"Otherwise, why would I stay here to spar instead of leaving?"
Feng Xue pouted.
"That's wonderful! It's worth taking a risk with you, sis."
Feng Yun excitedly clapped his hands and burst out laughing. "Worth it! Worth it!"
"All right, it's worth it for all of us. Only Night Demon gets nothing out of this. He's been acting as a bodyguard for free." Yan Beihan said.
"No matter."
Fang Che smiled. "For the sake of Young Master Yun's brotherly devotion to his little sister, it's worth suffering a little!"
Feng Yun laughed heartily, put an arm around Fang Che's shoulders, and said, "You sure know how to talk, kid. From here on, the two of us need to keep our eyes sharp and make sure those four don't get hurt."
Yan Beihan chuckled. "Please say... those three. Don't include me."
"All right, those three."
The two men immediately corrected themselves.
This woman was truly someone they could not afford to provoke.
Over the next two months, the four women fought to their hearts' content.
On Xue Changqing's side, formations were arranged and teams were sent up one after another.
They fought to their hearts' content as well.
Feng Yun and Fang Che had both grown thin from exhaustion, losing five pounds each on average! The pressure was simply too great! A month later, Bi Yunyan cried out in surprise, "I... broke through!?"
Yan Beihan was overjoyed. "You finally broke through, you little rascal! What does it feel like to take that half-step?"
Bi Yunyan looked utterly bewildered. "Why did I break through? I clearly wasn't trying to..."
"Bi Yunyan, that's enough!" Chen Xue rushed over and shouted, green with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
The four of them had been playing together, and all three of her best friends had broken