Before Wang Yuyan's scream had even faded, three dark figures lunged out from the woods. Yun Zhonghe's slender form was the fastest, skimming across the lake surface like a ghost, his steel claws aimed straight at Wang Yuyan's throat.
"Miss Wang!" I shouted, only to see Mu Wanqing already launch herself into the air, her broken sword cleanly deflecting the steel claws. The sparks from the clash of metal were blinding in the moonlight.
"Go! Get the Seven-Heart Begonia!" Mu Wanqing yelled at me. "I'll hold them off!"
Chapter 211