Starting from Robinson Crusoe

This anger cannot be vented, it can only turn into sharp needles, fiercely piercing his heart, leaving it riddled with wounds.

"Brother Gao is indeed more vigilant, he was the first to wake up.

Then I heard the deer cries, I heard Brother Gao’s alarm, I heard his screams..."

Accompanied by Bi Kai’s gritted recount, Chen Zhou seemed to return to that night.

A pair of extraordinarily tall grotesque figures, dressed like beasts, covered in fur and horned, drove mammoth elephants, holding large torches, silently advancing like a city wall to the edge of the campfire.

Gao Yao was the first to realize the danger and grabbed the long stick beside him to resist.

"The best archer in the martial world" without his bow and arrow, how could he be a match for others, especially since they seized the opportunity first.

Not to mention Gao Yao was not a match for that person.

Even though that person held a torch in one hand, only using the other hand to fend off, Gao Yao still fell into a disadvantage.

After being alerted, Bi Kai hurriedly got up, also brandishing his weapon to resist. His weapon was a wooden sword carved out with a small knife, identical in shape to his Flying Star Treasure Sword.

But wood is ultimately wood, unable to replace refined steel.

No matter how exquisite Bi Kai’s swordsmanship was, the two just kept attacking relentlessly.

As the saying goes, "strength overcomes skill," the force of the grotesque figures was terrifyingly great, coupled with their thick fur attire. Neither Gao Yao’s long stick nor Bi Kai’s wooden sword could tear through their defenses.

After less than ten rounds of fighting, the two realized that the battle was impossible to win, they exchanged a glance, both intent on retreating.

Unfortunately, they were entangled by the grotesque figures, wanting to leave was not so easy.

The two Great Horned Deer were tied to the protruding stone, frightened by the mammoths brought by the grotesque figures, trying to break free but unable to, agitatedly lifting their hooves repeatedly.

Gao Yao knew only by finding a chance to ride the deer could there be hope for escape, so he guided the grotesque figures toward the deer’s side.

By the time he untied the leather rope tying the deer, he had already received several solid hits from the grotesque figures.

The grotesque figure used a peculiar weapon —

Tying a rock to a long stick, throwing it with great force, when it struck the body bones broke and muscles tore, swinging it would prevent anyone from coming close.

After being injured, Gao Yao relied entirely on his internal energy for support, his face like gold paper when he mounted the deer.

He forcefully called Bi Kai, leading the other deer toward Bi Kai’s side.

At this moment, the two grotesque figures suddenly closed in.

One of them suddenly grabbed the deer’s antlers, forcibly pulling it down, bending its forelegs, almost making it kneel.

Seeing this, Bi Kai realized that if he didn’t fight desperately, both he and his brother would be doomed, so he abandoned evasion techniques and forcibly aimed his sword at the grotesque figure’s eyes.

No matter how trained your body is against weapons, there are always weaknesses.

The grotesque figure realized the danger immediately, releasing the deer’s antlers to block his eyes, Bi Kai seized this chance to leap onto the deer’s back.

However, the Great Horned Deer had been forcibly pulled by the grotesque figure and couldn’t recover quickly, instead, the grotesque figure first realized the escape attempt and swung the peculiar weapon toward the back of Bi Kai’s head.

Seeing this, Gao Yao, eager to save his brother, threw his long stick, hitting the grotesque figure’s arm, causing the blow to deflect slightly, only striking Bi Kai’s arm.

The Great Horned Deer finally rose completely, hearing its master’s whistle, it dashed forward with all its limbs.

Before it ran far, Bi Kai in confusion was punched in the leg again by the grotesque figure, feeling excruciating pain at that moment, but the situation was urgent, preserving life was critical, he couldn’t attend to his injuries.

Fearing that the grotesque figures would chase them on elephants, the two fled like startled birds and beasts, running until the Great Horned Deer became exhausted, foaming at the mouth, and its body like burning charcoal before stopping.

...

While riding on the deer’s back, Bi Kai realized he had broken an arm.

His deer’s position was ahead of Gao Yao’s, so during the escape, he couldn’t see Gao Yao’s condition.

In the martial world, everyone gets injured, broken fingers and arms, wounds by knives and guns, and even poison are common occurrences.

Back then, Bi Kai never thought Gao Yao’s injuries would be so severe, nor did they expect such a tragic outcome for both of them.

...

Because most of the wood in the campfire had burned away, the fire dimmed.

As the recount continued, revealing the long-suppressed memories in his heart, Bi Kai’s emotions slowly calmed from excitement, his expression losing some violence, filled with sorrow.

"When I dismounted from the deer and stopped fleeing, I discovered Brother Gao Yao was unconscious on the deer’s back.

If not for him tightly gripping the reins, he might have fallen off the deer during the journey without me noticing.

I tested his breath, confirmed he was still alive, but couldn’t awaken him instantly, so I took him down from the deer, let him lie flat on the grassland, and examined his injuries."

"We both experienced a tragic defeat, a close call, and suffered serious injuries.

I broke an arm and ruined a leg, at that time still capable of self-care, Gao Yao was different.

He endured several hits to save my life after all, although his limbs weren’t broken, he suffered internal injuries, unable to exert even half of his full strength.

After waking him up, I could only barely keep him alive.

Unfortunately, Heaven was unkind, this area got increasingly colder, making our predicament even worse."

Bi Kai sighed while speaking, knowing he would soon talk about Gao Yao’s passing, feeling extremely sorrowful, he couldn’t utter a word.

The saying goes that men don’t easily shed tears; it’s just because they’ve not reached a point of heartbreak.

Despite the dim firelight, Chen Zhou could see tears glistening in Bi Kai’s eyes.

After calming down for a while, Bi Kai finally told the whole story.

...

Bi Kai knew he owed Gao Yao a life, even though his movement was inconvenient, he raged hunting alone, taking care of Gao Yao, trying to heal him.