The dark, cramped passage was strewn with rubble, dust billowing everywhere.
As the aftershocks of the explosion faded.
"Cough, cough..."
A bout of choking coughs broke the brief, deathly silence.
Beneath the rubble, pale golden protective energy radiated from Gu Chenfeng, blasting away all the stones and dust weighing on him.
He immediately propped himself up and swept his sharp gaze around.
Only after confirming there was no danger did his taut nerves relax a little.
The moment he relaxed, the unusual sensations beneath his hands and body became distinct.
He looked down and froze.
He was pinning Su Wanyue and Shangguan Bingxin beneath him in an extremely awkward position.
As his hands supported his body, by an unfortunate coincidence.
One on the left and one on the right, they were planted squarely on the two beauties' full, high curves.
Su Wanyue's normally soul-stealing eyes were now wide and round.
Her flushed, lovely face was filled with embarrassment and anger, along with a trace of barely perceptible panic.
Beside her, Shangguan Bingxin had her eyes tightly shut and her face turned aside, her long lashes trembling slightly.
It was as though she had yet to fully recover from that earth-shaking explosion.
Only the crimson blush spreading from her neck to her ears betrayed the turmoil within her.
"They really are too close to call. Each has her own merits."
Gu Chenfeng first compared them and sighed instinctively.
Then he hurriedly sprang up, rubbing his hands awkwardly.
"Ladies, urgent circumstances called for extraordinary measures. I truly had no intention of offending you..."
"There's no need to explain, Young Master Gu!"
Shangguan Bingxin suddenly opened her eyes. Although the blush had yet to fade from her face, clarity had returned to her gaze.
"If you hadn't brought us out of danger in