"Young master, save us!" When Hu Qiao saw someone appear, she grasped at him like a drowning person clutching a straw and hurriedly cried out through her tears.
"Young master, hurry and leave. You're no match for them. Go!" Dong Yan, however, did not ask for help. From the shout Huang Xiao had given upon appearing, she understood that he must be a man of the righteous path. Yet precisely because of that, she would not beg him to save her as her junior sister had. Despicable and shameless though Jiang Yu and Liu Kui were, they were truly outstanding experts, rare talents even among the younger generation of the Jianghu. After all, the Peaceful Heaven Sect's standing was beyond that of ordinary Jianghu sects. Even its lowest-ranking disciples were experts when they ventured into the Jianghu, probably comparable only to the outstanding disciples of a handful of renowned great sects.
Had Huang Xiao been a man in his thirties or forties, or an elder in his fifties or sixties, she would certainly have asked for help. But Huang Xiao was so young that she did not believe he could match Jiang Yu and Liu Kui. Even if his cultivation were comparable to theirs, it would not be enough. After all, there were two of them.
Huang Xiao was rather surprised by Dong Yan's words. Instead of calling to him for help, she had told him to leave quickly. He truly had not expected that. This woman could still think of others while in danger herself, and it moved him somewhat. He had also heard her offer herself in exchange for her junior sister's safety. Although that had failed, it had earned his deep respect. To a woman, her chastity was more important than her life.
"Rest assured, ladies. Since