Shen Chuwei hugged Xiao Jinyan and, due to inertia, they both tumbled to the ground.
The masked man, upon seeing the sudden appearance of Shen Chuwei, watched as his palm strike hit her back. He forcefully retracted his hand, suffering the backlash of his inner force, which nearly made him stagger several steps back. Yet he stood there erect, enduring the internal injuries caused by the rebound of his inner force.
The incident happened so quickly that Lin Xian couldn't be sure whether the masked man's palm had hit Shen Chuwei or not. He hurriedly sized her up, "Are you okay?"
This was the second time Shen Chuwei had thrown caution to the wind to leap to his rescue, which left him profoundly shocked.
Shen Chuwei had fallen just now and hurt her knee on the ground. Despite the pain, she shook her head at him, "I'm fine."