Back away?
How could she possibly back away?
Falling into his arms, Dugu Yan felt her whole body go weak. She could not even move her fingers.
She could only turn her head away helplessly, looking pitiful as she stammered, "Y-you... could you let me go?"
Her voice was soft and sweet, rather unlike the commanding, mature air she had in the original story.
Seeing her like this, Li Mingzhu knew that going too far was as bad as falling short. Unhurriedly, he lowered her against the base of a tree.
"Recover your soul power first. I'll keep watch here!"
Perhaps Li Mingzhu's tone was too cold, or perhaps leaving that faint sense of safety behind had left Dugu Yan with an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.
After setting her down, Li Mingzhu sat facing the direction of the earlier beast roar, presenting her with a proud, aloof back.
That back seemed to possess some kind of magic, drawing her gaze so firmly that she lost herself in it.
"Hmph!"
Seeing her in a daze, Li Mingzhu gave a cold snort, instantly snapping Dugu Yan back to her senses.
Realizing how she had behaved, her face flushed so red it seemed ready to drip blood. She wished she could bury her head in the ground.
Her fingers fidgeted unconsciously as she repeated to herself.
Ah, ah, ah...
Dugu Yan, oh, Dugu Yan!
At a moment of life and death, what are you doing?
Dugu Yan felt too ashamed to face anyone now. Still, she stole a glance at Li Mingzhu, and only after seeing that he showed no reaction did she quietly begin recovering her soul power.
After quite some time, the beast that had roared still had not attacked. Feeling safe, Dugu Yan considered herself incredibly fortunate.
Of course,