"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Just then, sharp sounds tearing through the air suddenly came rushing in.
"Be careful!"
Xu Qianqian was the first to react. Ignoring her bold declaration from moments ago, she drew her dagger and shielded Su Ming's parents.
Lei Hao and Ye Bai also sprang to attention, causing everyone present to tense up.
Only Su Ming not only failed to become vigilant, but actually breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry," Su Ming said. "They're my people."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figures that had created those sounds fell one after another from midair, revealing their full forms.
Everyone present was stunned when they saw the arrivals.
There was no other reason.
It was simply because the people who had come were a group of women.
A group of women who each had their own distinctive charm, yet without exception were all so beautiful and adorable that it seemed unreal.
They were the girls of Azure Mercury.
"Leader!"
"Brother Su Ming!"
"Senior Brother Su Ming!"
"Leader!"
Amid a chorus of calls, the girls hurried toward Su Ming.
"Senior Sister Xu?"
An Zijin had just been set down by Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei when she immediately noticed Xu Qianqian standing protectively in front of Su Ming's parents. Her first thought was that it seemed her own home had been stolen.
"Senior Brother Lei Hao!"
"Senior Brother Ye Bai!"
Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei noticed Lei Hao and Ye Bai and cried out in pleasant surprise.
"Junior Jiang? Junior Yao?"
"Junior An! Y-you're all right! That's wonderful!"
Lei Hao and Ye Bai also wore delighted expressions the moment they saw Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei.
Ye Bai in particular was almost overjoyed when he saw An Zijin.
Unfortunately, An Zijin's eyes were fixed solely on Xu Qianqian,