Merciless

"Xiao Yan?"

Yao Ye looked at Xiao Yan's profile, her eyes filled with disbelief. Her thoughts could not straighten themselves out for a long while. Perhaps due to her severe injuries, or perhaps because seeing Xiao Yan instinctively made her feel safe, Yao Ye's taut nerves involuntarily relaxed. Her consciousness began to blur, and with darkness falling over her vision, she fainted. Her body plummeted heavily downward.

Xiao Yan's expression tightened. Just as he was about to dart forward and catch Yao Ye, another black shadow flashed past even faster and caught Yao Ye securely in her arms.

It was none other than Gu Qinghan, who had come with Xiao Yan. She looked at Xiao Yan and spoke softly.

"Xiao Yan, handle your business. I'll protect her."

"Mm."

Xiao Yan nodded lightly. Without giving it much thought, he turned his gaze toward Shi Tian ahead. Gu Qinghan lowered her head slightly to look at the unconscious Yao Ye, her brows tightly furrowed.

She could not let Xiao Yan do anything inappropriate again, although Gu Qinghan's intuition told her that this level of obstruction would be useless.

The soldiers atop the city wall behind them saw that Yao Ye had been saved, and their hearts, which had just risen to their throats, finally settled. Then they looked at Xiao Yan's back in confusion, the same question arising in all their minds.

Who was this man? They had never seen him in the Black Corner Region. Could he be someone Leader Yao Ye knew from the Jia Ma Empire?

Most of these soldiers had been recruited by Yao Ye after she took over Evil Prison. On top of that, Xiao Yan had already left the Black Corner Region for several years, and his appearance had changed considerably as he matured. Even if