Now that things have come to this, Liu Yiyi no longer thinks she can escape, but every life she can save is a life saved. Nan Xun shouldn't have died in this place with her in the first place.
"The thing is here."
Liu Yiyi's fragility was fleeting, and she remained cold and aloof when facing the man in the straw hat.
As she spoke, she produced something in her hand, and the man in the straw hat could tell at a glance that it was no ordinary item.
"Very good." The man in the straw hat smiled slightly.
Liu Yiyi was disgusted by his undisguised greedy gaze. With a swift movement of her delicate hand, she put the item away and said coldly, "You've seen the item. According to the agreement, you release him."
The answer she received was the sound of a sharp blade being drawn.
The man in the straw hat ran his pale, paper-thin fingers across the sword. He looked at Liu Yiyi with almost pity and chuckled softly, "Liu Yiyi, even now, you are still so naive."
He raised his sword, its tip gleaming coldly as it pointed at the two men.
"Since the item is on you, wouldn't it be the same if I killed you?"
From the very beginning, he never agreed to let Liu Yiyi let Nan Xun go.
Before he finished speaking, the man in the straw hat charged forward like an arrow, while the white-clad men surrounding him drew their swords and attacked in perfect unison.
It's not exactly honorable to bully the weak with numbers, but after serving Zhou Donghan's dog for so long, the man in the straw hat has long forgotten how to write the word "conscience."
"Despicable!" Liu Yiyi hadn't expected that the other party would not only deceive her, but also launch such a shameless attack. Filled with rage, she drew her sword to fight back.
Nan Xun never intended to leave Liu Yiyi alone to live, so when the man in the straw hat attacked, he was prepared and lured him away first.
Liu Yiyi is not as strong as Nan Xun. If she were to face the man in the bamboo hat, she would be defeated in no time. However, she could hold out for a while if she were surrounded by the men in white.
Nan Xun blocked the man in the straw hat's attack, but he didn't care. In any case, Nan Xun was not as strong as him, and it was only a matter of time before he defeated him.
However, Nan Xun's action of shielding Liu Yiyi from the sword inadvertently touched a nerve with the man in the straw hat, instantly enraging him: "Since you want to die so badly, then I'll grant your wish."
Having said that, his already fierce swordsmanship became even more intense, thrusting towards Nan Xun with each strike aimed at taking Nan Xun's life. Nan Xun exhausted most of his energy just by dodging and resisting.
Compared to Nanxun, who was struggling to cope, the man in the straw hat seemed completely at ease, even having time to make sarcastic remarks:
"You could have escaped on your own, but you insisted on staying to become my victim. Who do you think you are!"
The man in the straw hat was clearly mocking Nan Xun, but as he spoke, he saw someone else, whose voice was still hoarse but contained resentment.
"Who do you think you are?! Just because you took a sword for her, you think you're invincible?!"
"Why! Why can you just die like this!"
Painful memories flooded back, and the man in the straw hat roared as if he were yelling at someone who had long since died in his memory. In his rage, his attack revealed a slight opening.
Chance!
Nan Xun's eyes lit up, and in a flash, he seized the man in the straw hat's opening, thrusting his sword upwards towards the man's throat!
The instinct for danger instantly snapped the man in the straw hat out of his madness, and he immediately reacted, trying to dodge Nanxun's sword.
But the two were too close. Even though the man in the straw hat dodged as fast as he could, his chin was still slashed by the sword energy, and the straw hat on his face was broken in two.
The straw hat fell to the ground with a muffled thud, and the face of the man in the straw hat that was revealed after the sandstorm startled Nan Xun.
Beneath the straw hat was a terrifying face scorched by smoke and fire!
"Oh……"
The man in the straw hat stroked the crooked scars on his face. The scars that he had been hiding were now exposed in public. He was so angry that he laughed, and looked at Nan Xun as if he were looking at a dead man.
A terrifying sword aura coalesced on his sword. The man in the straw hat held nothing back and slashed fiercely at Nan Xun—
If he were to confront her head-on, Nanxun would be severely injured, if not killed. But if he were to dodge...
Nan Xun thought of Liu Yiyi behind him and found it difficult to make a decision.
"Catch it—"
At this critical moment, a delicate shout came from behind. Nan Xun subconsciously caught what Liu Yiyi threw to him—it was the Liu family heirloom that the man in the straw hat had wanted.
The activated magical artifact sensed the attack and instantly expanded into a circle with a radius of three meters centered on itself, glowing with a soft orange light.
At the same time, Liu Yiyi's face turned deathly pale, and her movements to dodge the man in white became much more clumsy.
This magical artifact is far beyond Liu Yiyi's current control; even activating it nearly drained her spiritual energy.
The Liu family heirloom lived up to its reputation, successfully deflecting all of the man in the straw hat's attacks.
But……
"Let's see how long you can hold out."
The man in the straw hat, feigning madness, ignored the faint taste of blood in his throat and unleashed a second attack that far exceeded his strength!
But at this moment, Liu Yiyi could no longer hold on. As she was stabbed by the man in white, the magic weapon's protection instantly shattered.
Could it be... that I am truly going to perish here today...?
Nan Xun watched the sword energy getting closer and closer, and clenched his right hand in resentment.
"arrive!"
A somewhat familiar loud voice suddenly rang out, followed by another, more unfamiliar, deep voice.