Chapter 57: Falling Together (2/2)

One could not rely on the Confucian Sect and Dongfang. The flying celestial treasures were originally designed to create shortcuts for cultivators who could not fly, and cultivators below the Immortal Path realm basically had no means to carry two humans with their strength.

As for Dongfang Yu, he indeed could, but how could he abandon his own disciples to save himself?

“Human, what do you want?!”

“Put Miss down, and maybe I can save her!”

Bai Zhou shouted in a panic.

“No, I have a way.”

Ning Wuxie said calmly, reaching into his storage ring to pull out the injury-avoiding talisman!

That was a gift given to him by Yin Pingzhi!

“Xuan’er, hold on tight to me. The wind will be a bit strong, so just close your eyes.”

Being held by Ning Wuxie, Xuan’er surprisingly stopped panicking, her face regaining calmness, and her eyes no longer glistened with tears.

She simply looked at Ning Wuxie, gradually feeling at ease.

Then, under Bai Zhou’s gaze, Ning Wuxie held Xuan’er and stepped onto the edge of the slowly tilting Flying Boat, jumping down without hesitation.

In an instant, they disappeared from the ship.

“Miss!” Bai Zhou rushed out immediately.

They fell.

The wind rushed past the ears, roaring loudly, making it difficult to hear any other sounds.

Ning Wuxie watched as the vast landscape below rapidly enlarged like a giant canvas.

Xuan’er clung to him like a koala, her head resting against his chest, her legs wrapped around his waist.

Ning Wuxie recalled the last time he fell in his previous life; it felt just like this little girl.

A single strike had sent him crashing down from the clouds, shattering his dantian and plummeting to the ground.

But now, he was holding Jiang Ningxuan, also falling from a height of ten thousand meters.

Ning Wuxie looked at Xuan’er, her eyes tightly closed, her small face filled with tension, and could not help but reach out to touch her.

Feeling Ning Wuxie’s touch, Xuan’er surprisingly grabbed his hand and opened her eyes.

She looked at Ning Wuxie, her expression of tension gradually dissipating, becoming calm and serene, as if she had already obtained everything she needed.

Suddenly, she released her legs and arms, clinging to Ning Wuxie’s shoulders and climbing up!

She instantly rose above Ning Wuxie, causing his head to press into Xuan’er’s tender yet soft chest, held by her bent arms.

Xuan’er’s legs were wedged under Ning Wuxie’s armpits.

Xuan’er’s soft palms gently caressed Ning Wuxie’s cheek, and she pressed her head against the top of his.

“Brother, don’t be afraid. Xuan’er is here.”

Ning Wuxie was momentarily stunned.

He was supposed to protect Xuan’er, yet she was climbing up to comfort him at that moment!

He pulled Xuan’er down, allowing her to wrap her arms around his neck, and the two humans embraced tightly, Xuan’er’s cheek pressed against his, feeling her warm breath against his ear.

And her words:

“No matter if it is life or death, Xuan’er will always be with brother.”

“Forever…”

Ning Wuxie’s throat choked up for a moment, wanting to say something in response to her.

But at that moment, there was no time to ponder the meaning of those words.

The mountains and forests on the ground before them had enlarged to a terrifying extent, and Ning Wuxie realized he was about to crash into a forest, the treetops clearly visible.

At this speed of descent, in less than ten seconds, they would crash to the ground!

But the injury-avoiding talisman had a limited duration, only lasting for a few breaths!

If it was too early or too late, the outcome would be fatal!

Ning Wuxie’s gaze turned cold, his heart quickly calming like water, and his mind raced.

The injury-avoiding talisman was a cultivator talisman, from infusing spiritual power to the talisman burning, then to it burning out, and finally to the effect activating, which took about a breath of time…

This place was near the Yaochi Sect in the Great Yu Kingdom, where the phoenix trees grew tall, over three meters high…

Countless experiences of using talismans in his previous life surfaced in his mind, and he had a rough sense of what to do.

Taking a deep breath, he fixed his gaze on the forest below.

Until he could see the texture of the leaves at the top of the phoenix trees and a bird’s nest perched on the treetop.

He decisively activated the injury-avoiding talisman that he had been holding in his hand!

Spiritual power infused, the talisman began to burn… but Ning Wuxie was still falling!

He flipped in the air, using his back to crash into the branches.

The talisman burned out, and the effect activated!

Centered on Ning Wuxie and Xuan’er, a three-meter transparent field appeared instantly.

Then, Ning Wuxie crashed heavily onto the ground.

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