I Protect You

The moment he heard the voice, Tang San instantly sensed that something was wrong. A terrible premonition shot straight to his head.

He hurriedly stopped, just about to rush toward the Man Faced Demon Spider, when he saw a fireball descend from the sky.

A human figure could faintly be seen within the fireball.

"Dare touch my brother? Go to hell!"

Long Jie held the Seven Stars Blade, flames soaring from it into the sky. The Blazing Firebird's wings behind him beat continuously, and the instant he landed above the Man Faced Demon Spider, terrifying power came crashing down upon it.

The Seven Stars Whirlwind combined with the Blazing Firebird's flames, forming something like a Fire Dragon that slammed into the Man Faced Demon Spider and enveloped its entire body without exception.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes were no exception either, instantly shattered by that force.

"No!" Tang San cried out in despair. Before his eyes, the Man Faced Demon Spider collapsed to the ground without even getting the chance to scream, never to rise again.

A purple soul ring slowly rose from the ground!

"Tch, just a Purple Ring, and it dared bully my brother?" Long Jie sneered and kicked the soul ring away. That kick felt as though it had landed right on Tang San's heart, leaving it ice-cold.

Yet Long Jie seemed completely unconcerned. Smiling, he stepped forward and threw an arm around Tang San. "Hey, brother, long time no see. How'd you become this pathetic? Getting bullied by some tiny thousand-year soul beast?"

"Jie... Jie Ge..." Bitterness filled Tang San's heart. He desperately wanted to tell Long Jie that this so-called tiny thousand-year soul ring was something he had found only after immense hardship.

And now it was gone. All gone...

"Hahaha, brother, it's rare for us to meet. Come on, let's get something to eat and drink?" Long Jie said with a hearty laugh. Was he doing this on purpose?

Of course he was doing it on purpose. Just moments ago, he had spotted Tang San from a distance. Seeing him fighting the Man Faced Demon Spider, he had immediately charged over in excitement.

My brother needed a soul ring. How could I not help? I just accidentally used a little too much force. Was there a problem with that?

There was no problem.

"Long Jie, do you know what you've done? We spent so much effort finding that Man Faced Demon Spider!" Yu Xiaogang stepped forward, his expression somewhat displeased.

Long Jie feigned surprise. "What soul ring? That one?"

He spoke with disdain. "Not that I'm saying anything, Xiaogang, but Tang San is my brother from the same village. Is this really the kind of soul beast you found for him?"

"Just now, I thought it was some ten-thousand-year soul beast that Tang San couldn't beat... Who knew it was only a thousand-year one... I accidentally killed it!"

He accidentally killed it? Tang San's chest tightened. Comparing oneself to others really could infuriate a person. He had only managed to find the Man Faced Demon Spider's weakness after great effort, and even then, killing it probably would not have been easy.

But Long Jie? He had actually killed it by accident?

Yu Xiaogang felt equally miserable. Since Long Jie had put it that way, they could hardly blame him...

"Forget it, it's just a soul beast..." Tang San forced a smile and looked at Long Jie. "Jie Ge, why are you here?"

"Oh, that..." Long Jie had just begun to speak when the members of the Blue Tyrant Battle Team caught up.

"Brother, why did you run so fast?"

That voice? Tang San's heart instantly stirred. Turning around, he saw that it was indeed the girl he had been thinking about day and night.

Little Wu... After not seeing her for a few days, she had become even prettier.

Seeing Tang San like this, Long Jie felt a trace of displeasure. He stepped forward and took Little Wu's hand, saying with a smile, "I saw my brother, Little San, that's all..."

"Little San?" Little Wu froze and looked at Tang San. He was perfectly fine, so why was he called Little San?

Tang San's face reddened. Little San was a name Yu Xiaogang often used, and it was nothing when Yu Xiaogang said it. But hearing it from Little Wu somehow made him feel terribly embarrassed...

The others from Lan Ba Academy also came over. When Zhu Zhuqing appeared among the crowd, Dai Mubai from Shrek frowned, unable to stop himself from recalling the past...

The running beneath that year's setting sun—it had been us...

"Pah. You scumbag, you're still alive? Why didn't you die under A Jie's blade?" Zhu Zhuqing said coldly as she looked at Dai Mubai.

What sunset, what beauty—she remembered none of it. There was nothing in her eyes but fury, still nothing but fury!

Her voice was not loud, but everyone present was an expert and naturally heard her clearly. The scene abruptly fell silent as everyone quietly watched them.

Dai Mubai was stunned. Was this really Zhu Zhuqing? It had been one thing for her to ignore him last time, but now she was directly cursing him?

"Zhuqing, how can you say that... No matter what, we have an engagement..." He had no choice but to bring it up. They were engaged, so she should not go too far.

The moment those words came out, the scene fell silent again. Most people looked toward Zhu Zhuqing, never expecting her to be engaged to Dai Mubai.

Zhu Zhuqing's heart skipped a beat as she nervously looked at Long Jie. Would he mind?

Long Jie's gaze remained calm. When he saw her looking over, he even nodded to her. Only then did Zhu Zhuqing let out a breath of relief, and her gaze toward Dai Mubai turned even colder.

"So what? Are you threatening me? Do you think you're qualified to be my fiancé? I've never heard of any fiancé who would abandon his fiancée and run away alone!"

So spirited? Everyone became interested again. This unexpected piece of gossip seemed rather juicy.

Their gazes all turned toward Dai Mubai, with the words "scumbag" practically written in their eyes.

Dai Mubai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "So what? Even if I ran away, even if I wasn't there, you're still my fiancée. In life, you're mine; in death, you'll still be mine!"

At those words, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes became extremely cold. This was exactly what she did not want to face. No matter what, she could not resist this fate.

The fate of marrying Dai Mubai!

Because she was a member of the Zhu Family. Zhu Family blood flowed through her veins, and the Zhu Family had always been subordinate to the Dai Family...

Zhu Zhuqing's face turned pale. An unprecedented sense of helplessness washed over her, making her body go limp. Just as she was about to collapse, Long Jie stepped forward and caught her.

"Don't worry, I'm here!" Long Jie smiled, then looked at Dai Mubai, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

"Dai Mubai, right..."

"Y-You... what do you want?" Under that gaze, Dai Mubai's heart clenched, as though he had once again recalled the feeling of being sliced across the flesh, cut after cut!

"Nothing..." Long Jie smiled, but his smile was filled with murderous intent. "Tell me... if someone dies, does the engagement still count?"

Die? Who would die? If it wasn't Zhu Zhuqing, then it would be Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai's heart tightened. This man wanted to kill him?

"You want to touch him?" At that moment, the silent Immovable Bright King, Zhao Wuji, stepped forward and glared fiercely at Long Jie.

"You want to lay a hand on my student? Then I think all of you should stay here!" Soul rings rose behind him, his joints cracking loudly as Zhao Wuji stared expressionlessly at the Blue Tyrant Seven.

Facing Zhao Wuji's pressure, Long Jie remained unfazed. He tightly held Zhu Zhuqing's hand and bravely stood in front of her.

"It's fine. I'm here!"

This unintentional gesture magnified his image in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. It was this man again, stepping forward to protect her. Clearly, they had no relationship at all...

For a moment, Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved!