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Silence spread through the darkness.
For a moment, Xu Yanyan seemed not to know how to respond to Su Ming. She simply slumped there, her expression shifting between light and dark.
Su Ming watched the ruthless young mistress of the Xu Family cycle through expressions like an actor in Sichuan opera. He could more or less guess what she was thinking.
"What? Are you worried I'll kick you while you're down?"
Su Ming's meaningful question made Xu Yanyan take a deep breath.
"I don't know how Mr. Gao is doing." Xu Yanyan did not answer Su Ming's question, instead answering the one from before. In a low voice, she said, "The moment the barrage of artillery fire came down, Mr. Gao threw me down. The last thing I saw was him drawing his blade and charging into the bombardment. Then everything went black, and I knew nothing more."
In other words, Xu Yanyan had Gao Xu to thank for surviving.
"He was actually willing to block attacks from so many Warlocks' Spiritual Arts for you?" Su Ming raised a brow, his smile faint and mocking. "Looks like the famous 'Lin Dao' is pretty loyal to your family."
Xu Yanyan fell silent.
It was not that she did not want to speak. She simply did not know how to answer.
Although Su Ming had not taken the opportunity to kill her, Xu Yanyan still remained wary of him.
Of course, Xu Yanyan also knew that if a High-level Professional truly wanted her dead, then under the current circumstances, no amount of vigilance would help.
All she could do now was hope that Su Ming did not want to offend the Xu Family and was unwilling to provoke a conflict between the Xu Family and the Yun Family. Perhaps then he