Red bloodstains dripped from Bai Ying's mouth.
Her body was severely depleted, and she was now at her last gasp. She felt that she couldn't even muster a trace of spiritual energy; it had all been drained from her body.
The crowd's expressions changed drastically. Their faces, which had been flushed with joy at Bai Ying's performance, turned deathly pale. Fear spread rapidly like a tidal wave, taking over their hearts.
From the crowd, someone cried out in a trembling voice, their face filled with worry, "What's going on? Could Bai Ying be about to collapse? What will we do if she falls at this critical moment of life and death?"
"Yeah, she's so useless. Why did she have to fail at this time? We were about to win, get up already! Otherwise, we're all going to die here!"
"That's right, get up quickly and defeat all those dragons! Even if you have to fall, wait until you've killed them all before you fall! You said you'd protect us!"
The Lingyin Sect cultivators clearly did not expect them to say such a thing.
The eldest senior sister, Lingyu, stepped forward directly: "You all make it sound so easy! If you're so capable, why don't you rush up and fight the Chilong yourselves? Why are you cowering here, making Bai Ying risk her life to protect you?"
“Exactly!” Ling Shuang, standing behind Ling Yu, chimed in. She had known Bai Ying for a long time and was well aware of Bai Ying’s character and strength. Now, seeing everyone criticizing Bai Ying like this, she could no longer suppress her anger: “Bai Ying kindly advised you to leave before, but none of you listened, and you were all full of suspicion. Since you didn’t trust her, what right do you have to stay here and expect her to protect you?”
Ling Yu and Ling Shuang's words were like a heavy hammer, leaving everyone speechless.
They all lowered their heads, not daring to meet the angry gazes of the Lingyin Sect members, their faces flushing red and then turning pale. The once noisy scene instantly fell silent.
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Bai Ying had been completely drained of her strength, and at this moment, even standing up was extremely difficult for her.
But remembering that she was here on the behalf of Senior Qi Haoyuan, Bai Ying forced herself to stand up. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and desperately drew repair power from the repair jade pendant, wanting to replenish her spiritual power as soon as possible.
However, the dragons clearly realized that this was the best opportunity to kill Bai Ying.
"Everyone, let's attack together!"
The leading dragon let out a roar, a sound as loud as a bell, which shook the surrounding air.
In an instant, the dragons pounced on Bai Ying like arrows released from a bow, baring their fangs and claws. They opened their blood-red mouths, their sharp fangs gleaming coldly in the dim light, determined to tear Bai Ying to shreds.
In the distance, Bai Di witnessed this scene. Her previously dim eyes instantly lit up, filled with malice and anticipation. Her hands clenched tightly, her nails almost digging into her palms, a twisted smile appearing on her face as she screamed wildly in her heart: Quickly, kill Bai Ying right now!
Bai Ying gripped her longsword tightly in an instant. Though she was at her limit, she wasn't completely without strength. She was prepared to fight to the death.
Besides, she also has the ability to repair jade pendants. Given just a little time, she can repair them immediately!
Despite the excruciating pain, Bai Ying straightened her spine once more, using all her strength to support her swaying body, her gaze fixed firmly on the ferocious dragons.
However, at this critical moment, a clear yet powerful voice shouted directly at the dragons: "Your opponent now is us!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ying's body trembled, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She slowly turned her head and saw the group of cultivators from the Lingyin Sect walking towards her with firm steps.
Ling Yu, who was in the lead, shielded Bai Ying behind her and said, "Junior Sister Bai, you've worked hard. Now leave it to us."
“Yes!” Ling Shuang smiled sweetly at Bai Ying. “Junior Sister Bai, you rest here, we’ll take care of things here. You’ve worked so hard to protect us before, now it’s our turn to protect you.”
Bai Ying looked at them, her eyes slightly red, and nodded gently to everyone. In that instant, a warm current welled up from the bottom of her heart and slowly flowed throughout her body.
Since leaving the Huayang Sect, she has mostly been cultivating alone, rarely receiving protection from others. Apart from the people of the Lingxiao Sect, she hasn't felt any warmth for a long time.
But at this moment, the members of the Lingyin Sect shielded her behind them...
"Senior Sister," Bai Ying called to Ling Yu, "You only need to help buy some time, just enough for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. I'll be able to finish repairing it soon."
Lingyu nodded to Baiying, but although Baiying said that, she didn't take Baiying's words seriously. After all, Baiying looked like she was on her last legs and looked terrible.
How could such a situation be repaired in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?
Lingyu and the others all drew their weapons and confronted the dragons.
Bai Di was furious at the change in the scene.
Just when Bai Ying was about to collapse, another group of people surrounded her.
Those bastards, damn it, damn it!
She angrily shouted at the people around her:
"Does anyone know how to kill Bai Ying? Now is the best time to kill her!"
The people around Bai Di looked at each other, clearly at a loss for what to do.
Wang Qiushi stared at Bai Di in disbelief, never expecting him to say such a thing.
His belief crumbled little by little. He admired Bai Di so much that he had flown all the way from a thousand miles away to Qingyan Town just to see her.
He thought she was decisive, kind, and exceptionally capable.
But she was nothing like he had imagined.
Compared to Bai Di, Bai Ying seems to be more worthy of his respect.
But he still said:
"I... have a solution."
Wang Qiushi raised his head with some difficulty to look at Bai Di.
Although he greatly admired Bai Ying, he cared more about his own reputation than Bai Ying.
He used the Beast-Attracting Pill to summon so many dragons, and those monsters killed too many of his fellow disciples. Although Bai Ying protected some, many still died because of him.
Once they return to their sect and this matter becomes public, how will he establish himself?
Since that's the case, let's keep all those in the know from speaking out.
Wang Qiushi took out the remaining few Beast-Attracting Pills and handed them to Bai Di.
"Those dragons were attracted by this kind of pill. If we crush another one, it will attract some new monsters, and they will surely die."
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