The Purest White Lotus

"You're just as dirty!" Wen Ran said in disbelief as she glanced at his clothes that were no longer recognizable by its original color.

Shen Wu shook his head. "I'm not jumping."

The sound of rocks collapsing beside them became even louder and served as a reminder of how dangerous it was.

Wen Ran was going ballistic. "Then what do you propose we do?"

He did not seem too concerned with cleanliness when he was killing the demon snake, yet he somehow started to pay attention to it at that life and death moment. Could there actually be something wrong with his mind?

Shen Wu thought for a while. "I'll fly you out."

Wen Ran nearly laughed in her anger. "Look up. Neither of us know how thick the stone layer above us is..."

There was a sudden rumble, and the stone ceiling that Wen Ran was pointing at received a blast of intense and overbearing saber Qi. It collapsed and formed an entrance. The dim light poured in, but it was impossible to tell whether or not it was day or night.

Shen Wu placed down the hand that was holding the saber and smiled resplendently at Wen Ran. "There. We can fly out now."

She had forgotten that he was a ruthless man who liked to create his own option when there was no other.

Wen Ran awkwardly retracted the hand that was pointing at the area above her. Then, a large rock fell and snapped her out of her senses. "Do you want this place to collapse faster? Your Flawseeker and my Sunset are broken! How do you suppose we fly out?"

"I can use Iron Pillar."

Iron Pillar?

Wen Ran's gaze fell on the black saber and fell silent. It was obvious that the extraordinary looking blade was the one he called 'Iron Pillar'. Compared to the usually elegant names that cultivators liked to give their weapons, the name 'Iron Pillar' stood out.

Shen Wu let go of the hand that was holding the handle of the saber and it began to float in mid-air. He smiled slightly. "Don't worry, I have good saber controlling technique too."

Judging from the way he had killed the snake demon with a saber, it was clear that he was very familiar with them.

Wen Ran looked at him suspiciously.

Shen Wu grabbed her by the collar and brought her along to stand on the Iron Pillar's blade. The blade remained stable and did not sway in the slightest, allowing Wen Ran to quietly heave a sigh of relief.

"Stand firm now, Ranran."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black saber flew up in an instant, as if he had just floored the gas pedal.

Wen Ran, who was standing at the back, subconsciously grabbed onto the corner of Shen Wu's clothes. In all fairness, she had yet to completely feel at ease with him, and in view of his penchant for going berserk, she was very worried that he would suddenly go crazy.

In just a moment, they had already flown out of the opening and left the collapsing cave.

The wind that whistled past was cold, and one could see from above that the dense forest in the forbidden area had gone bald. That was the work of Shen Wu, and it might even become a road sign in the forbidden area in the future.

Shen Wu As sensed her nervousness and decided to give Wen Ran some confidence in him. He said warmly, "Ever since the very first day I learned how to fly on a magic weapon, I've never failed—not even once. So don't worry. I promise I'll bring you out safely."

Seeing that he was not lying, Wen Ran slowly let go of his hand that was holding on to the corner of his shirt.

Inside that silent forbidden area, the sound of a search party was heard from a distance.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

"Junior Sister Wen!"

There was also Old Wen's firm voice. "Where are you, Ranran?"

…

The birds in the forest were so startled that they began flying off in all directions.

Wen Ran was so happy that she nearly cried tears of joy. "They came for us!"

"Be careful," Shen Wu said softly.

"Ah?" Just as Wen Ran had some questions, she felt the blade beneath her feet shake. She immediately had a bad feeling. "I thought you said you've never failed since the first day you learned how to fly?"

Shen Wu turned around and smiled. "Men can't help but boast in front of girls. That's human nature."

'Normal, my foot!'

Wen Ran felt like she was about to fall, and to her surprise, Shen Wu came crashing down too. The wind whistled in her ears, and she yelled angrily as she was tumbling down from midair, "SHEN WU!"

He chuckled and seemed to be enjoying himself.

Seconds before they were about to land on the ground, he reached out and pulled her right into his arms. Wen Ran could still smell the scent of blood on his body, and he subsequently turned his body around so he was underneath her.

Under Wen Ran's disbelief, she heard the loud thud of his body hitting the ground. Shen Wu landed on his back and immediately spat out blood. Although Wen Ran could also feel the impact, she did not feel any pain because he had cushioned her fall.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

"Junior Sister Wen!"

"Ranran!"

The search party cried out in alarm.

The dazed Wen Ran was helped up from the ground.

"Are you alright, Ranran?" Wen Xun said worriedly as he helped his daughter up.

Wen Ran's expression was not too good, but at least she did not vomit blood.

"Eldest Senior Brother!" The disciples vied with each other to be the first to help Shen Wu up. Each and every one of them nervously asked, "Eldest Senior Brother, are you alright?"

"Cough, cough..." Shen Wu coughed a couple of times and more blood began to drip from the corners of his mouth. No one dared to touch him when they looking at his blood-stained white clothes, for he was probably so heavily injured and weak that there was not long left for him to live.

Wen Xun had also noticed Shen Wu's miserable state. The young man was his eldest disciple whom he had watched grow up, so it was only natural for him to feel sentimental. He hurriedly took out a bottle of pills from his bosom and handed it to Yan Qing. "This is a Blood-Replenishing Pill. Feed it to your Eldest Senior Brother!"

Yan Qing did not waste a second more and immediately poured out a pill for Shen Wu to eat.

The disciples' eyes all reddened slightly. They had witnessed how Shen Wu had protected Wen Ran in his arms when they fell from the sky. Even Wen Xun's old face had a somewhat apologetic expression.

The Blood-Replenishing Pill was a high-grade item of exceptional quality!

Wen Ran reached out her trembling hand to the old man. She had vomited blood several times before and needed some nourishment. However, the old man grabbed her hand and said excitedly, "Your Eldest Senior Brother loves you deeply. You must not let his dedication to you be in vain!"

He would stand to suffer the greatest loss if such an exceptional son-in-law was to be taken away by someone else's daughter!

Wen Ran understood at once. He did it deliberately just so she could not say anything about it. After all, everyone saw with their own two eyes that Shen Wu had used his body to protect her.

She glared at Shen Wu.

Wen Xun frowned. "Ranran!"

A guilty expression appeared on Shen Wu's indifferent face. He pursed his lips slightly and said in a low voice, "Ranran only entered the forbidden area to find me, Master. It's my fault for putting her in danger. She deserves to blame me."

Shen Wu was like the purest white lotus.