One of the rats snickered. "Little girl, I suggest you hand it over. Otherwise, how humiliating would it be to stand naked for everyone to see?"
Xiao Yan's face had darkened beyond description. If she still failed to understand their intentions now, she would truly have lived her life in vain.
Even Su Jiu and Gu Ningyun, standing some distance away, could not help clenching their fists at such humiliation, let alone Xiao Yan.
Su Jiu glanced at Xia Jue beside her. As though sensing her gaze, he gave her a reassuring look.
She pressed her lips together and ultimately said nothing more.
There were three "rats" in all, and judging by their faces alone, none looked like a decent man.
They talked about stripping both captives, but in truth, they advanced relentlessly on Xiao Yan alone.
Sword in hand, Xiao Yan backed away, her eyes glistening as though she might burst into tears at any moment.
She could not help looking at the cultivators present.
Most wore indifferent expressions. A few looked troubled, yet could not be bothered to meddle.
At that moment, Xiao Yan was undoubtedly in despair. She glanced at Fang Dong, still bound on the ground, only to find him keeping his head lowered without so much as looking at her.
Tears fell, though she did not know whether they were for herself or for him.
Xiao Yan's expression hardened, and she immediately offered her heart blood to her Life-Bound Treasure.
As though sensing it, Fang Dong shuddered, oblivious even to the blood he had drawn from biting his lip.
"Since you refuse to leave me a way to live, I'll fight you to the death today!"
Offering heart blood to a Life-Bound Treasure greatly increased its power for a short time. However, the repercussions were