Chapter Twenty-One Reason

  The situation is getting more and more dangerous.

  In the sky, you can occasionally see a hovering hawk, and sometimes even hear an eagle's cry. The Pang family's hunting dogs also appear from time to time, barking "wang wang wang" frantically, and even the Pang family's guards would occasionally bump into them before disappearing on the mountain peaks hundreds of feet away. Sometimes, a cold arrow would even fly over.

  However, Liu Suizhuan can be said to be the most familiar with the terrain of Luoxing Mountain. Although Gu Yinghua walked slowly, he perfectly utilized the terrain of Luoxing Mountain and incredibly broke through the encirclement of the two armies time and again under their repeated blockades.

  He even said while walking: "I shouldn't have thrown away that slide, otherwise Miss Gu wouldn't have to work so hard, this is my fault, next we must pay attention to the low-flying falcon, that's the most deadly thing!"

  Gu Yinghua glanced up at the sky incredulously, but there was no sign of a falcon in the sky. Liu Suoyun had used a dense forest to avoid the Peng family's falcons, but why did he have to be careful about low-flying falcons? Gu Yinghua didn't understand the reason, but she knew one thing - what Liu Suoyun said must make sense.

  "Alright! Fire Uncle, listen to him!"

  Huojian Shu understood the reasoning: "The Peng family's hunting falcon is flying low? That means the Peng family's offensive is about to arrive, right? And when it flies low, it's hardest to detect, and will often follow closely behind."

  Just as Liu Suiyun was about to speak, a loud barking sound of "Wang Wang Wang" suddenly appeared in front of him. Then, two extremely ferocious black hunting dogs came out of nowhere and, like sharp arrows, crossed over a bush and rushed straight at Liu Suiyun.

  Huojian Tree was about to swing his meteor hammer when he saw Liu Suoyun take a step forward, then grab with both hands in an unstoppable manner. The two ferocious dogs were already colliding in mid-air, and then they were thrown aside by Liu Suoyun's casual toss. He shouted as he walked: "Hurry up! Hurry up!"

  Liu Su Yun's move was impressive, but what made Gu Ying Hua look at him with new eyes was that the two big dogs had only fainted from the collision and Liu Su Yun hadn't taken their lives. Huo Qian Shu laughed and said: "Little Liu, this move is great, really great! Let's go!"

  Everyone quickened their pace, but they had only taken a hundred or so steps when the "wang wang wang" howling sound was heard again in front of them. Just as Liu Suoyun suddenly raised his hand, a white light flashed by, and then a short distance away, a low-flying bird suddenly let out a screeching cry. A small black shadow fell to the ground, but it was just a large hawk from the Pang family swooping down at low altitude, tailing this small group of people.

  Liu followed the cloud and didn't have time to celebrate, he led the way in front: "There is a 300-meter deep ditch ahead, with tall grass on top of it, which is the most hidden place. Let's go from there!"

  A group of people went straight down into the deep ditch, where it was almost pitch black and the tall grass and shrubs blocked out all the sunlight. Gu Yinghua followed closely behind Liu Suoyun's footsteps as they walked forward.

  All this running about has exhausted her a great deal; she is now bathed in sweat from head to foot, when did she become so shabby?

  But she soon gave up on the idea, and even wanted to thank the tall black shadow in front of her for giving her this strange experience: "Liu Su Yun, this is the first time Miss has had such an experience... Hmm, let's speed up, don't think that Miss is weak!"

  Liu Suiyun had already heard the "Wang Wang Wang" cry, the eagle's whistle in the sky, and even the sound of breaking through the air with arrows, but he didn't stop his footsteps. This mysterious deep ditch was a secret path that even Yu Changkong didn't know about, which could completely cover their escape from the encirclement.

  The enemies outside had lost track of Liu Suizhen's small team, they didn't even notice this deep ditch that was only half a zhang wide, and were frantically searching around in confusion, completely unaware of where Liu Suizhen had gone, only knowing to send out pack after pack of vicious dogs to track down Liu Suizhen.

  This instead calmed him down, and he gripped the Tianlei Starfall Sword tightly in his hand, continuing to walk quickly forward. It seemed as if nothing could stop his footsteps until someone outside shouted: "Liu Suoyun, come out! Come out for me!"

  Liu Suizhen lowered his head, ignoring Ma Qianjun's voice. The next moment, Ma Qianjun roared: "Liu Suizhen, do you know who this is? If you want Yu Changkong to live, come out for me, come out!"

  "Yu Changkong?" Liu Suizhen didn't stop in her tracks, but Gu Yinghua suddenly remembered the middle-aged man who had brought Liu Suizhen maps, snacks and other items. She recalled the quiet warmth between Liu Suizhen and Yu Changkong, and although she had only met Yu Changkong once, she couldn't help but feel a faint pang of sorrow.

  Inside the deep ditch, it was pitch black. Gu Yinghua only saw Liu Suoyun's shoulder slightly shaking, and then continued to move forward. She wanted to speak out, but didn't know how to start, when suddenly a faint cry was heard in the wind.

  "Ah!"

  Gu Yinghua could hear that it was Yu Changkong's voice. Liu Suizhen naturally also heard it, no mistake, this is indeed Uncle Changkong's yelling sound.

  This is absolutely Yu Changkong's voice!

  He stopped in his tracks, followed by a muffled hum, he bit his lip and finally stopped, carefully pulling out the deep grass on the ditch top, a sunbeam spilled into the ditch, Gu Yinghua's eyes were not very adapted, but her breathing became rapid.

  Her eyesight was excellent, and soon she saw that on a mountain top more than a mile away, Ma Qianjun and Pang Jiaolong were leading dozens of elite troops in a strict formation, while Ma Qianjun had grabbed Yu Changkong with one hand and threw him into the air with great force, shouting savagely: "Liu Suizhen, if you want Yu Changkong's life, come out! Come out for me!"

  Yu Changkong struggled with all his might in mid-air, but how could he struggle free from a master of the Yuan Dragon realm? His face grew increasingly dark and unsightly as Ma Qianjun grasped Yu Changkong's collar tightly and bellowed: "Liu Suoyun, come out! COME OUT!!!"

  Liu Suizhen didn't respond to Ma Qiankong's roar, and Ma Qianjun became even more furious. He violently shook Yu Changkong's body as if it were a plaything, roaring: "Liu Suizhen, Liu Suizhen! Don't think that nothing will happen just because you don't come out! This is only the beginning. Do you know what slow slicing is?"

  A flash of light, Yu Changkong shot out a blood arrow, and he let out an uncontrollable scream. His painful expression even made Gu Yinghua frown. Ma Qianjun roared: "I'll kill Yu Changkong this dog thief with one knife after another, just to see if you're ruthless enough, Liu Suoyun, watching your master and father figure die like this!"

  Liu Suiyun had tightly grasped the Tianlei Starfall Sword, and due to his agitation, even a thread of blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth. He glared furiously at Ma Qianjun, who was flaunting his power, ready to pounce like a hunting leopard at any moment. Meanwhile, Ma Qianjun continued to bellow: "Liu Suiyun, get out here! Get out here!"

  "Get out!"

  Under the angry roar, all around was still desolate. Ma Qianjun made another slash with his knife, and Yu Changkong, although an iron-clad man, couldn't help but cry out in pain again.

  Looking at Liu Suiyun biting her lower lip tightly, Huo Qianshu hastily said: "Suiyun, don't be deceived, our strength is not enough!"

  Gu Yinghua was well aware that the mountain opposite could be said to be a gathering of elites, with warriors and cultivators gathered together. The two Yuanlong realm warriors, Pang Jiaolong and Ma Qianjun, were not even mentioned, but more importantly, there were several strong hands in the array who had refined their qi to the middle or late stage, and even set up many eagles and hawks as well as fierce beasts and birds that had been domesticated by the Pang family.

  Even with the addition of Liu Su Yun's Tian Lei Xing Dun Jian, it was still far from being a match for her. Nevertheless, she patted Liu Su Yun's shoulder, allowing his excited emotions to calm down slightly: "If you want to kill your way out, then do so! Miss will never be a burden on others, no, Miss has never been a burden, even if you're just a servant!"

  Liu Suiyun still bit his lower lip tightly, and it took a while for his emotions to calm down. He withdrew his hand, and the deep ditch returned to endless darkness. Then, Gu Yinghua heard him say: "Let's go!"

  Gu Yinghua hadn't spoken yet when a heart-wrenching scream came from the wind, and she couldn't help but ask: "What about Uncle Changkong?"

  Liu's tone was surprisingly calm: "Now I just want to send Miss Gu to Yuanzhou, Miss Gu, this is what I owe you!"

  What he didn't say in his heart was: "I owe Uncle Changkong too much, too much."

  In the depths of the abyss, there was endless darkness, and barely a glimmer of light could be seen. Gu Yinghua's heart had also turned icy cold, and she mechanically followed Liu Suoyun: "Ben Dajie doesn't want to be your burden, if you want to kill your way out, then do it quickly and decisively."

  "Because in my heart, you are more important!" Liu Su Yun's voice became tender: "Although I'm really sorry to Uncle Chang Kong, this is my choice!"

  "What are you talking about?!" Gu Yinghua's head hung down, the ground was still pitch black, but he was made to blush by Liu Suoyun's sudden confession. If it weren't for the darkness covering up his embarrassment, she wouldn't even know how to react.

  "You're being unfair to Uncle Changkong!" Gu Yinghua defended: "I'm just your employer, but Uncle Changkong is your own flesh and blood! Give me a reason!"

  "That's my brother Changkong!" Liu Suoyun's voice was filled with deep sorrow.

  "Give this young lady a reason?" Gu Yinghua replied: "The one who should take responsibility is the young lady, not you, a humble servant!"

  "If I had to find a reason, it's for the woman I love most!" Liu Su-Yun's voice was filled with increasingly deep pain: "For my woman!"

  The words seemed too heartless, but Gu Yinghua's heart inexplicably warmed up to them. She walked quickly over and whispered in Liu Suoyun's ear: "Carry me!"

  Liu Suizhen stopped in her tracks, almost colliding with Gu Yinghua. She caught a whiff of Gu Yinghua's intoxicating scent and her heart began to flutter wildly. It wasn't until Gu Yinghua repeated her request once more that Liu Suizhen snapped back to reality: "Carry me!"

  "Gu's voice was as clear as a stream: 'I know, once we leave the valley it will be a fierce battle. I don't want to be a burden to you when you're fighting, so carry me on your back!'"

  Liu followed Yun's nod and squatted down: "Get on my back, we'll make a break for it together and settle this score for Uncle Changkong!"

  Let's fight our way out together!