Zhou Ling was terrified, standing there stunned and unable to react. Xie Qiqi was also frightened, raising her hands to firmly grasp Cao Jie's wrist, preventing him from driving the hairpin down.
However, her strength was no match for Cao Jie’s. He forcibly pinned her down. With the tip of the hairpin mere inches away and about to pierce her eye, Xie Qiqi felt desperate and helpless.
Just then, a dark shadow leaped onto the courtyard wall. He caught sight of the scene instantly. Moyuan’s heart tightened; there was no time to think. He pushed off the wall and lunged toward them. He drew his sword in mid-air, and before he even reached Cao Jie, he swung it.
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