Chen Xuan leveled his spear and thrust straight at Xu Nian. This strike would surely kill the cornered man! Once the Xu family was wiped out, the northern defenses of the Yin Dynasty would be left dangerously exposed.
Suddenly, Jiang Ziyan stepped in to block his path. Chen Xuan hurriedly pulled back and roared, “Ziyan, have you lost your mind?”
Jiang Ziyan’s face was deathly pale, but she forced herself to say, “Chen Xuan, I can’t let you kill him!
“After all… the Xu family once saved my life, too. I… I want to repay them today!”
By the end, she seemed to have finally convinced herself, and her voice grew steadily firmer.
Chen Xuan’s cheek twitched despite himself. “You’re a princess of the former dynasty. The Xu family slaughtered your whole family, and you asked me to help you get revenge. I agreed because we had the same goal!
“Now I’ve been dragged into your feud, and after risking our lives together for so long, we’ve finally brought down the Xu family. And you want to let the tiger return to the mountains? Where the hell was this concern before?”
A tear slid down Jiang Ziyan’s beautiful, sorrowful face. “Chen Xuan, I know you’ve helped me so much on the road to revenge. Let him go this once, and I’ll give myself to you. Please, let him go…”
Before she could finish, a sharp whoosh burst through the air!
Chen Xuan thrust his spear forward. It was his fastest battle technique, the Wind-Chasing Thrust!
But he had already fought for a long time, while she was still at full strength. She dodged the fatal blow, and the spear pierced only her left shoulder!
“You say one thing and do another. Disgusting! You little tramp, your looks are utterly vulgar to me. You’re fit only to be a whetstone for my spear!”
Jiang Ziyan stumbled backward, clutching her shoulder. At his words, she froze, the light in her eyes sinking little by little into despair.
I can't figure it out at all! What do you think when the previous information is enough and the protagonist is asked to run back and explore?