Gu Xijiu was not used to being in physical contact with anyone, so she wanted to push him away . However, Long Siye grabbed her hand to stop her from resisting, only to realize that her palm was all sweaty as well . Quickly, he took off her mask to examine her complexion . Her face was as pale and white . Sweat broke out all over her forehead .

"Xijiu!" He called out her name desperately . He held her wrist steadily in his grasp to read her pulse . It was no longer a steady beat . Instead, her pulse was going very fast and chaotic . It was a sign of the recurrence of her past injury .

"What happened to you?" Long Siye was in a complete shock .

Gu Xijiu closed her eyes briefly to catch her breath . She refused the pill that was offered by Long Siye and took her own pill from her storage bag instead . Then, she sat on the ground and started meditating . Long Siye dared not interrupt her; he only stood by her side to keep her safe .

A few moments later, Gu Xijiu opened her eyes . She finally stopped sweating, but her complexion was not any better . Pale and weak, she heaved a deep sigh . "I have overused my spiritual power," she explained .

She was severely weakened and basically narrowly escaped death . All she really needed was a quiet rest now; however, she was anxious about the mussel . She had to come searching for it, even in her weak condition . Her Kung Fu was only partially recovered . Under the current circ.u.mstance, she really should not have used her spiritual power to fight them off .

Nevertheless, she had to show them her real power to intimidate them, sparing no effort in her ultimate strikes . The first time, she had to use a significant amount of power to destroy the bottle gourd . The second time, she had to send out the silver needles . The consequence of the overuse of spiritual power was the recurrence of her injury .

"Why did you have to give your all?" Long Siye was angry .

Gu Xijiu closed her eyes to avoid being distracted . "If I do not use my ultimate moves, I will not be able to save the mussel's life . "

The time when she used her spiritual power to shatter the bottle gourd, she could already feel the recurrence of her injury . She was in acute pain, but she tried to look her best so that the four Great Guardians would not notice her weakness . Otherwise, they would not let her go alive .

"Instructor Long, there is something fishy behind this matter . Someone is trying to make me the scapegoat . The mussel has unfortunately become a victim of their plot . There must be something much more complicated going on about the four Great Guardians . I must keep the mussel out of their hands, so the fight is a risk that I had to take . "

As soon as she stopped, a man could be heard laughing scornfully . "You are like a spent arrow, which is no longer a threat to our position . How can we fall for your trick?"

Soon, three Great Guardians emerged not too far away from them . Among them were the eldest Guardian, Tie Zheng, the second Guardian, Tie Liang, and the fourth Guardian, Tie Shu . The third guardian, Tie Liu was nowhere to be seen .

Long Siye was surprised to see them again . Their spiritual power was equivalent to the strength of a Mighty Immortal . Hence, they were almost unbeatable in the Saha World . He was no match to their power at all .

As for Gu Xijiu, she could barely even stand .

"Why are you here again?" Long Siye stood up and hid Gu Xijiu behind him .

Tie Zheng looked at him sternly . "The mussel has committed a brutal crime, so we have to bring it back to the Emperor Immortal . As for the woman, she has injured Tie Liu . A proper explanation is required, so we have to take her along with us!"

With his fists clenched, Long Siye was obviously irritated . "What if I disagree?"

Tie Zheng responded callously, "Long Siye, are you going to rebel against us?"

Long Siye's face turned pale at the intimidation . "I dare not! I am not rebelling by standing up for her . She is a friend of mine . "

Tie Zheng acknowledged him with a sneer . "So what if she is your friend? Are you going to disregard the law because of your friends.h.i.+p?"

"She is not guilty of any crime," Long Siye explained hesitantly .

"Guilty or not, it is up to the Emperor Immortal to decide, not you . Don't worry . We are only taking her back for the emperor for him to make a decision . " Tie Zheng tried to bait him .