Lin Qingxian stood numbly where she was, her eyes hollow and dim, like a shell that had lost its soul, devoid of all life.
The sight made everyone's hearts ache.
A hero saving a beauty was a dream hidden in every man's heart.
Especially a peerless beauty like Lin Qingxian.
Seeing Lin Qingxian's pitiable appearance, many young men of illustrious backgrounds nearby felt their hot blood surge. They clenched their fists, eager to try.
If they saved her, perhaps a fated romance would follow!
But when they thought of Huang Wuming as their opponent, the fire in their hearts was instantly extinguished.
Though their backgrounds were astonishing and they were all peerless geniuses chosen from ten thousand, before Huang Wuming, they were far too insignificant!
Forget them—even the Lineages behind them were like ants before Huang Wuming. If they stepped forward, their entire families would be wiped out.
But while they did not dare, someone did.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate. Almost immediately, he stepped forward and stood before Lin Qingxian, looking coldly at Huang Wuming.
Huang Wuming frowned. "What do you mean by this?"
"She is my senior sister. I promised her grandfather that I would keep her safe. With me here, no one will be allowed to harm even a hair on her head!" Xiao Chen said calmly.
A true man's promise weighed a thousand pieces of gold.
Even without the bond of fellow disciples.
Having promised Lin Jiansan, he would fulfill it.
What was more, he and Lin Qingxian were fellow disciples.
"What if I insist on taking him away today?" Golden light appeared in Huang Wuming's eyes, and a terrifying pressure spread outward. The people around them once again paled in terror.
He was truly enraged. Xiao Chen had killed so many people from his Martial