Inside the Bamboo Forest, an invisible gloom seemed to shroud the surroundings, and the oppressive atmosphere hung like a heavy block of lead, making it almost impossible for anyone to draw a breath. Struck fiercely by the Wolf King's tail, Zhang Yue was hit as if by a massive hammer, flying backward out of control like a kite with a broken string. With a heavy thud, he crashed violently to the ground, kicking up a vast plume of dust. The dust billowed into the air, resembling a silent sigh heaved by the earth itself in response to the violent impact.
Seeing this, Lin Wan'er was consumed by searing anxiety, her eyes instantly welling up with tears that spun within them. With a tearful, trembling voice, she cried out, "Brother Yue! You simply cannot afford to have anything happen to you! If the worst should befall you, I..." At that moment, her pretty face had gone as pale as white paper from worry, devoid of all color, and her hands instinctively clenched tightly together, her knuckles turning white from excessive force like leftover snow in winter. Her eyes were filled with fear and dread, resembling a lost and thoroughly terrified little fawn—a sight that instantly stirred deep compassion.
Xuan Feng's expression was likewise as grim as iron, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead like a broken string of pearls. Yet his gaze remained as sharp as a falcon's, locking firmly onto every move of the Wolf King without a single moment of slackness. He kn…
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