"If they manage to lock me up and control me, then they can technically use me to indirectly control the actions of the Beast King." Bai Xifeng chuckled softly, her eyes flashing with a dangerous light. "But then again, who says I will be an easy person to control?"
Ji Yuan quietly looked down at the fiercely smiling girl standing before him. Despite the immense, world-threatening danger of the situation gathering outside, there was not the slightest trace of fear or panic anywhere in her eyes. Instead... she looked almost eager and excited to see exactly who dared to come and try their luck.
After several moments of profound silence, Ji Yuan finally spoke up again.
"Do not worry." Ji Yuan's deep voice was entirely calm, but it carried a sense of unquestionable, absolute certainty. "I will not allow anyone to harm a single hair on your head."
His protective gaze shifted away, looking toward the distant, stormy horizon. "I will protect both of you."
