279 "I was always by your side"

"I was always by your side"

"I was always by your side," Zhi Chang clutched her against his chest and his robes also got tainted with the blood seeping from her several wounds.

He walked back and reached her room, he could check through her pulse but if he can't do anything to help, then there was no use doing so, he was gravely worried for her condition.

Her lips were trembling slightly as the cult energy was forcefully trying to capture and control over her supreme energy though she was struggling to resist.

Zhi Chang placed her on the bed and observed her condition while holding her wrist, he was shocked to know her condition, he could feel the conflict between two strong forces and the ongoing struggle, "I believe you, you can fight against it," he caressed her trembling lips with his hand and a drop of tear fell on her face.

"I am not alone anymore," Jen was fighting with her condition when her cheeks got wet with his tear, she looked straight in his eyes.

"You were never alone, I was always looking for you," he reassured.

Zhi Chang supported her head and placed in his lap, he was genius of Yellow River School and his morals and bearings were praised by the elders, senior protectors and the creeks, as he grew up his ways became more polished and reserved, both were meant to each other but both were oblivious to the fact.

Their demeanor and the bearings were unmatchable for any ordinary cultivator, they were always royals because of their demeanor, normally women would admire and try to seek such handsome, elegant and high bearing man but what about the handsomest, most elegant and highest bearing, they would only sigh and feel awe but never dare to cross path.

Zhi Chang was that rare example, he was such reserved, striking and erudite, from his appearance to his ways, and everything was perfectly expedient with his manly charm.

Only a girl equally capable would match, this was true.

Jen was a rare gem and so much rare that he never dared to compare and fancy.

Does Jen think the same way? She herself don't know perhaps future will allow them to know what they were naïve of.

Bloodlines appeared around the halos of her eyeball, it was a sign that her struggle was at crucial moments.

But the emotional assurance from Zhi Chang proved surprisingly a strength for her heart.

Jen has finally activated her solar star, the cult force was unwilling to let her activate her defense at first hand, but the stubbornness of Jen and the support she got from Zhi Chang both worked to strengthen her flagging heart.

Golden almond small dotes appeared and surrounded her body, since she was feeling weaker, the attribute was slowly expelling that cult force out of her cultivation base.

Her wounds started to stop the seeping of blood but the wounds were still open and looked horrible, these wounds would heal up after she consume some first standard herbs consumption with a lot of benefits for weaker body state of a cultivator.

But for now, the most necessary thing was to stop the waste of blood, and it was done with the help of solar star at first priority, Zhi Chang noticed and held her hand in his both hands and lightly patted.

It was a sign that her struggle was able to stand against her condition that means she could fight it back, his heart got some hope with this.

Jen was feeling less agony if compared before, she was not losing against her unseen enemy anymore and the halo of her golden almond eyes slowly returned back to its normal glint.

Early morning she fell unconscious after making sure that all the cult force was expelled out and she was no more under danger, the number of acmes pairs reversed the flow and double purify the essence root.

She was tired after a long forceful struggle and fighting against her condition, it was better to rest now.

Zhi Chang saw her fell unconscious but there was no pain on her face that means she has alright internally, only her external wounds were not mended yet.

Her clothes were riddled with the weapon cuts, Zhi Chang has no storage and only some gold pins which was given in advance when the old merchant hired him, he stood up and closed the door of her room, thankfully this house was amid the market, he could buy some herbs while keeping eye at the house and he needed to hurry and wrap the wounds.

It was early morning and the market was opening for the whole day business, "Young man, you seemed worried, what you need?" the merchants were not aware about the ambush or what happened in the evening yesterday.

"I need some herbs which could be used as a remedy for wounds, and best one," he was familiar with few herbs of this sphere while living in Flyleaf Manias.

He was also looking back at the house on some distance, "These are little expensive but good for remedy," the shopkeeper recognized the young man and thought not to scam his money, still these herbs expenses his all gold pins because anything which was meant for Legend level cultivator costs exuberant.

HE returned back after buying few more necessary things and made paste then he applied on the visible wounds, there were two cuts around her neck, several cuts on the both arms, abdomen area was also wounded, he patiently and carefully applied this remedy and one by one covered with clean cloth strips.

Zhi Chang supported her shoulders against his chest and kept waiting for her to come conscious, running his fingers in her hair and straighten them.

After fighting with his own heart for a long time, he kissed on her head, the tear form his eyes that fell on her cheeks before was the grief of his heart after looking at her condition, his heart was bleeding, the weapon and the ambush was aimed for him then why she choose to come between.

Were not she afraid of getting hurt? Was it always needed to appear brave? He won��t let her do this again, he was angry, of course he was angry, he was not going to appreciate her act to save him if she would be doing this there was no reason for him to learn anything or become strong, he has her support, no? a hero to save him, no? But it brings no sense at all, was not he supposed to protect her even if it was not to protect her since she herself was quite strong but he felt guilt, a strong guilt, if he was more sensible, if he was little careful about his enemy which could appear any time after he has offended the mugger, the situation would not have turned to this extent.

Indeed, it was due to his carelessness, the blame was not groundless and he was sorry for his imprecision.

He rested his head against the wall and thought to become what he should be if he wanted to become her shadow protector in future, if he felt that he was not capable enough to protect her from hidden enemies then he better forget to be called as 'senior protector' the way Jen addressed him.

When he don't deserve to be addressed this way, he should not fancy himself that he has soft corner in his heart for her.

Zhi Chang was greatly affected by this incident and his heart was restless when he looked at her condition, who knows how much she struggled against the blood red cult force and how much she suffered the whole time, he again kissed her head.

"I will be showing you my anger just wake up and don't complain, you deserve this anger," he caressed her hair.

He was talking to her when she was unconscious, the way he said these words show how much he was worried now.

If she was wake she would have answered, 'if you are done blaming yourself, then focus on your learning'

But she was not listening him.

The toad went back to his residence after remaining hidden, he thought that both would come after him but nobody came that means his ambush must have killed the frail girl, his attack was for the man but suddenly that girl turned and came in between, now it was clear that both cultivators can give their life to save other but it was half-truth, they can take the life of their enemy to save other.

The city archon should worry his life once the girl woke up, she would be returning to give this favor back, but the question was would it be Jen or Zhi Chang returning the favor?

From the anger which Zhi Chang was going through, he might not let Jen do this overstrain.