Wei Nianlin, who was standing next to her, was also completely stunned.
The light of the sunset shone on the short blade, and through its gleaming surface, reflected onto Ning Rong and Wei Nianlin, clearly illuminating the despair on their faces.
Faced with such an expression, the masked warrior's eyes remained cold, without even a flicker of emotion, because he had seen too many such expressions before.
The blade drew closer and closer to Ning Rong and Wei Nianlin's necks, and both of them could clearly feel the chill emanating from it.
"ah!"
Just as the blade was about to touch his neck, Wei Nianlin screamed in terror. He tried to dodge, but his body was too terrified to move. He didn't want to die; he was only fourteen, and his parents were waiting for him at home.
Ning Rong's face was also full of sorrow. She never expected that her life would end here.
Just as their hands and feet were trembling, a deep voice suddenly came from beside them: "So close yet so far, retreat!"
As the sound rang out, an astonishing change occurred.
To Ning Rong and Wei Nianlin's astonishment, the masked warrior who had already leaped in front of them was rapidly retreating, but it wasn't the masked warrior retreating; rather, it was the space around him that was retreating!
The ground beneath the masked warrior's feet seemed to stretch out suddenly, causing the surrounding trees, flowers, and even the distant park fence to recede at a visible speed.
And so, the masked warrior drifted further and further away from them in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
The only person close to Ning Rong and Wei Nianlin was Xu Xialing, who had already lunged forward. Her body, which had been out of control and was about to crash to the ground, unexpectedly fell back and stood upright beside them. Wei Nianlin could still see Xu Xialing's wide-open mouth and dazed expression, as if she didn't understand what was happening.
Of course, Wei Nianlin's expression at this moment was the same as hers.
"What's going on?" After a long while, Ning Rong finally reacted and murmured in shock.
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