Saint Sovereign of Nine Heavens

The two people standing at the front were a man and a woman. The man was tall and slender with a handsome face, while the woman was younger. She was around twenty years old and had a slim figure.    

However, both of their auras were dispirited and their states were poor. They lowered their heads and were nervous and uneasy. They did not dare to raise their heads. Especially for that man, his steps were quite shaky. It was obvious that he had been injured and had yet to recover.    

Chen Yu's gaze landed on the girl's downcast face. There was some surprise in his eyes, but it quickly returned to being indifferent.    

"Brother Shi, Brother Guan!" After the man and woman, a capable looking man walked over to Shi Tao and Guan Yinn. He glanced at Chen Yu and said in a deep voice, "These two people, one is Su Jingrong and the other is Ye Wanrong, both come from Minglan City."    

Shi Tao nodded and looked at Chen Yu.    

Chen Yu said lightly, "Let them come!"    

The moment Chen Yu's voice came, Ye Wanrong, who had her head lowered, suddenly looked up. Her pale face revealed a look of disbelief. After a short moment, she could clearly see Chen Yu's face and her body suddenly stiffened.    

"Chen Yu, you must keep your word. Otherwise, we will definitely fight to the death with you! " Shi Tao gritted his teeth and said with a firm tone.    

"Do you have a choice?" Chen Yu didn't look at Ye Wanrong as he jokingly said to Shi Tao.    

Shi Tao couldn't help but clench his teeth when he heard this. Then, a hint of dejection flashed across his face as he waved his hand.    

The two disciples of the sub-school pushed Su Jingrong and Ye Wanrong aside. The two of them staggered and walked towards Chen Yu.    

Su Jingrong looked at Chen Yu, then looked at Situ Lan who was being held hostage by the Sparrow Fire Sword. Only then did he realize that Wu Tie was holding Situ Lan hostage.    

Ye Wanrong, on the other hand, did not even look at Situ Lan. Her expression could not be described with words. There was shock, embarrassment, shame, or perhaps regret that was so complicated that only she herself knew what she was feeling.    

Chen Yu's expression did not change. He pointed to a spot three meters away, indicating that the two of them should stay there.    

Su Jingrong silently cupped his hands and stood at the position Chen Yu indicated.    

Ye Wanrong's gaze never left Chen Yu's face, and her expression became extremely dazed.    

Chen Yu turned around and looked at Situ Lan. The latter's face was pale and numb. She stood there motionlessly, as if she had turned into a puppet.    

"The people have already been brought over to you. We are currently searching for the remaining people with all our might. Chen Yu, why don't you give us Senior Sister Situ's Storage Bag first? " Shi Tao followed Chen Yu's gaze and glanced at Situ Lan. A trace of sadness flashed across his eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he said.    

"What did you say?" Chen Yu stared blankly for a moment, and then ridiculed, "Did I hear wrongly? He wants the Storage Bag! Shi Tao, I just praised you as a smart person, and you actually became stupid? "    

When Shi Tao heard this, he was silent for a moment and then revealed an awkward expression. He actually knew that Chen Yu would not hand over the Storage Bag, but he knew that he had to bring it up now, otherwise the trouble would not be small.    

"Surnamed Chen, is Senior Sister Situ's Storage Bag something that you can take? I'm just afraid that if you were to take it with your life, you wouldn't even be able to enjoy it! " Guan Yinn said coldly.    

"Your tone of voice is really annoying!" Chen Yu sneered, and suddenly slapped the Storage Bag, causing it to fly out. After Chen Yu caught it, his hand trembled, and the Flying Dagger shot towards Guan Yinn.    

Shi Tao's expression darkened and he quickly punched and retreated.    

Guan Yinn and the other disciples standing beside him had ugly expressions on their faces as they attacked in unison.    

However, the two sides were too close. Although Chen Yu took out the Disguised Spirit Artifact s from the Storage Bag s, his attacks were still extremely fast.    

Guan Yinn and a few experts of the seventh level of Heavenly Astral Stage combined forces. A mere Disguised Spirit Artifact was not enough to injure them, but it had still left them covered in dust and dirt, and a few of them had their clothes ripped apart by the Sword Qi, resulting in some minor injuries.    

"Hey Chen, I'm going to tear you to shreds!" Guan Yinn roared.    

"Don't say that you don't have the capability, even if you do!" Chen Yu laughed, "Do you dare? "At the cost of your lives?"    

Guan Yinn was furious, but he couldn't do it. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.    

"Guan Yinn, I've seen many idiots, but I've never seen anyone as stupid as you. You obviously don't want to shoot a rat, and yet you dare to provoke me again and again. I can attack you recklessly now, do you dare to attack me? " Chen Yu sneered and said.    

Guan Yinn's face turned as red as a pig's liver. His eyes widened as if they were about to split open, yet he had nothing to say. He looked at Chen Yu with unparalleled hatred.    

Chen Yu did not think much of it. He suddenly turned his head and looked over. From the west, a few people appeared within his line of sight. They were walking over the snow, but their speed appeared to be extremely slow.    

Chen Yu looked at the two figures at the front for a while and finally let out a sigh of relief.    

The man and woman leading the group were Su Guan and Jun Che!    

When Shi Tao saw that the disciples of the branch sects had found another Minglan City practitioner, he also became silent and waited for the person to approach.    

Two minutes later, the group of people were only about four to five hundred meters away from Chen Yu. Chen Yu suddenly noticed that there was someone on Jun Che's back, who was walking with his head lowered.    

Shi Tao also saw this and realized something. He looked at Situ Lan, who was frozen by Chen Yu's sword, and became tense.    

Some of the sub-school disciples also realized that something was wrong and began to discuss in low voices.    

Two figures rushed out from behind Su Guan and Jun Che and quickly approached them.    

Shi Tao asked, "Junior Brother Xu, what's going on?"    

"That man and woman were both from Minglan City. They still have one companion who died a few days ago due to heavy injuries! " That Junior Brother Xu looked at Chen Yu with an uneasy expression. He was obviously worried that Chen Yu would get angry and attack Situ Lan without caring about the consequences.    

Situ Lan's background was just too great. If Situ Lan lost, not to mention them, this year's disciples of the sub-schools would have a tough time of it.    

Chen Yu was expressionless. He suddenly attacked and condensed the Astral Energy at his fingertips. He pressed it onto Situ Lan's body a few times and sealed Situ Lan's meridians.    

"Chen Yu."    

"Evil Bandit, you dare!"    

"Damned bastard, how dare you!"    

The crowd of disciples from the sub-schools were all shocked and started to move in unison.    

"Out of the way!" Chen Yu grabbed Situ Lan's collar and jumped up.    

"Out of the way, all of you!" Shi Tao shouted nervously, while another warrior at the seventh floor of Heavenly Astral Stage scolded him at the same time.    

Thus, as if they were facing a great enemy, the disciples of the branch sects, who were afraid of throwing their weapons at the rat, had no choice but to open up a path.    

Chen Yu held Situ Lan and dashed towards Jun Che and Su Guan.    

Even when Chen Yu sealed the Supreme Force, Situ Lan still did not resist. However, when she looked at Chen Yu, a trace of deep hatred flashed across her lifeless eyes.    

Chen Yu didn't have the time to care about Situ Lan's feelings. As he ran, he stared at Su Guan and Jun Che and saw that their steps were extremely weak. Their faces were pale and expressionless.    

Su Jingrong watched Chen Yu just leave like this. He frowned as a trace of worry flashed across his eyes. He nervously looked around at the disciples of the sub-school.    

As for Ye Wanrong, her face suddenly lost all color as her delicate body started to tremble. If Chen Yu hadn't spoken to her before, it might have been on purpose. At the moment Su Guan and Jun Che arrived, she clearly felt Chen Yu's true indifference to her. That coldness that made her feel as if she was a stranger!    

Soon, Chen Yu arrived in front of Su Guan and Jun Che.    

As Chen Yu approached, Su Guan, who had heard the commotion, raised his head. With just one glance, he stopped abruptly with a look of disbelief on his face.    

Jun Che didn't raise his head and continued to walk forward. Her expression was comparable to the snow on the ground, but her lips were tightly pursed, showing an unswerving determination of tiredness and pain.    

The shocked Su Guan forgot to remind Jun Che.    

Seeing Jun Che's state, Chen Yu couldn't help but sigh.    

He still remembered clearly the scene when Jun Che appeared outside the small courtyard outside the Martial Arts Palace to resolve the provocation from the Su Family younger generation.    

Jun Che's complexion did not change, but at this moment, Chen Yu only saw exhaustion and pain.    

Before he was hit by Jun Che, Chen Yu reached out and pressed his hand on Jun Che's shoulder.    

Being held down by Chen Yu on the shoulder, Jun Che was unable to react in time as a martial artist, which showed the difference in her condition.    

However, she finally raised her head. Her pale face was filled with exhaustion, as if she was in a deep trance, ready to collapse at any moment. Her gaze landed on Chen Yu's face. She was dazed for a moment before reacting, feeling a kind of fire burning surprise suddenly appearing on her face.    

"Jun Che!" Chen Yu shouted.    

"Chen Chen Yu!" Jun Che mumbled. His voice was weak to the extreme as his delicate body suddenly went soft. He lost all his strength and fell forward.    

Chen Yu quickly reached out his hand and wrapped his arm around Jun Che's waist, holding on until she couldn't fall down.    

"I've finally met you!" Jun Che muttered as he fell into Chen Yu's arms. However, Jun Mingyi, who was on her back, slipped and fell to the ground.    

"Brother!" Jun Che struggled to turn around, but there was nothing he could do.    

Chen Yu quickly stopped Jun Che and said, "Rest well, I'll take care of everything!"    

Jun Che did not reply as soon as he finished his sentence. Chen Yu only felt her body turn soft. She lost all support and slid down, only to faint on the spot.    

Chen Yu let out a silent sigh and released his grip on Situ Lan's hand. He held onto Jun Che's pulse door and injected a strand of Supreme Force to check Jun Che's condition.    

With that, Chen Yu couldn't help but sigh.    

The Astral Energy within Jun Che's body was intermittent and was almost burnt out. Furthermore, her pulse was also very weak.    

"She's not lightly injured, and she's also very guilty about Jun Mingyi's death. She keeps watch over Jun Mingyi's body day and night, so she hasn't had a good rest!" Su Guan finally reacted. He glanced at Situ Lan a few times, then looked at the other disciples of the other sub-schools a few more times, and said with an extremely weak tone.    

Chen Yu nodded at Su Guan and said, "What about you? How did you end up like this?"    

"If your strength is insufficient, what can you do?" Su Guan laughed at himself and said weakly, "After we are captured, we will be forced to dig holes. Any slower and we will be whipped. We can already be considered lucky to have survived until now!"    

"Recover first!" Chen Yu saw that Su Guan did not have a single Storage Bag on him, so he casually picked one of the Storage Bag and threw it over.