Chapter 96: Those Who Steal From Me Will Die

Who are you?" Ye Ling demanded coldly, but because of her internal injuries, her voice no longer carried the force it had moments before.

Yan Xu stepped forward and held Ye Ling back. From the burst of power just now, they could tell that this person’s cultivation was certainly above the Bright Aperture realm. Even if they could not discern his exact level, the pressure of a true master was on an entirely different level from theirs.

It would do them no good to offend such an expert, and since a martial powerhouse had already discovered them, there was no reason to continue.

He took another step forward, enduring the pain, but still forced out a strained smile. "Senior, we were only speaking with this little girl. We had no intention of harming her. It was just a misunderstanding."

Ye Ling’s brows knit tightly. Was that little fierce beast giving up just like that?

But... with this person here, they simply could not lay a hand on the girl.

Sikou Yan’s lips curved with a trace of coldness. "A misunderstanding? Then if I kill you, that can be a misunderstanding too."

He was furious. Tianxin was still only this small, yet these two not only bullied the young with the strong, they even wanted to strike at her! The always composed man felt a blaze of anger ignite in his chest, and he almost wanted to kill them both.

Ji Tianxin glanced at the person beside her, then at Ye Ling and Yan Xu.

She stepped forward and said slowly, "I do not like others taking what is mine."

Even though it was still an utterly plain sentence...

To Ye Ling and Yan Xu, it somehow made every muscle in their bodies tense.

"What belongs to me..." Ji Tianxin’s already slow voice paused slightly.

Ye Ling and Yan Xu both felt their hearts jump into their throats.

Why was this happening?

Even they did not know why they were reacting this way.

That kind of power was not tangible, yet it could still make you feel fear—an invisible force far more frightening than something that erupted before your eyes.

It was an existence even more terrifying!

And now, that was exactly how they felt.

But this was only a child.

Just an ordinary little girl!

"Will all die," Ji Tianxin said the last few words at her own unhurried pace, her tone still calm and cool.

Yet it made everyone present draw in a sharp breath.

Even Sikou Yan felt a tight, constricting stillness around his heart.

He looked at Ji Tianxin, a trace of solemnity appearing beneath his mask.

Ye Ling still wanted to say something, but Yan Xu stopped her and shook his head.

He explained, "We only wanted to ask the little sister where that thing is. Since the little sister doesn’t know, then it was a misunderstanding. We’ll be going now."

Ye Ling was somewhat unwilling to accept it. Perhaps it was because ever since entering the academy, whether as students of Wind-Riding Academy, or because of their own strength, or because they had been born with the proud background of favored children of heaven, she had grown used to arrogance.

So leaving like this, she was still resentful.

"Go," Yan Xu said in a low voice, tugging at her. "We’ll talk when we get back." Then he said gravely through voice transmission, "That person’s cultivation is above ours. And if word gets out that we caused trouble for a child because of that fierce beast and damaged the academy’s reputation, do you think the elders would spare us? More importantly... that strike just now has already left both of us with internal injuries."

That last sentence was the real reason they chose to retreat at this moment.

Because... they no longer had any ability to fight.

Ye Ling’s heart jolted. Her organs still ached faintly, and a trace of blood had already seeped from the corner of her mouth. In the end, she stopped resisting. Clenching her teeth, she took two steps back, then followed Yan Xu and hurried away while dragging her badly injured body with her.

Sikou Yan did not stop them. His gaze moved slowly from Ji Tianxin to the two retreating figures, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.