Qin Hongmian suddenly stepped across, her seemingly delicate yet upright figure resolutely blocking Lin Xuan.
Her slender shoulders tensed slightly, forming a fragile but impenetrable barrier.
She didn't look back, but every word was meant for Lin Xuan:
"Go! This has nothing to do with you!"
"Since you've taken care of me for so many days, I'll make sure you get away! They're after me. They won't trouble an ordinary person like you!"
Standing behind her, Lin Xuan watched her back tremble slightly, yet remain utterly resolute. He saw the snowy-white nape just visible beneath her dark hair. A trace of warmth stirred in his heart, followed by a touch of helpless amusement.
Do I really look that easy to bully?
He even had the leisure to think that the way she was risking her life to protect him was rather adorable.
Qin Hongmian, however, had no idea what was going through his mind. When Lin Xuan didn't move, she assumed he was frozen with fear, and grew even more anxious.
Across from them, Li Mang had already run out of patience.
"Make sure he gets away? Qin Hongmian, you can't even save yourself today! Brothers, get her! Grab that bitch. I'll peel her alive, one cut at a time!"
Before he had finished speaking, the three men behind him charged forward in a triangular formation, like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey.
Qin Hongmian clenched her teeth. She had only one thought: hold them off and buy Lin Xuan time to escape!
She forcibly suppressed the surging blood and qi, reversed her Internal Energy, and unleashed all her potential.
The Asura Saber in her hand gave a soft ring, transforming into a sorrowfully beautiful streak of silver as she bravely met their charge!
She moved like a leopard in