"Third brother, run!" The man, enduring the excruciating pain of his broken breastbone, shouted loudly at another injured young man behind him.
Yang Boqiao! It was then that Mu Hanyan saw clearly who it was and guessed Yang Boqiao’s intention. Evidently, he intended to sacrifice his own life to entangle Qu Fengting, allowing Yang Boxin to enter the palace and fight for a slim chance of survival.
Such deep brotherly affection once again touched the softest part of Mu Hanyan’s heart.
However, unfortunately, Yang Boqiao’s plan was too naive. Qu Fengting would not hesitate to kill even his own loyal subordinates, so even if Yang Boxin made it into the palace and avoided the slaughter by the Exotic Beasts, how could he possibly escape Qu Fengting’s venomous clutches?
Perhaps Yang Boqiao still harbored a sliver of hope, wishing that after killing him, Qu Fengting, in consideration of the Yang Family’s face, would spare Yang Boxin’s life.
"Hmph, you brothers indeed share a deep bond, then I’ll let you die together," Qu Fengting, hearing Yang Boqiao’s shout and guessing his intention, felt no compassion and, with a forceful struggle, freed up a little space and struck towards Yang Boqiao’s Heavenly Spirit with his palm.
"Stop!" Mu Hanyan’s figure came to a halt, a sword stabbing towards Qu Fengting’s glabella.
In fact, with her current strength, taking advantage of the moment that Yang Boqiao was entangling Qu Fengting, she could have easily flown into the palace through the narrow gap in the door. If it had been her former self, she would definitely have done so without hesitation. What did the life or death of the two Yang brothers have to do with her!
But at that moment, she couldn’t bear to watch Yang Boqiao die at the hands of Qu Fengting. His breastbone might have broken, but Qu Fengting was too contemptuous. That strike had not used his full strength, and there was still a chance for Yang Boqiao to survive, but if Qu Fengting’s next strike landed with full force, Yang Boqiao would certainly die without a doubt.
"You have a kind heart, but it is nothing but the mercy of a woman!" Qu Fengting could disregard Yang Boqiao, but he dared not underestimate Mu Hanyan.
To the untrained eye, her sword strike seemed plain and unadorned, with no visible might. However, with his Eye Power, it was not difficult for him to see that this strike, returning to simplicity, was no less powerful than his own full-strength blow.
It seemed Yang Boqiao was not mistaken—this Mu Hanyan was truly a high-level practitioner in the Realm of Great Swordsmen.
Qu Fengting pushed off with both hands, sending Yang Boqiao flying towards Mu Hanyan, and then, as Mu Hanyan’s figure hesitated and she reached out to catch Yang Boqiao, he shut the stone gate.
"Quick, take the wound medicine." As Mu Hanyan caught Yang Boqiao, she realized his injuries were even more severe than she had imagined. Just now, he had been holding on by sheer willpower, and she quickly took out wound medicine and administered it to him.
It was also quite a coincidence that Mu Hanyan herself hadn’t brought any wound medicine. With her current strength, she would not be injured, or if she were, ordinary medicines wouldn’t be able to heal her. Therefore, the medicine she took out was actually provided by Yang Boqiao earlier in private.
Mu Hanyan even thought to herself: If Yang Boqiao had not had good intentions, this time, it would have been her own downfall, but she couldn’t blame anyone but herself.
Fortunately, the wound medicine given by Yang Boqiao was fine, and its healing effect was remarkably good. After taking it, his breathing soon stabilized, and his life was no longer in danger.
"Young Master Mu, you’ve saved my life again," Yang Boqiao gratefully said to Mu Hanyan.
"The wound medicine is your own; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to save you," Mu Hanyan said with a smile. This too should be considered good karma. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel※fire.net
"It’s just a pity that we still ended up letting that despicable Qu Fengting succeed," Yang Boqiao said through gritted teeth as he looked at the tightly closed stone gate.
"Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. Even if he schemes his way through everything, there will come a day when he will suffer the consequences of his own actions," Mu Hanyan said coldly.