At that moment, cold sneers from those black-clad assailants echoed from behind. The remaining few, led by one with Mid-Acquired Realm strength, had followed them here and now watched Liu Xiner with a smirk.

As she faced these men, Liu Xiner’s pretty face turned pale, her lips tightly pursed as she asked, "Who exactly are you? What do you want with me?"

"I’m sorry, Miss Liu, but we just want to discuss some business with you and your father. There’s really no need to be so scared. We won’t do anything to you, rest assured," said the black-clad man with a smiling face.

"I will never believe you. If you dare to do anything to me, my grandfather will not let you off," she retorted.

Liu Xiner’s face showed a hint of determination, her eyes glittering with resolute light.

"It seems you prefer punishment to a toast. Go, take her down!"

The Mid-Acquired Realm expert coldly commanded, and the rest of the black-clad men approached her. Liu Xiner kept retreating until she was at the edge of the slope, about to fall down into the chilly depths of the pond below.

"Isn’t it a bit unseemly for a bunch of grown men to bully a young lady?"

Just then, a frivolous voice sounded, and the black-clad men abruptly turned to see a young man standing there - it was Ye Luo, who had arrived just in time.

"Brother Ye!"

Seeing Ye Luo, Liu Xiner’s expression revealed an excited light, her eyes brimming with immense joy.

"Kid, this has nothing to do with you. Get out of here if you don’t want trouble, or I won’t mind adding another life to my hands," said the Mid-Acquired Realm man, glaring venomously at Ye Luo.

"Since when did someone of the Mid-Acquired Realm become so arrogant? You really have no clue," Ye Luo said with a derisive smirk, his eyes filled with disdain.

Sensing that Ye Luo had accurately gauged his power level, the black-clad man’s expression hardened as he ordered, "Attack!"

Instantly, the remaining black-clad men charged at Ye Luo, swinging their clubs viciously toward him.

Swish!

Ye Luo’s figure flashed, evading every strike, and with a sweep of his legs, the attackers were sent flying before they could even react, all in a matter of seconds.

"Ha!"

At that moment, the Mid-Acquired Realm adversary lunged at Ye Luo with a dagger, a ferocious force behind the strike.

"Scram!"

Without any hesitation, Ye Luo kicked out, hitting the man squarely in the chest and sending him flying.

Thud!

The man hit the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"That’s amazing, big brother is so cool!"

Liu Xiner gazed at Ye Luo with adoring eyes, shouting excitedly. But in her excitement, she failed to notice she was at the brink of the slope, and with a slight movement of her feet in her excitement, she tumbled backward.

Ah!

Liu Xiner let out a scream as she fell from the high slope, plunging into the icy, bone-chilling waters of the pond.

"Oh, no..."

Seeing this scene, Ye Luo’s expression changed, and without hesitation, he rushed out, leaped down from the high slope, and plunged into the pool.

"Go, hurry up!"

At this moment, the man in the Acquired Realm Middle Stage who had been injured by Ye Luo’s kick quickly clutched his stomach, his face pale as he spoke, and the several figures all stood up, supporting each other as they left the place.

After a short while, by the poolside, Ye Luo emerged holding Liu Xiner’s body, then carried her away from the pool, both of their bodies completely soaked.

By then, Liu Xiner had already passed out, she had always suffered from brain freeze, and now after falling into this bone-chillingly cold pool, the cold qi had entered her body, immediately worsening her condition. Her complexion was as pale as snow, and her life force was fading.

Without time to consider anything else, Ye Luo quickly removed Liu Xiner’s outer garment, reveals her snow-white skin. Her breasts, not too large, not too small, were covered by a pink cover, irresistibly enticing.

However, Ye Luo didn’t have time to enjoy the view, his expression turned solemn, and he swiftly brandished the Silver Needle.

Heaven and earth have no limits, yin and yang separate and converge; when the Nine Palaces gather, this forms the Eight Trigrams!

Ye Luo inserted four Silver Needles into her body in quick succession, each needle at a critical acupuncture point, his expression extremely solemn.

Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui, the Eight Trigrams selected for four yin!

Swish, swish, swish...

Ye Luo quickly inserted another eight Silver Needles, following which streams of Nine Yang True Qi flowed through the needles into her body, quickly expelling all the cold qi inside her.

At the same time, Ye Luo took out a pill from his robe and put it directly into Liu Xiner’s mouth, making her swallow it, then he wielded another Silver Needle, piercing it into the Baihui point on top of her head, gently rotating it.

With a muffled moan from Liu Xiner, the deathly pale color of her face gradually returned to normal.

Ye Luo then grasped Liu Xiner’s hands with both of his, his Nine Yang Mystic Art activated, and a surge of Nine Yang True Qi filled her body, instantly evaporating all the moisture on Liu Xiner.

In less than a few minutes, their wet bodies became dry, as did their clothes.

Meanwhile, Liu Xiner let out a soft moan and slowly came to, her eyes focusing on Ye Luo.

"Brother Ye!"

Liu Xiner couldn’t help but speak upon seeing Ye Luo.

Ah!

Following that, Liu Xiner screamed again, looking at her current state, her pretty face blushing, her eyes filled with a shy expression as she looked at Ye Luo.

"Brother Ye, did you do something to me...?"

"Don’t misunderstand, I didn’t do anything to you, I was just performing acupuncture on you, so I took off your upper garment," Ye Luo hurriedly explained, not wanting to be mistaken for someone who would take advantage of others in their time of vulnerability.

"Giggle, Brother Ye you don’t need to be nervous, I didn’t say anything."

Liu Xiner chuckled, her eyes carrying an unusual expression as she looked at Ye Luo, very different from when they first met on the train.

"Alright, you should get dressed first, I can’t take you looking like this."

Seeing the embarrassed look on Ye Luo, Liu Xiner laughed again, then looking at her damp garment on the ground said, "These clothes are all wet, how can I wear them?"

"Just watch."

Ye Luo spoke, grabbing Liu Xiner’s clothes in one hand, his Nine Yang True Qi surged out, instantly evaporating all the moisture from them, drying them out.