Chapter 695: Zhang Xuan Thanks

"Sixth Princess, you are well-traveled and knowledgeable. Do you know what's going on here?"Swallowing hard, Xing Yuan couldn't help but ask."I, I..."Yu Fei-er was on the verge of tears.Although she was a princess and had seen many royal secret manuals and heard of many royal secret arts, she had never in her wildest dreams imagined someone being beaten like clay and still managing to stand up!

"What about you?"He then looked at Wu Zhen.Wu Zhen specialized in mechanical puppets; perhaps he could discern something different."I..."Wu Zhen's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his face trembled.He understood mechanisms, but he was utterly bewildered by this kind of monster, completely at a loss.

As the people were going crazy, the two puppets became even more frantic."Beaten like this, and you can still stand up as if nothing happened? Are you even human?!"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!The lopsided puppet seemed equally terrified. It patted the other puppet's shoulder, pointing at the flattened figure, signaling it to go help.The second puppet hesitated, then nodded and charged directly toward the figure as well.

The two puppets, filled with frenzied killing intent, closed in.However, this time, Zhang Xuan, his face already distorted, didn't wait to be beaten further. He turned and fled.His body flickered, disappearing into the darkness.Roar! Roar!To their surprise, the figure, despite being flattened, could still run so fast. The two puppets were nearly mad with frustration. They stomped their feet and rushed after him, quickly vanishing into the darkness as well.

Yu Fei-er and the others clearly hadn't expected the guy to be able to run even after being beaten to such a state, leaving them utterly dumbfounded."If you could run, why didn't you do it earlier?""Waiting until you're nearly beaten to death before leaving, isn't that just seeking your own demise?"

"Quick, open the light barrier! We need to leave immediately!"While they were still confused, Zhang Xuan's voice suddenly rang out.They all froze, looking up toward the sound. The one speaking was actually the lopsided puppet."Teacher Zhang?"Their eyes widened as they stared at the puppet before them.

"It's me! I used a secret art just now to trick those two guys away. Hurry and follow me, or it'll be too late when the other puppets arrive!"The lopsided puppet said urgently."You... are you really Teacher Zhang?"Seeing the puppet holding its head with one hand and looking fierce, the group couldn't believe it.They had just clearly seen him beaten into a pulp, so how... had he become a puppet?Even the best disguiser couldn't pull off something this exaggerated!

"I really am! You lost a bet to me, and you're still my maid to this day..."Knowing there was no time to waste and that his current appearance naturally invited suspicion, Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate. He said this, then looked at Xing Yuan again: "You specifically sought me out at the Cleansing Pool, demanding I admit defeat...""I believe you...""You're Zhang Xuan!"Yu Fei-er's face flushed, and Xing Yuan's brow furrowed.

Few knew about Yu Fei-er becoming a maid, and only they themselves knew about Xing Yuan's bet. If it wasn't Teacher Zhang, he couldn't have described it so precisely.Having confirmed his identity, they wasted no more words. Yu Fei-er gently waved her hand, and the surrounding light barrier vanished."Let's go!"Knowing that his clone could only delay the opponents for a short while, Zhang Xuan clutched his head and strode forward.

After taking a couple of steps, he noticed no one was following. He quickly turned around to see the four individuals still sitting on the ground, their faces pale."What's wrong?"He looked back at them."Our injuries are quite severe, we... might not be able to walk..."Xing Yuan and Yu Fei-er looked embarrassed.

The other party had put so much effort into coming to rescue them, yet they were too severely injured to even stand up, which truly made them feel bad."We probably can't leave. Please take Senior Wu Yangzi's body back and tell the academy that we completed our mission and didn't disgrace the academy in the end..."Xing Yuan said through gritted teeth.

Their injuries were so severe, and they were at least seven or eight kilometers from the stone steps. Even if they wanted to escape, they wouldn't be able to.Rather than none of them escaping, it would be better for him to take the body back, at least proving that even if they died, they had completed their mission, instead of achieving nothing!

"What's the use of taking a body back..."Zhang Xuan shook his head, surprised that this guy was still saying such things at a time like this. As he did, he accidentally let go, and his head fell off.He quickly picked it up, reattached it to his neck, and turned to Wu Zhen: "Do you have any more wine?""Wine?"Wu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded. With a flick of his wrist, he produced a gourd.He was also fond of wine and often kept some on him.

Taking it casually, Zhang Xuan's spirit stirred, connecting with the "corpse" in his spatial ring.He was currently just a witch soul, without Heaven's Path true qi in his body, so he could only rely on it to absorb.Previously, he would have had to release his physical body first, then his soul would enter the body to accomplish this. Now, he could do it effortlessly; even while in the spatial ring, he could release true qi.Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!After continuously injecting seven or eight streams of true qi into the wine gourd, he handed it to Yu Fei-er.

"Drink a few gulps quickly!""Understood!"Although she didn't know his intention, seeing his solemn expression, Yu Fei-er didn't dare to hesitate. She pulled out the stopper and drank.As the fine wine entered her stomach, she immediately felt a warm current flowing throughout her body. In less than two breaths, her previously extremely severe injuries turned from aching numbness to complete recovery.

"This..."Yu Fei-er stared at her recovered body, her eyes wide with bewilderment."Could this... be the miraculous healing medicine Wu Zhen mentioned?""Does it really have such potent effects?"She quickly gave the medicinal wine to the other three, and soon, all of them recovered.

"Xing Yuan, put Senior Wu Yangzi's body away. Let's go!"Seeing everyone recovered, Yu Fei-er instructed, and the group quickly followed behind Zhang Xuan, moving forward.With their bodies recovered, everyone moved very quickly. The only drawback was that Zhang Xuan had to constantly hold his head, otherwise, it would accidentally fall off.

"Faster..."Knowing that time was of the essence, Zhang Xuan couldn't bother with such minor details anymore. If it came to it, he would simply pull his head off, hold it to his chest, and charge forward first.Although his soul and the puppet hadn't fully integrated yet, the latter was simply too powerful. Its Saint realm-level strength was no joke; a single step on the ground could send it soaring a great distance.Yu Fei-er and the others, despite putting in all their effort, could barely keep up.

In a short time, the four people and one puppet had run nearly two to three kilometers, getting closer and closer to the stone steps."Everyone, hurry up! As long as we escape past the stone steps, we'll be safe..." Zhang Xuan urged.Once they reached the stone steps, he could re-deploy formations to block their pursuers, which meant they could make their escape.

As they were sprinting wildly, they heard a furious roar. Their speed was too great, finally attracting the attention of the other puppets.Accompanying the roar, figures flickered all around. The many puppets that had gone to the river to replenish their energy rushed over, blocking their path."Damn it..."Zhang Xuan's face sank.

He had just been worried that these guys would return after replenishing their energy, and he had already rushed as fast as possible. Unexpectedly, they were still dozens of breaths too late!"What do we do?"They hadn't expected to escape this far only to be surrounded by so many puppets again. Yu Fei-er and the others' faces turned pale.Previously, they had many life-saving methods and could resist, but now their methods were exhausted, and they were surrounded again. How could they escape?

Zhang Xuan took a step forward, seemingly about to explain something, when a puppet suddenly rushed over and kicked him.His head separated from his body, and his torso flew backward, landing heavily on the ground."These puppets... can actually distinguish friend from foe?"His pupils contracted.

Zhang Xuan's current body was still that puppet. Although his head occasionally fell off, its appearance was identical to other puppets.Since they were all puppets, under normal circumstances, they shouldn't have been able to tell the difference, perhaps mistaking him for a companion and allowing him to pass unnoticed. Yet, they directly attacked... This meant they could distinguish!Aren't puppets a type of mechanism, lacking independent intelligence?How could they distinguish friend from foe?

"Damn it!"Clapping his hand on the ground, the headless puppet stood up again and charged toward the one that had attacked it.Fists whistled, and all its strength surged forth.When fist met palm, the headless puppet was sent flying backward again.Even though the puppet's strength was formidable, Zhang Xuan's soul cultivation was only at the peak of the Spirit Converging realm. He couldn't unleash its full power, so naturally, he was no match for the opponent.

Creak, creak!As the battle unfolded here, the remaining puppets also surrounded Yu Fei-er and the others.They were poised to annihilate them at any moment."At this rate, they're surely doomed..."Zhang Xuan was currently a witch soul, so he might still be able to escape with his life, but Yu Fei-er and the others would certainly have no chance to flee and would be directly killed.What to do?Had he spent all this effort saving them only for it to be in vain?

Just as he was at a loss, he suddenly remembered the giant heart he had seen in the river earlier, and the puppets' look of awe and worship. An idea struck him, and he gritted his teeth."Since you want me dead, let's all die together! I'll crush that heart right now, and we'll all perish!"With a roar, the puppet controlled by Zhang Xuan suddenly leaped up and charged directly towards the river.

Roar! Roar! Roar!Hearing his shout and seeing the direction he was heading, the many puppets were first startled, then went frantic. They no longer cared about killing Yu Fei-er and the others, hastily chasing after him."You guys go quickly! Don't worry about me..."Seeing that these guys indeed valued that heart and were chasing him, Zhang Xuan, mid-air, couldn't help but sigh in relief as he yelled to Yu Fei-er and the others.

"Teacher Zhang...""Zhang Xuan..."Yu Fei-er, Xing Yuan, and the others all felt a pang in their hearts and their eyes reddened, unexpectedly seeing Teacher Zhang alone draw away all the puppets to save them.If they had held any grudges or even jealousy towards him before, now it had all turned into gratitude!

To save them, he risked his life without hesitation, even knowing it was a near-certain death...No wonder Teacher Zhang could command such respect from his students and unconditional trust from those who came from Myriad Kingdoms City...Such character was worthy of everyone's admiration."Thank you, Teacher Zhang!"

"Let's go!"Xing Yuan gritted his teeth and, leading the others, swiftly flew towards the stone steps.(Last three hours,