The rockery vibrated, as if a mountain behind him had collapsed.
If he didn't charge now, he might not be able to leave this residence!
Qian Duoduo no longer dared to hold back. With Spiritual Qi concentrated in his wrist, the Golden Rooster Sword let out a long cry, and the Spirit Pomegranate Tree that had entangled him trembled all over.
Shen Yezhen turned around, his golden sword sweeping. Whether it was the rockery or the youth, a series of hair-raising screams erupted.
This was a good opportunity. Qian Duoduo raised his Golden Rooster Sword and fiercely chopped at the Spirit Pomegranate Tree blocking his path.
The Spirit Pomegranate Tree let out a strange cry and was split in half. From inside, a figure was revealed, its body withered like a dried corpse, wearing a blue robe embroidered with copper thread. Its chest barely rose and fell, still clinging to a breath.
Qian Duoduo was startled. Looking closely at the person, he strongly resembled the missing Wang Longyu.
"Senior Brother Wang?" Yu Yixiang, who had been forced back into the courtyard, called out to him.
The person's eyelids fluttered a few times, opening into a narrow slit. Qian Duoduo went over and helped him up. Looking at the contours of his face, it was indeed Wang Longyu, Wang Meiruo's brother.
"The He Lou Family has rebelled! Quick, notify the Sect." Wang Longyu recognized him as "Jin Buhuan," grabbed Qian Duoduo, and then fainted again after speaking.
Yu Yixiang stepped forward, supporting Wang Longyu on the left, and together with Qian Duoduo, they rushed towards the courtyard gate.
At this moment, Shen Yezhen again rushed to the front. Seeing Qian Duoduo and Yu Yixiang supporting Wang Longyu, his brows immediately furrowed.
He threw a black Talisman out of the courtyard with a pained expression. The Talisman exploded in front of the courtyard gate, blowing off the head of the stone lion on the left, while the one on the right fell backward.
"Junior Sister Yixiang, quickly take Junior Brother Longyu and go. Bu Huan and I will cover the rear." Shen Yezhen blocked Qian Duoduo's path, lifted Wang Longyu, and threw him out of the courtyard.
Qian Duoduo let go, allowing Yu Yixiang to support Wang Longyu and rush out of the residence.
Shen Yezhen turned back to Qian Duoduo with a strange smile, then swung his sword to stab the stone lion that was getting up on the right.
Qian Duoduo felt his foot tighten. He looked down to see the guiding youth, using his only remaining hand to grab his ankle, his mouth open, biting towards him.
The Golden Rooster Sword swung out, severing the youth's arm. However, a Spirit Pomegranate Tree in front smashed towards Qian Duoduo.
"Junior Brother Bu Huan, be careful! Hurry and catch up." Shen Yezhen shouted loudly, but he himself had already exited the courtyard gate.
No need to think, this smashing Spirit Pomegranate Tree was his doing.
Chopping open the tree, Qian Duoduo rushed out of the courtyard. Just as he caught his breath, a stone lion missing an arm punched him sinisterly from behind.
Stumbling, Qian Duoduo almost fell. Reaching back to touch his back, he found he hadn't suffered any injury.
With the jade pendant protecting him externally and the Golden Claw Armor internally, although the stone lion's punch was fierce, it couldn't break his defense.
Qian Duoduo looked up ahead. Shen Yezhen had taken out the Winged Vehicle and was sitting in the front row, while Yu Yixiang was supporting Wang Longyu in the back row. Shen Yezhen was pouring in Spiritual Qi, rushing towards the castle gate.
He was trying to use this opportunity to abandon him and let the He Lou Family eliminate him!
Qian Duoduo immediately understood Shen Yezhen's intention.
"Thud!" The Winged Vehicle crashed into the city gate. The city gate shook a few times but didn't open.
"Junior Brother Jin, hurry up and get in." Yu Yixiang called out to Qian Duoduo. She moved inward, making space for him.
Shen Yezhen roared at Qian Duoduo, "Quickly go and open the city gate bolt."
The Winged Vehicle struggled, flapping its wings to fly into the air, but an invisible fluctuation pressed it back down to the ground.
There was clearly a Formation here at the city gate, prohibiting the Winged Vehicle from taking flight.
If the city gate couldn't be opened, not only Shen Yezhen, but also Yu Yixiang and Wang Longyu, would all lose their lives here.
Qian Duoduo hesitated for a moment, but still ran towards the city gate.
He cut off the city gate bolt with a single sword strike, then strained to pull the city gate. There was a counter-force within the city gate, trying desperately to close it.
Two silver lights flashed past. With two "bangs," Yu Yixiang had swung her silver sword, and the sword light struck the gate hinges.
The counter-force on the city gate disappeared. Qian Duoduo pushed open the left leaf, then went to push the right leaf.
Just as he pushed it halfway open, a huge force suddenly struck Qian Duoduo, sending him flying. His chest felt uncomfortable, a mouthful of fresh blood surged up, tasting both bloody and salty.
Qian Duoduo looked back and saw Shen Yezhen's ferocious face on the Winged Vehicle, with two wolf-like eyes behind his big nose.
This Senior Brother was truly a rare good person!
Qian Duoduo had opened the city gate for him, carving out a path to survival, yet he directly pushed Qian Duoduo towards a path of death.
The power of the Winged Vehicle's Dan artifact was evident on Qian Duoduo's body; the Palace Lord Dajiu's jade pendant directly cracked with a large fissure. If not for the jade pendant, Qian Duoduo would have met the same fate as Jin Buhuan.
Qian Duoduo had still overestimated Shen Yezhen's humanity. Prioritizing the overall situation, prioritizing the Sect, prioritizing loyalty – none of these mattered more than Shen Yezhen's immediate self-interest.
The Winged Vehicle sped past Qian Duoduo. Yu Yixiang reached out from inside the vehicle, trying to grab Qian Duoduo's robe.
At this moment, Qian Duoduo thought she looked truly beautiful.
A wave of light suddenly rose from within the city. The Winged Vehicle crashed into the light wave, as if hitting a ball of cotton, and was bounced back.
The He Lou Family had activated the city gate Formation.
"Bu Huan, smash open this damned light wave!" Shen Yezhen stuck his head out of the vehicle, opening his mouth wide as he roared at Qian Duoduo. His mouth was open as if he wanted to swallow the sky. This was him using Qian Duoduo as a scapegoat, having fallen into a habit.
Qian Duoduo lay on the ground, his limbs flat, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. He silently used a Qi Return Pill to replenish his Spiritual Qi, closed his eyes, leaving a narrow slit to watch outside. That light wave was right behind him.
The headless stone lion and the one missing an arm were bouncing on the ground, chasing after them. The guiding youth, without hands, had a large mouth floating in the air, biting towards the Winged Vehicle.
Blood-red Spirit Pomegranate juice flowed over the threshold and towards the city gate. In the juice, Spirit Pomegranates, like fierce fish, leaped and bounced, chasing after them.
Shen Yezhen pulled his head back, reversed the Winged Vehicle, and threw a stack of Talismans at the light wave. The Talismans formed a line, exploding continuously on the light wave, causing a crack to appear in the light wave.
Qian Duoduo hugged his head, using the jade pendant to protect himself from the Qi wave. When the explosion stopped, the jade pendant also shattered into several pieces of debris. Qian Duoduo seriously suspected that Shen Yezhen wanted to kill him with the explosion, or perhaps thought he had already been killed by the Winged Vehicle's impact.
The Winged Vehicle accelerated again, rushing towards the crack that had just opened enough to squeeze through.
However, the Winged Vehicle's nose, which had just lifted, dropped heavily again. It turned out that Spirit Pomegranates, like snails, were firmly stuck to the wheels. The two stone lions held the Winged Vehicle down tightly, and three stone fists struck towards Yu Yixiang and Wang Longyu in the back of the vehicle.
During the struggle, the Winged Vehicle's roof was gone, its two rear wheels rolled off, and one wing was torn off.
With the Winged Vehicle so damaged, there was no way to escape using it.
Shen Yezhen got out of the vehicle in anger, cutting off the arm of the stone lion that had torn off the Winged Vehicle's wing with a single sword strike.
Yu Yixiang helped Wang Longyu out of the vehicle, swinging her silver sword to block the other stone lion's tearing bite.
"Junior Sister Yixiang, hurry and go, transmit the message to the Sect." Shen Yezhen had just finished shouting when a ring of flesh and blood enveloped him. This was the youth transformed.
The ring of flesh and blood was extremely disgusting, connecting with the Spirit Pomegranate juice on the ground, pulling Shen Yezhen back into the residence.
Moreover, the ring seemed to have super corrosive power. White smoke hissed from Shen Yezhen's body, and he was in so much pain that his big nose almost twisted sideways.
The two stone lions, missing arms and legs, now rushed over and tightly embraced his thighs.
The crack was slowly shrinking, becoming smaller and smaller. If they didn't hurry and rush out, there would be no chance left.