The man pulled his jacket around himself more tightly before strolling into the room without any hesitation.

  Bam!

  The door was forcefully slammed shut following Ji Xiuran’s entrance.

  “Ji Xiuran, why did you come here? Are you stupid?!” A mist enveloped the girl’s eyes when she saw Ji Xiuran. He will die!

  However, the man didn’t respond and swept his eyes over everyone else in the room. “May I ask what everyone intended by employing this type of method to invite me here?”


  “It’s nothing major. I just missed you dearly after not seeing you for a long time, Emperor Ji. We mainly wanted to see you and chat,” Li Chun replied.

  “Hmph!” Patriarch Zhou snorted. “Ji Xiuran, back then, you killed my son and framed the Tong family for it, making both of our families suffer immensely… You didn’t expect to see this day, right!!!”


  Ji Xiuran’s lips turned up and he nonchalantly said, “You were merely too stupid.”


  “Haha, what kind of situation are we in? Your mouth is still so tough… Fine, since you’re willing to come and meet your death for this woman, I’ll respect you as a real man. You killed my son back then, so I will make this woman die in front of you today!” Patriarch Zhou turned to the middle-aged man standing to the side and ordered, “Pierce her eyes first! That will be my greeting gift for Emperor Ji!”


  The middle-aged man nodded and instantly directed his dagger toward Worriless Nie.

  Worriless Nie could hear the frightening sound of the dagger breaking the wind.

  Reflexively, she closed her eyes.

  Pfff!

  It was the sound of a blade piercing flesh.

  The girl felt several droplets of fiery warmth landing on her face.

  Worriless Nie’s eyes shot open. The scene that greeted her made her pupils contract.

  The man shielded her behind him, his long hair flying in the air. However, his ink-colored hair was tainted with stains of blood.

  The dagger had pierced through the man’s palm. /Drip, drip./ Droplets of blood followed Ji Xiuran’s fingers and fell onto the floor.

  “Brother Xiuran!!!”


  Worriless Nie couldn’t hold back her tears.

  The man turned back, his lips curling up into a smile directed at the girl. It was still that familiar smile with immense warmth overflowing from his eyes, as though he was still that sunny boy-next-door from their youth.

  “Hahaha, you truly are Emperor Ji! If we didn’t belong to different camps, I would really want to befriend you, Emperor Ji… After you die, I’ll bury you honorably! You’re a true man!” Li Chun praised Ji Xiuran.

  This noble man actually used his own hand to block a fatal blow for the girl.

  Ji Xiuran sent the middle-aged man flying back with his palm before walking toward Worriless Nie without looking back. He surveyed the girl’s wounds and softly asked, “It hurts a lot, right?”


  “It doesn’t… It doesn’t hurt! Hurry and leave! Ji Xiuran, leave!” she screamed at the man with every bit of energy inside of her.

  However, a second later, the man embraced her. “Sorry… It’s my fault…”


  “No… It really isn’t…” Tears soaked the man’s overcoat and the girl vehemently shook her head in his arms.

  “Worriless… Don’t be afraid. Regardless of where you are or what you go through… I’ll stay with you,” the man reassured her softly.

  “I’m not afraid. As long as you’re here, I’m not afraid… Brother Xiuran, I’m not afraid, but if the outcome is death, I don’t want you to be here…” The girl had never been as relaxed as she was now in the man’s embrace. That resilient and strong President of the Fearless Alliance, Bai Feng, was now that small girl from when she was with Ji Xiuran years ago.

  She would drool whenever she saw something yummy, she would make the boy carry her when she was tired, she would blush… and she would act like a child.

  “Even if you die, I’ll be by your side,” the man said.

  Tears welled in the girl’s eyes as she stared at the man. “I don’t want you to die…”


  “Worriless, I won’t let you die.” The man gave her a comforting smile.

  Before Worriless Nie could respond, Ji Xiuran asked, “Tell me, who injured you?”


  “That’s not important…” The girl shook her head with a smile.

  “It’s important to me,” Ji Xiuran expressionlessly replied.

  The girl’s gaze landed on the middle-aged man holding a backsword earlier.

  “Is that so?”


  Ji Xiuran slowly stood up, his gaze landing on the middle-aged man.

  “Hahaha, Ji Xiuran, haven’t you grasped the situation and circumstances yet?!” The middle-aged man didn’t have a trace of fear on his face as he looked at Ji Xiuran.

  Ji Xiuran disappeared from his spot and reappeared next to the middle-aged man.

  Swish!

  Without wasting any words, Ji Xiuran uncoiled his right arm and blood sprayed into the air a second later.

  The smile on the middle-aged man’s face froze, swiftly replaced by fear.

  The middle-aged man clutched his neck with his hands, but the blood couldn’t be stopped.

  His jugular was slashed by Ji Xiuran, but the middle-aged man had no idea how Ji Xiuran did it up until his death.

  Ji Xiuran aloofly said, “My situation has nothing to do with how you harmed her.”


  “Hahaha, you’re Emperor Ji indeed. They all say Emperor Ji is powerful, and I originally thought they were just rumors. It’s my first time seeing Emperor Ji fight. My horizons have been widened.” Li Chun clapped with a laugh.

  Ji Xiuran didn’t respond and turned around to walk toward the girl. He used his dagger to untie her arms and legs.

  “Can you walk?” Ji Xiuran inquired quietly.

  Worriless Nie shook her head. “No… I can’t walk… right now…”


  “Come.” Ji Xiuran bent down.

  “No, Brother Xiuran, I’m begging you… Leave! If you don’t take me, I believe… you can leave!” Worriless Nie was unwilling.

  Ji Xiuran shook his head and carried the girl on his back.

  “Ji Xiuran, this is my first time seeing you lower your head and bowing… Is a woman worth it…? Even if it costs you your life?” Li Chun’s eyes glinted coldly.

  The man didn’t answer and slowly walked forward with the girl on his back, step by step.

  “Kill him,” Li Chun ordered.

  Countless blades shone and gleamed ceaselessly.

  The man kicked and sent the people closest to him flying back like a dragon erupting from the sea.

  “Idiots! Ji Xiuran’s weakness is Bai Feng!” Li Chun taunted.

  Everyone changed their target and started attacking Worriless Nie.

  Pfff!

  It wasn’t long before the man was covered in blood and his overcoat was dyed red.

  The man’s body was trembling slightly, but his face remained devoid of any expression.

  “Brother Xiuran… Don’t torment me like this anymore… Don’t block blows for me anymore… I’m begging you…” Behind the man, the girl’s voice was broken with sobs.

  The man turned his head, a gentle smile hanging on his face. “It doesn’t hurt.”


  “You aren’t hurting… but I’m hurting!” The girl was hysterical.

  “Worriless… I will get you out of here,” the man promised after a moment of silence.

  “Ji Xiuran, I would like to see how you will be able to walk out of here alive!” Li Chun leaped up, his dagger ferociously directed toward Worriless Nie.

  Ji Xiuran instantly spun around.

  The dagger pierced into Ji Xiuran’s chest.

  “Li Chun, do you think… you’ve won?” the man asked apathetically.