Chapter 145: Panic Attack

"I'm here… I'm here… Everything is fine now…" Jingwei said, murmuring reassurances in her ear. Jingwei couldn't turn back time to prevent Ya Ren from landing his filthy paws on her, and that failure will eat away at him for the rest of his life.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," Xue Ning said robotically, as though trying to convince herself.

But Jingwei felt Xue Ning shiver in his arms. He knew she was lying, and his eyes darkened. 

'I'm going to destroy Wu Shang Jing, he vowed to himself. I'm going to become someone so terrifying, no one will ever dare touch a hair of Xue Ning's head in future! '

"Xue Ning?" Jingwei whispered. "Are you feeling alright?"

Xue Ning took a deep breath and smelt the metallic tang of dried blood. It immediately brought to mind Ya Ren's grinning face and his touch on her, and the soft give of his palm as she stabbed the knife in.