Li Qing poked his head out and gasped for breath, grumbling, "If you'd been any later, I'd have died in there."
But the moment Li Qing finished speaking, before he could even see who had rescued him, Xiao Ran grabbed him by the collar and flung him behind him.
Luckily, Wu Man reacted in time. She spread her hands and gently lifted him with a soft force, setting him safely on the ground.
"Master!"
Lu Cheng came striding out, tears welling in his eyes as he threw himself down in front of Li Qing.
"You!"
Li Qing's eyes widened as he stared at the familiar face before him. Delight and surprise washed over him, but after a brief moment of joy, he couldn't help complaining, "Why did you come too? What are you doing here?"
"Master, I'm not the only one who came. Xiao Ran came too."
Lu Cheng shamelessly dragged Xiao Ran into it with him.
At that, Li Qing slapped his thigh. "That little brat from Old Fourth Xiao's family. I took one look at him and—"
Before he could finish, he looked up and saw Xiao Ran already gripping the [Dragon Abyss] Executioner's Blade and bringing it down on the monster's head.
Just one swing, and the blade flashed with such brilliance that Li Qing could barely keep his eyes open.
One glimpse was enough to make him feel as if his soul had left his body.
"Pfft!"
A sweet smell burst into the air. The monster that had been devouring Li Qing shattered before his eyes like crushed grapes, not a single piece left intact.
Seeing this, Li Qing swallowed. "Good! I knew that kid from Old Fourth Xiao's family was a promising one the moment I saw him. Wonderful! Grandpa gives you a thumbs-up."
Xiao