"Don't worry about me, Brother Liu. These people have no vendetta against me, and I'm just a nobody anyway, so I'm sure they won't do anything to me," Lu Yuqing said.1

Han Li hesitated momentarily, then suddenly strode over to Lu Yuqing's side before picking her up in his arms.1

Lu Yuqing was swept off her feet before she even had a chance to react, and the force weighing down on her was instantly lifted, while the gravitational force acting upon Han Li was doubled.0

However, this was still well within his tolerance capacity, and he began to quickly bound up the staircase.0

"Brother Liu..."0

"I agreed to bring you with me, so I have to do everything in my power to keep you safe," Han Li said in an indifferent voice.1

A complex look appeared in Lu Yuqing's eyes as she lowered her head.2

Both Patriarch Cold Flame and Xiong Shan had noticed what Han Li was doing, and they were quite taken aback by his actions.0

"Looks like you've found yourself quite a womanizer of an ally, Fellow Daoist Cold Flame. I must say, I do admire his courage," Xiong Shan jeered with a mocking...1