Mu Qinglan suppressed the blood and qi churning inside her. Seeing that her spear strike had gained her nothing, she tightened her grip on her spear again and gathered her strength.
But just as she was about to strike again, a graceful figure flashed over and stood in front of Chun Xiaobai.
"Mu Qinglan, what do you think you're doing?"
Mu Qinglan stopped in her tracks. Her expression darkened further as she looked at Yun Huoyue before her.
"Huoyue, this is between Chun Xiaobai and me. It has nothing to do with you."
Yun Huoyue immediately retorted, "Chun Xiaobai's business is my business now!"
"You!"
Mu Qinglan nearly choked with anger.
She had never imagined that this dear sister of hers would actually turn against her over a man.
"Yun Huoyue, think this through! Are you really going to throw away all our years of sisterhood and turn against me for him?"
Chun Xiaobai was dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Why did this feel a little like a romantic battlefield?
But Yun Huoyue refused to back down. "I've thought it through perfectly well," she said coldly. "If you want to hurt Chun Xiaobai, you'll have to get past me first!"
"Outrageous!" Mu Qinglan was used to having the final say. How could she stomach this?
Her aura sank, and she raised her spear.
She might as well run both of them through!
But before she could act, another graceful figure darted over.
Chun Xiaobai turned his head and saw that it was Bai Jin'er.
With tears shimmering in her eyes, the girl charged straight into the middle.
"I'll fight anyone who dares hurt my Great King to the death!"
"Oh, for crying out loud! Why are you getting involved too?"
Chun Xiaobai swept her behind him, then rounded on Mu