Seeing this scene, my heart tightened. I quickly asked Jun He, "What's going on?"
Jun He replied unhurriedly, "She's overjoyed to see her lover and is crying."
I gave his shoulder a hard pat. How could he be joking at a time like this?
"I'm not joking. She's been trapped here for so long that the corpse qi can't disperse. It's pent up in her chest. If this continues, she'll turn into a zombie. Fortunately, we came in time. Letting her see her lover before she became a zombie is a way to fulfill her long - cherished wish."
Jun He spoke so confidently as if he had seen through everything.
"Master, look at Aunt Su Su," Zhou Yichen said. Just as he finished speaking, two fangs slowly protruded from under Su Su's chin as it rested on Ling Feng's shoulder.
Her blood - red eyes, filled with greed, slowly opened. That unhurried movement sent a chill down my back.
"Uncle Ling, get out quickly..." Zhou Yichen shouted. Ling Feng's body twitched. When he realized something was wrong, Su Su's ten fingers had already dug into his shoulders.
He let out a howl of pain.
Jun He was greatly shocked. He didn't expect the snake demon underground to be so powerful. Even he had miscalculated.
Just as he raised his hand to act, there came a rumbling sound like an earthquake from behind.
He turned to look. In the white mist, a dense mass of black snakes was crawling towards us.
"That was my ninth - level magic power, but they devoured it so quickly. What evil thing is down there?" It was rare to see such an uneasy look on Jun He's face.
"Lan Lan, I'll send you away right now."
"Leave? But..." I wanted to ask what would happen to him, Zhou Yichen and the others if I left.
"Don't 'but' anymore. The thing suppressed here is no ordinary evil. It might be a snake about to turn into a dragon. So I must get you out safely."
"No, I won't leave... What will happen to you if I leave?" I asked anxiously, holding his arm.
Jun He had already consumed most of his demonic qi to feed the black snakes and hadn't fully recovered yet. If these black snakes rushed up again, even exhausting all his demonic qi might not be enough to satisfy them.
"I... I'll just fight them to the death. As long as you remember that I died for you this time, I'll have no regrets."
After saying that, he looked around. His face grew even darker.
"It's too late. Zhou Yichen, protect Lan Lan. If she gets hurt, I'll take your life."
After saying this, he grabbed my hand and Zhou Yichen's, and with a hard push, sent the two of us up to the viewing pavilion.
As soon as I landed, I was about to go down the stairs to fight side by side with Jun He. Suddenly, a black mist flashed through the viewing pavilion. When I tried to get out, it was like there was a city wall in front of me. No matter how hard I pushed, I couldn't move it.
Seeing me pounding on the transparent wall, Zhou Yichen quickly stepped forward and grabbed me.
"Lan Lan, don't do this. You'll hurt yourself."
"How could they do this? They promised to fight side by side with me, but when it comes to the crucial moment, they just push me away. Gu Yuan did this, and now Jun He too. What do they really take me for?"
I lay on the barrier and stood on tiptoe anxiously, looking down the mountain.
At this moment, Jun He had already rescued Ling Feng. He slapped Su Su on the top of her head.
Su Su let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground. Her body merged into the snake group and was instantly devoured by the black snakes, leaving only a pile of white bones.
Then he grabbed Ling Feng and ran towards the side of the viewing pavilion.
No wonder he didn't take Ling Feng with him when he transferred me and Zhou Yichen to the viewing pavilion. He was going to use himself and Ling Feng to lure the black snakes away and create an escape route for me.
As Jun He left, the black snakes rushed towards them like a flood of beasts.
This was no ordinary snake den. It was clearly a snake cave!
Jun He was injured and carrying Ling Feng. It was almost impossible for them to escape.
In a short while, the black snakes had swallowed them up. I was standing in the viewing pavilion, sweating nervously.
I wished I could rush out right now to help Jun He.
I saw that Jun He was covered in black snakes. They opened their blood - red mouths and bit his body.
Jun He's demonic nature erupted. He tore the snakes apart with his bare hands and struggled desperately in the snake group.
His face and body were covered in his own demonic blood and snake blood.
However, even at this moment, he was still protecting Ling Feng. It was only at this second that I understood what he meant by "doing his best". Because I wanted him to save others, he unhesitatingly protected Ling Feng.
But I regretted it. At this moment, I wanted Jun He to live, just for himself, not for others.
"Jun He... Jun He... Let me out. Please." I pounded on the barrier crazily and shouted hoarsely, hoping he could hear me and let me go so that I could save him.
But the distance was too far. He couldn't hear my cries, or maybe he just didn't want to listen to me.
Jun He was already exhausted, but more and more black snakes were coming. His body was almost buried by the snakes. He looked at me with blood all over his body.
Seeing that I was also looking at him, he actually smiled at me.
Just when Jun He was about to be submerged by the snake group, the silver bell on my hand rang.
Then a dragon's roar resounded through the manor. A silver light flashed across the sky, dispelling the fog in the manor.
As the fog dissipated, a large amount of sunlight shone into the manor. Looking down at the black snakes on the ground, they seemed to see their deadly enemy when they saw the sunlight.
The snakes let out mournful cries. Their bodies twisted and rolled on the ground until they turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared under the sunlight. It turned out that these black snakes were not real living snakes but only snake spirits.
Seeing that the black snakes were all dead, Jun He finally let go of his last bit of strength and lay covered in blood in a pool of blood.
After the silver light landed, it didn't stay. I seemed to have guessed that it must be Gu Yuan who had come.
I just didn't understand why he saved Jun He but didn't show himself.
However, at this moment, I was trapped in the barrier and couldn't get out. It was too late to chase after Gu Yuan.
"Jun He, Jun He... Let me out quickly..." I pounded on the barrier. Jun He heard me calling him at this moment.
His arm twitched slightly. Suddenly, my hand pounding on the barrier was empty, and I almost fell off the viewing pavilion.
Fortunately, Zhou Yichen caught me in time. After I steadied myself, I immediately ran quickly from the viewing pavilion.
I stepped on the blood - soaked ground and rushed towards Jun He to check his condition.
"Are you okay?" I asked Jun He, who was covered in blood.
"What do you think?" Jun He spread his hands. He was too lazy to answer such a stupid question.
I helped Jun He up. After a while, Ling Feng climbed down from a dead tree.
Seeing that Ling Feng was okay, my heart ached. "Thank you, Jun He. You didn't have to listen to me. I'm not worth it."
Jun He snorted, "Even dying for you is a luxury in front of Gu Yuan. This guy is really a stumbling block on my way to pursue eternal love."
"Gu Yuan is here. He saved us. I knew he wasn't that cold - blooded," I asked excitedly.
Jun He lay back down again. "He's probably over there talking to the snake demon. Help me up. I'll take you there."
At this moment, I didn't even have the time to help him. While he was still talking, I had already run far away to look for Gu Yuan.