"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, her delicate, jade-like hand was blocked from mid-air by an even stronger, fair hand.
Upon seeing this, the girl's expression changed slightly. She quickly looked up and discovered that Xiao Yan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, was now staring at her with wide eyes.
"Miss, after all the pleading and persuasion, I've actually saved your life. Is this how you treat your savior?"
Meeting the girl's crystal-clear eyes, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice.
"You bastard! You touched me, and now you dare to call yourself my savior? I think you're one of those guys!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's confident demeanor, the girl felt even more ashamed and angry. She cursed at Xiao Yan Xiao Yan and struggled fiercely to pull her delicate hand away from his grasp, revealing half of her arm that was as white as a lotus root through her sleeve.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan released his right hand from the latter's wrist.
But then, Xiao Yan heard the words coming from the girl's mouth, and his Elder Zhang face immediately turned red. He quickly lowered his head and coughed a few times, trying to pretend he didn't know. However, since Xiao Yan was sitting cross-legged on a high blue stone, even though he had lowered his head, his red face still fell squarely into the girl's eyes.
Upon seeing this, the young girl was instantly enraged. She raised her hand again, ready to strike Xiao Yan once more.
"Hey, little girl, don't push your luck. You say I touched you? Fine, then tell me, where did I touch you?"
"You!"
The sudden words made the girl pause slightly, but after she clearly heard what Xiao Yan said, her pretty face quickly turned crimson, and she was so angry that she couldn't speak.
The girl never expected that the seemingly decent-looking man in black robes would be such a scoundrel. Just a moment ago, he clearly had an embarrassed expression on his face, but in the blink of an eye, he immediately changed his tune and denied everything.
Moreover, Xiao Yan's words left the girl speechless for a moment. After all, she was a girl, and in this matter, she still had the reserve that comes with being a girl. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they probably would have argued with Xiao Yan to a draw even if they were not in good condition.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao Yan's words silenced the girl. Otherwise, in order to get Xiao Yan Xiao Yan to admit his actions, would the girl really have insisted that he touched her chest?
If that were the case, not to mention Xiao Yan, she herself would probably be so embarrassed she'd die.
Xiao Yan, having grasped this point, pretended to have done nothing wrong when speaking to the girl, while in reality, Xiao Yan had already...
Even so, the girl's gaze towards Xiao Yan still held disbelief. She rolled her eyes at him, turned her body, and slowly walked towards the distant forest.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then pretended to have suffered a loss, giving the girl a displeased snort and saying in a nonchalant tone:
"Hmph, I did manage to save you, and you immediately started slandering me. Putting that aside, you didn't even offer a word of thanks. Sigh, in this world, it's impossible to be a good person."
With a sorrowful sigh, Xiao Yan rose dejectedly, intending to walk in the opposite direction from the girl.
However, at that moment, the girl who had turned to leave turned back again, her eyebrows furrowed, hands on her hips, and she said sternly to Xiao Yan:
"Hmph, don't think I can't see through you. Your strength is only Five-Star Half-Emperor, but among the group chasing me, there is a Nine-Star Half-Emperor. How could you possibly escape from that old man's grasp? In my opinion, you're in cahoots with that group. The reason you didn't capture me is probably for some other purpose!"
He turned back again, a faint smile on Xiao Yan face as he looked at the girl. His eyes darted around, a playful smile appearing on his lips, and he said:
"Fine, since you keep saying I'm with that group, then I'll just send you back. Anyway, you don't seem to feel any gratitude towards me, your savior. I'll just return you; I'm sure they'll thank me."
Xiao Yan smiled and actually walked towards the girl.
Seeing Xiao Yan's serious expression, the girl was slightly startled. She had to admit that she was really afraid of falling into the hands of that group again. Although she didn't trust Xiao Yan, she still had some confidence when facing Xiao Yan. But if she fell into the hands of those guys, she would definitely not even have a chance to heal her wounds!
A thought flashed through her mind, and the girl quickly and secretly mobilized the little remaining Dou Qi in her body. Instantly, the wounds in her body that had not yet healed were aggravated again, causing the corner of the girl's mouth to twitch involuntarily.
But in order to avoid falling into the hands of those guys again, the girl gritted her teeth, forcibly gathered her Dou Qi, turned her body sharply, and flew swiftly into the mountains and forests behind her.
Seeing that the girl actually turned and ran away at his words, Xiao Yan immediately smiled mockingly, but then seemed to remember something, frowned, and moved swiftly to chase after her using the Heavenly Severing Steps.
Now, under Xiao Yan's cultivation Heavenly Severing Steps has broken through to the Great Completion of the Wind Movement Realm. As a result, Xiao Yan's speed has increased significantly again. Now, relying solely on his speed, he is no longer afraid of the Nine-Star Half-Emperor level Tian Ying, let alone chasing a Four-Star Half-Emperor girl.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan appeared directly behind the girl. His nose twitched slightly as he inhaled the fragrant scent lingering in the air from her passing flight. Xiao Yan smiled contentedly and then addressed the girl in front of him with a smile:
"Heh, hey, I was just kidding. I've already killed those guys. Even if you wanted to, you couldn't get back to them. Don't bother running so desperately!"
However, the girl did not believe Xiao Yan's words at all. In her eyes, Xiao Yan did not even have the ability to fight against Seven-Star Half-Emperor. Yet now, Xiao Yan was telling her that he had killed that group of High-Level Half-Emperor, including a Nine-Star Half-Emperor. This sounded like utter nonsense to the girl.
Sensing that the distance between herself and Xiao Yan was getting closer and closer, the girl made a sudden decision. All the Dou Qi in her body poured out at this moment, and the speed at which her delicate body flew forward suddenly increased. The girl's delicate body turned into a nimble lightning bolt, darting swiftly through the mountains and forests.
At the same time, the girl's pretty face, which had just regained some color, quickly turned deathly pale.
At a certain moment, the girl's forward-rushing figure suddenly stopped, and the injuries in her body flared up again. Before she could react, everything went black, and she fainted in mid-air.
At the same time, Xiao Yan quickly manifested his figure from the void beside him and caught him in his arms.