absolutely mustn't get into trouble!"

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the other side.

In order to get Zhou Lu and the others out of the Star Dou Great Forest as quickly as possible and then return to find Ye Qing, Zhang Lexuan used her soul power to speed up the journey without regard for the cost, dragging the seven burdens away quickly.

"Faster, faster..." Zhang Lexuan kept repeating this sentence, tears streaming down her face without stopping.

Aside from Zhou Lu, who was unconscious, the other six people who were still conscious were also filled with sorrow. In order not to put too much burden on Zhang Lexuan, they were also trying their best to use their soul power to make themselves lighter.

Just as they were about to leave the mixed zone and arrive at the outer zone, a yellowish-brown light descended from the sky and stopped them.

The newcomer was dressed in a filthy robe, reeking of alcohol, and had a large gourd of wine hanging from his waist.

Yes, it is Chicken Leg Douluo Xuanzi.

Zhang Lexuan and her group had traveled from the inner mixed zone all the way to the outer zone when they were stopped by Xuanzi, who was heading in this direction. It's easy to imagine where Xuanzi had been before that.

They've probably all left the Star Dou Great Forest...

No wonder Zhang Lexuan and the others were almost wiped out in the original story, and the 100,000-year-old Blood Shadow Fox had already been summoned, and Zhang Lexuan was already absorbing soul rings and soul bones, and he was only just arriving late.

What the hell is he protecting...?

"Elder Xuan!" Mingjing shouted urgently upon seeing Xuanzi, "Quick, quick, go save Xiao Yeqing! To buy us time to escape, he lured away the 100,000-year-old Blood Shadow Fox all by himself!"

"...Elder Xuan..." Zhang Lexuan also heard Mingjing's shout. She had been struggling to bring Mingjing and the others out, but her soul power was almost exhausted, and she could no longer put them down.

Xuanzi has arrived, and the other students are no longer in danger.

She...should go find that little boy too.

"Qing, wait for me, I'm coming to find you now." Zhang Lexuan forced her swaying body to exert the little soul power she had left, and flew up again, heading towards the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest.

But she had only flown a short distance when Xuanzi used his soul power to pull her back.

Zhang Lexuan's murmurs were naturally heard by Xuanzi, who was at level 98. Just from Mingjing's shouts and Zhang Lexuan's murmurs, he had already guessed what had happened.

Of course, his worst fears have come true.

Most importantly, Ye Qing was the one who lured away the 100,000-year-old soul beast and saved all these inner court disciples!

"Let me go, I need to save him!" Zhang Lexuan struggled desperately, her eyes already bloodshot.

"Don't worry, with me here, he'll be fine!" Xuanzi looked at the lingering fear on the faces of the students in front of him, and the guilt in his heart overwhelmed him like a tidal wave. His massive level 98 soul power surged out instantly, sweeping everyone up and flying towards the place where the 100,000-year soul rings had erupted.

With you here, he won't get into trouble?

Everyone, including Zhang Lexuan, felt a sense of absurdity.

are you there?

Are you there? Where did you go before?

Why weren't you there when I needed you most? Why did you only come when everything had already happened and it was almost irreversible?

You're only arriving this late, what use are you? What can you protect? What can you even protect?

No one spoke; they simply watched Xuanzi's retreating figure in silence, all their unspoken words contained in those complex gazes.

Although Xuanzi did not turn around, he could still feel the sharp, piercing gazes of the children behind him, like thorns in his back and burning fire in his heart.

But does he have anything to say in rebuttal?

No.

He couldn't even find a single word to defend himself. He should endure all the insults and accusations because of his dereliction of duty, since it was his fault and an accident caused by his negligence.

"I...I'm sorry!"

(End of this chapter)