Everything on the field had happened too quickly.
Even before anyone could react, the Lihua Longsword was already pointed at Jiang Lin's heart.
"Miss Xiao?"
Looking at the girl before him, Jiang Lin called out softly...
What was going on? Why was Miss Xiao looking at him as if he were a scumbag...?
With the longsword in the girl's hand pointed at his heart, her small hand gripping the hilt—and the Sword Body along with it—trembled slightly.
To be honest, Jiang Lin was still rather bewildered.
Jiang Lin had been planning to find an opportunity to carry out the next step of his plan. For example, he could stage a tearful reunion with Miss Xiao and give her a fierce hug!
If that didn't work, he could excitedly kiss her little hand or something. That way, he could "taint" Miss Xiao in front of everyone and complete the mission, while using "I was too excited to control myself when meeting a friend" as an excuse. Wouldn't that be perfect?
But now, the situation seemed very wrong.
Why was Miss Xiao pointing her sword at him?
And why did tears glisten in those beautiful eyes with which Miss Xiao looked at him?
Could it be that I did something to wrong Miss Xiao?
No, that couldn't be right. He hadn't seen Miss Xiao since Donglin City, had he? There was no way he could have angered her.
Then what exactly was the reason?
"I'm sorry."
In the end, looking at the girl's eyes drenched in tears, Jiang Lin slowly spoke.
Although he didn't know what he had done or what had happened, Jiang Lin still apologized first.
Although he couldn't figure it out, he believed that Miss Xiao was absolutely not the sort of person who was unreasonable. He must have