"Don't touch me!" Ye Xingze recoiled with a vicious snarl, pulling his hand back sharply. His fingers twitched, an instinctive urge to lash out at Lan Lingdu flaring up.
In full view of the two, he pulled a pack of wet wipes from his pocket and began scrubbing his hand frantically. He loathed physical contact with others, especially females. Had he not remembered in the nick of time that Lan Lingdu was not just a female, but a precious Purifier, she would already be a corpse lying on the ground.
Huo Dongchen, with the heightened senses of a Transcendent, sensed the violent energy fluctuations radiating from Ye Xingze instantly. He moved in a flash, shielding Lan Lingdu. The atmosphere grew tense in an instant.
Chapter 17