Chapter 2223: Did They... Arrive Too Late?

Nangong Chu and the others had just entered the laboratory and immediately spotted Gu Zhiqi. They quickly walked into the lab and pushed open the door, saying, "Girl, we..."

Before Nangong Chu could finish speaking, he saw Su Yunling and Fei Jiu lying on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Chu’s pupils contracted.

Had they... arrived too late?

"Fei Jiu and Xiao Su..."

Before Nangong Chu could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Qiao Qingshu, "Fei Jiu has stopped breathing."

As soon as Qiao Qingshu entered, she planned to use the Twin Vine to heal Fei Jiu and Su Yunling. But as soon as the Twin Vine touched Fei Jiu, she realized he wasn’t breathing.

Once Qiao Qingshu spoke, the laboratory fell into a brief silence. Nangong Chu even raised his hand and slapped himself, "Useless, arriving late."

The others were also deeply remorseful.

With faces full of pain, they cautiously looked at Gu Zhiqi.

Although they still didn’t know Fei Jiu’s identity, they could see that Fei Jiu and Gu Zhiqi had a special relationship.

Now, with Fei Jiu dead, she must be very...

"What are you doing?"

Gu Zhiqi asked Nangong Chu, who had slapped himself, breaking everyone’s irrational thoughts.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Gu Zhiqi, trying to read her emotions, but found that although her eyes were a bit red, she didn’t seem very sad.

So, is it...

Too saddened to react, or pretending to be calm?

Under everyone’s gaze, Gu Zhiqi spoke again, "They’re both fine."

Once she said this, Qiao Qingshu cautiously asked, "Then, what about Fei Jiu..."

Gu Zhiqi looked at the dilapidated Divine Wood and said, "It’s fine too; that body is Puppet Wood, just its temporary dwelling."

Just, it’s unfortunate.

That was a gift from the little junior sister.

After hearing Gu Zhiqi’s words, everyone was momentarily stunned, then looked at the body, finding not a drop of blood spilled, and indeed, wood material exposed where the clothes were damaged.

Puppet Wood?

Something only seen in books; they didn’t expect to see it in real life.

Once confirming that Fei Jiu and Su Yunling were both okay, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good that they’re okay, good that they’re okay," Helian Buji said with a face full of lingering fear, then scanned the lab, noticing aside from three corpses and a helmet-wearing unconscious young man, no one else was there, asking, "Where are the others? Wasn’t it said that the Angel’s leader might be here too? Are they... not here?"

Upon hearing Helian Buji’s question, everyone was reminded of the leader’s matter and looked at Gu Zhiqi, all filled with curiosity.

Under everyone’s attention, Gu Zhiqi said, "Dead."

Everyone: ???

Dead? The Angel’s leader is dead?

"Who died; is it the Angel’s leader?" Helian Buji indicated that his brain couldn’t keep up.

The others also looked at Gu Zhiqi, asking inquisitively.

Gu Zhiqi nodded, "Yes, dead."

Helian Buji asked, "How did they die?"

Gu Zhiqi turned to look at Su Yunling, "He killed them."

Everyone: !!!

Say that again; who killed them?

Everyone stared at the unconscious Su Yunling, sinking into silence.

They stared for a long time until Qiao Qingshu put away the Twin Vine, walked to Gu Zhiqi, and said to her, "External and internal injuries are healed, but the soul body seems to be weak, and there’s nothing I can do about that."