The Helpless Tang San Watched the Girl Be Taken Away

He stood in front of Xiao Wu.

Tang San's expression was grave.

He fixed Xiao Chenyu with a sharp gaze.

"Xiao Chenyu, what kind of skill is it to bully a girl? If you have a problem, come at me!"

He had just returned when he heard that Xiao Wu had been surrounded by Xiao Chenyu and his men. He had immediately rushed over in a panic.

In his heart, Xiao Wu was an especially adorable girl, someone he wanted to grow close to and protect.

Yet when she saw Tang San appear and presumptuously stand in front of her,

Xiao Wu's delicate brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

That inexplicable wariness in her heart, along with the warning from the voice in her dream, surfaced once more.

"Tang San, who asked you to meddle?"

Xiao Wu muttered softly, feeling somewhat irritated.

She hated this feeling of being "protected."

Especially when it came from Tang San, who instinctively made her feel that something was wrong.

Xiao Chenyu sneered.

"Tang San? A Work-Study Student dares to stand up for her? Fine, I'll teach you both a lesson today!"

Tang San's eyes turned cold.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill silently began to circulate within him.

The situation was on the verge of erupting.

And just as this highly anticipated confrontation was about to reach its peak--

Whoosh!

A blurry figure exceeded the limits of everyone's vision. As though appearing out of thin air, it flashed before Xiao Wu without warning.

He was a mature man with a tall, straight build, handsome features, and calm, unfathomable eyes.

It was Lin Qing, who had rushed over from Suotuo City!

He paid no attention whatsoever to Tang San and Xiao Chenyu, who had assumed fighting stances nearby.

They were just a bunch of brats.

Even Tang San, the "protagonist" of this impending conflict, was no different from the surrounding trees and stones in his eyes.

Under the astonished, bewildered, utterly uncomprehending gazes of everyone—including Tang San—

Lin Qing bent slightly and gave Xiao Wu, who was equally stunned and whose wide eyes were filled with confusion, a gentle smile tinged with relief.

Then he reached out and, as naturally as if picking up his own Daughter after she had tired herself out playing, steadily scooped up the petite Xiao Wu.

"Finally found you, Little Rabbit."

Lin Qing spoke softly, his tone carrying complicated emotions that only he himself understood.

At the same time his words fell,

he gave no one any time to react or question him.

He lightly pushed off with his feet, releasing a trace of Soul Power.

Whoosh!

His figure, holding Xiao Wu, left behind a faint afterimage where he had stood. In an instant, he was already high in the sky.

With another flash,

he vanished from everyone's sight.

Only the sound of rushing wind remained, rapidly fading into the distance.

From appearing, to taking Xiao Wu away, to disappearing, the entire process had been as swift as lightning and lasted no more than two seconds.

Clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

In the clearing of the small grove, the boys and girls looked like stone statues struck by a collective immobilization spell.

The watching students stood with their mouths agape, their eyes dull.

Xiao Chenyu and his lackeys remained frozen in their poses, either ready to attack or watch the show.

Every one of them was completely baffled, unable to understand what had just happened.

Where was he?

Who was that guy who had suddenly appeared and vanished?

How had Xiao Wu been carried away just like that?

Tang San, who stood at the front and had been preparing to "save the beauty," looked as though he had been struck by a bolt of lightning!

The severity and sharpness on his face froze completely,

while his pupils abruptly contracted to their limit, fury and shock nearly breaking through his reason.

"Xiao Wu!"

He watched helplessly as that unfamiliar man appeared at a speed he could not comprehend, then right before his eyes, effortlessly carried away the girl he wanted to protect as though she were an object that belonged to him?!

He had not even managed to see how the other man moved!

A bone-chilling cold, accompanied by blazing fury, instantly swept through Tang San's entire body!

"Xiao Wu--!!!"

A hoarse, furious roar burst from Tang San's throat, echoing through the grove on Back Mountain.

He hurriedly charged in the direction Lin Qing had disappeared, but there was already no one there.

Only the rustling of wind through the leaves remained, as though mocking his helplessness and slowness.

"Damn it, who was that?!"

Tang San clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms and bringing sharp pain.

His eyes reddened slightly, and he panted like an ox. His chest heaved violently.

At that moment, only one thought spun madly through Tang San's mind:

Who was that man?!

Where had he taken Xiao Wu?!

By the time Lin Qing carried Xiao Wu out of Nuoding City, the girl was still completely dazed.

"???"

The wind howled past her ears, while streets and rooftops sped backward beneath them.

Xiao Wu's eyes widened.

Her pink hair had been blown all over her face, with several strands slipping into her mouth. She spat twice.

"W-Wait--"

She kicked her legs twice in midair, like a rabbit being lifted by its ears.

"Who are you? Where are you taking me?"

Her voice was broken up by the wind.

Lin Qing did not turn around. A translucent barrier of Soul Power unfolded, blocking the fierce oncoming wind.

"I'm your man."

Lin Qing grinned as he teased her. "Don't move around. If you fall, I'm not responsible."

Xiao Wu wanted to say something else, but before she could speak, Lin Qing suddenly stopped.

He came to a dead halt in midair!

"Hey! What are you doing--"

Xiao Wu jolted in fright, rubbing her nose as she looked up. Then she froze.

Several dozen meters ahead, a Black Robe figure stood in the air like a Ghost.

The person stood in the void with nothing beneath his feet, his black robe fluttering faintly in the wind.

Xiao Wu blinked, still not understanding what was happening.

Then a voice so cold it seemed capable of freezing frost into existence crashed down upon them.

"Put her down."

Four words, each one like a hammer striking an anvil—heavy and hard.

The tone was as if he were ordering a stray dog by the roadside around, without even the most basic courtesy.

Lin Qing was amused.

"Heh heh."

He laughed aloud, his shoulders shaking twice. Then he gently pushed with his left hand.

A gentle stream of Soul Power surged forth, wrapping around Xiao Wu and spinning her in a circle. Like a wrapped rice dumpling, it bundled her into a sphere of Soul Power.

The sphere drifted leisurely toward the ground, landing steadily in a patch of grass some distance away.

The Soul Power dispersed, and Xiao Wu landed on her butt.

"Ow!"

She rubbed her sore backside, baring her teeth in pain, her pink eyes full of grievance.

"What was that about..."

She muttered, "Couldn't you be gentler? I'm a girl!"

The moment she finished speaking, she fell silent.

Because she saw Lin Qing turn around to face the Black Robe figure, a highly punchable grin spreading across his lips.

That grin carried a hint of provocation, a hint of amusement, and even a hint of... excitement?

"Nice to meet you."

Lin Qing spoke in a lazy tone.

As though the person standing before him was not an expert capable of taking his life.

"Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao."

Lin Qing's voice was not loud, but every word struck Xiao Wu's heart like a small hammer.

"!!!"

Xiao Wu's face instantly turned pale!

Pale as paper.

No, even paler than paper.

A... a Titled Douluo!!!