Without Xiao Junyan, Yue Er could only deal with the danger on her own. Although her strength was not as strong as Xiao Junyan's, she could still resolve certain dangers.
Smoke filled the air all around, and the sword blades with cold light pierced through the smoke and attacked them, as if wanting to kill them.
“Swoosh!”
Yue'er calmed down and concentrated on dealing with the crisis in front of her, but because the swords were extremely fast and as sharp as arrows, even if she avoided the vital parts, she still suffered some superficial injuries. In order to avoid those swords, she was even forced to retreat to a corner.
However, when she was forced back to a corner, she seemed to step on something and fell backwards as if she had fallen into another space.
"ah!"
She instinctively let out a low cry and then disappeared.
"Xiao Qi!"
Xiao Junyan quickly looked towards the source of the sound and saw several sword blades stabbing towards Yun Qi. The sharp sword energy and the murderous aura contained in the sword blades startled him and he whispered, "Be careful!"
As soon as the voice came out, he flashed forward, hugged her in his arms, and waved away the attacking sword with one hand. However, because there were countless swords, when he waved away those swords, one sword still pierced his body with a whoosh. At this moment, the figure in his arms turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared in his arms.
Xiao Junyan was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed. He covered his stabbed abdomen with one hand, while looking at the sword blades that suddenly disappeared around him, and the dispersing smoke. There was no trace of Yun Qi around him.
"Xiao Qi!" he shouted, and the blood from the wound oozed even more violently due to the pulling.
"Brother Xiao!"
Yue'er didn't know what was going on. She fell in here and seemed to be trapped in a transparent space. She could see Xiao Junyan's situation, but he seemed unable to see her.
Seeing blood oozing out from between his fingers as he covered his abdomen, she felt worried and guilty. If the smoke had not transformed into her appearance, if he had not wanted to protect her, he would not have been injured with his level of cultivation.
However, what Yue'er did not expect was that for a long time afterwards, the illusions that appeared again and again were as real as if she was there herself. She was isolated like a bystander, watching Xiao Junyan's body get more and more wounds and his face becoming paler and paler.
She stared blankly, her eyes reddened and mist covered her eyes. From the time they left the mountain gate and got along with each other, she knew that he might really like her, but she didn't expect that when he saw her in danger, even though it was most likely just an illusion, he didn't dare to take the risk, so that he got hurt again and again...
She didn't know what love was, but at this moment, her heart was loosened.
"Heh... I didn't expect he was still a romantic."
A cold female voice suddenly sounded, revealing a hint of anger and ridicule.
"Who are you? Who are you! Why do you treat him like this!" Yue'er shouted angrily and looked around, but there was nothing.
"Hehehe... None of the men in this world are good. Don't feel bad just because he is willing to get hurt for you. You never know when he might change his mind. What's more, you are a congenital spirit, so he probably only cares about your body."