On one side stood a vicious trio; on the other, a boy who intended to divert the flood of trouble onto someone else.
Even if the boy bore Su Jiu no ill will, that did not change the fact that he had just intended to use her as a shield.
The savage-looking leader had long since gone red-eyed with rage at the two of them bargaining as though no one else were there.
While the boy hesitated, he brought his blade down.
The girl shoved the boy aside, but the blade cut into her own body, drawing blood.
Moglis's face immediately turned deathly pale.
Su Jiu could actually have saved her just then, but after weighing her own condition, she chose not to move.
Her severe injuries left her with limited strength, and this boy was no easy customer. If she saved him now, who knew whether he would renege afterward?
Even if she did not think of herself, she still had to think of her Junior Granduncle.
Two of the three men attacked the young pair, while the remaining one went for Su Jiu.
Su Jiu knew that the three had included her among their targets.
Even without Spiritual Qi, her combat instincts remained.
The instant the man's blade came slashing toward her, Su Jiu shifted slightly aside.
Even so, she felt the wind from the blade brush past her face.
Feeling her wounds tear open again from the sudden movement, Su Jiu pressed her lips together.
She abruptly retreated several steps.
The man who had attacked her froze briefly. He clearly had not expected the girl to evade his blade unscathed when it had already come so close.
As he sized up Su Jiu, his expression grew more serious.
His blade slashed toward her neck again.
He thought