After clearing the surrounding area, Ning Yue carefully dug the Bone Withering Grass up and put it in her bamboo basket. Her movement was meticulous, as if afraid of breaking the grass.
As she had expected, Liang Zun and the other three had already arrived beside her the moment she put the grass away.
An evil grin appeared on Liang Zun's face as he spoke. "You know what to do."
The thin young man beside him stepped forward and snatched Ning Yue's basket away, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Bastard!" Hao Lie was furious upon seeing this. He quickly rushed forward and was kicked away by the thin young man.
"Noisy. Are you tired of living?" The thin young man clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction as he looked at Hao Lie contemptuously.
Hao Lie spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as he glared at the thin man with hatred. He hated himself for being weak, but he couldn't do anything about it, no matter how hard he tried.
Ning Yue got up from the ground and walked to Hao Lie's side, checking on him.
"Are you alright?" Hao Lie wiped the bloodstain out of his lips and asked.
Ning Yue shook her head, indicating she was fine. She secretly glanced at Liang Zun and the others before writing something on the paper and showing it to Hao Lie.
Hao Lie's eyes widened in shock when he saw the content. It turned out the grass was highly poisonous, and Ning Yue asked whether he could still run.
He quickly concealed it and got up from the ground, preparing to escape.
The thin man looked at the grass he mistook as the Star Feathering Grass with greed and said. "Hurry up and put it away, Brother Liang. I'm afraid those people will come soon."
"Hmph! It's just a third-rank herb. Why are you making a fuss about it?" Liang Zun snorted in dissatisfaction and reached out to grab the grass.
Plop!
All of a sudden, the Bone Withering Grass burst into pieces and scattered in the air above Liang Zun's group.
"Argh! It's poison!" Liang Zun reacted quickly, but it was too late. His entire body was already smeared with the Bone Withering Poison, causing his skin to melt.
The other three were even worse. They were completely caught off-guard and accidentally inhaled the poison. Immediately, blood flowed out of their seven orifices as their bones began to crack and wither.
No matter how hard they tried to stop with their profound energy, it was futile in the end.
At this moment, Hao Lie immediately pulled Ning Yue and ran away with all his might.
"How dare you!?" Liang Zun caught a glimpse of the two running away and roared furiously. His aura surged as he released his fire domain with everything he had.
The embarrassment and endless fury in his heart made him completely forget to hold back. An outer disciple like him was actually deceived by a mere servant. If this matter went out, he would certainly become a forever laughingstock.
His mind was fully occupied by boundless killing intent as Liang Zun controlled his fire domain to kill Ning Yue and Hao Lie.
"Shit!" Hao Lie's expression changed drastically as he saw scorching flames approach at lightning speed.
He didn't hold anything back and released all of his profound energy to pull Ning Yue away.
Unfortunately, the gap between the Essence Profound Realm and the Ruler Profound Realm was like a world apart. It was impossible for him to out-speed Liang Zun's domain.
Meanwhile, Ning Yue's face turned pale as a white sheet. She was surprised that Liang Zun was able to protect himself from the Bone Withering Grass.
Her mind was a complete mess at this moment. She had no idea how to deal with this situation.
Seeing death approach, Ning Yue subconsciously held the pendant tightly as if her life depended on it.
"First lesson. Before planning to kill someone, you have to prepare for the worst-case scenario and leave a life-saving solution for yourself." Yun Lintian's calm voice suddenly resounded in Ning Yue's mind.
"Secondly, you shouldn't trust anyone easily, including me. Why did you believe in my words so much? What if this Liang Zun recognized the Bone Withering Grass in the first place? Wouldn't you die horribly before you could do anything?"
Ning Yue's face became paler upon hearing this. Yun Lintian's words were like a thunderclap exploded in her mind… That was right? Why would she trust Yun Lintian's every word so easily?
"Remember these two lessons well." Yun Lintian's voice resounded again.
Buzz—
All of a sudden, a powerful aura shot out of the pendant, and the approaching scorching flames instantly disappeared.
"What!?" Hao Lie watched as the flames disappeared in confusion. He couldn't comprehend the situation.
When he returned to his sense, he hurriedly pulled Ning Yue away. No matter what happened, it wasn't the time to find out.
On Liang Zun's side, he spat out a mouthful of blood while looking at the scene in confusion. Similar to Hao Lie, he had no idea what had just happened.
Before he could do anything further, his body was suddenly ignited with a ferocious scarlet flame, directly reducing him and the other three people to ashes without leaving a trace behind. It was as if they had never been there before.
Inside the hut, Yun Lintian nodded slightly. The space wall here might be extremely sturdy, making him unable to tear it apart and shuttle through space as he did on the Azure World. However, he could still send his attack across space through a medium like the pendant he gave Ning Yue.
"I really need time to adapt to this world." He muttered to himself and retracted his Divine Sense from Ning Yue's side.
***
"Hah… Hah…" Hao Lie panted heavily and looked at the surroundings vigilantly. He didn't know where he was right now, but it should be deep inside the forest.
"How are you?" He turned to look at the paled Ning Yue and asked concernedly.
Ning Yue took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and expressed gratitude to him.
Hao Lie wiped the sweat out of his forehead and said. "You were so bold. I didn't expect you to come up with that plan."
Ning Yue bit her lips and didn't express anything.
Hao Lie said further. "I don't know what happened earlier. Maybe Liang Zun couldn't withstand the poison."
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a ferocious roar resounded from a far distance, causing Hao Lie and Ning Yue to involuntarily shudder…
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺