"Even if they escape the city, it's still our territory."

"She's not doing anything to us!"

Mrs. Ge could hardly believe what her two sons were saying; what utterly nonsensical nonsense was this?

She didn't answer any of her questions. Could it be true?

Her husband had actually died.

And her brother too!?

Why did they die? There were only four people in total. How could they have killed hundreds of people?

She raised her head and looked at the culprit with a venomous gaze.

Lin Ru met her gaze calmly.

"Now that all the main characters are here, how about we all perish together?"

After saying that, she picked up the spirit cannon in her hand, aimed it at these people, and was just about to make a move!

Lightning crackled and thundered down from the sky!

It struck right in front of Lin Ru!

It illuminated the entire night!

It was chopped about a dozen times.

The blow was so powerful that everyone could barely open their eyes.

The Ge family and others even thought that the little witch had been struck dead by the heavens.

Even when Bai and the others looked back, they only saw their daughter's lonely back.

Seeing the scene before her, she disregarded everything else and quickly ran back.

The same applies to Lin Bai and the other two!

They didn't want anything else; all they wanted was to stand by their sister.

Xu Yixuan realized what was happening and tried to run back, but was stopped by his subordinates.

"General! Do not go any further. This Miss Lin has clearly incurred the wrath of Heaven."

"Otherwise, God wouldn't have just let her be struck down!"

"General! You absolutely cannot go there. Even if you don't think about others, you must think about the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"General! Don't go!"

After the lightning struck, Lin Ru stood still without moving an inch, and her expression remained unchanged.

The lightning bolt seemed to have deflated!

And so it slowly dissipated.

Lin Ru looked up at the sky and saw that not only had the thunderclouds disappeared, but the rain had also stopped.

She knew she had made the right bet.

Meanwhile, inside the space, Wu Ling, whose eyes were closed and who was almost lifeless, suddenly experienced a burst of fluorescent light. The pills in his body also began to take effect, and the wound on his chest was slowly healing at a visible speed.

He felt as if he were in a dream, in which he was swimming in the water. It felt so good that every pore on his body felt like it was about to burst open.

Moreover, he even saw the person he wanted to see in his dream.

That person stood there all alone, while the thunderclouds in the sky continued to churn, as if they were about to execute her on the spot at any moment!

Wu Ling used all his strength to try to reach out and hold that lonely figure tightly in his arms, using his own body to shield him from all harm in the world.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move at all!

To be able to watch helplessly as that person was struck by lightning again and again!

That petite body, like a rag doll, fell into a deep pit.

He was overcome with grief and kept shouting, "No!"

"Lin Ru!"

"Ru'er!"

"No!"

"don't want!"

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide.

He found himself in a swaying carriage!

The person who had just fallen into the deep pit was sitting next to him, looking at him with a smile in his eyes.

Wu Ling's eyes reddened, and without caring whether it was reality or a dream, she rushed forward and hugged the person she had been longing for tightly in her arms.

It was as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

Lin Ru never expected that this person, after narrowly escaping death, would become so daring.

He dared to hug her?

But she soon realized something was wrong; something was wet on her shoulder.

The person hugging her was trembling all over, looking pitiful and helpless.

She recalled what Wu Ling had called out in his sleep and gently patted his back to comfort him.

"It's okay, it's okay, we're all alive, everything will be alright, you were just having a nightmare."

"We are now out of Kyoto."

Hearing that familiar voice, Wu Ling felt much better, but tears still streamed down his face. He couldn't imagine what crazy things he would do if the scene in front of him were real; perhaps he would even commit suicide with her body.

Lin Ru felt her clothes on her shoulders getting wetter and wetter.

He sighed helplessly.

"It's all over now, it's really nothing."

"You don't know, Quan Jinyu actually planted quite a few people in Kyoto, and there's also a troop of soldiers outside to provide support."

"Qian Duoduo has become smarter now and has actually set up his own private army."

"Moreover, when I left the palace, I was carrying the head of the Marquis of Zhenxi and parading through the streets!"

“Those people were terrified.”

"Kyoto was thrown into chaos at that time."

"The pursuers were suddenly caught off guard."

"We'll be in Mianzhou in half a day now."

Is there anything that's bothering you?

"I'll find a doctor when we get back to give you a thorough examination."

"Don't shy away from seeking medical help!"

Wu Ling cried for a while before realizing that the person in her arms was real!

He released Lin Ru's body somewhat embarrassedly, lowered his head, and his whole body turned as red as a boiled shrimp.

Seeing him like this, Lin Ru felt a warmth in her heart. Indeed, tears are a man's best dowry.

Who wouldn't like a man who's a wolf in sheep's clothing but a puppy in front of them, a stark contrast?

Wu Ling, I suddenly remembered what I said to Lin Ru when I was about to die!

With red eyes, he asked to confirm, "Do you still stand by what you told me back then?"

Will you fight me?

"If I win, will you give me a chance!?"

"I know I'm not that great, but I just hope you can give me a chance, a chance to stand by your side."

Lin Ru never expected that the first thing this person said after regaining consciousness would be this!

"You really don't care about your own situation at all."

"However, I don't want to fight with you."

Wu Ling immediately tensed up, his eyes even turning somewhat bloodshot, and his hand unconsciously gripped Lin Ru's wrist. "Were you lying to me?"

"You said that because you felt sorry for me back then?"

"Lin Ru! You know I don't need pity."

"I……"

Lin Ru quickly interrupted him.

"I have never pitied you, and what I said is not false. Please let me finish!"

"What I want to tell you is that even if we don't follow the customs of the Wu Clan, I'm still willing to give you a chance."