She couldn't let this happen.
Just staying back and seeing Ji'an get seriously injured or almost dying... she couldn't accept it.
Ling'er slowly lowered her ceremonial dagger. She reached to her waist and unclipped the green jade Lifeline Token.
The smooth jade felt heavy in her palm. If she crushed this, she would fail.
The Third Princess of the Empire was eliminated in the first round of the Outer Sect tournament.
The humiliation would be legendary. Her brothers would mock her, the people of the court would whisper.
She looked up. Ji'an was surrounded by four spirits, her movements slowing, her golden Qi flickering as exhaustion began to take its toll.
'My pride is not worth his life,' Ling'er thought.
The spoiled, arrogant girl who had demanded Wangchen be her servant just a week ago vanished, replaced by a young woman possessing the true, noble dignity of the royal bloodline.
Ling'er struggled to her feet, balancing entirely on her good leg.
