Li Chang'an said expressionlessly, "Do you think I care whether he lives or dies?"
Sumeru Heaven said, "You may not care whether he lives or dies, but Ji Feihua does. He's Ji Feihua's trusted favorite. If Ji Feihua finds out he died at your hands, do you think he'll let you off?"
Li Chang'an chuckled. "So what if it's Ji Feihua? Even if this fellow dies, you'll be the one who killed him. What does that have to do with me?" As he spoke, the rats behind him came swarming forward. They flowed around him and continued on, forming a circle around his body. Rats were the one thing Sumeru Heaven feared most, and the sight sickened her. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "Go first. Don't worry about me."
Hu Xiaotian felt her release his throat and couldn't help being a little moved. He had just been about to abandon her, yet at this moment of life and death, she was actually telling him to leave first. He felt a twinge of shame, but shame was one thing, and escaping with his life came first. At most, once he reached safety, he could summon reinforcements to rescue her. Without another word, Hu Xiaotian raised his leg to leave, but before he could take a step, a palm struck his back.
He didn't even have to think to know that Sumeru Heaven had delivered the blow. So that little bitch's words had been nothing but a sham to mislead him. Hu Xiaotian had forgotten to guard against her, though in truth, guarding himself would have done no good.
He flew toward Li Chang'an as though riding clouds and mist. Flailing his limbs in midair, Hu Xiaotian screamed, "You stinking bitch! I'm not... done with you..."
The rats surged toward Sumeru