Chapter 308: Injury (Fifth Update)

She turned to leave!

"Tuanzi, Hong Yao, let's go!"

The Heavenly Apothecary Tripod had become hers, and the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle had fallen into her hands; the Nine Nether Tower could no longer be sustained out of thin air!

Bang!

Boom!

Clap!

More and more stones tumbled down, smashing violently against the ground!

Dust rose everywhere!

Chu Liuyue rushed quickly toward the stairs of the seventh floor, wanting to go down.

But she suddenly discovered that the barrier, which had previously been crushed by Tuanzi, had actually restored itself to its original state!

Furthermore, outside that barrier, there seemed to be another layer of cage!

Chu Liuyue frowned.

This was—

Suddenly, the outer cage dissipated silently.

A familiar, tall, and slender figure gradually emerged.

A thought flashed through Chu Liuyue's mind.

Could it be—

In the next moment, the person opposite her seemed to reach out a hand, lightly tapping the barrier.

The barrier split open silently from the middle!

A cold yet bewitching face appeared before her eyes!

Chu Liuyue opened her mouth

"Rong Xiu!? Why are you here!?"

Rong Xiu's eyes were deep; he exerted force with his arms and pulled her into his embrace in one motion!

Boom!

An entire section of the wall suddenly collapsed, smashing exactly where Chu Liuyue had just been standing!

Leaning against Rong Xiu's chest, Chu Liuyue looked back.

The originally empty seventh floor was already in total chaos, with messy stones scattered everywhere.

She let out a soft breath.

Although she could avoid this level of danger, having Rong Xiu here seemed to make her feel more at ease.

She remembered that when she entered, Rong Xiu was not here.

In other words, he had entered after her.

"Did you come after the Nine Nether Tower underwent its mutation?"

Chu Liuyue asked softly.

Rong Xiu gave an "mm" in response, holding her even tighter.

Chu Liuyue looked up at him

"Elder Wei Yun didn't stop you?"

As the person guarding the Nine Nether Tower, Elder Wei Yun would certainly notice something wrong with the tower immediately.

Logically speaking, he absolutely would not have let Rong Xiu enter like this.

Seeing the look of worry in her clear and brilliant eyes, the corners of Rong Xiu's lips curled slightly

"Naturally, he tried to stop me. He failed. Are you very worried?"

Of course Chu Liuyue was worried.

The Nine Nether Tower was so dangerous, yet Rong Xiu had just barged in; Elder Wei Yun and the others would certainly be suspicious.

He had been hiding himself well until now; if he were exposed because of this...

"Don't worry."

Rong Xiu leaned down, his kiss light as a dragonfly skimming water.

The warm, soft sensation left Chu Liuyue's heart feeling empty for a moment.

Rong Xiu's blurred syllables came from between his lips

"Just play a part in a play with me."

Chu Liuyue was stunned

"What?"

Rong Xiu let out a low laugh. Looking at her bewildered expression, he only found her to be charmingly naive and cute.

It was a pity that this Nine Nether Tower was about to collapse; otherwise, they could have stayed here a little longer.

Although he had tried his best to consider that they would have to go out and face those people later and didn't dare to be too excessive, he still couldn't quite help himself just now, kissing her until her lips were slightly swollen and red.

He cupped Chu Liuyue's face, gently and meticulously wiping the dust from her skin.

"A good play."

Chu Liuyue looked at him, not understanding.

In the next moment, Rong Xiu suddenly let her go, walked to the side, and casually picked up a stone.

A strange premonition suddenly surged in Chu Liuyue's heart.

Slash!

With a calm expression, Rong Xiu used a sharp edge of that stone to slash harshly against his own arm!

His snow-white clothing tore instantly! A wound deep enough to see bone immediately appeared on his arm!

Blood gushed out, quickly staining his clothes red!

"Rong Xiu!"

Chu Liuyue immediately stepped forward, grabbing his wrist and asking anxiously,

"What are you doing?"

Rong Xiu's sword-like eyebrows twitched slightly, then he leaned close to her ear, his voice low and pleasant.

"A beauty risks her life to save me; this King has nothing to repay her with, so I can only—marry her to repay the debt."

Chu Liuyue's eyes widened slightly.

"You—"

Rong Xiu actually intended to—

Slash!

Rong Xiu slashed another wound onto his hand!

Chu Liuyue's heart throbbed with pain; she pressed down on his hand

"Rong Xiu, you don't have to do this! You really don't have to! There are plenty of reasons, just pick any one! You don't need to..."

"But none of them are as persuasive as this."

Rong Xiu smiled faintly.

"That would be a bit troublesome; this is better. Besides, I don't want to wait any longer."

There was no better reason to allow the two of them to be together naturally.

Opportunities are rare and cannot be sought; what did such a small injury matter?

Chu Liuyue's heart shook violently!

For some reason, the tip of her nose suddenly felt sour.

Rong Xiu kissed her eyes.

"If you don't want to watch, then don't. We will be out very soon."

Chu Liuyue shook her head.

"No. It's not that I don't want to watch. It's..."

She paused before whispering

"I can't bear to."

Though her voice was low, it was incredibly firm.

Rong Xiu froze, and then, a smile colored the corners of his eyes and brows.

"With those words, even if I were covered in wounds, it would be worth it."

Having said that, he raised his hand again and slashed another wound onto his body!

Rumble!

The Nine Nether Tower collapsed even more violently!

Rong Xiu pulled Chu Liuyue into his arms as stones tumbled down!

Chu Liuyue pressed tightly against Rong Xiu's chest; her entire person was perfectly protected within his embrace, and she could see nothing.

However, she could clearly hear the sound of everything around them gradually collapsing.

And...

The heavy thuds of stones hitting Rong Xiu's body.

One after another.

Chu Liuyue's heart felt as if it had been struck heavily by something, making it hard for her to breathe.

She kept her eyes open, but everything before her was pitch black.

Rong Xiu...

Rong Xiu...

He clearly possessed transcendent strength; he clearly could have stood by and watched; he clearly could have...

He was a master strategist, full of wisdom.

Given his abilities, fabricating a credible reason would have been the simplest of tasks.

But he chose the most "clumsy" method.

Although he had just teased several reasons, Chu Liuyue knew very well that those were not the most important.

Everyone knew that after the mutation of the Nine Nether Tower, she was the only one left.

Under these circumstances, the fact that Rong Xiu still chose to enter meant anyone could guess his motive.

If this matter were taken by someone with ulterior motives, they could make a huge deal out of it regarding her.

But if she "saved" Rong Xiu, then no one could say anything more.

Therefore, Rong Xiu had to be injured, and furthermore, he had to be carried out by her.

A heavy scent of blood filled her nose.

Chu Liuyue murmured

"Rong Xiu, if only you hadn't come in, if..."

If he hadn't liked her.

Rong Xiu held her extremely tight.

"There are no ifs."