Somewhere in the Evergreen Forest.
Ao Si looked slightly anxious as he led Shan Shan through the dense forest filled with exotic flowers and plants.
Shan Shan was sweating profusely, her delicate face pale, enduring the pain in her body while closely following behind Ao Si.
Suddenly she asked, "Grandpa Ao, where are we going now?"
Ao Si glanced down at the hour clock in his hand that looked like a compass, feeling a bit helpless.
"It seems my initial plan won't work, luckily I have another path."
"In the depths of the Evergreen Forest, there's a base ruin that contains a Rift Array. I prepared it a long time ago for an escape, but I've never used it."
Shan Shan asked, "So now we're heading to the ruins and then escaping the Heaven Azure Empire through the Rift Array in the ruins?"
"Exactly."
As the two were speaking, a whistling sound suddenly came.
Looking up, they saw Mei Nu in a brocade robe descending from the sky.
Upon landing, Mei Nu looked at Ao Si and Shan Shan with a mocking gaze, smiling faintly, "Your Majesty the Empress, Elder Ao, after our hurried farewell, I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon."
Shan Shan stared at Mei Nu, thinking how he resembled a dog.
If she weren't powerless right now, her bones replaced by spirit-power-formed fake ones, she would definitely go up and tear this dog into pieces!
Suddenly, Ao Si reached out and placed Shan Shan behind him, watching Mei Nu with a vigilant expression.
Mei Nu also looked at Ao Si. After a brief hesitation, he attacked directly!
Although he was a Red Emperor, facing Ao Si, an Earth Immortal, he dared not be careless because he knew the Three-Star Clan possessed all kinds of strange magical treasures, and failing to be cautious would cause great losses.
Therefore, he planned to attack directly and leave no chance for Ao Si!
With a loud bang.
Ao Si was struck with a palm, and instantly his ribs shattered, spitting blood as he was sent flying.
"Grandpa Ao!"
Shan Shan screamed, hurriedly running to raise Ao Si.
At this moment, however, Mei Nu stood motionless, his entire right arm looking stiff, hanging limply as if it had lost feeling.
He frowned tightly, slowly lowering his gaze to his right hand, his eyes trembling.
"Could this be... the legendary Eternal Wound Blood Gang?"
Suddenly gritting his teeth, he raised his left hand and mercilessly chopped off the entire right arm with a palm knife!
On the other side.
With Shan Shan's support, Ao Si got up with difficulty, seeing Mei Nu cut off his right arm, a trace of reluctance flickered in his eyes.
Actually, he intended to use the "Eternal Wound Blood Gang" to take down Mei Nu, but he never expected Mei Nu to be so decisive in sacrificing his arm to survive!
The so-called "Eternal Wound Blood Gang" is a protective gang qi refined through a unique secret technique of the Three-Star Clan.
This protective gang qi would impose a "Blood Gang" on the enemy simultaneously when attacked, causing the enemy's flesh to shatter and spirit to perish in a short time!
But decades' worth of refined Blood Gang only exchanged for Mei Nu's arm in the end.
That's why Ao Si felt unwilling.
At this moment, Mei Nu's face was twisted with pain, eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and even his breathing became chaotic.
"Old man, since you seek death... I shall fulfill your wish!"
He formed a hand seal with his left hand, raising it high. A light array appeared in the sky, descending a beam of dazzling crimson light!
Ao Si glanced at Shan Shan, sighing helplessly, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's my incompetence for failing to protect you."
Shan Shan shook her head gently, her gaze calm as she looked at Mei Nu ahead, seemingly unfazed by the impending encounter.
Suddenly, the beam of crimson light condensed into a light seal, carrying terrifying power as it charged at Ao Si!
Just as Ao Si and Shan Shan became desperate, a war halberd suddenly descended from the sky.
The war halberd, accompanied by a momentum like wind and thunder, shattered the light seal in an instant before landing on the ground, just before Mei Nu's feet!
With a thunderous noise!
The earth trembled and cracked!
The descending object seemed not like a war halberd, but a massive mountain flying from the horizon!
Mei Nu's eyes widened in shock, quickly leaping back, yet still knocked to the ground by the residual force from the war halberd.
He swiftly turned over and got up, staring intently at the war halberd, his body involuntarily trembling.
"Is this... the Holy Sky Lance?"
At this moment, Ao Si also recognized the war halberd, just as Mei Nu said—it was indeed one of the Plateau Divine Artifacts of the Lingtian Plateau, the "Sacred Heaven" halberd.
Suddenly, the space around the war halberd distorted.
Under the watchful eyes of the three, a pair of long, beautiful legs wrapped in metal boots stepped elegantly out of the distorted space.
Subsequently, a valiant and extremely beautiful figure appeared in the sight of the trio.
That incomparable figure was clad in a sexy female battle armor, with waist-length hair tied into a ponytail, waving together with the silver-white cape behind her, exuding both beauty and dashing charisma.
Shan Shan looked at that stunning figure and was momentarily entranced.
Mei Nu's face turned pale, hurriedly bowing, "This old servant greets Sir Knight Commander!"
The newcomer was none other than the owner of the Holy Sky Lance—Sky Mastiff Knight Commander Luo Qingyu!
Luo Qingyu stopped beside her war halberd, looking at Mei Nu with a cold face, she said indifferently, "I'll take the people."
Mei Nu bit his lip upon hearing this but did not utter another word, directly turning away and leaving.
He knew clearly that with Luo Qingyu there, he could not stir any trouble.
Moments later.
After Mei Nu left.
Luo Qingyu turned to look at Shan Shan, after appraising her for a moment, suddenly said, "You don't look like him at all."
Shan Shan was full of confusion, completely not understanding Luo Qingyu's meaning, but didn't overthink it, saying, "Thank you, sister, for the rescue."
Luo Qingyu replied, "Strictly speaking, I am your elder, you shouldn't call me sister."
Immediately Shan Shan corrected herself, "Thank you, Auntie."
Luo Qingyu extended her jade hand, drew out the war halberd weighing thousands of jins stuck in the ground, "Come with me to the Heavenly Plains first, I'll take you back to Yan Huang Star."
Shan Shan tentatively asked, "Auntie, do you know my parents?"
Luo Qingyu replied, "Not long ago your mother entrusted someone to bring me a letter, asking me to keep an eye on things."
Her words carried no emotion, simply stating the facts.
But Shan Shan somehow sensed a bit of displeasure in her tone.
Ao Si chuckled, "Miss Lin was indeed thoughtful, it seems she anticipated this step."
At this point, Luo Hao's voice echoed from the void.
"I wonder if he anticipated my arrival?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyu halted, looking at the Green Sparrow that appeared before them unknowingly, said, "Get out of the way."
"Qing Yu, long time no see."
"I told you to get out of my way!"
Luo Qingyu slashed with her halberd.
Even before the halberd fell, it gave a sense of calamity and destruction.
Yet the next moment, a hand came forward and grabbed the war halberd.
Xue Aogu appeared as if out of thin air, looking at Luo Qingyu with a faint smile, admiring that proud figure, "Sir Knight Commander, long time no see."
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