Chapter 56: I'm Not Leaving You

"Junior Sister, are you alright?" Liu Xiaochen asked with concern. He had just barely pushed Lang Yu and Tian Haiwei back when he heard Wang Jingyuan's cry of pain. He turned around just in time to see Abbess Huiyuan's sword lunging out for a clearly unprepared Wang Jingyuan, so he whirled her out of harm's way and used his own sword to block the blow. As soon as Abbess Huiyuan retreated, Liu Xiaochen used qing gong to bring himself and Wang Jingyuan out of the heat of the battle to get a moment's rest.

"I'm okay; thank you for saving me, Senior Brother." Wang Jingyuan replied. Her heart was still pounding from the intense duel.

"No need to thank me. Like I said before, with Senior Brother here, no harm will come to you." Liu Xiaochen inspected Wang Jingyuan's cut. Fortunately, it was only a thin slice, and if allowed to heal properly, wouldn't even leave a scar. "Junior Sister, you're not very experienced in dueling, are you?"