I Have Five Senior Brothers

Chapter 22: Goodbye Zhuo Tingqiu

Zhuo Tingqiu’s current situation was not very good. Ever since he had parted with Gu Qingqing, he had been longing to get to know Gu Qingqing and Si Lin. He had not expected them to leave the next day. He had used some methods to learn from the City Lord’s mansion that Si Lin’s sect would occasionally help Qingfeng City with matters that they could not handle. He had wanted to stay in Qingfeng City for some time.

His cultivation had broken through not long ago. After that, he wanted to train himself in the mountains so that he could show off his cultivation the next time he saw Gu Qingqing.

The first few days were relatively smooth, so he was a little proud. He unconsciously led his people into the depths of the mountains. Unfortunately, they met a flame leopard at the peak of level five, and it was even a child that was stolen and a mother leopard that was in a rage!

This caused their group to fall into a bitter battle.

When Gu Qingqing saw him, he had already been fighting with the flame leopard for a day. The flame leopard seemed to be convinced that they had stolen its child and had been in a rage all this time. They were all injured, and the scariest thing was… because of the sound of their battle, it had alarmed some other demonic beasts, and they were all staring at them with covetous eyes!

Zhuo Tingqiu was only ten years old. Although his previous experience had allowed him to grow a lot, he was still unable to remain calm in the face of the threat of death. Although he gritted his teeth and endured it, the fear and despair in his eyes could not deceive anyone.

“Young master, in a while, we will block the raging flame leopard. You can use the teleportation talisman to leave this place. This time, you must escape!” One of the guards wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth. His eyes stared at the raging flame leopard, but he did not forget to instruct Zhuo Tingqiu.

Zhuo Tingqiu had a teleportation talisman in his hands, but he only had one. After all, this item was relatively precious. He had only brought one with him this time. Previously, the guards had suggested that he use the teleportation talisman to leave first, but he had rejected them. This time, he still rejected them.

“No, I will never abandon you!” Zhuo Tingqiu gritted his teeth and wiped away the tears that were about to fall as he said fiercely.

Although the guards were very touched, they were also a little angry. They had been trained by the Zhuo family since they were young. In their hearts, Zhuo Tingqiu’s position was above everything else. Now that they were in danger, they naturally had to ensure Zhuo Tingqiu’s safety. The flame leopard was clearly on the verge of going crazy. If Zhuo Tingqiu wasn’t allowed to leave as soon as possible, he would probably die here today!

Just as the flame leopard swatted away the guards that were attacking it and was about to charge towards Zhuo Tingqiu, a ball of flame blocked its path, causing Zhuo Tingqiu and the others to be pleasantly surprised.

Mu Chen’s flaming spear landed on the ground first, followed by Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu.

Seeing Gu Qingqing’s figure, Zhuo Tingqiu’s expression was very complicated. There was surprise, excitement, and shyness.

However, in the end, he could not resist the surprise of seeing Gu Qingqing again. He suddenly burst out with an astonishing speed and rushed in front of Gu Qingqing, hugging her.

Before Gu Qingqing could react, Zhuo Tingqiu was thrown out by Jun Wu who was beside her.

“Who are you? What are you doing?” Jun Wu asked coldly as he looked at Zhuo Tingqiu who was on the ground with a dark face.

Zhuo Tingqiu was thrown into a daze, completely unable to understand what had happened. Looking at the expressionless Jun Wu, he shuddered and suddenly came back to his senses. Thinking about what he had just done, his dirty face immediately turned red, and even his neck turned red.

He stood up from the ground, patted the dirt off his body and hurriedly explained to Gu Qingqing, “I was rude just now. I was just a little too excited. I don’t know if you still remember me. It was you and your senior brother who saved me in the Qingfeng City the last time. I- I was just too excited to see you…”

The more anxious Zhuo Tingqiu was, the more he could not explain clearly. Jun Wu’s face turned darker and darker. Fortunately, Gu Qingqing understood what he meant.

She blinked her eyes and stopped Jun Wu from hitting Zhuo Tingqiu again as she gestured with her hands.

[ I remember this little brother. He probably didn’t do it on purpose. ]

Jun Wu could now understand Gu Qingqing’s gesture. He knew that Gu Qingqing and Zhuo Ting Qiu knew each other and his expression was a little better. But it was only a little. He still held a grudge against Zhuo Ting Qiu for hugging Gu Qingqing just now, the way he looked at him was also a little unfriendly.

Zhuo Tingqiu did not quite understand what she meant, but he was quick-witted. When he saw Jun Wu’s expression, he knew that Gu Qingqing should still remember him. A smile immediately appeared on his face.

“Roar!”

Just as Zhuo Tingqiu was about to reminisce about the past with Gu Qingqing, the furious roar of the raging flame leopard came from the side. He was immediately shocked, and when he remembered that the raging flame leopard was still there, he immediately wanted to pull Gu Qingqing away, but when his gaze swept over the situation of the raging flame leopard, he was stunned again.

“This…” At this moment, Zhuo Tingqiu was at a loss for words and did not know what to say.

The raging flame leopard, who had just dealt with Zhuo Tingqiu and the others with ease, didn’t fare any better in Mu Chen’s hands. Mu Chen held the Red Flame Spear in his hand, and the raging flame leopard couldn’t fight back at all.

Zhuo Tingqiu’s guards were also dumbfounded when they saw Mu Chen’s one-sided attack on the raging flame leopard. The raging flame leopard was an existence at the peak of level five, yet it was so easily suppressed.

Of course, it didn’t mean that no one could defeat the flame leopard. After all, there were many experts at the peak of level six on the continent. However, those people were already quite old, and Mu Chen looked so young but was so powerful. This was what shocked them.

Just as Mu Chen was about to end the battle, the flame leopard suddenly roared. Then, its entire body swelled up like a balloon. Its yellow eyes were filled with hatred as it looked at Mu Chen.

“Not good, it’s going to self-destruct!” Mu Chen’s expression changed, and just as he was about to make a move, he heard a “Bang”, and the raging flame leopard’s body directly exploded.

With the raging flame leopard’s body as the center, it was as if a typhoon had passed by, and the surroundings were in a mess. Zhuo Tingqiu’s guards were already injured, and after being affected by the aftermath of the explosion, they all fainted. Zhuo Tingqiu also spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching his chest as he half-knelt on the ground.

Jun Wu took out the array board at the critical moment and protected himself and Gu Qingqing. The two of them were not injured.

Mu Chen had also summoned a sea of fire during the crisis and blocked in front of him. He was only slightly injured and subconsciously looked at Gu Qingqing. When he saw that Gu Qingqing was protected by Jun Wu, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

Just when everyone thought that they were fine, a black vortex suddenly appeared at the place where the raging flame leopard self-destructed and swallowed them before they could react.