There was still a sliver of hope. She hoped Niu Youdao would fail to take first place. Then Niu Youdao would not survive!
As for those three men, they had no absolute confidence in them either. They knew full well under what circumstances they had given themselves to those three men, and knew that in other people's eyes, they were a laughingstock. Afraid others would look down on them, they naturally also feared the three men would cast them aside and leave them uncared for.
As for whether they regretted it, they could not really say. They had not the slightest confidence that they could have fought their way out through such a risk as Niu Youdao had.
They did not know the situation. They had no idea how many people Niu Youdao had covered and arranged to escape from the secret realm. Had they known, they would likely have regretted it until their guts turned green.
For now, they could only pin their hopes on the men to whom they had given themselves. This was also the only thing they could rely on at present...
Niu Youdao did not notice the three women, but he did notice another woman—Yan Baoru!
He stared at her with a faint, unreadable smile. He did not know what had happened with Yan Li; with so many people guarding the exit, how had this woman managed to escape so smoothly?
Yan Baoru saw him as well. When her gaze collided with his half-smiling eyes, her heartstrings trembled, and an inexplicable fear and panic surged within her.
Yet she quickly steadied herself. This was Heaven Valley. Could Niu Youdao really dare to run wild in Heaven Valley? Then again, perhaps he could. It was not as though Niu Youdao had never run wild in Heaven