Clang!...
Just as the sound rang out, a streak of sword light flew up to Xu Taiping.
Though he was utterly in the dark, Xu Taiping still chose to trust the two of them and immediately grabbed the sword light.
"Wait, little girl..."
"Forget about me! Look after yourself! I won't die!"
Xu Taiping had just been about to ask Jiaye and Sister Lingyue whether they could save the girl, but she seemed to have seen through his thoughts long ago. Before he could finish, she shouted over him.
Whoosh!
Then, with a rush through the air, the sword light carried Xu Taiping straight toward the golden light of the 卍 symbol.
Xu Taiping glanced back down and saw that the little girl with the stubborn gaze was looking at him too.
"Remember what I told you!"
The girl wiped the blood from her mouth hard with her sleeve, then glared at Xu Taiping and shouted again.
Buzzz...
Then Xu Taiping felt his ears ringing, and Duan Xiaoyu's somewhat anxious calls began reaching him:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, Eldest Brother Taiping, what's wrong?"
Xu Taiping opened his eyes and found himself still sitting at the drinking table.
Duan Xiaoyu beside him, and Zhang Tianze and Zhu Huai opposite him, were all looking at him in surprise.
"Brother, why did you suddenly space out while we were drinking?"
Deeply concerned, Zhang Tianze placed a hand on Xu Taiping's shoulder and checked his qi and blood.
Just as Xu Taiping was considering how to answer Zhang Tianze, Fairy Lingyue's voice suddenly sounded in his mind-
"Taiping, you must not mention what just happened to anyone, or you'll bring harm upon them."
Xu Taiping's heart jolted. Then he forced a faint smile and said:
"I was a little drunk just now."
At this, Zhu