"Mm..."
As he watched Ouyang Xiao flee, Lin Shisan's vision went black.
He held on for five seconds before falling heavily into the muddy water with a thud.
Like a puddle of sludge, he lay utterly motionless.
The two Law Enforcement Disciples, who had been astonished beyond belief, looked at each other, momentarily at a loss.
They were completely stunned.
Another ten seconds or so passed like this, but Lin Shisan still did not wake.
Ouyang Xiao, who had fled through the air, did not return either.
Looking between the sky and the ground, the two Law Enforcement Disciples finally let their taut hearts settle.
Their eyes were filled with towering waves of terror and unease as they forced themselves back to reality.
First, they were shocked that the overwhelmingly powerful Lin Shisan had suddenly collapsed unconscious.
Second, they worried that Ouyang Xiao, that Great Demon who killed without blinking, might double back and kill them, the two turncoats.
Ten seconds, thirty seconds, one minute, two minutes, five minutes passed in this oppressive silence...
A full ten minutes passed without Ouyang Xiao returning, and Lin Shisan still lay motionless on the ground.
That last sword strike really had drained all the life out of Lin Shisan.
"Master's Master..."
It was Little Yan'er's voice.
A fierce gust blew past, and she woke from her unconsciousness.
The first thing she saw was Lin Shisan still lying in the muddy water. Tears streamed down her face in worry as she ran over on her short little legs.
"Master's Master, Master's Master, wake up, wake up! It's Little Yan'er..."
"Grandmaster, I'm scared. Grandmaster, stop sleeping..."
Little Yan'er cried out again and again, wiping the muddy water from Lin Shisan's face with her sleeve and brushing away the tangled hair hanging over it.
Her tears