Heart Protection (Back from the Brink)

CHAPTER 23

They raced forward in a random direction. It wasn't until Yan Hui felt her inner breath was running out and the Propelling Sword was wobbling did she stop out of necessity.

She no longer had the power to bring them down in a steady descent. She cried out: "Cover your head!" They plunged into the forest at top speed.

They crashed through countless branches before they were stopped by a large tree. Then they started falling down, one layer of branch at a time.

Tian Yao was slightly heavier. He was the first to crash onto the ground. Before he could crawl away, Yan Hui crashed down onto his stomach. Tian Yao once again fell flat.

The stolen jian from the demon came whistling through the air. It stabbed itself into the ground right next to Tian Yao and Yan Hui.

The birds within the forest were startled by the two people's appearance, flying off into the distance. The animals in the forest cried out in never-ending calls.

Yan Hui laid on top of Tian Yao and laughed along with the animals' cries. Her laugh seemed extremely happy. Yan Hui rolled off of Tian Yao. Now she was laughing while laying down on the ground.

Dawn was just upon them. On the horizon were small rays of light breaking up the darkness.

Seeing the sky starting to brighten, the animals' cries also started to die down.

She looked up at the sky. Not a word was said for a long time.

In the end, it was Tian Yao who broke the silence: "Didn't you say you were going to knock me out and offer me up in exchange for your life?"

"I should've offered you up." Yan Hui's tone was gloomy and cold. It didn't seem like she was joking.

Tian Yao turned his head and looked at her profile, but Yan Hui didn't let him look. She sat up and drew her knees up. She grasped the hook that was still jutting out of her leg. She clenched her teeth, preparing to yank it out.

However Tian Yao frowned when he saw her movements. He immediately turned over and sat up: "Don't." He removed Yan Hui's grip on the iron hook. "The hook has barbs. Do you want to rip out a chunk of your flesh?"

Yan Hui looked up at him: "So the helpful man still cares about these details. Didn't you want me to amputate my own leg earlier?"

"I knew you wouldn't cut it off." Tian Yao shot her a glance and got up. He picked up the jian: "Lay down. I'll help you get it out."

In these situations, Yan Hui didn't fuss. She laid down without a single glance at Tian Yao. She let him use the jian to trace a few movements over her calf.

When Tian Yao ripped her pants, he saw that the area where the hook had pierced her was already mangled. He looked over at Yan Hui's face. She wasn't looking at him, but her expression seemed resigned toward the pain he would cause. Tian Yao looked back down. His movements were extremely gentle.

In fact, he was feeling guilty.

This girl didn't owe him a single thing. She had nothing to do with what happened twenty years ago. However simply because she appeared, he had to bind her to him. He had already dragged her into danger several times. He was feeling guilt over his actions.

It was just that his guilt was far from being able to shake his conviction. It was far from making him push away his "selfishness". His desire to shake off this barely surviving situation was too strong.

So even if Yan Hui was in pain, he would coolly watch off to the side. Even if Yan Hui was hurt, he couldn't let her go.

Because he was also tossed about in the fruitless struggles of the world........