Of course, they were all auxiliary ingredients. There had to be someone with a special Fate Pattern as the main sacrificial target.
“!!!” He recalled the Black-Clothed Man’s comment about Yu Qingxian in the woods, and his heart tightened abruptly.
Anxious for Yu Qingxian’s safety, plus the killers’ fearless tactics, Chu Yi stopped holding back. He killed when he could, crippled when he couldn’t.
Crack— Zhang Shaoyi and the others, who arrived upon hearing the commotion, watched him neatly snap a man’s arm. The ground was littered with twisted killers—missing limbs or throats slit—and they all instinctively felt their own arms and necks ache.
What kind of little monster had this guy been trained by? Not only could he refine pills and draw talismans, but his combat skills outshone theirs after decades in the field. Was there no justice?
“Help out!” At the critical moment, Wu He, the Special Affairs Office Director, proved reliable. He charged forward first while shouting reminders to the rest.
Zhang Shaoyi and the others snapped out of it, grabbing their handy weapons and joining the fray.
With their help, the pressure on Chu Yi eased greatly. He pulled back from the center and glanced at the protected crowd behind, quickly spotting the one he worried about.
“President Yu, you okay?” Chu Yi was a bit surprised, but his hand instinctively grabbed Yu Qingxian’s.
With so many people watching… his grandfather, mother, and Second Sister Yu were all there. Yu Qingxian felt extremely embarrassed, but with his right hand gripped by those large, heated palms from the fighting, he had no intention of pulling away.
“I’m fine.” How could he not be? “But Chu Yi… why are you dressed like that?”
And hadn’t this guy not come? How did he suddenly appear…
Yu Qingxian wasn’t stupid. He figured it out after a moment and felt a pang of annoyance, trying to yank his hand free.
“Don’t move!” Chu Yi warned sternly, eyes on the emerging higher-level killers with superior skills. He stood firmly by Yu Qingxian’s side.
At most, when he saw someone in peril, he’d kick a stone from the Yu Family grounds or fling a Copper Coin to save them.
He believed President Yu was the main target, so he refused to leave no matter what.
This worked out perfectly for the Yu Family. The Yu Patriarch, Mrs. Yu, Big Brother Yu, Second Sister Yu, and even Father Yu—who had been flitting about like a social butterfly all day—felt reassured with such a powerhouse out front.
Second Sister Yu was the sharpest. She glanced down at their clasped hands, then winked at her brother. No wonder this handsome guy keeps protecting my brother—they’re that kind of couple!
Yu Qingxian’s ears heated up abruptly. He averted his gaze, not daring to meet his sister’s eyes.
Amid the fierce battle, a handsome but disheveled young man dashed out from somewhere. Spotting Chu Yi, he rushed over like he’d found his savior.
“Yi Ge, save—” me.
The last word stuck in his throat as a slender, pale hand reached out, blocking his dive into Chu Yi’s arms.
He Zhan looked up into a pair of cool phoenix eyes narrowed in displeasure.
He Zhan: “…”
But He Zhan ignored him and turned to Chu Yi. “Yi Ge, I know who’s trying to kill me—it’s Lu Changzhou! That bastard wants my life!”
Chu Yi paused. “So you’re the Array Eye!”
He Zhan blinked stupidly. “What array nexus?”
Yu Qingxian panicked, thinking Chu Yi would let go. He instinctively tightened his grip, his reluctance obvious.
Chu Yi wanted to laugh. This clingy, possessive, jealous President Yu had wormed straight into his heart—too adorable! Those long lashes fluttering guiltily were like little feather fans, tickling his heart and making him want to kiss them.
No one knew that while he’d been peeking at President Yu from the crowd earlier, a sour feeling had bubbled up inexplicably: He couldn’t be with President Yu anymore. This elegant, outstanding cool beauty of a noble young master— who knew who’d get him in the future…
Now seeing how unwilling President Yu was to let go, that little discomfort smoothed over. What to do? He didn’t want to let go either!
Chu Yi steeled himself and tightened his hold on Yu Qingxian’s hand a bit more.
The two secretly flirted pink amid the onlookers and Wu He & co. still fighting for their lives, both utterly content and wishing this moment would last forever.
Those fighting for their lives like Wu He: “…”
Dog gays—turns out you’re not the ones licking blood from the blade!
He Zhan, who had just escaped his boyfriend’s pursuit and a brush with death, only to get force-fed toxic dog food: “…”
He rubbed his face, his expression conflicted. “But I don’t think Lu Changzhou really wanted to kill me. He was trying to kill me on one side while yelling at me to run on the other…”
If not for the killers being drawn away by the fight and Lu Changzhou suddenly turning, he couldn’t have escaped.
Of course, it was also thanks to the Protective Talisman Yi Ge gave him. Sensing danger, it glowed gold, and Lu Changzhou wouldn’t have suddenly split into two people.
That’s right, two people. His face shifted from sinister terror to tender affection, changing faster than turning a page… He Zhan had nearly pissed himself in fright.
“Two people?” Chu Yi thought for a moment, then realized. “Yin-Yang Twin Evil!”
