"I understand. Don't worry."
Sikong Jing answered with a smile brimming with confidence. Then, sword in one hand and spear in the other, he coldly blocked the path of the three assassins.
At that moment, Hua Meixi stared deeply at Sikong Jing's back.
For some reason, she was dazed in that instant. Sikong Jing's back seemed so tall and broad to her, and she suddenly understood a little why Uncle Yao and Mother had both said... with Sikong Jing here, they could rest easy!
Without further thought, Hua Meixi turned and flashed into the surrounding buildings, vanishing without a trace.
Only after reaching the distance did Hua Meixi lean against a wall and murmur, "What exactly has happened to my body? Why am I suffering cultivation deviation? Why does my battle body keep wanting to advance in rank?"
It was naturally a good thing for a battle body to rise in grade, but this was simply too strange. It was advancing far too quickly.
Then, remembering how she had nearly lost consciousness when rescuing Mother, Hua Meixi was overwhelmed with panic.
Suddenly, she froze again. "Why did I listen to Sikong Jing so obediently just now?"
If it had been before, she definitely would not have left just because Sikong Jing told her to. Even if she truly was about to suffer cultivation deviation, she would not have gone... yet in that moment just now, she had obeyed completely for no reason at all.
It was as though a voice in her heart had been telling her that she absolutely had to listen.
Hua Meixi was utterly bewildered...
Naturally, she had no idea that she possessed the bloodline of the ferocious beast Night Charm, while the man before her was the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts.
No matter how rebellious