Amidst the gasps of the crowd.
The berserk Iron Egg broke free from its cage, bending the iron bars.
This sight startled everyone.
"Qianying, leave this place quickly."
Meng Qinghua grabbed Qianying, intending to leave immediately.
At the same time, Sucheng also grabbed Gu Qianying's hand. As Meng Qinghua pulled Gu Qianying, Sucheng pushed Meng Qinghua away and pulled Gu Qianying into his embrace.
At this moment, Su Yuxi, standing nearby, saw Meng Qinghua's first instinctive action, and anger flared in her eyes.
Meng Qinghua, pushed away by Sucheng, was momentarily stunned. Without hesitation, he turned to grab Su Yuxi.
"Yuxi, hurry, it's dangerous here!"
Meng Qinghua tried to pull Su Yuxi away, but as he grabbed her hand, Su Yuxi pushed him away.
"Go to hell!"
To Meng Qinghua's astonishment, Su Yuxi pushed him towards the roaring Iron Egg charging towards them.
"Yuxi!"
Meng Qinghua looked at Su Yuxi in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Iron Egg, gripping Meng Qinghua, opened its mouth and bit down hard on Meng Qinghua's arm without a second thought.
On the other side, Gu Qianying, held by Sucheng.
Seeing Iron Egg bite Meng Qinghua, she was greatly alarmed.
"Qinghua!"
She cried out, trying to push Sucheng away to save Meng Qinghua.
Sucheng, however, held her tighter, preventing her from leaving.
"Qianying, it's too dangerous, don't go!"
As he said this, Sucheng did not look at Gu Qianying but instead at Meng Qinghua.
Gu Qianying, her mind entirely focused on Meng Qinghua, failed to notice the abnormality in Sucheng's eyes.
"Sucheng, let me go, I need to save Meng Qinghua."
"I said it's dangerous, why aren't you listening?"
Sucheng refused to release Gu Qianying and was about to restrain her, preventing her from using her martial arts.
"Sucheng, what are you doing? I told you I'm going to save Meng Qinghua, didn't you hear me?"
Gu Qianying's hand was firmly held by Sucheng, and she became enraged.
"I told you it's dangerous, why don't you listen!"
Sucheng also grew angry.
As Sucheng and Gu Qianying argued.
Over at Meng Qinghua's side.
The frenzied Iron Egg clung to Meng Qinghua, refusing to let go. Meng Qinghua found himself unable to resist.
Yes, he couldn't resist. His arm was covered in blood, and his body felt devoid of strength, allowing Iron Egg to tear away pieces of his flesh.
The blood flowing from him turned black.
Meanwhile, Su Yuxi, standing beside them, remained indifferent, watching Meng Qinghua being torn apart by Iron Egg.
"Slap!"
Gu Qianying slapped Sucheng across the face.
Sucheng was shocked.
"Sucheng, I've truly misjudged you. You are not my friend!"
Gu Qianying yelled at Sucheng.
She pushed him away forcefully and turned to run towards Meng Qinghua.
"Qianying, don't... don't come!"
Meng Qinghua, bitten by Iron Egg, lay on the ground, his blood staining the earth.
At this moment, he realized something was amiss.
Yes, the abnormality of the three of them.
The pain struck him, rendering his entire body numb.
Facing death, he saw the smiles in Sucheng's and Su Yuxi's eyes.
It was at this moment that he discovered the abnormality in Sucheng and Su Yuxi.
Their strangeness.
He wasn't entirely sure about Sucheng.
He felt something was off.
But Su Yuxi, he truly felt she was not herself.
"Meng Qinghua!"
Gu Qianying couldn't clearly hear Meng Qinghua's words. As she rushed over, she casually picked up a wooden stick from the ground.
Holding the stick, she struck Iron Egg fiercely.
Iron Egg's body stiffened abruptly. With a bloody piece of flesh in its mouth, it mechanically turned its head to look at Gu Qianying.
Its bloodshot eyes were filled with killing intent.
"You're seeking death!"
Iron Egg dropped Meng Qinghua and turned to attack Gu Qianying.
As its bloody mouth reached for Gu Qianying, she frowned. She grabbed Iron Egg's neck.
Iron Egg clawed fiercely at Gu Qianying with its long nails.
As Iron Egg's arm lunged, Gu Qianying used her other hand to grip its arm. The moment she released Iron Egg's neck, Gu Qianying executed an over-the-shoulder throw, slamming Iron Egg to the ground.
She then flipped onto Iron Egg's stomach and used silver needles.
Two silver needles whizzed out, piercing Iron Egg's head.
The flailing, murderous Iron Egg instantly fainted.
Gu Qianying stood up and quickly went to Meng Qinghua's side, helping him up.
Meng Qinghua was covered in bite wounds, with flesh torn from several places.
His body was a bloody mess, blood flowing everywhere.
"Meng Qinghua, how are you?"
Gu Qianying, her eyes red, squatted in front of Meng Qinghua, helping him sit up.
She quickly examined his wounds.
The wounds were gruesome, with some revealing the bone beneath the skin.
Meng Qinghua looked at Gu Qianying weakly and smiled, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Knowing Gu Qianying was worried about him, Meng Qinghua wanted to reassure her.
He endured the pain in his body.
But the pain was immense.
Meng Qinghua's face was very pale.
"Qianying, listen to me, you need to be careful... they are all..."
Meng Qinghua wanted to tell Gu Qianying what he had seen and what he suspected.
But at this moment, Gu Qianying was entirely focused on Meng Qinghua's numerous wounds.
She didn't fully register what Meng Qinghua was saying.
"Qianying, listen to me..."
Meng Qinghua spoke to Gu Qianying again.
As Gu Qianying bandaged his wounds, she kept asking with concern, "Does it hurt here? How about here, do you feel anything?"
Seeing Gu Qianying's earnestness.
Meng Qinghua was touched.
Just as Gu Qianying was engrossed in bandaging Meng Qinghua's wounds, Su Yuxi, who had been standing behind them, slowly walked towards them.
A shadow fell over Meng Qinghua and Gu Qianying.
From Gu Qianying's perspective, she couldn't see anything.
But Meng Qinghua saw it clearly. He saw Su Yuxi holding a dagger.
Meng Qinghua's pupils contracted.
"Qianying, be careful!"
Meng Qinghua instinctively embraced Gu Qianying, shielding her with his entire body.
The tip of the dagger pierced his heart from behind.
Blood spread from his back, staining his robes red.
At this moment, Su Yuxi, holding the dagger, looked at the large bloody patch on Meng Qinghua's back.
"Clatter!"
Su Yuxi, terrified, dropped the bloody dagger.
She looked at her hands in disbelief and stared in shock at Meng Qinghua, who was shielding Gu Qianying.
"Ahhh... Ahhhhhh..."
Su Yuxi clutched her head and cried out in pain.
As if driven mad, she desperately beat her own head.
Meanwhile, Gu Qianying, held tightly by Meng Qinghua, saw the bloodstains dripping onto the ground.
She quickly raised her head.
Before she could even see Meng Qinghua's expression, his body went limp and collapsed beside her.
"Meng Qinghua!"
Gu Qianying exclaimed.
Seeing Meng Qinghua lying beside her, she quickly reached out and grabbed him.
As she tried to lift Meng Qinghua, her hand touched the blood on his back.
Her hand was covered in blood.
Gu Qianying turned her head, looking in disbelief at Su Yuxi, who was still clutching her head and crying out.
Her gaze instantly turned cold.
Gu Qianying ignored Su Yuxi, and also ignored Sucheng, who had witnessed everything.
"Qinghua, hold on, I won't let anything happen to you!"
Gu Qianying, her eyes red, continued to tend to Meng Qinghua's wounds.
The wound on his back reached his heart, and blood also seeped from Meng Qinghua's chest.
Gu Qianying's fingers trembled as she wiped the blood from his back.
"Qianying, hurry and leave... don't mind me... you leave quickly, they... they are not right, you leave quickly... leave the Su family... go!"
Meng Qinghua pushed Gu Qianying with his last ounce of strength, urging her to leave the Su family quickly.
"No, I can't leave you."
Gu Qianying refused.
Her consciousness began to fade, and Meng Qinghua could no longer hold on, collapsing into unconsciousness.
Gu Qianying looked at Meng Qinghua, who had fallen into her arms.
Thinking of how Meng Qinghua, on the brink of death, was still concerned about her.
Gu Qianying's tears flowed more profusely.
Her dear friends, they were truly wonderful!
She stopped the bleeding from the wound on Meng Qinghua's back, pried open his mouth, and placed a black pill hidden on her person into his mouth. Finally, she carefully laid him flat on the ground.
Only then did Gu Qianying stand up and turn to face Sucheng and Su Yuxi, whose head no longer hurt but whose eyes were vacant.
Looking at the two of them, Gu Qianying's arm trembled, and she drew out the Crimson Blood Saber.