Li Qing truly didn't expect that Lie Yan would actually come to her senses at this moment. Judging from her demeanor, she genuinely regretted what she had just done, and at least felt somewhat at peace with herself.
Li Qing acted without much thought when he saved Lie Yan; it was just a sudden impulse.
Fortunately, the result did not disappoint him.
Now that Lieyan should listen to me, it's not a loss that I risked my life to do this.
Even Atuna couldn't stop the flames; they just let them walk in front of them, with the three of them following behind her.
At this moment, from behind, Lieyan still looked somewhat fearful. She was almost touching the ground with her toes with every step, appearing extremely hurried and tense. Her neck was stiff, staring straight ahead without looking anywhere. However, even so, she still fulfilled the task she was supposed to do.
These giant insects seemed to be a bunch of opportunists. When Lieyan was weak, they would take advantage of the weakness to bully Lieyan as much as possible. But when Lieyan showed that he was not to be trifled with, these giant insects became afraid and made way for four people to pass through.
"Don't worry, we won't do anything to you. As long as you don't hurt us, we won't hurt you either." Having stayed here for a long time, Li Qing had gotten used to being surrounded by giant insects. As he walked forward, he looked left and right and warned the giant insects on both sides.
He didn't care whether the giant insects understood him or not. He could tell that these giant insects were a bunch of bullies who preyed on the weak. Since that was the case, why didn't he act more fiercely?
"The exit is just ahead."
"Flame said softly."
Upon arriving here, she felt uneasy, so she turned around to face the three people and the giant insects, and began to walk backwards.
When Lieyan gently placed one foot on the ground outside the cave entrance, he finally relaxed a lot, holding the torch and slowly turning around.
Almost simultaneously, the three of them also walked out of the cave.
The giant insects were ordered by the Queen Insects not to leave this place under any circumstances. They could only watch helplessly as the four people disappeared before their eyes, and it was unknown what they thought.
Stepping out of the cave wasn't enough. Fearing some unexpected event, the four walked on for quite a while longer. Only after confirming that there were no problems did they finally stop for a short rest.
Li Qing was very satisfied with Lie Yan's performance and praised him, "You did a good job this time, Lie Yan."
Slightly embarrassed, Lieyan gave a soft hum and turned his head away.
Li Le laughed, then quietly walked up to Li Qing and asked, "Judging from her attitude, is she interested in you?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Qing said irritably. "She belongs to Chu."
"Hmm...what do you mean?"
Li Qing briefly described Chu's straightforwardness at the time, and then asked in return, "Didn't you hear what I was saying when I was talking to Lieyan?"
Li heard it, of course, but unlike Li Qing, he didn't think so much. After Li Qing's explanation, he laughed heartily and said, "You're really something! How come I didn't think of that? Sigh, that guy Chu, I really didn't expect that..."
At this point, Li suddenly saw Atuna walk up to her with a guilty look on her face. Just as she was wondering about this, Atuna suddenly said, "Maizi, I should have told you this a long time ago, but I was too nervous before and didn't have time to say it. Actually, the main reason why Chu lost was because of Moth Witch."
These words not only reached the ears of Li Qing and his companion, but also those of Lie Yan, who was resting. He immediately turned Atuna toward him and asked earnestly, "What happened?"
She still cared a lot about that battle.
The power in Chu's body vanished inexplicably in an instant, and then he was suppressed by himself. He was completely different from before. Although Lieyan won in the end, this incident became a knot in Lieyan's heart.
Atuna mustered his courage and said, "It was the Moth Witch who cursed Chu when the Blazing Flame was about to lose. This curse can greatly weaken Chu's fighting power, which is why Chu..."
"However, the Moth Witch has already lifted the curse after the battle was decided, so Chu should only have suffered some superficial injuries and be fine!"
Atuna hurriedly added.
"So that's how it is."
Li Qing nodded.
"Now I understand why Chu acted that way. Thank you for telling me this now, Atuna."
“I should have said this back then, but I was too scared, so I…” Atuna said with a face full of guilt.
“It’s alright. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t be much better off. You did a great job,” Li Qing said with a smile. He then said to Lie Yan, “In that case, the agreement between the two of you is null and void, right?”
Li said calmly, "Chu has saved a hand, but I hope he doesn't act impulsively and cut it off himself in a moment of anger."
Compared to Li Qing and the other two's calmness, Lie Yan seemed very impulsive. She pressed both hands on Atuna's shoulders, almost pinning him to the ground: "So, everything is meaningless? My victory was fake, and my finally gaining the upper hand in the fight was also fake?"
A-Tu-Na looked embarrassed and had no choice but to repeat what he had just said: "E-Wu made Chu..."
I don't want to hear any of that!
Flame slammed his fist into the rock wall next to Atuna's face.
"It's all fake, it's all fake!"
"Damn it, in the end, isn't this the same as losing?"
"I was laughing at Chu, but now I know how it is," Lieyan said, looking at his hands. "Without Moth Witch, I am nothing. I am just a level three warrior, and I was suppressed by Chu the whole time. In the end, I even had to rely on Moth Witch's help to win. Heh... If it weren't for Moth Witch, things would probably have been very different."
Lieyan was extremely proud and arrogant. She became a level three warrior at a young age, and as a woman, she always believed that she was very strong. She was unwilling to accept defeat, and even less willing to accept this kind of victory that she had won by chance, which was equivalent to a complete denial of the results of her previous efforts!
"Why didn't you stop it then...?"
Just as Lieyan was about to throw another punch, Li Qing finally stepped forward. He gently caught Lieyan's fist with one hand and comforted him, saying, "Atu Na also has his own difficulties."
"I know, but!"
It seems that Lieyan has indeed changed. As soon as Li Qing appeared, Lieyan obediently lowered his hand, bowed his head, and said unwillingly.
"It's alright, it's all over now," Li Qing patted Lie Yan's head and said softly, "If we leave this place and Chu and the others are alright, you two can have another fair match, just don't make any bets or anything like that."
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