On Guard (Request Tickets)

"Brother Xiao, don't say that. If you hadn't stepped in to save us in time, Sister Qiu Ning and I would probably have died at this Spirit Disciple's hands."

Hearing Xiao Xie's words, Miao Qiao glanced at Tu Wei and Beigong Chu's corpses and spoke sadly.

"Brother Xiao, are you all right?!"

Before long, Jia Xuan and the others arrived. Seeing corpses strewn across the ground, they hurried to Xiao Xie's side and asked anxiously.

"What could possibly happen to me? With Chou Ren Jiu's little bit of strength, he couldn't hurt me." Xiao Xie stroked Jia Xuan's soft hair and chuckled.

Jia Xuan glanced at Chou Ren Jiu's corpse, and her eyes immediately misted over. She shoved Zuoqiuning aside and threw herself into Xiao Xie's arms, crying emotionally, "Brother Xiao, thank you for avenging Tiger Howl Hall's entire family for the destruction of our sect!"

"Silly girl, you should be happy now that your great vengeance has been avenged. Why are you crying? You're practically turning into a little kitten." Looking at Jia Xuan's tear-streaked face, Xiao Xie wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his sleeve, then lightly scraped her delicate nose as he comforted her.

Seeing Jia Xuan like this, Zuoqiuning could not help frowning slightly. For some reason, she felt that Jia Xuan had deliberately shoved her aside just now and even harbored a trace of hostility toward her.

Jia Xuan had indeed deliberately bumped Zuoqiuning away. Xiao Xie had just saved Zuoqiuning and Miao Qiao, and when the two women looked at him, their gazes contained not only gratitude, but also a hint of a different kind of affection.

Though that feeling was not obvious, Jia Xuan noticed it immediately. After all, when Xiao Xie had saved her back then, the look