"Senior Sister Shangguan, you can't! We can fight to the death again if we have to!"
"That's right! Junior Sister, don't do anything foolish. We'll protect you!"
"Senior Sister Shangguan, Junior Sister Lin, neither of you can go! We can't just stand by and watch you get..."
"Junior Sister Lin, if anything happens to you, how could we face Junior Brother Ming Hao when we get back?"
"Exactly! At worst, we'll die!"
"None of us are afraid of death!"
"..."
Pan Sheng, Fatty Zhang, and the others all spoke up to stop them, their voices rising one after another, anxious and earnest.
They kept Senior Sister Shangguan and Junior Sister Lin firmly behind them, forming a human wall and refusing to let either woman leave.
Senior Sister Shangguan and Junior Sister Lin stood amid the crowd, looking at the senior brothers and sisters around them, their hearts filled with resolve.
These were their fellow disciples, people who had weathered countless storms with them. They had only just escaped mortal danger; they couldn't fall here now.
"We only just managed to survive Zhao Yi and his people hunting us down. We can't fall here! Junior Sisters, let me do it instead!"
Liang Hongyu spoke with unwavering determination, her gaze firm and decisive, as though she had already prepared herself for the sacrifice.
"Stop arguing! Let me do it!"
"Senior Sister Liang, Junior Sister Lin, let me go instead!"
"Let me!"
"I'll go."
"..."
Immediately afterward, the remaining dozen or so senior and junior sisters stepped forward resolutely as well. Their voices were quiet, but filled with determination.
Every one of them fought to sacrifice her own happiness for everyone else. Their selflessness moved Tao Yang and the others deeply.
Watching this unfold before them, Senior Sister Shangguan and Junior Sister