Under the combined efforts of Su Cheng and Xiao Yihao, Lu Zhu was subdued.
Gu Qianying directly used silver needles to pierce the acupoints on Lu Zhu's head.
Immediately after, several worms crawled out of Lu Zhu's nose and mouth.
"They are Gu worms, they are coming out."
After the Gu worms were extracted, Lu Zhu regained some consciousness.
Gu Qianying helped her up.
Just then... a "swoosh" sound reached both of their ears.
From somewhere, over a dozen black-clad figures emerged, surrounding them.
"Walking into a trap, you thought you could leave after arriving here."
One of the masked figures sneered and revealed the long saber in his hand.
The blade, illuminated by the sunlight, appeared exceptionally dazzling.
Anyone who had walked the martial world knew that beneath such long sabers, many souls must have perished.
Due to the encirclement by the black-clad figures, no matter how skilled Gu Qianying and Su Cheng were, they would find it difficult to resist.
Su Cheng, worried that these black-clad figures might harm Gu Qianying, moved closer to her.
He feared that if he wasn't careful, these black-clad figures might seize an opportunity.
The long sabers of more than a dozen black-clad figures simultaneously slashed towards Gu Qianying, Su Cheng, and the other person.
Su Cheng hugged Gu Qianying tightly, crouched down with the utmost speed, and slipped through the narrow gap between two of the attackers.
The situation now was that the black-clad figures were surrounding Lu Zhu.
However, Lu Zhu was not their target, and they quickly turned, continuing to slash at the two.
Fortunately, the ground was covered with countless fallen peach blossoms.
Su Cheng and Gu Qianying joined forces, using their swords to whip up the thick layer of peach blossoms on the ground.
They then hurled them towards the black-clad figures.
The black-clad figures clearly did not anticipate this move from the two.
Although they did not immediately fall like the useless "trash" from before, they were forced back several steps.
Lu Zhu was also affected.
Su Cheng led Gu Qianying in a continuous retreat.
With a flying spin, he heard a series of "slap, slap, slap" sounds.
These were the slaps Su Cheng delivered to each of the black-clad figures.
Although the black-clad figures were masked, it was not difficult to see the intensified killing intent in their eyes.
For such upright killers, being so easily slapped by a mere youngster was an utter humiliation.
Thus, the black-clad figures and Lu Zhu no longer paid any attention to Gu Qianying.
All their energy was now directed towards dealing with Su Cheng alone.
Although Su Cheng felt no relief, Lu Zhu had at least temporarily withdrawn from the fight.
Therefore, he no longer had any reservations, as all these black-clad figures were enemies.
He didn't have to worry about harming Lu Zhu and hindering his movements, so he could directly stab wildly with his dagger.
In contrast, despite their large numbers, the black-clad figures were still wary of harming their own kind.
Compared to Su Cheng, the black-clad figures had more restraints.
Within a short period, two black-clad figures were indeed wounded by Su Cheng's dagger, with blood gushing out.
Seeing the blood splatter around, Su Cheng's fighting spirit intensified.
As long as he persisted, he was sure he could deal with all of them.
No!
Suddenly, Su Cheng noticed that the number of black-clad figures seemed to be decreasing. He instinctively looked back at Gu Qianying.
It was then that Su Cheng realized that due to his oversight, he had failed to notice that two black-clad figures had already withdrawn from the fight.
They had now positioned themselves behind Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying, still distraught and heartbroken over Lu Zhu's situation, was very vulnerable.
She was completely unaware that she had been targeted by two black-clad figures.
The two black-clad figures had already raised their long sabers and were slashing towards Gu Qianying's back.
"No!"
Su Cheng let out a desperate cry, wishing he could be cut into a thousand pieces at that moment.
Why hadn't he stayed by Gu Qianying's side, ensuring she never left his sight?
What a terrible idea he had just had, almost leading to her death.
"Thud."
However, in the very next instant, the long sabers in the hands of the two black-clad figures clattered to the ground.
Their masks were instantly soaked with blood, and they both fell to the ground, dead.
Gu Qianying also noticed the two black-clad figures.
But she couldn't understand why the two attackers had fallen without any apparent reason, especially since Su Cheng was still some distance away.
Su Cheng broke free from the other black-clad figures and finally rushed to Gu Qianying's side.
He looked her over from all sides, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but them?"
"If you want to kill her, you'll have to get past me first."
A familiar voice came from behind them. Turning around, they saw Lu Zhu.
Several dense silver needles flew from Lu Zhu's hand.
These needles all flew towards the throats of the other black-clad figures.
Just like the two black-clad figures before them.
After a moment of surprise and struggle in their eyes, they all collapsed.
At this moment, the killing intent on Lu Zhu's face gradually disappeared, and she walked towards them with a smile.
"Lu Zhu, you remember who I am?" Gu Qianying asked excitedly.
Lu Zhu nodded, and with a look of guilt, asked Zhu Lidan, "I lost my senses just now, did I harm you?"
"Lu Zhu, you didn't harm me, I'm fine. I should be thanking you for saving me."
"It's good that you're alright. I'm the one who should be thanking you, thank you for helping me remember who I am."
Then, the two exchanged smiles.
Following this, the group together restored every person in the Wu Clan tribe who had been poisoned by Gu to their normal state.
The awakened Wu Clan tribesmen knelt before Gu Qianying.
"Miss, you are truly the living immortal of our tribe. Thank you for saving us, please accept our bow."
Gu Qianying personally helped a few of them up.
"Actually, you don't need to thank me. You should thank your tribe's Saintess instead."
Gu Qianying pointed to Lu Zhu beside her.
"If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to detoxify you all."
But Lu Zhu said apologetically, "My brothers and sisters, it was my negligence before that I failed to protect you.
I caused you all to be poisoned, and I am truly ashamed of the title of Saintess."
The tribal masses turned to Lu Zhu and bowed.
"It is we who failed to protect the Saintess, please do not blame us, Saintess."
"All of you, get up. I promise you here that such a thing will never happen again."
"Long live the Saintess."
Thus, Lu Zhu's status as Saintess was not affected in the slightest; instead, she gained even greater respect and affection from the Wu Clan tribesmen than before.