"I thought you were dead. ”

Catherine finally took a breath, looked back at Nalan Hao, who was supposed to be knocked away, and said this coldly.

She tried to break free from Nalan Twilight's arms and stand on her own strength alone, but she didn't expect that as soon as her toes hit the ground, she would stumble. If it weren't for Nalan Twilight to support her, she would be on her knees by now. Her limbs were as heavy and weak as a water-filled sponge, unable to even support her weight. It is conceivable how much damage Cuixiang's punch brought her. It can be said that in a short period of time, Catherine Pagos's combat effectiveness at this point will not be able to be brought into play.

Several attempts were fruitless, and in desperation, Catherine reluctantly relaxed her body, leaned back slightly, and leaned on Nalan Twilight. She is not a person who likes to rely on others, no, it should be said that as long as there is a choice, she will never accept help from others. As a third-generation veteran, she also has her own dignity. However, even if she is such a good and strong person, she has to admit that it is her luck to have such a shoulder to rely on at this level.

When the back of her head rested on Nalan Twilight's chest, a wonderful sense of peace of mind that she missed so much came from the bottom of her heart. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt as if she had traveled back thousands of years, when the sun was shining, the grass was fragrant, and she was a princess with a prince, not a prisoner locked in a cold, dimly lit tower, alone with a mess of broken memories.

Ah, the good old days!

The past is put aside, there is still a battle to be fought here.

"I thought you were dead...... too"

Ibuki Suika shook off the blood that had oozed from the five broken fingers, and looked at the returning Nalan Twilight with an incredulous expression.

"My punch was clearly hit, and it wasn't right at all. "But after a short while, you got up again, and came back to me, like a nobody......

"I respect you as a man. ”

After that, she took out her wine gourd again, pulled up the cork and drank it freely.

"Hah-"

Half a catty of wine went down to her stomach, Cui Xiang took a long breath very comfortably, wiped her mouth, straightened her arm, and handed her wine gourd to Nalan Twilight not far away.

"Take a bite!" she said, "I'll ask you!"

"I still can't see it. Nalan smiled lightly and rejected her, "When we have time in the future, we will ...... again."

"I said, 'Take a sip!'" Suika interrupted him rudely, "I wasn't asking for your opinion, I just told you to come over and take a sip of my wine." ”

"Do you drink or not?"

Nalan Twilight looked directly into her eyes, and saw sincere persistence and subtle displeasure in them. He immediately realized that he had no room to refuse, so he sighed helplessly.

He picked up Catherine, who had fallen into a restful sleep at some point, and found a bunch of withered bamboo leaves, which were as soft as a blanket, and placed her gently on top of her—she looked like the sleeping beauty in a fairy tale. She was a little injured and couldn't get up for a while, and Nalan Twilight wasn't in a hurry to get her up.

Then, he turned around, paced in front of Ibuki Suika in a few steps, and took the wine gourd in her hand.

The wine in this gourd does not have any special aroma or taste, it is just pure liquor, strong, mellow, and tastes like some kind of high-concentration distilled spirit. For ordinary people, this thing is a bit too rushing, too exciting, probably only a really alcoholic who is addicted to alcohol will hold this gourd and drink it endlessly. This type of wine probably has one thing in common, which is that once you really accept its taste, you will find that you have become addicted to it.

After taking a sip, Nalan Yu unconsciously wanted to take the next sip, and after taking the next sip, he wanted to take the next sip. It wasn't until his stomach was filled and his soul began to burn that Nalan Hui reluctantly dropped the gourd, shook it gently, and found that there was still a lot of it in it—it was really a bottomless pit.

"Good wine!"

He had only one sentence to say, and then handed the gourd back into the hands of its owner, Ibuki Suika. And Ibuki Suyaka himself was already smiling at this time.

"Good, good!"

She took the wine gourd handed by Nalan Twilight, looked up at Nalan Twilight, grinned, revealed two sharp little tiger teeth, and said with a smile:

"That's just like a word, haha!"

"The last time I saw someone like you drinking was a thousand years ago. She continued, "At that time, we ghost clans were still living in the mountains...... Ah, forget it, don't mention these things about old sesame seeds and rotten grain!"

Actually, Nalan Yu really wanted to hear her continue. But since she herself was not happy to continue, so that's it.

"Another day," Cui Xiang pointed at Nalan Twilight with her index finger, and then pointed at herself with her thumb, "Another day, you and I must fight for a round of wine!"

"Hehe......" Nalan squinted and smiled, "It's not that I'm boasting, when it comes to drinking, I, Nalan, have never met an opponent yet!"

After all, his body is a living plug-in in this regard, and he won't get drunk at all.

"Then it's even more important to fight!" Cui Xiang clapped her hands violently and shouted:

"Because I haven't lost either!"

"Okay, let's make an appointment!"

Nalan Twilight looked at Cuixiang, stretched out his fist straight, and said:

"I'm going to make an appointment in the future and try a handful of wine!"

"It's a deal!"

Cui Xiang raised her hand and touched it with a punch, and the two fists collided, and Nalan Twilight's arm was immediately completely paralyzed. He let go of his fist, shook his hand a few times with a wry smile, and said:

"Then today, let's say goodbye!"

"Huh?"

As soon as she heard this, Cuixiang's face immediately pulled down, and Fang Cai's sunny and ungloomy smiling face was just like a fake.

"What do you mean?"

She took a step forward, and Nalan Twilight took a step back accordingly, not in the slightest intention of going toe-to-toe with her.

"Literally, our group is going to pass by you harmlessly, and we won't spend more time on you, and we won't bleed more. ”

Nalan Yu said, and by the way, he glanced at Hong Meiling, who had eaten a punch from Cuixiang and was still unconscious. If only two and a half men were left in the end, dragging their broken bodies to the final enemy, it would only be a death, he thought.

As the team leader, Nalan felt that he had an obligation to choose a path for the whole team that would have the least cost and the highest success rate.

"Do you be naïve enough to think that I will be like the reception at the door of the tavern, shouting 'Slow down the guest officer' with a smile on my face, and let you pass me?"

Cuixiang's expression looked like she was about to eat people, but Nalan Yu was still smiling, her face did not change and her heart did not beat, and she said slowly:

"No, I don't think so, that's why Ibuki Sumika, a strong man like you, would be like 'the reception at the door of the tavern' and 'guard the door' for others?"

Strictly speaking, this is not wrong. Considering the current battle situation, this Lost Bamboo Forest can indeed only be regarded as the "gate" of the Eternal Pavilion.

Nalan Twilight's eyes were narrowed, like a tiger pretending to sleep, making it impossible to see through his thoughts. Cuixiang looked at him, was silent for a few seconds, and then said in a deep voice:

"Because, I want to fight. ”

"For a thousand years, I have always wanted to find a good opponent to fight, fight well, and get drunk. ”

"Then 'that guy' approached me and said that he could provide me with such an opponent and let me do it with her, and I believed it. ”

"So, tonight, all of you standing in front of me, one counts as one. None of you want to run, either I'll kill you or I'll kill you, just watch for yourself!"

And that's ...... What a simple and easy to understand person.

Nalan Twilight's smile was a little deeper than Fang Cai, if the previous smile was faked, then this smile now means that he sincerely feels happy.

"So you want an opponent, don't you?" he said to Suika, "In that case, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Because I happen to have someone here who is equal to you...... No, I would even dare say that she is a little better than you......"

"Are you talking about me?"

At this time, a dark spatial crack suddenly opened beside Nalan Twilight, and a woman with a slight pomp in beauty leaned out of it. She spoke in a lively tone, sounding as if she was happy to get involved in the fight.

She is the uninvited guest who will appear at this time, Yakumo Purple.

"Hey......"

Somehow, as soon as Zi appeared, Nalan Yu suddenly became very tired, holding his forehead, shaking his head, and said very lowly:

"That's right, it's you, it's you, our savior, Xiao Zizi. ”

"Yay!"

Yakumo stuck out her tongue and made a V-shaped gesture. It's like a youth girl idol, isn't it?

"I'm sorry to be ...... by this old man This Miss Zi interrupted, cough cough ......"

Nalan Yu, who felt the murderous aura, had to temporarily change his words, apologized to Cui Xiang, and then returned to his original track:

"As I said, I have a good rival here who is on par with you, and you can fight as hard as you can. I mean, outside of Yakumo Purple, another person, I hope you understand. ”

With that, he made a small cut on the belly of the index finger of his right hand, and released a drop of blood.

"It's been more than half a year, and I hope the thing in her stomach hasn't been digested yet. ”

He muttered quietly, waved his right hand, and pulled hard in the void of nothingness, and a figure instantly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Ibaraki...... Boy, you ......"

In front of him, Ibuki Suika, whose eyes were like a pair of light bulbs, pointed to the newcomer, the "one-armed and horned immortal", and couldn't say a complete sentence for a while.