Dashing Student

He could feel the small hand in his palm trembling and icy, obviously Lin Qingzhu was also quite scared by the dangerous situation they had just escaped.

"Hang in there, ahead is the Quicksand Area, that beast is too big to cross!" Chen Nan encouraged in a low voice, while constantly turning to observe the movements of the giant snake.

Sure enough, when they dashed into an area of soft sand, the giant snake halted at the edge.

It hissed unwillingly, its thick tail thrashing on the ground, stirring up clouds of dust, but ultimately it dared not step into the Quicksand Area and reluctantly retreated to the cave.

After confirming their safety, the two stopped by a secluded creek.

Chen Nan collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, the wounds on his body tearing open again from the intense exertion, staining the grass beneath him with blood.

Lin Qingzhu looked at him with distress, quickly fetching Healing Pills and clean water from the storage bag, carefully tending to his wounds.

Her touch was gentle as feathers brushing by, afraid of causing Chen Nan pain.

"Here, this is the Primordial Heaven Order." Lin Qingzhu handed the token to Chen Nan, her eyes filled with joy and admiration, "Senior Brother Chen, we did it!"

Chen Nan received the token, feeling the faint spiritual power emanating from it, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

The coolness of the token in his hand brought a sense of reassurance.

"It's all thanks to Miss Lin's wit and courage; otherwise, I definitely couldn't have succeeded on my own."

Lin Qingzhu's face turned slightly red, murmuring, "If not for Senior Brother Chen leading the giant snake away, how would I have had the chance to succeed?"

As she spoke, her gaze fell on the deep wound on Chen Nan's arm, revealing bone, her voice tinged with a sobbing tone, "You're hurt! It's all my fault for being too slow..."

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." Chen Nan waved his hand, forcing a smile before taking out a Qi Gathering Pill and swallowing it.

In the previous battle, he had consumed a large amount of True Qi and needed to recover quickly, just in case.

At this moment.

"Chen, finally we brothers found you!"

A sinister voice like a venomous snake's hiss emerged from the shadows among the trees.

Two cultivators in gray robes came out slowly, led by a man with triangular eyes, holding a short blade glinting with a ghostly blue light, its tip dripping a dark green liquid, obviously poisoned.

The other, burly with a grotesque knife scar across his face, eyed Lin Qingzhu's graceful figure with ill intentions.

Chen Nan's pupils shrank rapidly, the remaining True Qi in his body boiling instantly.

He struggled to stand, shielding Lin Qingzhu behind him, his fists under his sleeves clenched with a creaking sound.

Although he had taken the Qi Gathering Pill, its potency hadn't fully dispersed, leaving his Dantian like a dried-up pond, with only a shallow layer of True Qi.

"Zhao Kai's dogs are indeed loyal!" Chen Nan's face was gloomy, ominous premonition welling up in his heart, with his current strength, facing two cultivators at the Third Layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage, there was truly no chance of victory!

The triangular-eyed man twitched his facial muscles, the poisoned short blade twirled dangerously in his palm, "Chen, blame yourself for offending Senior Brother Zhao."

Lin Qingzhu suddenly stepped forward, her long sword drawing a bright arc in the twilight.

She straightened her slender back, her voice firm despite being soft, "Young Master Chen is already a candidate for the Inner Sect Disciple, if you dare to harm him, the Yuantian Sect's Disciplinary Hall will make your lives unbearable."

The scar-faced man laughed out loud, his laughter full of disdain, "Little maiden, sharp-tongued, aren't you?"

He licked his dry lips, his eyes lecherous, "Just wait, when we brothers pamper you later, let's see if you're still so tough!"

"Courting death!" Chen Nan's eyes shone with a fierce light, a chill as real as steel swept out, True Qi gathered in his palms.

The triangular-eyed man's face shifted slightly, instinctively taking half a step back.

But then he noticed the light in Chen Nan's palm flickering intermittently, sneering immediately, "A strong bow at the end of its flight dares to act fierce?"

With that, he waved his hand fiercely, "Second, attack! Disable this kid first!"

The scar-faced man shot up violently, a Mountain Opening Axe coming down with a howling wind!

Chen Nan dodged sideways in a hurry but moved slowly due to his injuries.

The axe blade grazed past his shoulder, bringing forth a spray of blood.

The intense pain brought a wave of blackness over his vision, stumbling back several steps before steadying himself.

"Senior Brother Chen!" Lin Qingzhu exclaimed in shock, her long sword darted like a snake towards the scar-faced man's throat.

This sword strike was fast and fierce, even producing a sound of cutting through the air.

The triangular-eyed man saw this, his short blade stabbing towards Lin Qingzhu's back like a snake's strike.

Chen Nan's eyes widened with rage, disregarding his injuries, he forced True Qi, striking towards the triangular-eyed man's wrist.

"Bang!"

The impact of the True Qi made Chen Nan stagger back several steps, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

The triangular-eyed man also grunted, almost dropping the short blade.

He looked at Chen Nan with uncertainty, "This kid is odd! Clearly out of True Qi, how can he still be so formidable?"

"Big brother, why not use that treasure directly?" the scar-faced man cautiously suggested. Although Chen Nan was at the end of his strength, he was proving troublesome for the two of them.

So, he thought of the treasure Zhao Kai gave before the evaluation.

"The Soul Locking Talisman is extraordinarily rare, if we can capture Chen Nan alive, the talisman will be ours, and crucial moments, it could save our lives."

"I think we should join forces to capture him alive!" The triangular-eyed man clearly didn't want to use the treasure.

The scar-faced man flashed a cold light in his eyes, "Then let's join forces and cripple him."

The two hit it off, launching another fierce attack towards Chen Nan.

Lin Qingzhu shouted, wielding her long sword against the scar-faced man, the four of them fighting fiercely to a stalemate.

But whether it was Chen Nan or Lin Qingzhu, facing these two deceitful and strong cultivators felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Miss Lin, quickly leave this place, I've thought of a way to deal with these two!" Chen Nan's soul transmitted to Lin Qingzhu.

Lin Qingzhu didn't know what method Chen Nan thought of but chose to trust him, "Be careful, Young Master Chen; I'll wait for you outside!"

With those words, she pretended to be overwhelming by the scar-faced man, being blasted away with a palm and quickly disappeared into the night.

The scar-faced man wanted to chase after her, but the triangular-eyed man shouted, "Second, don't chase! Our task is to capture Chen Nan alive!"

"It's just a woman, once we complete the task and become Inner Sect Disciples, there will be countless women throwing themselves at us!"

The scar-faced man's face showed yearning, then smiled wickedly at Chen Nan, his eyes flashing with malign intent, "Chen, I advise you to surrender obediently, or we'll make sure you understand our methods!"

Chen Nan sneered, "Want to capture me? You'll have to see your strength first!" With those words, he sharply turned, swiftly dashing towards the distant cave.

With his current strength, he certainly couldn't defeat the two in front of him, but he could completely use a borrowed knife to kill, leveraging the giant snake to eliminate them!