"Qingqing, don't be afraid, I'm here."
That familiar tone, that familiar gaze, and the deep emotion in his eyes...
Ye Qingning opened her mouth: "Ah, Ayan..."
Chu Song tightly protected Ye Qingning, his hands gripping the pillar behind her, as if he could withstand any number of blows.
The man in black drew his dagger, his anger flaring again: "None of you touch her!"
Just as his dagger was about to fall again, Chen Ci shouted, "General Lin, no! He's also Lin Feiyan!"
The man in black was stunned, his hand holding the dagger hovering in the air for a few seconds.
Just as he realized what was happening and was about to stab again, Ah Bao suddenly appeared out of nowhere and snatched the dagger from his hand.
The scene suddenly became complicated and bizarre.
Chen Ci knew that even without the dagger, Lin Feiyan, the most powerful general in the court, could crush them as easily as crushing ants.
He quickly stepped forward and blocked Chu Song's path: "General Lin, the matter is complicated. Can you let me explain in detail?"
The man in black looked at Chen Ci's familiar face, but found that his eyes were full of unfamiliarity.
He took a step back: "Fine, I'll give you a chance to explain, but don't try anything funny."
Chen Ci breathed a sigh of relief: "I need to put the person down first."
"Okay." The man in black simply raised his hand and pressed the button, and the ropes binding Ye Qingning were easily untied.
Chen Ci then realized the key to the rope: according to the mechanism, the rope would automatically break when it reached a critical value.
In other words, he never intended to kill anyone.
He probably just wanted to make him make a choice, so that Ye Qingning would clearly understand that Chen Ci, whom she had chosen, would not hesitate to abandon her when it mattered most...
I see.
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