The Uncollected Blade stood before her. He reversed his grip and gently propped Su Xiaoxiao up with the black hilt. She leaned against it, then slowly slid to the ground.
Su An ran over and gathered the completely unconscious Su Xiaoxiao into his arms. A Deep Red Level One Danger Entity who looked more or less normal scratched his head, then fished a crumpled handkerchief out of his pocket. After Su An took it, he carefully wiped the blood from Su Xiaoxiao's face.
Jiang Cheng wanted to go over and check Su Xiaoxiao's injuries, but the Deep Red nearby began to stir, taking on an unmistakably defensive stance. It seemed more like instinct than anything else.
That instinct changed when the Uncollected Blade coldly reversed his grip and planted his sword in the ground. The Deep Red all retreated, and the scene finally fell quiet.
Jiang Cheng went to Su An and slowly crouched down. The white veil had fallen from Su Xiaoxiao's face, revealing dense, dark green scales covering her right cheek. They grew downward until they disappeared beneath her collar.
Jiang Cheng reached out to check Su Xiaoxiao's breathing, but Su An abruptly looked up, his eyes bloodshot. It was clear that his mental state was highly unstable, too. Seeing this, the Fatty immediately stepped forward to reassure him. "Don't worry. We mean no harm. Your sister is our friend, too."
The Fatty's reassurance worked at once. The wariness in Su An's eyes gradually faded, allowing Jiang Cheng to examine Su Xiaoxiao. Aside from the wounds left by the Uncollected Blade, she had no other injuries. Large areas of her body were covered in scales, which had protected her like armor.
The fact that she had been able to hold her own against the Uncollected Blade for a