Xu Zhi's wounds had already healed. When she looked up at where the other two Archbishops had been, they were already gone.
Xu Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly. She did not think they had fled. Dragging her exhausted body, she scanned the area. When her gaze passed over a blind spot, a figure suddenly appeared behind her, clutching a strangely shaped dagger and viciously stabbing it toward her back.
At the same time, the "inertia" that had quietly been lifted earlier—when Xu Zhi had been immersed in her mental battle with Ye Yan and had overlooked its control—suddenly flared up again, taking advantage of her current exhaustion to coordinate with the sneak attack.
But unfortunately, none of it escaped Xu Zhi's notice.
She did not even turn around. She merely shifted slightly and raised her blade behind her with a backhanded grip, blocking the incoming dagger.
With a clang, the dagger collided with the horizontal blade. The force was so great that sparks flew. But it was not over yet. The instant Xu Zhi turned to block the dagger, a shadow suddenly darted from the man's side onto her shoulder, then slid like a snake into the wound Ye Yan had cut open.
This was one of his supernatural abilities. Anyone tainted by that shadow would have the [Lust] in their heart amplified to madness. No one could remain rational under such circumstances.
The man smugly took several steps back and looked at Xu Zhi, only to find that even after waiting a while, her expression had not changed at all.
She had not even blushed!
Damn it. Did this woman not have even a shred of lust?
He had actually guessed right.
Xu Zhi had never received any sex education, nor had she been corrupted by the internet. She