"Yes!"
Xiaotian Dog soared into the air, about to give chase.
"Stop!"
Yang Chan raised her hand, and a strip of white silk flew from her sleeve, wrapping around Xiaotian Dog's leg. While guarding against Yang Jian, she gripped the silk with one hand, making it impossible for Xiaotian Dog to fly even an inch.
"Third Sister, just how far are you going to carry this farce?"
This time anger showed on Yang Jian's face. He swung his blade, cutting down with a streak of saber energy that severed the white silk.
Yang Chan staggered, and at that moment Xiaotian Dog seized the chance to fly into the distance.
It was also then that a streak of silver light appeared beside the baby's basin. Yang Jian looked coldly at the infant inside and raised his blade. "This child cannot be left alive."
"Stop, Second Brother!"
Yang Chan got up and urged the Lotus Lantern into motion, tears streaming down her face. "I'm truly begging you, Second Brother. Don't hurt that child. I have the Lotus Lantern, but I don't want to hurt you."
"Do you remember what crime it is for an immortal to privately pair with a mortal?"
Yang Jian said in grief and fury, "Once this child becomes known to the Heavenly Court, what kind of end do you think you'll meet? We have both suffered through that pain. Why do you want to make such a thing happen all over again?"
"I know, I know!"
Yang Chan wept. "Second Brother, we both hate the heavenly gods who caused our family to be broken and our people to die back then. But if you kill that child like this, how are you any different from those executioners of the past?"
Yang Jian's figure swayed, and he lowered his