The two of them were instantly terrified.
This girl was a savage who could shove her hand into someone's chest and rip out their heart!
What was she going to do!?
Lu Chengwen kicked Zhao Ritian repeatedly. "Zhao Ritian, Zhao Ritian! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Protect us!"
"Hmm!?"
Zhao Ritian woke up, shaking his head. "What happened? How did I fall asleep!?"
Seeing Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian pale with fright, he turned around and saw Zhou Yujiao.
"Wifey!?"
To all three of their surprise, Zhou Yujiao walked over, suddenly dropped to both knees, and respectfully kowtowed three times.
The three men were dumbfounded, staring at one another.
Zhou Yujiao straightened up.
"Thank you. Without you, I would already be dead."
"You avenged me and allowed my family to rest in peace."
"You also gave me the... desire to keep living."
All three of them were deeply unsettled.
Lu Chengwen said, "No need to thank us. We're all people of the martial world; it was only right. How about you put down the sword first?"
Long Aotian said, "A thank-you is enough. Big Brother can't move right now, and he's old, so he's timid too. Could you maybe not be so murderous?"
Zhao Ritian looked at the two of them. "What happened!?"
The two spoke in unison. "You killed someone."
"Huh!? Did I!?"
Zhou Yujiao burst out laughing.
She suddenly realized that, after all these years, this was the first time she had laughed so happily, so freely... with all her heart, without the slightest sense of repression.
Zhou Yujiao nodded. "Thank you. My name is Ai Qing'er. My nickname is Mitao'er."
"Ai Qing'er..."
Lu Chengwen said, "What a beautiful name."
Long Aotian also said, "Qing'er, live well from now on."
Zhao Ritian was still trying to remember. "Hey, how did