One Pair of Little Nemeses

At the critical moment, Ling Tian stepped in to stop the two girls from fighting. Clinging to him, Lian Yue was smug with herself, while Xuan Ying looked bashful, yet deeply puzzled. She finally understood that Ling Tian and Lian Yue really were no ordinary people—they could actually see through her assassination technique. But she was quite indignant about Lian Yue's words. In her mind, she had already found Lian Yue's weakness, and if nobody had interfered, she would have won.

Xuan Ci was at a loss when Xuan Ying asked him about it. He didn't want to upset her, but he didn't want to lie, either. For a moment, he had no idea what to do, so he looked at Ling Tian as if asking for help.

"Uh, at most, you two were evenly matched." Ling Tian gave an awkward smile, struggling to find the right words. Seeing that both Lian Yue and Xuan Ying looked unconvinced, he explained, "Yue'er, you deliberately left an opening, but this young lady has good footwork. She could have dodged, even if she had to take a small wound. But her stinger would definitely have pierced you, too."

At that, Xuan Ying finally realized that the so-called opening had been deliberately left by the little girl. Furious at having been tricked, she cursed Lian Yue in her heart as a little liar. Lian Yue, meanwhile, was just as unconvinced. She pouted and looked at Ling Tian with a wounded expression. Deep down, she knew he wasn't wrong; she was only angry that he hadn't taken her side.

Seeing the two girls sulking, Ling Tian felt a headache coming on. Lian Yue's resentful gaze was more than he could bear, so he looked around as if asking for help. But everyone else turned away,