After eating, two people set off once more. This time, Nalan Yanran was much quieter along the way, focusing on following Xiao Yan as they hurried onward.
Soon, as dusk approached, two people finally reached the edge of the mountain range. Looking out, they saw the brilliantly lit Jia Ma Holy City.
"We're finally here! That's Jia Ma Holy City!"
Nalan Yanran excitedly pointed ahead. Just as Xiao Yan was about to say something, his expression abruptly sharpened, and he grabbed Nalan Yanran and rolled aside.
Before Nalan Yanran could react, the spot where they had just been standing was blasted into a deep crater by Dou Qi. Immediately afterward, a man appeared before Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, cutting off their path to Jia Ma Holy City. Nalan Yanran's pupils suddenly contracted.
He was one of the three Men who had kidnapped her!
"You little girl nearly made it back." The man's eyes were full of relief before they turned hateful as he looked at Xiao Yan. "You damned brat, how dare you ruin our plans?"
Before Xiao Yan could even be on guard, the man rushed forward and punched him. Xiao Yan's young body flew several meters away, rolling a few times before collapsing limply onto the ground, unable to move.
"Hey!" Nalan Yanran's face changed drastically. She hurried to Xiao Yan's side and looked anxiously at his trembling body, wracked by pain. "How are you? Are you okay?"
Xiao Yan lay facedown on the ground, unable to stop dry-heaving, yet he could not even form a complete sentence.
Xiao Yan's heart, meanwhile, had already been filled with terror.
I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!
The gap between a Dou Master and a Dou Zhe was enormous. So