Jun Yuyuan comforted her in a low voice. "Don't be afraid."
Ye Tangtang still dared not open her eyes, but her gently trembling body betrayed her fear.
Jun Yuyuan placed her behind him, drew his dagger, and aimed it at the first giant wolf that lunged at him.
The giant wolf suddenly leaped up, opening its blood-red maw to bite his neck. Jun Yuyuan could not dodge in time, and a gash opened on his left arm, blood soaking through his sleeve.
"Jun Yuyuan!" Ye Tangtang screamed in panic.
Jun Yuyuan turned to look at her, his brows slightly furrowed beneath the night sky. "I'm fine."
Ye Tangtang said, "You're hurt! How can you be fine?"
As she spoke, she tried to struggle free of Jun Yuyuan's arms.
But the more she struggled, the tighter Jun Yuyuan held her. "Stop fussing. Be good and don't leave my side."
"You're hurt." Ye Tangtang was so anxious she nearly cried.
"Don't worry. A little wound like this won't hurt me." Jun Yuyuan continued fighting the wolves. "Stay where you are. I promise I'll get you out of here right away."
His tone was firm, his expression earnest and solemn. Ye Tangtang stared at him in a daze.
Her heart pounded as though it would leap out of her chest.
Although Jun Yuyuan was wounded and somewhat disheveled, he was still extraordinarily handsome. Standing there, he looked like a god of war, making her heart tremble.
[If I make it out of here alive this time, I'll never curse the male lead again. I... I'll never curse him again.]
Jun Yuyuan: "..."
Could something that good really happen?
Within moments, several more wolves had lunged at Jun Yuyuan. He swung his sword, piercing one wolf's belly, then severed another wild wolf's leg with