The woman's expression changed slightly. She hadn't expected her opponent to resort to such despicable tactics against Qin Chuan. After all, keeping Qin Chuan at a distance during a fight meant he wasn't participating.
A martial artist of this level wouldn't stoop to such a tactic. Whether the opponent intended to kill Qin Chuan to provoke her or capture him to blackmail her, this was not the outcome she wanted.
Qin Chuan was completely focused. His body was tense, and he had adjusted himself to his peak condition, unleashing a barrage of abilities recklessly.
Bang!
Qin Chuan still couldn't dodge. He didn't want to use the Nine Palaces Shift technique, didn't want to switch places with the woman, regardless of whether she could easily handle it.
He was unwilling, very unwilling. Although he couldn't dodge, Qin Chuan didn't know if he would be unharmed, despite having a protective jade pendant.
However, his opponent's strength was too great. If it exceeded the pendant's capacity, it would lose its protective effect, and he would still die.
But Qin Chuan's jade pendant was extraordinary.
*Poof!*
A halo flashed, but Qin Chuan still coughed up blood. At this moment, he realized just how fragile he was, a half-step Immortal Emperor capable of resisting a low-level Immortal Emperor.
Qin Chuan's demigodhood was a divine shield demigodhood, coupled with his powerful physique, weakening abilities, and the Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness.
Even so, he was still directly struck and coughed up blood, his injuries severe.
The woman's expression changed drastically. She knew Qin Chuan's realm; his strength was simply no match for a strike from a martial artist of their level.
She caught Qin Chuan, anxiously taking out a pill and placing it in his mouth, deeply feeling his heart.
Qin Chuan looked at her with a wry smile: "Am I really useless?"
Qin Chuan had always been confident; even when facing powerful opponents, he had never been this pathetic in all these years, always able to protect himself.
This was the first time he had spoken up for a woman, but he hadn't expected the outcome to be so embarrassing. If the other person said something like, "What happens when you're foul-mouthed? If you don't have the strength, don't be foul-mouthed," wouldn't he
just look like a clown...? The woman looked at Qin Chuan with worry. She was starting to panic; she was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold on. Subconsciously, she knew he couldn't withstand this blow.
"Qin Chuan, where do you feel uncomfortable? Tell me quickly," the woman asked anxiously.
It was the first time Qin Chuan had seen her so flustered, and for some reason, his heart warmed. This feeling was an indescribable comfort after all the loneliness he had felt these past few days.
He didn't need to ask why or think too much; just feeling warm and happy was enough.
"I'm fine, don't worry. I'm sorry to have worried you," Qin Chuan said, struggling to stand up. The pain in his body was intense.
This wasn't ordinary pain. Qin Chuan's bones and internal organs were incredibly resilient, yet they had all been severely injured.
The more resilient a being is, the more pain they experience when injured—like the saying, "With great power comes great responsibility."
"Young Miss, who is he to you?" the domineering man asked again.
"Who he is is unimportant; what matters is that you are going to die," the woman said softly, but her tone was resolute.
"Haha, I told you you couldn't kill me, and now you're even less likely to. Because of this man, you might have been able to defeat me, but now I am invincible. Have you forgotten the Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Clan's cultivation taboo?" the domineering man laughed.
The Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Clan's taboo was love; the family cultivated the path of forgetting love.
This was especially true for women, who could only escape this restriction by reaching a transcendent state, surpassing the shackles.
Even without reaching that level, one could not forget love, but their cultivation would drastically decrease, their mind would be unsettled, and their combat strength would be greatly diminished.
"You've fallen in love? I truly didn't expect you to fall in love with a man. Don't you know this is your Achilles' heel? It's truly a blessing in disguise; today I will eliminate this threat completely," the domineering man said smugly.
Qin Chuan was also taken aback. He hadn't expected the Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Clan to be a taboo subject. Was it everyone, or just this woman?
Forgetfulness, reaching the point of forgetfulness!
Qin Chuan didn't understand. And this man said this woman was moved? Was it him? He hadn't felt anything from her.
This woman was like a goddess, revealing nothing at all. They barely interacted, rarely spoke. It was mostly Qin Chuan who liked her.
Even this liking was somewhat ambiguous—was it the liking of family, affection, or romantic love? Qin Chuan wasn't quite sure.
Qin Chuan looked at the woman, but she didn't look at him, her expression indifferent. However, Qin Chuan saw a hint of melancholy in her eyes.
He had seen this melancholy a few times before, with the Demon Lord. That time, after she had resolved to die, she had that look in her eyes before trying to teleport him away using her special ability.
This time it was too similar, the feeling was too intense. Qin Chuan's heart trembled, and he quickly grabbed her hand: "I know what you're going to do, but I have to tell you, if you do that, I'll go with you, because I can't watch you do that, do you understand?"
"Qin Chuan, but I have no choice, I have no choice, what should I do?" The woman looked at Qin Chuan, and at this moment seemed a little vulnerable.
She hadn't expected that she would suddenly react like this. When Qin Chuan was beaten until he vomited blood, and even his life was uncertain, she had fallen in love, truly fallen in love.
She couldn't fall in love; once she did, her strength would be greatly reduced, her actual combat strength would be greatly reduced. She hadn't expected this to happen.
In fact, she didn't have much affection for Qin Chuan. Although it was due to her constitution, that didn't mean anything.
Qin Chuan had asked her to get close to him from within, and their relationship was special—after all, Qin Chuan was the one who saved her, so she trusted him. She
just hadn't expected this to happen; her cultivation of the Great Dao of Forgetfulness of Emotion had been broken, and this had completely plunged them both into a desperate situation.
He had the ability to escape, but it was only for her; she couldn't watch Qin Chuan die here, so her eyes were filled with despair.
He might have been able to kill the head steward, but now it was impossible. What could he do now?
She was desperate. Qin Chuan tried his best to calm himself down; otherwise, they would both die here. What to do, what to do? The woman's domain was still there, but since the Great Dao of Forgetfulness had been broken, the domain's power was greatly reduced and could no longer suppress the head steward. What could Qin Chuan do now
? The more anxious he became, the less he could think of anything. He seemed to have grasped something in his mind, but he just couldn't hold onto it. For a moment, Qin Chuan was burning with anxiety. He didn't want to die, he couldn't die, and he couldn't let the woman die here. He had to live.