CRACK!
The longsword in Elder Du's hand missed Qin Yue and stabbed harshly into the ground, snapping with a crisp sound.
"Damn it! Who dares ruin my plans!" His killing blow having failed, Elder Du's face contorted with shame and rage.
Having narrowly escaped death, Qin Yue looked up in immense surprise at the person holding her, desperate to know who had saved her at such a critical moment. What met her gaze was a remarkably refined and delicate face.
"Ye Qingchen!" Qin Yue's long eyelashes trembled. The one who had saved her from the brink of death was none other than Ye Qingchen.
"You didn't run away?" Qin Yue was completely shocked.
Ye Qingchen released her and smiled. "You were ready to die for me. If I had abandoned you and fled, could I still call myself a man?"
