"Mm! I understand, Grandfather... I'll protect my...self... Ah..."
As the five colored ascension bridge disappeared together with Tushan Qing's figure, Xiao Shou endured the sorrow of parting from a family member and spoke with a slight choked voice.
However, when he was saying the word "myself," a sharp blade suddenly pierced into him from behind, passing straight through his heart.
Only after instinctively finishing the word did Xiao Shou realize that something was wrong with his body. He cried out in pain, and in the next instant, his damaged heart meridian caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
He instinctively grabbed the blade protruding from his chest while simultaneously guiding his life force to maintain the vitality of his heart. Only then did his divine sense finally reveal the surrounding situation.
