The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: No Road Ahead

Hearing the conviction in Gu Jue’s voice, Lu Sangjiu suspected he knew something.

’Maybe he set up an array trap over there? Or is there an unobstructed escape route?’

The thought flashed through her mind, and Lu Sangjiu hesitated no longer. She pulled Chi Yan along and followed Gu Jue.

Since the book was from the heroine’s perspective, Lu Sangjiu actually didn’t know much about Gu Jue.

’I wonder if he’s like Ye Zhiyao, taking all the lucky chances for himself while his teammates end up as cannon fodder?’

’But I don’t have a better choice right now. I’ll just run with him for now. If anything unexpected happens, it won’t be too late to slip away with Chi Yan.’

As Lu Sangjiu sprinted, she could still hear the screams of demon beasts and cultivators behind them.

She couldn’t help but glance back, just in time to see the giant White Jade Toad stick out its tongue, wrap it around a cultivator, and swallow him whole.

At the same time, someone ran past her, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The dust got in Lu Sangjiu’s eyes, and involuntary tears instantly blurred her vision.

The next moment, she heard Gu Jue’s low, hoarse voice. "Don’t look... I know you have a kind heart, but we can’t save them right now."

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

With her vision blurred by tears, she turned her head toward Gu Jue. "...Yes. Mr. Gu, don’t be too sad. We all did our best."

’It wasn’t intentional, but it seems my image as a beautiful, kind-hearted woman has become even more entrenched in Gu Jue’s mind, hasn’t it?’

Trusting in Gu Jue’s status as the male protagonist, Lu Sangjiu followed him without question.

Until they ran right up to the edge of a cliff... Lu Sangjiu’s trust in Gu Jue shattered instantly.

"...Mr. Gu, it’s a dead end."

She stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at Gu Jue expressionlessly, waiting for an explanation.

’I just looked over the edge. It’s shrouded in clouds and mist... This place is clearly very high, and since we can’t fly right now, there’s no way down.’

Gu Jue’s expression didn’t change as he nodded. "Yes, I see that."

"So... you didn’t lead us this way because you knew the escape route?"

Gu Jue looked at her with a puzzled expression. "If I knew the route, why would I have been cornered by a demon beast at the swamp in the first place?"

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

’He had a point. I was speechless.’

Beside them, Liu Xi looked at her senior brother. "Should we try another direction, then?"

"I don’t think that’ll work," Lin Ziye said. "This cliff stretches on for a long way, and there’s no path to either side. If we go back, we’ll have to face that toad again."

Chi Yan immediately shook his head repeatedly. "We really can’t beat that toad. We can’t go back!"

’I’m speechless. Truly worthy of the male protagonist. Of the thousands of paths he could have taken, he just had to lead us to a dead end.’

"Let’s go that way. If we’re lucky, we should be able to avoid the White Jade Toad." freeweɓnovel.cøm

Hearing the voice, Lu Sangjiu looked over and realized that their other teammate from before had also run over with them.

The direction he pointed to was a small path to the right, hugging the cliff’s edge.

Following that path, there was a small chance they could get around the White Jade Toad. It all depended on their luck.

Everyone looked at each other. Since no one had a better idea, they could only head in that direction.

The path along the cliff’s edge was difficult to walk, and since it was so close to the drop, no one dared to move too quickly.

And so, the group that had previously been focused only on escaping finally had time to catch their breath and exchange a few words.

Lu Sangjiu discreetly sidled up to her unnamed teammate and asked with a smile, "We fought so well together earlier, yet I still don’t know your name!"

"I’m a disciple of the Seven Emotions Sect, my name is Lu Sangjiu. And you?"

She introduced herself first, then stared at him, waiting for his answer.

He raised an eyebrow, turning his head to look at Lu Sangjiu, a faint, almost imperceptible smile playing on his lips.

Just as he was about to speak, Gu Jue, who was walking at the very front, suddenly shouted, "Watch out... I sense the aura of a powerful demon beast nearby. Everyone, be careful!"

But his warning came a little too late. The words had barely left his mouth when the group heard the roar of a demon beast from below the cliff!

’That sound...’ Lu Sangjiu’s expression changed. ’Why does that sound like a dragon’s roar?’

’No way. Could there really be a dragon in this godforsaken place?’

Whatever it was, the priority right now was to get away from the cliff’s edge.

But after running for some distance, Lu Sangjiu turned back and suddenly realized Chi Yan was standing rooted to the spot!

Looking closely, she saw that Chi Yan’s gaze was vacant, and he had a dazed look on his face.

’Not good... It looks like he was entranced by the dragon’s roar!’

’The sound must have been targeted. At least, I didn’t feel any kind of attack.’

Chi Yan stood there blankly, then suddenly took a step toward the cliff’s edge!

Anxious to save him, Lu Sangjiu didn’t have time to say anything and immediately turned and rushed toward Chi Yan.

Although Chi Yan wasn’t aggressive at the moment, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t move him when she pulled.

In her panic, she simply channeled her Spiritual Power and struck him with her palm. The blow sent him flying several meters away, and he landed right next to Gu Jue.

The others had heard the commotion and stopped to look back, just in time to witness this scene.

Gu Jue looked confused and was about to ask something, but his expression suddenly changed. "Get back here!"

Lu Sangjiu also sensed that something was wrong. All of a sudden, the ground by the cliff’s edge began to crack!

She was standing two or three meters from the crack. If she didn’t move quickly, she would plummet off the cliff along with the collapsing ground.

She immediately sprinted toward them, but after just two steps, she suddenly felt a powerful suction from the abyss behind her, preventing her from moving forward!

"Mr. Lu, grab my hand!"

Gu Jue had immediately gone to help, but he couldn’t get too close, or he’d be dragged down himself instead of saving her.

Lu Sangjiu struggled to move forward, and Gu Jue strained to reach for her.

Gu Jue’s hand was getting closer and closer. Just as Lu Sangjiu was about to touch him, the ground suddenly lurched!

Lu Sangjiu lost her balance, and her fingertips brushed past Gu Jue’s hand, completely missing it.

As the ground broke away, she plummeted into the chasm below!

’This feeling of weightlessness sends a chill through my heart... I told myself not to meddle in other people’s business!’

’Great. Chi Yan is safe, but now I’m the one falling to my doom.’

Gu Jue, to his credit, was a loyal friend. Seeing her fall, he instinctively lunged forward to grab her.

However, to Lu Sangjiu’s astonishment, a figure shot past Gu Jue at that very moment, reaching her first!

’It was... her unnamed teammate!’

He rushed over, grabbed Lu Sangjiu’s hand, and then... plummeted down with her.

The wind howled in her ears. As he pulled her into his arms, Lu Sangjiu felt nothing but utter shock and confusion.

’If it had been Gu Jue, Lin Ziye, or even Liu Xi who came to save me, I probably wouldn’t have been this surprised.’ freewebnoveℓ.com

’But this person... I don’t even know his name. For him to throw his life away for me for no reason... is he crazy?’