Time flies so fast.

In the blink of an eye, the eleventh lunar month is over, and half of the twelfth lunar month has passed. The Lunar New Year’s Eve is getting closer and closer.

The sunlight is just right on this day, and everything is bright.

However, Shen Nanqi’s mood is very gloomy.

He is currently located east of Tangshe Town, probably in the Western Mountains. It should also be very close to the abandoned Xiaolin Town.

But he can’t be sure. He has lost his way.

He can clearly see the east, south, west, and north, but he always circles back to this place after a few turns.

Shen Nanqi doesn’t dare to take any more risks, especially since several of his junior brothers and sisters are seriously injured and unable to move on their own.

He keenly sensed that this was a conspiracy against the disciples of the Daoist academy!

There were a total of five people traveling together, and now only he and another junior brother can move on their own. And he is the only one left with any combat power.

Looking at the entire Maple Forest City area, the Western Mountains are located in the northeast. It is unknown how the name “Western Mountains” came about.

A group of bandits used to be entrenched here, but after Jiang Wang, who was then a disciple of the outer sect, wiped them out with a single sword, this place has been peaceful for a long time.

Shen Nanqi led a team into the Qichang Mountains to hunt monsters, which was supposed to be a normal training mission, but they were attacked outside Tangshe Town.

They fought as they went, and calculating the distance, they should have arrived at the Western Mountains. Because the direction has always been eastward.

However, after arriving here, the direction has lost its meaning.

He doesn’t know much about formations, and he can’t leave his junior brothers and sisters to take risks.

Those heretics lurking in the dark seem to want to slowly exhaust him to death. They only launch an attack from time to time, without putting all their forces into it.

Now, he can only wait. The incense for help has already been lit by him when he seized an opportunity.

Now it depends on whether reinforcements arrive first, or whether he collapses first.

He has lost count of how many attacks there have been, and his stored Dao essence is almost exhausted.

The last standing teammate also fell, barely surviving due to his outburst. But he actually understands that it’s only a matter of time if he can’t get timely treatment…

The Dao cyclone inside the Tongtian Palace is rotating, brewing the birth of Dao essence. But Shen Nanqi doesn’t know if he can wait until that moment.

No, he definitely can.

Shen Nanqi didn’t look back, he knew who was behind him. Those were his teammates.

And he, Shen Nanqi, would never abandon his teammates.

Never!

He grabbed a sword at random and met the opponent head-on. He doesn’t have much Dao essence to use, so he tries to conserve it as much as possible.

Although he has never cultivated any extraordinary sword classics, his cultivation in the Tongtian realm is enough to exert a certain amount of combat power. Of course, it’s not as good as his Taoist system that he has been immersed in for many years.

After a few exchanges of swords, Shen Nanqi retreated, and his opponent fell to the ground with a bang, with a hole in his heart from which blood kept gushing out. That was caused by a golden light arrow.

He had to use Taoist magic again.

Finally, it was completely exhausted.

Is it over? He wondered.

More and more heretics emerged within his line of sight.

None of these people concealed their faces, because they didn’t plan to let anyone go.

The sunlight filled the mountains.

In the bright mountains and forests, a figure hurried along.

A long saber flashed.

The light of the saber reflected the sunlight, and the figure passed through the figures.

Blood splattered, and heads flew.

The Quick Snow Saber arrived… Wei Yan appeared.

Those heretical demons who had just begun to gather scattered in an instant, disappearing after a few turns.

In such a formation, they can attack or defend.

“I didn’t expect it was you who came to save me,” said Shen Nanqi.

Wei Yan looked behind him and said in a very indifferent tone, “You’re still like this. If you had left alone, you would have left long ago.”

“Stop talking nonsense. When will the rest of the people arrive? The two of us can’t break through this formation,” Shen Nanqi seized the time to breathe and recover as much strength as possible.

“Just the two of us,” Wei Yan said, “There are no other people.”

“What?”

“They can’t make it, so I came alone.”

Shen Nanqi took a deep breath and said, “Then you call for people now. If we join forces, we can hold out for a while.”

“Don’t you understand? These heretics want to encircle and annihilate reinforcements. We can’t add any more fuel to the fire. These people have made things so complicated, they must have a big plan. If the City Guard suffers too much loss, Maple Forest City may be in danger.” Wei Yan was very decisive and turned around with his saber: “Come with me, the two of us still have a chance to break through.”

“What about them?” Shen Nanqi said angrily.

Wei Yan glanced back and summoned four long swords at random, throwing them accurately beside the four seriously injured Daoist academy disciples.

Clang!

The four disciples were also decisive, regardless of gender, they all held their swords across their necks.

They had been waiting for a long time, and they had also watched Shen Nanqi support them alone for a long time.

Wei Yan’s words were also undisguised, telling them directly that there was no hope.

Not being a burden to Shen Nanqi was the best ending.

“Don’t!”

Shen Nanqi stepped forward to try to snatch the swords, but Wei Yan grabbed him.

Where could his exhausted body break through Wei Yan’s obstruction?

He watched helplessly as his four junior brothers and sisters committed suicide in front of him. Shen Nanqi’s eyes turned red: “Wei Yan! Did you come to save people or to kill people?”

He seemed to see that night again.

That night of blood.

He and Wei Yan were also present at that time.

It was Wei Yan who made such a choice.

That night, he and Wei Yan’s mutual friend died tragically in front of them, burned to ashes.

Their bones were not left.

“Save those who can be saved, what’s the point of wasting time on those who can’t?” Wei Yan turned coldly: “If you want to avenge them, then follow me.”

“Wei Yan!” Shen Nanqi’s voice was more of a wail than an angry roar.

“If you have the strength, you might as well kill a few more heretics, so that they can rest in peace.” Wei Yan held the Quick Snow Saber in reverse and slashed a tree.

He identified the growth rings and went straight ahead.

“Formations can deceive our eyes, but they cannot deceive trees. Because trees have no eyes, only the instinct of life.”

Shen Nanqi endured his tears and followed behind him without saying a word.

He also knew in his heart that the suicide of those junior brothers and sisters might not be a choice. At least it could spare them from a more painful encounter. But emotionally, he could not accept such a result.

He had worked so hard, persisted for so long. But he still hadn’t saved anyone.

Not a single one.

He was almost going crazy.

The heretics organized two large-scale attacks along the way, but they were repelled by Wei Yan and Shen Nanqi, who was already acting like a madman.

However, all the way down the mountain, the masters that Wei Yan had expected had not appeared.

Tangshe Town was to the west, and Shen Nanqi, who was in a daze, took a step to the west.

“To the south,” Wei Yan said.

Shen Nanqi followed and turned, without asking anything.

But Wei Yan still explained: “On the way to provide support just now, I ran into a team of Daoist academy disciples who were also coming to provide support. They haven’t appeared yet, they are probably trapped somewhere. We have to go and see.”

Shen Nanqi turned his head to look at him, his eyes slowly regained their brilliance, but it was anger: “You said that no one else would come to provide support?”

“Too late,” Wei Yan said lightly, “If you stay there and slowly lose blood, you will die, and I may not be able to survive.”

He added: “And you see, this team that came to provide support has also been trapped.”

“You always make such choices,” Shen Nanqi gritted his teeth, “I hope that one day, when you are also placed in such a choice, you will be happy to accept it!”

Wei Yan just leaped forward, leaving all the sunlight behind him.

“There’s no need to bless me. When I was five years old, I was chosen like this.”

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