Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038 - 455: Sunshine After the Rain

[The sky], was briefly torn apart for a moment.

Although it was impossible to understand exactly what happened,

that sudden, lingering fear still made Monk Quan Heng, who was leading the escape, feel his heartbeat quicken and instinctively look back at the ruined city behind him.

But he could see nothing, only the lingering feeling of anxiety remained in his heart.

"Bald Pigeon, I can go to sleep now."

The playful voice of a woman brought Monk Quan Heng back to his senses.

As a cold hand rested on his neck, Quan Heng clasped his hands together.

"Benefactor Guo, since the nightmares no longer haunt you, you should rest first."

"Then Bald Pigeon must protect me! Otherwise, I might sleep and never wake up! Hee hee hee hee hee hee!"

With both hands hanging on Monk Quan Heng’s neck, Guo Yuxin showed no hint of the seriousness that others had, laughing and joking as usual.

Before Monk Quan Heng could say anything, the next second, she fell asleep in an instant.

Her hand’s strength disappeared, losing its support point, and her body was about to crash to the ground but was caught by Quan Heng, who expressionlessly handed her over to the nearby junior monks.

"Take care of her."

"Yes!"

In the team, many people had already fallen asleep long before Guo Yuxin, right after leaving Tianyuan Town, as if they collectively left a barrier and suddenly lost their souls, collapsing all at once, leaving Monk Quan Heng momentarily stunned.

By comparison, Guo Yuxin’s time to fall asleep was already relatively late.

All the sleeping people were placed on carts, pulled by horses to move forward.

Monk Quan Heng’s gaze fell upon the refugee team he was leading.

The long line of people that had originally set out was now reduced by at least half in size.

This also meant... many people in his team had died.

"Have we only saved... so few people..."

Monk Quan Heng felt a deep sense of guilt, involuntarily clenching his fists.

When the great Tianyuan barrier sealed the city, and the storm was brewing, he had already begun to plan the evacuation route for Baoan Temple personnel.

Many people wanted to seek refuge in Baoan Temple, but he, Quan Heng, had limited power. The ones he could protect were only the people in this small place, no more. He couldn’t do anything more.

Boasting about accepting more people was only going to harm them in the end, so he halted the intake.

And when chaos erupted and endless demons emerged, he faced a decision.

To protect these people present, or go out to kill enemies.

Without him, the strength of the Baoan Temple team would be unable to fend off the endless attacks of demon groups.

But if he did not go out to kill enemies, everyone in Tianyuan Town might perish here; what a sin that would be.

Rushing out to kill enemies might rescue everyone in Tianyuan Town.

Guarding the team could only save the people within it.

Two thoughts spinning in his mind, but upon looking up and seeing the duel of top-tier experts in the high sky, he felt relieved.

Because the battle above was not at a level he could interfere with.

Thus, what he needed to do became simple.

Escort the team to Tianyuan Town’s border.

On the way, they encountered a fierce pack of demons. Distracted by battle, he managed to repel those claiming themselves as great demons with demonic bodies, but the team still suffered significant losses.

Ironically, he had previously boasted about ensuring the safety of the entire town’s populace.

Yet he couldn’t even protect this small plot of land properly.

When approaching the city gates, Monk Quan Heng encountered a great demon called the Demon Leader by little demons.

However, the great demon only surveyed from the air, glanced at him, and then retreated, seeming to have more urgent things to attend to, not engaging with him.

This made Quan Heng breathe a sigh of relief back then because if the demon had swooped down at that moment, he would definitely not have been able to protect the other people in the team.

Fortunately, soon after that flying great demon left, as his team was nearing Tianyuan Town’s edge, the Tianyuan barrier shattered.

This was like a boon to the almost collapsed team.

Immediately, Monk Quan Heng led the team, escaping from Tianyuan Town, and they continued fleeing without stopping.

Guo Yuxin persisted until this moment before she finally slept.

Monk Quan Heng did not know what the final situation in Tianyuan Town was, but so many people in the team trusted him, left with him from Tianyuan Town, and he was obliged to ensure their safety.

"Master Abbot, where are we headed next?"

The little monk beside him, with a dirt-streaked face, asked in confusion.

Quan Heng recognized the little guy; he had lived in Baoan Temple since childhood and had never left Tianyuan Town in his life.

Now, suddenly without a home and forced to wander, he was probably filled with uncertainty about the future.

Quan Heng showed a gentle smile and patted his head.

"To Zhongfu Temple, that is my home and will also be your home in the future."

The little monk, still confused, nodded sensibly.

Zhongfu Temple, it seems the Master Abbot was transferred from there.

So it must be a big temple, a big place, right?

Being young, with a longing for Zhongfu Temple, the little monk’s mood changed quite a bit, and his steps became lighter.

At least, there was a direction.

...

The thunderstorm lasted for a day and a night.

But when the morning sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, falling on Ding Hui’s face,

as if feeling stimulated, she frowned tightly a few times, then slowly opened her eyes.